Adam Malkovich

Adam Malkovich in the official Manga
Adam Malkovich
Species	Human
Debut	Metroid Fusion

Adam Malkovich is a ranking officer in the Galactic Federation and features prominently into the story of Metroid Fusion, despite having died years before the game takes place.

Background

Very little is know about Adam in life. He was a member of the Galactic Federation at the same time as Samus Aran. As her commanding officer, he would often be the one to send her out on missions and relay the orders to her. His keen military knowledge and tactical mind made him an excellent officer, even in situations where he was forced to make difficult choices that risked lives to save others. In particular Samus greatly admired him and considered him a friend. Whenever he had finished giving his orders, he would follow up with: "Any objections, lady?" Though it might have sounded disrespectful from anyone else, it was always sincere from Adam, even though he knew Samus never would object.

The circumstances of his death are unknown, but he gave up his life in order to save Samus's life. Unknown to her however was that given his extraordinary leadership, his mind had been copied and uploaded into the Federation archives so that he could continue to serve when his mind would be needed.

Inevitably he would 'meet' Samus Aran again when the X Parasite invaded the BSL Station. Samus had been escorting researchers on SR388 and was infected by the X. Her Gunship was destroyed when she passed out later while in flight. The Federation replaced her ship with a new Gunship, but this one had an on-board AI installed. Though Samus was unaware of it, this AI was actually the mind of Adam Malkovich, presumably chosen due to his familiarity with Samus Aran.

The familiarity was immediately noticed Samus, though largely on a subconscious level. She even named him Adam based on the similarities, though she saw him as being a much colder, computerized version of her old friend. Eventually she and the computerized Adam came into conflict when the Federation's ambitions to weaponize the X became apparent. Though Adam at first supported the Federation's plans, when Samus accidentally slipped and called him Adam, he had her explain what she thought the real Adam did. Though he refined her plan, he agreed to help her wipe out the X by destroying SR388.

With the SA-X destroyed, the Gunship was nearly destroyed by an escaped Omega Metroid, though a few passengers he had picked up before (a few creatures Samus had rescued from Zebes) operated the Gunship to get it to safety and to later pick up Samus and get her away from the explosion. Though victorious, Samus and Adam were faced with the judgment from the Federation for their actions, though Adam remained resolute that someone would understand.