LeRoy Strauss was an environment artist at Retro Studios. He created many rooms for Metroid Prime. His creations include Phendrana Shorelines, Reactor Core, Main Quarry and the Artifact Temple. After Prime, Strauss began working on the sequel, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. He modelled and skinned the new Samus Aran model, Dark Samus, the Federation Marines and the Luminoth, but he left Retro for Edge of Reality before the game's completion. He remains there today. [1]