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The Varia Suit is one of Samus Aran's many Chozo-created suits, and is usually the second suit to be obtained. However, in some games like Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, she starts off with this suit. It offers a higher level of shielding than the basic Power Suit, and prevents Samus from taking damage in extreme temperatures and corrosive material such as acid. Its name is derived from a mistranslation of the word "Barrier". [citation needed] It appears in all Metroid games.
Appearances
Metroid
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.
Metroid II: Return of Samus
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.
Super Metroid
The Varia Suit is obtained after defeating 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.
Metroid Fusion
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.
Metroid Zero Mission
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 Parasites and acid.
Metroid Prime
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.
Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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).
=Metroid: Other M
The Power Suit has been changed to look like the Varia Suit with its signature shoulder pads. However, the actual Varia Suit has been replaced by the Varia Feature, which tints parts of Samus' suit orange.
Trophy Info
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Samus (Varia Suit):
- A suit with a higher level of protection than the Power Suit. It eliminates damage caused bu very hot or cold areas. It is also more resilient to enemy attacks than the Power Suit and greatly differs in shoulder design. Recent visual depictions of Samus often show her wearing the Varia Suit.
Trivia
- The Varia Suit is the only suit to appear in every Metroid game in one form or another, even over the basic Power Suit.
