Ablative armor

Ablative armor is armor used by high-ranking Advanced Pirate and Shield Troopers and Advanced Aerotroopers during Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. These include Ablative armor absorbs damage through the process of ablation, which involves the removal of material from the surface of an object through an erosive process. While ablative armor is more resistant to the effects of Beam fire, explosive blasts will still cause significant damage to the armor. This armor is green in color and appears to be rather crudely formed over a trooper's body.

Advanced Pirate and Shield Militia are also described as using ablative armor, in their unused Logbook entries. Advanced Pirate Militia are described as receiving an extra layer of ablative armor for combat with their promotion from the Armored Militia.