Varia Suit: Difference between revisions

The varia suit is a fusion of Chozo and Federation technology. {{fact}} It appears in all Metroid games.

In the first game, the Varia Suit can be obtained in [[Brinstar]]. Its effect is to reduce damage by 50%. However, due to the 8-bit capabilities of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], the bulky shoulder-pads could not be made, so the suit turned from an orange color to bright pink.  

In the first Metroid, the Varia Suit was just a pink variation of the Power Suit. However, since  ''Metroid II'' was released for the original [[Game Boy]], and the only way to differentiate the Varia Suit from the [[Power Suit]] was to change its design. This is how the suit got the large shoulder-pads that it has today. Its effects in the game are reducing damage by 50% and increasing movement speed.

The Varia Suit is obtained after defeating [[Kraid (specimen)|Kraid]]. It was in Super Metroid that the Varia Suit gained its heat-proof traits. It reduces damage by 50%, and stops damage from superheated areas, such as [[Norfair]].

The Varia Suit reduces damage by 40%, and also resists damage from areas with intense heat or cold. It also makes it possible to absorb the Blue [[X-Parasite]]s.

As in the first game, the Varia Suit is obtained in Brinstar. It resists intense heat, reduces damage by 20%, and also resists damage from [[Bomb Parasite]]s and acid.

The Varia Suit in ''Metroid Prime'' is recovered after defeating [[Flaahgra]]. It reduces damage taken by 20%, and as in ''[[Super Metroid]]'', stops damage from superheated areas, such as [[Magmoor Caverns]]. Ironically, after Flaahgra is defeated, almost all of the toxic water in the [[Chozo Ruins]] disappears, rendering the Varia Suit nearly useless in that area.

Samus starts with the Varia Suit, but it doesn't provides any damage resistance. In ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', it is eventually replaced by another suit later in the game(s).

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