One of the things I mentioned to my Santa was that I am huge into Metroid. It's just my favourite series; I've played and completed most of the games and am working on completing the last of the Prime series. I also main Samus and Zero Suit in their respective Smash Bros games going back to SSB64.

Sadly there's not much in the way of Metroid merchandise out there that's Nintendo-licensed compared to other titles in Nintendo's aresenal, so I just collect Metroid-anything that I can get my hands on. I look at Etsy and usermade stuff a lot because I like supporting other artists on top of my need to just collect as much Metroid as I can.

If you've ever seen the I Am Street Fighter documentary, there's a collector who just buys everything to do with Street Fighter including all the exterior games and media the characters appear in. I do that too. Super fans of video games are like that; if you ever want to see into our mentality it's that we just really love the subject and want to preserve it.

Metroid inspires me every day and I think 2016 will be a better year for me with Samus at my back reminding me I am strong and hella independent. Thanks Santa <3