Samus does actually upgrade her fusion suit to effectively the same strength as the power armour when she absorbs the SA-X, it just starts off weaker as a way of doing the whole upgrade-as-you-go mechanic that they always have.
While this is true, I must point out that the SA-X core in fact, according to interviews with the staff, restored Samus on a genetic level to her prime - in essence it put her back to where she was Pre-Fusion. This goes hand-in-hand with all the implications that Samus' suit is organic in some nature, despite it's appearance(That is to say, it's organic as a component of herself, but a mechanical component - the Power Suit is a part of Samus, which is why it disappears when she dies)
Also, in every Metroid game the Gravity Suit is not only the final suit upgrade, but the most powerful, and puts Samus far beyond any enemy in the game, save for the final boss. The only games this didn't happen in were Prime 1, where the Phazon Suit was a necessary upgrade from the Gravity Suit by the time of the Omega Pirate, and... Fusion, where the SA-X Core grants you a suit of unknown name and origin. In that respect I'd say that the Fusion Suit was weaker; it took a whole other suit upgrade to match Samus pre-X infection.
Oh and the post-game fusion images have her wearing short shorts, not a skirt
I haven't seen the images in a long time, but I remember a skirt somewhere... Oh well. I'll admit I was wrong here.
It still seems weird to wear a bikini, short shorts/top, the Zero Suit, and her actual armor. The Jumpsuit, I always figured, was the last line of defense standing between anyone and her body - though I can see a bikini under it, it seems a bit weird to add a whole other level of clothing as well. Besides, from a sex-game aspect it would take far too long to strip her down to the fun stuff.
but she doesn't wear the zero suit in her fusion armour anyway... so it doesn't really matter.
Well, the post I was responding to had mentioned Samus wearing multiple layers of clothes, with the Fusion Suit and Zero Suit as a part of that tree.
anyway, as for suit progression, we could do something like zero mission, except using the fusion armour.
she goes through the first say, half the game in her power suit, then encounters the X, and we switch to fusion suit, which, being weaker at first, makes the game a bit more difficult as you progress, and adds some variety
which also means we can add the SA-X in, perhaps leading to some futa filled fun? :p
but then once you beat it, you get the omega suit, become really powerful again, for the final dash to the endgame!
This I can be all for =P I much prefer this to a standard progression with the Fusion Suit leading up to the standard suits.
Futa SA-X can be done. But I'd prefer a dominant pure-female SA-X. Some lesbian fun is never a bad thing, after all!
Also, remember; in Fusion, after the SA-X perishes when it attempts to kill off the Metroids, the Adam AI points out that there are no less than 10 SA-X aboard the BLS; in due to the fact that X multiply asexually, allowing the SA-X to replicate itself many times over. Meld that with the idea that the X copy the genetic traits of their 'hosts', and we can have a recurring boss that changes itself completely each time without it being a random lolwut. In one fight the SA-X can whip out a cock, in the next it could have ditched that genetic sequence for something better, like a tentacle upgrade, and then later it can be pure-fem. Then, of course, in the final battle it mixes all those tactics together~
so if she's disarmed in her power suit, she ends up in her zero suit, which can then be restored to power armour at, say, a save point or whatever.
and if her fusion armour breaks, she ends up in JB or whatever, and has to get a new fusion suit at a save point or whatever.
just a thought.
JB is the one-piece, right? Not a fan of that. I'd rather the short-shorts and top. Or even just a standard bra/panties. Save points restoring armor is a good idea, and grounded in Metroid gameplay itself, what with save points restoring energy.
on that note, I guess I'm basically done with that loop, so I'm starting a new one, think I'll go with the fusion suit this time. any suggestions/requests are welcome and appreciated
I'm considering also something with that dark samus sprite, that had the huge red hand?
not sure who made that, but credit goes where it is due, so if anyone knows, please don't hesitate to speak up
Samus being raped by the SA-X is a good theme. You can go the futa route or the pure F/F route.
Or maybe a loop with a spitroasting? Or even something rarer, with the loop ending with her 'partner' walking off and being replaced by a new one(who is 100% identical to the previous) - this ignores a "Restart" button and simply loops upon itself infinitely. =P