Vault (Sanctuary Fortress)

The Vault is a large, open room in the Sanctuary Fortress. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Description

The room has no ceiling or floor, with a long drop if Samus happens to fall. A massive cylindrical Luminoth vault chamber can be entered, but it covers up an important item for further exploration: the Screw Attack. As no known weapon can penetrate the chamber, Samus must instead complete a puzzle. At the bottom of her chamber, there is an Interface Module, once scanned, a bridge lowers for Samus to use to gain access to a Dark Portal. This will lead her to the Vault Attack Portal, and she must cross the chasm using the Grapple Points to reach the other side, which contains a Light Portal. This will take Samus to the other side of the Vault, where she must jump to several platforms containing Luminoth laser turrets, arrays that will channel solar energy at the vault chamber. Samus has to operate several Spinners on the platforms to rotate them properly, and then make her way back to the inside of the vault chamber, where she can lay a Bomb in a Bomb Slot and thus cause the vault chamber to retract, giving her access to the Screw Attack.

Connecting rooms

Grand Abyss (via Blue Door)
Vault Attack Portal (2 Dark Portals)

Inhabitants

5 Rezbits (1 per spinner + 1 on entry): "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

Luminoth laser turret — The room from a corner.

Screw Attack: See above.

Scans

Portal generation system: "System analysis complete. Console used to energize and open a portal to Dark Aether, currently online. Portal generation system initiated."

Luminoth vault chamber: "Structural analysis complete. This is a Luminoth vault chamber. Vault is composed of numerous super-alloys, all of Luminoth origin. No known weapon system can destroy this structure."

Bomb Slot: "Device: Bomb Slot
Powered system control unit.
Insert the Morph Ball into the slot then detonate a Bomb.
This will transfer energy from the slot to the device connected to it."

Interface Panel: "System initiated.
Bridge motivators engaged.
Bridge will remain locked in position once movement cycle is complete."

Dark Portal (active): "This portal is active.
Walk into the portal to transport to Dark Aether. Extreme caution recommended once transit is complete."

Spinner: "Device: Spinner; Boost-powered control system.; Use the Boost Ball ability of the Morph Ball when inside a spinner to activate the device it powers."

Spinner (offline): "Spinner unit offline.; Unable to restore function to this unit."

Luminoth laser turret (online): "Structural analysis complete. Luminoth laser turret is aimed with a Spinner system. You have been given access to the Spinner control system."

Luminoth laser turret (offline): "Structural analysis complete. Luminoth laser turret is locked in place. Spinner system offline."

Screw Attack: "Screw Attack"

Trivia

If Samus starts to grapple in the Vault Attack Portal, but quickly moves backwards into the Light Portal, she will reappear in the Vault, but have her arm raised in the air as if she was grappling something, although she is not.
This is the only known room in the game with a typo present while scanning the light and dark portals in Aether and Dark Aether respectively. When scanning the Dark Portal in Aether, the game will refer to it as a Light Portal, and when scanning the Light Portal in Dark Aether, the game will refer to it as a Dark Portal.

Aetherian Rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Temple Grounds	Landing Site • Hive Access Tunnel • Hive Chamber A • Hive Tunnel • Command Chamber Hive Storage • Hive Chamber B • Hive Chamber C • Hive Save Station • Hive Transport Area Industrial Site • Agon Transport Access • Transport to Agon Wastes • Collapsed Tunnel Temple Assembly Site • Storage Cavern B • Temple Transport B • Dynamo Chamber Communication Area • Storage Cavern A • Trooper Security Station • GFMC Compound Fortress Transport Access • Transport to Sanctuary Fortress • Sacred Bridge • Sacred Path Temple Transport A • Windchamber Tunnel • Grand Windchamber • Windchamber Gateway Path of Eyes • Torvus Transport Access • Transport to Torvus Bog • Hall of Eyes Meeting Grounds • Temple Transport C • Path of Honor • Hall of Honored Dead Service Access Generator Room
Agon Wastes	Transport to Temple Grounds • Plaza Access • Mining Plaza • Agon Map Station Mining Station Access • Mining Station A • Sand Cache • Portal Access A Portal Terminal • Transport Center • Transport to Torvus Bog • Save Station A Temple Access • Agon Temple • Controller Access • Agon Energy Controller Sandcanyon • Mine Shaft • Mining Station B • Storage A Transit Station Central Station Access • Central Mining Station • Command Center Access • Command Center Security Station B • Biostorage Access • Biostorage Station • Storage B Security Station A • Bioenergy Production • Storage C • Ventilation Area B Save Station B/C • Sand Processing • Main Reactor • Storage D Ventilation Area A • Transport to Sanctuary Fortress
Torvus Bog	Transport to Temple Grounds • Temple Transport Access • Torvus Lagoon • Save Station A Portal Chamber • Path of Roots • Great Bridge • Torvus Map Station Abandoned Worksite • Forgotten Bridge • Plaza Access • Torvus Plaza Ruined Alcove • Grove Access • Torvus Grove • Meditation Vista Underground Tunnel • Temple Access • Torvus Temple • Controller Access Torvus Energy Controller • Transport to Agon Wastes • Underground Transport Hydrodynamo Station • Save Station B • Hydrodynamo Shaft • Main Hydrochamber Hydrochamber Storage • Catacombs Access • Catacombs • Gathering Access Gathering Hall • Training Access • Training Chamber • Fortress Transport Access Transport to Sanctuary Fortress • Transit Tunnel South • Transit Tunnel West Transit Tunnel East
Sanctuary Fortress	Transport to Temple Grounds • Temple Transport Access • Sanctuary Entrance Power Junction • Reactor Access • Reactor Core • Save Station A • Sanctuary Map Station Minigyro Chamber • Hall of Combat Mastery • Central Area Transport East Agon Transport Access • Transport to Agon Wastes • Transit Station • Main Research Central Area Transport West • Torvus Transport Access • Transport to Torvus Bog Dynamo Works • Dynamo Access • Main Gyro Chamber • Save Station B Temple Access • Sanctuary Temple • Controller Access • Sanctuary Energy Controller Workers Path • Dynamo Storage • Watch Station Access • Sentinel's Path Watch Station • Grand Abyss • Vault Checkpoint Station • Aerie Transport Station • Aerie Access • Aerie
Great Temple	Temple Transport A • Transport A Access • Temple Sanctuary • Controller Transport Main Energy Controller • Temple Transport B • Transport B Access • Temple Transport C Transport C Access
See also: List of rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.