Cargo Dock B

Cargo Dock B
Game	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Planet/Ship	Norion
Area	Base Sector Zero
Notablefeatures	Landing Beacons, Phazon Blocker
Significance	Location of a Landing Site, location of a Galactic Federation Data entry
Inhabitants	Hopping Metroids, Liquid Phazon
Internal name	0c_gfplanet_vistabridge_b

Cargo Dock B is a room on Norion. It appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Description

An open room displaying the outside portions of the Norion base, with a distinct map on each end of the room used for Navigational purposes. This room is a Landing Site similar to Cargo Dock A. However, Samus cannot immediately land her Gunship here until it has been cleared of all enemies. When she enters the room, the door will lock behind her and the door leading to Generator B is shown to be obstructed by a Phazon Blocker.

Hopping Metroids appear.

Out of it will come numerous Hopping Metroids that Samus must kill. She can call her Gunship in to fire Ship Missiles at the Landing Site to kill them more effectively using Bombing Runs. Once a certain amount of Metroids are destroyed, the growth will explode, revealing puddles of Liquid Phazon and a Multi-Lock Blast Shield.

Connecting rooms

• Conduit B (via Blue Door)
• Generator B Access (via Multi-Lock Blast Shield)

Inhabitants

• Hopping Metroids
• 3 puddles of Liquid Phazon

Scans

Planet Norion

"Though located on the fringe of the Federation, the planet Norion is of great importance. The military maintains a strong presence in this sector, and the base on Norion is often the first line of defense against enemies that operate outside of GF space. Originally a barren orb incapable of sustaining life, a sophisticated terraforming project designed by Aurora Unit 486 has turned Norion into a hardy forest world."

Phazon Mass

"Scans indicate a connection between nearby bioforms and this Phazon mass."

Terminals

"Terminals are used to access info on ships at this landing site. A power failure has left them offline."

Monitors

"Monitors are used to display info on any ships currently landed here. They appear to be offline."

Version differences

In Metroid Prime Trilogy, the Planet Norion, Hunter Rundas, and Valhalla Incident scans' locations are in different spots, with Planet Norion being at Docking Hub Alpha, Hunter Rundas being at Data Storage A, and Valhalla Incident being at Cargo Dock B instead.

Development notes

The room's internal name is 0c_gfplanet_vistabridge_b. The keyword gfplanet indicates the planet Norion, and the alphabetic prefix 0c indicates that this is the third of 8 junction rooms on Norion.

Trivia

• It should be noted that this room contains the only appearance of a Multi-Lock Blast Shield covering a door as represented in the Map key. While these Blast Shields were prominent in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, in Corruption, the majority of Seeker Missile obstacles are Locking mechanisms not necessarily attached to a door.

Gallery

Samus enters the room.

Hopping Metroids leap into the room.

Hopping Metroids close in on Samus.

A map of Generator B and its associated pathway. Mounted on a wall near the door to Generator B Access. Cargo Dock B is highlighted in white.

A larger map posted by a wall near Conduit B. This one is labelled GUNHUB and displays more of the entire Norion base. Text is also somewhat visible.

Samus uses her Hyper Ball on the Hopping Metroids.

The Multi-Lock Blast Shield is revealed.

Samus's Morph Ball engulfed in Liquid Phazon.

Room seen from the Map. The Seeker Missile door can be seen in yellow.