Transit Station Leviathan

Transit Station Leviathan (known as Transit Station Landing on the select destination map) is a room in the Pirate Command sector of the Pirate Homeworld in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. It is the final transit station in the Command Center, and also doubles as a Landing Site. This is one of five landing locations on the Pirate Homeworld, the others being Landing Site Bravo, Landing Site Alpha, Landing Site Charlie, and Landing Site Delta.

Description[]

Transit Station Leviathan is used by the Space Pirates to collect Phazon from the Pirate Homeworld Seed, and to distribute it throughout the Pirate Homeworld to other global locations via the transit stations.

Two ramps either side of the room lead up to higher platforms. At the very top right and left of the room are two parallel balconies. The right balcony has an extended ledge which leads to a small operations hub where the ceiling can be opened to allow spaceships to land by use of a control lever. This lever also operates a cradle arm attached to a central platform, which must be removed if ships are to dock. The lever can be locked behind security shutters if an intruder is detected. The left balcony can not be accessed from this room, though it contains nothing of importance. At the end of both balconies is a hatch that drops down to the lower sections.

Role[]

Samus Aran must guide at least fourDemolition Troopers to gain access to the Pirate Homeworld Seed. Samus and the troopers manage to destroy the seal in place over the cargo doors that block access to this room. Samus proceeds alone and enters the room. Samus notices a large central platform attached to a mechanical cradle arm that blocks the landing pad in the room. Samus heads up the ramps at the left-hand side of the room and jumps to the central platform. She then leaps to a Grab Ledge, and pulls herself up over the ledge. Samus looks behind her for a second, and is suddenly ambushed by the Pirate Commander and its squad of Commando Pirates. The Pirate Commander takes Samus by surprise, charging forwards and knocking Samus off the ledge, hitting the central platform and finally the ground. Samus picks herself up, and the battle begins.

After defeating the Commander Squad, a team of Federation Marines run in through the left balcony to secure the area. Samus reaches the Grab Ledge again and pulls the control lever, which retracts the central platform under the floor, and folds the arm into a hatch in the ceiling. The ceiling then opens up, allowing Samus to command her Gunship to launch a Ship Missile assault on the transit cargo doors, opening a path to the Pirate Homeworld Seed.

If Samus returns to the room after destroying the Pirate Homeworld Seed, two Demolition Troopers will be guarding the tunnel that lead into the seed. One will warn Samus of the Phaazoids, and the other states that the tunnel has caved in, but there is "nothing to see there anyway". Truely enough, should Samus try to jump on the tunnel floor, she will receive damage.

Demolition Trooper dialogue[]

“	The tunnel that connects directly to the Seed caved in when the core exploded. Access is completely cut off. There was nothing left to see there anyway.	„

“	After the Seed was destroyed, these weird glowing creatures started showing up all over the place. We weren’t able to damage them, so you may want to watch out.	„

Connecting rooms[]

Transit Tunnel P70 (via Skyway door)
Landing Site Delta (via cargo tunnels)

Inhabitants[]

Before Pirate Homeworld Seed[]

After Pirate Homeworld Seed[]

Demolition Troopers

Scans[]

Leviathan access point: "Leviathan access point sealed. Scans detect high amounts of Maldium in the transit doors."
Ceiling shutters: "Shutters are currently closed. Operate control terminal to move them into their open position."
Switch (Complex): "Control terminal operates ceiling shutters. Use terminal to open this area to the sky."
Transit tunnel: "Transit tunnel leads to the Seed. Electric rails prevent travel by foot. Your ship could fit inside the tunnel."

Development notes[]

The room's internal name is 12_pirate_portal, referencing the Maldium cargo gate door of the tunnel to the Pirate Homeworld Seed. The keyword pirate indicates the Pirate Homeworld, and the prefix 12 indicates that this is the twelfth of 14 main rooms throughout the planet.

Trivia[]

The left balcony can be reached by manipulating the Screw Attack.

Gallery[]

Pirate Homeworld Rooms in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Pirate Command	Landing Site Bravo • Lift Hub Access • Lift Hub • Command Courtyard • Flux Control • Command Station • Command Vault • Defense Access • Security Air Lock • Courtyard Passage • Transit Station 2-A • Transit Station 3-B • Transit Station 4-A Skyway Access • Transit Station 1104 • Transit Station 0203 • Transit Tunnel P68 • Transit Station 0204 • Transit Tunnel P69 • Transit Station 0205 • Transit Tunnel P70 • Transit Station Leviathan Transit Station 2-B • Leviathan Access Portal
Pirate Research	Landing Site Alpha • Scrapvault Lift • Scrapvault • Scrapworks • Processing Access • Metroid Processing • Airshaft • Craneyard • Proving Grounds Lift • Proving Grounds • Transit Station 1-B • Transit Station 1-A • Creche Transit • Metroid Creche • Transit Station 3-A • Save Station
Pirate Mines	Transit Station 4-B • Save Station • Phazon Quarry • Mine Lift • Phazon Harvesting • Drill Shaft 1 • Main Cavern • Drill Shaft 2 • Phazon Mine Entry • Landing Site Charlie
Pirate Homeworld Seed	Landing Site Delta • Core Access • Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core

Boss Rooms
Metroid	Kraid's room • Ridley's room • Zebesian Command Center
Metroid: Zero Mission	Corridor No. 5 • Corridor No. 4† • "Acid Worm's room" • Kraid's room • "Kiru Giru's room" Imago's hideout • Ridley's room • Zebesian Command Center • Top of the ruins • Ship's last chamber
Metroid Prime	Reactor Core • Hive Totem • Ruined Shrine • Burn Dome • Sunchamber • Chapel of the Elders Quarantine Cave • Elite Control • Central Dynamo • Elite Research • Elite Quarters • Artifact Temple Subchambers (1, 2, 3, 4) • Metroid Prime Lair
Metroid Prime Hunters	Data Shrine 03 • Biodefense Chamber A • High Ground • Biodefense Chamber B Echo Hall • Weapons Complex • Sic Transit • Council Chamber • Fault Line • "Seal Sphere chamber" • "Gorea's lair"
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Temple Sanctuary • Agon Temple • Judgment Pit • Main Reactor • Dark Agon Temple • Hive Chamber A Dark Torvus Arena • Main Hydrochamber • Sacrificial Chamber • Dark Torvus Temple • Dynamo Works Main Research • Undertemple • Aerie Access • Aerie • Hive Temple • Sanctum • Sky Temple Gateway
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Docking Bay 5 • Generator Shaft • Temple of Bryyo • Jousting Field • Bryyo Leviathan Core Steambot Barracks • Ballista Storage • Main Docking Bay • Turbine Chamber • Elysian Leviathan Core Proving Grounds • Metroid Creche • Generator B • Aurora Chamber • Main Cavern Transit Station Leviathan • Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core • Sanctum
Metroid II: Return of Samus	Arena area of Chozo base • Arachnus' room • Alpha Metroid chamber • Alpha's chamber Second tower corridor • Zeta's chamber • Final Omega's chamber • Queen's nest
Metroid: Samus Returns	Arena area of Chozo base • Arachnus' room • Alpha Metroid chamber • Alpha's chamber "Octroll Lake"† • Zeta's chamber • Final Omega's chamber • "Diggernaut arena" Queen's nest • "Landing Site"
Super Metroid	"Ceres confrontation room" • "Torizo's chamber" • "Spore Spawn Room" • Kraid's chamber Croc's pit • Phantoon's chamber • "Botwoon's chamber" • Draygon's chamber Golden Torizo's chamber • Ridley's chamber • "Big Metroid's room" • Zebesian Command Center
Metroid: Other M	BOTTLE SHIP Control Room • Subterranean Control Room • Biological Experiment Floor Biosphere Test Area • Crater Interior • Experiment Floor • Materials Storehouse Materials Transfer Lift • "Rhedogian room" • Blast Furnace Observation • "Sand Tower summit" Geothermal Power Plant • "Confrontation room" • Nightmare's Room • Room MW • Control room Control Bridge
Metroid Fusion	"Arachnus' chamber" • "Elephant Bird's room" • "Zazabi's room" • "Serris arena" "B.O.X.'s room" (PYR/NOC) • "Nocturnal cavern" • Main Boiler Control room • "Yakuza's room" Giant root's arena • Electronic junkyard • "Neo-Ridley's room" • Operations Deck • Docking Bays
Metroid Dread	"Central Unit room" (x5) • "Corpius' room" • "Kraid's room" • "Quiet Robe's chamber" • "Drogyga's domain" "Escue's gazebo" • "Grand concourse" • "Ferenia E.M.M.I. confrontation room" • "Golzuna's lair" "Hall of Judgment" • "Elite chamber" • "Mawkin throne room" • "Crash Site"
† means this room only contains a boss under specific circumstances.

Landing Sites
Norion	Docking Hub Alpha • Cargo Dock A • Cargo Dock B
Bryyo	Cliffside Airdock • Fiery Airdock • Hangar Bay • Thorn Jungle Airdock • Landing Site Delta
Elysia	Main Docking Bay • Landing Site A • Landing Site B • Landing Site C
Pirate Homeworld	Landing Site Alpha • Landing Site Bravo • Landing Site Charlie • Transit Station Leviathan • Landing Site Delta
Other	Landing Site (Zebes) • Exterior Docking Hangar (Frigate Orpheon) • Landing Site (Tallon IV) • Celestial Gateway (Celestial Archives) Alinos Gateway (Alinos) • Arcterra Gateway (Arcterra) • VDO Gateway (Vesper Defense Outpost) • "Oubliette Gateway" (Oubliette) • Landing Site (Aether) Docking Bay 5 (G.F.S. Olympus) • Docking Bay 5 (G.F.S. Valhalla) • Landing Site (Phaaze) • "Landing Site" (SR388) Spaceport (BOTTLE SHIP) • Docking Bays (BSL) • "Landing Site" (ZDR)