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[[File:Chozo zm Screenshot 1.png|thumb|left|A Chozo as depicted in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission|Zero Mission]]'']] | [[File:Chozo zm Screenshot 1.png|thumb|left|A Chozo as depicted in ''[[Metroid: Zero Mission|Zero Mission]]'']] | ||
The '''Chozo''' are a race of highly intelligent, bird-like extraterrestrials. They | The '''Chozo''' are a race of highly intelligent, bird-like extraterrestrials. The lore left behind by the Chozo colony on [[Tallon IV]] states that the Chozo were unsure of their exact origins.<ref name=beginnings>{{cite|The history of the Chozo stretches back into ancient times, so far into the fog of the past that we know not where our ancestors came from. One thing is clear, however: the Chozo who colonized Tallon IV made a conscious choice to eschew a civilization of advanced technology. They chose to live in harmony with nature, guided by the providence of the universe. As this city grows, we plan to honor them with written tributes, carvings etched in stone to remind us always of their legacy.|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> At it's peak, their civilization stretched to many planets. The Chozo are responsible for raising [[Samus Aran]], the protagonist of the Metroid series, after the death of her parents and the entire [[K-2L]] colony. Their history and fate are an overall mystery, although many mentions and evidence of their existence are present throughout the ''[[Metroid (series)|Metroid]]'' series. It is unknown whether members of their race still survive, as they have never made a direct appearance in any of the games. | ||
==Colonization of Elysia== | ==Colonization of Elysia== | ||
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The Elysians remained in their slumber for 835 years.<ref name="Federation">{{cite|Time passed slowly as we suffered through our bad dreams. We endured their visions until finally, in year 1435, our automated defense systems were triggered. A number of aliens, well armed and armored, had penetrated our battle screens and entered Elysia Station. Per protocol, we were revived from stasis to defend our home. As we mustered for battle, the aliens communicated with us and declared themselves to be under the banner of peace. A truce was called, and soon we began negotiations with the Galactic Federation. The Treaty of Elysia began a new era of prosperity for us.|[[SkyTown Data#Federation|SkyTown Data - Federation]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> | The Elysians remained in their slumber for 835 years.<ref name="Federation">{{cite|Time passed slowly as we suffered through our bad dreams. We endured their visions until finally, in year 1435, our automated defense systems were triggered. A number of aliens, well armed and armored, had penetrated our battle screens and entered Elysia Station. Per protocol, we were revived from stasis to defend our home. As we mustered for battle, the aliens communicated with us and declared themselves to be under the banner of peace. A truce was called, and soon we began negotiations with the Galactic Federation. The Treaty of Elysia began a new era of prosperity for us.|[[SkyTown Data#Federation|SkyTown Data - Federation]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> | ||
==The Tallon IV Colony== | |||
The Chozo who colonized Tallon IV made a conscious choice to eschew a civilization of advanced technology. They chose to live in harmony with nature, guided by the providence of the universe.<ref name=beginnings /> In ''Metroid Prime'', the Chozo play a significant role in the storyline and gameplay elements of the game. Samus can download translated [[Chozo Lore]] to her Chozo structures and statues can be seen all over Tallon IV, especially in the Chozo Ruins area. They mention a "[[Samus Aran|Hatchling]]" multiple times, as if in prophecy. This hatchling is almost definitely Samus. Throughout Samus's adventure on Tallon IV, she encounters a number of [[Chozo Ghost]]s, and she is forced to kill these beings. However, these [[Phazon Corruption|corrupted]] Chozo are able to help Samus defeat [[Meta Ridley]], and reestablish the transport into the [[Impact Crater]]. | |||
The abandoning of technology and close harmony with the nature began to change the Chozo who had settled on Tallon IV. In their lore they describe this process: | |||
{{quote|We know not how the ability has come to us, but recently many Chozo have begun to sense things beyond the realm of ordinary perception. Strange sights and inexplicable sensations flood our minds, filling us with visions of past and future. We take this growing ability to be a sign of our burgeoning harmonization with the infinite; perhaps, finally, the universe's secrets are becoming known to us.<ref>{{cite|Many long years have passed since we Chozo first took root in this land. The passage of time has always been a source of fascination to us; it is the belief of many Chozo sages that the truths of the universe hide within the tumbling currents of time's flow. Even as we search for answers there, however, we find illumination in other, unexpected places. We know not how the ability has come to us, but recently many Chozo have begun to sense things beyond the realm of ordinary perception. Strange sights and inexplicable sensations flood our minds, filling us with visions of past and future. We take this growing ability to be a sign of our burgeoning harmonization with the infinite; perhaps, finally, the universe's secrets are becoming known to us.|[[Chozo Lore]]|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref>|[[Chozo Lore]]}} | |||
Visions of impening doom were a common theme in the foresights of the chozo, but its form and nature were not revealed to them until a [[Leviathan]] made impact on the surface of Tallon IV. With their gifts, the Chozo were able to sense that there was something sentient connected to the [[phazon]] delivered by the meteor. Forceless to stop the spreading corruption, the chozo made every attempt to contain the poison. <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.|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> For this purpose they gathered all of their remaining resources and constructed a temple to seal away the source of the phazon. A lock, requiring twelve artifacts to open, was placed in the temple. <ref>{{cite|As the Great Poison reaches ever further into the planet, we Chozo begin to feel the gnawings of despair - 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. We wonder, though - even when we are done, will it be too late? And will the power of the temple, and the Cipher itself, prove strong enough to hold back the poisonous tide that even now swells within the ground, threatening all life?|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> The Chozo realized that they could never completely eradicate the phazon infestation. In their visions they saw the coming a of a savior and decided to leave behind tools, weapons and armor for the savior to use in battle with the phazon.<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. We have come to believe that a time may never come when we can once again open the door and banish the darkness we've contained. Even so, our vigilance will forever remain. We believe that on some far-off day, a savior will come and continue what we have begun. For that savior, we will leave our ancient weapons and armor - the soul who can gather them will be the Entrusted One, the only being who can reverse the evil that grows here.|[[Chozo Lore]]|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> Centuries later, in [[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]] Samus Aran fills this prophecy by destroying the source of Phazon on Tallon by utilizing this Chozo technology. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Chozo Lore]] | *[[Chozo Lore]] | ||
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[[Category:Chozo]] | [[Category:Chozo]] | ||
[[Category:Notable Species]] | [[Category:Notable Species]] | ||
