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===Corruption=== | ===Corruption=== | ||
[[file:Flaahgra 03.png|thumb|left|200px|The corrupted Sacred Fountain.]] | [[file:Flaahgra 03.png|thumb|left|200px|The corrupted Sacred Fountain.]] | ||
A [[Leviathan|meteor]] impact on Tallon IV led to the spread of a [[Phazon|Great Poison]] over the planet's surface, corrupting the ecosystem and mutating the wildlife. [[Flaahgra|One]] of the mutated creatures took root in their [[Sunchamber|sacred fountain]], poisoning the water supply of the city.<ref>{{cite|Unforeseen by sages, a meteor came as if from nowhere, casting a dark shadow of debris over the land with the violence of its impact. Its destructive force spent, the fallen star burned itself out rapidly, and the incident should have faded into memory...but the meteor brought with it corruption. A Great Poison burst forth into the land, a strange energy that clawed at natural life with a ferocity that seemed almost sentient. Bound by our ignorance of this phenomenon, we Chozo could only watch in horror as this dark force slowly began to spread across the surface of Tallon IV.|Chozo Lore "Meteor Strike" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The cries of this dying land echo in our ears as we Chozo watch the Great Poison seep ever further into the living pulse of the planet. The dark energy sinks into the trees and waters, devouring all life. Peaceful beasts die by the thousands - some creatures survive, but their forms grow as twisted and evil as the force that fell from the sky. Many of these mutated monstrosities remain small enough to do little harm, but others grow enormous and threaten our very existence. One such beast defiles our sacred fountain, disgorging poison from its foul form, replacing pure, flowing water with cascades of creeping death.|Chozo Lore "Spreading Evil" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref> The Phazon corruption even led to hauntings by [[Chozo Ghost]]s, called by their fellow Chozo "The Turned" - entities that know no reason beyond the instinctive urge to protect Chozo lands.<ref>{{cite|So many creatures suffer beneath the blight upon the land, and we Chozo are no exception. But for all of our pain, we can at least believe in the promise of the future; unlike the apparitions that have begun to appear, entities that feel neither hope nor solace. We call these doomed souls The Turned - taking ghostly Chozo forms, they know no reason beyond the instinctive urge to protect our lands. They will likely exist in limbo forever.|Chozo Lore "Entrusted One" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref> The Chozo contained the spread of the Poison but could not destroy it, and so | A [[Leviathan|meteor]] impact on Tallon IV led to the spread of a [[Phazon|Great Poison]] over the planet's surface, corrupting the ecosystem and mutating the wildlife. [[Flaahgra|One]] of the mutated creatures took root in their [[Sunchamber|sacred fountain]], poisoning the water supply of the city.<ref>{{cite|Unforeseen by sages, a meteor came as if from nowhere, casting a dark shadow of debris over the land with the violence of its impact. Its destructive force spent, the fallen star burned itself out rapidly, and the incident should have faded into memory...but the meteor brought with it corruption. A Great Poison burst forth into the land, a strange energy that clawed at natural life with a ferocity that seemed almost sentient. Bound by our ignorance of this phenomenon, we Chozo could only watch in horror as this dark force slowly began to spread across the surface of Tallon IV.|Chozo Lore "Meteor Strike" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|The cries of this dying land echo in our ears as we Chozo watch the Great Poison seep ever further into the living pulse of the planet. The dark energy sinks into the trees and waters, devouring all life. Peaceful beasts die by the thousands - some creatures survive, but their forms grow as twisted and evil as the force that fell from the sky. Many of these mutated monstrosities remain small enough to do little harm, but others grow enormous and threaten our very existence. One such beast defiles our sacred fountain, disgorging poison from its foul form, replacing pure, flowing water with cascades of creeping death.|Chozo Lore "Spreading Evil" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref> The Phazon corruption even led to hauntings by [[Chozo Ghost]]s, called by their fellow Chozo "The Turned" - entities that know no reason beyond the instinctive urge to protect Chozo lands.<ref>{{cite|So many creatures suffer beneath the blight upon the land, and we Chozo are no exception. But for all of our pain, we can at least believe in the promise of the future; unlike the apparitions that have begun to appear, entities that feel neither hope nor solace. We call these doomed souls The Turned - taking ghostly Chozo forms, they know no reason beyond the instinctive urge to protect our lands. They will likely exist in limbo forever.|Chozo Lore "Entrusted One" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref> The Chozo contained the spread of the Poison with the construction of the [[Artifact Temple|Cradle]] but could not destroy it, and so the survivors left knowledge and technology for the [[Samus Aran|Entrusted One]] they had glimpsed in their visions and abandoned the planet for good.<ref>{{cite|None know if our temple, the Cradle, will prove powerful enough to contain this evil forever. For now, it wraps around that abomination, cutting it off from the world above. But how can we Chozo hope for the Cradle to remain intact when that which it guards writhes in the darkness, growing always stronger?|Chozo Lore "Cradle"|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Things bound to earthly shapes are temporal and frail; existing in a single dimension, they are fragile, vulnerable, and ultimately mortal. However, not all things obey this law - shapeless, they wait beyond the realm of perception, emerging only when one arrives who can feel their presence. Such is the will of the Chozo. Our will to defeat the evil seeping into this planet remains forever, desiring only to see the darkness meet its end. Mindless but strong, our will shall never sleep until the Entrusted One arrives to cleanse this land.|Chozo Lore "Shapeless" - PAL version|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|Planet Tallon IV, formerly a Chozo colony, was struck by a stellar object 50 years ago. Object was later determined to contain large quantities of Phazon. The Chozo were able to stave off the spread of Phazon, at the cost of many Chozo lives. The survivors abandoned the planet, fleeing to an unknown location. Decades later, Hunter Samus Aran responded to a distress call in the sector and discovered a Space Pirate Phazon Mining Station there. Aran eliminated both the pirate and Phazon threat from the planet, though not without cost.|Galactic Federation Data "Tallon IV Incident"|Metroid Prime}}</ref> Time and the Great Poison continued to erode the city until it became overgrown ruins. | ||
When [[Space Pirate]] scans detected the energy radiating from the Phazon in the [[Impact Crater]], they came to Tallon IV to investigate.<ref>{{cite|Scans of the Spiral Sector detected a massive energy spike emanating from a Wanderer-class planet identified as Tallon IV. Scout reconnaissance was immediately dispatched to the center of the spike, a land mass at heading mark 40.08.02, returning with planetary samples and atmospheric imaging. Analysis shows the energy source to be an unstable radioactive material of enormous potential. We are unable to form an accurate risk-assessment at this time, but we are unlikely to find an energy source this powerful again. Analysis will continue, but currently Tallon IV appears to be a viable secondary headquarters.|Space Pirate Data "Contact"|Metroid Prime}}</ref> After attempts to breach the [[Artifact Temple]] proved unsuccessful, the Space Pirates turned their attention to the Chozo Ruins, hoping to acquire the Artifacts required to unlock its seal. Chozo Ghosts ruthlessly attacked the Space Pirates who came to study the Ruins, which they intended to destroy afterwards, causing several casualties.<ref>{{cite|Results are in from field studies on extinct bioform group Chozo. We believe that Tallon IV was once a stronghold in a great Chozo empire, brought low by the meteor strike. Planetary devastation brought an end to the Chozo, yet remnants of their society remain. We are studying these relics in attempt to harness their power. What is of no use to us, we destroy. In time, we shall have all we need from this dead race, and shall wipe this planet clean of their ugly Ruins. The dead should serve the living, not hinder them.|Space Pirate Data "Chozo Studies"|Metroid Prime}}</ref><ref>{{cite|There have been numerous incidents involving spectral entities at Chozo Ruins sites. Several personnel have been assaulted by these Chozo Ghosts; few have survived. Survivors speak of swift attacks from nowhere, brief sitings of the enemy, then nothing, only to be followed by another attack. Science Team believes these attacks are in response to our efforts to recover Chozo relics and Artifacts. Somehow, these entities are able to interact with the physical world, and it appears they wish to keep their Artifacts to themselves. We will make them pay for such arrogance, for even ghosts can be destroyed.|Space Pirate Data "Chozo Ghost"|Metroid Prime}}</ref> | |||
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