List of rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/Temple Grounds

Landing Site

The Landing Site is the small cave in which Samus Aran crash-lands at the Temple Grounds of Aether because of the environmental storms of this world. It is the first room in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and the demo on the Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Bonus Disc. The Landing Site is the first and last room seen in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room's name is odd, considering it was not intended to be Samus' point of landing, nor does it seem optimised by the Luminoth for ships.

The room contains a variety of different height pillars, with glowing red crystals attached to them on differing sides. These were once apparently a means of energy conversion and distribution, but have since fallen in to disrepair due to lack of maintenance, and are now only decorative. However, one statue has a purple crystal, and will move from its position to serve as a platform to a higher area of the room, if hit by a shot of Light matter. The body of the Keybearer M-Dhe can be found here, on the ledge which connects to Service Access.In the Bonus Disc, the statue that can be used to get to Service Access does not work, and M-Dhe is missing. Also, the Blue Door leading to Service Access remains locked.

Hive Access Tunnel

The Hive Access Tunnel is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and is the second room explored in the game. The room is filled with RedGrass that causes no harm to Samus's Power Suit. The room splits into two paths: one going down a shaft, the other being blocked by a violet Translator Door. Until Samus has upgraded her Scan Visor, she cannot access the room past the door.

Hive Chamber A

Hive Chamber A is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The Hive Chamber is at the bottom of a drop shaft in the Hive Access Tunnel. The room contains several devices dispensing pesticide, a pile of dead Splinters, many crates and a GF Gate Mk VI blocking the way to the next area. The air in the room is filled with pesticide, which was responsible for the death of said Splinters; however, thanks to her Oxygen Supply Equipment, it cannot harm Samus.

The area after the gate consists of a narrow hallway. It has a cargo pod blocking access to the final part, which can be opened with a nearby panel, and two piles of dead Splinters. The final part contains several crates, computer terminals that may be holoscreens, Luminoth Webbing shells, a Map Station, and a door leading to the Hive Tunnel.

Hive Tunnel

The Hive Tunnel is a room in the Temple Grounds, specifically, the Splinter Hive. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. In this room, Samus finds several dead Federation Marines, part of GFMC Task Force Herakles, hanging from the ceiling by webs, which can be shot down.

Command Chamber

The Command Chamber is part of an underground base, built and created by Force Two of the GFMC Task Force Herakles in the Temple Grounds prior to the events of Metroid Prime 2 Echoes. They were stationed down below in the Splinter Hive, which was linked to a huge system of Splinter Hives. Many dead troopers can be seen here, some of whom reanimate into Dark Troopers. The room consists of three parts. The first part contains a converted cargo pod gate, which blocks access to the third part of the room, that is controlled by a terminal. However, it is initially knocked offline due to lack of power. GSGT C. Benet and SPC B. Reevs are found among the dead troopers in this section, and Samus can scan both of their bodies to obtain Trooper Logs.

Hive Storage

Hive Storage is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room simply comprises of various sized crates.

Hive Chamber B

Hive Chamber B is a room in the Splinter Hive, a subarea of the Temple Grounds. It appears Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room is similar to Hive Chamber A, in that it has an end connected to a narrow corridor, which can be sealed by a converted cargo pod gate. This gate malfunctioned whilst the Federation Troopers were on the north side of the gate in Hive Chamber C, sealing them inside and preventing them from escaping death by Splinter.

Although the connecting tunnel is sealed, a small ventilation tunnel curves around it and connects the two areas. Two massive Grenchler corpses reside on the southern side of the chamber, shot dead by Marines as they burst through the walls. Their bodies have been left to decompose, and were not disposed of.

A Portal once existed near the center of the room. This portal contained the room's dark world counterpart, the Portal Site.

Hive Chamber C

Hive Chamber C is a room in the Splinter Hive, a subarea of the Temple Grounds. It appears Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Hive Chamber C is a room in the Splinter Hive, a subarea of the Temple Grounds. It appears Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Because of the gate being jammed, Samus can only access this room by a Morph Ball tunnel from Hive Chamber B. There are a few Dark Troopers in the vicinity that must be killed. It is much smaller than the first two Hive Chamber rooms.

Hive Save Station

The Hive Save Station is one of the many Save Stations in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This is the first Save Station Samus comes to in the game. It is located off of Hive Chamber C in the Splinter Hive subarea of the Temple Grounds. Some red, flickering lights are present on the walls and ceiling in the room.

Items and logbook entries • None

Connecting rooms • Hive Chamber C (Blue Door)

Hive Transport Area

The Hive Transport Area is an elevator room in the Splinter Hive, a subarea of the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. To activate it, Samus must scan a nearby Interface Module. On the top floor is a violet Translator Door that cannot be opened until Samus has upgraded her Scan Visor.

Industrial Site

The Industrial Site is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room is filled with Galactic Federation equipment, such as crates, a GF Gate Mk VI, the GF Combat Crane, and a GF Bridge. A Heavy Transport Crate initially blocks access to the other half of the room, but an Interface Module that controls the crane can be scanned, to lift the crate up and take it to the Temple Assembly Site. A violet Translator Door blocks access to the Agon sector and to the body of Keybearer J-Fme. When Samus arrives, Splinters (later replaced by Dark Splinters) assault her. Its dark world equivalent is Accursed Lake.

This is the first room in which the Moth Temple Intro theme plays.

Agon Transport Access

Agon Transport Access is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It consists of a long glass tube over empty air. Several cobwebs exist at the front. A single Green Kralee is found in the middle of the walkway. There is a single Kralee present roaming around one side of the tunnel, this Kralee does not warp.

Transport to Agon Wastes

Transport to Agon Wastes is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. There is an elevator near the edge of a cliff with some webbing to the left side, which hides a Missile Expansion. Using the Scan Visor on an Interface Module close to the elevator will activate it.

Collapsed Tunnel

The Collapsed Tunnel is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room is named as such because the main tunnel has caved in, blocking access. PFC M. Veroni's body is trapped in this rubble, it would seem that he perhaps caused an explosion that killed him. Another tunnel only accessible by small objects provides another way through. Two Green Kralees patrol one of the doors.

The Dark Aether version of this room was Lake Access.

Temple Assembly Site

The Temple Assembly Site is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Several Galactic Federation Crates litter the floor of this room, along with stacks of ancient Luminoth statues. The statues form a circle around a clearing supposedly meant for Luminoth meetings. A violet Translator Door, which Samus must get an upgrade for her Translator Module to bypass, blocks the entrance to an elevator. Among the Luminoth ruins are Federation equipment like a crane and other heavy tools. A statue with a violet crystal blocks access to a Portal and must be shot with the Light Beam in order to move it. Dark Aether's duplicate of this room is known as the Plain of Dark Worship.

Storage Cavern B

Storage Cavern B is a room in the Temple Grounds, appearing in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is a small room containing only an Energy Tank of importance. A Missile is required to open the Blast Shield to access this room. Because Samus is missing her Missile Launcher at the time she reaches the room's exterior, she will be unable to fully enter the room until her return trip; once she rides the elevator out of the Great Temple after speaking to U-Mos for the first time.

Items and logbook entries • Energy Tank

Connecting rooms • Temple Assembly Site (Blue Door)

Temple Transport B

Temple Transport B is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This particular elevator connects the eastern sides of the Temple Grounds to the Great Temple.

Dynamo Chamber

The Dynamo Chamber is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The Splinters have infested the room, as seen by the multitude of webs and cocoons. On Samus's first visit a GF Gate Mk VII blocks her way, but it can be removed by scanning a nearby terminal. However, this causes two more gates to close behind Samus. Until she obtains the Power Bombs, Samus must go through the area on the top floor.

Communication Area

The Communication Area is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It features a large communication dish in the middle of the open room. If Samus tries to activate it, she will receive a message stating that the signal is being blocked by local interference. On the ground is PFC L. Brouda, dead. There are three floors to this room: the ground floor, the second, stone floor and the top floor, which connects to the room Storage Cavern A. The Dark Aether equivalent of this room was the Reliquary Grounds.

Storage Cavern A

Storage Cavern A is a small dead-end room in the Temple Grounds, appearing within Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room contains a ramp up a small cliff, leading down to a circular open sky cave surrounded by branches and cobwebs. An item pedestal is present in the center of the room though no such objects can be found anywhere. The only item of interest present is the body of D-Isl. The Dark Aether version of this room is the Ing Reliquary, which features D-Isl's Sky Temple Key in the clutches of a Flying Ing Cache and can be hinted at when viewing this room with the Dark Visor.

Items and logbook entries • D-Isl's Testament

Connecting rooms • Communication Area (Blue Door)

Trooper Security Station

Upon first visit, Samus encounters a group of Splinters under fire from a Galactic Federation Turret. An Mk VII Defense Gate is found here, with a different scan than normal. It is not operational and must be lifted by scanning an Interface Module. It is too hidden behind a gate, but a nearby biostructure has been compromised and can be access via the Morph Ball. This chamber contains the body of SPC M. Angseth. When Samus activates the Interface Module, the gate will rise, but then shut again and again, forcing Samus to roll under it in Morph Ball form.

After doing so and reaching the nearby door, the Gate closes permanently. Samus will be unable to bypass it again until she has recovered her Power Bombs. The Screw Attack provides an alternative method to destroying the gate in the event Samus is out of Power Bomb ammunition or she wishes to conserve some.

The Dark Aether equivalent of this room was Reliquary Access.

GFMC Compound

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.

Fortress Transport Access

The Fortress Transport Access is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Samus is unable to access this room until she has obtained the Violet upgrade to her Translator Module from U-Mos. It is a narrow room, with three 90° turns. In one corner of the room, there is a large Light Shaft, which can be used once Samus has the Light Suit. The beam will take her to a chamber above the room, which is empty save for an Energy Tank. Inside the room, there are two Luminoth Turrets and a Luminoth Lore entry, titled "The Sky Temple".

Transport to Sanctuary Fortress

Transport to Sanctuary Fortress is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is a small enclosed room, which seems to be slightly caved in on one side. It looks technologically advanced, as most of the walls are made of metal, except for the caved in side. The metal on the walls is dark brown, making it look worn-down and old. There are several structures along the walls which look like Spider Ball Tracks, yet they are not usable, and are probably just for decoration. In the middle of this room is an elevator, which takes Samus to Sanctuary Fortress. Samus must scan an Interface Module to activate the transport.

Sacred Bridge

Samus finds a deceased Federation Marine named PFC E. Denys and his personal log here. At the entrance of the room are two tunnels leading downwards. One is blocked by the body of the trooper, the other leads to the bottom of the room. A scan terminal is located forwards of the tunnels and up on a ledge. This terminal controls a Kinetic Orb Cannon that will fire metallic spheres to the ledge.

Samus cannot go through the room the other way without activating the control units using the Seeker Missiles and Dark Visor in tandem.

The Dark Aether equivalent of this room is Phazon Pit.

Sacred Path

The Sacred Path is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and it connects the Grounds to the Great Temple. In this room there are four War Wasp Hives. There is a Portal rift that will take Samus to Dark Aether's Profane Path, but it is inaccessible without the Space Jump Boots.

When Samus enters the room, she must scan for a weak section in the wall and fire a missile at it. The missile won't destroy the wall, but it will weaken it. Then she must go to the part of the room that has an unactivated Kinetic Orb Cannon. If she looks around with the Scan Visor, she will find the switch that activates the cannon. The cannon will send her straight through the crumbling wall. Samus can then roll on the track to the door to the Elevator.

Temple Transport A

Temple Transport A is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This is one of three Elevators that connect Temple Grounds and Great Temple. To activate the elevator, Samus must scan the nearby Interface Module.

Windchamber Tunnel

The Windchamber Tunnel is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room is very small, serving as a connection tunnel between two large and important rooms: Grand Windchamber and GFMC Compound. Samus must use her Morph Ball to access the inside of the tunnel in order to travel to the other side of the room, preferably using the Boost Ball for speedy travelling. The Morph Ball tunnel is very bumpy and is made up of some bio-organic cocoon. The tunnel is somewhat transparent, which allows daylight to light up the tunnel. However, nothing can be seen of the room outside.

The tunnel has no known equivalent in Dark Aether; both of its dark connecting rooms have their respective entrances blocked off by rocky terrain.

Grand Windchamber

The Grand Windchamber is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. A large open room with a large device near the center surrounded by a canyon. On one side, a glass shield is built inside part of the canyon overlooking the long drop below. Samus can only access this area after re-acquiring the Power Bomb due to both doors leading into the Grand Windchamber being Yellow Hatches. Upon first visit, Pirate Aerotroopers will be present atop the tall device's mast. It is unknown how much of this room's structural layout was built by Pirate forces.

This area features a puzzle involving the tall device hovering in the center. Samus must use a nearby Portal to enter this room's Dark counterpart and use the Spinner system there to turn System Control Rings below the large platform until they all face in a certain direction. Samus must then use the Seeker Missile to hit the targets on the rings simultaneously, thereby raising a pair of arms containing a Grapple Point each. Samus must then use the Spinners to turn the rings in the other direction and repeat the process. Samus must then return to Light Aether to find that a forcefield is down on the highest platform. Samus can now use a Kinetic Orb Cannon to reach the platform and achieve the Sunburst.

This room's Dark counterpart was the Ing Windchamber.

Windchamber Gateway

The Windchamber Gateway is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The Gateway is situated on cliffs in the Temple Grounds, with no guardrails to prevent a Terminal Fall. It consists of two cliffs situated apart from each other. The only way to cross the chasm is by using a Kinetic Orb Cannon, or later the Screw Attack. The entrance cliff (from the Path of Eyes) features the first Kinetic Orb Cannon and a number of supports to the left of it, connecting to the cliff walls behind Samus. Long, narrow ropes and large pipes also protrude from the cliff walls. The pipes show signs of damage, although their original purpose is unknown.

A massive satellite dish is present on both cliff walls to absorb the impact of Samus's launch. On the other side of the chasm, an Energy Tank is present on a platform that can be reached with the Grapple Beam. The door to the Grand Windchamber itself is blocked by a Yellow Hatch.

The Windchamber Gateway has no known equivalent in Dark Aether; both adjacent rooms leading to such have their respective entrances blocked off.

Path of Eyes

The Path of Eyes is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The Path of Eyes is a curving passage of stone and Luminoth architecture. It is first entered when passing through a Light Portal in the room's Dark Aether counterpart, the Abandoned Base.

Upon Samus' first entry, she witnesses a departing "Shrike" Class Assault Skiff that leaves behind two Pirate Troopers. Within a few seconds, black fog will come to possess them and transform them into Darklings. Samus may either let the Ing possess both or one of the troopers or kill them before the fog can possess any of them. If the latter is done, she must stand clear of the Ing floating around or they will attack her within range, inflicting serious damage until they eventually die from Aether's atmosphere. In front of her there is Red Eye Statue that must be shot with the Light Beam to make it move.

Torvus Transport Access

Torvus Transport Access is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This room connects the Path of Eyes to the Transport to Torvus Bog. It is a cliffside path along a massive chasm leading to a small ledge.

Transport to Torvus Bog

Transport to Torvus Bog is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is a medium sized room with an elevator that serves to bring Samus to the Torvus Bog. On the left side of the elevator there is an odd shaped mound of rock covered in cobwebs.

Hall of Eyes

The Hall of Eyes is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It takes its name from the corridor connecting from Meeting Grounds, which contains many red eye-like decorations on the walls. The room has three levels (one which is merely a stepping stone to the highest level). In the room is a Portal which can transport the user to Dark Aether. Samus must use this portal to reach the next room when she first enters it (because of a Green Hatch, which she cannot destroy due to her lack of Super Missiles).

The Dark Aetherian version of this room was Base Access.

Meeting Grounds

The Meeting Grounds is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The room is irregularly shaped; a corridor from the west twists upwards towards the main area. This corridor has several light displays and roots. In the centre of the room is a huge Half-pipe. There is a Luminoth Lore on the second level which can only be accessed with Boost Ball by using the Half-pipe. On that same ledge, there is a Morph Ball tunnel leading to an alternate path in Service Access. The Great Temple can be seen from this open room, where a huge genus of tree twists upwards towards it. An amber Translator Door blocks the entrance to an elevator. The room also contains large cobwebs in its corners.

The Dark Aetherian version of this room was the War Ritual Grounds.

Temple Transport C

Temple Transport C is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This is one of three elevators connecting Temple Grounds and Great Temple. To activate, Samus must scan the nearby Interface Module.

Path of Honor

The Path of Honor is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. This room slightly bends to the left when Samus first enters the room. When she reaches the end, she finds a Multi-Lock Blast Shield. The Seeker Missile is needed to break the lock. Samus can enter the next room without the Seeker Missiles by using a Morph Ball tunnel whose entrance is in the Meeting Grounds. A dead Luminoth is lying on the ground.

The Dark Aether version of the room is Gateway Access.

Items and logbook entries • None

Connecting rooms • Hall of Honored Dead (Multi-Lock Blast Shield and one-way Morph Ball tunnel) • Service Access (Blue Door and Morph Ball tunnel)

Hall of Honored Dead

The Hall of Honored Dead is a large room in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, located in the Temple Grounds. This room features giant statues of Luminoth sentinels and is now home to an endless amount of Sandbats which respawn indefinitely. This room also appears to be situated directly under the Great Temple, as Samus can view the temple directly from above. Samus obtains the Seeker Launcher here by solving a puzzle requiring the use of Spinners. Samus must spin several rings that are in place around a column of glass containing the Launcher. To complete the puzzle, Samus must align each ring with the rays of the sun to make all of them glow. Eventually, Samus completes the puzzle and multiple rays of light shatter the glass.

Items and logbook entries • Seeker Launcher

Connecting rooms • Path of Honor (Multi-Lock Blast Shield and one-way Morph Ball tunnel) • Sky Temple Gateway (Dark Portal, cutscene only)

Service Access

Service Access is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is a small area that houses a Morph Ball tunnel leading to a Green Hatch. If entered from a Morph Ball tunnel in Meeting Grounds, Samus can travel above a large segment of the room. The Dark Aether counterpart of this room is the Shrine Access.