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Biohazard Containment

Biohazard Containment is a room inside Frigate Orpheon in Metroid Prime where Space Pirates conduct Phazon infusion experiments. In the center of the room there is a tank containing a horribly mutilated Parasite Queen. To the right of the entrance, the game's first Pirate Data scan can be found; it is also the only one that cannot be returned to. Further around the room, an elevator provides access to the upper area of the room, after it is activated by scanning a panel.

This room also contains several containment pods, with many creatures indigenous to Tallon IV being encapsulated. The creatures in containment are Parasites, Plazmites, Zoomers, Plated Parasites and War Wasps, Shriekbats and Ice Shriekbats. While most of the creatures are kept asleep, one pod has a violent creature inside that is trying to escape. Scans suggest the creature is similar in appearance to a Sidehopper, however it can not be confirmed if it is a member of the Sidehopper species. When Samus Aran returns to this room after the Orpheon has crashed into Tallon IV, it would appear that the creature has died, or possibly escaped, as a Missile Expansion is in its place.

The room survives the crash into Tallon IV. All of the creatures in storage, except for the dead Parasite Queen, have disappeared, including the creature resembling a Sidehopper. The glass for some of the pods containing these creatures are missing. The bottom half of the room is now submerged in water. The elevator in the room is inoperable and stuck in between floors, and all of the computer screens are broken as well. At the top of the room are two Auto Defense Turrets. At the bottom are two Aqua Drones that are only found on the first visit after the crash, and cannot be found in any other room for the rest of the game. The cell where the Sidehopper-creature was contained now contains a Missile Expansion, and is sealed behind a Cordite door.

The door leading to Deck Beta Security Hall is de-energized, and requires the activation of 3 Power Conduits. The first Conduit is above the stasis tube containing the deceased Parasite Queen. The second is on the wall of the second floor next to the elevator. The final conduit is in the second cell away from the de-energized door.

Upon the second visit to the room, an explosion causes two Space Pirate corpses to drop into the water. Three Aqua Reapers also break open the door to the cell to the left of the Missile Expansion.

Connecting rooms[]

Inhabitants[]

Biohazard Containment Parasite Queen Scan Images Dolphin HD

Scan of the Parasite Queen.

Note: the following are the creatures that Samus can interact with.

In orbit[]

Post-crash[]

Items[]

Missile Expansion
Upon Samus Aran's return to the Frigate after it crashed on Tallon IV, Samus also returns to this room. The Missile Expansion is hidden behind the chamber in which the unidentified creature was contained. Despite its apparent escape or death, the Cordite door to this chamber is still sealed. A Super Missile is required to remove it, and the door's destruction allows Samus to enter the chamber and obtain the Expansion.

Data[]

Logbook entries[]

Fall of Zebes

Logbook entry

Space Pirate encrypted data decoded.

Log 09.992.3

Zebes has fallen. All ground personnel are presumed dead, either killed by the Hunter clad in metal or in the subsequent destruction of the underground facilities. Our research frigates Orpheon, Siriacus, and Vol Paragom were in orbit at zero hour and managed to retreat. Frigate Orpheon is now docked at Vortex Outpost. Orpheon's cargo appears to have a 100% survival rate; Metroids are healthy but on restricted feeding schedules due to uncertain supply status. We are ready to begin research on the Metroids and other promising life-forms. Security status remains at Code Blue; no signs of pursuit from the Hunter.


! This is a rare creature/object. It may only be scanned in one or few encounters.

 

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Auto Turret

Logbook entry

Subject >> Auto Defense Turret
Use Missiles to break outer casing.


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Scans[]


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Large specimen tank

Temporary scan

Morphology: Unknown
Info >> This specimen has been horribly mutated. There are no life readings.


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Turret control panel

Temporary scan

Perimeter Defense Turret >> Disabled

Turret already destroyed

Temporary scan

Perimeter Defense Turret >> Malfunction

Computer panels

Temporary scan

Phazon Infusion Stage 1
Parasite larva diagnostic
Mass  1.2       Length 0.5
Cell structure stable.

Temporary scan

Phazon Infusion Stage 2
Introducing mutagen into tank.
Phazon Batch 0732.C
Status >> Complete.

Temporary scan

Phazon Infusion Stage 3
Mutation initiated.
Larva Status >> Stable.

Temporary scan

Phazon Infusion Stage 4
Larva diagnostic
Mass 14.5       Length 40.3
Cell structure failing.

Temporary scan

Specimen cell structure failing. Batch 0732.C does not match DNA. Terminating infusion sequence.

Temporary scan

Infusion analysis 10.2 >>

Specimens exhibit incredible strength and body mass increase when exposed to Phazon Batch 0732.C.

Temporary scan

Infusion analysis 12.5 >>

Phazon Batch 0003.H increases the acid production in the saliva ducts of Parasite Larva.

Temporary scan

Biohazard waste removal may begin in 3 hours.

Phazon radiation readings must be reported to deck commander before batch disposal.

Temporary scan

Experiment 435.8
Bioform pain tolerance levels at 13% and holding.

Elevator

Temporary scan

Elevator operational.
Please step into the hologram.

Temporary scan

Platform active.

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Space Pirate

Temporary scan

Morphology: Space Pirate
Status >> Severe internal damage detected.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Space Pirate
Status >> Brain hemorrhage detected. Creature's aim will be hindered.

Avoid damage by using quick movements.

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Temporary scan

Morphology:  Space Pirate
Status >> Minimal injuries assessed.

Use caution. Maximum firepower recommended.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Space Pirate
Status >> Acid burns have welded the joints of the exoskeleton.


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Specimen Holding

Temporary scan

Morphology: Parasite Larva
Info >> Harmless unless encountered in large numbers.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Plazmite
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

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Temporary scan

Specimen Solitary Holding 1
Phazon level >> Unknown
Status >>Xenotropic life-form unstable. Use caution.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Zoomer
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Plated Parasite Larva
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

Temporary scan

Specimen Solitary Holding 2
Phazon level >> Toxic
Status >> Hermetic seal holding.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: War Wasp
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

Temporary scan

Specimen Solitary Holding 3
Phazon level >> Normal
Status >> Hermetic seal holding.

Temporary scan

Specimen Solitary Holding 4
Phazon level >> Toxic
Status >> Hermetic seal holding.

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Shriekbat
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

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Temporary scan

Morphology: Ice Shriekbat
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

Temporary scan

Specimen Solitary Holding 5
Status >> Empty.


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Mutagen Tanks

Temporary scan

Mutagen Tank 1
Phazon Batch 0732.C

Temporary scan

Mutagen Tank 2
Phazon Batch 0003.H

Temporary scan

Mutagen Tank 3
Phazon Batch 1426.K

Temporary scan

Mutagen Tank 4
Phazon Batch 3203.C

Doors

Temporary scan

Entrance to Deck Beta Security Hall

Temporary scan

Entrance to Deck Beta Transit Hall

After crash

Door
"Cordite door's structural integrity below safety tolerances."
Powerless door
"This door has no power.
Three nearby Power Conduits must be energized for it to open. Blasts of electrical energy will energize the conduits. The conduits radiate some heat that is invisible in the normal spectrum."


Unused[]

Unused scans in this room have been found through datamining of Metroid Prime Remastered.

Pre-crash:

Temporary scan

Morphology: Olbap
Info >> Native of Tallon IV

Temporary scan

Unstable specimens are to be locked in solitary holdings until toxicity levels decrease.

Temporary scan

This platform does not seem to be functional. There must be something nearby that will turn it on.

Post-crash:

Temporary scan

Specimen's corpse is rapidly decomposing.

Development data[]

An unused "dont_load" layer exists for the underwater variant of the room. When loaded, numerous specimens can be seen floating around the waters of the room, consisting of a Parasite, Ice Shriekbat/Hard Shelled Metaree, and a Plazmite. These floating dead creatures can be stood on and even shot at, where they will break into pieces if damaged enough. The unused scan in Metroid Prime Remastered was presumably meant to belong to the floating dead creatures, if the layer was implemented.

Tutorial[]

"Use the Scan Visor GC D-pad left/Wii - button to gather data in this area."

Trivia[]

Nintendo Direct - The original Metroid Prime, remastered

Biohazard Containment shown during the headline of the February 8, 2023 Nintendo Direct where Metroid Prime Remastered was announced.

  • The Biohazard Containment is known internally as 05_zoo before the crash and 05_under_intro_zoo after the crash, with "zoo" presumably referring to the abundance of creatures within the room.
  • The scan for the deceased Parasite Queen under stasis does not mention how long ago the creature passed away. Using the Thermal Visor (via hacking) reveals there is still a heat signature detected from the skeletal body, possibly indicating it passed away recently prior or upon Samus's visit to the Frigate.
    • This Parasite Queen's model however appears more skeletal in comparison to the Parasite Queen found in Biotech Research Area 1 (normally unseen due to a heat shielded container but can be seen partially during the escape sequence), suggesting the former's body has begun degrading due to its recent passing. It is also possible its skeletal body could be attributed to its mutation.
    • Using the X-Ray Visor (via hacking) shows that one of its limbs is dislodged from its body, floating within the tube.
    • There are some carcasses in an elevator in the Xenoresearch Labs in Eastern SkyTown that resemble the Parasite Queen in the stasis tank.
  • In Metroid Prime, the Ice Shriekbat specimen's model and scan remain unchanged from the demo build's Hard Shelled Metaree. This was corrected in Metroid Prime Remastered.
  • In the post-crash version of the room, the two Pirate bodies block Samus's weapon fire but will not block her movement should she jump into the water directly above either of them.
  • In Metroid Prime Remastered, in the post-crash version of the room, one of the Space Pirate bodies uses an X-Ray model of a Trooper Pirate when viewing the deceased body with the X-Ray Visor.[1]
  • In the Soundtrack Gallery of Metroid Prime Remastered, an image of this room before the crash is used to represent the Pirate Frigate theme.

Gallery[]

Pre-crash[]

Post-crash[]

References[]


Rooms in Metroid Prime
Frigate Orpheon Exterior Docking HangarMain Docking BayAir LockDeck Alpha Access HallEmergency Evacuation AreaDeck Alpha Umbilical HallMap FacilityConnection Elevator to Deck BetaDeck Beta Conduit HallBiotech Research Area 1Deck Beta Security HallBiohazard ContainmentDeck Beta Transit HallCargo Freight Lift to Deck GammaReactor Core Entrance
Save StationReactor Core

Deck Gamma Monitor HallConnection Elevator to Deck BetaSubventilation Shaft Section ASubventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section AMain Ventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section CMain Ventilation Shaft Section DMain Ventilation Shaft Section EMain Ventilation Shaft Section FBiotech Research Area 2Connection Elevator to Deck AlphaDeck Alpha Mech Shaft

Tallon Overworld Landing SiteCanyon CavernTallon CanyonTransport Tunnel ATransport to Chozo Ruins WestRoot TunnelRoot CaveArbor ChamberTransport Tunnel BTransport to Magmoor Caverns EastGullyAlcoveWaterfall Cavern

Temple HallTemple Security StationTemple LobbyArtifact Temple


Frigate Crash SiteOvergrown CavernTransport Tunnel CTransport to Chozo Ruins EastFrigate Access TunnelMain Ventilation Shaft Section CMain Ventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section AReactor CoreReactor AccessSave StationCargo Freight Lift to Deck GammaDeck Beta Transit HallBiohazard ContainmentDeck Beta Security HallBiotech Research Area 1Deck Beta Conduit HallConnection Elevator to Deck BetaHydro Access Tunnel


Great Tree HallGreat Tree ChamberTransport to Chozo Ruins SouthTransport Tunnel DTransport Tunnel ETransport to Phazon Mines EastLife Grove TunnelLife Grove

Chozo Ruins Transport to Tallon Overworld NorthRuins EntranceMain PlazaNursery AccessEyon TunnelRuined NurserySave Station 1North AtriumRuined GalleryMap StationTotem AccessHive TotemTransport Access NorthTransport to Magmoor Caverns NorthVault AccessVaultPlaza AccessRuined Shrine AccessRuined ShrineTower of Light AccessTower of LightTower ChamberRuined Fountain AccessRuined FountainMeditation FountainMagma PoolTraining Chamber AccessTraining ChamberPiston TunnelArboretum AccessSunchamber LobbySunchamber AccessSunchamberSun Tower AccessSun Tower

ArboretumGathering Hall AccessGathering HallSave Station 2Watery Hall AccessWatery HallDynamo AccessDynamoEast AtriumEnergy Core AccessEnergy CoreBurn Dome AccessBurn DomeWest Furnace Access


FurnaceEast Furnace AccessCrossway Access WestCrosswayCrossway Access SouthElder Hall AccessHall of the EldersElder ChamberReflecting Pool AccessReflecting PoolAntechamberSave Station 3Transport to Tallon Overworld EastTransport Access SouthTransport to Tallon Overworld South

Magmoor Caverns Transport to Chozo Ruins NorthBurning TrailSave Station Magmoor ALake TunnelLava LakePit TunnelTriclops PitStorage CavernMonitor TunnelMonitor StationTransport Tunnel ATransport to Phendrana Drifts NorthWarrior ShrineShore TunnelFiery ShoresTransport Tunnel BTransport to Tallon Overworld West

Twin Fires TunnelTwin FiresNorth Core TunnelGeothermal CorePlasma ProcessingSouth Core TunnelMagmoor WorkstationWorkstation TunnelTransport Tunnel CTransport to Phendrana Drifts SouthSave Station Magmoor BTransport to Phazon Mines West

Phendrana Drifts Transport to Magmoor Caverns WestShoreline EntrancePhendrana ShorelinesSave Station BIce Ruins AccessIce Ruins EastPlaza WalkwayRuins EntrywayIce Ruins WestCanyon EntrywayPhendrana CanyonTemple EntrywayChozo Ice TempleChapel TunnelChapel of the Elders

Courtyard EntrywayRuined CourtyardSave Station ASpecimen StorageResearch EntranceMap StationHydra Lab EntrywayResearch Lab HydraObservatory AccessObservatorySave Station DWest Tower EntranceWest TowerControl TowerEast TowerAether Lab EntrywayResearch Lab AetherResearch Core AccessResearch CoreQuarantine AccessNorth Quarantine TunnelQuarantine CaveQuarantine MonitorSouth Quarantine TunnelTransport to Magmoor Caverns South


Transport AccessFrozen PikePike AccessFrost Cave AccessFrost CaveSave Station CUpper Edge TunnelPhendrana's EdgeStorage CaveSecurity CaveLower Edge TunnelHunter CaveLake TunnelGravity ChamberChamber AccessHunter Cave Access

Phazon Mines Transport to Tallon Overworld SouthQuarry AccessMain QuarrySave Station Mines ASecurity Access AMine Security StationSecurity Access BStorage Depot AElite ResearchResearch AccessOre ProcessingElevator Access AElevator AStorage Depot BWaste Disposal

Elite Control AccessElite ControlMaintenance TunnelVentilation ShaftControl RoomOmega ResearchMap Station MinesDynamo AccessCentral DynamoSave Station Mines BQuarantine Access AMetroid Quarantine AElevator Access BElevator B


Fungal Hall AccessFungal Hall APhazon Mining TunnelFungal Hall BMissile Station MinesQuarantine Access BMetroid Quarantine BSave Station Mines CElite Quarters AccessElite QuartersProcessing Center AccessPhazon Processing CenterTransport AccessTransport to Magmoor Caverns South

Impact Crater Crater Entry PointCrater Tunnel APhazon CoreCrater Missile StationCrater Tunnel BPhazon Infusion ChamberSubchamber OneSubchamber TwoSubchamber ThreeSubchamber FourSubchamber FiveMetroid Prime Lair
Unused Engine RoomReactor Room
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