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[[File:BSL Artwork.jpg|right|thumb|The Biologic Space Laboratories research station.]]
   
The '''Biologic Space Laboratories research station''' was a large research station orbiting the planet [[SR388]] in its [[SR388's solar system|solar system]]. Its purpose was to research various life forms from an untold number of planets in each habitat. The vessel was operated by [[Biologic Space Laboratories]]. [http://mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/m4/mfmanual.txt] It is the setting for ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.
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The '''Biologic Space Laboratories research station''' is a large research station orbiting the planet [[SR388]] in its [[SR388's solar system|solar system]]. Its purpose is to research various life forms from an untold number of planets in each habitat. The vessel is operated by [[Biologic Space Laboratories]]. It is the setting for ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''.
   
There are some signs that the B.S.L. has some relationship to or is possibly a recreation of the [[Bottle Ship]] of ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', as many of the specimens onboard (noticeably [[Nightmare]] and [[Ridley]]) were transferred to make their reappearance in ''Metroid Fusion''. Unlike the Bottle Ship, which had the main purpose to produce bioweapons, the BSL seems to have been designed mainly (if not entirely) for research and peaceful application only.
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There are some signs that the B.S.L. has some relationship to or is possibly a recreation of the [[BOTTLE SHIP]] of ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', as many of the specimens onboard (noticeably [[Nightmare]] and [[Ridley (clone)|a clone]] of [[Ridley]]) were transferred to make their reappearance in ''Metroid Fusion''. Additionally, all 3 sectors of the BOTTLE SHIP have a counterpart with the same environment on the B.S.L. Unlike the BOTTLE SHIP, which had the purpose of bioweapon production, the BSL seems to have been designed mainly, if not entirely, for research and peaceful application only (or so the Federation claims).
   
'''Complete Map of the ''Biologic Research Station'':''' [http://metroid.retropixel.net/metroid4/metroidfusion_map.jpg]
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'''[http://metroid.retropixel.net/metroid4/metroidfusion_map.jpg Complete Map of the ''BSL Station'']'''
   
 
==Biology==
 
==Biology==
The BSL station had many unique creatures captured from [[SR388]] and [[Zebes]] and possibly other planets, as well as transferred specimens from the Bottle Ship.
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The BSL station had many unique creatures captured from [[SR388]] and [[Zebes]] and possibly other planets, as well as transferred specimens from the BOTTLE SHIP.
   
 
*[[Alpha Metroid]]
 
*[[Alpha Metroid]]
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*[[Aqua Zebesian]]
 
*[[Arachnus]]
 
*[[Arachnus]]
*[[Atmospheric stabilizer]]
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*[[Barrier Core-X]]
*[[B.O.X. Security Robot]]
 
*[[Blob]]
 
 
*[[Blue X]]
 
*[[Blue X]]
 
*[[Bull]]
 
*[[Bull]]
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*[[Dachora]]
 
*[[Dachora]]
 
*[[Dessgeega]]
 
*[[Dessgeega]]
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*[[Elephant Bird]]
 
*[[Etecoon]]
 
*[[Etecoon]]
 
*[[Evir]]
 
*[[Evir]]
*[[Fake Chozo Statue]]
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*[[Fake tank]]
*[[False Energy Tank]]
 
 
*[[Fune]]
 
*[[Fune]]
 
*[[Gadora]]
 
*[[Gadora]]
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*[[Genesis]]
 
*[[Genesis]]
 
*[[Geron]]
 
*[[Geron]]
*[[Geruda]]
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*[[Gerubus]]
 
*[[Geruta]]
 
*[[Gold Sciser]]
 
*[[Gold Sciser]]
 
*[[Gold Space Pirate]]
 
*[[Gold Space Pirate]]
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*[[Kago]]
 
*[[Kago]]
 
*[[Kihunter]]
 
*[[Kihunter]]
*[[Mega Core-X]]
 
 
*[[Menu]]
 
*[[Menu]]
 
*[[Metroid (species)|Metroid]]
*[[Mermen Pirate]]
 
*[[Metroid (Species)|Metroid]]
 
 
*[[Moto]]
 
*[[Moto]]
 
*[[Namihe]]
 
*[[Namihe]]
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*[[Nettori]]
 
*[[Nettori]]
 
*[[Nightmare]]
 
*[[Nightmare]]
*[[Nova]]
 
 
*[[Omega Metroid]]
 
*[[Omega Metroid]]
 
*[[Owtch]]
 
*[[Owtch]]
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*[[Red X]]
 
*[[Red X]]
 
*[[Reo]]
 
*[[Reo]]
*[[Ridley]]
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*[[Ridley (clone)|Ridley]]
 
*[[Ripper]]
 
*[[Ripper]]
 
*[[SA-X]]
 
*[[SA-X]]
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*[[Scientist]]
 
*[[Scientist]]
 
*[[Sciser]]
 
*[[Sciser]]
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*[[Security Robot B.O.X.]]
 
*[[Serris]]
 
*[[Serris]]
 
*[[Sidehopper]]
 
*[[Sidehopper]]
 
*[[Skultera]]
 
*[[Skultera]]
*[[Space Pirate]]
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*[[Sova]]
*[[Tree]]
 
 
*[[Waver]]
 
*[[Waver]]
 
*[[X Parasite]]
 
*[[X Parasite]]
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**[[Docking Bays]]
 
**[[Docking Bays]]
 
***This is where Samus first entered the space station. Her ship was located here.
 
***This is where Samus first entered the space station. Her ship was located here.
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**[[Quarantine Bay]]
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***This is where the X infected components of Samus's suit were kept, and therefore the birthplace of the [[SA-X]].
 
**[[Habitation Deck]]
 
**[[Habitation Deck]]
 
***This area contained the living quarters for the crew and the researchers. It is also where Samus found the [[Etecoon]]s and [[Dachora]]s, a few of the only creatures aboard the station that had not been infected by the X (The others being the various stages of Metroids.).
 
***This area contained the living quarters for the crew and the researchers. It is also where Samus found the [[Etecoon]]s and [[Dachora]]s, a few of the only creatures aboard the station that had not been infected by the X (The others being the various stages of Metroids.).
 
**[[Central Reactor Core]]
 
**[[Central Reactor Core]]
***This area is found covered in vines and [[Ki-Hunter]]s.
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***This area is found covered in vines and [[Kihunter]]s prior to defeating [[Nettori]]; afterwords, the area is cleared of vines and is fully functional.
 
**[[Reactor Silo]]
 
**[[Reactor Silo]]
 
***This is where the main reactor that powers the entire station was kept, as well as the [[Auxiliary Power Station]].
 
***This is where the main reactor that powers the entire station was kept, as well as the [[Auxiliary Power Station]].
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***This is where the controls for the station's main operations, such as orbital position and the self-destruct mechanism, were located.
 
***This is where the controls for the station's main operations, such as orbital position and the self-destruct mechanism, were located.
 
**[[Main Elevator (Main Deck)|Main Elevator]]
 
**[[Main Elevator (Main Deck)|Main Elevator]]
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***This was the main entrance to the 6 sectors.
 
**[[Sub-Zero Containment]]
 
**[[Sub-Zero Containment]]
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***This is where the [[Ridley (clone)|cloned]] [[Ridley]]'s drained husk was transferred to from the BOTTLE SHIP.
 
[[Sector 1]] (SRX)
 
[[Sector 1]] (SRX)
 
*This sector reproduced the environment of planet [[SR388]], home of both the [[X Parasite]]s and the [[Metroid (species)|Metroids]].
 
*This sector reproduced the environment of planet [[SR388]], home of both the [[X Parasite]]s and the [[Metroid (species)|Metroids]].
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[[Restricted Zone]]
 
[[Restricted Zone]]
*This facility is where the top-secret Metroid breeding project took place.
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*This facility is where the top-secret Metroid breeding project took place and is possibly a recreation of [[Sector Zero]].
   
 
While the Main Deck held facilities related the station's operations and the living quarters for the scientists, Sector 1 represented the ideal Metroid breeding environment from [[SR388]], and the other sectors represented different environmental climates: desert/volcanic, forest/tropical, aquatic/seabed, ice/arctic, nocturnal/cave. Accordingly, each sector housed different species. Sectors 2 to 6 were simply stereotypical habitat patterns used to research creatures from different planets, unlike Sector 1's strict replication of a single planet's ecosystem.
 
While the Main Deck held facilities related the station's operations and the living quarters for the scientists, Sector 1 represented the ideal Metroid breeding environment from [[SR388]], and the other sectors represented different environmental climates: desert/volcanic, forest/tropical, aquatic/seabed, ice/arctic, nocturnal/cave. Accordingly, each sector housed different species. Sectors 2 to 6 were simply stereotypical habitat patterns used to research creatures from different planets, unlike Sector 1's strict replication of a single planet's ecosystem.
   
 
==X infestation==
 
==X infestation==
When [[Samus Aran]] was attacked by an [[X Parasite]] on SR388, she was transported to [[Galactic Federation]] HQ. There, her [[Power Suit]] was surgically removed and transported to the research station. However, while in the [[Quarantine Bay]], the infected pieces of her Power Suit formed together to create the [[SA-X]]. The SA-X used a [[Power Bomb]] to escape the Quarantine Bay, releasing all the X the scientists had unwittingly brought onto the station in the process. As a result, everyone aboard the station and all the creatures were infected, save for a small group of [[Etecoon]]s and [[Dachora]]s.
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When [[Samus Aran]] was attacked by an [[X Parasite]] on SR388, she was transported to [[Galactic Federation]] HQ. There, large portions of her [[Power Suit]] were surgically removed and transported to the research station, leaving her stripped of all of her upgrades save the basic [[Power Beam]], and creating the [[Fusion Suit]]. However, while in the [[Quarantine Bay]], the infected components and upgrades of her Power Suit formed together to create the [[SA-X]]. The SA-X used a [[Power Bomb]] to escape the Quarantine Bay, releasing all the X the scientists had unwittingly brought onto the station in the process. As a result, every (non Metroid) organism aboard the station was infected, save for a small group of [[Etecoon]]s and [[Dachora]]s that happened to coincidentally be the very same group she saved from the self destructing Planet Zebes.
   
 
Samus, having been provided with a new [[Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]] and the [[Fusion Suit]], was sent to investigate the explosion. She soon learned the fate of every living thing aboard the station and subsequently set out to exterminate the X, even if it required her to destroy the station and herself.
 
Samus, having been provided with a new [[Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]] and the [[Fusion Suit]], was sent to investigate the explosion. She soon learned the fate of every living thing aboard the station and subsequently set out to exterminate the X, even if it required her to destroy the station and herself.
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==Destruction==
 
==Destruction==
Samus soon found out that the Galactic Federation planned on using the X for military purposes. However, she is strongly against this as she knew how dangerous they were. Her ship's computer tried to stop Samus by locking her in a [[Navigation Room]]. Samus demands to be let out, but the computer had its orders to keep her from destroying the station, so the Federation could arrive. When she mistakenly called the computer Adam, her private name for the computer, it awakens to the fact that it is the real [[Adam Malkovich]], one of Samus's previous commanders. Adam agreed that the X are too dangerous, and he devised a plan to ram the station into SR388, killing all the X on board the vessel and on the planet to rid the universe of their existence. Samus set the station to crash into SR388. As Samus leaves the station after confronting both an [[SA-X]] and an [[Omega Metroid]], it crashed into SR388, destroying the research station, the planet, and the entire X species.
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Samus soon found out that the Galactic Federation planned on using the X for military purposes. However, she was strongly against this as she knew how dangerous they were. Her ship's computer tried to stop Samus by locking her in a [[Navigation Room]]. Samus demanded to be released, but the computer had its orders to keep her from destroying the station, so the Federation could arrive. When she mistakenly called the computer Adam, her private name for the computer, it awakened to the fact that it was the real [[Adam Malkovich]], Samus's late commanding officer. Adam agreed that the X are too dangerous, and he devised a plan to ram the station into SR388 using the station's [[propulsion system]], killing all the X on board the vessel and on the planet to rid the universe of their existence. Samus set the station to crash into SR388. As Samus left the station after confronting both an [[SA-X]] and an [[Omega Metroid]], it crashed into SR388, destroying the research station, the planet, and the entire X species.
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==Official website==
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''"The six-sector Biologic Space Labs research station was designed to hold specimens in self-sustaining ecosystems mimicking those of the organisms' native planets. Even extreme conditions, ranging from a planet's molten core to sub-arctic temperatures, can be replicated."''
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*The B.S.L. is the last of five space stations to be destroyed, the other four being the [[Frigate Orpheon|Frigate ''Orpheon'']], [[Oubliette]], [[Ceres Space Colony]], and [[BOTTLE SHIP]].
[[File:Ship final moments.jpg|thumb|right|Notice the lack of the last period.]]
 
 
*The original design of the B.S.L. in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojaNBuEeJt4 beta version] of ''Metroid Fusion'' looks quite similar to the [[G.F.S Olympus|G.F.S. ''Olympus'']]' design. By contrast, its final design resembles a more organic version of the BOTTLE SHIP, possibly hinting at a connection.
*The B.S.L. is the last of five space stations to be destroyed, the other four being [[Frigate Orpheon]], [[Oubliette]], [[Ceres Space Colony]], and the [[Bottle Ship]].
 
*Interestingly, all labels of the B.S.L (such as on the transport ship and docking bay doors) exclude the dot after the L.
 
*The original design of the B.S.L. in the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojaNBuEeJt4 beta version] of ''Metroid Fusion'' looks quite similar to the [[G.F.S Olympus]]' design.
 
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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<gallery captionalign="center">
 
Image:BSL research station.PNG|Samus had just entered the station in her new gunship
 
Image:BSL research station.PNG|Samus had just entered the station in her new gunship
 
Image:BSL research station6.png|The Restricted Lab falling off the station
 
Image:BSL research station6.png|The Restricted Lab falling off the station
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Image:BSL research station3.png|The station exploding
 
Image:BSL research station3.png|The station exploding
 
Image:BSL research station4.png|[[Samus Aran's gunship|Samus's starship]] escapes the explosion
 
Image:BSL research station4.png|[[Samus Aran's gunship|Samus's starship]] escapes the explosion
File:BSL manga.png|''[[Metroid Fusion Special Edition: Rebirth of Samus]]''
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BSL manga.png|''[[Metroid Fusion Special Edition: Rebirth of Samus]]''
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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[[es:Laboratorios Espaciales Biometrox]]
 
[[es:Laboratorios Espaciales Biometrox]]
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[[ru:Biologic Space Laboratories]]
 
[[Category:BSL]]
 
[[Category:BSL]]
 
[[Category:Space Station]]
 
[[Category:Space Station]]

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The Biologic Space Laboratories research station.

The Biologic Space Laboratories research station is a large research station orbiting the planet SR388 in its solar system. Its purpose is to research various life forms from an untold number of planets in each habitat. The vessel is operated by Biologic Space Laboratories. It is the setting for Metroid Fusion.

There are some signs that the B.S.L. has some relationship to or is possibly a recreation of the BOTTLE SHIP of Metroid: Other M, as many of the specimens onboard (noticeably Nightmare and a clone of Ridley) were transferred to make their reappearance in Metroid Fusion. Additionally, all 3 sectors of the BOTTLE SHIP have a counterpart with the same environment on the B.S.L. Unlike the BOTTLE SHIP, which had the purpose of bioweapon production, the BSL seems to have been designed mainly, if not entirely, for research and peaceful application only (or so the Federation claims).

Complete Map of the BSL Station

Biology

The BSL station had many unique creatures captured from SR388 and Zebes and possibly other planets, as well as transferred specimens from the BOTTLE SHIP.

Overview

The BSL research station appears to have been a hollowed-out asteroid with a docking ring around the widest portion of the asteroid.

Here is a simple overview of the different parts of the station:

Main Deck

  • This area contained elevator access, storage, etc. It linked all the other parts of the station together and consisted of several sub-sections:
    • Docking Bays
      • This is where Samus first entered the space station. Her ship was located here.
    • Quarantine Bay
      • This is where the X infected components of Samus's suit were kept, and therefore the birthplace of the SA-X.
    • Habitation Deck
      • This area contained the living quarters for the crew and the researchers. It is also where Samus found the Etecoons and Dachoras, a few of the only creatures aboard the station that had not been infected by the X (The others being the various stages of Metroids.).
    • Central Reactor Core
      • This area is found covered in vines and Kihunters prior to defeating Nettori; afterwords, the area is cleared of vines and is fully functional.
    • Reactor Silo
    • Operations Deck
      • This is where the controls for the station's main operations, such as orbital position and the self-destruct mechanism, were located.
    • Main Elevator
      • This was the main entrance to the 6 sectors.
    • Sub-Zero Containment
      • This is where the cloned Ridley's drained husk was transferred to from the BOTTLE SHIP.

Sector 1 (SRX)

Sector 2 (TRO)

  • This sector was used to research creatures living in humid, jungle-like habitats.

Sector 3 (PYR)

  • This sector was used to research creatures living in extremely hot habitats, such as deserts and volcanoes.

Sector 4 (AQA)

  • This sector was used to research marine creatures.

Sector 5 (ARC)

  • This sector was used to research creatures living in extremely cold habitats.

Sector 6 (NOC)

  • This sector was used to research nocturnal and cave-dwelling creatures.

Restricted Zone

  • This facility is where the top-secret Metroid breeding project took place and is possibly a recreation of Sector Zero.

While the Main Deck held facilities related the station's operations and the living quarters for the scientists, Sector 1 represented the ideal Metroid breeding environment from SR388, and the other sectors represented different environmental climates: desert/volcanic, forest/tropical, aquatic/seabed, ice/arctic, nocturnal/cave. Accordingly, each sector housed different species. Sectors 2 to 6 were simply stereotypical habitat patterns used to research creatures from different planets, unlike Sector 1's strict replication of a single planet's ecosystem.

X infestation

When Samus Aran was attacked by an X Parasite on SR388, she was transported to Galactic Federation HQ. There, large portions of her Power Suit were surgically removed and transported to the research station, leaving her stripped of all of her upgrades save the basic Power Beam, and creating the Fusion Suit. However, while in the Quarantine Bay, the infected components and upgrades of her Power Suit formed together to create the SA-X. The SA-X used a Power Bomb to escape the Quarantine Bay, releasing all the X the scientists had unwittingly brought onto the station in the process. As a result, every (non Metroid) organism aboard the station was infected, save for a small group of Etecoons and Dachoras that happened to coincidentally be the very same group she saved from the self destructing Planet Zebes.

Samus, having been provided with a new gunship and the Fusion Suit, was sent to investigate the explosion. She soon learned the fate of every living thing aboard the station and subsequently set out to exterminate the X, even if it required her to destroy the station and herself.

Metroid breeding program

As Samus explored the station, she came across a Restricted Laboratory. Here, she learned that the Galactic Federation had been using the station for a secret Metroid breeding program. However, an SA-X, as the original had asexually reproduced into several copies, managed to lock down the lab and cause it to self-destruct, ultimately destroying the program.

Destruction

Samus soon found out that the Galactic Federation planned on using the X for military purposes. However, she was strongly against this as she knew how dangerous they were. Her ship's computer tried to stop Samus by locking her in a Navigation Room. Samus demanded to be released, but the computer had its orders to keep her from destroying the station, so the Federation could arrive. When she mistakenly called the computer Adam, her private name for the computer, it awakened to the fact that it was the real Adam Malkovich, Samus's late commanding officer. Adam agreed that the X are too dangerous, and he devised a plan to ram the station into SR388 using the station's propulsion system, killing all the X on board the vessel and on the planet to rid the universe of their existence. Samus set the station to crash into SR388. As Samus left the station after confronting both an SA-X and an Omega Metroid, it crashed into SR388, destroying the research station, the planet, and the entire X species.

Official website

"The six-sector Biologic Space Labs research station was designed to hold specimens in self-sustaining ecosystems mimicking those of the organisms' native planets. Even extreme conditions, ranging from a planet's molten core to sub-arctic temperatures, can be replicated."

Trivia

Gallery