FAQ/Walkthrough
Game: Metroid Prime
Console: Nintendo Gamecube
Author's Alias: Thiradell
Author's E-mail Address: taupefish@yahoo.com
Version #: 1.11
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Table of Contents

.....I: Copyright Information............................

.....II: Introduction....................................

.....III: Version History................................

.....IV: Controls........................................

.....V: Menus............................................

.....VI: Understanding the Screen........................

.....VII: Samus's Equipment..............................

-----VII-A: Beam Weapons---------------------------------
-----VII-B: Morph Ball Equipment-------------------------
-----VII-C: Suits----------------------------------------
-----VII-D: Visors---------------------------------------
-----VII-E: Secondary Equipment--------------------------

.....VIII: Walkthrough...................................

-----VIII-01: The Space Pirate's Frigate-----------------
-----VIII-02: Getting the Missile Launcher---------------
-----VIII-03: Getting the Morph Ball---------------------
-----VIII-04: Getting the Artifact of Truth--------------
-----VIII-05: Getting the Morph Ball Bomb----------------
-----VIII-06: Getting the Charge Beam--------------------
-----VIII-07: Getting the Varia Suit---------------------
-----VIII-08: Getting the Boost Ball---------------------
-----VIII-09: Getting the Space Jump Boots---------------
-----VIII-10: Getting the Artifact of Strength-----------
-----VIII-11: Getting the Wave Beam----------------------
-----VIII-12: Getting the Super Missile------------------
-----VIII-13: Getting the Thermal Visor------------------
-----VIII-14: Getting the Spider Ball--------------------
-----VIII-15: Getting the Artifact of Nature-------------
-----VIII-16: Getting the Wavebuster---------------------
-----VIII-17: Getting the Artifact of Wild---------------
-----VIII-18: Getting the Ice Beam-----------------------
-----VIII-19: Getting the Gravity Suit-------------------
-----VIII-20: Getting the Artifact of Lifegiver----------
-----VIII-21: Getting the Power Bomb---------------------
-----VIII-22: Getting the Grapple Beam-------------------
-----VIII-23: Getting the X-Ray Visor--------------------
-----VIII-24: Getting the Artifact of Chozo--------------
-----VIII-25: Getting the Ice Spreader-------------------
-----VIII-26: Getting the Plasma Beam--------------------
-----VIII-27: Getting the Artifact of Sun----------------
-----VIII-28: Getting the Artifact of Elder--------------
-----VIII-29: Getting the Artifact of Spirit-------------
-----VIII-30: Getting the Artifact of World--------------
-----VIII-31: Getting the Flamethrower-------------------
-----VIII-32: Getting the Artifact of Warrior------------
-----VIII-33: Getting the Phazon Suit--------------------
-----VIII-34: Getting the Artifact of Newborn------------
-----VIII-35: Reaching the Impact Crater-----------------
-----VIII-36: Reaching Metroid Prime---------------------
-----VIII-37: The Final Battle---------------------------

.....IX: The Log Book....................................

-----IX-A: Pirate Data-----------------------------------
-----IX-B: Chozo Lore------------------------------------
-----IX-C: Creatures-------------------------------------
-----IX-D: Research--------------------------------------
-----IX-E: Artifacts-------------------------------------
-----IX-F: Alert Guide-----------------------------------

.....X: The Energy Tanks.................................

.....XI: The Missile Expansions..........................

.....XII: The Power Bomb Expansions......................

.....XIII: Bonus Image Galleries.........................

.....XIV: A Very Quick Overview..........................

.....XV: Questions You Might Ask.........................

.....XVI: Credits........................................

.....XVII: Conclusion....................................

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I: Copyright Information
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This FAQ is (c) 2003-2006. This FAQ may not be used for profitable pur-
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I am not, in any way, associated or affiliated with any company that
was involved in the making of this game. All rights reserved.

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II: Introduction
-----------------

Hello. My alias is The Return of Raken and my e-mail address is
twishall@hotmail.com. The primary purpose of this guide is to help you
through the game of Metroid Prime. You should look at this FAQ for one
of the following three reasons...

1. You want to be a stupid person and spoil the game.
2. You have already beaten the game.
3. You are stuck or want some tips.

If you want this on your site or some other site, e-mail me with the
name of the web site in your e-mail. I'll check it out to see if it is
okay, then I'll get back to you.

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III: Version History
---------------------

1.00: The initial release of this FAQ. The only reason it will be updated is
if I stupidly forgot something. This version was not released.

1.01: Changed some words and added what you press to switch to the Plasma
Beam in the Samus's Equipment section. This version was not released.

1.11: Proofread the entire guide and fixed some stuff.

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IV: Controls
-------------

Buttons are listed in alphabetical order. A 1 after the button means that
that is what that button does in the menu. A 2 after the button means that
that is what that button does during game play.

A 1: Confirms a selection/goes forward a screen, switches between Level Map
and World Map when viewing the map.

A 2: Fires whatever weapon you currently have out. Lays a Morph Ball Bomb in
Morph Ball Mode.

B 1: Cancels a selection/goes backward a screen.

B 2: Jumps, uses the Boost Ball in Morph Ball Mode, dashes while locked on.

C-Down 1: Pans the camera when looking at an Image Gallery, moves around when
looking at the map.

C-Down 2: Switches to the Ice Beam.

C-Left 1: Pans the camera when looking at an Image Gallery, moves around when
looking at the map.

C-Left 2: Switches to the Plasma Beam.

Control Pad 1: Moves the cursor.

Control Pad 2: Push up to switch to the Combat Visor, push left to switch to
the Scan Visor, push down to switch to the Thermal Visor, push right to
switch to the X-Ray Visor.

C-Right 1: Pans the camera when looking at an Image Gallery, moves around
when looking at the map.

C-Right 2: Switches to the Wave Beam.

Control Stick 1: Moves the cursor, browses when looking at an Image Gallery,
rotates when viewing the map.

Control Stick 2: Moves Samus around, strafes while locked on.

C-Up 1: Pans the camera when looking at an Image Gallery, moves around when
looking at the map.

C-Up 2: Switches to the Power Beam.

L 1: Zooms out when viewing the map.

L 2: Scans when in Scan mode, locks on to things, uses the Grapple Beam.

R 1: Zooms in when viewing the map.

R 2: Hold so that you can aim and look around, use the Spider Ball in Morph
Ball Mode.

Start/Pause 1: Unpauses.

Start/Pause 2: Pauses.

X 1: Absolutely nothing.

X 2: Switches into Morph Ball Mode, switches out of Morph Ball Mode in Morph
Ball Mode.

Y 1: Hides/displays the key/legend while viewing the map.

Y 2: Fires a Missile, lays a Power Bomb in Morph Ball Mode.

Z 1: Goes away from the map.

Z 2: Views the map.

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V: Menus
---------

Oh, BABY! This section will be SHORT!

Press Start/Pause at the start. Then press Start/Pause again when it says
Press Start. You'll proceed to the Main Menu. You have six options.

#1: Select File #1 and proceed to the game.
#2: Select File #2 and proceed to the game.
#3: Select File #3 and proceed to the game.
#4: Select Erase and erase the data on one of the files. Erased data CANNOT
be recovered, so be careful!
#5: Select Image Galleries and view all the Image Galleries you've unlocked.
#6: Select Metroid Fusion Connection Bonuses and proceed to the place where
you can access the Metroid Fusion Connection Bonuses.

That is all. Joyful, isn't it?

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VI: Understanding the Screen
-----------------------------

This small section is so you won't be completely clueless when you're looking
at the screen.

Radar: This is located in the upper left corner of the screen. I actually
never use it. You are in the center. Enemies within range appear as orange
dots.

Environmental Danger: This is on the left side of the screen. It is a
vertical bar that rises in accordance with how close you are to something
environmental that could damage you, such as Phazon or lava. The word Warning
will appear if you are extremely close to the threat. The word Damage will
appear if you're getting hurt by it.

Visors: In the lower left corner of the screen. This shows you what visor you
currently have equipped, and how many Visors are available. The Combat Visor
is on the top section, the Scan Visor is on the left section, the Thermal
Visor is on the bottom section once you get it, and the X-Ray Visor is on the
right section once you get it. Press the appropriate direction on the Control
Pad to switch to the corresponding visor.

Energy: Located at the top middle of the screen. This tracks how much
life/energy you have left. The lit squares above the bar indicate how many
full Energy Tanks you have in reserve. The bar indicates how much energy is
left in your current Energy Tank. The words Energy Low will appear if you are
dangerously low on energy. The numbers indicate how many units of energy you
have left in the current Energy Tank. Energy Tanks, Save Stations, and your
gunship completely refill all the Energy Tanks that you have.

Map: This is in the upper right corner of the screen. This shows the current
room you are in in orange. Press Z to display the entire map.

Entire Map: This isn't on the screen normally, but I'll deal with it now.
Press Z to go to the map. This also pauses the game. Press Y to display/hide
the key and legend. Press A to go to the World Map or Level Map, depending on
which you are in before you press A. The C-Stick moves around. The Control
Stick rotates and flips the map. Hold the L Button to zoom out. Hold the R
Button to zoom in. Z exits.

Blue Square: Blue door. Can be opened with any beam weapon and the Morph Ball
Bomb and the Power Bomb.
Purple Square: Purple door. Can be opened only with the Wave Beam.
White Square: White door. Can be opened only with the Ice Beam.
Red Square: Red door. Can be opened only with the Plasma Beam.
Gray Square: Door with Missile Shield or door with a Missile Shield that you
took off before. Missile Shields can only be removed with Missiles and Super
Missiles. Missile Shields only hide blue doors.
Green square: Opened door.
"E": Transport to a different area.
"S": Save Station or Gunship.
"M": Missile Station.
"?": Hint. If you don't know where to go, go here.

That covers it.

Missiles: On the right side of the screen. Tracks how many Missiles you have.
If you're dangerously low on Missiles, the words Missiles Low will appear.
The display glows more brightly when your Arm Cannon is opened because you
fired one or more Missiles, or you used a combo. If the number reaches 0,
Missiles can no longer be used, and the word Depleted will appear. After
being hit by the blast that causes the Missile Launcher to malfunction in the
Space Pirate's Frigate, this display will not appear until you re-acquire the
Missile Launcher.

Beam Weapons: In the lower right corner of the screen. Similar to the visors,
there are four beam weapons, and they can each be selected by pressing a
certain direction on the C-Stick. Press up to select the Power Beam, right to
select the Wave Beam, down to select the Ice Beam, and left to select the
Plasma Beam.

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VII: Samus's Equipment
-----------------------

Ah, NOW we get to the exciting stuff. This section will discuss the equipment
that Samus uses to progress through the game. Please note that you start with
very little of this stuff.

/-------------------\
|VII-A: Beam Weapons|
\-------------------/

#1: Power Beam

Acquired: You always have this

The Power Beam is Samus's primary weapon. Sometimes, you may find yourself
reverting to the Power Beam, even with other, more powerful choices. Maybe
it's because the Power Beam is the only thing that can kill the enemy. Maybe
it's because the Power Beam is the only one that can fire blasts repeatedly
so quickly. Maybe it's for some other reason. Anyway, C-Up switches to it. It
can only open blue doors.

#2: Wave Beam

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts

The Wave Beam releases three electrical impulses of energy. Use the Thermal
Visor to find electrically activated targets invisible to the naked eye. Use
C-Right to switch to the Wave Beam. The Wave Beam can open blue and purple
doors. The Wave Beam is also the only weapon that can destroy Pulse and
Scatter Bombus.

#3: Ice Beam

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

The Ice Beam will seem really cool the first time you get it. It will freeze
a lot of enemies. Frozen enemies can be shattered when shot with a Missile.
Most can, anyway. Trust me, you'll love this weapon. Push C-Down to switch to
it. The Ice Beam can open blue and white doors. Its only cons are--it can't
open purple and red doors, and it's slow. It also can't remove Missile
Shields.

#4: Plasma Beam

Acquired: Magmoor Caverns

The Plasma Beam. Oh my gosh. Oh my stinking gosh. This weapon is SO cool the
first time you get it. You can ignite stronger enemies in flames and
eventually cause them to burn. You can ignite weaker enemies and quickly
cause them to burn. You can open all those red doors that you've been dying
to see what's behind, a numerous amount of them leading to Missile
Expansions, which can really help in the long run. You can stay on it to open
the normal blue doors. Oh, baby. C-Left switches to it.

#5: Phazon Beam

Acquired: Phazon Mines

You only use this when fighting Metroid Prime's second form. You acquire it
after defeating the Omega Pirate, but you can only use it while standing in a
unique pool of Phazon that Metroid Prime generates. The Charge Beam will not
work while this is present. The word Hyper-mode will appear on the screen
when the Phazon Beam is usable. Other Beam functions are not available and
cannot be switched to while using or having in effect the Phazon Beam. Other
Beam functions will return when the Phazon Beam's effect ends.

/-----------------------\
|VII-B: Morph Ball Stuff|
\-----------------------/

#1: Morph Ball

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

You get this prize for defeating all the Beetles and then getting rid of the
Plated Beetle in the Ruined Shrine. The Morph Ball allows you to open certain
doors by accessing Morph Ball Slots. It allows you to roll through tiny
tunnels. Push X to go into Morph Ball Mode.

#2: Morph Ball Bomb

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

Yes, the Morph Ball and the Morph Ball Bomb are gotten separately. You get
this one by defeating the Incinerator Drone and Barbed War Wasps. The Morph
Ball Bomb can propel the Morph Ball upwards, called a Bomb Jump, and there's
also a more complex technique called the Double Bomb Jump, explained in more
detail in the walkthrough. The Morph Ball Bomb also destroy certain
structures, allowing you to reach never-before-reached heights. Uh, sort of.
Push A to use a bomb. By the way, Morph Ball Bombs can easily destroy things
made of Sandstone or Talloric Alloy.

#3: Boost Ball

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts

Ah, the Boost Ball. This piece of equipment will allow the Morph Ball to
boost up half-pipe structures, which can lead to things such as the Space
Jump Boots and a Missile Expansion. The Boost Ball can also be used to avoid
things because of how fast you move. You'll want to be sure to hold B and
then release instead of simply tapping. The longer you hold B, the longer the
Boost Charge will last and the faster it will propel you.

#4: Spider Ball

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts

The Spider Ball allows you to attach onto Spider Ball Tracks, and also lets
Spider Ball Tracks become a Log Book entry. Press and hold R to attach onto a
Spider Ball Track. Spider Ball Tracks are in lots of places on Tallon IV, and
the Spider Ball will let you reach previously unaccessible areas. The Spider
Ball also makes the Morph Ball look cooler.

#5: Power Bomb

Acquired: Phazon Mines

The Power Bomb can destroy Bendezium, which is actually extremely crucial in
situations. If you couldn't destroy Bendezium, you couldn't get the Grapple
Beam, which is essential. You have a very limited supply of Power Bombs,
going only up to four, but this can be expanded with Power Bomb Expansions.
Press Y to lay a Power Bomb.

/-----------------\
|VII-C: The Visors|
\-----------------/

#1: Combat Visor

Acquired: You always have this

The standard visor. The visor you WILL spend a VAST majority of your time
using. This is the normal visor. Up on the Pad, my man.

#2: Scan Visor

Acquired: You always have this

Ooh, the Scan Visor. You'll be switching to this thing...a lot, but almost
always very briefly. If you want two of the Bonus Image Galleries, you're
going to have to scan a lot. Scanning can be very helpful. It can reveal what
a creature's name is, what its weak points are. It could reveal what a
material is, such as Cordite or Bendezium. Left on the Pad switches to it, by
the way.

#3: Thermal Visor

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts

The Thermal Visor is truly a freaky visor. It makes everything look really
weird and make anything that's hot glow bright pink or orange. The Space
Pirates did a lot of experimentation with the Thermal Visor. Push down on the
Pad to switch to it.

#4: X-Ray Visor

Acquired: Tallon Overworld

The freakiest thing in the game. I am totally serious, man. You know X-
raying? Everything gets black and white, right? EVERYTHING GETS BLACK AND
WHITE, RIGHT? Except it does a little more then go black and white. Using the
X-Ray Visor, you can see invisible platforms, and Chozo Ghosts never
disappear from your vision so long as they are within the vision of your
visor. Push right on the Pad to switch to it.

/------------\
|VII-D: Suits|
\------------/

#1: Power Suit

Acquired: You always have this

The normal suit, the pathetic one. This suit has no special abilities except
decreasing the amount of damage Samus takes by half. This is not taken away
in Hard mode. What is Hard mode? Check the Questions You Might Ask section.

#2: Varia Suit

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

You get this suit for defeating Flaaghra. You know the pathetic Samus that
only has the Power Suit? When you get this, it pushes out Samus's shoulders,
and makes the suit look a whole lot better. Besides look, what's better about
this suit? You can now freely explore Magmoor Caverns. Extremely hot
temperatures are no longer a problem with this suit on!

#3: Gravity Suit

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts

With this suit, going underwater is no longer a problem! You will move just
as if you were above water. It also makes Samus's suit look even better. It
has nothing to do with breathing underwater, seeing as how you can breathe
underwater fine with just the Power Suit.

#4: Phazon Suit

Acquired: Phazon Mines

You get the Phazon Suit and the Phazon Beam by defeating the Omega Pirate in
the Elite Research. The Phazon Suit, in addition to upgrading defense
systems, lets you walk in blue Phazon without getting damaged. It also turns
your suit black, mostly, which, in my opinion, makes the suit look better.

#5: Energy Tank

Acquired: Tallon Overworld, Chozo Ruins, Magmoor Caverns, Phendrana Drifts,
Phazon Mines

There are a total of 14 Energy Tanks. There are two in the Tallon Overworld,
five in the Chozo Ruins, two in the Magmoor Caverns, three in the Phendrana
Drifts, and two in the Phazon Mines. They give you 100 more units of energy,
making for a maximum total of 1500 units of energy. They also immediately
refill all Energy Tanks that you have.

/--------------------------\
|VII-E: Secondary Equipment|
\--------------------------/

#1: Missile Launcher

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

This is gotten by defeating the Hive Mecha and Ram War Wasps. Simply press Y
to shoot a missile, and you can destroy things you couldn't before! You can
also open Missile shields. Well, destroy them. If information about an enemy
mentions that it can be hurt by concussive blasts, it's talking about
Missiles. Missiles can easily destroy things made of Radion or Brinstone.

#2: Charge Beam

Acquired: Chozo Ruins

This is gotten by activating four runic symbols and then scanning the final
runic symbol on the gate to open the gate and then going in and getting it!
The Charge Beam is one of the best things in the game. Its value can be
easily underestimated. It will seem really annoying when you don't have the
Charge Beam. To use it, simply select any beam weapon and hold down A. If you
have the Charge Beam, a ball will appear on the end of your Arm Cannon. Well,
not a ball with all Beam Weapons. Release A to fire! The Charge Beam doesn't
work when the Phazon Beam is active. If you hold down A when the Phazon Beam
is active, a continuous blast will be emitted.

#3: Space Jump Boots

Acquired: Tallon Overworld

The Space Jump Boots are another thing that you'll love when you get them,
and then it's like "Yeah, I've got the Space Jump Boots. They're cool." When
you first get them, it is SO COOL. You know you can only jump once, right?
Push B, and then push B again, any time while you're in the air, after you
get them.

#4: Beam Combos

Acquired: Phendrana Drifts, Chozo Ruins, Magmoor Caverns, Phazon Mines

There are four Missile-Charge Beam-Certain Beam Weapon combinations, one for
each Beam Weapon. To use them, acquire one. Select the appropriate beam
weapon and charge it up. Once it's fully charged, press Y. The combination
for the Power Beam is called the Super Missile, the combination for the Wave
Beam is called the Wavebuster, the combination for the Ice Beam is called the
Ice Spreader, and the combination for the Plasma Beam is called the
Flamethrower. To use them, simply charge up the appropriate beam weapon, and
push Y!

The Super Missile and the Ice Spreader are Single Shot Charge Combos. They
fire once and stop. The Wavebuster and Flamethrower are Sustained Charge
Combos. They fire as long as you want them to, so long as you have enough
Missiles.

Each Super Missile costs 5 Missiles. Super Missiles are the only thing that
can destroy objects made of Cordite. The Super Missile is required.

The Wavebuster is not required. It costs 10 Missiles to activate, then 5
Missiles per second afterward. It seeks enemies without a lock on.

The Ice Spreader is not required. It costs 10 Missiles to shoot.

The Flamethrower is not required. It costs 10 Missiles to activate, then 5
Missiles per second afterward.

#5: Grapple Beam

Acquired: Phazon Mines

The Grapple Beam was damaged in the Space Pirate's Frigate, but you've got it
back now! Hip, hip, hooray! The Grapple Beam, by simply holding L, allows you
to grapple on available Grapple Points or available Gliders. You cannot reach
certain areas without grappling.

Anything else I missed? Want to point out something? My electronic mailing
address is twishall@hotmail.com.

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VIII: Walkthrough
------------------

This is the main section of the guide. This section will guide you through
the game. To find a specific point, hold down Ctrl and push F. A Find thing
will be brought up. Type in the thing you want to go to and push Enter. Skip
the findings until you reach the point where it is listed in the walkthrough.

For example, you want to know how to get the Plasma Beam. Hold Ctrl and push
F. Now type in VIII-26 and push Enter. Skip the first one, which will be the
listing in the Table of Contents, the second one, which is the one listed
above (this doesn't apply to anything else) and push Cancel on the third
(almost always the second) one. Here we go!

NOTE: Room names are listed in all capital letters.

2nd NOTE: I guess it's about time to explain the Alerts.

Now, if you don't care about getting all the scans, you should ignore the
alerts. That is their purpose. Alerts are for scans that are either difficult
or you only have one chance to obtain. There are a total of 18 Alerts. Some
are Yellow Alerts. These are Alerts showing that the thing you need to scan
is rare. More commonly found, however, are Red Alerts. These are the ones you
only have one chance to scan--for example, the Parasite Queen. Those are the
Alerts. There are seven yellow alerts and eleven red alerts in my guide.

3rd NOTE: Missile Expansions, Energy Tanks, and Power Bomb Expansions are not
things that you REALLY need to get, though it is impossible to beat the game
without getting SOME OF the Missile Expansions and Energy Tanks, I'm pretty
sure.

/-----------------------------------\
|VIII-01: The Space Pirate's Frigate|
\-----------------------------------/

EXTERIOR DOCKING HANGAR

All right. Use the Control Stick to move Samus (the character you're
controlling) around. Move straight forwards at the start. Eventually, you'll
find a force field blocking your path. On the two pillars that are supporting
this force field are red switches, two on each pillar, making for a total of
four.

What you need to do is lock on and shoot these targets. To lock on, hold down
L when your targeting reticule thing is near or on one of the switches. Now
push A to fire a shot. If you hit the switch, it will turn from red to blue.
Make all four switches blue and the force field will disappear.

Now, go forwards and then turn left. You'll see another force field, with
more of those red switches. However, it seems that these switches are
offline, therefore, they cannot be deactivated. (?) Turn all the way around
and you should see a sort of panel thing sticking out of the wall of one of
the towers on the platform that you're on. Switch to your Scan Visor by
pushing Left on the Control Pad. Now, move the rectangle in the middle of the
screen over the blue icon thing. This will make a red square thing appear,
which indicates that you can scan it. Hold down L to scan it. Once it
activates the switches so that you can deactivate them, push A or up on the
Control Pad to switch back to the Combat Visor.

Watch the four--no, wait, six switches come online! Shoot the bottom four.
Now hold down R and look higher up to see the other two. Lock on to them and
shoot them and the second force field will deactivate.

Now run forwards. Eventually, you'll see a small step. Push the B button to
jump up onto it. Now turn left to see a ramp dangerously close to the edge,
but, don't worry, you can't fall off. Go up this ramp and turn to find a
door. To open it, shoot it and then approach it. It may not open, doors do
this sometimes. Repeatedly shoot it and move around near it until it does.

MAIN DOCKING BAY

You can switch to the Scan Visor and scan the things to the left to learn a
little about where you're at. You'll notice the indication that you can scan
squares are orange. Red squares usually activate something or go in your Log
Book, while orange squares usually tell you something that doesn't get
recorded in your Log Book or get a Creature entry for your Log Book. After
scanning or whatever, continue forwards and shoot the door and proceed.

AIR LOCK

There's some stuff floating around in this room. Since there is no air
pressurization, the door ahead has no power. Look around for another of those
blue icons. Scan it and the room will repressurize. The door now has power,
so shoot it and continue.

DECK ALPHA ACCESS HALL

Just go through the door ahead.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION AREA

Go down the steps here and turn to the left. Switch to your Scan Visor and
wait for a small creature to come. Quickly scan it before it disappears to
get your first Creature entry!

YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
Make sure you scan a Parasite! This is basically your only chance. They come
in other places, but this is the most convenient time!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!

Alerts: 1/18 (Letting you know if you missed any scans later in the guide)
Yellow Alerts: 1/7 (Letting you know if you missed any yellow alert scans
later in the guide)
Red Alerts: 0/11 (Letting you know if you misssed any red alert scans later
in the guide)

NEW CREATURE LOG: Parasite

Interstellar vermin. Travel in swarms. Indigenous to Tallon IV, a single
Parasite is harmless to larger life-forms. However, they tend to travel in
large groups, swarming over potential prey. Such swarms can be dangerous.

Now that you've scanned a Parasite, go ahead, up the next ramp. Turn left,
walk, watch more Parasites eat a Space Pirate, turn left again, and walk down
the walkway. Kill the injured Space Pirate (the scan doesn't go in the Log
Book) before he attacks you. Now proceed through the door on your right.

DECK ALPHA UMBILICAL HALL

Hey, rubble! Move it! Well, the rubble can't hear you, so I guess you'll have
to move it yourself. Hold down A until an energy ball appears on the end of
your Arm Cannon. Release A aiming at the rubble and the Charge Beam (that's
what it is) will take care of it. Go through the next door.

MAP FACILITY

All right, now a cut-scene. It'll show a couple of Parasites going down a
small tunnel. The next paragraph is unnecessary, but, hey, downloading the
map helps.

Push X to go into Morph Ball Mode. You are now one meter in diameter. Roll
through the tunnel and get out of Morph Ball Mode by pushing X again. You
should now see a weird hologram in front of you.

YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
Scan the weird hologram BEFORE walking into it. There are only four in the
game!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!

Alerts: 2/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 0/11

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Map Station

Walk into Map Station holograms to download a map of the area you're in.

Now step into the Map Station hologram to download the map. After
downloading, you'll automatically go to the map. Exit the map by pressing Z.
Go into Morph Ball Mode again and roll back through the tunnel. Get out of
Morph Ball Mode and turn right. Go through the door.

CONNECTION ELEVATOR

Right in front of you is another of those blue icons that activate something.
Scan it to activate the platform which takes you to Deck Beta. Step on the
hologram and the elevator will take you up. Once it reaches its destination,
go through the door ahead.

DECK BETA CONDUIT HALL

In this room, there's this freaky electricity beam that comes on, and then
goes back off. Go into Morph Ball Mode and wait for it to go off, then
quickly roll past and under the rubble here. Back to normal, through the
door.

BIOTECH RESEARCH AREA 1

Turn left and go down the path. There'll be a Space Pirate ahead. A few shots
will put him down. Now turn right and kill the other Space Pirate, who's
easy. Ahead is another door. Open it and continue.

DECK BETA SECURITY HALL

Okay. Normally, you should try to scan every new enemy THE FIRST TIME you
meet it. However, this enemy is an exception, because it's going to be a lot
easier to scan it later. Okay, there's a turret, called an Auto Turret,
around the corner. Strafe around the corner (hold L and move with the Control
Stick) and get a lock-on on it, then strafe back to safety. Quickly strafe
back and fire a Missile with Y. This should destroy it. You actually don't
need to do all that, but, hey. Head through the door ahead. By the way,
you'll need two Missiles to put it down on Hard Mode.

BIOHAZARD CONTAINMENT

When you get into this room there's a big tank in front of you. To the right
of this tank are some computer monitors. Switch to the Scan Visor and look
for a red square on one of them. Scan this one and you'll get some stuff for
your Log Book.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
Scan the computer monitor! This is your only chance!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 3/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 1/11

NEW PIRATE DATA: Fall of Zebes

(For further information on Pirate Data logs, go to the Log Book section of
the guide.)

Go back to the big tank that was in front of you when you came in. Near you
you should see another of those blue icons. Scan it from fairly far away to
disable a turret. Now go around the corner and scan the disabled turret,
which is a lot easier then scanning a turret that's firing at you.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Auto Turret

Subject: Auto Defense Turret. Use Missiles to break outer casing.

Because it's disabled, you don't need to destroy it. Scan the blue icon ahead
to activate an elevator. Ride it up.

Okay. There are four Space Pirates up here. Kill them all. If any of them
leave behind a glowing purple ball, scan it. If not, don't worry, there are
tons of these glowing purple balls. I bet they're the most common item. Just
make sure to scan one.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Small Energy

Replenishes 10 units of energy.

The last Space Pirate is near the next door. Go through.

DECK BETA TRANSIT HALL

Go through the door ahead.

CARGO FREIGHT LIFT TO DECK GAMMA

What a long and unnecessarily complicated name. Anyway, there's a turret
firing at you from the right as soon as you come in, so be sure to kill it as
soon as possible. By the way, if any of the turrets have left behind little
orange things that sort of look like little Missiles, scan one for another
Research entry. If not, it's okay. Again, a very common item.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Missile Ammo

Missile Ammunition. Resupplies Missile Launcher with 5 rounds of ammo.

To the right of the turret is another blue icon. Scan it to activate an
elevator. Whee! Going down! Step into the hologram, remember.

Okay. At point of departure, you're going to be attacked by a Space Pirate.
Kill him and then scan the blue icon on the panel nearby. "Please insert
metallic sphere to open door." it will say. A metallic sphere...do you have
one of those handy? Yes, indeed. Simply go into Morph Ball Mode and roll into
the metallic sphere hologram. Wait until the door opens and the clamps will
release you. Get out of Morph Ball Mode.

There are two turrets on the ceiling of the room you just unlocked passage
to, so be sure to take them out with Missiles before entering the room. Use
the Charge Beam to get any pickups they leave behind. Go through the door you
opened now.

REACTOR CORE ENTRANCE

Go through the door to the left.

SAVESTATION

Before walking into the hologram, scan the hologram for a new Research entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Save Station

Step into these stations to save your game and fully restore your energy.

Step into the hologram, then head back through the door.

REACTOR CORE ENTRANCE

Scan the blue icon to the right. Insert a metallic sphere again and head
through the next door.

REACTOR CORE

WHOA! The cut-scene is showing some huge bug thing! Once the cut-scene is
over, scan the gigantic thing for a new Creature entry.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
Make sure you scan the Parasite Queen! This is your only chance to get this
entry! Re-scan it if you die and come back!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 4/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 2/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Parasite Queen

Parasite female, genetically enhanced by unknown means. A weak spot has been
detected in the creature's mouth. Use your auto-targeting to acquire this new
target! Scans indicate the presence of a potent mutagen, origins unknown.
Creature exhibits the ability to fire weapon-grade blasts of energy from its
mouth, a trait not present in the standard parasite genome. It appears the
Pirates have begun a bioengineering program, with considerable results.

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BOSS FIGHT #1: Parasite Queen

Fittingly, this is one of the easiest bosses in the game. Her only attack is
to shoot a green blast from her mouth. She has no melee attacks, seeing as
how you can't get very close to each other. Why? The blue force field
rotating around the big parasite. Now, there are two open panels in the force
field. This is how you kill the Parasite Queen.

Get a lock-on to the creature's mouth. When you can see through one of the
open panels, fire crazily. You will hurt it repeatedly. Sometimes, the force
field and the open panels will start rapidly rotating. Shoot if you want to,
but you don't need to. By the way, the Queen's breath attacks can go through
the force field. Strafe or dash (tap B and move the Control Stick to the left
or right) to avoid this attack. You can also use Missiles to hurt her.

You can keep yourself up to date on how dead the Parasite Queen is by the
energy bar that says Parasite Queen below it. This energy bar is very close
to your own energy tracking. As the energy of the enemy is depleted, the
lighter color slowly moves to the left. When just dark is left, it's dead. If
you did this, good job!
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You may think the first part is over now. Nope. You have seven minutes to get
out of the frigate before it explodes! The door you entered this room through
is now blocked by a force field, so you'll need to exit through the only
other door.

DECK GAMMA MONITOR HALL

Jump up the steps, turn right and go through the door.

CONNECTION ELEVATOR TO DECK BETA

Scan the blue icon ahead to activate an elevator. Go up. Turn around and scan
the blue icon ahead from far away to disable a turret. Turn right and head
through the door.

BIOTECH RESEARCH AREA 1

Turn left to see some Space Pirates get killed by an explosion. Go behind the
huge thing that just blew up to find some debris that has extremely
conviniently stacked itself up to form a ramp. Go up this ramp and then kill
the Space Pirate in front of your face. Go straight forward and then right
around the next corner. Shoot the two Space Pirates here. Jump up into the
little passage at the end of the path. Go through this door.

SUBVENTILATION SHAFT SECTION A

Morph Balling through here is easier. Turn into a Morph Ball and quickly roll
through the tunnel, avoiding the various swarms of Parasites. On the left
wall there'll be an alcove to roll into after a little. Go through the door
here.

SUBVENTILATION SHAFT SECTION B

Follow this tunnel to the end, avoiding the enemies, and go through the door.

CARGO FRIEGHT LIFT TO DECK GAMMA

Wait for the door to open and go through it.

MAIN VENTILATION SHAFT SECTION A

Roll through quickly and go through the door at the end.

MAIN VENTILATION SHAFT SECTION B

Roll through until you get to the end. Get out of Morph Ball Mode and shoot
the two turrets here until they explode, then go through the door. Missiles,
remember.

MAIN VENTILAITON SHAFT SECTION C

Roll through quickly and go through the door at the end.

MAIN VENTILATION SHAFT SECTION D

Roll through quickly and go through the door at the end.

MAIN VENTILATION SHAFT SECTION E

To your left there will be a gigantic piston moving back and forth. Wait for
it to move forth, then follow it back. There will be an alcove on the right,
eventually. Quickly enter it before the piston moves forth again. If it
pushes you, try again until you get it.

MAIN VENTILATION SHAFT SECTION F

Roll through quickly and go through the door at the end.

BIOTECH RESEARCH AREA 2

As soon as you enter the room, you'll see a cut-scene involving Meta Ridley.
That's the big black bird-looking thing. Then some stuff will fall,
preventing further passage. Look up to see two sort of L-looking things. Run
nearer the first one until it turns blue. Push and hold down L and you will
grapple onto this hook. When the second one turns blue, release L and hold it
down again. You'll grab onto the second one. At the end of your swing,
release L. You'll fall onto the platform. Go through the next door.

CONNECTION ELEVATOR TO DECK ALPHA

Another blue icon. Scan it from far away. Disabling another turret, sweet.
Turn right and run down the hallway. Don't touch the magnetic poles. Scan the
blue icon here to activate an elevator. Walk into the holo...WHAT?!

You got hit by an explosion!

Missile Launcher malfunction.
Morph Ball malfunction.
Charge Beam malfunction.
Varia Suit malfunction.
Grapple Beam malfunction.

In other words, you can no longer fire missiles, you can't go into Morph Ball
Mode, you can't use the Charge Beam, your suit is no longer resistant to hot
places, and you can't grapple anymore! Step into the hologram to be
transported.

DECK ALPHA MECH SHAFT

Hurry through here and go through the next door.

AIR LOCK

Turn left and run through to the next door.

EXTERIOR DOCKING HANGAR

Run through this hallway and go through the door straight ahead. If you made
it out with time to spare, you've successfully escaped! Now watch the cut-
scene of the Frigate exploding. You will then see Meta Ridley again. You will
automatically get back in your Gunship and pursue Meta Ridley to Tallon IV.

/-------------------------------------\
|VIII-02: Getting the Missile Launcher|
\-------------------------------------/

LANDING SITE

Save your progress. Jump down from your Gunship. Turn around and look for one
of those squares indicating that you can scan it. Switch to your Scan Visor,
by the way. Scan your Gunship for a new research entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Gunship

Hunter-class gunship registered to Samus Aran. You can return to your ship to
recharge energy, reload weapons and save progress in the game.

Head a little to the right and you'll notice a small cave with red lights and
some sort of curvy weed things. Scan them for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Tangle Weed

Plant life with basic sentience. Retracts into ground if threatened. Tangle
Weeds are only dangerous to small organisms. They are covered in tiny barbs
designed to trap potential meals. Tangle Weeds lack the strength to do
anything more than hinder larger life-forms.

Go back to your ship and face away from the front of it. On the left side of
your screen you should see a path leading up behind a magnificently flowing
waterfall. Head left to that path and jump from rock to rock. Once you're
behind the waterfall, follow the platforms around to the left to a door. Go
through it.

TEMPLE HALL

Look up to the ceiling to see another enemy. Scan it for its Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Seedling

Plant-based ground feeder. Dorsal spines can be ejected in self-defense.

Shoot the three on the ceiling quickly. Go through the door at the end of the
hallway.

TEMPLE SECURITY STATION

Run forward until you see a strange-looking orange icon in front of you. Scan
it for your second Pirate Data entry.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Artifact Site

Once you've gotten that, head to the end of this room. Scan the weird thing
on the door for a new Log Book Entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Missile Door Lock

There is a Blast Shield on the door blocking access. Analysis indicates that
the Blast Shield is invulnerable to beam weapons. Explosive weapons may
damage it.

Your Missile Launcher was damaged at the Space Pirate's Frigate and cannot be
used, so head back to the Landing Site now.

LANDING SITE

Go back to the front of your ship and face away from it. Go forwards to the
waters and turn left. Go forward, between the two rocks ahead. To your left
is a path. Go in here and through the door at the end of the path.

WATERFALL CAVERN

Switch to your Scan Visor and turn left. Scan one of the mushroom-looking
things for another Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Blastcap

Volatile chemicals within this weed's toxic fungal cap may explode if
agitated. The poisonous flesh of the Blastcap helps keep it from being eaten.
It also detonates its fungal cap when it detects even the slightest contact.

Go back to the Landing Site.

LANDING SITE

Face the front of your ship and turn left. You'll see a door you haven't been
through yet, so go through it.

CANYON CAVERN

Walk into this room and some enemies will come out of the ground. Scan one
for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Beetle

Burrowing insect with a resilient carapace. Extremely aggressive. Insect's
massive mouth enables it to tunnel through solid rock at high speeds. Above
ground, Beetles can cover short distances rapidly. They attack anything that
moves near their lair.

Kill the Beetles by repeatedly shooting them. Pick up any energy pickups left
behind, turn left and go through the door here.

TALLON CANYON

To the left and up you'll notice a huge orange glowing bulb thing. Scan it
for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Sap Sac

Chemical reaction within sac produces violent explosion when agitated.
Because of its irresistible odor and sweet nectar, the Sap Sac was nearly
eaten out of existence. The evolution of an explosive chemical sac saved it;
now only brave or ingenious creatures dare to devour it.

Go forward and you'll see a new creature. Scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Zoomer

Anchors itself to walls and other surfaces. Avoid contact with spikes. A
basic nerve center located directly above the Zoomer's mandibles detects
nutrients. Sharp spines protect it from casual predators, but the lack of a
reinforced carapace makes the Zoomer vulnerable to any indirect attacks.

Jump up the platforms where they were on after killing them. The third
platform will have a creature looking similar to a Zoomer. Scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Geemer

Wall-crawling mollusk with retractable spikes. The Geemer is an evolutionary
offshoot of the Zoomer family. When threatened, it extends lethal spikes and
retracts its head deep into its armored carapace.

Ignore it. Jump onto the platform it's on. Turn right and follow the various
paths and platforms until you reach a door. Go through it.

ROOT TUNNEL

There's a big flower on the left--scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Bloodflower

Able to eject toxic spores. Toxins are poisonous even to the Bloodflower
itself. Three mouth-nodules protrude beneath the stalk from the flower, each
with a rudimentary brain cluster and the ability to spew toxic fumes at
anything within a five-meter radius. The spores ejected from the stigma at
the center of the flower are sufficient to kill this creature if they explode
in its vicinity.

Turn around and head back through the door you just came from once you've
scanned it.

TALLON CANYON

Go off the platform and turn left. Kill the Beetles. Go through the door
ahead.

TRANSPORT TUNNEL A

Kill the Zoomers and go through the door ahead.

TRANSPORT TO CHOZO RUINS WEST

Scan the blue icon here and then step into the hologram to be transported to
the Chozo Ruins.

TRANSPORT TO TALLON OVERWORLD NORTH

Head through the door ahead.

RUINS ENTRANCE

Kill the Beetles. Go to the only door in the room, but before you go through
it, look near it and scan the weird symbols above to get the first Chozo Lore
entry.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Fountain

(For further information on Chozo Lore logs, go to the Log Book section of
the guide.)

Now head through the door.

MAIN PLAZA

Go forward and kill the Beetles. Walk across the half-pipe and jump up the
stairs. Head a bit to the right and continue on. When you get to the wall,
turn left and jump up the rubble. To the left, across the platforms. Turn
left and head across the bridge. At the end of the bridge, look up and scan
for another Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Hive

Structure: War Wasp Hive. Primary War Wasp dwelling. Only vulnerable to heavy
weaponry. War Wasps build their homes over existing crevices, using whatever
materials are close at hand. They carry building fragments back to the
construction site with their forelegs and glue them into place with adhesives
secreted from their abdomens.

Turn right and go through the door.

RUINED FOUNTAIN ACCESS

See that swarm? Scan the orange square on it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Scarab

Exploding parasites that can embed their bodies in solid rock. Scarabs think
nothing of sacrificing themselves for the safety of their swarm. When a
hostile life-form is sighted, they block its progress by embedding themselves
in floors and walls. Embedded Scarabs violently self-destruct when
threatened.

Run out of the room.

MAIN PLAZA

Go forwards and jump down. To your left is a door you haven't been through,
so head through it.

NURSERY ACCESS

Go through the tunnel, kill the Scarabs, and head through the next door.

EYON TUNNEL

Scan the weird thing in front of you that is shooting a green laser out of
its eye, its only body part.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Eyon

Immobile organisms entirely composed of ocular tissue. Capable of launching
sustained energy beams when active, the Eyon is sensitive to light and will
close shut if a bright flash ignites nearby.

Shoot one and run past it. Shoot another one and run past it. You'll have to
manually aim. Once you're past all five, head through the next door.

RUINED NURSERY

Head a little to the right and go towards the far wall. Kill the Beetles,
then look for another weird shape that has more weird symbols like before.
Remember, a new [Chozo Lore] entry was downloaded into your Log Book? Scan
this one.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Exodus

Turn around and head up the stairs to your left. When you see some flying
creatures that look like wasps, scan one for another Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: War Wasp

Airborne insect equipped with a venomous stinger capable of shearing steel.
The War Wasp rarely strays far from its hive unless it is pursuing an
immediate threat. It attacks with no regard for its own survival, dive-
bombing its enemy with its stinger extended. Fast-working toxins from the
stinger can incapacitate most small organisms.

Kill all of them, kill all the Beetles, then walk past the door on the wall
to the right. Jump to the platform on your left, turn right, and head through
the door.

SAVE STATION 1

Welcome to your second Save Station! Walk into the hologram and your progress
will be saved. Also, if you didn't scan the Save Station on the Space
Pirate's Frigate, now's your chance. Once you're done, head back through the
door.

RUINED NURSERY

Turn left at the end of this platform and go through the new door.

NORTH ATRIUM

Kill the Scarabs and go through the next door.

RUINED GALLERY

Kill the War Wasps above. Jump along the platforms to the right. Be careful,
because the water is toxic. Once you've reached the door, go through it.

TOTEM ACCESS

Around the corner is something to scan.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Plazmite

Small insect capable of storing and releasing thermal energy. Plazmites are
attracted to sources of heat, thriving on energy present there. They emit
light when hunting, and will expel small bursts of thermal energy when
threatened.

Shoot it and keep going down the tunnel. Kill the Plazmites as you continue
down the tunnel. Blow up the crate here. A red ball that looks like Small
Energy will come out. Before getting it, scan it.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Large Energy

Replenishes 20 units of energy.

Don't worry if you don't scan it; there are plenty of others. Go through the
door at the end of this room.

HIVE TOTEM

Make your way across the platforms, being sure not to touch the toxic water.
Once you reach the middle platform, turn left and start walking across the
bridge. Watch the cut-scene ensue. The big mechanism over there will spit out
a new kind of wasp. Scan both a wasp and the mechanism. Look underwater to
scan the mechanism.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
Make sure you scan the Ram War Wasps and Hive Mecha! This is your only
chance! Re-scan if you die during the battle!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 5/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 3/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Ram War Wasp

Airborne predator. Circles its prey and then strikes. The War Wasps are the
only species on Tallon IV to evolve a true hive mind. Nesting in damp, dark
places, Ram War Wasps emerge in small groups when threatened and circle their
enemy at high speeds, disorienting it. Striking from all sides as a single
intelligence, they can fell huge organisms.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Hive Mecha

Security unit programmed to work with predatory hive dwellers. A design flaw
makes the shielding on Hive Mecha weak around their access ports. These units
are second-generation combat drones, able to interface with organic units at
a higher level. They train, shelter, and work with hive-dwelling predators.
Unarmed, they rely on their hive beasts to handle any threats.

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BOSS FIGHT #2: Ram War Wasps and Hive Mecha

This fight is easy. At the start, the Hive Mecha will release Ram War Wasps.
Shoot as many of them as you can. The remainder of them will circle around
you. When they stop circling, shoot them. Then turn back to the Hive Mecha.
Part of it will be glowing red. Shoot this part until it explodes. Repeat
this process until the Hive Mecha blows up. You'll have to do this three
times.
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It will show something that looks like a missile. Run over and get your piece
of equipment!

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NEW SECONDARY EQUIPMENT: Missile Launcher
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The Missile Launcher adds ballistic weapon capability to the Arm Cannon.

Press the Y Button to fire the Missile Launcher. Press the A Button to return
to Beam mode.

Samus's Notes:

Missiles fired with a lock-on will seek their targets.

Missiles can destroy objects made from Radion or Brinstone.

There are Charge Combo enhancements scattered throughout the environment.
They use the Missile Launcher and the Charge Beam in tandem to fire more
effective blasts.

Each Missile Expansion you find will increase the number of Missiles you can
carry by 5.
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/-------------------------------\
|VIII-03: Getting the Morph Ball|
\-------------------------------/

You're still in the Hive Totem. Shoot the Missile Shield off the door ahead
and shoot the door with the Power Beam (your normal weapon) to open it.

TRANSPORT ACCESS NORTH

Hovering over some Tangle Weeds ahead is an item you haven't seen yet. Run
into it to get it.

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NEW SUIT ITEM: Energy Tank
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The Energy Tanks increase the power level available to your Suit's defense
screens.

Samus's Notes:

Each Energy Tank increases your Suit's energy by 100 units. The more energy
your Suit has, the longer you can stay alive.

You can fully recharge your Energy Tanks at Save Stations. Your gunship has
this capability as well.
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Energy Tanks: 1/14
Missile Expansions: 0/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Those are the pickups that you must collect all of to get a bonus Image
Gallery.

Now use your map to make your way all the way back to the Ruined Gallery.

RUINED GALLERY

Look at the map for a gray door. Go to this door to find that gray means it
has a Missile shield on it. Break the shield and head through the door.

MAP STATION

If you didn't scan the Map Station on the Space Pirate's Frigate, scan this
hologram BEFORE you walk into it. Anyway, step into the hologram to download
the map for Chozo Ruins. Now head out of this room.

RUINED GALLERY

Make your way back to the Main Plaza. You can also pass by Save Station 1 on
the way if you want to.

MAIN PLAZA

Look at your Map. Find the gray door. Go to it, shoot off the Missile Shield,
and go through the door.

RUINED SHRINE ACCESS

Avoid the two swarms of Scarabs in this tunnel, then head through the next
door.

RUINED SHRINE

Jump up the steps and get over the half-pipe thing. Jump down to the other
side and a bunch of Beetles will come out of the ground. This will be
challenging because of how little you are equipped with, but just keep
moving. Jump over them if they've cornered you. Once you've killed them all,
a new foe will emerge. Scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Plated Beetle

Well-armored burrowing insect. Vulnerable only in the read abdomen.
Creature's thick cranial plating can repel frontal attacks. This gives it an
advantage in combat, allowing it to make ramming attacks. Only surfacing when
it detects vibrations above, it then maneuvers itself so as to always face
its rival, keeping its exposed abdomen protected.

Lock on to it. Carefully strafe, waiting for it to charge. When it does
charge, shoot its red abdomen. Repeat until it dies. Now jump up and get your
new equipment. It's the Morph Ball!

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NEW MORPH BALL EQUIPMENT: Morph Ball
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The Morph Ball changes your suit into a compact, mobile sphere.

Press the X Button to enter Morph Ball Mode.

Press the X Button again to leave Morph Ball Mode.

Samus's Notes:

Like the Power Suit, the Morph Ball is modular. There are several
modifications that can be added to improve performance.
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/--------------------------------------\
|VIII-04: Getting the Artifact of Truth|
\--------------------------------------/

Now, when you first acquire the Missile Launcher, you can only carry five
Missiles. The full capacity is 250. How do you expand? By collecting Missile
Expansions. There are a total of 49 strewn about Tallon IV, and each
Expansion increases your capacity by 5, which you already know if you did the
math. We're going to get some right now. Head to the Ruined Gallery.

RUINED GALLERY

Stand near the door that goes to the North Atrium. Look away from it. Now, in
the bottom left corner of the screen, you should notice that the wall looks a
bit different then the surrounding wall. Shoot it with a Missile, jump down
and collect your very first Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 1/14
Missile Expansions: 1/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go to the Landing Site at the Tallon Overworld. Use the transport you
used to get to the Chozo Ruins to get back.

LANDING SITE

You can save in your Gunship if you want. Okay, head a little to the right,
behind your ship. You should notice a small cave with red lights inside.
Switch into Morph Ball Mode and roll in to find a Tangle Weed-infested cave
with a Missile Expansion near the middle.

Energy Tanks: 1/14
Missile Expansions: 2/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head to the Waterfall Cavern.

WATERFALL CAVERN

Go to Morph Ball mode near the farthest wall in this room and you should see
a little tunnel. Roll through. Remove the Missile Shield and go through the
door.

FRIGATE CRASH SITE

You should see two creatures ahead of you. Scan them from fairly far away (so
they don't fly away) for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Flying Pirate

Pirates trained and equipped for airborne assault. Flying Pirates are
extremely agile in the air, but the heat signatures of their jet packs can be
tracked with Thermal Imaging. While their Missiles are extremely potent,
their jet packs can be even more so. If the pack fails, they will make a
suicide strike.

Remember the Temple Security Station? Go back there. It's in the Tallon
Overworld, where you are now.

TEMPLE SECURITY STATION

Now that you have the Missile Launcher, you can remove the Missile Shield at
the end of this hallway. Do so and go through this door.

TEMPLE LOBBY

Go through the far door.

ARTIFACT TEMPLE

Turn right and scan the symbols on the far wall.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Statuary

Go to the opposite hallway and scan the symbols here.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Binding

Turn left and run down the ramp. You'll see a bunch of pillars, and some sort
of blue icon underneath the pillar in the middle. Run into it to collect it.

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NEW ARTIFACT ACQUIRED: Truth
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Artifact acquired. This is the Artifact of Truth.
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|VIII-05: Getting the Morph Ball Bomb|
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Scan as many pillars as you can to get the following Artifact hints:

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Strength

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Elder

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Wild

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Lifegiver

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Chozo

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: World

NEW ARTIFACT HINT: Spirit

Now head back to the room where you fought the Hive Mecha for the Missile
Launcher earlier. This is in the Chozo Ruins.

HIVE TOTEM

Head through the door you had to blast the Missile Shield off of earlier.

TRANSPORT ACCESS NORTH

Get into Morph Ball Mode and roll through the small hole directly in front of
you. Use the moving platforms that are moving up and down to progress upward.
Now roll through the next hole and go through the door. Get out of Morph Ball
Mode after rolling through the hole, by the way.

TRANSPORT TO MAGMOOR CAVERNS NORTH

Scan the blue icon to activate the transport, but don't go in it yet. Head
through the door to the right of where you entered.

VAULT ACCESS

Go right and morph. Get into Morph Ball Mode is what that means. Use the
moving platform to get up and roll through the next tunnel. De-morph (get out
of Morph Ball Mode) and jump up the stairs, then morph and roll through the
next tunnel. De-morph and go through the next door.

VAULT

Scan the symbols on the wall to the right for a new Chozo Lore entry.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Beginnings

Go through the next door.

PLAZA ACCESS

Go through the next door.

MAIN PLAZA

On the ledge just ahead of you is another Energy Tank!

Energy Tanks: 2/14
Missile Expansions: 2/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Fall off and go to the room that is called Ruined Fountain Access.

RUINED FOUNTAIN ACCESS

Roll quickly through the tunnel so as to get under the blocking branches and
to avoid the Scarabs. At the end, get out of Morph Ball Mode and go through
the next door.

RUINED FOUNTAIN

If you kill the Plazmites in this room, it will be very difficult to see, so
don't attack them if they don't attack you. Look behind the fountain spewing
toxic water to see some weird symbols.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Hatchling

Face the door you came from and turn 90 degrees right. Go through that door.

ARBORETUM ACCESS

Switch to your Scan Visor. As soon as you walk around the corner, scan one of
the creatures that is spinning around.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Shriekbat

Territorial ceiling-dweller. Body temperature peaks at 121 degrees
centigrade. Shriekbats have high internal temperature, making them easy to
spot with thermal imaging. They roost on cave ceilings while hunting for
small prey. Fiercely territorial, they dive-bomb anything that wanders near.

Kill them by shooting them quickly. Remove the Missile Shield ahead with a
Missile, and then go through the door.

ARBORETUM

Turn left and scan the vine thing that is moving around for a new Creature
entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Reaper Vine

Powerful rock-dwelling tentacle. A single eye upon the Reaper Vine keeps a
constant vigil, but its vision is limited to 10 meters. A scythe-like
appendage on its tip is honed to lethal sharpness. The Reaper Vine will swing
this blade wildly at anything that enters its zone of perception.

Lock on to it and shoot it once to make it retract. Jump onto the platform it
was "guarding," then lock on and shoot the next one. Jump onto the platform
it was hovering above, now jump to the right on the platforms encircling the
tree. Keep jumping up these platforms until you reach a wooden bridge. Cross
it and turn left. Retract the two Reaper Vines here, then continue on to the
door at the bottom of this ramp. Go through it.

GATHERING HALL ACCESS

Walk through the small tunnel and go through the door at the end of the
tunnel.

GATHERING HALL

Go right and up the ramp. Remove the Missile Shield and open the door.

SAVE STATION 2

Save your game if you want to (and scan the Save Station hologram if you
haven't yet) and then head back into the Gathering Hall.

GATHERING HALL

Kill the Shriekbats and jump onto the platform to your left. Turn right and
continue jumping up the platforms, killing the Blastcaps and Shriekbats as
you go. Once you reach a certain platform, you'll see a small tunnel with red
lights inside. Morph, roll through, and de-morph. Shoot the Shriekbats, and
then jump to the platform across from you. Go through the door here.

EAST ATRIUM

Progress through the room, killing the various Shriekbats as you go, and then
enter the door at the end of the tunnel.

ENERGY CORE ACCESS

Head forward and shoot the Eyons to close them. When you reach the end, go
through the door.

ENERGY CORE

Walk to the very edge of the platform you're on to see a strange-looking door
in the distance. Scan it for a new Research entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Locked Door

Lock system engaged. Secure the area to unlock door.

Make sure you scan one of these. I think they're too common to be a yellow
alert, though. Turn around and head to the right. Jump across the toxic water
and morph and roll through the tunnel.

BURN DOME ACCESS

Roll through and enter the door at the far wall.

BURN DOME

Scan the big metal thing in front of you.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
Make sure you scan the Incinerator Drone and Barbed War Wasps! This is your
only chance! Re-scan every time you die!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 6/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 4/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Incinerator Drone

Programmed for high temperature waste disposal. Device schematics indicate a
high risk of malfunction when internal power core is damaged. It has minimal
combat programming, but can defend itself if necessary. This drone's intense
heat blasts compensate for its lack of battle prowess.

Now shoot it some (more detail below) and it'll blow fire into a hive and
some wasps will come out. Make sure to scan one of them.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Barbed War Wasp

Airborne insect with the ability to launch its stinger at prey. A highly
aggressive member of the War Wasp family, this insect can propel the tip of
its stinger up to 20 meters. The stinger tips regrow seconds after launch and
contain an acidic compound designed to predigest prey.

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BOSS FIGHT #3: Incinerator Drone and Barbed War Wasps

Again, another easy boss fight. The Incinerator Drone will now start firing
some flames, rotating as it does so. Lock on and strafe around it until its
top, with a red light glowing on two sides of it, comes out. Shoot the red
part until it malfunctions and fires into the hives above. Some Barbed War
Wasps will come out. Kill them and continue with the Incinerator Drone.
Repeat this process a few more times to defeat it.
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Once the Incinerator Drone is gone, collect the new equipment in the middle
of the room. It's the Morph Ball Bomb!

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NEW MORPH BALL EQUIPMENT: Morph Ball Bomb
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The Morph Ball Bomb is the default weapon for the Morph Ball.

Press the A Button when in Morph Ball Mode to drop a Morph Ball Bomb.

Samus's Notes:

The Morph Ball Bomb can be used to break cracked walls and activate certain
devices.

If the Morph Ball is near a Morph Ball Bomb when it explodes, it will be
popped a short distance into the air. This is called a Bomb Jump.

When a Morph Ball Bomb explodes, it must be close to the enemy to be
effective.

The Morph Ball Bomb can easily break items made of Sandstone or Talloric
Alloy.
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/--------------------------------\
|VIII-06: Getting the Charge Beam|
\--------------------------------/

It's time to put your newly found Morph Ball Bomb to work! In this room, look
around for a tunnel blocked by some sort of material. Bomb this wall off.
Roll through the tunnel and collect your third Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 2/14
Missile Expansions: 3/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head back to the Gathering Hall.

GATHERING HALL

Go to the door opposite the Save Station 2 door. Go through this one,
watching out for the nearby Blastcaps.

WATERY HALL ACCESS

Go down the tunnel and kill the Shriekbats. Get on the little "island"
between the two ramps. Turn left and shoot the wall with a Missile and get
your Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 2/14
Missile Expansions: 4/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head up the ramp and through the next door.

WATERY HALL

Shoot the Blastcaps on the platform to the left and jump over there. Look to
the right of the door you entered from and scan what appears to be a runic
symbol. There are a total of four in the room, and you need to scan all of
them.

Turn around and shoot the boxes underneath the Reaper Vine. Then retract the
vine and jump over there. Jump to the platform to the right. Kill all the
Blastcaps on the next platform and then scan the ground where they were.
That's two runic symbols scanned!

Jump to where you scanned the first symbol and jump across the platforms, one
by one. Scan the runic symbol on the wall near the crate. You only have one
more to go!

Okay. Jump around on the platforms, attempting to progress sort of up and
right, until you see a big gate with three runic symbols glowing and one with
no light. Turn right and scan the last runic symbol. Now scan the new runic
symbol on the gate and it will fall down.

Jump in there and get what's at the end of the tunnel. The Charge Beam!

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NEW SECONDARY ITEM: Charge Beam
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The Charge Beam allows you to increase the the damage and effectiveness of
the Arm Cannon.

Press and hold the A Button to charge the Arm Cannon, then release the A
Button to fire.

Samus's Notes:

The Charge Beam has a limited "tractor beam" capacity. Use it to pull small
objects to you.

There are Charge Combo Enhancements scattered throughout the environment.
They use the Charge Beam and the Missile Launcher in tandem to fire more
effective blasts.

The Charge Beam increases the performance of each Arm Cannon mode.
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/-------------------------------\
|VIII-07: Getting the Varia Suit|
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Ignore the Eyons in front of you. Turn around to where the Charge Beam was
and look slightly above to see some weird symbols. Scan them for a new Chozo
Lore entry into your Log Book.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Meteor Strike

Now look in this area for a Morph Ball tunnel blocked by some sort of
material. Morph and bomb the material off. Roll through and de-morph. Remove
the Missile Shield and go through the door.

DYNAMO ACCESS

Use a Missile on the door at the end of the tunnel to remove the Missile
Shield, then shoot it with the Power Beam and go through.

DYNAMO

Look to the right of where you came in to notice some sort of gate. Shoot it
with a Missile and collect your Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 2/14
Missile Expansions: 5/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go all the way back to the Energy Core.

ENERGY CORE

Go left from the start and follow the path until you see a Morph Ball tunnel.
Turn right and scan for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Stone Toad

Preys on creatures smaller than itself. Vulnerable only from within. A Stone
Toad is able to remain still for days. It preys upon creatures smaller than
itself, inhaling them whole. Anything it finds undigestable, it regurgitates.
Stone Toads use their tusks as a last resort in combat.

Morph in front of it. Let it eat you and bomb it to kill it. This will open a
new way, so go through. There'll be some wires beating with energy, feeding
some sort of blue circular slot on the wall. Scan this slot for a new
Research Entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Morph Ball Slot

Standard Morph Ball slot. Inserting the Morph Ball and detonating a Bomb will
usually cause these slots to send electrical impulses that can activate
different kinds of devices.

Morph and use a Bomb Jump to get inside the Morph Ball Slot. Push A to lay
another bomb and you will activate something. It happens to be a toxic water
drain. Yippee! But only temporarily. You must get to another Morph Ball Slot,
quickly! The side of the room opposite you entered has a hole in it, so go
ahead and roll through.

Once you hit the ground, roll over to the next slot, which is directly in
front of you. Use another Bomb Jump to rocket up into the slot, and activate
it with another bomb. This time, you raised up some platforms, giving you
access to a whole new area. Go to the door that you entered the Energy Core
in.

Look away from the door and you should see the platforms. Jump up them and
through the opening on the left wall. Follow this passage to the right to
find the final Morph Ball Slot. Activate it, quickly! This will raise two
more platforms. If you were too slow, repeat what is listed above.

Hop up your new platforms to find a new door. Go through.

WEST FURNACE ACCESS

Go to the next door.

FURNACE

Morph and roll through the tunnel you see in front of you. Once you're
through, use a Bomb Jump to get to the entrance of the next tunnel. Roll
through here and the end of it will dump you into a small room. This room has
an Energy Tank in the middle! Get it!

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 5/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go all the way to the Ruined Shrine in the Chozo Ruins.

RUINED SHRINE

Morph and roll through the hole. De-morph and kill the Beetles. A small
tunnel is blocked off to your right. Bomb it and get a Missile Expansion!

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 6/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head to the Ruined Nursery.

RUINED NURSERY

Face away from the door that takes you to the North Atrium. Walk forward a
bit, but don't fall off. Now turn left and run up to the wall. Morph and you
should now see the small tunnel. Bomb Jump up to get started. Continue going,
blowing up the Sandstone blocks as you go, until you reach a dark block. Go
back to the entrance and de-morph once you're out. Now, fall off the platform
to the slightly elevated platform below you.

Look at the wall to see an alternate entrance. Go in and Bomb Jump up. Bomb
the Sandstone block here to make the dark block fall, then go back to the
higher entrance and progress through the entire mini-maze. At the end of this
confusing tunnel is a well-earned Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 7/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go to the Ruined Gallery.

RUINED GALLERY

Face away from the door that leads into the Map Station. You should see a
slightly elevated hole on the wall. Morph and Bomb Jump into the hole. Roll
through and collect your Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 8/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Go to the Vault.

VAULT

Face away from the door that goes to the Plaza Access. You'll see three
circular slots, all sort of blocked up, with blue lights glowing. You need to
get into each of these slots and lay a Bomb to de-light the light. The first
one is easy. Just roll over, bomb the blockage, then roll in and lay a Bomb
to get rid of the light.

The next two aren't so easy, seeing as how you can't just roll in. You have
to Bomb Jump in. The second one is still pretty easy. Bomb Jump up, lay a
bomb at the top of your Bomb Jump, and you'll get rid of the blockage. Now
Bomb Jump up again and bomb again to get rid of the blue light.

The third one is hard. There's no blockage, but it's still hard. Now, you
need to do a difficult task. You need to Double Bomb Jump. How do you do
this? Lay a bomb. Just before this bomb explodes, lay another bomb in exactly
the same place. When you're shooting up, lay yet another bomb. If done
correctly, you will lay, lay, bounce, lay, fall, bounce, bounce and get in
the slot.

If you're having problems doing this (which is perfectly understandable)
you're laying the second bomb too early or the third bomb too late. It is
very difficult to lay the second bomb too late or the third bomb too early.
Lay the third bomb EARLY. It's surprising how early you have to lay the third
bomb the first time you pull it off. When you finally do, make sure to tilt
the Control Stick in the direction of the slot, so that you go in! Lay a bomb
in here and the light will go away. You will now have access to a Missile
Expansion. Go ahead and get it.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 9/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Oh, yeah. If you thought this was hard, watch out. There is an Energy Tank
which you have to do THREE Double Bomb Jumps, and in immediate succession,
never failing, to obtain. Anyway, go to the Arboretum.

ARBORETUM

From the entrance point, turn right. You should see some red-tipped weeds.
You can't scan them at this particular time, but you can later. Shoot them to
make them go down and then scan where they were. This will activate the first
of four runic symbols. Remember? Now turn left and jump up the steps
encircling the tree until you reach the wooden bridge. Once you're on it,
turn to the tree and scan to activate the second runic symbol. Cross the
bridge and turn right. Kill any enemies, then morph and blow up the
hindrances in the Morph Ball tunnel as you progress. Once you're through, de-
morph.

The next runic symbol is directly in front of you, so go ahead and scan it.
Jump up the steps and scan the red-tipped weeds for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Venom Weed

Poisonous plant that retracts into the ground if threatened. Venom Weeds
evolved to thrive in the habitats of large organisms. They lure prey with
brightly colored leaves, then detain it with tiny barbs that deliver a
powerful toxin. Venom Weeds rapidly decompose anything that succumbs in their
midst.

Shoot them to make them go down into the ground, then roll through the Morph
Ball tunnel. De-morph and jump up the steps. Turn around and jump up these
steps. You'll see a gate with three runic symbols glowing. Face the big tree
and you'll see the last, so go ahead and scan it. The gate will open to
reveal a blocked tunnel. Morph and blow it up, then roll through. Remove the
Missile Shield and go through the door after de-morphing.

SUNCHAMBER LOBBY

Shoot the Venom Weeds and Reaper Vines and get through the next door.

SUNCHAMBER ACCESS

Shoot the Venom Weeds and Reaper Vines and get through the next door.

SUNCHAMBER

It's another boss fight! Scan both Flaaghra and a Flaaghra Tentacle for new
Creature entries. To scan Flaaghra, look up at his head and get close. To
scan a Flaaghra Tentacle, scan one of the tentacle-looking things in one of
the tunnels around the room.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
Make sure you scan both Flaaghra and a Flaaghra Tentacle! This is your only
chance! Re-scan every time you die!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 7/18
Yellow Alerts: 2/7
Red Alerts: 5/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Flaaghra

This mutant plant is the source of toxic water in the Ruins. Flaaghra's
growth cycle has been rapidly accelerated. As a result, it requires near-
constant solar exposure to remain active. This exposure has made Flaaghra's
outer shell thick and durable. Its lower root system is unprotected and
vulnerable, however. Exploit this flaw when possible. Concentrated weapon
fire can daze it for short periods.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Flaaghra Tentacle

One of Flaaghra's tentacles fills this narrow drainage channel. Analysis
indicates that Flaaghra's central nervous system is located at the base of
this structure.

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BOSS FIGHT #4: Flaaghra

This is harder then your previous boss fights, but it is still easy. Okay. At
the start, there is one sort of satellite thing shining solar energy on
Flaaghra. His Creature Log says that he requires near-constant solar exposure
to remain active. So, you need to point that solar energy away from him.

But first, his attacks. Flaaghra has two attacks. He can fire some sort of
disgusting green stuff from his mouth, and he can lunge down and block your
path with some poisonous plants that disappear before too long. Running into
a Flaaghra Tentacle will also hurt you.

Here's how to beat it. Run over to the thing shining light on it. Strafe
over, while locked on to Flaaghra, I should say. When you reach the light-
shiner, shoot the red dot located on the bottom outside of it. Shoot it
repeatedly until Flaaghra collapses. Now roll into one of the drainage
tunnels that the tentacles just retracted from, roll to the end and lay a
Morph Ball Bomb. This will hurt Flaaghra, but not kill him.

Okay, now two light-shiners are shining on him. Shoot one up and then shoot
him to momentarily daze him as you hurry to the other. When he collapses,
repeat the process you did before. Now three are shining on him, so make sure
you're always shooting him if you're not shooting a shiner. Then four, so
REALLY make sure you're almost always shooting him. The almost is for when
you're shooting shiners.

Anyway, once you bomb the end of the drainage tunnel after pointing four
shiners up, you have defeated Flaaghra!
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Jump up the nearby steps to collect your new equipment!
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NEW SUIT: Varia Suit
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The Varia Suit adds increased heat resistance to the Power Suit.

Samus's Notes:

This modification increases your defensive shielding.

While the Varia Suit can handle higher temperatures then normal, extreme heat
sources and heat-based attacks will still cause damage.
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/-------------------------------\
|VIII-08: Getting the Boost Ball|
\-------------------------------/

Jump up the steps and go through the door in front of you.

SUN TOWER ACCESS

Go through the room until you reach some crates. Shoot them. Two will give up
Missile Ammunition, and two others will give up a new type of energy. Scan
one for a new Research entry.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Ultra Energy

Replenishes 100 units of energy.

Walk forward and you'll see a new enemy dropping bombs, so scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Pulse Bombu

Life-form of raw energy. Periodically releases explosive segments from its
body. Pulse Bombus are energy beings, invulnerable to most known weapons.
Electrical energy can harm them, however. They lack any intelligence beyond
instinctive attraction to charged energy sources. Pulse Bombus produce energy
constantly. All excess energy is shed, regardless of who or what may be
nearby.

Electrical energy can harm them. This means the Wave Beam, which you do not
have yet. Just run past it, or charge it towards you and then run past, which
makes it not drop any explosives for awhile. Go through the next door.

SUN TOWER

Jump to the bottom and look around for some weird symbols. Scan them for a
new Chozo Lore entry.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Contain

Now head through the exiting door.

TRANSPORT TO MAGMOOR CAVERNS NORTH

If you followed the guide, then you'll have already activated this transport.
If not, do so, and then step into the hologram to be taken into the Magmoor
Caverns, which you didn't go to before because they're hot, and you didn't
have the Varia Suit before.

TRANSPORT TO CHOZO RUINS NORTH

Head through the door.

BURNING TRAIL

Kill the Shriekbats as you go, then turn left after awhile to find a door. Go
through.

SAVE STATION MAGMOOR A

Save your game if you want to, then head back out. Scan the Save Station
hologram if you haven't yet, also.

BURNING TRAIL

Continue following the trail in the direction you haven't been in yet,
killing the Shriekbats as you go, until you reach a platform with a new
Creature. Scan it for more Log Book information.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Grizby

Subvolcanic carrion feeder. Carapace can be breached by Missiles. The
Grizby's carapace has been fused together by superheated air. This barrier
stands up to everything but concussive blasts. Its intelligence is limited to
instinctive scavenging patterns.

Shoot it with a Missile to kill it, then jump across and go through the next
door.

LAKE TUNNEL

Kill the two Grizbys and then jump across. Also watch out for the flame-
blowing machines. There are two, and each are pointing just above the two
platforms. When they turn off, jump across as fast as you can so as to suffer
minimal damage. Now, you should see some sort of dirt tunnel movement. Scan
it for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Burrower

Tunneling insect predator. The Burrower is similar to the Beetle, though it
prefers to spend more time underground. It seeks seismic disturbances, then
surfaces to attack. It has enough cunning to realize when something is too
large for it to handle; beyond that, it is fairly ignorant. What it lacks in
brains, it makes up for with aggression.

Wait for it to surface and then shoot it with the Charge Beam, or just ignore
it. Continue through the next door.

LAVA LAKE

It will now show a brief cut-scene. When this is over, scan the huge worm-
like thing in the lava after it comes out.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Magmoor

Fire-breathing serpent that dwells in lava. Magmoors prefer extreme heat
zones, and are susceptible to frigid attacks. Sightless, they navigate the
lava current using their sonar receptors. Magmoors have a keen sense of
smell, enabling them to pinpoint targets with startling accuracy.

Shoot him with four Charge Beams, then turn right and scan one of the
floating things.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Puffer

Unstable gas-filled organism. Will rupture on contact. Puffers fill their
bodies with lethal meta-viprium gas and float about in search of food. If
ruptured, the gas within the Puffer is violently released. Despite their
fragile bodies, Puffers are aggressive hunters. The gas cloud they release
upon death is often fatal to the creature that brings them down as well.

Shoot as many Puffers as you can from here, then jump across the various
platforms until you can see more. Eventually, another Magmoor will pop its
head out, so be sure to take care of him. Once everything besides you in this
room is dead, jump to safe ground and shoot the crates for some Energy and
Missiles. Now morph and bomb the wall that looks a bit strange to reveal a
tunnel. Roll to the end and bomb this wall. Once you're out of the tunnel,
de-morph and dispatch all the Puffers here. Jump across the platforms and go
through the next door.

PIT TUNNEL

Upon entrance, you'll notice some creatures crawling around on the level
below you. Scan one for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Triclops

Hard-shelled creature with powerful jaws. The Triclops is a hunter-gatherer.
It collects small bits of creatures and foodstuff, then deposits them
elsewhere for later consumption. The hard tripartite mandibles it uses to
move earth and rock are quite strong and difficult to escape once ensnared.

Morph and roll down the ramp. Avoiding the Triclops, roll to the other side.
De-morph and go through the door.

TRICLOPS PIT

Jump down the step ahead. Destroy the crates to your right for some meager
supplies, then jump off again. You'll see a small cave with red lights
inside, so go ahead and morph and roll into it. Roll through here, avoiding
or killing (make them pick up a Morph Ball Bomb to kill them) the Triclops
until you reach another hole. Roll through here, de-morph, and go through the
door.

STORAGE CAVERN

Jump across the various platforms. At the end is another Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 10/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head back into the Triclops Pit.

TRICLOPS PIT

Morph and roll back to the first hole. Roll through here and then get out of
Morph Ball Mode. Oh, I actually said something besides de-morph this late in
the walkthrough! How extraordinary! Anyway, go back to the Pit Tunnel door
and look for some platforms. Jump up them (the circular ones fall upon sense
of something standing on them) and go through the next door.

MONITOR TUNNEL

Kill the Puffers and then jump across the three moving platforms and go
through the next door.

MONITOR STATION

Kill all the Auto Turrets on the main structure, then look around for some
platforms. Jump up them and head through the door here.

SHORE TUNNEL

Go through the next door, ignoring the cracked glass in the middle of the
hexagonal glass tunnel. You'll deal with that later.

FIERY SHORES

Hop across the lava and get on the nearby platform. Wait for the flames to
turn off and then jump to the next platform. Kill this Magmoor, now go to the
platform where the Triclops is. Morph and kill it, then Bomb Jump into the
nearby Morph Ball tunnel. Once you're through, bomb the crates and roll
through the nearby Morph Ball passage. Bomb Jump up the elevator shaft-
looking thing, using the small platforms, until you reach a small Morph Ball
catwalk. Roll until you reach a wall. Bomb Jump up and then roll across the
rest of the catwalk for a Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 11/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Roll off the side of the catwalk and kill the Triclops on this platform. De-
morph and jump back to the platform with the Morph Ball hole. Roll through,
now look away from the crates to find another passage. Jump across, being
cautious of the flames, and go through the door.

TRANSPORT TUNNEL B

Kill the Magmoor, morph and get on the rails. You can go as fast as you want,
don't worry, unless you purposely steer away. Now go through the next door.

TRANSPORT TO TALLON OVERWORLD WEST

Activate the transport by scanning the blue icon, and then walk into the
hologram to be taken to the Tallon Overworld.

TRANSPORT TO MAGMOOR CAVERNS EAST

Go through the only door in this room.

TRANSPORT TUNNEL B

Fall below the bridge and go directly under it for yet another Missile
Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 3/14
Missile Expansions: 12/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go through the door.

ROOT CAVE

Go up the ramp and jump across the various platforms to reach a door.

ROOT TUNNEL

Kill the Bloodflower on the right, then head through the door.

TALLON CANYON

Go to the Landing Site.

LANDING SITE

Save and head back to the Transport to Magmoor Caverns East.

TRANSPORT TO MAGMOOR CAVERNS EAST

Step into the hologram.

TRANSPORT TO TALLON OVERWORLD WEST

Go back to the Monitor Station.

MONITOR STATION

Destroy the Auto Turrets, then head to the structure that they were on. Now
go up the nearby ramp. Jump across the platforms to your left and then go up
the next ramp. Kill this Auto Turret and jump to the platform just below you.
Jump to the broken bridge below you now. Go into the little structure with a
bunch of computer monitors. Go left and through this door.

TRANSPORT TUNNEL A

When you enter this mini-maze, stop over the first portion of the floor that
looks different. You now need to do a Double Bomb Jump. This is all for an
Energy Tank, by the way, so ignore if you're not up to the challenge of the
hardest Energy Tank to get in the game. And it's still easy, if you know how
to do it. The problem is, the discolored floor is destroyed when two bombs
have been detonated close to it. So, the first Double Bomb Jump needs to
work, or you'll fall into lava.

If it's successful, head left to the next discolored block. Double Bomb Jump
(if you fall you'll have to do the first one again also) and head left again
to the last discolored block you need to Double Bomb Jump at. Double Bomb
Jumping succesfully here will get you an Energy Tank.

Energy Tanks: 4/14
Missile Expansions: 12/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head through the hole to the left in this mini-maze. Go through the door.

TRANSPORT TO PHENDRANA DRIFTS NORTH

Scan the blue icon and then step into the hologram.

TRANSPORT TO MAGMOOR CAVERNS WEST

Go through the only door in here.

SHORELINE ENTRANCE

Use your Charge Beam to destroy the icicles in front of you. Now go through
the door at the end of the tunnel.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

After the brief cut-scene, look up in the sky. You should see some blue
streaks of light. Switch to your Scan Visor and scan one of these blue
streaks for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Flickerbat

Scavenger with optical camouflaging that renders it invisible to the naked
eye. Flickerbats are deceptive creatures. The only way to track them reliably
is with X-ray imaging. They fly ceaselessly, hunting insects and other small
prey that float on the air currents. Flickerbats tend to fly in cyclical
hunting patterns, using primitive sonar to navigate.

Head along the left side of this area and jump over the gap. Directly across
from the door you just came from (the Shoreline Entrance door) is another
door, slightly hidden inside of a cave. Crawling around the cave's wall is
another creature.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Crystallite

Territorial cold-weather scavenger. The shell of a Crystallite reflects beam
weapons, and can only be cracked by a concussive blast. They hang upside down
in an ice cave during their larval stage. Moisture runs off its body and
forms the hard ice shell, which the Crystallite retains for the rest of its
life.

Kill it with a Missile and then walk into the nearby door.

SAVE STATION B

Save your game (and scan the Save Station hologram if you haven't yet) and
then go back out.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

Go into the gap you jumped over before. Shoot the weird structure with a
Missile and morph. Roll through here, de-morph, and scan the orange wall
thing here to unlock the door directly above. Exit this room and go near the
cave where Save Station B is. Face away from the cave and go left, following
the wall. Jump on the first platform you see and then turn so you're facing
the direction of the door you unlocked. Make your way to that door that you
unlocked by jumping up platforms, killing the Crystallites as you go.

ICE RUINS ACCESS

Shoot the ice that blocks your way with the Charge Beam and then scan the new
creature back here for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Scatter Bombu

Pulsing tendrils of energy extend from creature's body. Like all Bombus,
these creatures can only be harmed by electrical energy. Proximity to these
life-forms may result in electrical visor interference. It is possible to
avoid engaging Scatter Bombus by rolling into the Morph Ball and slipping
between the rotating energy streams.

Roll past Scatter Bombus until you reach a door. De-morph and go through.

ICE RUINS EAST

Go forward and right. See that shell-looking thing? Scan it.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Baby Sheegoth

Glacial predator. Ice shell protects its vulnerable dorsal area. Young
Sheegoths grow a resilient shell of ice on their backs which serves to
protect a layer of vulnerable flesh. With this being their only weak point,
Baby Sheegoths will turn quickly in order to not allow predators the
opportunity to strike at their backs. Powerful hunters, they fire bursts of
ultracold gas at potential prey, then feast on their frozen victim.

I recommend avoiding them. If you want to kill them, first run near them or
shoot them to wake them up. I also recommend fighting one at a time. Now, the
Baby Sheegoth is very protective of its back, as the Creature Log says. Wait
until it charges, avoiding its various attacks, then destroy the shell with
the Charge Beam. Then simply shoot the vulnerable flesh to defeat it. Repeat
with the other one.

When you're done with them, go to the right. Jump up the steps and go to the
left. Go down this path, killing the Crystallites, and then jump to that roof
right there to keep going. Kill the Crystallites here and then jump to the
door on your right and go through.

PLAZA WALKWAY

Remember the Burrower from Magmoor Caverns? Well, now you're looking at some
Ice Burrowers, so go ahead and scan one.

YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
Be sure you scan an Ice Burrower! They disappear later!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!

Alerts: 8/18
Yellow Alerts: 3/7
Red Alerts: 5/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Ice Burrower

Burrower adapted to subfreezing climates. A hardy life-form, the Ice Burrower
has adapted to the frigid climate of Phendrana. It spends most of its time
tunneling through the frozen soil, but will occasionally surface to attack
passersby.

Head through the door at the end.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

Turn left and walk up this path and go through the door here. You just went
in a big circle to reach an otherwise unreachable door.

RUINS ENTRYWAY

Carefully roll under the numerous Pulse Bombus and go through the next door
quickly.

ICE RUINS WEST

Kill the two Baby Sheegoths to your left. After that, turn right and go into
a small cave with a Crystallite in it. There'll be some weird symbols on the
wall, so be sure to scan them.

NEW CHOZO LORE: Cipher

Go to the gray door in this room (gray on your map.) Remove the Missile
Shield and go through.

CANYON ENTRYWAY

Roll under the Scatter Bombus and get through the door at the end of the
tunnel.

PHENDRANA CANYON

Fall down to the broken bridge below and turn around. You'll see some crates
with some partially hidden weird symbols behind them, so be sure to scan the
weird symbols, because you'll never be coming back here.

NEW CHOZO LORE: The Turned

Walk off the end of the bridge and kill the Baby Sheegoth. Facing away from
the bridge, turn right and go up the path here. Scan the blue icon for some
successful platform realignment. Now quickly jump across them. If you're too
slow, go back and scan the blue icon again. When you get to the very end,
you'll see something that looks like a Morph Ball. Pick up some more
equipment!

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NEW MORPH BALL EQUIPMENT: Boost Ball
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The Boost Ball can be used to increase the Morph Ball's speed for short
periods.

Press and hold the B Button to charge, then release the B Button to trigger a
quick boost of speed.

Samus's Notes:

When charging, the longer you hold the B Button, the longer (and faster) the
Boost Charge will be.

Throughout the environment you will encounter U-shaped channels known as
half-pipes. Using the Boost Ball in these areas will let you reach higher
places.

Build a charge as you descend in the half-pipe, then trigger the Boost as you
ascend the other side. This will give you the speed and momentum you need to
reach new heights.
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/-------------------------------------\
|VIII-09: Getting the Space Jump Boots|
\-------------------------------------/

Guess it's time to put the Boost Ball to work. Fall down to the nearby half-
pipe structure. Boost up the half-pipe to the ledge with the Crystallite on
it. Now jump across the platforms back to your starting door and go through
it.

CANYON ENTRYWAY

Go back to the Phendrana Shorelines.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

Enter Save Station B.

SAVE STATION B

Save if you want to, then head back out.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

Head all the way to the Tallon Canyon on the Tallon Overworld.

TALLON CANYON

Go near the door that takes you to Transport Tunnel A. You'll see a half-pipe
structure nearby. Morph and start boosting up it. This is one is a lot harder
then the one in the Phendrana Canyon, so be ready to boost higher. Remember
to start charging early, and release as soon as the half-pipe starts going
vertical. Once you've gotten up, head left across the bridge. You now have to
Morph Ball Bomb three walls blocking your path, and now go through this door.

GULLY

Carefully progress through this room, because there are hard-to-see Zoomers.
Go through the door at the end of this small tunnel.

LANDING SITE

Carefully follow the ledge ahead of you, jumping over the gaps. If you fall,
go back to the Tallon Canyon and boost up again, then go through the Gully
again. Once you're at the end, go through the door.

ALCOVE

In the direct middle of this room is a very unique piece of equipment!

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NEW SECONDARY EQUIPMENT: Space Jump Boots
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The Space Jump Boots increase the leaping capability of the Power Suit
through the use of boot-mounted thrusters.

Press the B Button to jump, then press the B Button again during the jump to
use the Space Jump Boots.

Samus's Notes:

Timing is important when using the Space Jump Boots.

Experiment to discover ways to increase the height and length of your jumps.
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/-----------------------------------------\
|VIII-10: Getting the Artifact of Strength|
\-----------------------------------------/

Space Jump out of this room.

LANDING SITE

Head to the Main Plaza on the Chozo Ruins.

MAIN PLAZA

There's a half-pipe in the middle of the room, so go ahead and boost up to
the little alcove with the Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 4/14
Missile Expansions: 13/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Head to the Ruined Shrine.

RUINED SHRINE

Jump up on the step and to the half-pipe structure and boost up to the little
hole and roll through the tunnel for another Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 4/14
Missile Expansions: 14/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go to the Gathering Hall.

GATHERING HALL

Get up to the door that leads to the East Atrium. Jump on top of one of the
very small pillar things that have red lights. Now jump up again. Morph and
blow up the grating, now get your Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 4/14
Missile Expansions: 15/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Go to the Monitor Station in the Magmoor Caverns.

MONITOR STATION

Go to the door that takes you to Transport Tunnel A. Face towards it and turn
left. Space Jump up onto that platform right there. Walk a little, then turn
right. Jump up onto that platform. Turn around. Jump up onto that platform.
Walk over to the computer screens. There is a Spinner device nearby. Scan it.
It looks like a thing that can barely fit a Morph Ball.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Spinner

This is a standard Spinner device. The generator belts of the Spinner can be
activated by rapid rotational force. Use the Boost Ball when inside a Spinner
to activate a device.

Morph and enter the Spinner. Spin until you are gently pushed out, and walk
across the elevated bridge. You just elevated it, by the way. And jump up
onto that platform. Follow this to the right. Now there's a door to the left.
Go through.

WARRIOR SHRINE

The Chozo statue seems to be holding something, so jump into his hands. It's
another Artifact!

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NEW ARTIFACT ACQUIRED: Strength
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Artifact acquired. This is the Artifact of Strength.
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/------------------------------\
|VIII-11: Getting the Wave Beam|
\------------------------------/

Go back to the Phendrana Shorelines in Phendrana Drifts.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

Go to Save Station B.

SAVE STATION B

Save your game if you want to, and scan the Save Station hologram if you
haven't yet, then head out.

PHENDRANA SHORELINES

From the door to Save Station B, turn left. Head past the ice/snow steps you
used before. Now go to the left of that big ice pillar thing right there.
Following the wall, jump up to the next snowy area once you reach it. Now
Space Jump to the floating platform. Now Space Jump over to that temple-
looking place and go in the door that you can find on your map.

TEMPLE ENTRYWAY

Use a Missile to break the ice blocking your path, then charge the Pulse
Bombu towards you so that it won't drop bombs for a while. Roll under and
through the rotating electricity beams of the nearby Scatter Bombu. De-morph
once you're past it and charge that Pulse Bombu. Now roll under and go
through the door.

CHOZO ICE TEMPLE

Kill the Baby Sheegoth and then look on the various platforms for a white
creature that isn't a Crystallite. Go ahead and scan it.

YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
Be sure you scan an Ice Parasite! They disappear later in the game!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!

Alerts: 9/18
Yellow Alerts: 4/7
Red Alerts: 5/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Ice Parasite

Scavenger with a crystalline outer shell. Parasites are hardy creatures, able
to adapt to any environment within three generations. The Ice Parasite is a
prime example. Having adjusted to a frigid climate, this vermin now thrives
in it. Omnivorous, it can exist in areas hostile to most life-forms.

A few Power Beam shots are enough to bring it down. Jump up the various
platforms. Once you reach the statue's hands, jump to the next platform and
go behind the ice. Now jump across and jump as high as you can. Look around
for another Chozo statue with a long path leading to it. Jump there.

Now look left and right once you're on the start of the path to see four
Chozo statues. If you scan them, you'll find that one, the second one on the
right, is a bit weak and traces of either Radion or Brinstone, I can't
remember, have been detected. Shoot this with a Missile. Now morph, Bomb Jump
into the hole, and bomb the Morph Ball Slot.

This will make a gate open up, giving you access to a new area, so go ahead
and go through the door.

CHAPEL TUNNEL

Stop over the first discolored block on the floor. Bomb it twice to destroy
it and then move left until you're stopped. Bomb the two pale blocks so that
the dark blocks fall down. Go back, blow up the discolored floor again, and
Bomb Jump back up. Go left until you see another discolored block. Destroy it
with two bombs, destroy the pale blocks, destroy the discolored block again,
Bomb Jump back up, roll left and go through the door.

CHAPEL OF THE ELDERS

You see that in the back of the room? It's the Wave Beam! Go ahead and
grab...whoa! Get really close and two Baby Sheegoths will come! Defeat one
and another will come. Defeat one of these and another will come. Defeat the
last two. There are a total of four, always two at a time except when you've
killed three. Try not to get hurt too much, because the fight isn't over. You
now face...the Sheegoth!

When it comes out, be sure to scan it for a new Creature entry, although if
you play through the game more, some Baby Sheegoths will be replaced with one
Sheegoth throughout Phendrana Drifts, so this isn't an alert.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Sheegoth

Supreme predator of the Phendrana Drifts. Sheegoths are invulnerable to most
Beam weapons. The crystals on their back absorb energy, which they can fire
at prey. Sheegoths have poor stamina. They hyperventilate after using their
breath attack, making their mouth area vulnerable. The soft underbelly of a
Sheegoth is susceptible to concussive blasts. In battle, they expel blasts of
frigid gas to ensnare their targets. They are also fond of ramming and
trampling their hapless prey.

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BOSS FIGHT #5: Sheegoth

Here are the Sheegoth's three attacks.

The first is simply charging, hurting you A LOT if it hits you. Strafe or
dash around this. The second is firing quick white balls of ice at you.
Quickly jump, strafe or dash to avoid these. The third is a breath attack
that's sort of purple. Avoid this.

If you're doing it on Normal Mode, wait for it to do its purple breath
attack. Then fire Missiles at it until it looks like it isn't recovering its
breath anymore. On Hard Mode, morph and lay Morph Ball Bombs near it.

I am being absolutely serious. You can use Morph Ball Bombs on Normal Mode,
if you want. After two failures on Hard Mode, I went and used Morph Ball
Bombs. DEAD! Anyway, you can try doing it with Missiles if you want a hard
challenge, but I think using Morph Ball Bombs is much more fun, one of the
reasons being you don't have to wait until it does its breath attack. You can
lay bombs at any time, and as long as they explode in its vicinity, you'll
hurt it!
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After defeating it, go ahead and pick up your new equipment!

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NEW ARM CANNON WEAPON: Wave Beam
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Wave Beam fires powerful electric bolts. This weapon has limited homing
capability as well.

Press Right on the C Stick to select the Wave Beam as your active weapon.

Samus's Notes:

Fire the Wave Beam to open Purple Doors.

The Wave Beam won't home in on targets without a lock-on. Press and hold the
L Button to lock on.

Charge the Wave Beam to fire a fierce electric blast. Enemies struck by this
blast will be enveloped in electrical energy for a few seconds.
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/----------------------------------\
|VIII-12: Getting the Super Missile|
\----------------------------------/

Go to Ice Ruins West, killing the Bombus along the way with your new weapon!
Pretty sweet, huh?

ICE RUINS WEST

Go into the building with the Crystallite in it. This building is a little to
the right of the entrance point. Jump to the top of the building by Space
Jumping. On the top floor, you'll see a Stalactite. Scan it before downing it
for a new Research entry. Don't worry if you didn't scan it, there are
others.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Stalactite

This hanging rock structure appears to have a weak spot near its base. Some
stalactites can be dislodged from ceilings, allowing them to be used as
platforms to cross otherwise unreachable areas.

Lock on and shoot it with a Missile. Fall down and jump onto it, now jump
onto the roof of the building just ahead of you. To your left, kill the
Crystallites and continue. Now switch to the Scan Visor and look in the
nearby cave. You should see a bunch of orange scanning icon things. Scan one
for a new Creature entry.

YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
Be sure to scan an Ice Shriekbat! They disappear later!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!
YELLOW ALERT!

Alerts: 10/18
Yellow Alerts: 5/7
Red Alerts: 5/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Ice Shriekbat

Ice-encased ceiling-dweller. Like standard Shriekbats, these creatures are
easily spotted with Thermal Imaging. They roost on cave ceilings, subsisting
on insects, reptiles and small mammals. Fiercely territorial, they will dive-
bomb anything that wanders near.

Kill them by shooting them with manual aim. Now jump across the various
rooftops until you reach a purple door, so go ahead and go through!

COURTYARD ENTRYWAY

Morph and boost through here so as to avoid the Scarabs and Pulse Bombus,
then go through the next door.

RUINED COURTYARD

Okay. There is an Energy Tank in here, and it's going to take a lot of work
to obtain it. The first thing you need to do is turn right. See that Spinner
device? Jump over to it and use the Boost Ball until two pipe-looking things
come. Directly opposite this platform is another platform with another
Spinner. Open two more pipes and you'll activate a Morph Ball Slot. Reach
this Morph Ball Slot by...start from the door that takes you to the Courtyard
Entryway.

Go left. Jump across the platforms made of ice or snow as they get taller and
taller. Now jump to the platform that has the slot hanging a little above.
Bomb Jump up into it and activate it with a bomb. This will make the pipes
pour out water and raise some insecure platforms. Jump across these to a
yellow-lighted tunnel. Morph and roll through this tunnel to find an Energy
Tank at the end!

Energy Tanks: 5/14
Missile Expansions: 15/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Roll out of here and jump back to the Morph Ball Slot. Activate it again, but
this time, get to the structure in the middle before the water goes back
down.

Don't go through the purple door yet. First, look around for a door with a
Missile Shield on it. Remove the shield and go through the door.

SAVE STATION A

Save if you want to, scan if you haven't yet, then head out.

RUINED COURTYARD

Go to the purple door and go through.

SPECIMEN STORAGE

Destroy the turret with Missiles. When you see a pirate running towards you
that you can't see too well, quickly scan it before it assaults you.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Shadow Pirate

Pirate forces trained and equipped for stealth operations. A select group of
Space Pirates have access to sophisticated cloaking technology. This gear
drains high levels of power, however, forcing them to rely solely on melee
weapons in battle. Use enhanced detection gear when fighting these units.

Kill it with a bunch of shots, maybe a few Charge Beams, and a Missile here
and there. Head through the next purple door when he's dead.

RESEARCH ENTRANCE

Shoot the turret in the distance with some Missiles before it sees you. Now,
some pirates are going to come out, so be sure to scan one.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Space Pirate

Sentient aggressor species well trained in weapon and melee combat. Space
Pirates wield Galvanic Accelerator Cannons and forearm-mounted Scythes in
combat. This species seeks to become the dominant force in the galaxy, and
their technology may help them realize this goal. Ruthless and amoral, the
Pirates care little for the cost of their ambition. Only the results matter,
and they take these very seriously.

A lot of rapid-fire, some Charge Beams, and a Missile here and there should
be enough to put all the Space Pirates down AND unlock the doors. Go through
the Blue Door. It's blue on your map.

MAP STATION

Scan the Map Station hologram BEFORE stepping into it if you didn't already,
then step into it to download the map of Phendrana Drifts. Now go back out.

RESEARCH ENTRANCE

Go straight across the room to the opposite wall. Turn left, go up the ramp,
go across the path, and through the next door.

HYDRA LAB ENTRANCE

Kill the two Pulse Bombus and go through the next door.

RESEARCH LAB HYDRA

You'll see a blue force field blocking your path. Turn right and scan the
blue icon right there to deactivate it. After you've deactivated the force
field, Space Pirates will attack, so be sure to take care of them. There are
about five in the room, and make sure the battle music stops. Look around for
a ramp and go up it, because there are some more up here.

Once the battle music stops, go to the bottom. There are some Pirate Datas
logged into the computer monitors in the alcove, so scan until you have
downloaded the following. Or just count.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Phazon Analysis

NEW PIRATE DATA: Mining Status

/----------------------------------------------------------------------\
|If you have scanned everything that I have listed for you to scan so  | |far
in the guide, you will have just unlocked Bonus Image Gallery 1 by|
|downloading 50% of the Log Book Scans. You can view your new Image    |
|Gallery in the Main Menu.                                             |
\----------------------------------------------------------------------/

NEW PIRATE DATA: Security Breaches

Head to the top to find some more.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Parasite Larva

NEW PIRATE DATA: Glacial Wastes

After getting FIVE Pirate Data entries, look for a Purple Door on the map
that sort of looks like it's on the ceiling. That's because it is. Go the
top, manually aim up and shoot it, and then jump up into the next room.

OBSERVATORY ACCESS

Be sure you've taken out THREE turrets before proceeding. Four Missiles on
Hard Mode, two on Normal Mode. 12 Missiles total on Hard Mode, six on Normal
Mode. Or, you could conserve Missiles and simply use the Charge Beam. Anyway,
after defeating all THREE turrets, head through the next door.

OBSERVATORY

Kill all of the Space Pirates in here and a blue icon will appear. Scan it to
make a Morph Ball Slot go active. To the left and right of the blue icon,
there's a Pirate Data.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Phazon Program

NEW PIRATE DATA: Contact

Now Space Jump up to the Morph Ball Slot and activate it. This will activate
another Morph Ball Slot, so Space Jump up to that one and activate it as
well. This will activate four Spinners on the very bottom, so go and boost as
far as you can in all four. This will make a really cool holographic
projection of planets orbiting. There are two planets that will give you new
Research entries. They're holographic, remember. These planets will have red
icons on them instead of orange.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Zebes

Planet Zebes. Mass: 4.8 trillion teratons. Profile: Planet's crust is
primarily Urthic ore, making it ideal for subterranean construction. A class
XIX planet, Zebes is inhospitable to most bioforms. The world was considered
unremarkable until it became a base for Space Pirate forces.

NEW RESEARCH LOG: Tallon IV

Planet Tallon IV. Mass: 5.1 trillion teratons. Profile: Ecosystem studies
indicate that Tallon IV was a biological paradise prior to the impact of an
extraterrestrial object. What remains of the biosphere is slowly fading due
to exposure to Phazon radiation. At current rate of decay, Tallon IV will be
a barren Class XIII wasteland in approximately 25 years.

After scanning those two planets, jump to the very top. You'll see a gray
door and purple door on your map. In between these is some new equipment!
Space Jump over and grab it!

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NEW BEAM COMBO: Super Missiles
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Switch to your Power Beam by pressing Up on the C Stick and then hold down
the A Button to charge. When you're completely charged, press the Y Button to
use the Super Missiles.

The Super Missile is the Power Charge Combo.

Samus's Notes:

Super Missile is a Single Shot Charge Combo. Each shot costs 5 Missiles.

Super Missiles can destroy objects made of Cordite.
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/----------------------------------\
|VIII-13: Getting the Thermal Visor|
\----------------------------------/

Remove the Missile Shield on the door that has one and go through.

SAVE STATION D

Save your game (scan the Save Station hologram if you haven't yet also), then
head back into the Observatory.

OBSERVATORY

Ignoring the Space Pirates, jump to the other side and go through the purple
door.

WEST TOWER ENTRANCE

Destroy the Scatter Bombu and the two Crystallites and remove the Missile
Shield on the next door, then go through.

WEST TOWER

Scan the blue icon to make the transport active, then step into the hologram.
Now go through the door once the transport stops.

CONTROL TOWER

Use Charged Wave Beam to take out the Space Pirates, then use Super Missiles
to down the five Flying Pirates. Go through the door you haven't been through
yet.

EAST TOWER

Scan the blue icon to make the transport active, then step into the hologram.
Now go through the door once the transport stops.

AETHER LAB ENTRYWAY

Kill the Scatter Bombus and go through the next door.

RESEARCH LAB AETHER

Scan the creature in the tank after the cut-scene.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Metroid

Energy-based parasitic predator. The dominant species of planet SR388,
Metroids can suck the life force out of living things. A Metroid will latch
onto its prey and drain energy, growing larger as it does. The only way to
shake an attached Metroid is to enter Morph Ball Mode and lay a Bomb.

If the Metroid didn't already break out of its tank, shoot the stasis tank
with a Missile to destroy it. To kill the Metroid, charge the Power or Wave
Beam up and then fire. Do this until it dies. As its Creature Log says, if it
attaches to you, quickly morph and lay a bomb as soon as you can. After
you've killed it, kill the Space Pirate that comes and scan the nearby
monitors for two more Pirate Data entries.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Meta Ridley

NEW PIRATE DATA: Metroid Studies

Jump to the next area and scan the monitor for another Pirate Data.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Phazon Infusion

Jump all the way to the bottom and kill all the enemies. The last two Pirate
Datas in Phendrana Drifts are located in an alcove directly across from a
purple door on the floor. Scan the monitors for two more Pirate Datas.

NEW PIRATE DATA: Metroid Forces

NEW PIRATE DATA: Metroid Morphology

Look around on the bottom floor for a stasis tank with an Energy Tank in it.
Go ahead and break the stasis tank with a Missile and collect another Energy
Tank.

Energy Tanks: 6/14
Missile Expansions: 15/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now head up the walkway, killing Pirates as you go, until you reach a point
where you have to jump across. You should notice a little catwalk below the
platform you have to jump to. Jump to the catwalk and morph. Now SLOWLY roll
across the catwalk. This is the narrowest catwalk in the game, by the way. At
the end of it is a well-earned Missile Expansion.

Energy Tanks: 6/14
Missile Expansions: 16/49
Power Bomb Expansions: 0/4

Now go through the purple door on the floor.

RESEARCH CORE ACCESS

There's a Beetle crawling around, but it looks like it has an ice spike on
top of it. Well, this is actually a new creature, so be sure to scan it for a
new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Ice Beetle

Burrowing insect with an ice-reinforced carapace. Averse to heat. This member
of the Beetle family has adapted to life in the subzero temperatures in the
Phendrana Drifts, growing a thick ice shell over its entire body. The ice is
extremely resilient, providing the Ice Beetle with extra protection and
augmented digging abilities.

If you want to defeat it, kill it in the same way you kill normal Beetles.
They dig underground more, by the way, probably to intimidate you with their
augmented digging abilities. Just kidding. Anyway, go through the next door.

RESEARCH CORE

Kill the Space Pirates and Flying Pirates. Now head right from the door
you came in from. Once you reach the computer monitors, scan the one
with the red icon to deactivate the first of three force fields
protecting...something. Anyway, jump down or head down the ramps until
you find another level of walkway with some more computer monitors.
Again, scan the one with the red icon to deactivate the second of third
monitors. Now jump all the way down and scan the red icon to deactivate
the final force field. Jump up and collect your new equipment! There
are some turrets on the bottom, by the way.

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NEW VISOR: Thermal Visor
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The Thermal Visor allows you to see in the infrared spectrum. Hot
objects are bright in the visor, while colder ones are dim.

Press Down on the Control Pad to select the Thermal Visor.

Samus's Notes:

The Thermal Visor will show the weak points of certain foes.

Use the Thermal Visor to see in total darkness and poor weather
conditions.

Brightly lit areas, explosions, and intense heat can impair the Thermal
Visor.

Enemies with temperatures close to their surroundings will be tough to
spot with the Thermal Visor.
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|VIII-14: Getting the Spider Ball|
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Okay, now all of the lights in the room are going to go out. Switch to
your Thermal Visor and kill all the enemies that come in the room. Now
walk back up using the walkway, killing the Metroids as they come. To
the right of the door at the top of the room there is a strange symbol.
If you scan it, you will see that it is a Power Conduit, although that
doesn't go into your Log Book. Shoot it with the Wave Beam to supply
power to the door, then go through.

RESEARCH CORE ACCESS

Scan the thing in front of you for a new Creature entry.

NEW CREATURE LOG: Sentry Drone

Well-armed and armored security mecha. Sentry Drones have limited
intelligence, but do their assigned tasks well. Being machines, they
are susceptible to electrical attacks. When alerted, Drones initiate a
security lockdown, then attempt to neutralize the intruder. Their
electronic warfare suit can scramble Visor technology as well.

Destroy both of them. Now it's time to head back to the Observatory,
Thermal Visor on the whole time.

OBSERVATORY

Go to Save Station D.

SAVE STATION D

Save and scan if you haven't yet, then head out.

OBSERVATORY

Now go back to the Ruined Courtyard.

RUINED COURTYARD

Head to Save Station A.

SAVE STATION A

Save, then head out.

RUINED COURTYARD

Jump over to the door that has no power. Shoot the Cordite above the
door with a Super Missile, then turn on the Thermal Visor. Shoot the
Power Conduit with your Wave Beam, then go through the now-not-
powerless door.

QUARANTINE ACCESS

Kill the two Pulse Bombus and go through the next door.

NORTH QUARANTINE TUNNEL

Morph and roll through, then open the next door. Try not to get hurt
too much because of the unkillable-because-of-their-position Pulse
Bombus.

QUARANTINE CAVE

Jump down and after the cut-scene, scan the rocks for a new Creature
entry.

RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
SCAN THARDUS! THIS IS YOUR ONLY CHANCE! IF YOU DIE, SCAN AGAIN!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!
RED ALERT!

Alerts: 11/18
Yellow Alerts: 5/7
Red Alerts: 6/11

NEW CREATURE LOG: Thardus

An animated, sentient creature of stone charged with Phazon radiation.
The Phazon radiation given off by Thardus negates auto-targeting
systems, preventing lock-on. It may be possible to acquire alternate
targets with a different Visor. The chaotic nature of Phazon
irradiation leads to instability in its structural integrity. Thardus
can encase targets in ice, and its colossal size and strength make it a
formidable opponent.

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BOSS FIGHT #6: Thardus

This battle is fairly easy on Normal Mode, and pretty hard on Hard
Mode. To defeat Thardus, switch to your Thermal Visor and lock on.
You'll lock on to the weak spot, which is the spot that appears to be
hotter. Now, let's deal with Thardus's attacks.

The first attack is simply swiping at you. He only does this if you get
very close, so don't worry about this one. The second attack is
summoning rocks from the ground and then firing them at you. This
attack is helpful on Normal Mode, and can be helpful or annoying on
Hard Mode. Shoot the rocks for some pickups. If you don't, you're going
to take a lot of damage.

The third attack is pounding the ground and nearly instantly making a
quick trail of ice spikes that will freeze you if you don't avoid it.
Tap B to break free of the ice. If you're in Morph Ball Mode, lay bombs
to break fre