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The Metroid series has seen incredible success since the first game in 1986.
It was quite unique for the time with a female protagonist, and the countless games since
have continued to change and expand Samus’ wide array of armours.
But if you only know Samus from Smash Bros, you may not know about her other armours!
So I’m here to remedy that.
Get ready, it’s time for the Top 10 Samus Aran Armours!
Number 10: Power Suit.
I would be remiss if I didn’t touch on the Power Suit, the classic Samus Suit that she
wears before she’s picked up any upgrades.
You generally start off with this suit in the Samus games, and while it’s pretty basic
and not very interesting, it’s a hell of a lot more awesome than most armour you see.
But the best part?
Since it has no upgrades, the Power Suit generally doesn’t have those big shoulder pads, which
means she DOESN’T look like Little Bo Peep who lost her sheep.
Sorry, I know people like them, but I hate the big round shoulders.
I hate them.
Number 9: Fusion Suit.
When Samus was saved from X Parasites using Vaccine Metroid, her cells were changed and
her suit was partially bonded to her, so that she was basically Part Metroid.
This, combined with her old armour, brought about the fusion suit.
It wasn’t as protective as her regular power suit, but it allowed her to constantly recharge
her health and ammo with the X in the air.
I gotta be honest here…
I think this is one of Samus’ lamest looking armours.
It just looks dumb to me, the colours are too damn bright.
But to each their own!
Number 8: Zero Suit Samus.
Zero Suit Samus has to be on here because it’s one of the few times we get to see
her without all that pesky, functional armour around her.
Many gamers probably recognize this from the Smash Games, where you sometimes play Samus
without her armour, but it was first introduced in Metroid: Zero Mission.
It’s fun to play Samus with a totally different playstyle and less protection, plus it feeds
the confused teenager inside all of us.
Number 7: The Justin Bailey Suit.
Here’s one that a lot of you might not know about, but it’s basically the OG version
of pausing Super Smash 64 to see Samus naked.
In Metroid for the Original NES, if you typed in the code JUSTIN BAILEY you would start
the game without your armour, with Samus in a leotard and boots.
It might not look like much now, but back in the day these were some of the most erotic
pixels out there.
Number 6: Gravity Suit.
The Gravity Suit isn’t too different from Samus’ normal armour, but it’s pretty
neat.
It mostly looks like a recolour, surprise surprise, with significantly more purple on
it because, ya know, gravity is purple.
(unconvinced) This is generally used in situations where gravity acts differently on her, like
when underwater, letting her get around more easily and see more clearly in the water.
It also helps to protect against lava, which is pretty darn useful.
Number 5: The Varia (VARE-ee-uh) Suit.
The Varia suit apparently got its name from a mistranslation of the word “barrier”,
but as one of the most popular of her suits, the name has certainly stuck.
This allows her to withstand extreme temperatures, both cold and heat.
This is the suit most people think of when they picture Samus, and while it may not be
quite as badass as some of her other armours, you gotta love a classic.
Number 4: PED Suit.
The PED Suit, or the Phazon Enhancement Device Suit, was built for Samus by the Galactic
Federation.
It allowed her to use the Phazon that her body had begun to produce to her benefit.
This new suit allowed her to go into hypermode with the help of Phazon to put out extra damage
against enemies.
She can’t do this too often or for too long though, or her corruption will take over and
change her into Dark Samus.
And you won’t like her when she’s Dark Samus.
Because, well, because it’s game over.
Number 3: Dark Suit.
The dark suit was seen in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and was made to protect against the
atmosphere of Dark Aether.
It is, unsurprisingly, a darker colour, mostly brown, and it’s pretty damn cool.
This suit has a special place in my heart because I used to main Samus in Smash Bros
64 and I always chose the brown one that looks a lot like the dark suit.
But all bias aside, this is definitely a badass and useful suit.
Number 2: Light Suit.
Mmm.
MMMMMMM.
Daaaaamn Samuuuus.
In case my vague sounds of pleasure haven’t tipped you off, I really dig this suit.
I mean, sure it’s an impressive fusion of Luminoth and Chozo technology.
Sure it’s completely invulnerable to almost all attacks.
But ya know what else?
It looks so cooooooool.
It’s pretty much what I picture every time I try to customize my guy in Halo.
But I always end up looking like this.
Number 1: Phazon Suit.
When Samus’ suit is corrupted by a bunch of pure Phazon, her suit changed.
And it got wayyyyyyyyyyyyy more awesome.
It was insanely powerful, arguably her most powerful suit with the Phazon Beam that, when
powered by blue Phazon, was absurdly strong.
It even reduced damage by 50%.
But most importantly, as you can see, it looks insaaaaaaanely cool too.
Like… stupid cool.
I’m still not over it.
It’s been 15 years.
Help me.
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Until next time, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Top 10 Gaming.
Later gamers!