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==Properties and Acquisition==
==Properties and Acquisition==
Originally worn by the [[A-Kul|Champion of Aether]],<ref>{{cite|Our champion used a device that made moving through liquid like moving through air. The Ing have taken it. If you wish to explore Torvus freely, you will take it from them!|[[A-Voq]]|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]}}</ref> this jet pack only functions underwater for use in rising to the surface with ease. The Gravity Boost's functions also include those of ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime's]]'' [[Gravity Suit]], allowing Samus to move freely in water without being slowed down by its density. Contradictory to its function, in the battle with [[Quadraxis]], Samus uses the Gravity Boost to escape the explosion of the head, despite the fact that it is only for use in water.
Originally worn by the [[A-Kul|Champion of Aether]],<ref>{{cite|Our champion used a device that made moving through liquid like moving through air. The Ing have taken it. If you wish to explore Torvus freely, you will take it from them!|[[A-Voq]]|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]}}</ref> this jet pack only functions underwater for use in rising to the surface with ease. The Gravity Boost's functions also include those of ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime's]]'' [[Gravity Suit]], allowing Samus to move freely in water without being slowed down by its density.  
 
The Gravity Boost is obtained in [[Torvus Bog]]. It is acquired right before Samus fights the [[Alpha Blogg]] in the [[Main Hydrochamber]]. It lays specifically in the small [[Hydrochamber Storage]] room.
The Gravity Boost is obtained in [[Torvus Bog]]. It is acquired right before Samus fights the [[Alpha Blogg]] in the [[Main Hydrochamber]]. It lays specifically in the small [[Hydrochamber Storage]] room.


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*After obtaining the [[Light Suit]], the Gravity Boost is no longer visible, yet it still functions.
*After obtaining the [[Light Suit]], the Gravity Boost is no longer visible, yet it still functions.
*Contradictory to its function, in the battle with [[Quadraxis]], Samus uses the Gravity Boost to escape the explosion of the head, despite the fact that it is only for use in water.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 19:24, 3 April 2013

The Gravity Boost Upgrade
The Gravity Boost Upgrade

The Gravity Boost is a small jet pack of Luminoth design that bonds with Samus's Dark Suit in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Properties and Acquisition

Originally worn by the Champion of Aether,[1] this jet pack only functions underwater for use in rising to the surface with ease. The Gravity Boost's functions also include those of Metroid Prime's Gravity Suit, allowing Samus to move freely in water without being slowed down by its density. The Gravity Boost is obtained in Torvus Bog. It is acquired right before Samus fights the Alpha Blogg in the Main Hydrochamber. It lays specifically in the small Hydrochamber Storage room.

Data

Manual Data

Manual info from Metroid Prime Trilogy
Gravity Boost: After doing a Space Jump in water, press and hold B Button Wii.png and you will be able to rise up through the water for a fixed time[2]

On Screen Data

Screen data from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Gravity Boost acquired!


While underwater press B Button GCN.png to jump. While moving, press B Button GCN.png again. Press and hold B Button GCN.png after that to slowly rise in the water.[3]

Trivia

  • After obtaining the Light Suit, the Gravity Boost is no longer visible, yet it still functions.
  • Contradictory to its function, in the battle with Quadraxis, Samus uses the Gravity Boost to escape the explosion of the head, despite the fact that it is only for use in water.

Gallery


References

  1. "Our champion used a device that made moving through liquid like moving through air. The Ing have taken it. If you wish to explore Torvus freely, you will take it from them!" —A-Voq (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  2. "After doing a Space Jump in water, press and hold B Button Wii.png and you will be able to rise up through the water for a fixed time" Metroid Prime Trilogy Instruction Booklet, Pg 29
  3. "Gravity Boost acquired!
    While underwater press B Button GCN.png to jump. While moving, press B Button GCN.png again. Press and hold B Button GCN.png after that to slowly rise in the water.
    " —Screen Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)


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