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|caption=Frigate ''Orpheon'' in orbit above [[Tallon IV]]
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|expansions=* 1 Missile Expansion
* 2 Energy Tanks
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|bosses=[[Parasite Queen]]
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}}{{DISPLAYTITLE:Frigate ''Orpheon''}}
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{{articleabout|the ship seen in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''|the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] stage|[[Frigate Orpheon (stage)]]}}
{{articleabout|the ship seen in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''|the [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] stage|[[Frigate Orpheon (stage)]]}}
[[File:Orpheon.png|thumb|300px|Frigate Orpheon at the beginning of ''Metroid Prime''.]]
'''Frigate Orpheon''' is a [[Space Pirate]] vessel that stores much data from many creatures native to Planet [[Zebes]]. It appears in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''. [[Samus Aran]] is sent there after she receives a distress signal from its remaining crew. The [[Parasite|Parasites]] escaped from their cells, killing much of the crew. Samus infiltrated the disaster, only to confront a [[Parasite Queen]] that fell into the ship's reactor and caused it to crash, Samus barely escaping. Whilst escaping Samus comes across the rebuilt [[Meta Ridley]], who breaks free of his restrains and escapes the crashing ship fleeing to the planet below to oversee Space Pirate activity. She lost most of her upgrades, as commonly happens in early stages of Metroid games, in an explosion in one of the elevators.


'''Frigate ''Orpheon''''' is a [[Space Pirate]] vessel that appears in ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]''. [[Samus Aran]] intercepts the vessel after she receives a distress signal from its crew.<ref>{{cite|Unidentified distress beacon has been tracked to a derelict space vessel in orbit above Tallon IV.|Introduction|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref>
==The Second Visit==
 
After Samus obtains the [[Gravity Suit]] in [[Phendrana Drifts]], she is able to explore the now downed Orpheon. [[Aqua Reaper|Aqua Reapers]] have infested the frigate. A few pirates have stayed behind, most likely searching for survivors. The ship's power is ultimately down, causing Samus to have to activate power conduits with her [[Wave Beam]] and [[Thermal Visor]]. The vessel only has one [[Missile|Missile Expansion]] and one [[Energy Tank]], and is the only route to enter [[Phazon Mines]] without [[Power Bomb|Power Bombs]], which are found in the area anyway.
==History==
===Experimentation and Disaster===
[[File:Second Parasite Queen mp1 Screenshot.png|left|thumb|200px|A Parasite Queen specimen ''Orpheon'']]
Frigate ''Orpheon'' was one of three Space Pirate frigates that managed to retreat from orbit around Zebes after the [[Metroid (game)|destruction]] of the underground Space Pirate facilities.<ref>{{cite|Zebes has fallen. All ground personnel are presumed dead, either killed by the Hunter clad in metal or in the subsequent destruction of the underground facilities. Our research frigates Orpheon, Siriacus and Vol Paragom were in orbit at zero hour and managed to retreat. Frigate Orpheon is now docked at Vortex Outpost. Orpheon's cargo appears to have a 100% survival rate; Metroids are healthy but on restricted feeding schedules due to uncertain supply status. We are ready to begin research on the Metroids and other promising life-forms. Security status remains at Code Blue; no signs of pursuit from the Hunter.|[[Metroid Prime Logbook]] "Fall of Zebes"|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> ''Orpheon'' docked at [[Vortex Outpost]] with its load of [[Metroid (species)|Metroid]] cargo and later entered orbit around [[Tallon IV]] in search of promising life-forms upon which to perform mutagenic experiments with [[Phazon]]. Among the species procured from the planet for these experiments were [[Parasite]]s, [[Plated Parasite]]s, [[Shriekbat]]s, [[Ice Shriekbat]]s, [[Plazmite]]s, [[War Wasp]]s, and [[Zoomer]]s. Of these, mutations of [[Parasite Queen]]s were the most successful.
 
In time, two [[Parasite Queen]]s escaped from their containment and killed much of the crew. The survivors managed to terminate one of the Queens and activate the distress beacon Samus received before abandoning ship. Others were gravely injured and still aboard when she arrived. When Samus infiltrates the frigate, she discovers the remaining Parasite Queen in the [[Reactor Core (Frigate Orpheon)|Reactor Core]] and engages it in battle. Upon its defeat, it falls into the ship's reactor and triggers a self-destruct sequence. Samus manages to escape, and what remains of the frigate crashes onto nearby [[Tallon IV]].
 
While escaping, Samus comes across the rebuilt [[Meta Ridley]], who abandons the vessel and flees to the planet below to oversee Space Pirate activity. Samus loses most of her upgrades during her escape from an explosion in an elevator shaft.
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===The Crashed Frigate===
[[file:Frigate Crash Site mp1 Screenshot 01.png|right|thumb|250px|The Frigate Crash Site]]
After Samus obtains the [[Gravity Suit]] in [[Phendrana Drifts]], she is able to explore the downed ''Orpheon'', resting at the [[Frigate Crash Site]], now flooded with water. [[Aqua Reaper]]s, [[Tallon Crab]]s, and [[Aqua Sac]]s have infested the frigate, and a few [[Aqua Pirate]]s have entered it, most likely searching for survivors.
 
As the ship's main power is offline, Samus must activate [[Power Conduit]]s with her [[Wave Beam (Metroid Prime)|Wave Beam]] and [[Thermal Visor]] to progress through much of the area. The vessel only has one [[Missile Expansion]] and two [[Energy Tank]]s.
 
Traveling through the crashed frigate is the only means of entering the [[Phazon Mines]] without [[Power Bomb]]s.
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==Scan Data==
{{scan
|game=mp1
|data=Derelict Space Pirate ship that self-distructed in low orbit above Tallon IV. Faint life signs detected in interior.<ref>{{cite|Derelict Space Pirate ship that self-distructed in low orbit above Tallon IV. Faint life signs detected in interior.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime}}</ref>
|location=[[Tallon Overworld]] - [[Frigate Crash Site]]
|description=Crashed Orpheon Hull
}}


==Other Appearances==
==Other Appearances==
{{main|Frigate Orpheon (stage)}}
"''Frigate Orpheon''" is a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. A Parasite Queen is seen hanging in the background. The stage is unique in the way that it occasionally flips completely upside down. This feature, however, does not reflect any actions in Metroid Prime's Frigate Orpheon.
"Frigate ''Orpheon''" is a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. A Parasite Queen is seen hanging in the background. The stage is unique in that it occasionally flips one hundred eighty degrees, slightly changing the terrain. This feature, however, does not reflect any abilities of the actual frigate. There is also a stage in [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes#Multiplayer|''Echoes''' multiplayer mode]] called [[Sidehopper Station]] that greatly resembles the Frigate ''Orpheon''.
There is also a stage in the Metroid Prime 2 Multiplayer called Sidehopper Station that resembles the Frigate Orpheon.  
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Tallon IV mp1 Screenshot 01.png|Samus arriving at Frigate ''Orpheon''
file:Frigate Orpheon mp1 Scan 01.png|A scan panel depicting Frigate Orpheon
file:Frigate Orpheon mp1 Screenshot 01.png|Frigate Orpheon in space. Notice that half of the frigate is untextured (compare with scan panel)
File:Parasite Queen mp1 Screenshot 02.png|A mutated Parasite Queen experiment on ''Orpheon''
File:Ridley (Frigate Orpheon) mp1 Screenshot 03.png|Meta Ridley escaping Frigate ''Orpheon''
File:Reactor Core (Frigate Orpheon) mp1 Screenshot 1.png|''Orpheon's'' [[Reactor Core (Frigate Orpheon)|Reactor Core]]
file:Biohazard Containment (Tallon Overworld) mp1 Screenshot 01.png|The flooded [[Biohazard Containment (Tallon Overworld)|Biohazard Containment]]
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
*The large doors found throughout Frigate ''Orpheon'' are the same model as the hatches above the elevators in the various transports between regions in ''Prime'', as seen [[:File:Elevator_Hatch_mp1_Screenshot_01.png|here]].
 
==Names in other languages==
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{{Foreignname|Japanese|{{hover|フリゲートオルフェオン|Furigēto Orufeon}}|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|Dutch|Frigate Orpheon|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|French|Frégate Orphéon|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|German|Fregatte Orpheon|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|Italian|Fregata Orpheon|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|Korean|{{hover|프리깃 오르피온|peuligis oleupion}}|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|Russian|{{hover|Фрегат Орфеон|Fregat Orfeon}}|Frigate Orpheon}}
{{Foreignname|Spanish|Fragata Orpheon|Frigate Orpheon|close}}
 
==External Links==
*Metroid Recon's [http://metroid.retropixel.net/features/map/index.php?map=/mprime/metroidprime_map_frigate.jpg Full Map] of the Pirate Frigate
 
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