Aurora Unit 217

Aurora Unit 217 is a Galactic Federation Aurora Unit. Aurora Unit 217 was assigned a male persona. He was originally designed to support Galactic Federation Naval Base Demeter, though was assigned to SkyTown shortly after the Treaty of Elysia was signed. He acts as SkyTown's administrator, directing the mechanoids on the planet. 217 has delivered a large amount of tactical intel, along with valuable stellar and interstellar research data. He works well with the Elysian mechanoids and enjoys the productive working arrangement he has with them.

When Elysia was corrupted by a Leviathan, AU 217 was infected with the Corruption Virus. Samus Aran vaccinated the Aurora Unit, but Ghor arrived and damaged the Circuit boards that were vital to Aurora Unit 217 functioning properly. The circuits were later repaired by Samus with the Plasma Beam when she killed Ghor.

Helping Samus


After Samus repairs 217's connection to SkyTown, 217 creates a plan to destroy the Leviathan's protective shield so that Samus can help stem the tide of corruption on Elysia. 217 locates the pieces of a dissasembled Theronian Bomb on SkyTown and calculates that the complete bomb would destroy the shield itself as opposed to destroying the generators. 217 then helps Samus acquire the Ship Grapple by giving her a hint as to the location of an item that will help her progress back on Bryyo. Despite heavy Space Pirate forces on Elysia who try to destroy the Spire Pod that houses the bomb, Samus drops the Spire on the Leviathan shield. After the Shield is destroyed, the AU thanks Samus and then becomes dormant to acquire new data for the remainder of the game.

Later on, it is 217 who discovers hidden Chozo Relics on Skytown, and informs Aurora Unit 242 so that Samus can access the rest of the Pirate Homeworld. After Samus has annihilated the Homeworld's Leviathan, Aurora Unit 242 reveals that 217 has continued the works of The Searcher on Elysia, and reports that he has discovered the epicentre of the Leviathan attacks.

Trivia

 * Like all Aurora Units, 217 refers to himself as "we" during the conversations that he has with Samus.
 * Even after the Leviathan on Elysia is destroyed, the small patches of Phazon are still visible in the room.
 * If Samus returns to the Aurora Chamber on SkyTown after destroying the Leviathan, 217's tank will be shrouded by a liquid preventing him from being seen. If Samus scans him it will say that "217 is aquiring new data." The X-Ray Visor can see through the liquid.
 * The screens that depict 217's image and indicate the status of the network are called AU Status Screens.