The Reactor Core is a room in the Sanctuary Fortress. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Description[]
The Reactor Core is the central reactor of the Sanctuary Fortress. The reactor itself is a long pole through which two spheres have been placed; these are lined with magnetic material. It is situated in the center of the room; due to lack of maintenance, it is running on automatic function only. Surrounding its base are three cylindrical terminals displaying squares, and an indestructible glass dome encases the very top, with the bottom exposed. Electrical currents are fed from the top of the reactor into pods in the ceiling, and presumably throughout the rest of the Fortress. More poles with magnetic spheres are placed around the reactor; each sphere having a red marker indicating a point to Boost Jump off of.
Several Luminoth Tech Crates are scattered on the bottom floor. There are two transparent windows beside the entrance to the room, both contain units part of the reactor-maintenance system. Despite a lack of supplies, they are continuing to function. However, scanning them reveals that radiation levels from the technology in the Fortress have not yet crippled them, but continued exposure will ultimately lead to shutdown.
On the first visit, the doors will lock and Samus will be attacked for the first time by a rogue Quad. The doors will not unlock until it is defeated. After this, the room serves as a junction between areas of the Sanctuary Fortress, with no scripted enemy encounters beyond Rezbits that are generally present.
The Dark Aether version of this room is the Hive Reactor.
Connecting rooms[]
- Reactor Access (via Blue Door)
- Sanctuary Map Station (via Blue Door, blocked by Translator Door)
- Transit Station (via Yellow Hatch)
- Save Station A (via Red Hatch)
- Minigyro Chamber (via Blue Door)
Inhabitants[]
- 1 Quad CM (First visit)
- "Mechanism: Quad CM
- Rogue combat drone.
- Command Module relies on ranged attacks. Beam shield can be breached by opposite-polarity systems."
- 1 Quad MB (First visit)
- "Mechanism: Quad MB
- Rogue combat drone.
- Main Body specializes in close combat. Lower venting system can be damaged by concussive attacks. Boost attack can disrupt its vortex spin."
- 3 Rezbits (after Quad drone has been defeated)
- "Mechanism: Rezbit
- Rogue patrol drone.
- Variable beam cannon and digital virus delivery system makes target very dangerous. Barrier shield and phasing power help protect it from damage."
Items[]
Samus finds an Energy Tank in the Reactor Core.
- Energy Tank
- A Kinetic Orb Cannon is placed underneath a central platform by the wall. If Samus uses it, she will be launched to a sphere covered in Spider Ball Tracks. Then (using the Spider Ball), she can launch herself onto and off of the other magnetic spheres using Boost Jumps. She should not waste time as some of the spheres have electrical sparks that trigger after a period of time. Eventually, Samus finally reaches an alcove containing the Energy Tank.
Scans[]
- Luminoth Tech Crate
- "Object analysis complete.
- Object is a Luminoth Tech Crate.
- Units possess ultra-secure lock systems. Destroy them to discover their contents."
- Reactor-maintenance system
- "Object scan complete.
Object is part of a reactor-maintenance system.
These servomechanisms continue to function, despite a lack of supplies. Radiation levels have not crippled the units, but continued exposure will eventually lead to a decline in efficiency and, ultimately, shutdown."
- Translator Door (locked)
- "Unable to interface with door control system.
Cannot translate alien text.
To access door controls, you will need to update your translator files."
- Translator Door (unlocked)
- "Security clearance approved.
Door systems online.
Through vigilance and strength, we create peace."
- Reactor control system
- "Object scan complete.
Unit is part of the reactor control system.
Unit is offline. Reactor operations are on automatic function. Unable to access security codes: the system will remain online."
- Energy Tank
- "Energy Tank
- Permanently increases your maximum energy capacity by 100 units."
- Spider Ball Track (before obtaining Spider Ball)
- "Magnetic rail system track detected.
- Rail system powered and active. Spider Ball technology required to access track."
- * Kinetic Orb Cannon hologram
- "Enter hologram in Morph Ball mode to fire Cannon."
* Note: text is centered-aligned in scan, unlike the others which are left-aligned.
Trivia[]
- The Energy Tank in this room can be obtained without the Spider Ball if Samus uses a frozen Rezbit to gain enough height in this room to reach the small tunnel. If Samus has the Screw Attack, she can obtain the Energy Tank using the frozen Rezbit slightly quicker and without having to use Morph Ball at all.[1]
Gallery[]
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