Jennifer Hale previously voiced the bounty hunter for the first three installments in the subseries. Samus Aran might not be known as a chatty character, but a voice actor helps flesh out the heroine with grunts and mumbles. Jennifer Hale, probably best known as Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy, previously provided the voice for Samus in the first three Metroid Prime games. But for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Erin Yvette voices the protagonist and Krystle Martin provides the motion capture, per Nintendo Life. This isn't the first time Yvette has worked with Nintendo. Her previous experience with the company includes voicing Neilnail in Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition and Great Fairy Cotera in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Meanwhile, IGN asked Hale about reprising her Metroid Prime role recently, and the actress seemingly implied she wasn't involved this time. "I don't know," Hale said. "I have no recollection of recording it or signing a contract, so it could be no." Hale has been on the flip side of this before, too, with Bayonetta 3. Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? Now Playing: Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Review She isn't the first voice actor replaced by Nintendo in recent years. In June, longtime Princess Peach and Toad voice actor Samantha Kelly revealed she was no longer playing those parts after not being involved with Mario Kart World. In 2023, Super Mario Bros. Wonder introduced a new voice for Mario and Luigi--Kevin Afghani. This came after Charles Martinet stepped back from voicing the iconic character following a 25-year stint. The Metroid series has seen multiple actors voice Samus over the decades. For example, Nikki Garcia was credited with voicing the bounty hunter in Metroid Dread. Before that, Jessican Erin Martin brought the heroine to life in Metroid: Other M. Latest in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Metroid Prime 4 Buying Guide - Amiibo Restock, Deals On Switch 2 Gear, And More Metroid Prime 4 File Size Revealed For Switch And Switch 2 Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Review