Zebesian

Zebesians are the normal type of Space Pirate, and are rarely seen, being mostly replaced by Zebethians. Only one Zebesian appears in Planet Zebeth proper, but in Shades of Defiance, they are a fairly common labor force for Mother Brain.

Planet Zebeth
In Planet Zebeth, a single Space Pirate who was uploaded to the emulator when Kabutroid installed a 'Metroid Stuff' folder into it became the center of a brief subplot. Unlike other Space Pirates shown in the comic, he is loyal to the Space Pirate cause and does not know who Kabutroid is, and thus he is distinguished from the Zebethians, a separate type of Pirate that appear later.

This Zebesian was sent to Zebeth to either terminate Samus or gain information on her current state of power; however, shortly after he first encountered Samus, she went into an argument with Kraid, and he left the two to themselves; afterwards, he went on a wild goose chase across the planet, trying desperately to get any leads on her location; he even came across Ridley in the bar, who informed him that Samus was a frequent patron, but due to learning about his deep fryer, the Zebesian left in disgust.

He then proceeded to meet with Mother Brain, and shortly after went looking for Samus again. Sometime after, he encountered Kraid, who was too busy carrying the Crocomire Hunter to carry on a conversation and thus bluntly informed him that Samus was currently at the bar.

The Zebesian had picked a bad time to confront Samus, as Ridley was in the middle of telling her a story and thus she immediately proceeded to freeze him with the Ice Beam, informing Ridley that she would simply keep re-freezing the pirate as needed and that he could continue the story.

Several minutes later, Samus shot the Zebesian to death so that she would not have to keep re-freezing him.

Shades of Defiance
Zebesians come in color variations such as red and black, and are Mother Brain's main footsoldiers.

Trivia

 * In Planet Zebeth, the Zebesian uses the Super Metroid design for Zebesians. In Shades of Defiance, however, they use their Metroid Fusion/Metroid: Zero Mission design.