The Pirate Data Armor protects Samus from being detected by Space Pirate securtiy systems.  The armor is of Space Pirate design.  It allows Samus to move through Space Pirate territory undetected.  The arm cannon is also  of pirate 
technology and is capable of rapid fire.  The left arm of the suit is capable of generating a temporary shield that is often used by space pirates. 

I've always liked the idea of Samus being able to fly around like a badass bird of prey. Shinesparking allows for this to an extent, but only in a straight line. Also seeing as the Chozo are an ancient species of hyper-intelligent birds, I thought is was a nice touch to bring everything full circle. The hatchling has reached a point of maturity and taken to the skies. The wings were designed to make the character look fast, even while standing still (or hovering). I envisioned the wings being similar to the energy mesh that Meta-Ridley's wings were composed of, but I did not have time to give it that kind of look. All things considered I didn't stray far for the traditional color palette, though I focused on using metallic colors like gold and brass vs. orange and yellow. The crimson of the helmet and chest plate are the foundation of what I consider to be Samus' Suit. I trust you will be able to identify some of the elements from previous games that I have incorporated into the different designs and poses. It's nothing too elaborate but I thought it was neat. I am very much looking forward to seeing what everyone has put together and am proud to be a part of this community.

WASP SUIT: Acquired on an unknown planet after defeating an alien that looked as though it was a giant wasp queen.
UPGRADES: Samus can now shoot a sticky honey like substance from her arm cannon, both fly and shield herself with the wings and her visor now tracks heat, sound and has an infrared setting. Samus also has a radio headset attached to her helmet.
MATERIALS: The whole suit and all accessories are made out of a very hard and sturdy wax.

This is my entry. I call it the Proto Suit, because it is a stripped down, though still somewhat good armor for Samus. I wouldn't say she found it somewhere, but rather tweaked her suit's appearance. As you can tell, it predominately takes from the Gravity Suit, and you can see most of her body. This is NOT for fanservice, I'd imagine that she would find extraneous armor mostly unnecessary, as canonically she seems to be able to dodge every attack fired her way. The boots have extra enhancements to the Speed Booster (the ankle protruding triangles with the blue stripes): based on an ability from Super Paper Mario, Samus can run on water unless she stops, at which point she will sink (this was an ability of the Pixl Dottie). Though her hair is covering it up, she still has her jetpacks, as the shoulder pads extend behind her back, though a comparison I can't draw up right now. Her Arm Cannon is mostly the same, but her Grapple Beam is now built into the armor rather than an attachment, much like Spiderman's webbing vials, and replacing the attachment Grapple Beam is a switchblade. The triangle behind Samus' ear is a monocle-like contraption; it calls up a triangle that slides in front of Samus' right eye, and serves as her visors out-of-suit.

This is Samus's new suit from the planet FO6780. This suit was aquired two years after the events of Metroid Fusion while Samus was clearing the planet of a Galactic Federation project. At this point, the Federation made an Aurora Unit design that almost completely micked Mother Brain's. It started spawning monsters like crazy. One of those monsters was called Darspek (lower left corner). After defeating this creature, Samus went to examine the lifeless husk. It quickly shot out a liquid that enveloped her. The scientists called this material after further research: Form 67. With the Form 67, Samus's shoulder, knee, and elbow gear spiked up. With this, all enemies that tried to use melee attacks against Samus got harmed. While in Morph Ball, she can plow down enemies and climb up ragged cliffs. That wasn't all though. At night, the extra spikes retract and the entire suit darkens. Red lines appear throughout the suit. This seems to be a reaction to the moon. It lets her sneak by the even  more horrible night enemies with ease. This also lets her equip the beams (left to right) :Elza which can paralyze enemies, Arcom which has two seperate lazers that combine into one for an even more powerful attack, Iko whitch can freeze enemies, and the Grek which can control other enemies minds.

This is an original drawing of my Samus redesign, outlined and colored in GIMP, along with a MS Paint manipulated sprite.

This suit combines elements of the Fusion Suit (circa Metroid Fusion) with some of the original suit components (circa Super Metroid). After the BSL mission, Samus searched throughout the galaxy trying to find traces of the Chozo in order to restore her suit to its original state. Throughout this quest, she has successfully incorporated some new plate armor (particularly in the abdominal region) and restored her original "boot" form. She still retains the "Metroid Teeth" located on her left arm and has added an extendable plasma sword which attaches to the map device on her left hand and is primarily used for close-range melee combat against ambushing enemies. The suit retains the download port (not pictured) from her Fusion Suit and has reincorporated the speed booster vents on the back. Her helmet has been replaced with a more streamlined model, incorporating the breathing apparatus into the helmet better and making it almost a perfect sphere.

To start I would like to call the suit the "Stealth Suit." I chose colors that are typically army camo colors (Brown, green, black). However, It really doesn't look that stealthy now that I look at it again. Anyway, The only thing very lacking in stealthiness is the visor, which is bright neon red. But really, all her visors are a neon color; she isn't sneaking up on anyone unless their base is at the "Neon Color Paint and Shit" factory. 

To start, I did not have her helmet really connect in the back. I tried to give it a more of a "biker's" helmet look. Very clean and it's a lot easier to look around. I also took out her large rounded shoulders and replaced them with metal pads similar to a knight's armor or metal football shoulder pads. The suit is made of the same metal as her Varia suit. So some sort of Chozo material. Towards  her back (and actually down at her feet) she has a jet pack sort of thing going on. It's very similar to how the "underwater jet pack thing" worked in Echoes. The arms are the same down to the elbows. Here is where I've committed a Metroid sin, I think. I took out the arm cannon and put twin guns on both arms. They work as an extension of the forearm armor. If you have seen Trigun, It kind of extends out like his arm does, but there's no real clue you've all seen that. It basicallly comes up, forward and down a little to fit into her fingers. It is similar to Federation firearms, the way it's sort of built into the armor (I'm talking Prime series Federation style).  From there, the rest is the all the same except for color SUBTRACTING her knees. Her knees are, well they were pointy to begin with but I made them pointier and sharper. Perfect for kneeing a space pirate right in the chest and killing him with ease. The feet are also denser and shaped more like combat boots compared to the sort of tennis shoe/exercise shoe look they had before.

If you look at Figure 1, I made a doodle of basically the jet pack working in place of Shinesparking; you can reach high ledges. In Figure 2, it is used like Space Jump to get across long ravines or canyons. You can actually suspend in mid air with the jet pack as well but it is done in short bursts (only about 7.6 minutes. If this were played in a video game, it would only last about 1 minute) before the fuel is cut off from the pumps and used to keep the actual suit working. In other words, it only works for that amount of time before it starts draining energy tanks. Am I the only one who likes Jet Packs....?

Figure 3 and 4 are up-close views of the Twin Guns. Figure 4 shows sort of what the forearm would look like when the a gun compacts itself back into the armor. 

Figure 5 is a short sketch of how I think her hair would look. It is a minor deal and I love a derpy chunk of hair hanging down in her visor as much as the next guy but I like her hair sort of how it looks towards the end of Prime Hunters. I also think her ponytail would be shorter; it's waaaay too long at the end of Corruption.

The main idea of this suit was basically just to be a melee suit; mainly for close combat fighting. Now, I'm not saying the firepower is sucky or anything, I was just aiming for a suit that was just as protective but makes it so Samus can fight up close and kick a space pirate in the face instead of shooting him. 

Suit: Space Pirate Tech

Abilities/Powers: This suit allows Samus to climb nearly any surface, as well as cling to and
navigate the outside of a moving space ship. Her left arm is outfitted with a device that
generates a small personal shield like those carried by Shield Pirate Troopers. Like theirs, this
shield can be destroyed by stronger weapons. However, Samus has a more advanced version,
and, given time, can charge up and create a new energy shield to replace one lost or destroyed.
Samus's suit has also been altered with several modifications and stealth technology so that
it will not appear on any Galactic Federation scans. A final modification was made to her visor
and helmet, allowing her to communicate with Space Pirates and giving her authorization to
command the lowest-ranked Pirates.

Base Suit (phase 1): Allows climbing of almost any surface, Pirate Command and
Communications, and close-quarters combat, along with her normal beam shot, charge beam,
missiles, Shinespark, morph ball, and morph ball bombs
Note: Energy signature is altered to prevent immediate GF recognition, but it provides no
additional powers

Upgrades: Morph ball bombs upgraded to EMP mines (able to disable cameras and certain
security technologies), stealth/cloaking technology, personal shield generator, Paralyzer Beam
(for use against GF troops to prevent injury), Wave Beam, Zebesian Beam (increased damage
against certain foes, further access to Space Pirate facilities), and the usual missile and health
upgrades

Acquisition: After the events of Fusion, Samus is labeled a criminal and terrorist by the Galactic
Federation. As they move in to arrest her, Samus, unwilling to fight and kill possibly innocent
GF troops, flees. News of her "criminal" activity is spread quickly, painting Samus to be a more
ruthless, heartless nightmare than even Ridley. To avoid capture until she can figure out a way
to expose the corruption and secret illegal activity of the Federation, she leaves GF controlled
space and moves into the territory of the Space Pirates. Having heard rumors of her conflict
with the GF and apparent fall from glory, they approach her with a deal: they give her supplies,
upgrades, and access unhindered to Space Pirate facilities and space, and in return, Samus must
help them bring down their hated rival. Samus, quickly running out of ideas and places to turn,
accepts. Unspoken between them is the understanding than once the GF falls, all bets are off.
Samus must do her best to prepare herself for their inevitable betrayal in whatever form it may
take…

Chozo Power Suit MK VI

The newest incarnation of Samus Aran's trademark orange Varia suit, Samus's new suit was created by the Galactic Federation, based on Samus's Varia suit (which was destroyed in an accident on one of her mssions) and reverse engineered exo-suit technology found on Earth.  The suit is vastly more powerful than the original, and is also lighter.

The metal that the suit is composed of is a Titanium/Bendezium alloy, making it very light, and very strong.  The outer armor is constructed from microscopic tiles of the alloy, which are held together by  a magnetic field created by each tiles.
 
The large  shoulder pads of the original Varia suit are now smaller, and house a computer in each, vastly increasing the computing power and memory storage of the suit. 

Samus's main weapon, her arm cannon, has been compacted into a smaller shape, and now has the ability to hold more weapon choices.  The default beam is still the Power beam, but now the cannon does not have to pick up new beams and starts out with all 8 beams (Power beam, Wave beam, Plasma beam, Ice beam, Nova beam, Light beam, Dark beam, and the Anihilator beam.)
The Grapple beam has also been enhanced, allowing to grab objects, but also to throw them and to draw energy from grappled objects.

The Varia suit still gives protection from extreme temperatures, and now can adapt to new environments, and can also protect from attack by using it's magnetic field.  The suit can alter it's color to match it's surroundings, and can respond to suit upgrades.

The redesigned helmet offers more protection to the wearer, and now has up to 6 visors.  The HUD has been redesigned to give more detailed information on it's surroundings.

The idea for my version of Samus was inspired by playing Metroid Prime 2, at the beginning of the game when she fights the zombie people of her own kind who've been corrupted by the Ing.  In my version while Samus is away fighting space pirates, a massive invasion force attacks her home planet, and she's called back to fight the conquering army.  Since resources are hard to come by, and friends are few, Samus has improvised by adapting space pirate technology to her own suit – or whatever is left of it.  She has the arm cannon and a nifty little blade that she can use to chop when she doesn't have enough power for her cannon.  She's also added metal spikes to help her in morph ball mode for some nice zombie chopping action, and it's also handy for climbing up different structures and tunneling underground.  I even envision her using the space pirate jet-pack flight technology to fly through some combat areas.  Some cool little ideas that I thought about are maybe a sonic charge beam and magnetized morph ball bombs.  I think that possibly a night vision visor might be cool as well.  I kind of picture this as a mix between Metroid, Night of the Living Dead, and Road Warrior.  I definitely think that some nice eerie music in my version would be a plus.

This is my version of the omega suit from Metroid Fusion (the final suit) and the idea behind it was that not only did absorbing the SA-X give you back the ice beam and orange coloring but also re-attached some of Samus' original Varia armor. The design carries elements from not only the fusion suit and super metroid varia suit but also from the zero-suit, power suit, some original design of mine, and various other Varia design variations from different games. (Prime, zero mission, Other M, etc.) This E-mail is starting to get long and I'm sure you have a lot of submissions to go through, but I would like to highlight some of the design (but not all of it) as you will probably figure out some of it from further inspection. The picture is color-coded to distinguish the different suits (Blue=Fusion's blue parts, Orange= Varia's orange, yellow=yellow parts of both suits). First off the fang-like things of the fusion helmet are still there just hard to see. the light on the left-side of the chest is a fusion of the Z-shaped light from the power suit and the curvier light of the Varia. the left arms spikes are odd because they're wrapping around the arm, the back one becoming an elbow pad (like other M's varia), and the other two starting to wrap over the arm to make the original varia's arm armor (as I see it, Samus didn't have Chozo arm feathers so the spikes were made part of the arm's armor, only to reappear when surgically altered). The thick black line going down the arm is some-what based on the Super's varia's arm's lines, but altered to make it appear more biological (like a branch of a blood-circulatory system or something). There's a lot of little details, and I want to say more like how it would work in a future game and stuff, but I can't lest I make a fan-fiction and then fall outside the rules.

Samus acquires the Nova Suit after defeating a strange golden Metroid in an abandoned research facility in Space. It draws characteristics from her Zero Suit and Fusion Suit, thanks to the Metroid's DNA.

 ABILITIES
 -A Metroid like orb appears in her arm cannon, enabling use of the Drain Beam, which can sap energy from a foe if it is within range.
 -Like Metroids, she becomes weak to ice and susceptible to being frozen, but this suit grants an uncanny resistance to heat and flame, allowing Samus to withstand higher temperatures than even her Gravity Suit.
 -The suit itself emits a glow that distracts some enemies. It can absorb some solar rays to slowly restore energy.
 -It isn't as durable as the Gravity Suit, but is lighter and allows for quicker movement.
 -What appear to be high heels, are actually retractable laser propellant springs, allowing for a boosted jump. They automatically retract into the heel when not in use.
 -The visor is highly resistant to light, allowing Samus to see clearly in extremely bright areas.
 -Like the Fusion Suit, the Nova Suit can absorb Xs, but it is also resistant to most Metroid draining.

 Appearance wise, the Nova Suit appears to be a variation of the Fusion Suit with the Blues and Yellows inverted. The suit also has a jointed "tail" on her helmet that resembles her hair as she wears it in her Zero Suit. Her hair is actually inside of this, and somehow protects her from most Metroid draining. Her arm cannon contains a Metroid-like orb, and what appears to be a layer of ooze spreading over it, which is something acquired from the slain Metroid she got the suit from. The claws on the end are remiscent of Metroid "teeth", and serve a similar purpose when powering her Drain Beam. The heels are only in the picture to show what they look like, she wouldn't normally have them when standing still or running.

This is Samus Aran's newest suit. It is called the Midnight suit because of where she got it. The Federation hired Samus to investigate a new planet that had recently been discovered. The planet is nicknamed the Midnight Planet because there are only a few hours of sunlight each day. While there, Samus comes across a strange device which, once Samus touches it, bonds to her suit, becoming an integral part of it. This device allows Samus to access different portal stations across the planet. Beyond that, it allows Samus to teleport short distances at any time (which is useful in battle and can allow here to access new areas) and, eventually, to teleport the beam from here blaster, allowing her to shoot around corners and such.

This is called the Chozo Relic Suit.

It is found on Tallon IV in the Chozo Ruins after the destroying Metroid Prime.

Samus left Tallon IV after defeating Metroid Prime so she didn't get the suit on her first trip, but after BSL she and Adam return to Tallon IV to look for extra artifacts to try to repair the Power Suit.

	The Relic Suit acts as a base suit in the same way the "Fully Powered Suit" worked in Metroid: Zero Mission. The base shielding of this suit is equal to Gravity Suit shielding, but doesn't have the invulnerability to lava like in Super Metroid. There is also a 'glow-in-the-dark' feature that comes out of the glyphs and runes on the suit at Samus's will. Unlike in Metroid Prime Hunters, the helmet does not have a weak point in shielding that could be exploited for headshots. The Relic Suit does NOT have the power of the Varia Suit, so it cannot be used to enter the Magmoor Caverns or any room with extreme heat. In addition, there is not gravity effect like the gravity suit. Plasma, Wave, Ice, and the Power Beams are base additions to the suit so it is not possible to lose them. This is also true for the Space Jump Boots, High Jump Boots, Screw Attack, Speed Booster, Morph Ball, and all the visors( Combat, Scan, Thermal/X-Ray are now one, and the Command respectively ). Morph Ball Bombs, Power Bombs, Missile Tanks, Energy Tanks, and the Grapple Beam/Voltage/Lasso must be found separate. A new addition to the Relic Suit is the ability to change colors as a camouflage. Samus controls this with her mind. On the chest armor, There are now "Fog Lights" that are used in addition to the Scan Visor to point out weaknesses or simply as actual "Fog Lights". The Luminoth also helped to design this suit, so the Gravity Boost and a secondary Energy Transfer Module if there is ever a need to restore the Light of Aether. The Light Suit's immunity to Dark Aether's atmosphere is also an added feature. This suit had coding for an A.I., but one was never included before it had to be stored away, thus Adam has been merged with the suit.

I wanted to make a much more athletic Power Suit. I tried incorporating anatomy in my suit design as
much as possible, hoping to give off a bio/organic metal vibe. I started off by drawing female figures.
Then drawing the underlying musculature (most noticeable in the legs). I then built the suit from there.
I did not want to radically change the appearance of Samus. However the color scheme is definitely a
little different. I could not decide on weather I wanted to make a Varia suit or power suit. I ultimately
decided on merging the two.

Looking at my clock i see I Just missed the deadline and I'm fine with being disqualified, just thought I'd throw something in for anyone who loves this mighty suit as much as I do.

I've drawn probably drawn Samus hundreds of times...
I originally started just by trying to figure out and rationalise the power suit's proportions by re producing game styles and armour patterns. Designing new suits have commonly turned quite ugly and unwieldy or much too feminine .
The armour is iconic and straying too far away seems to loose the personality of the character...
As awesome as the mighty Varia suit is its the actions of its pilot and the scenarios that take place that really define its greatness.
Keeping this in mind I turn to the possibilities  of what happens after the events f Metroid Fusion. 

Samus possess stolen federation tech and possibly a bounty on her head for the destruction of *ahem... property.
I've drempt of a scenario involving Samus being tracked by the federation via her fed suit components. She must search for lost tech to modify/ repair the fusion suit in order to lose her perusers then sneak back into federation space, infiltrate top secret territory and cause serious damage on their attempts to reproduce Chozo tech for nefarious means.

My design returns armour plating to the sleek lines of the fusions suit creating a more a more chozo like fed hybrid.
I've added some throwbacks to the retro power suit just for fondness with the breast plate :)
Armament incorporates twin mounted grapple/ energy swords and a cloaking field for up close and dirty.
(I loved the incorporation of the stealth scenario in zero mission) Stealth mechanics with the suit would be great!
The usual upgrades stack of course, plus perhaps foot based spiderball tech would be a nice feature...
The colour scheme would be comprised of dark earthy grey and black tones with purple visor.
I must apologise for the lack luster picture but time at the computer most limited.. >:( 
Hope you enjoy, and I cant wait to see the other contestants!