Guide Type - One Chance/Limited Chance Scans Guide Game Title - metroid Prime 2: Echoes Platform - Nintendo GameCube Date submitted - 11-27-07 Version - 1.5 By - obishawn Be sure to check out metroidmetal.com for some free rocking remixed MP3s of your favorite Metroid melodies. (Say that five times real fast!) __________________________________________________________ Table of Contents __________________________________________________________ To easily and quickly find anything in this guide, simply perform a search and enter the subject as you see it listed in the Contents, even if it is just the Roman numerals. I. - One Time Only Scans A - Creatures B - Guardians II. - Limited Scans A - Creatures B - Research C - Lore III. - Unlockables IV. - Legal V. - Version History VI. - Contact Information __________________________________________________________ One Chance/Limited Chance Scans Guide __________________________________________________________ If you are trying to complete the Log Book, then you need to be aware of the scans that you only have one chance to get. Some of the scans listed here are not one chance only, but they are limited in the times that you come across them. The scans are listed in the room you usually encounter them first. Here are a few things to keep in mind: - If you are in a battle with ANY creature and you think the creature has changed in any way, especially if you see dark matter infect the creature, be sure to scan it again before you kill it. This usually only matters in the instances of fighting bosses, but not all of the time. - With that in mind, be sure to scan all of the bosses as soon as the battle begins. In some cases, dark matter will infect the boss shortly after the battle begins and you will lose the chance to scan the creature in its original form. - If the enemy you are fighting has a health bar or if you get trapped in the room with the creature, be sure to scan it. - If you see any Creature that is either blue or red in the Scan Visor, especially if you have already scanned it once before, be sure to scan it again. Basically, if doesn't appear green in the Scan Visor, scan it. - If any small creatures attack you while fighting a boss, be sure to scan them as they are usually only found in that particular battle. This really only applies in the battle with Chykka, but in case I'm mistaken be sure to pay attention in boss battles. __________________________________________________________ I. - One Time Only Scans __________________________________________________________ ------------- A - Creatures ------------- 1 - Growler Class Turret - (Temple Grounds > Trooper Security Station) This is the only place I have found this turret. I believe this to be a limited scan, but until I can confirm this, it is better to assume you have just once chance and scan it as soon as you get to this room. 2 - Lightbringer - (Dark Agon Wastes > Dueling Range) There are two in the game, and both appear only one time in the game and both are in the same room. These are the little dudes that walk back and forth and generate a field of light, providing you with safe passage through Dueling Range before you get the Dark Suit. 3 - Vigilance Class Turret - (Agon Wastes > Central Mining Station) Though you see this turret a few times in the game (at Central Mining Station and Sanctuary Fortress > Sanctuary Entrance) the only time you can scan it is in Trooper Security Station when the Space Pirates man the guns. 4 - Chyklings - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dark Torvus Temple) These only appear during the battle with Chykka, after Chykka's Larva phase. 5 - Dark Shredder - (Torvus Bog > Torvus Lagoon) These only appear during the battle with Chykka during Chykka's Larva phase. 6 - Pillbug - (Agon Wastes > Portal Site) These little guys are first scannable in this one room. Facing the portal, they are in the Morph Ball tunnel in the wall to your right. Simply scan them before you enter the tunnel. You won't get the chance to scan them again for quite some time but the good news is these guys _ ARE NOT _ one chance. After the Spider Guardian is defeated, you can return to Dynamo Works and in the area before you grapple across the gap, turn and look towards the morph ball tunnels where you fought Spider Guardian. You will see Pillbugs in the tunnels. Simply scan them. ------------- B - Guardians ------------- All of the Guardians/Sub-Guardians are one chance scans. Be sure to scan them the first opportunity you get, and stay aware of any changes that may occur. If any changes do happen, be sure to scan the Guardian again. The list is in the [non-sequence breaking] order that you encounter the Guardians in the game, excluding the Dark Missile Trooper. It is placed in the earliest order that you can encounter it. I have listed the guardians because there may be a phase in the battle you may miss or may not be aware of. 1 - Alpha Splinter - (Great Temple > Temple Sacntuary) 2 - Dark Alpha Splinter - (Great Temple > Temple Sanctuary) Be sure to scan the Alpha Splinter as soon as possible because not too long into the battle, it will become infected with an Ing. 3 - Alpha Sandigger - (Agon Wastes > Agon Temple) 4 - Bomb Guardian - (Agon Wastes > Agon Temple) Be sure to scan the Alpha Sandigger as soon as possible because not too long into the battle, it will become infected with an Ing. 5 - Dark Missile Trooper - (Temple Grounds > Hive Chamber A) This is not a major boss, but it does have a life meter. You can fight this enemy anytime after getting the Bombs. 6 - Jump Guardian - (Dark Agon Wastes > Judgment Pit) 7 - Dark Samus 1 - (Agon Wastes > Main Reactor) 8 - Amorbis 1 - (Dark Agon Wastes > Dark Agon Temple) The first Amorbis scan opportunity is when it bursts out of the ground and then burrows back in. 9 - Amorbis 2 - (Dark Agon Wastes > Dark Agon Temple) The second form of Amorbis is when it attaches itself to the sphere in the middle of the room. 10 - Boost Guardian - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dark Torvus Arena) 11 - Alpha Blog - (Torvus Bog > Main hydrochamber) 12 - Grapple Guardian - (Dark Torvus Bog > Sacrificial Chamber) 13 - Chykka - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dark Torvus Temple) 14 - Chykka Larva - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dark Torvus Temple) 15 - Dark Chykka - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dark Torvus Temple) Chykka's different forms are pretty obvious. The only one that is easy to miss is Dark Chykka. But you will know when to scan it because you will see dark matter overcome the creature. 16 - Spider Guardian - (Sanctuary Fortress > Dynamo Works) Your only chance to scan this enemy is before you step through the door that leads into Dynamo Works. You can see and scan the Spider Guardian as it is crawling behind some glass on either side of the door. 17 - Power Bomb Guardian - (Dark Torvus Bog > Undertemple) This one is easy to miss. When the battle begins, be sure to look up to see this boss. 18 - Dark Samus 2 - (Sanctuary Fortress > Aerie) 19 - Caretaker Class Drone - (Sacntuary Fortress > Main Research) This can be scanned anytime you enter Main Research, but only before the battle. Simply scan it through the glass. 20 - Quadraxis > Damaged Quadraxis - (Ing Hive > Hive Temple) 21 - Quadraxis > Final Head Module - (Ing Hive > Hive Temple) 22 - Quadraxis > Quadraxis - (Ing Hive > Hive Temple) 23 - Quadraxis > Shielded Head Module - (Ing Hive > Hive Temple) 24 - Quadraxis > Stunned Head Module - (Ing Hive > Hive Temple) 25 - Emperor Ing > Emperor Ing Body (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 26 - Emperor Ing > Emperor Ing Eye (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 27 - Emperor Ing > Emperor Ing Head (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 28 - Emperor Ing > Emperor Ing Chrysalis (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 29 - Emperor Ing > Mutated Emperor Ing (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 30 - Dark Samus 3 - (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) 31 - Dark Samus 4 - (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) __________________________________________________________ II. - Limited Scans __________________________________________________________ These creatures, obviously, provide you with only a few opportunities to scan them. Be sure to do so as soon as possible. Check the notes I've given to see specifics on that particular scan availability. ------------- A - Creatures ------------- 1 - Pirate Trooper - (Agon Wastes > Mining Station A) These guys appear in several different rooms, but they seem to not appear anymore after you get the Super Missle. 3 - Shredder - (Torvus Bog > Torvus Lagoon) These are found in a few places in Torvus Bog, but after you get the Boost Ball, they don't show up anymore. 4 - Pirate Commando - (Torvus Bog > Torvus Grove) Torvus Grove is typically the first place you'll see these guys. If you failed to scan them in this room, you have two more opportunities to do so; one is in (Sky Temple Grounds > Phazon Grounds). Some Dark Tallon Metroids can be seen carrying off a Pirate Commando or two. And the last chance is your first visit to: (Sanctuary Fortress > Sanctuary Entrance). 5 - Ingsmasher - (Sacntuary Fortress > Reactor Access) Though these can be found in a few rooms in Sanctuary Fortress, if you wipe them out before scanning one, you have lost your chance. 6 - Dark Ing Smasher - (Ing hive > Hive Portal Chamber) Though these can be found in a few rooms in Sanctuary Fortress, if you wipe them out before scanning one, you have lost your chance. 7 - Dark Quad CM - (Sacntuary Fortress > Sanctuary Temple) This can be found in the Sanctuary Temple during your first visit there. If you do not get it scanned then, your only other chance is during the fight with Quadraxis. 8 - Dark Quad MB - (Sacntuary Fortress > Sanctuary Temple) This can be found in the Sanctuary Temple during your first visit there. If you do not get it scanned then, your only other chance is during the fight with Quadraxis. ------------ B - Research ------------ 1 - Samus's Gunship - (Temple Grounds > Landing Site) Scan this as soon as you crashland on Aether. After returning the energy to the energy controller in Agon Wastes, the gunship goes into auto-repair mode and you can no longer scan it as a Log Book entry. 2 - GF Gate Mark VI - There are only two of these gates in the game, yet you get three opportunities to scan them. One gate is in Hive Chamber A and the other is in Industrial Site (both are in Temple Grounds). You can scan them the first time you encounter either of them. Once you activate the gate, it will retract into the ceiling, but the bottom of the gate is still visible. You can still scan them by focusing on the part that is still visible. The raised gate is scannable UNTL YOU LEAVE THE ROOM. If you leave and come back, you can no longer scan it. The third opportunity is during the fight with the Dark Missile Trooper. Once the battle is over, the gate will rise into the ceiling, but it is still scanable until you leave the room. 2 - GF Gate Mark VII - (Temple Grounds > Dynamo Chamber) These are not a one time scan, but they can be destroyed with a Power Bomb, so just be sure to scan them before you blow all of them up. 3 - Webling - (Dark Agon Wastes > Feeding Pit Access) There are only two in the game. They block the path and must be removed with the light beam, so they are kinda hard to miss. 4 - Ing Webtrap - (Dark Agon Wastes > Battleground) This is a one time scan that only appears while fighting the Warrior Ing for the temple key. The webtrap appears over the doors "trapping" you in the room with the Warrior Ing. 5 - Flying Ing Cache - There are 9 of these in the game, each holding a key to the Sky Temple. To make them appear, you must equip the Dark Visor, then shoot them. They will then appear in normal vision (Scan or Combat Visors). Scan them after they appear. The Flying Ing Cache can be found in these rooms: 1 - (Sky Temple Grounds > Defiled Shrine) 2 - (Sky Temple Grounds > Accursed Lake) 3 - (Sky Temple Grounds > Ing Reliquary) 4 - (Dark Agon Wastes > Dark Oasis) 5 - (Dark Agon Wastes > Battleground) 6 - (Dark Torvus Bog > Poisoned Bog) 7 - (Dark Torvus Bog > Dungeon) 8 - (Ing Hive > Hive Entrance) 9 - (Ing Hive > Hive Dynamo Works) -------- C - Lore -------- A-Kul's Clues are limited scans. You will be able to scan them as long as you haven't returned all 9 of the Sky Temple keys, but once that 9th key is in place, you can no longer scan his clues. If you have returned a couple of keys you will need to leave the room and then you can return to scan the clues to the keys you just returned. All 9 of A-Kul's Clues can be found in: (Sky Temple Grounds > Sky Temple Gateway) A-Kul's Clues > Cadre 1 Clues: A-Kul's Testament B-Stl's Key G-Sch's Key J-Stl's Key S-Dly's Key A-Kul's Clues > Cadre 2 Clues: C-Rch's Key D-Isl's Key J-Fme's Key M-Dhe's Key S-Jrs's Key __________________________________________________________ III. - U N L O C K A B L E S __________________________________________________________ So you are trying to find the one chance scans, what is the great reward for all of this hard work? What exactly does 100% of the scans get you? Here is a list of the image galleries and what percentage of scans it takes to unlock them. NOTE - This list is not all that is unlockable in MP2. There are Multiplayer maps and some sound tracks you can use while playing multiplayer, but since the method to unlock those isn't related to scans, I have omitted that information. Promotional Gallery - 40% Character Gallery - 60% Creature Gallery - 80% Boss Gallery - 100% Rough Sketch Gallery - Complete Normal difficulty Story Board Gallery - Complete Hard difficulty __________________________________________________________ IV. - L E G A L __________________________________________________________ I don't care who uses this guide. Only three stipulations: 1 - No one is to have to pay money for the information in this guide. 2 - Don't steal my work then say I stole it from you. I've obtained the info in this guide by playing the game, so I didn't steal it from anyone. 3 - If you post this on your site, do not alter the guide at all. This guide was originally posted at GameFAQs and Samus.co.uk (may it rest in peace). Copyright 2005 __________________________________________________________ V. - V E R S I O N H I S T O R Y __________________________________________________________ 11-27-07 - v1.5 - Completely restructured the guide so that the format is similar to some of the other guides I have made since I made this one, my first guide. 09-09-06 - v1.4 - Updated Contact info and gave the guide a proof-reading. 08-05-05 - v1.3 - Updated the long over-due Pillbug info. - Updated contact info. 2-20-05 - v1.2 - I've confirmed the few Creature scans I wasn't 100% sure about, but as I continue to play, I will always double check myself and if the info in this guide is wrong, I will make it right as soon as I can. - A little more restructuring of the content to hopefully make it easier to read and find what you are looking for. 2-19-05 - v1.1 - Corrected a few mistakes (I had some creatures labeled wrong) - Added the "Unlockables" section - Made some general touch-ups, including re-writing some of the hints to make them a bit easier to understand 2-16-05 - v1.0 - Submitted the gudie with the majority of the content. __________________________________________________________ VI. - CONTACT INFO __________________________________________________________ If you need to contact me for any reason, feel free to do so by sending an email to [email protected] Just make sure you identify this game in the subject so I won't mistake your mail for spam. 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