#geemer

Ford can study a geemer. As a treat.

Inktober 2017 Day 13 - "Teeming"

That’s a lotta bugs.

When I heard the word Teeming, I immediately thought of Planet Zebes from Super Metroid, so I decided to draw Samus exploring Brinstar with a bunch of enemies around her. Super Metroid is one of my favorite games of all time.

Geemers are like the hardcore version of Zoomers (technically, Zoomers are derived from a more Geemer-like common ancestor.) Both Geemers and Zoomers originate from Zebes but spread across the universe on Chozo ships, ending up as far away as the likes of the Tetra Galaxy, generally being a pain, eating all the food, and causing disease wherever they went.

Despite their spiky exteriors, they’re actually kinda docile. They puff up their spines in self-defence but if you appear non-threatening they will happily climb into your hand and sit there. However they won’t stay there because they’re just too darn wriggly and need to move about on the constant hunt for more food. Approaching them in a huge metal powersuit is guaranteed to come across as “threatening” so Samus has never actually seen a happy Geemer.