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|caption=The Main Plaza of the Chozo Ruins.

|games=''[[Metroid Prime (game)|​Metroid Prime]]''

===Corruption===

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 which poisoned their [[Sunchamber|sacred fountain]], which supplied water to 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 they left knowledge and technology for the [[Samus Aran|Entrusted One]] they had glimpsed in their visions and abandoned their mortal forms.<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> Time and the Great Poison continued to erode the city until it became overgrown ruins.

==Environment==

The Chozo ruins as they exist when Samus arrives are filled with hazards from the lingering Great Poison. Most of the water in the ruins is poisonous and deals damage to Samus when she comes in contact with it as a result of contamination.<ref>{{cite|At the highest point of our city lies the fountain, a wellspring of pure water that flows throughout our civilization. It is the jewel of the Chozo, the life-giver, and yet its waters speak of a clouded future. As we come to understand the paths of time and space more clearly, we have begun to glimpse rough tatters of past and future, glittering behind reality like soft lights behind a curtain. We have seen the fountain in these glimpses, pouring darkness instead of water, and we cannot guess what the visions mean.|Chozo Lore "Fountain" - NTSC version|Metroid Prime}}</ref> The water purifies after the defeat of [[Flaahgra]], the mutated plant that is the source of the toxic water.<ref>{{cite|This mutant plant is the source of toxic water in the Ruins.|Logbook entry for Flaahgra|Metroid Prime}}</ref> Local flora consists mostly of [[Venom Weed]] and [[Blastcap]]s, plantforms that are well suited to the barren landscape.

===Obstacles and Acquisitions===

[[Chozo Ghost]]s continue to haunt many religious sites after the purification and respawn after Samus leaves a room in which they abide. The Chozo Ruins contain the most upgrades in the game, as well as five Energy Tanks and nineteen Missile Expansions. The area also has most of the [[Chozo Lore]]. The bosses of the area are the [[Hive Mecha]], a Plated Beetle, the [[Incinerator Drone]], and Flaahgra. Surprisingly, the Ruins do not hold the most [[Chozo Artifact]]s in the game. The Artifacts that are found in the Ruins are [[Artifact of Lifegiver|Lifegiver]], [[Artifact of Wild|Wild]], and [[Artifact of World|World]].

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