Meta Ridley by Kasper Tromp

As soon as I fought Meta Ridley for the first time, I knew I had to draw him and his equpment. I decided to draw the agonizing evolution from Ridley to Meta Ridley. I took the Ridley I had drawn earlier, and put him on the table. I did that because the small winged,...

Thardus by Kasper Tromp

I wanted to draw at least 1 in-game picture of Metroid Prime. It’s the Phazon-injected rock that jumps up and scares Samus. She doesn’t know that the pile behind her is ‘alive’ too.

Ridley by Kasper Tromp

The fight against Pirate general Ridley in the lower area of Norfair called ‘Ridley’. You can see the scratches on the wall, which means that it’s his room and that he’s been there for a long time. In 2004 we got to know that it was actually a...

Mother Brain by Kasper Tromp

The fight against Mother Brain in Tourian. After Samus finds and killed the Metroids, reproduced by use of beta-radiation, she needs to destroy Mother Brain, her last objective. Mother Brain was once a Chozo councilor, but was taken by the Pirates and she now controls...

Kraid by Kasper Tromp

I had to design a smaller Kraid for this pic, because in Metroid, he’s only a little bigger than Samus. I skipped all of those horns you see on the official art, and only put one on his nose. I also didn’t make a brown skin and green hair, but rather a...

Weavel by Kasper Tromp

The fight against Pirate general Weavel in Brinstar. I tried to imagine what Weavel would look like, before he became a cyborg. I made a couple of sketches and decided it had to be a Zebesian Pirate instead of an Urtragian: he leads the Zebesian Pirate army and does...