The Generator Shaft is a long shaft (roughly 16,700 m) below Generator C on Norion. It appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
Description[]
After Meta Ridley surprises Samus in the Generator above, the two fall down this shaft, where they battle each other to be the last to die. The battle is timed, and if Samus does not defeat Ridley before she reaches the bottom of the shaft, then a Game Over will result. When Samus successfully defeats Ridley, she will jump off of his body as Rundas saves her from certain doom.
Connecting rooms[]
- Generator C (via drop-down)
Inhabitants[]
Development notes[]
The room's internal name is 00_gfplanet_ridleyloop, perhaps indicating that the shaft is a progression of looping wall textures during each stage of the fight against Meta Ridley. The keyword gfplanet indicates Norion, and the prefix 00 indicates that this is a utility room.
Trivia[]
- Presumably, this shaft would indicate that there are also shafts under Generators A and B, but they are never seen ingame. Jumping down them will trigger a Terminal Fall, and Samus will respawn at the top with some of her energy lost.
- The actual purpose of the shaft is a complete mystery. The fact that it appears to be lined with metal or other artificial construction all the way down suggests that it is some form of mining tunnel containing fuels to power the generator.
| Norion Rooms in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | |
|---|---|
| Base Sector Zero | Docking Hub Alpha • Hub Access • Cargo Hub • Substation East • Conduit A • Data Storage A Cargo Dock A • Generator A Access • Generator A • Maintenance Station • Conduit C Cargo Dock C • Generator C Access • Generator C • Generator Shaft • Tower Elevator • Control Tower • Substation West • Conduit B • Data Storage B • Cargo Dock B Generator B Access • Generator B |