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The assault commences.
The Assault on the Pirate Homeworld is a full-scale attack commenced by the Galactic Federation on Urtraghus, near the end of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Background[]
The Pirate Homeworld is the first planet to be struck by the Leviathans under Dark Samus's control. Its impact spreads corruption throughout the planet and the Pirate Homeworld is quickly beginning to become like Phaaze, the Leviathan's planet of origin.
Finding the Pirate Homeworld[]
Base Sector Zero on Norion is attacked by the Space Pirates at the beginning of Corruption. The Federation sends Samus Aran, Ghor, Rundas, and Gandrayda to the planet to assist in repelling the attacks. After reactivating the planetary Defense Cannon, Dark Samus appears and attacks all of the Bounty Hunters, leaving them crippled. After regaining consciousness a month later, Samus discovers that the other hunters have been dispatched around the galaxy, Rundas and Ghor to destroy the Bryyo and Elysia Seeds, respectively, while Gandrayda was to locate the Pirate Homeworld. All lost contact with the Federation after landing on their planets. Samus defeats Rundas and Ghor when they attack her, having succumbed to their Phazon Fever and defecting from the Federation. After destroying the Elysia Seed, Aurora Unit 242 contacts Samus to inform her that they have located an emergency GF communication capsule from Gandrayda, which reveals the location of the Pirate Homeworld. Samus infiltrates the planet, discovering that it is protected by a defense system that keeps the Federation from planning an assault.
Disabling the Defense System[]
After defeating Gandrayda, who has joined the Space Pirates after succumbing to her corruption, Samus is assigned by Fleet Admiral Castor Dane to disable the Defense System. To do so, she has to explore the Pirate Homeworld and even return to Elysia to gain the upgrade necessary for the job. Samus enters the Command Station and climbs to the top, disabling a switch using her X-Ray Visor. This opens up three Phazite panels on the defense system generator, and also alerts the Pirates. Samus fights her way through them, destroying the Phazite cores using the Nova Beam. Doing so reveals a Bomb Slot back at the top of the generator. Once Samus activates this slot, the planetary shields are disabled, and the Federation immediately begins attacking.
Federation Takeover[]
The Federation storms the planet, driving many Pirates underground, though some still appear to attack Samus and the Federation Marines. The Federation disables all Pirate Alarm System technology and eliminates many Pirates, making exploration easier for Samus. Dane called Samus to the Skyway for a new task.
The Skyway[]
The Skyway is a cargo-supply route going directly to the heavily guarded Pirate Homeworld Seed. Dane assigns twelve Demolition Troopers for Samus to lead. Samus and the troopers rush to the final room in the Skyway, taking out Pirates and their creations. Samus has to ensure that at least four troopers remain at the end of the journey, since there are four locks on the door leading to the seed. She does so, and the troopers open the entrance for her. After killing a Commander Squad, Samus invades the Pirate Seed and defeats Omega Ridley, a Phazon-reenhancement of her arch-nemesis. The destruction of the seed means that the Pirate Homeworld will begin being purged of its Phazon corruption.
Aftermath[]
Dane discovers the Leviathan Battleship, an outfitted Leviathan controlled by a mysterious Pirate Code. Samus has to obtain this code (though she may have done so before the assault began) and take control of the battleship. She encounters little Pirate resistance on the Pirate Homeworld. When the Leviathan Battleship is taken, Samus is called to a rendezvous point with the Federation Fleet, who flies into a wormhole created by the battleship to reach the small star galaxy, and Phaaze. Whilst the fleet fights the Pirates in a final battle, Samus confronts Dark Samus on Phaaze for the final time. Samus kills her, and the stolen and corrupted Aurora Unit 313, and the fleet and Samus escape through the wormhole again right before Phaaze destabilizes. The destruction of Phaaze deals a severe blowback to the Pirates, who will be weakened and further battled during Metroid Prime: Federation Force.
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| Zebes | Zero Mission • Raid on Planet Zebes • Final battle with Mother Brain |
| Aether | Aether incident • Battle of the Hive • Dark Age • Fourth Battle of Torvus • Golden Age |
| Viewros | Ancient Era • Machine Era • Psychic Era • Great Tragedy |
| Other Topics | Bryyo dynasties • Cosmic Calendar • Cycle • Horus Rebellion • Metroids • Space Pirates (Assault on the Pirate Homeworld, Invasion on Norion) • Species War • Tetra Border Wars The Treaty of Elysia • Year 20X5 SR-388 incident • Metroid Theft Incident |
| Biographies | Dark Samus • Ridley • Samus Aran • Sylux |