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The "Landing Site" is a room in Hanubia. It appears in Metroid Dread. While is the first room Samus explores on ZDR, she does so off-screen, and in the game it is the final room explored on-screen.
Description[]
The Landing Site is set in a small, barren plain outside the Hanubia facility. The ground is uneven and cracked, and with large, curved rock spires and outcroppings extending into the background. This gives way to an open entrance into the building, outside of which is what appears to be a large wheel. The path into the facility is winding and long. It is also exposed to the outside, as evident by an open background wall with barricades (bent during the final escape). Multiple generators with spinning round ends are positioned on the back wall, connected to large pipes. Near the top of the passageway is a slanted pair of windows and a long, hanging cable. During the final escape sequence, much of this room is on fire, with explosions occurring frequently.
After Samus's Gunship lands on ZDR, the game cuts to Samus regaining consciousness on the floor of the "Artaria entrance". It then recounts how she got there in medias res - she had landed in this room and left her Gunship before descending into Artaria via an Elevator. Two brief glimpses of the Landing Site occur in this scene. The objective of Samus's mission following her encounter with Raven Beak is to return to her ship on the surface.
At the end of her mission, Samus races back to her Gunship as the planet begins to explode. She was previously unable to without acquiring the Hyper Beam, which was capable of demolishing an otherwise indestructible door in the way. The only playable portion of the Landing Site is the winding mechanical corridor; as soon as Samus steps into the open plain, the final cutscene begins in which she rushes into her ship. Sitting down, she attempts to use the controls, only for her Metroid powers to flare up. ADAM, somehow aware of them despite not having contact with Samus for hours, warns her that using the ship in her state will siphon its energy and leave her stranded on the doomed planet.
| “ | Don't. You'll drain the ship of its energy. | „ |
—ADAM | ||
As Samus examines her left hand, the X-infected corpse of Quiet Robe suddenly appears behind her. She threatens to fire at him, but he bows and dematerializes into a red X Parasite. The X is absorbed by Samus, neutralizing her Metroid Suit and stabilizing her DNA. This allows her to safely pilot her Gunship off ZDR before its destruction.
Sequence Breaking[]
The Landing Site, explored prior to the self-destruct sequence (via hacking).
While normally the surface is inaccessible until the climax of Dread, it is possible to reach the Landing Site before fighting Raven Beak, if the Metroid Suit and Hyper Beam are obtained via hacking. If this is done, the room will still be in its self-destruction state, since it was never scripted not to, and the Escape theme still plays, albeit without the countdown timer. Curiously, the mentioned barricades near the bottom of the facility passage are not bent. It is possible to access the plain, although Samus's Gunship is not present there (despite being marked on the Map and minimap). Presumably, it was never scripted to appear in gameplay because it is not supposed to be accessed until the end. If the Landing Site is accessed early, and Samus returns to "Transport to Artaria", the game will freeze.[1]
Connecting rooms[]
- "Transport to Artaria" (via Hyper Beam Door)
Inhabitants[]
- Quiet Robe (cutscene only, turns into red X Parasite)
Gallery[]
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References[]
- ^ BeardBear. "Metroid Dread - What Happens If You Reach Samus' Gunship Early?". YouTube. November 5, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlq7xSlNzY8