Zipline Cable

"Zipline" redirects here. It is not to be confused with the zip line of Metroid: Zero Mission.

A Zipline Cable is a transportation device that appears on the planet Elysia. They are used by grabbing onto one of the line's ends with the Grapple Beam and swinging along the line. The Arm Cannon is still usable during the ride, making this gameplay segment into something of an on-rails shooter (quite literally, as well). On most Ziplines, ZipNMEBombers and Zipline Gates are abundant, encountered and if not destroyed can cause Samus to fall off the Zipline.

On the way to the Powerworks, in Zipline Station Charlie, several Aerial Repair Drones can be seen performing maintenance on the cables, and when Samus reaches a certain point, the entire Zipline shatters, requiring her to use the Screw Attack and Spider Ball (after collecting the latter) to get back to the other side.

Logbook entry[]

Zipline Station Charlie: "Zipline Cable is unusable. Cable has sustained severe damage and is now offline."

Zipline Cable

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Temporary scan

Structure identified: Zipline Cable.
Rail is a transit system between pods. Connect to it using the Grapple Beam.

Logbook entry

Zipline Cables were designed as a transit system between pods on SkyTown. Connect and hold onto the cable by pressing and holding Z while targeting the Grapple Point at either end.

Development notes[]

Kynan Pearson suggested that the Zipline Cables influenced the Sky-Line transportation system in BioShock Infinite, although this has not been confirmed by the developers of that game.^[1]

References[]

^ Kiwi Talkz. "#114 - Kynan Pearson Interview (Metroid Prime 2, Donkey Kong, Level Design, Management etc.)". YouTube. November 12, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022. (starts at 22:00)

Obstacles
Destructible	Boulder • Breakable Organic Block • Dark Webbing • Dynamo Unit • Luminoth Webbing • Magma-eruption port Meltable Metal • Ornamental frame • Phazon Blocker • Phazon mass • Rinka • Rock spire Steel orb • Ventilation cap
Indestructible	Air Hole • Blue magnetic strip • Fan • Flame jet • Invisible platform Jump Pad • Kzan • Pirate Alarm System • Secret Passage • Spike • Structural Debris
Mechanisms	Access ramp • Ball Clamp • Bryyo Lore Locks • Chozebo • Circuit board • Combination Lock Energy conductor unit • Golden Statues • Grapple Voltage Terminal • Gun Socket Key Code (GF) • Laser beams • Laser Barrier • Light barrier • Locking mechanism Pirate X-Ray Pad • Portal generation system • Pull Block • Pumping station • Red crystal switch Red Eye Statue • Rotating lift platforms • Runic symbol • Security lever • Security ring Sensor • Shot Target • Stalactite • Stone Statues • Storm Missile Box • Switch (Complex) • Target Ventilation fans • Volcano • Weakened Column • Wide Beam Box
Gates	Converted cargo pod gate • Echo Gate • Electric Gate • Mechanical gate • Mk VI Gate Mk VII Defense Gate • Sandgate • Security Gate • Vault • Zipline Gate
Puzzles	Containment system • Conveyor system • Echo Key Beam system • Gyroscopic system "Lava cooling machine" • Luminoth laser emitter • Luminoth sonic security system Power storage racks • Routing tower • Rubiks Puzzle • Solar lens
Transportation	Conveyor • Elevator Terminal • Grapple Point • Spider Ball Track • Zipline Cable
Atmospheric	Air of Dark Aether • Air pressure • Acid Rain • Dark vapor • Extreme cold • Extreme heat • Gravity Total darkness
See Also	Blocks • Doors • Force Field • Hatch-Blocking Enemies • Phazon

Research
Metroid Prime	Small Energy • Large Energy • Ultra Energy • Small Missile Ammo • Medium Missile Ammo Large Missile Ammo • Power Bomb Ammo • Save Station • Map Station • Missile Station Morph Ball Slot • Spinner • Spider Ball Track • Grapple Point • Gunship Missile Door Lock • Locked Door • Stalactite • Zebes • Tallon IV
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Aether Studies - Aether: Aether • Dark Portal • Energy Controller • U-Mos Aether Studies - Dark Aether: Dark Aether • Light Portal • Phazon Biology - Plantforms: Agon Bearerpod • Bloatsac • Blueroot Tree • Torvus Bearerpod • Torvus Hanging Pod • Sandgrass Biology - Cocoons: Metroid Cocoon • Splinter Cocoon • War Wasp Hive Biology - Darklings: Dormant Ingclaw • Ingclaw • Ing Webtrap • Webling Biology - Ing Storage: Bladepod • Flying Ing Cache • Ingsphere Cache • Ingworm Cache Luminoth Technology - Light Beacons: Light Beacon • Energized Beacon • Nullified Beacon • Super Beacon Luminoth Technology - Light Crystals: Light Crystal • Energized Crystal • Nullified Crystal • Super Crystal Luminoth Technology - Lift Crystals: Dark Lift Crystal • Liftvine Crystal • Light Lift Crystal Luminoth Technology - Utility Crystals: Dark Sentinel Crystal • Sentinel Crystal Mechanisms - GF Security: GF Bridge • GF Gate Mk VI • GF Gate Mk VII Mechanisms - Vehicles: GFS Tyr • Pirate Skiff • Samus's Gunship Mechanisms - Systems: Kinetic Orb Cannon • Wall Jump Surface
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Acid Rain • Black Phazon Crystal • Bryyo Blue Door • Bryyo Orange Door • Energy Cell • Fuel Gel Galactic Federation Blue Door • Galactic Federation Crate • Galactic Federation Green Door • Galactic Federation Orange Door • Grab Ledge Half-pipe • Heavy Galactic Federation Crate • Heavy Phazon Canister • Heavy SkyTown Storage Unit • Hunter-Class Gunship • Kashh Plant • Landing Beacon Large Bryyo Coffer • Large Space Pirate Crate • Leviathan Door • Mature Kashh Plant • Mounted Blast Shield • Multi-Lock Blast Shield Phaaze Door • Phazon Fungus • Ship Grapple Point • SkyTown Blue Door • SkyTown Orange Door • SkyTown Storage Unit Bryyo Coffer • Space Pirate Blue Door • Space Pirate Crate • Space Pirate Green Door • Space Pirate Orange Door • White Blast Shield Zipline Cable

[1] Kiwi Talkz. "#114 - Kynan Pearson Interview (Metroid Prime 2, Donkey Kong, Level Design, Management etc.)". YouTube. November 12, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2022. (starts at 22:00)

[1]

Zipline Cable

Logbook entry[]

Development notes[]

References[]

Fan Feed