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The Phazon Suit is an upgrade to the Power Suit acquired in Metroid Prime. While other suit upgrades involve the incorporation of advanced technological hardware, the Phazon Suit was the inadvertent result of the Power Suit being corrupted by an overload of pure Phazon upon defeating the Omega Pirate.

Description

Instead of the usual red and yellow, this suit was glossy black and silver-grey, with the visor turning orange and the lights crimson. As a result of the corruption, the Phazon Suit also emitted a slight aura that distorted the air around it.

Phazon suit acquired crop — Samus acquires the Phazon Suit in Elite Quarters.

The Phazon Suit provided 50% damage reduction, the greatest level of defensive shielding in Metroid Prime. It also made Samus immune to radiation from blue Phazon (although it did not protect her from the much deadlier red Phazon found in the Impact Crater), and allowed her to channel pure Phazon into the Phazon Beam.

In Metroid Prime

After Samus Aran defeated the Omega Pirate, it collapsed on top of her, bathing her in Phazon. Viral corruption from this event created the Phazon Suit. This suit protected her from Phazon for the remainder of her mission on Tallon IV. It was only through the Phazon Beam’s power that Samus could defeat that would prove vital in defeating the Metroid Prime. However, since pure Phazon was only encountered during this battle, this was the only time the Phazon Beam could be used.

After Samus defeated Metroid Prime, the creature absorbed the Phazon from Samus' suit, reverting it back to the Gravity Suit. In the aftermath of the Impact Crater’s destruction, the Metroid Prime used the stolen Phazon Suit to form a new body, becoming reincarnated as Dark Samus. When her left hand emerged from the puddle of Phazon, it appeared to have the Phazon Suit’s red-and-black color scheme, with an eye where the light used to be on the back of the hand. Samus never regained the Suit, and it was destroyed along with Dark Samus.

It is unknown why in this instance the Power Suit accepted the Phazon, as later in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption it rejected the Phazon, which resulted in Samus' body being corrupted instead. It is likely that Dark Samus' attack was much more concentrated than the Omega Pirate's corpse was. The Phazon Suit was even more resilient to Phazon than the artificial PED Suits created by the Galactic Federation, and had an even more potent ability to harness the substance, its Phazon Beam far overpowering the Hyper Beam.

Official data

Inventory data

Phazon Suit

Metroid Prime

Inventory entry

The Power Suit has been corrupted by viral exposure, turning it into the Phazon Suit.

Samus's Notes

The viral corruption of the Power Suit has some beneficial side effects.
The suit is now resistant to the effects of Blue Phazon. The suit is not invulnerable to the effects of all Phazon, however.
In addition to Phazon resistance, the corruption has dramatically increased defensive shielding levels.

Mike Sneath interview

"The look of the Phazon suit was just one of those things that happened because we were running out of time. One thing I became known for our team was that I could create cool looking shaders or surfaces that just looked interesting. We didn't have time to concept or model a new suit for Samus so Todd Keller came to me and said , "make a cool looking suit by messing with the shaders and textures."

"So the Phazon suit came about because of time constraints but sometimes the most creative ideas just happen when you're not given the time to over think it. I think I only worked on the phazon suit idea for a couple of days at the most."

Trivia

Phazon Suit Hunters — A color scheme resembling the Phazon Suit, seen in *Metroid Prime Hunters*.

In the Nintendo GameCube version, the acquisition cutscene showed Samus' Gravity Suit being corrupted, before she assumed a pose where she aimed her Arm Cannon to the right. However, this scene was altered in PAL and Wii versions of the game, as she simply stands normally before clenching her fist.
When four players face off in Metroid Prime Hunters, all using Samus at the same time, the fourth player's color scheme strongly resembles the Phazon Suit. This skin can be used on the solo mode via hacking.
The Suit and Phazon Beam are the only items in Metroid Prime that are not gained from a capsule left behind, but rather automatically acquired after defeating a boss.

Because it is not a collectible item and instead is involuntarily given to Samus after the Omega Pirate fight (and possibly the fact that it is lost after the battle with Metroid Prime), the Phazon Suit is not included in the game's item percentage.

The PED Suit appears to be a more advanced and refined version of the Phazon Suit, as Samus can absorb Phazon to replenish energy, and enter Hyper Mode at any time to use the radioactive energy to blast away enemies; the Phazon Suit can only withstand Phazon and only use the Phazon Beam when in direct contact with pools of pure Phazon. However, the PED Suit can be corrupted and work against the wearer, whereas the Phazon Suit seems to be invulnerable to corruption.
When the Fusion Suit is enabled in Prime, the Phazon Suit takes on the orange color scheme of the "Unnamed Suit", but with a blue visor instead of the green in Metroid Fusion.
If Samus was to acquire the Phazon Suit before the Gravity Suit via Sequence Breaking, Samus will appear to obtain the Gravity Suit from the Omega Pirate during the cutscene after the boss fight. Although after the cutscene, the game will show Samus having the Phazon Suit as normal.
An early design of the Phazon Suit is present in the game's files (images below). Mike Sneath, a Senior Artist at Retro during Metroid Prime's development, revealed the following when asked about this design:

"Yes you are right that is what was another version of the Phazon Suit which was done by another artist Gene Kohler. Gene made all the suits with the only exception being the black phazon suit. That suit you mentioned was cut because if I remember the Art Lead Todd Keller didn't feel the suit felt evil enough. That was the whole idea about liquid Phazon is that it transforms things into being aggressive and destructive and Todd wanted that to be reflected in how the suit look. That is all I can remember with regards to that suit you mentioned and I hope I got the story right on that as it was a long time ago but I believe that is why it got cut."[1]

In the concept artwork for the Phazon Suit, featured in the infobox at the top of this page, Samus's eyes are visible through her visor via a reflection on her left shoulder.

External links

Phazon Suit Statue (First 4 Figures)

Gallery

Samus Aran's Suits
Power Suits	Power Suit • Varia Suit (Varia) • Gravity Suit • Zero Suit Fully Powered Suit • Justin Bailey • Phazon Suit • Dark Suit • Light Suit PED Suit • Hazard Shield • Fusion Suit • "Omega Suit" • Metroid Suit • Green Samus
Attire	Casual Outfit • Military Dress • Civilian Clothes • Parka • Training outfit
Mechanics	Power Suit Mechanics • Fusion Suit Mechanics • Suit Upgrade Properties

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 |properties  = 50% damage reduction<br />[[Blue Phazon]] resistance<br />[[Phazon Beam]]}}
-The '''Phazon Suit''' is an upgrade to the [[Power Suit]] from ''[[Metroid Prime]]''. While other suit upgrades involve the incorporation of advanced technological hardware, the Phazon Suit is a result of the Power Suit being corrupted by an overload of pure [[Phazon]] upon defeating the [[Omega Pirate]].
+The '''Phazon Suit''' is an upgrade to the [[Power Suit]] acquired in ''[[Metroid Prime]]''. While other suit upgrades involve the incorporation of advanced technological hardware, the Phazon Suit was the inadvertent result of the Power Suit being corrupted by an overload of pure [[Phazon]] upon defeating the [[Omega Pirate]].
+==Description==
+Instead of the usual red and yellow, this suit was glossy black and silver-grey, with the visor turning orange and the lights crimson. As a result of the corruption, the Phazon Suit also emitted a slight aura that distorted the air around it.
+[[File:Phazon suit acquired crop.png|thumb|Samus acquires the Phazon Suit in [[Elite Quarters]].]] The Phazon Suit provided 50% damage reduction, the greatest level of defensive shielding in ''Metroid Prime''. It also made Samus immune to radiation from blue Phazon (although it did not protect her from the much deadlier [[red Phazon]] found in the Impact Crater), and allowed her to channel pure [[Phazon]] into the [[Phazon Beam]].
 ==In ''Metroid Prime''==
-After [[Samus Aran]] defeated the [[Omega Pirate]], it collapsed on top of her, bathing her in Phazon. Viral corruption from this event created the Phazon Suit, resulting in a drastic change in color: Instead of the usual red and yellow, this suit was glossy black and silver-grey, with the visor and lights turning crimson. As a result of the corruption, the Phazon Suit also emitted an aura that slightly distorted the air around it.
+After [[Samus Aran]] defeated the [[Omega Pirate]], it collapsed on top of her, bathing her in Phazon. Viral corruption from this event created the Phazon Suit. This suit protected her from Phazon for the remainder of her mission on Tallon IV. It was only through the Phazon Beam’s power that Samus could defeat that would prove vital in defeating the [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]. However, since pure Phazon was only encountered during this battle, this was the only time the Phazon Beam could be used.
-[[File:Phazon suit acquired crop.png|thumb|Samus acquires the Phazon Suit in [[Elite Quarters]].]] The suit provided 50% damage reduction, the greatest level of defensive shielding in ''Metroid Prime''. It also made Samus immune to radiation from blue Phazon (although it does not protect her from the much deadlier [[red Phazon]] found in the Impact Crater), and allows her to channel pure [[Phazon]] into the [[Phazon Beam]], an ability that would prove vital in defeating the [[Metroid Prime (creature)|Metroid Prime]]. However, it can only be used during that fight.
-After Samus defeats Metroid Prime, the creature absorbed the Phazon from Samus' suit (reverting it to the [[Gravity Suit]]), and used the stolen material to reincarnate itself as [[Dark Samus]]. The hand that appears at the end of the game, Dark Samus', is colored similarly to the hand of the Phazon Suit, but has an eye where the light used to be. Samus never regained the Suit, and it was destroyed along with Dark Samus.
+After Samus defeated Metroid Prime, the creature absorbed the Phazon from Samus' suit, reverting it back to the [[Gravity Suit]]. In the aftermath of the Impact Crater’s destruction, the Metroid Prime used the stolen Phazon Suit to form a new body, becoming reincarnated as [[Dark Samus]]. When her left hand emerged from the puddle of Phazon, it appeared to have the Phazon Suit’s red-and-black color scheme, with an eye where the light used to be on the back of the hand. Samus never regained the Suit, and it was destroyed along with Dark Samus.
 It is unknown why in this instance the Power Suit accepted the Phazon, as later in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'' it rejected the Phazon, which resulted in Samus' body being corrupted instead. It is likely that [[Dark Samus]]' attack was much more concentrated than the Omega Pirate's corpse was. The Phazon Suit was even more resilient to Phazon than the artificial [[PED Suit]]s created by the Galactic Federation, and had an even more potent ability to harness the substance, its Phazon Beam far overpowering the [[Hyper Beam (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption)|Hyper Beam]].