Wikitroid:Featured article queue/Month 06, 2012

Tourian is the main headquarters of the Space Pirates' fortress on Zebes, and the residing place of Mother Brain. It is almost completely artificial, with structures largely made of metal materials, and corridors formed through metal pipework. Pools of Lava fill certain rooms of the area. Artificial lifeforms such as Rinkas, Zebetites and Ring Beam Units provide defense and security for Mother Brain, as well as hordes of Metroids, marking their debut appearance. After the defeat of Mother Brain, a time bomb incinerates the facility and reduces it to slag.

In Super Metroid, Samus has to travel through the old ruins of original Tourian from her Zero Mission very early in her mission through Zebes. The mission ends in a rebuilt Tourian. In this rebuilt base Metroids are once again the main creatures to battle leading up the path to Mother Brain, but whether they broke loose again or were intentionally released is never made clear. Also, Space Pirates seem to populate the Tourian sections found behind Mother Brain's command post. Still, the multiplied Metroids are the main obstacles that make the path to Mother Brain's chamber a very difficult journey. (continue reading)