Portal generation system

“	In time, we created machines to open rifts into our enemy's world. Volunteer scouts went through the rifts and found a twisted world, harsh and poisonous... a Dark Aether.	„
—Conflict, First Phase: Dark Aether (Luminoth Lore)

A Portal generation system is an artificial Dark Portal or Light Portal generator of Luminoth design. Although a majority of Portals encountered in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes are "natural", some are artificially generated through machines. These Portals must be energized by scanning an Interface Module on the machine, which will activate the Portal for a short period of time.

Some of these generated require puzzles to be solved before they can be used. The Portal Terminal Portal generation system in the Agon Wastes relies on solar power, which Samus must provide by moving solar lenses into place with a conveyor system in the room.

A functional generated Portal appears in the Hall of Honored Dead in the Temple Grounds, but it is unreachable and unusable due to "safety measures". This is later revealed to be because a wall of Phazon is blocking the portal in its Dark Aether equivalent, the Sky Temple Gateway in the Sky Temple Grounds. It is only used during the climax of the game, where the Phazon wall explodes after Samus defeats Dark Samus. She then runs through the Portal and emerges from the other side before Dark Aether collapses. The Portal can be reached through a complicated series of jumps, but is non-functional.

Locations[]

Portal Terminal (Agon Wastes) - Portal Site (Dark Agon Wastes)
Meditation Vista (Torvus Bog) - Gloom Vista (Dark Torvus Bog)
Hall of Combat Mastery (Sanctuary Fortress) - Culling Chamber (Ing Hive)
Vault (Sanctuary Fortress) - Vault Attack Portal (Ing Hive)
Hall of Honored Dead (Temple Grounds) - Sky Temple Gateway (Sky Temple Grounds) (unusable)

Official data[]

Scans[]

Normal: "System analysis complete.
Console used to energize and open a portal to Dark Aether/Aether, currently online.
Portal generation system initiated."
Offline (Portal Terminal): "System analysis complete.
Console used to energize and open a portal to Dark Aether, currently offline.
Restore power to the system to enable portal creation."
Hall of Honored Dead: "System analysis complete.
Portal is online, but unstable.
Security system active. Portal use is currently impossible due to safety measures in place on the system."

Gallery[]

Luminoth
Members	E-Btr • D-Chr • Q-Cis • M-Dhe • S-Dly • J-Fme • J-Gnk • D-Isl • S-Jrs • A-Kul • O-Lir • U-Mos • V-Mos • C-Pul • X-Qar • C-Rch • G-Sch • I-Sha • B-Stl • J-Stl • B-Stz K-Tch • A-Voq
Technology	Air-purification system • Central Flow Chamber • Concealed movement pad • Containment system • Conveyor system • Dark Sentinel Crystal • Datapac • Echo Gate Echo Key Beam system • Electro-dynamo wheel • Energy Controller • Gyroscopic system • Holoprojector • Kinetic Orb • Laser emitter • Lift Crystal • Liftvine Crystal Light Beacon • Light Crystal • Light energy processing system • Light Shaft • Light of Aether • Opposite-polarity system • Lore Projector • Portal (generation system) Purple hatch • Reactor-maintenance system • Red Eye Statue • Rubiks Puzzle • Sandgate • Sandgrass • Sentinel Crystal • Solar lens • Sonic security system Stasis chamber • Statue • Security ring • Storage device • Striped door • System Control Ring • Tech Crate • Telekinetic barrier • Water-purification system • Webbing White hatch • Xenotech
Upgrades	Annihilator Beam • Beam Ammo (Expansion) • Darkburst • Dark Beam • Dark Suit • Dark Temple Key • Dark Visor • Echo Visor • Energy Transfer Module Gravity Boost • Light Beam • Light Suit • Seeker Launcher • Sky Temple Key • Sonic Boom • Sunburst
Mechanoids	Airthorn • Caretaker Class Drone • Diligence Class Drone • Ingsmasher • Lightflyer • Turret • Security sensor array • Sensor probe • Sentry pod • Mechlops Mekenobite • Octopede • Quad • Rezbit • Sentreye • Serenity Class Drone • Watchdrone
Groups	Keybearers • Sentinel • Warrior • Dark
Culture	Aether • Lore • Symbol

Obstacles
Destructible	Boulder • Breakable Organic Block • Dark Webbing • Dynamo Unit • Luminoth Webbing • Magma-eruption port Meltable Metal • Ornamental frame • Phazon Blocker • Phazon mass • Rinka • Rock spire Steel orb • Ventilation cap
Indestructible	Air Hole • Blue magnetic strip • Fan • Flame jet • Invisible platform Jump Pad • Kzan • Pirate Alarm System • Secret Passage • Spike • Structural Debris
Mechanisms	Access ramp • Ball Clamp • Bryyo Lore Locks • Chozebo • Circuit board • Combination Lock Energy conductor unit • Golden Statues • Grapple Voltage Terminal • Gun Socket Key Code (GF) • Laser beams • Laser Barrier • Light barrier • Locking mechanism Pirate X-Ray Pad • Portal generation system • Pull Block • Pumping station • Red crystal switch Red Eye Statue • Rotating lift platforms • Runic symbol • Security lever • Security ring Sensor • Shot Target • Stalactite • Stone Statues • Storm Missile Box • Switch (Complex) • Target Ventilation fans • Volcano • Weakened Column • Wide Beam Box
Gates	Converted cargo pod gate • Echo Gate • Electric Gate • Mechanical gate • Mk VI Gate Mk VII Defense Gate • Sandgate • Security Gate • Vault • Zipline Gate
Puzzles	Containment system • Conveyor system • Echo Key Beam system • Gyroscopic system "Lava cooling machine" • Luminoth laser emitter • Luminoth sonic security system Power storage racks • Routing tower • Rubiks Puzzle • Solar lens
Transportation	Conveyor • Elevator Terminal • Grapple Point • Spider Ball Track • Zipline Cable
Atmospheric	Air of Dark Aether • Air pressure • Acid Rain • Dark vapor • Extreme cold • Extreme heat • Gravity Total darkness
See Also	Blocks • Doors • Force Field • Hatch-Blocking Enemies • Phazon