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The ship's large glass tube is a room in Chozodia. It appears in Metroid: Zero Mission.
Description[]
This is a large room that connects the Space Pirate Mother Ship to Chozodia and Crateria. A large glass tube (hence the name) is the central feature of this room, which is found above a large rocky outcropping with two naturally formed ledges along its sides. Several curved green plants can be seen growing from the rock, which are present around other parts of the Mother Ship's exterior. A solid ceiling is present above the glass tube, perhaps acting as a barrier for the Acid Rain storm.
On the first visit, Samus cannot do much in this room other than run through the glass tube into Chozodia. She can enter via either of two shafts, one connected by a door and the other dropping Samus into this room via Pit Blocks. If she entered through the door, a Zebesian will follow her into this room. A second Zebesian is found underneath the tube, but it will never react to Samus's presence. After obtaining the Fully Powered Suit, Samus can return through here to rampage the Mother Ship, by which point the rain will have stopped.
Once the Power Bombs have been collected, Samus can use one here to destroy the glass tube and return to the areas of Zebes she explored before her Starship crashed. She can lay a Power Bomb near the bottom left and right walls outside of the tube to reveal paths to other expansions.
Connecting rooms[]
- "Outer drop shaft" (via drop)
- "Inner drop shaft" (via Blue Door)
- "Wrecked antechamber" (via opening)
- "Launchpad" (via opening)
- "Probe-filled shaft" (via opening)
Inhabitants[]
- 1–2 Zebesians
A Zebesian is always located outside and underneath the glass tube. Should the alarm be active when Samus enters the room, a second Zebesian will follow her in.
Official data[]
Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide[]
- 224 A CHASE INTO THE CHOZO RUINS (pg. 80)
- "After you reach the bottom, [of the inner drop shaft] run to the left and escape the pirate ship by fleeing to the Chozo Ruins."
- 244 ROCKET UP THE SHAFT (pg. 84)
- "To charge up your Speed Booster, run through the glass tube that connects the ruins to the pirate ship."
- 264 A SHORTCUT AND A JARRING EXPLOSION (pg. 87)
- "When you reach the short shaft on the left side of the ship, hop into a hidden hole in the upper-left corner. Drop to the lower-left corner then bomb into a path that leads to the ship's large glass tube. Use a Power Bomb to shatter the glass."
- 265 power bomb tank (pg. 87)
- "From the broken tube, run right, drop into a hole and use a Power Bomb to break through to a new section of the ship."
- 266 energy tank (pg. 88)
- "Venture to the left side of the broken glass tube, drop, then detonate a Power Bomb to access a shaft."
Development data[]
GLASSTUBE seen in the Event Viewer.
Within the Event Viewer menu of Metroid: Zero Mission lists a flag relating to this room. Listed as 73 GLASSTUBE, this flag relates to the Glass Tube within this room. Normally, this flag activates once Samus Power Bombs the Glass Tube and successfully shatters it. When active, the Glass Tube itself remains shattered. Curiously, if this flag is active without POWSUITGET (before clearing the Ruins Test), the Glass Tube will appear shattered during the Acid Rainstorm, despite being indestructible at this time even if Power Bombs are added via hacking or Debug Menu. With the Glass Tube gone, Samus is able to explore the outer area of the ship under the Acid Rainstorm and even eliminate the Red Zebesian patrolling the surface underneath. Strangely, the Power Bomb blocks at the lower edges of the room are not present within this version of the room. Also for some odd reason, the background isn't affixed properly. The repeat border where the bottom of the background loops to the top can be seen within the lower portion of the room.
Trivia[]
- Chronologically, this room contains the first glass tunnel that Samus shatters with her Power Bombs. Future rooms with similar properties include the Glass Tunnel in Maridia in Super Metroid and two walkways in Hanubia in Metroid Dread.
- Another tunnel in Maridia is already broken, leading to fan speculation that it may be the tube from the Mother Ship.
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