Phazon Enhancement Device

PED Trooper Render — A Render Of a PED Marine.

The Phazon Enhancement Device is based on captured Space Pirate technology. It is being tested by a GF Marine battalion stationed in the Norion System. At some point the Space Pirates developed a version of the system and applied it to a large number of their troops. Marines can initiate an energy siphon from the supply of Phazon carried in a backpack into their armor suits. This allows them to temporarily enhance the exoskeleton and weapons systems of their armor suits. To date, no Marines have displayed signs of Phazon Sickness, common in subjects who use the Space Pirate's version of the system.

However, in one of the archives describing the PED in the Metroid Prime 3 Preview, a PED Marine is seen activating his device in succession. However, at the end of the archive, he is seen trying to move his hand, meaning that the PED Marines' suits can possibly cause a part of their body to go numb for a few moments, as he only shakes it and then moves on with the rest of the Marines.^[1]

PED vs Beserker — A PED trooper defeats an enemy Berserker Lord by using Hyper Mode.

In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Samus Aran and three other bounty hunters, named Rundas, Ghor, and Gandrayda receive Phazon Enhancement Devices, or PED Suits, after being corrupted by Dark Samus's attack on Norion. The PED Suit allows Samus to enter Hypermode, but at the cost of one full Energy Tank. In Hyper Mode, Samus's attacks become more powerful and use up Phazon. If Samus depletes her Phazon reserves, Hypermode ends. Hypermode also ends automatically after 25 seconds. Hypermode can also be exited automatically at the player's decision and the remaining Phazon is converted back to health, unless corruption has begun. After 10 seconds, the Phazon level will start rising on its own, and if it fills the meter, Samus dies; completely corrupted by Phazon. Expelling the remaining Phazon to end Hypermode is a safe way to avoid death by corruption.

Samus is able keep her corruption under control, but the other bounty hunters who have suffered under Dark Samus's attack turn rogue and attack Samus, leading to boss fights with all three hunters. After all Phazon is destroyed after Dark Samus' final defeat on Phaaze, the Phazon Enhancement Device becomes useless.