Behind the hotel building, Samus was lying on the sand, looking up at the night sky. Ever since Quan Chi interrupted her battle with the Predator, she had a feeling that there was a sinister force behind the tournament. If this were true, this wouldn't be the first time she would face completely unknown opponents. However, she was more at home with destroying evil alien lifeforms.

Samus remembered when she was but a toddler on K-12 when her parents were killed by the Space Pirate known as Ridley, who resembled a large pterodactyl. She was the only one who survived the attack caused by this monster. She was later taken in by an alien race known as the Chozo on the planet Zebes.

The Chozo, acting as her surrogate family, helped Samus learn basic self-defense, and even how to combat the alien menaces that killed her parents. Her frail body unable to handle the harsh conditions on Zebes, the Chozo fused their DNA with hers and equipped her with her signature Power Suit.

Sometime later, she left the Chozo to join forces with the Federation Police, where she performed several recon missions. However, when she didn't like how the organization was being run, she left and joined the Galactic Federation, where she was tasked to travel to Zebes and destroy the Mother Brain, which she succeeded in doing with the aid of a more powerful version of the Power Suit.

Years later, she was tasked with infiltrating the Metroids' home planet, SR388, to destroy the entire population of Metroids. She was successful in her mission, but soon noticed an egg hatch near her gunship. Rather than destroying this last Metroid, she took it with her to give to scientists for research.

However, on her expedition on Ceres, Ridley kidnapped the baby, resulting in Samus having to return to Zebes to get it back. She fought her way through countless enemies during her quest. What managed to surprise her was the return of Mother Brain, who had evolved since their last encounter. Mother Brain fiercely overpowered Samus. Before she would die, the baby, now grown to adult size, fed off of Mother Brain's energy to heal Samus, sacrificing itself in the process. Samus, now more powerful than ever, defeats Mother Brain with a Hyper Beam. Once Mother Brain was destroyed once more, a self-destruct sequence had been activated. Samus escaped in her gunship as Zebes exploded.

Back in reality, Samus thought about what would happen next in the tournament. She wondered if she would fight in day two. She hoped she would face the Predator once more.

Round 1, Day 2 standings

Kotal Kahn vs Freddy Krueger

Ryu vs Reptile

Ermac vs Lilith

Kisara vs Kung Jin

Ivy Valentine vs Ken Masters

to be continued...