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Communication Area

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Communication Area
GF Communications Array.png

Game

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Location

Temple Grounds

Connected Rooms
Counterpart

Reliquary Grounds

Item(s)
Music

Temple Grounds Main Theme


The Communication Area is a room in the Temple Grounds. It connects the Dynamo Chamber, Storage Cavern A, and the Trooper Security Station.

Appearance and Navigation[edit | edit source]

The rocky terrain acts as a sort of maze that branches to different areas. One path leads through the ground level of the room, starting at the Dynamo Chamber and eventually leading to a clearing with the door to the Trooper Security Station. Two Splinters will attack Samus as she passes through this route, and three Dark Troopers will attack in the clearing. These enemies will appear only on the first visit.

A Scan Terminal along the path can be scanned to activate the Galactic Federation Communication Array,[1] but its signal is scrambled due to atmospheric interference.[2] Just next to this is the corpse of Private First Class L. Brouda.

The upper portion of the room, and by extension the door to Storage Cavern A, can only be accessed using the Space Jump Boots. A middle ledge has a small blast shield on the ground. It can be destroyed with a Morph Ball Bomb to reveal a Missile Expansion underneath. On later visits, a number of Splinter Cocoons and War Wasp Hives throughout the room will spawn a number of Splinters and War Wasps.

Upgrades[edit | edit source]

Missile Expansion[edit | edit source]

Requires: Space Jump Boots and Morph Ball Bombs

  • On the higher platforms on the southern part of the room, which can be reached as soon as Samus has recovered the Space Jump Boots, there is a Blast Shield on the ground that can be destroyed via a Morph Ball Bomb. Underneath this is the expansion.

Data[edit | edit source]

Available Logbook Entries[edit | edit source]

Scans[edit | edit source]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Door)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

This is a powered door system. Low-level energy shield on door to prevent activation by local creatures. Weapon fire of any type will disrupt the shield and open the door.[3]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Statue)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Object scan complete.
Statue houses a power grid, motivator unit, and an energy-projection array. All systems are offline, due to age or structural damage.[4]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Communications Array)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Object scan complete. Target identified.
Galactic Federation communications array.
Target is part of a deep-space communication system. Local interference is jamming its signal. Until conditions clear, it is effectively useless.[5]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Control Panel (Unused))
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Comm system activated.
Initiating automated distress signal.
Adjusting transmitter for optimum performance.[6]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Control Panel (Activated))
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Comm system in shutdown mode.
Distress signal terminated.
BR Atmospheric conditions are blocking the signal.[7]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Galactic Federation Trooper Corpse)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Bioscan complete. Galactic Federation Trooper.
Zero lifesigns. Trooper's armor computer heavily damaged. Unable to recover Log entries.[8]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Stasis Chamber)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Object scan complete.
Unit is a sophisticated stasis chamber.
Xenotech designed to encase small objects in a stasis field. Field is durable, but can be destroyed by explosives.[9]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Missile Expansion)
Located in: Temple Grounds - Communication Area

Missile Expansion
Increases the number of Missiles you can carry by 5.[10]

Inhabitants[edit | edit source]

Creature Number Encountered
Splinters 2  First visit only  
Dark Troopers 3  First visit only  
Splinter Cocoons 4  All later visits  
War Wasps ∞  All later visits  
War Wasp Hives 2  All later visits  

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References[edit source]

  1. ↑ "Galactic Federation communications array. Target is part of a deep-space communication system. Local interference is jamming its signal. Until conditions clear, it is effectively useless." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  2. ↑ "We'll be making our stand here. The engineer tells me there's no way we'll get the ship's engines online, and the atmospheric interference is scrambling our distress beacon. If anyone reads this, know that we did our duty and fought well." —Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook "PFC L. Brouda" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  3. ↑ "This is a powered door system. Low-level energy shield on door to prevent activation by local creatures. Weapon fire of any type will disrupt the shield and open the door." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  4. ↑ "Object scan complete. Statue houses a power grid, motivator unit, and an energy-projection array. All systems are offline, due to age or structural damage." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  5. ↑ "Object scan complete. Target identified.
    Galactic Federation communications array.
    Target is part of a deep-space communication system. Local interference is jamming its signal. Until conditions clear, it is effectively useless.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  6. ↑ "Comm system activated.
    Initiating automated distress signal.
    Adjusting transmitter for optimum performance.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  7. ↑ "Comm system in shutdown mode.
    Distress signal terminated.
    BR Atmospheric conditions are blocking the signal.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  8. ↑ "Bioscan complete. Galactic Federation Trooper.
    Zero lifesigns. Trooper's armor computer heavily damaged. Unable to recover Log entries.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  9. ↑ "Object scan complete.
    Unit is a sophisticated stasis chamber.
    Xenotech designed to encase small objects in a stasis field. Field is durable, but can be destroyed by explosives.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  10. ↑ "Missile Expansion
    Increases the number of Missiles you can carry by 5.    " —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)


Rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Temple GroundsAgon WastesTorvus BogSanctuary FortressGreat TempleSky Temple GroundsDark Agon WastesDark Torvus BogIng HiveSky Temple
Temple Grounds
Agon Transport Access · Collapsed Tunnel · Command Chamber · Communication Area · Dynamo Chamber · Fortress Transport Access · GFMC Compound · Grand Windchamber · Hall of Eyes · Hall of Honored Dead · Hive Access Tunnel · Hive Chamber A · Hive Chamber B · Hive Chamber C · Hive Save Station · Hive Storage · Hive Transport Area · Hive Tunnel · Industrial Site · Landing Site · Meeting Grounds · Path of Eyes · Path of Honor · Sacred Bridge · Sacred Path · Service Access · Storage Cavern A · Storage Cavern B · Temple Assembly Site · Temple Transport A · Temple Transport B · Temple Transport C · Torvus Transport Access · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress · Transport to Torvus Bog · Trooper Security Station · Windchamber Gateway · Windchamber Tunnel
Agon Wastes
Agon Energy Controller · Agon Map Station · Agon Temple · Bioenergy Production · Biostorage Access · Biostorage Station · Central Mining Station · Central Station Access · Command Center · Command Center Access · Controller Access · Main Reactor · Mine Shaft · Mining Plaza · Mining Station A · Mining Station Access · Mining Station B · Plaza Access · Portal Access A · Portal Terminal · Sandcanyon · Sand Cache · Sand Processing · Save Station A · Save Station B · Security Station A · Security Station B · Storage A · Storage B · Storage C · Storage D· Temple Access · Transit Station · Transport Center · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress · Transport to Temple Grounds · Transport to Torvus Bog · Ventilation Area A · Ventilation Area B
Torvus Bog
Upper Level
Abandoned Worksite · Controller Access · Forgotten Bridge · Great Bridge · Grove Access · Meditation Vista · Path of Roots · Plaza Access · Portal Chamber · Ruined Alcove · Save Station A · Temple Access · Temple Transport Access · Torvus Energy Controller · Torvus Grove · Torvus Lagoon · Torvus Map Station · Torvus Plaza · Torvus Temple · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Temple Grounds · Underground Transport · Underground Tunnel
Subterranean Level
Catacombs · Catacombs Access · Fortress Transport Access · Gathering Access · Gathering Hall · Hydrochamber Storage · Hydrodynamo Shaft · Hydrodynamo Station · Main Hydrochamber · Save Station B · Training Access · Training Chamber · Transit Tunnel East · Transit Tunnel South · Transit Tunnel West · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress
Sanctuary Fortress
Aerie · Aerie Transport Station · Agon Transport Access · Checkpoint Station · Central Area Transport East · Central Area Transport West · Controller Access · Dynamo Access · Dynamo Storage · Dynamo Works · Grand Abyss · Hall of Combat Mastery · Main Gyro Chamber · Main Research · Minigyro Chamber · Power Junction · Reactor Access · Reactor Core · Sanctuary Energy Controller · Sanctuary Entrance · Sanctuary Map Station · Sanctuary Temple · Save Station A · Save Station B · Sentinel's Path · Temple Access · Temple Transport Access · Torvus Transport Access · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Temple Grounds · Transport to Torvus Bog · Transit Station · Vault · Watch Station · Watch Station Access · Workers Path
Great Temple
Controller Transport · Main Energy Controller · Temple Sanctuary · Temple Transport A · Temple Transport B · Temple Transport C · Transport A Access · Transport B Access · Transport C Access
Sky Temple Grounds
Abandoned Base · Accursed Lake · Base Access · Defiled Shrine · Gateway Access · Ing Reliquary · Ing Windchamber · Lake Access · Phazon Grounds · Phazon Pit · Plain of Dark Worship · Profane Path · Reliquary Grounds · Reliquary Access · Shrine Access · Sky Temple Gateway · War Ritual Grounds
Dark Agon Wastes
Battleground · Bitter Well · Crossroads · Dark Agon Energy Controller · Dark Agon Temple · Dark Agon Temple Access · Dark Controller Access · Dark Oasis · Dark Transit Station · Doomed Entry · Double Path · Duelling Range · Feeding Pit · Feeding Pit Access · Hall of Stairs · Ing Cache 1 · Ing Cache 2 · Ing Cache 3 · Ing Cache 4 · Judgment Pit · Junction Site · Oasis Access · Phazon Site · Portal Access · Portal Site · Save Station 1 · Save Station 2 · Save Station 3 · Trial Grounds · Trial Tunnel · Warrior's Walk · Watering Hole
Dark Torvus Bog
Upper Level
Ammo Station · Brooding Ground · Cache A · Cache B · Dark Arena Tunnel · Dark Controller Access · Dark Falls · Dark Forgotten Bridge · Dark Torvus Arena · Dark Torvus Energy Controller · Dark Torvus Temple · Dark Torvus Temple Access · Gloom Vista · Poisoned Bog · Polluted Mire · Portal Chamber · Putrid Alcove · Save Station 1 · Venomous Pond
Subterranean Level
Crypt · Crypt Tunnel · Dungeon · Sacrificial Chamber · Sacrificial Chamber Tunnel · Save Station 2 · Undertemple · Undertemple Access · Undertemple Shaft · Undertransit One · Undertransit Two
Ing Hive
Aerial Training Site · Central Hive East Transport · Central Hive West Transport · Culling Chamber · Entrance Defense Hall · Hazing Cliff · Hive Ammo Station · Hive Cache 1 · Hive Cache 2 · Hive Controller Access · Hive Dynamo Access · Hive Dynamo Works · Hive Energy Controller · Hive Entrance · Hive Gyro Access · Hive Gyro Chamber · Hive Portal Chamber · Hive Reactor · Hive Reactor Access · Hive Save Station 1 · Hive Save Station 2 · Hive Summit · Hive Temple · Hive Temple Access · Judgment Drop · Staging Area · Temple Security Access · Unseen Way · Vault Attack Portal
Sky Temple
Sanctum · Sanctum Access · Sky Temple Energy Controller
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