Area 8



Area 8, previously known as Phase 9, is the ninth and final area explored on SR388 in Metroid II: Return of Samus and its remake, Metroid: Samus Returns. In the latter game, it is an odd ecosystem containing fungi-like, pulsating vegetation, a yellow liquid flowing from odd formations in the ceiling and other substances found exclusively in Metroid nests.

Area 8 houses the final Larva Metroids (8 in Return of Samus, 10 in Samus Returns) on SR388, and the Queen Metroid itself. After defeating the Queen, Samus witnesses a Metroid Egg hatch and give birth to the baby. As it imprints on her as its mother, Samus chooses to take it with her to Ceres Space Colony; it carves out otherwise indestructible crystals in the way as it orbits around her. This sets in motion the events of Super Metroid and subsequent sequels.

Return of Samus

 * Septogg

Samus Returns

 * Autrack
 * Glow Fly
 * Gravitt
 * Gullugg
 * Gunzoo
 * Meboid
 * Moto
 * Ramulken

Return of Samus

 * 8 Larva Metroids
 * 1 Queen Metroid
 * Baby (non-hostile) (first seen as a Metroid Egg)

Samus Returns

 * 10 Larva Metroids
 * 1 Queen Metroid
 * Baby (non-hostile) (first seen as a Metroid Egg)

Return of Samus

 * Ice Beam

Connecting areas

 * Area 7 (Phase 8)
 * Surface (Phase 1)

Trivia

 * In Metroid II, 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. It is possible that the Metroids, perhaps the Queen herself, were aware of the item being held by the statue and knowing the danger it posed for them, attempted to destroy it.
 * As the Ice Beam is a standalone beam option acquired once in Area 1, this Chozo Statue does not exist in Metroid: Samus Returns.
 * Despite this area being the main hive of the Metroids, most of it seems to be synthetic/artificial. Glass tubes and temple-like structures can be seen throughout Area 8, strikingly similar to those from the Chozo Laboratory in Area 7. Many guardian robots such as Autracks and Gunzoos can also be found in this area. This might be heavily hinting on the existing connection between the Chozo and their creations, the Metroids.
 * Area 8 is the most depicted area of SR388 in other media and games, as it is featured in flashbacks of the baby hatching.
 * In Samus Returns, a sped-up techno remix of the Tourian theme can be heard in the rooms where Samus hunts down the final the Larva Metroids.

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