Phazon Suit, Metroid Prime Remastered
Power Suit-wearing Samus’ change into the almost identical Phazon Suit in Metroid Prime Remastered is more nondescript than Joker’s awakening. When the Omega Pirate boss is defeated, its body is absorbed and exploded by corrosive, bubbling Phazon. Out of its light, Samus stands up slightly changed, her once leaf-red Power Suit now a burnished black metal. It gleams a bit more, and cherry red light pulses where plates connect to form large, metal muscles.
Though the alteration seems subtle on its face, at this point in the game, Samus’ muted colors are comfortable and familiar. This high-contrast black-and-red comes across as a significant power shift, and it is—it reduces damage by 50 percent. Subtlety is impactful, and the way you see Samus (when you’re not in first-person view) is permanently altered.
