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Ashley Schofield is a freelance critic, essayist and journalist, as well as the author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works for Lost In Cult.

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Samus wearing a power suit that's orange, gold, and white, facing the viewer. Dialogue text on the screen reads, "Any objections, Lady?"

Opinion

“Disobedience will not be tolerated”: On linearity, subservience and feminine agency in Metroid Dread

“You have followed my instructions faithfully thus far. Continue to do so.”

Ashley Schofield May 6, 2026

Samus Aran faces the camera with a serious expression, her right hand in the thumbs-down motion. She is wearing her blue skin-tight zero suit.

Opinion

'Any objections, Lady?': On linearity, subservience and feminine agency in Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Other M

“Understood, Adam. No objections, of course.”

Ashley Schofield Apr 30, 2026