Red Hatch

This article is about the Door shield that can be destroyed by Missiles. For other uses, see Red Door (Disambiguation).

“	The electrical system here is out, and we can't get the barrier wall to open. We tried using explosives, but it's tricky to pull off without collateral damage. What we need is some way to focus the power onto one centralized location...	„
—Anthony Higgs

A Bryyonian Red Blast Shield in Corruption.

Red Hatches, also known as Red Doors, Missile Door Locks, red gates, Red Blast Shields, Missile Doors or Missile Covers, are Blast Shields that can only be destroyed using the Missile Launcher. They typically cover standard Blue Doors, and need to be shot once with a Missile (five in all games before Metroid Prime); after that, they will remain destroyed on both sides of the door the shield covered. In Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, destroying one side of the Blast Shield on a door will not remove it on the door's opposite side (if any), unless the door is opened.

Many civilizations have developed their own unique versions of Missile door locks. For example, the ones found on Tallon IV and Frigate Orpheon in Prime only partially cover their Blue Doors, and are mostly grey with three red glowing prongs. Meanwhile, those on Aether in Echoes are entirely red. The Alimbic race in the Tetra Galaxy have functionally identical Brown Blast Shields.

Official data

Super Metroid manual

RED DOORS

"These doors open from the impact of five Missiles or one Super Missile."

Super Metroid Nintendo Player's Guide

DOORS AND GATES: A HOW TO

"Red doors can be opened with five Missile shots or with one Super Missile blast."

Super Metroid GamePro Strategy Guide

Pink Gates

"To open the Pink Gate, blast it with five regular Missiles."

Metroid: Zero Mission manual

Red Hatches

"Only Missiles will open these hatches."

Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide

RED HATCH

"You can unlock a red hatch by hitting it with missiles. Once unlocked, the hatch will turn blue."

Metroid Prime Logbook entry

Missile Door Lock

Metroid Prime

Logbook entry

There is a Blast Shield on the door blocking access.

Analysis indicates that the Blast Shield is invulnerable to Beam weapons. Explosive weapons may damage it.

!	This is a rare creature/object. It may only be scanned in one or few encounters.

 

Metroid Prime Official Strategy Guide

MISSILE DOOR LOCK

"The Missile Door Lock is a Blast Shield on the door that prevents access until hit with a concussive weapon. Blast Shields require a Missile hit to blow the lock off; once this is done the door can be accessed with the appropriate Beam weapon."

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes temporary scan

"There is a Blast Shield on the door blocking access.
Analysis indicates that the Blast Shield is invulnerable to most weapons. A Missile blast may damage it."

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Logbook entry

Red Blast Shield

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Temporary scan

Red Blast Shield is invulnerable to most weapon systems. Explosive damage may break it.

Logbook entry

Red Blast Shields contain high amounts of Brinstone within their metals, and are easily damaged by explosive blasts. Once shattered, the Blast Shield will remain destroyed.

Metroid: Samus Returns Official Guide

INHABITANTS & ECO SYSTEM OF SR388 - DOORS (p. 26)

RED DOOR

"Undoubtedly a security measure, Red Doors are covered with a red domed force field that can only be opened with missiles. This seems like a strange way to lock a door, but it's certainly effective at keeping intruders out."

Trivia

• In Prime, the Missile Door Locks in Temple Security Station, Root Cave, West Tower Entrance, Transport to Phendrana Drifts South, and Dynamo Access (leading to Dynamo) are not indicated on the map, though the door in Root Cave is indicated from Root Tunnel.
  • If Samus enters Save Station 3 via Sequence Breaking in the Frigate Crash Site, the Missile Door Lock will not be visible, though it will still impede her until destroyed.
• Using the Wavebuster or Flamethrower in Prime on a door with a Missile Door Lock may open the door without removing the Door Lock, though Samus will be unable to pass through until the lock is destroyed.
• In Echoes, most Red Hatches are double-sided. For the doors that are, if the Blast Shield is destroyed on one side but the door is not opened, the Red Hatch will still be present on the other side. This is easily viewable in the Command Center, where both sides of the door can be seen.
  • If the blast shield is shot from the Command Center side, then the door is fired so that it opens when near, when Samus reaches the other side of the door from Security Station B without shooting at the Red Blast Shield, the Blast Shield can be seen immediately vanishing as the door opens.
• In Metroid: Other M, the Galactic Federation 07th Platoon fails to open a sealed door with their explosives. Samus uses a Missile to open it like a Red Hatch, amusing Anthony Higgs and unsettling Adam Malkovich.

Gallery

Famiken Ryu

A door in Metroid II: Return of Samus

A Red Door from Super Metroid

Super Metroid manga

A Missile Door Lock in Metroid Prime

Missile Door Lock scan in Metroid Prime

A Blast Shield in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

A Red Blast Shield of Galactic Federation design on Norion

A Red Door in Metroid: Samus Returns

Metroid Dread