Agon Wastes

The Agon Wastes, also known as Agon Sector, were previously the Agon Plains. Back in the Golden Age of the Luminoth on Aether, these lands were vast plains stretching out as far as the eye could see. The atmospheric changes that occurred when the meteor which brought the Ing crashed converted the plains into desert. It also houses Agon Temple, the guardian of which was I-Sha before his death. Its Dark Aether counterpart was Dark Agon.

The Agon Wastes are home to many unique creatures, such as Lumites, Sandiggers, and Sandbats. The Space Pirates have a base in its cave systems, and almost all of Agon is under their command. Few signs of Luminoth civilization can be seen, and the Pirates have mined the sector to search for its resources.

Connection?
The Agon Wastes are a little like Chozo Ruins from Metroid Prime. Like Chozo Ruins, the Area is desert-like, and it has ancient ruins from the ancient species that lived on the planet. They each have more frightening enemies, such as a Sandigger, from Metroid Prime 2:Echoes or a Plated Beetle, from Metroid Prime. Lastly,they seem to both have statues, like the statue of the Alpha Sandigger,or the many Chozo statues and relics, and for Metroid Prime's case, most Chozo Artifacts.

Trivia

 * Agon is a Greek word that meant a contest, competition, or challenge that was held in connection with religious festivals. In its broader sense of a struggle or contest, agon referred to a contest in athletics, chariot or horse racing, music or literature at a public festival in ancient Greece.