Varia Suit

Varia Suit Corruption's Varia Suit

Game(s) All Metroid games Users Samus Aran Acquiring Method Defeat Flaahgra (Metroid Prime) Battle Goyagma (Other M) Defeat a Hard-Core X (Metroid Fusion) Properties Significantly decrease or remove damage taken, especially from environmental hazards

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The Varia Suit (Varia in Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus; Varia Feature in Metroid: Other M) is a recurring Power Suit upgrade. It is of Chozo origin. The Varia Suit is often the second suit to be obtained. However, a few games, such as Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Samus never acquires this suit, as it is already active from the beginning. Throughout the Metroid series, the main function of the Varia Suit has been increased defense, but other applications have been added throughout the series.

Appearances

Metroid

The Varia Suit can be obtained in Brinstar. It reduces damage by 50%.

Metroid Zero Mission

In this remake of the original Metroid, the Varia Suit protects Samus from intense heat, Bomb Parasites, and acid. It reduces damage by 20%.

Metroid Prime

Samus possesses the Varia Suit at the beginning of Metroid Prime, but it is lost after her suit malfunctions from an explosion during her escape from the Frigate Orpheon. It is later recovered after defeating Flaahgra in the Chozo Ruins. It reduces damage taken by 10% and protects Samus from super-heated areas, such as Magmoor Caverns. Ironically, after Flaahgra is defeated, the toxic water in the Chozo Ruins disappears, rendering the Varia Suit nearly useless in that area.

Metroid Prime Hunters

Samus begins with the Varia Suit. It does not have any special features.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Samus begins with the Varia Suit. It does not have any special features.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Samus begins with the Varia Suit. It does not have any special features.

Metroid II: Return of Samus

The Varia reduces damage by 50% and increases movement speed.

Super Metroid

The Varia Suit is obtained after defeating Kraid. It reduces damage by 50% and stops damage from super-heated areas, such as Norfair.

Metroid: Other M

The Varia Feature shares the same function as it did in its predecessor.

Metroid Fusion

Samus obtains the Varia Suit after the Barrier Core-X steals the suit data from the Data Room Samus was sent to. Samus chases down the Core-X and absorbs it. The Varia Suit reduces damage to Samus's suit by 40% and protects her from intense heat and cold. This makes it possible for Samus to absorb the Blue X Parasites.

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.

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Game	Samus in the Varia Suit	The Varia Suit upgrade
Metroid: Zero Mission

Trivia

• Prior to Metroid II: Return of Samus, the Varia Suit never had pauldrons. Due to the 8-bit capabilities of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the color of the suit turned from an orange to salmon pink.
  • Because no distinction could be made based on the coloration of the Game Boy, pauldrons were added.
• Super Metroid is the first game where the Varia Suit gained its heat-proof traits, although chronologically it is Metroid: Zero Mission.
• The Varia Suit is the only suit to appear in every Metroid game.
• "Varia" is derived from the word "Barrier". It originally was to be pronounced in Japanese like the English words: "Barrier Suit", but Japanese-to-English translators elected to instead use "Varia Suit" as the name rather than translating back to "Barrier Suit". "Barrier Suit" is used to describe the suit, but Varia the upgrade in Metroid II: Return of Samus, but was reverted to Varia Suit in later games.