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The Artifact Temple is the location of a mystical lock made up of twelve pillars requiring twelve [[Chozo Artifact]]s, known collectively as the Cipher, to open.<ref>{{cite| It is clear now that we Chozo can never return to our dimension, not while the Great Poison reaches ever further into the planet. It is so powerful, this creeping evil, that our wills are crumbling and our minds beginning to fail. And so, before it is too late, we now make our last stand. We have begun to build a temple to contain this darkness: at its heart we will place a Cipher, a mystical lock powered by twelve Artifacts and filled with as much power as we Chozo can harness in our ethereal states.|[[Chozo Lore]]|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> These Artifacts are scattered throughout Tallon IV to avoid easy access to the Impact Crater. Once [[Samus Aran|Samus]] finds all twelve keys, [[Meta Ridley]] attacks Samus on the Artifact Temple, where Samus defeats him with the help of the Artifact Temple's defense systems and he presumably dies. This, however, is proven untrue in later games. After the defeat of Meta Ridley, there is presumably no way to activate the transport without the totems. However, twelve [[Chozo Ghost]]s appear and take the place of the totems, activating the transport. After Samus has destroyed the [[Metroid Prime (specimen)|Metroid Prime]], the Artifact Temple is destroyed by a number of explosions. Samus views the destruction from her ship, then flys away. | The Artifact Temple is the location of a mystical lock made up of twelve pillars requiring twelve [[Chozo Artifact]]s, known collectively as the Cipher, to open.<ref>{{cite| It is clear now that we Chozo can never return to our dimension, not while the Great Poison reaches ever further into the planet. It is so powerful, this creeping evil, that our wills are crumbling and our minds beginning to fail. And so, before it is too late, we now make our last stand. We have begun to build a temple to contain this darkness: at its heart we will place a Cipher, a mystical lock powered by twelve Artifacts and filled with as much power as we Chozo can harness in our ethereal states.|[[Chozo Lore]]|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> These Artifacts are scattered throughout Tallon IV to avoid easy access to the Impact Crater. Once [[Samus Aran|Samus]] finds all twelve keys, [[Meta Ridley]] attacks Samus on the Artifact Temple, where Samus defeats him with the help of the Artifact Temple's defense systems and he presumably dies. This, however, is proven untrue in later games. After the defeat of Meta Ridley, there is presumably no way to activate the transport without the totems. However, twelve [[Chozo Ghost]]s appear and take the place of the totems, activating the transport. After Samus has destroyed the [[Metroid Prime (specimen)|Metroid Prime]], the Artifact Temple is destroyed by a number of explosions. Samus views the destruction from her ship, then flys away. | ||
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The Artifact Temple, called the Cradle by it's Chozo creators,[1] is a Metroid Prime exclusive area. The Artifact Temple was built after a Leviathan crashed on Tallon IV, creating the Impact Crater. The Chozo recognized the destructiveness of Phazon, so they sealed the Impact Crater with the Artifact Temple. Sealing the crater worked to some extent, severely slowing Phazon corruption throughout the planet, but not stopping it.[2]
The Artifact Temple is the location of a mystical lock made up of twelve pillars requiring twelve Chozo Artifacts, known collectively as the Cipher, to open.[3] These Artifacts are scattered throughout Tallon IV to avoid easy access to the Impact Crater. Once Samus finds all twelve keys, Meta Ridley attacks Samus on the Artifact Temple, where Samus defeats him with the help of the Artifact Temple's defense systems and he presumably dies. This, however, is proven untrue in later games. After the defeat of Meta Ridley, there is presumably no way to activate the transport without the totems. However, twelve Chozo Ghosts appear and take the place of the totems, activating the transport. After Samus has destroyed the Metroid Prime, the Artifact Temple is destroyed by a number of explosions. Samus views the destruction from her ship, then flys away.
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- ↑ "Drawn by the very force we Chozo hoped to contain, a host of maruding creatures descended from space and invaded our temple, the Cradle." —Chozo Lore (Metroid Prime)
- ↑ "None know if our temple, the Cradle, will prove powerful enough to contain this evil forever. How can we Chozo hope for it to remain intact when that which it guards writhes in the darkness, growing always stronger? The fate of this world rests with the gathering of Artifacts we call Cipher, but even it is not all-powerful. It is strong, yes: an enchanted whole made of twelve links. Still, it is finite in its reach, and we who guard it are slowly succumbing. When our vigilance crumbles away into madness, the Cipher will be exposed and the fate of Tallon IV will be beyond our influence." —Chozo Lore (Metroid Prime)
- ↑ " It is clear now that we Chozo can never return to our dimension, not while the Great Poison reaches ever further into the planet. It is so powerful, this creeping evil, that our wills are crumbling and our minds beginning to fail. And so, before it is too late, we now make our last stand. We have begun to build a temple to contain this darkness: at its heart we will place a Cipher, a mystical lock powered by twelve Artifacts and filled with as much power as we Chozo can harness in our ethereal states." —Chozo Lore (Metroid Prime)
