I feel like, while a lot of people get my whole "killing and pillaging" side right, not a lot of people really take about the fact that I'm a pirate. Like, yeah you get that I am, but no one really understands that I do what I do, (mostly for fun, yes, but also) for money.

I like the idea that Ridley's prominent ribcage is not just bones showing through like on an emaciated human, but that the adult stage of her species has a partial exoskeleton in addition to a complete endoskeleton. Her chest looks so skin and bones because any muscle that's there (and there'd probably have to be some there, considering she has functional wings) is under that, and under the muscle is another ribcage around vital organs. The "outer ribs" are quite flexible, and would adapt to added mass of fat or muscle like skin does, but are durable enough that together with scaly skin they act as natural armor. Other features like that are the patches and "seams" on her limbs and tail (most prominent in the Super Metroid design), and I also draw her with plates over her belly instead of visible abs.

Thing that popped into my head late at night and now won’t leave:

Which Metroid character is the most awesome?