GFMC Compound

The GFMC Compound is a large room that served as the site for the G.F.S. Tyr’s crash-landing. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Description[]

A large number of dead marines from GFMC Task Force Herakles can be found here, killed by the Dark Splinters. In addition to the Tyr, there are also a large number of Federation supply crates here. A Kinetic Orb Cannon was set up here, possibly for combat. In the ship is a door blocking access to a Map Station.

Samus acquires a Missile Launcher in this room to replace the one stolen by the Ing. Upon its acquisition, Dark Splinters attack her. In addition, there is a Missile Expansion on top of the Tyr, which requires the Space Jump Boots to reach. After restoring the Light of Aether to the Torvus Bog, Samus returns to this room in order to reach the Sanctuary Fortress. During this room's second pass, Samus encounters a group of Space Pirate Troopers scouring the area for resources and information. Past this encounter, the only other common enemies in this room are War Wasps.

The Dark Aether equivalent of this room was the Phazon Grounds.

Connecting rooms[]

Fortress Transport Access (via Blue Door, but blocked by Translator Door)
Windchamber Tunnel (via Yellow Hatch)
Sacred Bridge (via Red Blast Shield)
Trooper Security Station (via Blue Door)

Items[]

Missile Launcher: Inside a Federation Crate. Can be destroyed with a Charge Shot.
Missile Expansion: Samus needs Space Jump Boots to acquire. This expansion is on top of the GFS Tyr.

Inhabitants[]

GFMC Compound Dark Splinters — Dark Splinters in the compound

First Visit[]

4 Dark Splinters: "Morphology: Dark Splinter
Darkling-possessed insectoid predator.
The alien symbiote within the Splinter augments its strength and durability. Threat level raised."

Second Visit[]

3 Pirate Troopers: "Morphology: Pirate Trooper
Starfaring brigand.
Aggressive, well-armed bioform trained for combat and conquest. Sworn enemy of Samus Aran."

Third Visit[]

War Wasps in 3 War Wasp Hives: "Morphology: War Wasp
Cunning aerial hunter.
Airborne insect equipped with a venemous stinger capable of shearing steel. Target can fire blasts of energy at foes."

Scans[]

Galactic Federation Crate: "Object scan complete.
This is a Galactic Federation Crate.
These storage units are known for their complex lock systems: destroy them to discover their contents."

Heavy Galactic Federation Crate: "Object scan complete.
This is a Heavy Galactic Federation Crate.
These storage units are durable. Only heavy weapons and explosives can damage them."

Galactic Federation data terminal: "Object analysis complete.
Galactic Federation data terminal is inactive.
Memory core damaged. Unable to restore access. Seek individual Log entries in trooper armorsuit systems."

G.F.S. Tyr: "Starship: G.F.S. Tyr
Anhur-class patrol ship.
Used to transport Galactic Federation Marines. Vessel has sustained heavy combat damage."

Galactic Federation Ordnance Crate: "Object analysis complete.
This is a Galactic Federation Ordnance Crate.
Tactical data suggests the presence of a personal weapon system within this crate. Use of heavy force required to eliminate the crate."

Missile Launcher: "Missile Launcher"

G.F.S Tyr seats: "CAPT A. Exeter COMMANDING OFFICER"

"CDR K. Starling PILOT"

"1LT W. Smythe SQUAD LEADER"

"LCDR T. Huxley MEDICAL OFFICER"

"PFC L. Brouda TROOPER
PFC M. Veroni TROOPER
PFC I. Crany TROOPER"

"PFC S. Milligan TROOPER
PFC E. Denys TROOPER
PFC U. McKalla TROOPER"

"PFC O. Grippe TECH
PFC X. Dominguez MEDIC
PFC G. Haley TROOPER"

"SPC M. Angseth COMMS
LCPL J. Brode TROOPER
PFC P. Wills TECH"

"SGT E. Monz 1ST TROOPER
SPC B. Reevs SCIENCE
SPC F. Triplette GUNNER"

"GSGT C. Benet 1ST TROOPER
SPC D. Senge ENGINEER
LCPL R. Vonda TROOPER"

Tyr doors: "Doors to open position.
Access to Map Station granted."

Map Station: "Map Station
Step into hologram to update map data."

Translator Door (locked): "Unable to interface with door control system.
Cannot translate alien text.
To access door controls, you will need to update your translator files."
Translator Door (unlocked): "Beyond this door, the path to Sanctuary Cliffs lies.; Once a place of peaceful residence, now a fortress for those who make war. May it find tranquility once more."

Wall ornament: "Analysis complete.
Object appears to be a damaged piece of powered art.
Holoprojectors are offline. Combat damage appears final: repairs are unlikely."

Kinetic Orb Cannon: "Xenotech: Kinetic Orb Cannon
Fires small, spherical objects at high speeds.
Scan interface panel to bring the Cannon online, then enter the hologram to fire."

Interface Module: "Power restored to Kinetic Orb Cannon.
Unit locked in current firing position. Autofire feature enabled."

* Kinetic Orb Cannon hologram: "Enter hologram in Morph Ball mode to fire Cannon."

Galactic Federation Trooper: "Bioscan complete.
Galactic Federation Trooper.
Zero lifesigns.
Trooper's armor computer heavily damaged. Unable to recover Log entries."

Captain A.C. Exeter: "I'm beginning to think it was a real bad idea going down there. Reevs is right, that hive is just one of many. It's stupid to stir a hornet's nest, especially if you plan on sleeping under it."

LCPL J. Brode: "Man, I hope that this is the only breeding ground for these things. If there's more, we're in big trouble. We had a hard enough time taking that one out of commission: I almost ran out of ammo. I never run out of ammo!"

PFC G. Haley: "I hear.
Them.
Everywhere. They're coming.
Can't sleep. Ever.
They'll eat me.
Eat."

SPC F. Triplette: "The Sarge says those "Splinters" remind him of some killer bug he saw on another planet once. All I know is the things are fast and take a lot to drop. Pretty soon, we'll have to go to bayonets. Everyone's low on ammo...even Brode, and he's the stingiest grunt I know."

PFC S. Milligan: "Brouda lost the bet, so he switched watch duty with me. I figure this section is nice and safe and boring, which suits me just fine. Let those other pugs guard the hot zone, I... hold on... hey! Halt! ...No! Hel--(transmission ends)"

PFC I. Crany: "Last night at chow, Angseth starts talking about some bounty hunter and how she blew up a planet full of Space Pirates. I told her I didn't believe in fairy tales like that, and she took it personal. I just find it hard to believe that one person took out an entire Space Pirate base, that's all. But if she wants to believe in this Samus, or Bigfoot, or Santa Claus, she can."

* Note: text is centered-aligned in scan, unlike the others which are left-aligned.

Trivia[]

In Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether, a different GFMC Compound is shown, and is referred to as the "Command Center".
Even before Samus accesses the data terminal, its scan will still say the memory core is damaged.
On the data terminal video, when the Dark Splinters begin their attack, PFC S. Milligan can be seen already dead on front of the G.F.S. Tyr.
The G.F.S Tyr appears too small and would not have enough room to accommodate all the equipment and gear found on the Base of operations and industrial site.
According to both the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Preview and the opening, the coordinates for the GFMC Compound are 78.67.363.
The Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes Q&A states that the Pirates in this room are there to search for equipment from the fallen Federation soldiers.

QUESTION: Occasionally when you return to the Galactic Federation ship’s landing point there are Space Pirates. What are they doing?

ANSWER: They are looking around for equipment from the fallen Galactic Federation soldiers.[1]

The 101% glitch can be performed here. Because of this, several oddities occur due to some of the room's features being not yet loaded until after the cutscene plays:
- The Missile Expansion is not present.
- The Kinetic Orb Cannon and its accompanying scan terminal is not present.
- The scan door covering the Map Station aboard the ship is not present.
- The Translator Gate leading into Sanctuary Fortress is not present, meaning Samus can enter the Sanctuary Fortress early. She will be unable to enter the Sanctuary Entrance and beyond however until she has the Boost Ball in her inventory.
In the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc, this room can be seen during the game's Attract mode. In the scene, Samus activates the Kinetic Orb Cannon and uses it. Curiously, she has 27 Power Bombs in her possession.

Gallery[]

Map Stations
Tallon IV	Map Facility • Map Station (Chozo Ruins) • Map Station (Phendrana Drifts) • Map Station Mines
Aether	Hive Chamber A • GFMC Compound • Agon Map Station • Torvus Map Station • Sanctuary Map Station
Norion	Data Storage A
Bryyo	G.F.S. Theseus (Satellite Uplink)
Elysia	Aurora Chamber (SkyTown) • Chozo Observatory (Eastern SkyTown)
Pirate Homeworld	Lift Hub
Zebes	"Crateria Map Station"

Aetherian Rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Temple Grounds	Landing Site • Hive Access Tunnel • Hive Chamber A • Hive Tunnel • Command Chamber Hive Storage • Hive Chamber B • Hive Chamber C • Hive Save Station • Hive Transport Area Industrial Site • Agon Transport Access • Transport to Agon Wastes • Collapsed Tunnel Temple Assembly Site • Storage Cavern B • Temple Transport B • Dynamo Chamber Communication Area • Storage Cavern A • Trooper Security Station • GFMC Compound Fortress Transport Access • Transport to Sanctuary Fortress • Sacred Bridge • Sacred Path Temple Transport A • Windchamber Tunnel • Grand Windchamber • Windchamber Gateway Path of Eyes • Torvus Transport Access • Transport to Torvus Bog • Hall of Eyes Meeting Grounds • Temple Transport C • Path of Honor • Hall of Honored Dead Service Access Generator Room
Agon Wastes	Transport to Temple Grounds • Plaza Access • Mining Plaza • Agon Map Station Mining Station Access • Mining Station A • Sand Cache • Portal Access A Portal Terminal • Transport Center • Transport to Torvus Bog • Save Station A Temple Access • Agon Temple • Controller Access • Agon Energy Controller Sandcanyon • Mine Shaft • Mining Station B • Storage A Transit Station Central Station Access • Central Mining Station • Command Center Access • Command Center Security Station B • Biostorage Access • Biostorage Station • Storage B Security Station A • Bioenergy Production • Storage C • Ventilation Area B Save Station B/C • Sand Processing • Main Reactor • Storage D Ventilation Area A • Transport to Sanctuary Fortress
Torvus Bog	Transport to Temple Grounds • Temple Transport Access • Torvus Lagoon • Save Station A Portal Chamber • Path of Roots • Great Bridge • Torvus Map Station Abandoned Worksite • Forgotten Bridge • Plaza Access • Torvus Plaza Ruined Alcove • Grove Access • Torvus Grove • Meditation Vista Underground Tunnel • Temple Access • Torvus Temple • Controller Access Torvus Energy Controller • Transport to Agon Wastes • Underground Transport Hydrodynamo Station • Save Station B • Hydrodynamo Shaft • Main Hydrochamber Hydrochamber Storage • Catacombs Access • Catacombs • Gathering Access Gathering Hall • Training Access • Training Chamber • Fortress Transport Access Transport to Sanctuary Fortress • Transit Tunnel South • Transit Tunnel West Transit Tunnel East
Sanctuary Fortress	Transport to Temple Grounds • Temple Transport Access • Sanctuary Entrance Power Junction • Reactor Access • Reactor Core • Save Station A • Sanctuary Map Station Minigyro Chamber • Hall of Combat Mastery • Central Area Transport East Agon Transport Access • Transport to Agon Wastes • Transit Station • Main Research Central Area Transport West • Torvus Transport Access • Transport to Torvus Bog Dynamo Works • Dynamo Access • Main Gyro Chamber • Save Station B Temple Access • Sanctuary Temple • Controller Access • Sanctuary Energy Controller Workers Path • Dynamo Storage • Watch Station Access • Sentinel's Path Watch Station • Grand Abyss • Vault Checkpoint Station • Aerie Transport Station • Aerie Access • Aerie
Great Temple	Temple Transport A • Transport A Access • Temple Sanctuary • Controller Transport Main Energy Controller • Temple Transport B • Transport B Access • Temple Transport C Transport C Access
See also: List of rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.