Changes: Extreme cold

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Extreme cold^[1] is an obstacle faced in Metroid Fusion. Due to Samus having been injected with Metroid DNA at the beginning of the game, sub-zero temperatures become a threat to her until she recovers the Varia Suit.

This vulnerability is displayed in the Sub-Zero Containment and in Sector 5, as the environment is cold enough to damage Samus constantly. In the Sub-Zero Containment Unit, the cold damages her at a rate of 6 units of energy per second, while in Sector 5, it damages her at a rate of 15 units per second and knocks her backwards every 1.25 seconds. This damage is unaffected by varying difficulty modes in the Japanese version.

In addition to supercooled rooms, the Blue X in Sector 5 and Sector 6 will sense this weakness and pursue Samus, dealing damage to her if they come into contact. If the SA-X spots Samus, its Ice Beam will freeze her and deal 200 units of damage.

Once Samus recovers the Varia Suit, she will no longer take damage in cold environments and can absorb Blue X to restore her energy. The Ice Beam will no longer freeze her as well, though it still deals a large amount of damage. Samus completely overcomes her vulnerability to cold temperatures after absorbing the SA-X at the end of the game, restoring her cellular makeup from prior to her X infection.

Trivia

Despite being a very large threat, the only cold environment on the beaten path is the Sub-Zero Containment, as Samus is never required to enter Sector 5 until she gets the Varia Suit. In fact, she is urged to avoid that sector until she has the Suit.
The knockback effect seen in Sector 5 was likely implemented to disallow Samus from using the Speed Booster to break some Boost Blocks required to be able to access the Security Room in the sector, which would be a Sequence Break.
Although supercooled rooms do not appear in Metroid: Zero Mission, an unused cold damage effect exists within the game's files.

References

^ Metroid: Other M Sector 2 / Cryosphere description: "This section has been reserved for the care and feeding of animals that can survive in an artificial atmosphere of extreme cold."

Obstacles
Destructible	Breakable Organic Block • Dark Webbing • Dynamo Unit • Luminoth Webbing • Magma-eruption port Meltable Metal • Ornamental frame • Phazon Blocker • Phazon mass • Rinka • Rock spire Steel orb • Ventilation cap
Indestructible	Air Hole • Blue magnetic strip • Boulder • Fan • Flame jet • Invisible platform Jump Pad • Kzan • Pirate Alarm System • Secret Passage • Spike • Structural Debris
Mechanisms	Access ramp • Ball Clamp • Bryyo Lore Locks • Chozebo • Circuit board • Combination Lock Energy conductor unit • Golden Statues • Grapple Voltage Terminal • Gun Socket Key Code (GF) • Laser beams • Laser Barrier • Light barrier • Locking mechanism Pirate X-Ray Pad • Portal generation system • Pull Block • Pumping station • Red crystal switch Red Eye Statue • Rotating lift platforms • Runic symbol • Security lever • Security ring Sensor • Shot Target • Stalactite • Stone Statues • Storm Missile Box • Switch (Complex) • Target Ventilation fans • Volcano • Weakened Column • Wide Beam Box
Gates	Converted cargo pod gate • Echo Gate • Electric Gate • Mechanical gate • Mk VI Gate Mk VII Defense Gate • Sandgate • Security Gate • Vault • Zipline Gate
Puzzles	Containment system • Conveyor system • Echo Key Beam system • Gyroscopic system "Lava cooling machine" • Luminoth laser emitter • Luminoth sonic security system Power storage racks • Routing tower • Rubiks Puzzle • Solar lens
Transportation	Conveyor • Elevator Terminal • Grapple Point • Spider Ball Track • Zipline Cable
Atmospheric	Air of Dark Aether • Air pressure • Acid Rain • Dark vapor • Extreme cold • Extreme heat • Gravity Total darkness
See Also	Blocks • Doors • Force Field • Hatch-Blocking Enemies • Phazon

[1] Metroid: Other M Sector 2 / Cryosphere description: "This section has been reserved for the care and feeding of animals that can survive in an artificial atmosphere of extreme cold."

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-[[File:Extreme cold.png|thumb|240x240px|[[Samus]] taking damage from Extreme cold in the [[Sub-Zero Containment|Sub-Zero Containment Unit]].]]
+[[File:Extreme cold.png|thumb|240x240px|[[Samus]] taking damage from extreme cold in the [[Sub-Zero Containment|Sub-Zero Containment Unit]].]]
-'''Extreme cold''' is an obstacle faced in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''. Due to [[Samus]] having been [[Vaccine "Metroid"|injected]] with [[Metroid]] DNA at the beginning of the game, sub zero temperatures become a threat to her until she recovers the [[Varia Suit]]. On top of supercooled rooms, the [[Ice Beam]] used by the [[SA-X]] if it spots Samus can freeze her and deal 200 units of damage.
+'''Extreme cold'''<ref>''[[Metroid: Other M]]'' [[Sector 2 / Cryosphere]] description: ''"This section has been reserved for the care and feeding of animals that can survive in an artificial atmosphere of '''extreme cold'''."''</ref> is an obstacle faced in ''[[Metroid Fusion]]''. Due to [[Samus]] having been [[Vaccine "Metroid"|injected]] with [[Metroid]] DNA at the beginning of the game, sub-zero temperatures become a threat to her until she recovers the [[Varia Suit]].
-Extreme cold poses a direct threat to Samus in the [[Sub-Zero Containment]] and in [[Sector 5]], as the environment itself is cold enough to damage Samus constantly. In the Sub-Zero Containment Unit, the cold damages Samus at a rate of 2 units of energy per second, while in Sector 5, it damages her at a rate of 15 units per second, and knocks her backwards every 1.25 seconds. It is also made apparent in the [[X Parasite#Blue X|Blue X]] in Sector 5 and [[Sector 6]], which will pursue Samus, as they know that they are a very large threat to her. Once Samus recovers the Varia Suit, most of these effects become negligible, except for the [[Ice Beam]], which will still deal massive amounts of damage to [[Samus]]. Samus overcomes her vulnerability to cold temperatures after absorbing the SA-X at the end of the game, and restoring her cellular makeup from prior to her X infection.
+This vulnerability is displayed in the [[Sub-Zero Containment]] and in [[Sector 5]], as the environment is cold enough to damage Samus constantly. In the Sub-Zero Containment Unit, the cold damages her at a rate of 6 units of [[energy]] per second, while in Sector 5, it damages her at a rate of 15 units per second and knocks her backwards every 1.25 seconds. This damage is unaffected by varying [[Difficulty mode|difficulty modes]] in the Japanese version.
+In addition to supercooled rooms, the [[X Parasite#Blue X|Blue X]] in Sector 5 and [[Sector 6]] will sense this weakness and pursue Samus, dealing damage to her if they come into contact. If the [[SA-X]] spots Samus, its [[Ice Beam]] will freeze her and deal 200 units of damage.
+Once Samus recovers the Varia Suit, she will no longer take damage in cold environments and can absorb Blue X to restore her energy. The Ice Beam will no longer freeze her as well, though it still deals a large amount of damage. Samus completely overcomes her vulnerability to cold temperatures after absorbing the SA-X at the end of the game, restoring her cellular makeup from prior to her X infection.
 ==Trivia==
-*Despite being a very large threat to Samus until she gets the Varia Suit, the only cold environment on the beaten path is the [[Sub-Zero Containment]], as Samus is never required to enter Sector 5 until she gets the [[Varia Suit]]. In fact, she is urged to avoid that sector until she has the Suit.
+*Despite being a very large threat, the only cold environment on the beaten path is the Sub-Zero Containment, as Samus is never required to enter Sector 5 until she gets the Varia Suit. In fact, she is urged to avoid that sector until she has the Suit.
 *The knockback effect seen in Sector 5 was likely implemented to disallow Samus from using the [[Speed Booster]] to break some [[Boost Block]]s required to be able to access the [[Security Room]] in the sector, which would be a [[Sequence Break]].
+*Although supercooled rooms do not appear in [[Metroid: Zero Mission|''Metroid: Zero Mission'']], an unused cold damage effect exists within the game's files.
 ==See also==
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 *[[Air of Dark Aether]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 {{Obstacles}}
 [[Category:Obstacles]]
+[[Category:Main Deck]]
 [[Category:Sector 5]]