Windchamber Gateway

The Windchamber Gateway is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Description[]

The Gateway is situated on cliffs in the Temple Grounds, with no guardrails to prevent a Terminal Fall. It consists of two cliffs situated apart from each other. The only way to cross the chasm is by using a Kinetic Orb Cannon, or later the Screw Attack. The entrance cliff (from the Path of Eyes) features the first Kinetic Orb Cannon and a number of supports to the left of it, connecting to the cliff walls behind Samus. Long, narrow ropes and large pipes also protrude from the cliff walls. The pipes show signs of damage, although their original purpose is unknown.

A massive satellite dish is present on both cliff walls to absorb the impact of Samus's launch. On the other side of the chasm, an Energy Tank is present on a platform that can be reached with the Grapple Beam. The door to the Grand Windchamber itself is blocked by a Yellow Hatch.

The Windchamber Gateway has no known equivalent in Dark Aether; both adjacent rooms leading to such have their respective entrances blocked off.

Connecting rooms[]

Path of Eyes (via Green Hatch)
Grand Windchamber (via Yellow Hatch)

Items[]

Energy Tank: Requires Grapple Beam or Screw Attack. In plain sight on one of the cliffs.

Scans[]

Grapple Point (before obtaining Grapple Beam): "Object scan complete.; Analysis indicates a viable attach point for the Grapple Beam.; Grapple Beam module missing. Unable to attach to grapple at this time."

Grapple Point: "System: Grapple Point
Unit is a viable attach point for the Grapple Beam.
To use the Grapple Beam, use L when the icon appears."

Energy Tank: "Energy Tank; Permanently increases your maximum energy capacity by 100 units."

* 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[]

Falling into the abyss in the GameCube version of this room will not actually damage Samus. This was fixed in the Metroid Prime Trilogy version.
The Energy Tank can be obtained without either the Grapple Beam or the Screw Attack.^[1]

Gallery[]

References[]

^ https://www.metroid2002.com/echoes/early_tank_windchamber_gateway.php

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.

[1] ttps://www.metroid2002.com/echoes/early_tank_windchamber_gateway.php

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