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===''Metroid Prime''=== | ===''Metroid Prime''=== | ||
[[file:Countdown 02.png|right|thumb|200px|The Countdown | [[file:Countdown 02.png|right|thumb|200px|The Countdown as shown in Frigate Orpheon. Shown is the ''Trilogy'' version.]] | ||
''Metroid Prime'' holds one timed sequence very early in the game. It occurs upon defeating the mutated [[Parasite]], the [[Parasite Queen]]. As the creature is dying, it falls into the shaft of the [[Reactor Core (Frigate Orpheon)|Reactor Core]] of [[Frigate Orpheon]], causing a nuclear instability. This soon causes the Frigate's fall from orbit. Samus must escape the exploding Orpheon and reach her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]] before Orpheon becomes critically damaged. Samus succeeds, though she loses many of her [[Power Suit|suit's]] [[Upgrade|abilities]] in the process. | ''Metroid Prime'' holds one timed sequence very early in the game. It occurs upon defeating the mutated [[Parasite]], the [[Parasite Queen]]. As the creature is dying, it falls into the shaft of the [[Reactor Core (Frigate Orpheon)|Reactor Core]] of [[Frigate Orpheon]], causing a nuclear instability. This soon causes the Frigate's fall from orbit. Samus must escape the exploding Orpheon and reach her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|gunship]] before Orpheon becomes critically damaged. Samus succeeds, though she loses many of her [[Power Suit|suit's]] [[Upgrade|abilities]] in the process, forcing her to recollect them later in her adventure. | ||
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===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''=== | ===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''=== | ||
[[file:Countdown 01.png|right|thumb|200px|The Countdown during the battle with Dark Samus.]] | [[file:Countdown 01.png|right|thumb|200px|The Countdown during the final battle with Dark Samus on Dark Aether; [[New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|New Play Control!]] version.]] | ||
The countdown in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' takes place immediately after Samus defeats the [[Emperor Ing]] and drains [[Dark Aether|Dark Aether's]] final [[Energy Controller]], causing the [[Dark Aether|Dark Dimension]] to collapse from instability.<ref>{{cite|We decided to build a device to recover our lost planetary energy from Dark Aether. Without this energy, the dark world would cease to be, and our world would be restored to stability.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Recovering Energy"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> She is given eight minutes to escape, but after using the [[Light-Based Teleportation System]] to exit the [[Sky Temple]], her exit is blocked off by a wall of [[Phazon]], preventing her escape. After carefully examining the area for the source, she finds that the Phazon was generated by [[Dark Samus]] who has become excessively supercharged with Phazon.<ref>{{cite|Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | The countdown in ''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' takes place immediately after Samus defeats the [[Emperor Ing]] and drains [[Dark Aether|Dark Aether's]] final [[Energy Controller]], causing the [[Dark Aether|Dark Dimension]] to collapse from instability.<ref>{{cite|We decided to build a device to recover our lost planetary energy from Dark Aether. Without this energy, the dark world would cease to be, and our world would be restored to stability.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Recovering Energy"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> She is given eight minutes to escape, but after using the [[Light-Based Teleportation System]] to exit the [[Sky Temple]], her exit is blocked off by a wall of [[Phazon]], preventing her escape. After carefully examining the area for the source, she finds that the Phazon was generated by [[Dark Samus]] who has become excessively supercharged with Phazon.<ref>{{cite|Scans indicate that Dark Samus has absorbed tremendous levels of Phazon into her body: too much, perhaps. She can vent Phazon energy in the form of destructive blasts and protective shields: doing so will help her maintain stability.|Logbook|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | ||
After Samus defeats Dark Samus by using her Phazon energy against her, she escapes | After Samus defeats Dark Samus by using her Phazon energy against her, she escapes via a nearby Light [[Portal]], which takes her back to Light Aether. | ||
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''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Corruption]]'' is the only game in the series to contain more than two timed sequences. Additionally, not one of the three sequences contain a countdown timer. [[Aurora Unit 242|AU 242]] informs Samus, however, whenever a checkpoint to a certain amount of time remains. | ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption|Corruption]]'' is the only game in the series to contain more than two timed sequences. Additionally, not one of the three sequences contain a countdown timer. [[Aurora Unit 242|AU 242]] informs Samus, however, whenever a checkpoint to a certain amount of time remains. | ||
The first timed sequence occurs when Samus faces the returning [[Meta Ridley]]. Samus and Meta Ridley are | The first timed sequence occurs when Samus faces the returning [[Meta Ridley]]. In this occurrence, Samus and Meta Ridley are falling down an extremely deep [[Generator Shaft]] at an incredibly rapid velocity. Samus must defeat Meta Ridley before they impact the core of the shaft, which leads to imminent death. After defeating Meta Ridley, Rundas is able to locate and remove Samus from harm by pulling her back to the top of the shaft. | ||
The second instance shortly follows the first on [[Norion]] as the first encountered [[Leviathan]] is headed straight toward Norion. Samus and the other [[Bounty Hunter|hunters]] must reach and activate the Energy Cannon used to destroy the Leviathan while it hurls toward the planet. She manages to reach the Energy Cannon in time but along with the other Bounty Hunters, is confronted by Dark Samus, who nearly prevents their objective from being completed. Samus, fortunately, is able to activate the Energy Cannon before it is too late. | The second instance shortly follows the first on [[Norion]] as the first encountered [[Leviathan]] is headed straight toward Norion. Samus and the other [[Bounty Hunter|hunters]] must reach and activate the Energy Cannon used to destroy the Leviathan while it hurls toward the planet. She manages to reach the Energy Cannon in time but along with the other Bounty Hunters, is confronted by Dark Samus, who nearly prevents their objective from being completed. Samus, fortunately, is able to activate the Energy Cannon before it is too late. | ||
