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An upgrade, or a Power Item in the original Metroid, is any advancement in technology or ability of Samus. Upgrades are present in every Metroid game thus far. They are necessary to complete every game (with minor exceptions). Although most upgrades are weapons, such as the Ice Beam, there are several other upgrades that enhance Samus's abilities. Most upgrades notably build on the Chozo-built Power Suit, since the Power Suit's versatility allows for easy upgrades.

Upgrades allow Samus to progress, increase offensive or defensive capabilities, or both.

Suit Upgrades

Power Suit

Featured in every single Metroid game to date. It is her basic suit built by the Chozo. It was built with the Chozo's highly advanced technology, allowing it to be augmented and function much more effectively than its basic form. It offers protection from the infinite vacuum of space, and can protect from falls of any height. It has basic armor covering all of Samus' vital areas and offers little protection against enemy damage.

Varia Suit

Also featured in every Metroid game, the Varia is the gold standard for armor in the Metroid universe. This suit provides additional protect that the Power Suit does not, including heat resistance. In some games, it offers protection from acid rain and a percentage of damage is reduced when wearing it. The Varia Suit also looks much different and is the standard from which all later suits are derived, including much larger shoulder spheres, more pronounced knee spikes, and includes the armor plate over the chest that makes it so recognizable by Metroid zealots.

Gravity Suit

Featured in Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid Prime, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion, and Metroid: Other M, the Gravity Suit adds added protection that varies by game and negates the effects of hindered movement in liquid environments. It also clears the fog on the Combat Visor that's present in Prime and reduces damage . In Zero Mission and Super Metroid, the Gravity Suit also protects Samus against damage caused by lava or magma present in Norfair reduces damage taken by 50% and 25%, respectively. In Other M, it's referred to as the Gravity Feature and eliminates the effect of gravitational fields cause by Nightmare and present in Sector 2 as well as reducing damage taken by a whopping 75%. The suit appears just like the Varia Suit, except with a blue color scheme. In Other M, however, it appears as a purplish aura around Samus only present when a gravitational field is present, or when Samus is a liquid or vacuum environment.

Phazon Suit

Only in Prime, the Phazon Suit is the only suit acquired in the Prime subseries, sans the PED Suit, that isn't in item form. Samus gains this upgrade when she defeats the Omega Pirate in the Phazon Mines and it collapses on top of her, infusing her Gravity Suit with the "unique Phazon" that was present in the Omega Pirate. The suit is physically the same as the Varia and Gravity suits, but with a jet black and red color scheme. In the Upgrades section of the Prime pause menu, it also shows Samus having a light-bending field around her. Along with 50% damage reduction, the suit also protects Samus against damage caused by Phazon and allows her to fire the Phazon Beam in the battle against Metroid Prime.

Dark Suit

Present in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, the Dark Suit is a suit of armor which was worn by A-Kul (AKA the "Champion of Aether") during the Luminoth's war with the Ing. It reduces the caustic effects of Dark Aether's atmospheric damage by 80%. It doesn't resist the effects of dark energy-based weaponry used against Samus. After A-Kul was defeated by the Ing in the Sky Temple Gateway, the Ing stole her armor and placed it in the protection of Amorbis in the Dark Agon Temple. After being defeated by Samus, she gains the suit. Physically, the suit looks much more mechanical than the Varia Suit. The suit has what looks to be circuit board like lines on the suit. It also has a space for the Gravity Boost and Grapple Beam, both of which are acquired later on in the game. It is Samus' primary suit throughout the entire game, as she uses it against all future boss battles, save for the Emperor Ing and the final battle with Dark Samus in the Sky Temple Gateway.

Light Suit

The Light Suit is only available in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This suit is acquired after Samus restores the Light of Aether to the Agon, Torvus, and Sanctuary Temples in the light dimension of Aether. The Light Suit is the perfect marriage of the Chozo's and Luminoth's advanced technologies. Is is a much more streamlined suit with more speherical should spheres and humongous semi-circular knee spikes, all white a white and black color scheme. It has tiny holes all over it that allow for light to be emitted from it. The suit also can utilize the Light-Based Teleportation System that allows Samus to travel instantly between the Great Temple and the three subtemples on Aether. There are teleportation systems in variety of places on Aether and Dark Aether. The Light Suit fully resists the corrosive atmosphere of Dark Aether by 100%, but dark energy based attacks can still hurt her. It also resists the effects of the Ingstorm.

Fusion Suit

The Fusion Suit, available only in Metroid Fusion, is a result of the removal of parts of Samus' Power Suit that are infected with the X-Parasite and the Vaccine Metroid. It is the primary suit used in Fusion and has all original functionality of the Power Suit. Because it is less bulky, due to the removal of infected parts, Samus can climb onto ledges without the Power Grip. Due to Metroid DNA being in the suit, it inherits the Metroid's natural weakness to cold, which doesn't allow the suit to use the Ice Beam. Also, the Charge Beam also fires differently.

PED Suit

The PED Suit was given to Samus in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption by the doctors and scientists on Norion after the Space Pirates, led by Dark Samus, attacked the Galactic Federation base stationed there. After Samus, Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda were knocked out by Dark Samus and corrupted, Samus awakes 1 month later in a Galactic Federation infirmary, she was outfitted with the suit by the Galactic Federation scientists while they were repairing her damaged Varia Suit. The PED Suit takes advantage of the Hunters' ability to self-generate Phazon and give them immense offensive capabilities. The Suit injects one of Samus' Energy Tanks and actives Hypermode. After 15 seconds of being in Hypermode, Samus will going into corrupted mode, in which Hypermode cannot be cancelled and she must exhaust all the Phazon of the current energy tank to avoid total corruption. Although, it does have a safety feature that makes Hypermode go inactive after 25 seconds to help alleviate the risk of total corruption. When Samus walks in a pool of Phazon, it replenishes her energy. The PED Suit appears like the Varia Suit, but with many pieces missing and replaces with Galactic Federation technology. The Arm Cannon also gain the ability to fire the Hyper Beam whilst in Hypermode.

Hazard Shield

The Hazard Shield is a piece of Space Pirate technology that protects the wearer from the environmental hazards. Samus gains this unit later on in the game and can be used to walk through the Acid Rain on the Pirate Homeworld, as well as the Fuel Gel on Bryyo. It adds hexagonal-shaped shields on Samus' shoulders and chest. When Samus is in a hazard that shield protects her from, the Shield glows orange and shimmers. In Morph Ball mode, this is also apparent.

Zero Suit

The Zero Suit is a skin-tight singlet that Samus wear underneath her Power Suit. It is connected to her central nervous system, allowing her to activate and deactivate part, or whole, suit she has over it. The suit is affected by her mental state, when in distress, she loses her ability to control whether or not the suit is active, this apparent in her encounter with Ridley in Metroid: Other M. The Suit is blue-hued and has high heels that still allow Samus to be as nimble as in the Power Suit.

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Visor Systems

Combat Visor

The Combat Visor the main visor used in all the Prime games, it shows Samus' environment in front of her, as well has a mini map, energy counter, missile counter, 3-dimensional radar to find enemies, environmental hazard warning meter, current visor selected, and current beam selected. It is Samus' most used Visor.

Scan Visor

Also in all the Primes, as well as Other M, the Scan Visor allows Samus to scan enemies and objects in her view to gain information on how to defeat enemies, hints on how to solve puzzles, and read Lore left behind by the civilization(s) that once lived on the planet she is on.

Thermal Visor

The Space Pirates experimented with thermal vision technology and found it extremely useful in the energy production by Phazon. When activated, it shows the heat signatures of anything in Samus' view. Enemies can be easily tracked using it, but it cannot see into other timespaces and some enemies can avoid it. The Thermal Visor is useful in cooler environments, as enemy heat signatures are more contrasted, but can overloaded by hot climates, brightly lit areas, explosions, and extreme radiation.

X-Ray Visor

The X-Ray Visor emits x-rays that allow Samus to see though almost anything in her environments. It allows Samus to track nearly every creature accurately. It can be overloaded in areas of intense Phazon radiation. It also has the ability to look through Phazite armor, but not the red variety. Also, it can be used to accurately locate a Metroid's or Metroid Hatcher's nuclei which, when combined withe Nova Beam, allows for a one-hit kill, rather than a fierce battle.

X-Ray Scope

An alternate form the X-Ray Visor, the Scope allows Samus to see the composition of objects to see how to destroy them. It also allows Samus to see through objects that are fake.

Dark Visor

Obtained in Dark Torvus Bog, the Dark Visor was stolen by the Ing after they killed A-Kul during The Last Crusade. It lets Samus see inter-dimensional objects. Similar in function to the Thermal Visor and X-Ray Visor, it allows Samus to track enemies to a T, even when they warp to other dimensions to escape predators, when Ing are in their amorphous state. It also allows Samus to see Inter-dimensional Locks on Aether. It can be overloaded by immense amounts of dark energy or Phazon radiation.

Echo Visor

The Echo Visor is one of A-Kul's original tools she carried during her days and was also used by the Luminoth to help their blind population see. It sends out sonic pulses that make the HUD appear in a monochromatic color scheme. Any objects in Samus' vista sends reverberations back to her, allowing her to navigate spaces while wearing it. When Samus shoots an enemy, it sends out orange pulses, letting her know that she did, in fact, make contact with the enemy. When paired with the Annihilator Beam, it can also be used to override Echo Key Beam Systems.

Command Visor

The Command Visor is only present in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It allows Samus to remotely control her Gunship remotely, giving it a much more interactive role than before. It can be used to make the ship land, shoot missiles, and pick up massive objects. It is integral in assembling the Theronian Bomb on Elysia to destroy the Leviathan's shield.

See Also

• Suit Expansion