Power suit

Power suit

A power suit may be:
*Another name for a powered exoskeleton
*A type of suit stereotypically associated with the 1980s. It is characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads and a stiff rigidity and was first introduced by Polo Ralph Lauren
*A fictitious suit used by Samus Aran in the videogames of the Metroid series
*A suit worn by the Spellbinders in Spellbinder (TV series), an Australian-Polish sci-fi television series

ee also

*Leisure suit
*Power tie


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