A-Kul's Clues

“	Soon I shall pass to final rest. My key is in place. Through my spiritual link to the others, I know where their bodies lie. I shall leave this knowledge, that their last location in the dark world can be known. May this knowledge lead our warriors to the Sky Temple Keys.	„
—A-Kul

The statue associated with each of A-Kul's Clues.

Before dying of her wounds, A-Kul of the Luminoth left a number of Clues as to the location of nine Sky Temple Keys required to access the heart of the Ing: the Sky Temple. These clues were placed on pillars around the Sky Temple Gateway on Dark Aether and provide the names of the other Luminoth Keybearers with hints as to the locations of their bodies, so that a strong warrior can resume their quest. Samus Aran can scan Luminoth busts on the Sky Temple Gateway's pillars to access the clues, which are stored in her Logbook, in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. After each key has been placed, a new, empowering message can be found when rescanning the pillars.

Notably, A-Kul's Clues are more vague about the location of Sky Temple Keys than when scanning Luminoth Datapacs found on the bodies of the Keybearers. Ultimately, all nine keys are found within Flying Ing Caches in the Dark Aether counterparts of the rooms where each Keybearer died.

Cadre 1

B-Stl's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Gallant B-Stl.
She lies deep in a fortress of dry land.

G-Sch's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Gentle G-Sch.
With a Bearerpod he sleeps in a flooded temple.

J-Stl's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Noble J-Stl.
Lost his soul before a fortress in the scorched land.

S-Dly's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Brave S-Dly.
Beside the marsh of a raining land she laid her body forever.

Cadre 2

C-Rch's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Judicious C-Rch.
In a small corridor within the depths of a high fortress, he lies silently.

D-Isl's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Steadfast D-Isl.
Who shall disturb you among the trees of holy ground?

J-Fme's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Mighty J-Fme.
In the last, what did you see? Was it one of our gates closing, sealing the scorched land from our holy ground?

M-Dhe's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Fearless M-Dhe.
The one who shall move the pillar of holy ground will see your soulless body.

S-Jrs's Key

Temporary scan

Hear the words of A-Kul, that you may find a key lost to our cause.

Logbook entry

Loyal S-Jrs.
He no longer breathes, looking down at the great bridge of a holy fortress.

Trivia

• A-Kul's Clues assume the same role as the Chozo Totems in Metroid Prime and the Fuse Hint Scanbots in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption in providing hints for Samus as to the location of a number of keys required to access the final area.
• If Samus returns a Sky Temple Key before scanning the clue for its Keybearer's location, said clue will be rendered inaccessible, rendering the Logbook impossible to complete on that playthrough.