Fusion Suit

Samus Aran's Fusion Suit is the result of radical alterations to her Power Suit during the opening scenes of Metroid Fusion. Its creation was an unexpected side effect of the surgical removal of certain parts of her armor and the Vaccine "Metroid" given to Samus when she was about to die from an X Parasite infection.
==Origins==
When Samus was attacked and incapacitated by the then-unknown X Parasites, the doctors treating her were unable to take off her Power Suit while she was unconscious. The organic parts of the suit had physically bonded with her, and the majority of it had to be surgically removed. However, this was not enough to save Samus, and she seemed close to death until the Federation administered Vaccine "Metroid", created from Metroid DNA. This destroyed the X within her but altered her cellular makeup. Taking advantage of what was left of her original Power Suit, Samus immediately set out in her new 'Fusion Suit' to investigate X activity on a space station in orbit around SR388.
==Features==
As is tradition with the structure of Samus' suits, the Fusion Suit is bulky enough to obscure most details of her figure, even when in such a stripped-down state. The Fusion Suit has small Blades on Samus's free arm reminiscent of Metroid "teeth" or the hooks on the arms of the Chozo; it also has three small purple spheres on the back that are similar to a Metroid's internal nuclei. This is also a feature on the Dark Suit, although in this case they resemble the eyes of the Amorbis. The helmet gains a Metroid-like appearance, with the sides looking like a standard Metroid's outer talons (or inner talons, if one considers their arrangement). The visor is also altered, possessing a point in the top-center area, possibly, mimicking the three nuclei inside a Metroid. Less sturdy and possessing weaker shielding than the Power Suit, the Fusion Suit takes heavier damage from enemy attacks and is initially unable to protect Samus from extreme cold, to which the Metroid vaccine has left her vulnerable. Another of the suit's weaknesses is the inability to use the Ice Beam, forcing Samus instead to rely on Ice Missiles, a technology she had not used since her final struggle against Dark Samus.
The Fusion Suit does have advantages, however. Working in conjunction with Samus’s new part-Metroid physiology, the suit allows her to safely absorb free-floating X to replenish both health and ammunition, mirroring the energy absorption abilities of Metroids. The lighter construction allows Samus to grab ledges and hold on or pull herself up, something she was previously unable to accomplish in her suit without the Power Grip upgrade or the aid of magnetic Grab Ledges. Instead of adding hardware, the Fusion Suit can use specially prepared data to mimic her previous upgrades and abilities. Eventually, Samus restores the functionality of her old Varia and Gravity Suits; these upgrades are signified not by the familiar changes in physical dimensions, but rather by changes in the Fusion Suit’s color scheme. However, the suit's left hand remains blue when seen from behind the Arm Cannon.
During the climactic final battle against an Omega Metroid, Samus absorbs the Core-X from a fallen SA-X, restoring her DNA to its pre-vaccine state and causing the color scheme of the Fusion Suit to change one last time, now resembling her Varia Suit prior to its deconstruction. This new suit upgrade also grants Samus the use of the Ice Beam, returning her to the height of her power, allowing her to defeat the Omega Metroid and escape the doomed station.
==Successor==
Between the ending of Fusion and Metroid Dread, Samus's Power Suit begins to regenerate, turning from its organic appearance back into a more mechanical one.Metroid Dread Report, Volume 3: Seven Points That Define the 2D Saga Samus's new suit design resembles that of the Fusion Suit, having blue muscle fibers between the panels. The Varia and Gravity Suit upgrades gradually reduce the tendon-like connections and bring the suit closer to its pre-surgery appearance, but her old suit is not completely restored by the end of the game.
The Fusion Suit itself as seen in the prologue has received updated visual details, giving a more organic display with tendon-like structures where the blue connects to yellow plating. A leftover texture file in the game from Metroid: Samus Returns has pieces of that game's Fusion Suit model.
==Official data==
===Metroid Fusion Manual===
;FUSION SUIT
:"The standard suit Samus possesses at the beginning of the game."
===Metroid Fusion Website===
"Fusion Suit status: incompleteWhen surgeons were forced to remove parts of Samus's Suit, they also took away most of its special abilities. Samus regains abilities by downloading information from the research station's Data Rooms and by defeating the Core-X creatures that patrol the station's halls."
Fusion Suit
"Capable of absorbing powers and downloading new abilities, Samus's new Fusion Suit is the bounty hunter's most valuable tool. Unfortunately, the Suit is not versatile enough to withstand extreme temperature variations."
===Metroid Prime flash Tip/Trick===
;T3 (Unlock Fusion Suit):"It's possible to unlock the Fusion Suit from Metroid Fusion for Samus to wear in Metroid Prime. Once you've completed Metroid Prime, simply connect the two games using the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable. The Fusion Suit changes the appearance of Samus, but her abilities stay the same."
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;Page 126:"If you complete Metroid Prime, you will earn the opportunity to play the game while wearing the Fusion Suit - the same suit that aided Samus during her Metroid Fusion adventures. Samus's Fusion Suit does not add any new abilities to her standard Power Suit, but it does possess a snazzy greenish hue."
===Metroid Prime Trilogy manual===
;Metroid Prime only - Fusion Suit
:"Samus's suit will change into the Fusion Suit, which first appeared in METROID FUSION."
===Super Smash Bros. Brawl Trophy===
"During exploration of SR388, Samus is infected by an X parasite and nearly dies. A vaccine created from Metroid cells saves her, but her suit turns blue and loses most of its abilities and weapons. This new Samus must regather her special abilities and fight to neutralize the threat of the X parasites in the space station run by Biologic Space Laboratories." 
(GBA Metroid Fusion)
====Sticker (Brawl)====
*Samus - Metroid Fusion [Electric] Resistance +16 (Samus, Zero Suit Samus)
==Other appearances==
===Metroid Prime===
When Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime are connected with a Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable after Metroid Prime has been completed at least once, players are granted the option of playing Prime with Samus wearing her Fusion Suit. The change is purely superficial and does not affect gameplay, much like the Justin Bailey suit in the original Metroid. It also does not extend to Samus’s helmet interior and arm cannon, though Samus' eyes change from an intense, angered manner to a more calmed one when wearing the suit (though this may be because her face was not properly rigged). When Samus acquires the Phazon Suit in this mode, it takes on the appearance of the final suit from Fusion, but with a blue visor instead of the actual green. In the New Play Control! and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of Metroid Prime, the Fusion Suit is unlockable through the Bonus Credit system introduced in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. 
The Fusion Suit is not included in Metroid Prime Remastered.
===Metroid: Samus Returns===
Metroid: Samus Returns features the Fusion Suit, once again as an unlockable palette swap after beating the game once, although it now makes the game more difficult by increasing damage from hazards and enemy attacks. After completing the game, and tapping the Metroid amiibo on the Nintendo 3DS, Fusion Mode will be unlocked. This incited some controversy with fans, who were critical of the choice to lock a harder difficulty mode behind amiibo. Nintendo later clarified that a separate Hard Mode is included in the game, unlockable after completing it once.https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/c/article/e0d299a7-77df-11e7-8cda-063b7ac45a6d.html http://www.usgamer.net/articles/nintendo-addresses-the-metroid-samus-returns-amiibo-controversy The Fusion Suit has larger shoulders than its previous incarnation, and the Varia Suit's colors are now a darker green and pink.
===Super Smash Bros.===
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a Fusion Suit variation is available as an alternate costume for Samus. It does not change the shape of the suit, but merely recolors the Varia Suit to resemble the distinctive blue and yellow color scheme of the Fusion Suit. This costume reappears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In Brawl, the Fusion Suit also appears as a Trophy and a Sticker.
In Ultimate, the Fusion Suit is also available as a Primary Spirit, using its original artwork from Fusion. It is Advanced class and Shield type, with the additional trait of powering up the fighter's shooting items. Unlike most Spirits, the Fusion Suit can only be unlocked through summoning: sending the Chozo Statue and Metroid Spirits to the real world will leave behind their cores, which can then be combined to summon the Fusion Suit. This references the fact that the Fusion Suit was created from a mixture of Chozo technology and Metroid DNA.
FusionSuit.jpg|The Fusion Suit color scheme as it appears in Super Smash Bros Brawl.
SSB4 Samus Alt 2.jpeg|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Samus SSB4 palette swaps 1-4.png|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
SSBU Samus Alt. Costume - Fusion Suit.png|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
===Nintendo Land===
In Nintendo Land, while playing multiplayer in Metroid Blast, the second Samus Mii player wears a suit that is colored similarly to the Fusion Suit alternate costume from the Super Smash Bros. series. With the Samus costumes in Nintendo Land being modeled after her appearance in Metroid: Other M, this is the debut of the Other M-style Fusion Suit later seen in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. This costume was also seen in the E3 2011 Battle Mii demo.
==Development notes==
Yoshio Sakamoto stated that the Fusion Suit design came about when members of the development team wanted to alter Samus' appearance, as they felt it had become stale. Since drastic changes to a character could ruin them, Sakamoto encouraged the staff to create gameplay elements and an in-universe explanation for the change.http://shmuplations.com/metroidgba/
In early builds for the game as shown in the E3 2001 trailer for Metroid IV, the Fusion Suit had a very different appearance, being mostly dark red with some blue lights on the shoulders, legs, and portions of her chest. The suit possessed the ability to walk on walls and ceilings, although it is unknown if this was an intrinsic ability or a specific upgrade.
The Fusion Suit in Metroid Prime was modeled and skinned by Gene Kohler.
==Trivia==
*Although the visor is always green during Metroid Fusion's gameplay, it is depicted as being blue in cutscenes and other appearances in media.
*During the introduction sequence of the game, Samus claims that the surgery to remove her armor left her looking different physically. It's unknown whether she was talking solely about the exterior look of her armor, or if she meant her body as well. As her visor is always opaque during cutscenes (barring Adam's AI reasserting itself) and gameplay, it is never seen for a fact whether or not Samus' appearance changed under the armor. Samus' body is only visible either briefly when the player dies or in the ending, after she merged with the SA-X and recovered her old abilities, at which point she only looks slightly different than usual.
==Gallery==
===Metroid Fusion (pre-release)===
Beta Fusion Suit.jpg|The Fusion Suit in an early version of the game.
Fusion Suit original 2.jpg|Old concept
Fusion Suit old concept.jpg|Early trailer
Fusion Suit old concept 2.jpg
===Metroid Fusion artwork===
MetroidFusion_FusionSuit_OA.png|Early artwork.
M4 art Power Grip.png|Samus grabbing a ledge.
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Fusion Suit art.jpg
M4 art Samus back.png
M4 art Samus ladder.png|Samus hanging from the specialized Ladders on board the BSL.
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FusionSuit Perspectives1.PNG|Simple front and back Fusion Suit diagram.
Fusion MorphBall.PNG|Several Morph Ball perspectives.
Fusion Suit.png|A drawing of the Fusion Suit taken from Fusion's manual.
MDR MF Samus and SA-X.jpg|Samus and the SA-X.
===Metroid Fusion in-game===
Samus in her new suit.png|Samus awakens from surgery in the intro of Metroid Fusion
Fusion Suit Sprite.gif|The sprite for the Fusion Suit.
Fusion Suit Sprite (Back).png|Back sprite.
Samus Elevator Fusion Suit.png|The Fusion Suit during a cutscene in Metroid Fusion in which Samus is riding an elevator, introspecting.
===Parasite===
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Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 1.jpg|Photos of the suit built for the commercial by Studio Kite.
Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 2.jpg
Studio Kite images of MF commercial Fusion Suit 3.jpg
===Metroid Prime===
Fusion suit Prime 1.jpeg|The Fusion Suit in Metroid Prime
PTSD 3.png|Facial differences in Prime.
FusionSuit Cannon1.PNG|Arm Cannon diagram.
FusionSuit ChargeBeam.PNG|Charge Beam function.
FusionSuit Cannon2.png|The Missile arming process.
FusionSuit RearTorso.PNG|The Downloading module.
FusionSuit Helmet.png|Helmet functions.
FusionSuit Mechanics1.PNG|Air-filtering mechanisms and armor material.
FusionSuit Arms.png|Arm diagram.
FusionSuit Boots.png|Boots diagram.
===Metroid: Samus Returns===
Samus Returns Save Station.png|Samus Returns
Metroid Samus Returns Fusion Suit.png
MSR Art Gallery 015.png|Metroid: Samus Returns Gallery
MSR leftover textures in Metroid Dread.png|Leftover textures from Samus Returns in Dread.
Odin-fernandez-moreno-fusion-suit.jpg|Odín Fernández renders.
Odin-fernandez-moreno-fusion-suit-low.jpg
===Metroid Dread===
Fusion suit dread prologue full.png|The Fusion Suit as it appears in the Metroid Dread prologue.
SA-X, Arachnus, Zazabi, Nightmare and Omega Metroid in Dread intro.jpg
MD Ending Rewards 05 - MF.jpg|Ending Reward 05
===Other===
Img04.jpg|Prop for the Japanese Fusion commercial.
Sakamoto, Yamamoto and Tanabe with models of Samus and SA-X.png|Yoshio Sakamoto, Kenji Yamamoto and Kensuke Tanabe with the prop.
Fusion manga.png|Metroid Fusion Special Edition: Rebirth of Samus
Quarantine Bay site.png|Official website border
Fusion Suit site.png|Website images
fusionsuit3d.png|The Fusion Suit Trophy model from Brawl
Battle Mii demo split-screen (no Wii U GamePad).png|Battle Mii
WiiU NLand MetroidBlast scrn03 WP.png|Nintendo Land
Samus Power Suit variants 2.png|The Fusion Suit appears as a variant of the Varia Suit in Miitomo.
==See also==
*Fusion Suit Mechanics
*Power Suit
==References==
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