It wasn't enough for Metroid fans to criticize Samus' dialogue in Other M, they have to call her official backstory 'meh'? Incredible. It's not "probably how it would be", it's how it is. Samus was born on K2L. Her parents were killed by Ridley. She was raised by Chozos. Her mentor is Old Bird. This is all canon established decades ago, with some of it being revealed as early as the Super Metroid comics.

I mean, as a Metroid fan since the NES days, am I weird for not having a problem with Sakamoto's vision of what Samus' origin story is and his characterization of her (bad dialogue and PTSD scene in Other M notwithstanding)?

On a somewhat related note, sometimes I feel like that with everything I love about the Metroid series, I'm in the minority now, being crowded out by people who grew up playing the Prime series with its distinctly American vision of who Samus is and what the Metroid universe is like. Even my two favorite Metroid games, Metroid II and Fusion, are regularly shat on on gaming forums. Now I guess I can add the manga to that list.