The G.F.S. Olympus is a Galactic Federation Olympus-class battleship that appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It is the first area that Samus Aran explores in the game.
The Olympus is home to three main varieties of crew members, including Federation Troopers, tech specialists, and engineers. The docking bay that Samus lands in contains a small area for shooting Training Drones, which are used by the soldiers aboard for training and entertainment. At the time of Metroid Prime 3, the G.F.S. Olympus is 18 years old and is stated as being the first ship of its size to receive an onboard Aurora Unit: Aurora Unit 242. It is a female personality whose integration into the Olympus systems means the ship requires less crew than other kinds of ships of similar size, freeing more space over for weapons systems.
The Olympus is under the command of Fleet Admiral Castor Dane, and is often stationed around Norion.
Norion mission and Homeworld invasion[]
The Olympus serves as the meeting point for the four Bounty Hunters employed by the Galactic Federation in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Rundas, Ghor, Gandrayda, and Samus Aran board the ship whilst it orbits planet Norion in the Kalandor region. The hunters are invited to the Ready Room, where they are briefed on their assignments by Admiral Dane. Dane and a holographic representation of the Aurora Unit 242 explain to the hunters that a missing Olympus-class battleship, the G.F.S. Valhalla, has been attacked by the Space Pirates four months ago, and the ship's Aurora Unit, Aurora Unit 313, was stolen in the raid. 242 says that all the Aurora Units in the Federation Solar System have been infected by a strange corruption virus. AU 242 also contracted the virus, but the scientists of the Federation were able to develop a vaccine and administer it to 242. Dane requests that the hunters give the vaccine to the other Aurora Units in the system, and investigate Space Pirate activity in the area to find out what they plan to do with the stolen Aurora Unit. At this point, the Olympus is attacked by Space Pirates. The Olympus successfully repels the Pirates, with assistance from the hunters. However, Norion is also under attack, so the hunters make their way out of the ship. Samus battles one of the Pirates' Berserker Lords on the way to her Gunship. The hunters then descend to the planet to fight off the Pirates. The planet is also under threat of a large Phazon meteor that the Pirates have brought through a wormhole to impact the planet. The hunters are about to activate the planet's Defense Cannon, but are attacked by the resurgent Dark Samus, who knocks them all unconscious with a powerful blast of Phazon energy. Samus is able to activate the cannon to destroy the incoming meteor before she falls into a coma.
One month after the assault on Norion, Samus awakens on the Olympus, where a Lab Assistant informs her that Dark Samus has infected her and the other hunters with Phazon, and their bodies are self-generating the substance. The Federation equips Samus with the PED Suit to channel the Phazon through her weaponry. Finishing the PED Suit testing, Aurora Unit 242 requests Samus to come to her chamber, discussing the Phazon corruption and her next mission. Finishing the discussion, Samus immediately heads to her Gunship and flies off. However, the Olympus is moving to a rendezvous point, and therefore, Samus can no longer dock at this station for the remainder of the game.
The Federation Fleet and the Leviathan Battleship enter the Wormhole.
The Olympus leads the attack on the Pirate forces above Phaaze.
During the events on the Pirate Homeworld, 242 states that the Olympus has scheduled a full scale assault on the entire planet, in the hopes to rid of its Leviathan Seed, though its planetary shielding must be disabled first. Destroying the Defense System Generator, the attack begins. Admiral Dane calls forth Samus at a said area to meet with her. The Olympus flies down to the surface, as a few Demolition Troopers exit the vehicle.
After Samus acquires the Leviathan Command Codes for the Leviathan Battleship orbiting the Pirate Homeworld, the Olympus takes control of it and uses it to create a wormhole to Phaaze. The Olympus then leads the assault on the Space Pirate force above the planet while Samus lands on Phaaze and searches for Dark Samus. Prior to her nemesis's extinction and self-destruction of Phaaze, Admiral Dane demands a full retreat. The remaining fleet escapes, with 37% of it destroyed and more than 50% with heavy casualties, but no Samus. Concluding, Samus's Gunship flies into view and the hunter herself types "Mission Complete" on the Olympus boardscreen.
Inhabitants[]
- Aeromine (Space Pirate)
- Aurora Unit 242
- Berserker Lord (Space Pirate)
- Crawlmine (Space Pirate)
- Crawltank (Space Pirate)
- Ensign
- Federation Marines
- Female Fleet Troopers
- Fleet Admiral Castor Dane
- Fleet Mechanics
- Gandrayda
- Ghor
- Halberd-Class Turret
- Lab Assistant
- Male Fleet Troopers
- Mk XIII "Twin Hydra" Multiturret
- PED Marines
- Pirate Militia (Space Pirate)
- Rundas
- Space Pirates
- Training Drone
Official data[]
Information terminal (Docking Bay 4)[]
"G.F.S. Olympus - GF DF BB063
The first of its class, the G.F.S. Olympus was launched 18 years ago from the Federation Shipyards at Aliehs III. Aurora Unit 242 has been on board since launch, the first AU to serve aboard a capital ship. Olympus is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet. The home port is planet Norion. Admiral Castor Dane has commanded the vessel for the last 5 years."
Etymology[]
In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was regarded as the "home of the gods", specifically of the Twelve Olympians, the twelve principal gods of the ancient Hellenistic world. Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location on the roots of the mountain. Mount Olympus was the most worshiped mountain of Greece. Olympus was surrounded by Uranus, the heaven. It never rained on Mount Olympus nor was it ever windy, only some clouds appeared from time to time to bless the world with water. Mount Olymp is a popular mountain name. Apart from the Greek Olympus, there was a mountain of the same name in ancient Phrygia and also currently one in Cyprus, one in Utah, one in Washington, one in San Francisco, CA, one on Mars, and many others.
Trivia[]
- The original design of the Biologic Space Laboratories research station in the beta version of Metroid Fusion looks quite similar to the G.F.S Olympus's design.
- When Admiral Dane is speaking to Samus about the mission, a Space Pirate laser destroys a Griffin-class frigate but hits another ship similar to the Olympus-class battleship twice without any visible damage. However, if Samus remains long enough on the bridge, a Space Pirate battleship will fire directly at the Olympus's bridge, causing no visible damage.
- The theme that plays on the Olympus during the attack is "Dark Room Ambience". Its general theme, Heion1, is shared with Eastern SkyTown, Elysia and Norion after the invasion as well as the hallway of the SkyTown Main Docking Bay directly before fighting Ghor.
- The Special Mission front page appears to be set on the Olympus.
- The Olympus plays a similar role as the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate from the Star Wars franchise, both ships also having a similar design to one another. It is unknown if the latter was the inspiration for the former's design.
See also[]
Gallery[]
| Areas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | |
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(Base Sector Zero) | |
(Cliffside • Thorn Jungle • Fire • Ice • Seed) | |
(SkyTown • Eastern SkyTown • Seed) | |
(Command • Research • Mines • Seed) | |
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| Other locations visited in the Metroid series |