Area 8

Phase 9, otherwise known as The Queen's Lair, is an area on SR388. It is the ninth and final area explored in Metroid II: Return of Samus, housing the final Metroids on SR388, including the Queen Metroid itself. After defeating it, she witnesses a Metroid Egg hatch and give birth to a Metroid hatchling. Samus chooses to take it with her to Ceres Space Colony, it carving out substances and obstacles in the way as it orbits around her.

Enemies

 * Septogg

Metroids fought

 * 8 Metroids
 * Queen Metroid
 * Baby (inhostile)

Items

 * Ice Beam

Connecting areas

 * Phase 8
 * Phase 1

Trivia

 * The Ice Beam is the only item here because it is required to defeat the Metroids in the area. In the room containing it, the Chozo Statue supposed to hold it is broken, with the head being nearby. The Item Sphere containing the beam is right behind it.