Main Gyro Chamber

The Main Gyro Chamber is a room in the Sanctuary Fortress. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Description

The room mainly comprises of a main central chamber, a northern section, and a southern section; all of which are connected by Morph Ball tunnels. The northern section leads to a Save Station, while the southern section connects with the rest of the Fortress. These segments are both blocked by a green hemisphere wall, which can be partially retracted by the use of a Spinner and a Rubiks Puzzle. Within the central chamber is the Main Dynamo, a key puzzle element. The gyroscopes surrounding the unstable core can be stopped, and used as a platform, as well as a Spider Ball Track.

An Elevator will take users down to the ground level of the Central chamber, where an Echo Key Beam system controls the opening of a Echo Gate, behind which lies a Kinetic Orb Cannon.

The Dark Aetherian version of this room is Hive Gyro Chamber.

Connecting rooms

Items

Main Gyro Chamber Power Bomb Expansion — Gyro Chamber's Power Bomb Expansion.

Power Bomb Expansion: Requires Annihilator Beam and Echo Visor. At the bottom of the main chamber are Echo Key Beam systems and an Echo Gate that houses a Kinetic Orb Cannon. Once the gate is down, the cannon is able to shoot Samus into the purple energy ball in the middle of the room which will release the Power bomb.

Scans

Luminoth Lore (Shattered Hope) (Gamecube version only): "None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for them, in vain. Of the Energy Transfer Module, there was no sign. Though saddened, we set out to prepare another mission, to build another module, to try once more to save our dying world."

Luminoth Lore (Agon Falls) (Trilogy version only): "A massive Ing attack came to the land of Agon. Soon, the Temple of Agon was surrounded by the Horde, with no hope of salvation. Our gallant warriors there were slain, and Agon fell to the enemy. Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was drained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us."

Security Door: "Object scan complete.
Security door is active.
Use a nearby control system to open door and gain access to adjacent area."

Spinner: "Device: Spinner; Boost-powered control system.; Use the Boost Ball ability of the Morph Ball when inside a spinner to activate the device it powers."

Spinner (offline): "Spinner unit offline.; Unable to restore function to this unit."

Echo Key Beam system: "Object scan complete.
This is an Echo Key Beam system.
Sonic detection gear needed to interface with this system. Shoot the Echo Key Beam emitter with a sonic pulse to activate it. It will then fire a blast of focused sound at an Echo Gate lock."

Echo Gate: "Object scan complete.
This Echo Gate uses a sonic security system.
Sonic detection gear needed to interface with this system. Shoot the Echo Gate with a sonic pulse to learn the combination of its sonic locks. Unlock the locks in this sequence to advance."

Main Dynamo rings (active): "Object scan complete.
Target is part of the main Dynamo.
Unit is unstable. Safeguards offline; this unit needs to be shut down manually."

Outer Dynamo Ring (offline): "Object scan complete.
Target is part of the main Dynamo.
Unit is offline. Surface is no longer charged. Cleared for contact and use as a walkway."

Inner Dynamo Ring (offline): "Object scan complete.
Target is part of the main Dynamo.
Unit is offline. Surface is no longer charged."

Main Dynamo core: "Object scan complete.
Unit is the main Dynamo core.
Unit is unstable. It can't be destroyed with conventional weapons. A tremendous kinetic impact may damage it."

Bomb Slot: "Device: Bomb Slot
Powered system control unit.
Insert the Morph Ball into the slot then detonate a Bomb.
This will transfer energy from the slot to the device connected to it."

Rubiks Puzzle: "Object scan complete.
Target is part of a security system.
Shoot the target to rotate lens components. Orient beams to matching frequencies. This will deactivate the security system they control."

Wreckage: "Scans complete.
Wreckage is blocking access to a control system.
Objects are composed of Denzium. They have been destabilized by heavy radiation."

Trivia

In Trilogy, the music for this room plays the Elevator Theme, but after the two Gyroscopic rings have been shut down, the Sanctuary Depths theme will play for the remainder of the adventure.
The Denzium wreckage will not appear until the first two Bomb Slots have been activated. This can be seen through the window(s).
The Echo Key Beam's functions will not activate until the two Gyroscopic rings have stopped and the room is "reloaded".

Main Gyro Chamber DKCR — *Donkey Kong Country Returns*

Donkey Kong Country Returns, the first non-Metroid game from Retro Studios contains what appears to be a gyroscope very similar to the Main Dynamo in this room, seen in the background at the beginning of the level 7-R, "Lift-Off Launch". The orb in the middle visually resembles a Portal.

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.