Trace (Axiom Verge) by Artemiy Karpinskiy, on Flickr
Trace is the main protagonist of the videogame Axiom Verge, a pixel-styled metroidvania that was created by a single person as a “love letter” to Super Metroid.
Trace was a scientist in a laser lab stationed in New Mexico. One day some sort of malfunction occurred, bringing down the lab along with science team, including Trace.
Next thing he knew, he awakened in a strange, alien place, to the voice of a stranger who introduced herself as Elsenova.
Armed with nothing but a biomechanical Axiom Disruptor gun and Elsenova’s voice, Trace must find his way back home…
Shoutout to Demitsorou for post-processing the original render. They’ve knocked it out of the park lol.