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** Midway through the game, Samus is asked by her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich, to go into an area that\'s superheated and filled with lava.
**\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' No problem. Considering the game notably averted BagOfSpilling and Samus still has all her upgrades from \'\'Super Metroid\'\', all she has to do is turn on her Varia/Gravity Suit and walk through without fear of being injured by the heat. Better yet, while Adam has restricted her use of weapons, there should be nothing stopping her from employing her defensive suit capabilities, especially in cases where her life is in danger.
**\'\'\'Alternately\'\'\', he could just say \"By the way, Samus, Sector 3 is known for its extreme heat, which has taken its toll on my team\'s power suit systems. If you have anything that protects from environmental extremes, consider its use authorized.\" before she gets to the superhot stuff.
**\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' Neither of them act on the pending situation, and Samus willingly runs through the superheated area taking damage for no discernible reason, until Adam \'\'finally\'\' tells her to activate her Varia Suit when she comes face to face with a boss and is forced into a protracted battle.
**\'\'\'Even Worse:\'\'\' Again, the sole in-game justification for the authorization system is that using power bombs - a whole \'\'one\'\' weapon out of the six or seven you have - wherever you want would vaporize your non-Power Suited allies. This apparently means Samus is not allowed to defend herself from hostile environments as best as she can simply because Adam didn\'t explicitly tell her to keep doing so at the beginning.
**There is also the fact that Adam told her if she used any power-ups without his say-so, she was off the mission with a one-way ticket to court martial town. That said, the stupidity comes in when everyone, especially Samus \'\'and even more so himself\'\', realize she\'s the lynchpin of this mission\'s succeeding.
**\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' \"Samus, turn on all non-combat abilities to ensure your survival.\" Alternatively, Samus to either give him the finger and activate the Varia function herself or at the very least \'\'ask\'\' his permission to do so the instant she realizes the area is superheated, because, again, protecting herself from extreme environments doesn\'t endanger other people.
**\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' \"I\'m still mad you that you quit the Marines [[spoiler: after I ordered my brother/your boyfriend to die]]. You don\'t get any power ups at all until I say so.\"

This is an incorrect interpretation of the events of the game. Adam only ordered Samus not to activate her heavy weapons arsenal, because of the potential damage they could cause to the station (even if this damage doesn\'t show up in-game, it\'s justified in-universe). Samus voluntarily deactivated the rest of her abilities as a self-imposed challenge.
As for the Varia suit, the first super-heated area you encounter is extremely short, and Samus likely felt that she didn\'t need to pester her C.O. with a trivial request. Since Adam orders her to activate it later on, a much more likely explanation is that he was concerned for her well-being and didn\'t want her to suffer needless damage.

For a more in-depth analysis of Samus\' and Adam\'s motivations, please follow this link:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204-classic-gaming/76294902

** Midway through the game, Samus is asked by her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich, to go into an area that\'s superheated and filled with lava.
\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' No problem. Considering the game notably averted BagOfSpilling and Samus still has all her upgrades from \'\'Super Metroid\'\', all she has to do is turn on her Varia/Gravity Suit and walk through without fear of being injured by the heat. Better yet, while Adam has restricted her use of weapons, there should be nothing stopping her from employing her defensive suit capabilities, especially in cases where her life is in danger.
\'\'\'Alternately\'\'\', he could just say \"By the way, Samus, Sector 3 is known for its extreme heat, which has taken its toll on my team\'s power suit systems. If you have anything that protects from environmental extremes, consider its use authorized.\" before she gets to the superhot stuff.
\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' Neither of them act on the pending situation, and Samus willingly runs through the superheated area taking damage for no discernible reason, until Adam \'\'finally\'\' tells her to activate her Varia Suit when she comes face to face with a boss and is forced into a protracted battle.
\'\'\'Even Worse:\'\'\' Again, the sole in-game justification for the authorization system is that using power bombs - a whole \'\'one\'\' weapon out of the six or seven you have - wherever you want would vaporize your non-Power Suited allies. This apparently means Samus is not allowed to defend herself from hostile environments as best as she can simply because Adam didn\'t explicitly tell her to keep doing so at the beginning.
There is also the fact that Adam told her if she used any power-ups without his say-so, she was off the mission with a one-way ticket to court martial town. That said, the stupidity comes in when everyone, especially Samus \'\'and even more so himself\'\', realize she\'s the lynchpin of this mission\'s succeeding.
\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' \"Samus, turn on all non-combat abilities to ensure your survival.\" Alternatively, Samus to either give him the finger and activate the Varia function herself or at the very least \'\'ask\'\' his permission to do so the instant she realizes the area is superheated, because, again, protecting herself from extreme environments doesn\'t endanger other people.
\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' \"I\'m still mad you that you quit the Marines [[spoiler: after I ordered my brother/your boyfriend to die]]. You don\'t get any power ups at all until I say so.\"

This is an incorrect interpretation of the events of the game. Adam only ordered Samus not to activate her heavy weapons arsenal, because of the potential damage they could cause to the station (even if this damage doesn\'t show up in-game, it\'s justified in-universe). Samus voluntarily deactivated the rest of her abilities as a self-imposed challenge.
As for the Varia suit, the first super-heated area you encounter is extremely short, and Samus likely felt that she didn\'t need to pester her C.O. with a trivial request. Since Adam orders her to activate it later on, a much more likely explanation is that he was concerned for her well-being and didn\'t want her to suffer needless damage.

For a more in-depth analysis of Samus\' and Adam\'s motivations, please follow this link:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204-classic-gaming/76294902

** Midway through the game, Samus is asked by her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich, to go into an area that\'s superheated and filled with lava.\\
\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' No problem. Considering the game notably averted BagOfSpilling and Samus still has all her upgrades from \'\'Super Metroid\'\', all she has to do is turn on her Varia/Gravity Suit and walk through without fear of being injured by the heat. Better yet, while Adam has restricted her use of weapons, there should be nothing stopping her from employing her defensive suit capabilities, especially in cases where her life is in danger.\\
\'\'\'Alternately\'\'\', he could just say \"By the way, Samus, Sector 3 is known for its extreme heat, which has taken its toll on my team\'s power suit systems. If you have anything that protects from environmental extremes, consider its use authorized.\" before she gets to the superhot stuff.\\
\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' Neither of them act on the pending situation, and Samus willingly runs through the superheated area taking damage for no discernible reason, until Adam \'\'finally\'\' tells her to activate her Varia Suit when she comes face to face with a boss and is forced into a protracted battle.\\
\'\'\'Even Worse:\'\'\' Again, the sole in-game justification for the authorization system is that using power bombs - a whole \'\'one\'\' weapon out of the six or seven you have - wherever you want would vaporize your non-Power Suited allies. This apparently means Samus is not allowed to defend herself from hostile environments as best as she can simply because Adam didn\'t explicitly tell her to keep doing so at the beginning.
** There is also the fact that Adam told her if she used any power-ups without his say-so, she was off the mission with a one-way ticket to court martial town. That said, the stupidity comes in when everyone, especially Samus \'\'and even more so himself\'\', realize she\'s the lynchpin of this mission\'s succeeding.\\
\'\'\'You\'d Expect:\'\'\' \"Samus, turn on all non-combat abilities to ensure your survival.\" Alternatively, Samus to either give him the finger and activate the Varia function herself or at the very least \'\'ask\'\' his permission to do so the instant she realizes the area is superheated, because, again, protecting herself from extreme environments doesn\'t endanger other people.\\
\'\'\'Instead:\'\'\' \"I\'m still mad you that you quit the Marines [[spoiler: after I ordered my brother/your boyfriend to die]]. You don\'t get any power ups at all until I say so.\"

This is an incorrect interpretation of the events of the game. Adam only ordered Samus not to activate her heavy weapons arsenal, because of the potential damage they could cause to the station (even if this damage doesn\'t show up in-game, it\'s justified in-universe). Samus voluntarily deactivated the rest of her abilities as a self-imposed challenge.
As for the Varia suit, the first super-heated area you encounter is extremely short, and Samus likely felt that she didn\'t need to pester her C.O. with a trivial request. Since Adam orders her to activate it later on, a much more likely explanation is that he was concerned for her well-being and didn\'t want her to suffer needless damage.

For a more in-depth analysis of Samus\' and Adam\'s motivations, please follow this link:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/204-classic-gaming/76294902

Even if it is the my room that\'s not a proper translation from EnjinSosei. She most certainly is shocked and isn\'t happy about the body despite her love for him.