@baconmeh2: > Hillside_Moose said: > > What upgrades? What...

baconmeh2
2025-04-09T14:38:38-04:00

Hillside_Moose said:

What upgrades? What the hell are you talking about?

This suit, right here. What do you tag it with, after power_suit_(metroid) gets turned into a dumping ground? Answer the question.

According to a Pixiv article, the term "Powered suit" (パワードスーツ) appears to be used when referring to the suit technology itself. Whenever referring to the base form of her suit, the wiki uses the term "Normal suit" (ノーマルスーツ).

Text from Prime 2, when attacked by a Rezbit, suggests Chozo Battle Suit Ver SA1-4468-VM6-P.

There's also mention of the "Legendary powered suit" (伝説のパワードスーツ), or Fully powered suit, suggesting the Varia Suit upgrade isn't exactly the source for the round shoulder design/etc. At the same time it is the source of that design, but it's only owed in part because of the Ruins Test bestowing her with it.

The "Legendary powered suit" and "Normal suit" could use a bit more research, as I haven't found any citation on either term.

If we did find evidence suggesting the base form power suit is called "normal suit" in Japan, then we'd probably want to rename power_suit_(metroid) -> normal_suit_(metroid), and imply all suits to -> power_suit_(metroid). That evidence preferably coming straight from instruction manuals or in-game text.