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[[File:Sky Temple.jpg|350px|right|thumb|The Sky Temple, a result of the conflict between races.]]
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The '''Ing-Luminoth War'''{{name}} is a fanon name that refers to the conflict between the [[Luminoth]] and [[Ing]] races of Planet [[Aether]], occurring before and during the events of ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.
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==Events Leading To War==
|caption=The Sky Temple, a result of the conflict between races
During the [[Luminoth Golden Age|Golden Age]] of Luminoth discovery, technology, and culture, a [[Leviathan|stellar object]] had approached the race's home planet of Aether. <ref name="stellar object">{{cite|By the time we detected the stellar object as it streaked toward our world, it was too late to stop it. We fired numerous weapons at it in a vain attempt to alter its trajectory. Nothing worked. Our efforts placed a great strain on the Energy Controllers, and weakened Aether. All we could do as the object drew closer was take shelter and wait. We gathered stores of food and water, reinforced the shielding on our dwellings, and spent the last hours in peace.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The Stellar Object|The Stellar Object]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth had expected total destruction of the entire planet from the impact, as their weapons could not hinder the immense force of the meteor.<ref name="stellar object"/> Although the residents took shelter from the blast, most of the planet was completely ravaged, including the [[Agon Wastes|Agon Plains]] being completely scorched into a desert and the [[Torvus Bog|Torvus Forest]] becoming engulfed by the oceans to the point of becoming a bog.<ref>{{cite|The starborne terror burnt through the heavens and struck Aether with and untold might. We all expected the world to shatter...but Aether held. There was great devastation, however. The green plains of Agon were scorched forever, and the forest of Torvus was engulfed and wracked by the sea. The skies burned for days, casting darkness over the land.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Cataclysm|Cataclysm]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> What the Luminoth didn't realize was that the collision into Aether had caused the planet and many objects upon it to enter a state of dimensional flux, meaning that half of that object's total atomic structure was transported to an alternate dimension of the same formations as Aether's current form.<ref name="warped">{{cite|Amidst this turmoil, we discovered many anomalies. Spacial disturbances appeared across the land. Object went into a state of dimensional flux, their atoms divided between Aether and...somewhere else. There was little time to ponder these strange happenings, for we had to deal with the devastation of our lands.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The World Warped|The World Warped]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> While not much was known about the other world for a time, rifts began to appear from the torn planet, connecting the two lands for the first time.<ref name="attack">{{cite|The day came when space was torn asunder, revealing dimensional rifts to a dark place. Horrible dark swarms streaked forth from these rifts, engulfing nearby creatures and transforming them into what we could come to call darklings. The dark creatures became our enemies, and peace came to an end on Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The Ing Attack|The Ing Attack]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The first signs of a new race that had been formed in the alternate dimension were shown with almost no interruption.<ref name="attack"/> The creatures swarmed out of the rifts and used their unique ability on nearby forms of life.<ref name="attack"/> This ability allows the race to literally possess and take control of nearly any living thing, including the Luminoth.<ref name="attack"/> <ref name="terror">{{cite|In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land. Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The New Terror|The New Terror]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The possessed creatures, now known by the Luminoth as [[Darkling]]s, became the main threat and enemy to their kind and ended their state of peace, nearly until extinction.<ref name="attack"/>
|games=''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''
|participants=[[Luminoth]], [[Ing]], [[Samus Aran]]
|location=[[Aether]], [[Dark Aether]]
|occurrence=Conflict for control of [[Light of Aether]]
|resolution=Samus recovers all planetary energy from Dark Aether
}}
The '''Ing-Luminoth War'''{{name}} is a conflict between the [[Luminoth]] and [[Ing]] races of Planet [[Aether]], occurring prior to and during the events of ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''.
 
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==Events Leading to War==
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During the [[Luminoth Golden Age|Golden Age]] of Luminoth discovery, technology, and culture, a [[Leviathan|stellar object]] approached the race's home planet of Aether.<ref>{{cite|By the time we detected the stellar object as it streaked toward our world, it was too late to stop it.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Stellar Object|The Stellar Object]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Though the Luminoth attempted to use their weaponry to alter its trajectory, these ultimately proved ineffectual and weakened Aether's planetary reserves.<ref>{{cite|We fired numerous weapons at it in a vain attempt to alter its trajectory. Nothing worked. Our efforts placed a great strain on the Energy Controllers, and weakened Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Stellar Object|The Stellar Object]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The residents stored food and water and took shelter from the blast,<ref>{{cite|All we could do as the object drew closer was take shelter and wait. We gathered stores of food and water, reinforced the shielding on our dwellings, and spent the last hours in peace.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Stellar Object|The Stellar Object]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> but most of the planet was completely ravaged by the impact, hailing the beginning of a Dark Age on Aether. The planet held, despite expectations, but the land was transformed and half of Aether's planetary energy was gone: the [[Agon Wastes|Agon Plains]] were completely scorched and became a desert, and the [[Torvus Bog|Torvus Forest]] was engulfed by floods and turned to marshlands.<ref>{{cite|The starborne terror burnt through the heavens and struck Aether with and untold might. We all expected the world to shatter...but Aether held. There was great devastation, however. The green plains of Agon were scorched forever, and the forest of Torvus was engulfed and wracked by the sea. The skies burned for days, casting darkness over the land.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Cataclysm|Cataclysm]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref><ref>{{cite|In time, the roar of a wounded planet subsided. The air, though fouled, was breathable. Light made its way through the dark veil over our world. Slowly, we ventured out from the shelters of our homer to see what remained of our paradise. What little comfort we gained by surviving was soon shattered. Half of the planet's energy had vanished from the Energy Controllers. Aether became violently unstable as a result. Of the stellar object which stuck our home, there was no sign.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Age of Anxiety|Age of Anxiety]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> What the Luminoth hadn't forseen was that the collision into Aether had flung the planet and many objects upon it into a state of [[Transdimensional Flux]], meaning that half of that object's total atomic structure was transported to an alternate dimension of the same formations as Aether's current form.<ref name="warped">{{cite|Amidst this turmoil, we discovered many anomalies. Spacial disturbances appeared across the land. Object went into a state of dimensional flux, their atoms divided between Aether and...somewhere else. There was little time to ponder these strange happenings, for we had to deal with the devastation of our lands.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The World Warped|The World Warped]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
Not much was known about the other world until, during the time [[J-Gnk]] acted as the [[Sentinel of Aether]],<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of J-Gnk, the fourth sentinel of Aether. J-Gnk was the Sentinel of Aether when the Ing brought war to Aether. He died in battle while defending the Great Temple.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> rifts began to spontaneously appear to that dark dimension, connecting the two lands for the first time.<ref>{{cite|The day came when space was torn asunder, revealing dimensional rifts to a dark place.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Ing Attack|The Ing Attack]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> A new race had been formed in the alternate dimension and began swarming out of the rifts, using their unique ability to possess and control life-forms on the indigenous species; the possessed creatures, known by the Luminoth as [[Darkling]]s, became the main threat during the confrontation and ended their state of peace.<ref name="darklings">{{cite|Horrible dark swarms streaked forth from these rifts, engulfing nearby creatures and transforming them into what we could come to call darklings. The dark creatures became our enemies, and peace came to an end on Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Ing Attack|The Ing Attack]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Many Luminoth were killed, including the ancient [[E-Btr|founder of Sanctuary Fortress]].<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of E-Btr, the founder of Sanctuary. He lived for nearly 5 centicycles, and died in hand-to-hand combat during the first Ing attacks.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>


==Course of the War==
==Course of the War==
===Phase One-Preparation===
===Phase One: Preparation===
[[File:Energy Controller.jpg|200px|left|thumb|One of Aether's Energy Controllers.]]
[[File:Energy Controller.jpg|200px|left|thumb|One of Aether's Energy Controllers.]]
The first phase of the war was mostly comprised of the Luminoth's attempt to discover the enemy's weaknesses and how to eliminate the dark world, known as [[Dark Aether]], and to preserve their own world.<ref name="aether">{{cite|In time, we created machines to open rifts to our enemy's world. Volunteer scouts went through the rifts and found a twisted world, harsh and poisonous...a Dark Aether. They discovered that this world held the missing half of our planet's energy. They also saw the true face of the enemy, a race we came to call "Ing", meaning terror. Our scouts could not survive long on the surface of Dark Aether, so venomous was its air. Still, we vowed to return. We prepared for war.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Dark Aether|Dark Aether]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Scientists had, in time, created machines that manually open the rifts to the alternate dimension.<ref name="aether"/> Volunteer scouts that had ventured into the rifts discovered much about Dark Aether's geography, atmosphere, and inhabitants.<ref name="aether"/> The geography of the land has mostly the same as Aether's, although landscape was highly different, being much darker and more dangerous than the original.<ref name="aether"/> The atmosphere of Dark Aether was extremely venomous and corrosive to a light-dweller.<ref name="aether"/> The scouts also caught the first glimpse of the true form of the dark creatures, being named the Ing, the Luminoth word for "terror", because of their violent lifestyle.<ref name="aether"/> The first scouts did not survive long, due to being unaware of the planet's toxic air.<ref name="aether"/> Before the stellar object had landed on Aether, the Luminoth had constructed [[Energy Controller]]s that provided the [[Luminoth Energy Control System|"Light of Aether"]] across the planet, ensuring peace and prosperity.<ref>{{cite|The main Energy Controller was built in the Great Temple: three sub-controllers were built in Torvus, Agon, and Sanctuary. They collected the energy of Aether, then radiated it over the world to all who needed it. In time we came to call this precious energy the "Light of Aether". It brought peace and prosperity to the Luminoth.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Light of Aether|Light of Aether]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Dark Aether had acquired half of said energy, weakening the original Aether and keeping Dark Aether alive.<ref name="aether"/> These discoveries led to the creation of weapons and equipment that would be efficient in fighting the Ing.
Eventually the Luminoth created machines to open [[Portal|rifts]] into [[Dark Aether]] and began sending volunteer scouts through them.<ref name="aether">{{cite|In time, we created machines to open rifts to our enemy's world. Volunteer scouts went through the rifts and found a twisted world, harsh and poisonous...a Dark Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Dark Aether|Dark Aether]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Those scouts discovered the missing half of Aether's energy there as well as the true form beings responsible for possessing creatures on Aether, which they named "Ing" after the Luminoth word for terror.<ref>{{cite|They discovered that this world held the missing half of our planet's energy. They also saw the true face of the enemy, a race we came to call "Ing", meaning terror.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Dark Aether|Dark Aether]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The first scouts did not last long in Dark Aether's poisonous atmosphere, but the Luminoth were determined to return.<ref>{{cite|Our scouts could not survive long on the surface of Dark Aether, so venomous was its air. Still, we vowed to return. We prepared for war.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Dark Aether|Dark Aether]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
Before the stellar object impacted Aether, the Luminoth had constructed [[Energy Controller]]s as part of a [[Luminoth Energy Control System|system]] that regulated and distributed the [[Light of Aether]] across the planet, ensuring peace and prosperity.<ref>{{cite|The main Energy Controller was built in the Great Temple: three sub-controllers were built in Torvus, Agon, and Sanctuary. They collected the energy of Aether, then radiated it over the world to all who needed it. In time we came to call this precious energy the "Light of Aether". It brought peace and prosperity to the Luminoth.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Light of Aether|Light of Aether]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The revelation that Dark Aether had acquired half of that planetary energy, weakening the original Aether and keeping Dark Aether alive, led to the creation of [[Luminoth Technology|weapons and equipment]] that would be efficient in fighting the Ing.
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[[File:Energy Transfer Module.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Energy Transfer Module.]]
[[File:Energy Transfer Module.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The Energy Transfer Module.]]
One of the most important inventions of the Luminoth for the war was the [[Light Crystal]], a portable mineral that emits light energy in Dark Aether.<ref name="beginning">{{cite|We developed Crystals that brought the Light of Aether to the dark world. Using these Crystals allowed our warriors to explore the enemy lands, to bring war to the Ing. Sadly, the Crystals were not enough. We needed stronger weapons, better armor. We withdrew from Dark Aether while our greatest minds devised new engines of war.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Our War Begins|Our War Begins]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Another ability that the crystals have is to replenish the health of any creature alien to the alternate dimension and cause death to and Dark creature that enters its field while energized by light energy. The Crystals allowed the Luminoth to explore the enemy land and bring war to the Ing, although the light shown by the crystals did not protect from Ing attacks.<ref name="beginning"/> Their current weapons were also incompetent to Ing shielding. <ref name="beginning"/> The Luminoth withdrew from Dark Aether in order to create better weapon and armor systems.<ref name="beginning"/> More journeys were made, however, to place [[Light Crystal#Light Beacon|Light Beacons]] across the land, which served the same purpose as Light Crystals except that they are stationary and only emit light when shot at by a non-dark [[Beam]] weapon. The safe zone also lasts for a limited time, as opposed to Light Crystals. After the explorations, great Luminoth minds compromised the new technology.<ref name="beginning"/> The source of Ing attacks was found to be dark energy, the apparent opposite of light energy.<ref name="weapons">{{cite|Our studies of the Ing revealed the source of their attacks as dark energy. We built weapons to use this energy, thinking it could overload energy targets and eliminate them. We soon learned our error, as the Dark Beam was not of great effect on the Ing. We then began to develop a weapon that used light energy. This weapon would dispatch the Ing with terrible efficiency.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#New Weapons|new Weapons]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> A new beam weapon, called the [[Dark Beam]], was created under the assumption that the Luminoth could overload the Ing with the dark energy.<ref name="weapons"/> The weapon was not as effective as hoped by the scouts, and a new weapon was required, one that uses the opposite polarity.<ref name="weapons"/> Thus the [[Light Beam]] was brought into commission, a light-based weapon that could exterminate Ing forces with excellent efficiency.<ref name="weapons"/>. As more and more creatures of the light were becoming possessed, a new form of armor had to be created just to keep safe in the light world, known as the [[Energy Transfer Module]], for more reasons than this.<ref name="terror"/>. The other ability that the module is capable of is storing light energy, identical to that which has been transferred to Dark Aether.<ref name="recovery">{{cite|We were not prepared to fight a long war. The forces of the enemy outnumbered ours vastly. We sought a way to end the war quickly, without extended combat. 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]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Restoring Energy|Restoring Energy]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The use of the device was thought to help end the war quickly with minimal combat involved.<ref name="recovery"/> However, this was not the case in the future.
The first and one of the most critical Luminoth inventions for the war was the [[Light Crystal]], a portable mineral that emits light energy in Dark Aether, which allowed the Luminoth to explore the enemy land and bring war to the Ing, although the crystals did not protect from Ing attacks.<ref name="beginning">{{cite|We developed Crystals that brought the Light of Aether to the dark world. Using these Crystals allowed our warriors to explore the enemy lands, to bring war to the Ing. Sadly, the Crystals were not enough.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Our War Begins|Our War Begins]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> [[Light Crystal#Light Beacon|Light Beacons]] were strategically placed throughout Dark Aether as well. Another ability that the crystals and beacons have is to replenish the health of any creature alien to the alternate dimension and amplify the effects of any element with which its [[Light Crystal#Charged Crystals|charged]]. Luminoth armor and weapons proved ineffectual, however, and so they withdrew from Dark Aether in order to create better offensive and defensive technologies.<ref>{{cite|We needed stronger weapons, better armor. We withdrew from Dark Aether while our greatest minds devised new engines of war.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Our War Begins|Our War Begins]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>


===Phase 2-Desperation===
Because the Luminoth were vastly outnumbered and not prepared to fight a long war, they sought a means to end the war quickly, and to that end they decided to build a device to recover the lost planetary energy from Dark Aether, resulting in its collapse.<ref>{{cite|We were not prepared to fight a long war. The forces of the enemy outnumbered ours vastly. We sought a way to end the war quickly, without extended combat. 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]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Recovering Energy|Recovering Energy]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The device would not be completed until the war's [[#Phase Two: Desperation|Second Phase]].
 
Luminoth studies of the Ing revealed a dependence on dark energy, which they intended to exploit using a weapon, called the [[Dark Beam]], meant to overload them with that energy.<ref name="weapons">{{cite|Our studies of the Ing revealed the source of their attacks as dark energy. We built weapons to use this energy, thinking it could overload energy targets and eliminate them.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#New Weapons|New Weapons]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The weapon was not nearly as effective as predicted, and a new weapon was was developed in its stead; thus the [[Light Beam]] was brought into commission, a light-based weapon that could exterminate Ing forces efficiently.<ref>{{cite|We soon learned our error, as the Dark Beam was not of great effect on the Ing. We then began to develop a weapon that used light energy. This weapon would dispatch the Ing with terrible efficiency.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[Luminoth Lore#New Weapons|New Weapons]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
Soon the Ing learned to possess Luminoth, turning friends and family against each other and resulting in heavy Luminoth casualties.<ref>{{cite|In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The New Terror|The New Terror]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> A new, effective [[Dark Suit|form of armor]] was created to prevent Ing possession, but it was not perfect, and the practice of self-terminating under imminent threat of possession became commonplace.<ref>{{cite|Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The New Terror|The New Terror]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
===Phase Two: Desperation===
[[File:Emperor Ing 3.jpg|250px|left|thumb|The Emperor Ing, ruler of the alternate dimension.]]
[[File:Emperor Ing 3.jpg|250px|left|thumb|The Emperor Ing, ruler of the alternate dimension.]]
After dwelling in Dark Aether longer, the Luminoth scouts discovered that the dark counterpart to their [[Great Temple]] on Aether is where the leader of the Ing, known as the [[Emperor Ing]], abides.<ref name="temple">{{cite|We learned that the ruler of the Ing dwelled in a place dubbed the "Sky Temple" by our forces. This place held the planetary energy of Dark Aether as well. It was heavily guarded, and entry was barred by a great gate requiring ten keys to unlock. These keys were hidden throughout Dark Aether by the Ing. A mission was planned, one that would find the hidden keys and recover our missing energy from the Sky Temple.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The Sky Temple|The Sky Temple]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The lair was known as the [[Sky Temple]] and, just as the case with the original temple, it houses the main Energy Controller that sends the energy across all regions of the planet.<ref name="temple"/> The temple was heavily guarded, and the entrance was barred by a gate that requires ten [[Sky Temple Keys|Keys]] to unlock.<ref name="temple"/> The keys were hidden across Dark Aether by the Ing, and a mission was executed for a group of ten warriors to locate them, known as the [[Keybearer]]s.<ref name="crusade">{{cite|While our forces on Dark Aether fought desperate battles against superior numbers, our best minds completed their work. The Energy Transfer Module, a device designed to recover our lost planetary energy, was ready at last. A force of our greatest warriors was assembled, each equipped with the best armor and weaponry available. We sent this brave cadre of fighters to invade the Sky Temple and seize the missing energy lying within.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#The Final Crusade|The Final Crusade]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They were sent to find the keys and raid the Sky Temple of its energy, restoring the light back to Aether as it was before.<ref name="crusade"/> All of the warriors were successful in finding their keys, although they were killed shortly after, not even being able to leave the key's general location. Only one of the Keybearers, [[A-Kul]], was able to secure her key and unlock one of the ten locks. In a last-resort attempt to inform anyone else who may try to liberate the Luminoth, she left clues as to where each warrior had fallen. She was killed shortly after this. After they had not returned for quite some time, the rest of the Luminoth went to Aether in search of them.<ref name="hope">{{cite|None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for them, in vain. Of the Energy Transfer Module, there was no sign. Though saddened, we set out to prepare another mission, to build another module, to try once more to save our dying world.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Shattered Hope|Shattered Hope]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Energy Transfer Module that had been assigned to them had been captured by the Ing, and was being used by them to seize the Light of Aether from the Energy Controllers on Aether.<ref name="hope"/> <ref name="agon">{{cite|A massive Ing attack came to the land of Agon. Soon, the Temple of Agon was surrounded by the Horde, with no hope of salvation. Our gallant warriors there were slain, and Agon fell to the enemy. Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was drained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Agon Falls|Agon Falls]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Another mission was planned to set off after a new module was built, but this never came to be due to the Ing's eventual takeover of the entire planet.<ref name="hope"/> The entire horde had surrounded the land of Agon, slaying all Luminoth warriors and draining the area's Energy Controller.<ref name="agon"/> The forces of the Ing then moved on to Torvus, encountering heavy Luminoth resistance there.<ref name="torvus">{{cite|The Ing turned their focus on the Torvus Bog next, sending a vast force to lay siege to the temple there. Thousands upon thousands of Ing were destroyed by our warriors, yet they kept coming until there was no Luminoth alive to offer resistance in Torvus. On that day, the energy of Torvus was taken to Dark Aether, and our hopes for survival grew dim.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Torvus Falls|Torvus Falls]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The resistance had eventually been overwhelmed by the thousands upon thousands of Ing approaching, and the bog's energy was stolen via the Energy Transfer Module.<ref name="torvus"/>. Hope for survival of the Luminoth had grown dim.
The Luminoth learned that the dark counterpart to their [[Great Temple]] on Aether, called the "[[Sky Temple]]" by Luminoth forces, was the lair of the [[Emperor Ing|leader of the Ing]].<ref name="temple">{{cite|We learned that the ruler of the Ing dwelled in a place dubbed the "Sky Temple" by our forces.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Sky Temple|The Sky Temple]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The temple contained the planetary energy of Dark Aether and was heavily guarded, and the [[Sky Temple Gateway|entrance]] was barred by a gate that required ten [[Sky Temple Keys|Keys]] to unlock.<ref>{{cite|This place held the planetary energy of Dark Aether as well. It was heavily guarded, and entry was barred by a great gate requiring ten keys to unlock. These keys were hidden throughout Dark Aether by the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Sky Temple|The Sky Temple]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The keys were hidden across Dark Aether by the Ing, and a mission was planned to claim them and recover the missing energy from the Sky Temple.<ref>{{cite|A mission was planned, one that would find the hidden keys and recover our missing energy from the Sky Temple.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Sky Temple|The Sky Temple]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
That mission came to fruition after the [[Energy Transfer Module]] was finally completed.<ref>{{cite|While our forces on Dark Aether fought desperate battles against superior numbers, our best minds completed their work. The Energy Transfer Module, a device designed to recover our lost planetary energy, was ready at last.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Final Crusade|The Final Crusade]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> A cadre of ten elite warriors, known as the [[Keybearer]]s, was equipped with the best armor and weaponry available and sent to invade the Sky Temple and retake the missing energy, ending the war once and for all.<ref>{{cite|A force of our greatest warriors was assembled, each equipped with the best armor and weaponry available. We sent this brave cadre of fighters to invade the Sky Temple and seize the missing energy lying within.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#The Final Crusade|The Final Crusade]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> All of the warriors were successful in locating the keys they were sent after, though nine were unsuccessful in returning them to the Sky Temple Gateway. Only one of the Keybearers, [[A-Kul]], was able to secure her key and unlock one of the ten locks, though she died before she could return to Aether.<ref>{{cite|Soon I shall pass to the final rest. My key is in place.|A-Kul's Testament|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> In a final attempt to inform anyone else who may try to liberate the Luminoth, she left [[Luminoth Lore#A-Kul's Clutes|clues]] as to where each warrior had fallen.<ref>{{cite|Through my spiritual link to the others, I know where their bodies lie. I shall leave this knowledge, that their last location in the dark world can be known. May this knowledge lead our warriors to the Sky Temple Keys. The time draws near. Hear the words of A-Kul, she they call Champion of Aether. Know that my warriors fought and died with uncommon valor. Do not look unkindly upon their failure, for they died to save us all.|A-Kul's Testament|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
When none of the Keybearers returned, the rest of the Luminoth went to Dark Aether in search of them, but in vain.<ref>{{cite|None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for them, in vain.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Shattered Hope|Shattered Hope]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Energy Transfer Module that had been assigned to them had been captured by the Ing, and so the Luminoth set out to prepare another mission and build a second module.<ref>{{cite|Of the Energy Transfer Module, there was no sign. Though saddened, we set out to prepare another mission, to build another module, to try once more to save our dying world.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Shattered Hope|Shattered Hope]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>  
 
Shortly afterward the Horde launched a massive attack and crippled the land of Agon, slaughtering many of the warriors there.<ref>{{cite|A massive Ing attack came to the land of Agon. Soon, the Temple of Agon was surrounded by the Horde, with no hope of salvation. Our gallant warriors there were slain, and Agon fell to the enemy.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Agon Falls|Agon Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> All the defenders of the [[Agon Temple]] but the child acolyte squire [[D-Chr]] were slain, leaving the boy as the sole defender of the Temple; a centicycle later, he was killed in battle on Dark Aether.<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of D-Chr, the Child Hero of Agon. Once a lowly acolyte squire, he became a warrior when the temple was attacked. All warriors but D-Chr were slain, leaving the boy as sole defender of the temple. He served for nearly a centicycle before being lost in battle on Dark Aether.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> When Agon finally fell the energy in the temple was drained: the Energy Transfer Module was being used by the Ing to seize the Light of Aether from the Energy Controllers on Aether.<ref>{{cite|Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was drained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Agon Falls|Agon Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>


===Phase 3-Desolation===
The forces of the Ing then moved on to Torvus, encountering heavy Luminoth resistance there.<ref name="torvus">{{cite|The Ing turned their focus on the Torvus Bog next, sending a vast force to lay siege to the temple there.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Torvus Falls|Torvus Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Thousands of Ing were slain, including at least one Ing Horde war chief by the Torvus hero [[B-Stz]] during the [[Fourth Battle of Torvus]], and numerous battles were fought.<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of B-Stz, a great hero of Torvus. B-Stz led the charge in the Fourth battle of Torvus, single-handedly killing the Ing Horde war chief in battle. He died of old age in the temple he helped defend.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> When the Ing's superior numbers eventually led to the fall of Torvus, some .3 decacycles after the fall of Agon,<ref>{{cite|Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.5 decacycles ago.|Scan Data of I-Sha's corpse|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref><ref name="A-Voq">{{cite|Bioscan complete. Subject Luminoth has been dead for 1.2 decacycles.|Scan Data for A-Voq's corpse|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> the energy was to taken to Dark Aether.<ref>{{cite|Thousands upon thousands of Ing were destroyed by our warriors, yet they kept coming until there was no Luminoth alive to offer resistance in Torvus. On that day, the energy of Torvus was taken to Dark Aether, and our hopes for survival grew dim.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Torvus Falls|Torvus Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
[[File:U-Mos and Energy Controller.jpg|250px|right|thumb|U-Mos protecting the final Energy Controller.]]
 
The remaining Luminoth forces had gathered at [[Sanctuary Fortress]], preparing for the inevitable siege that would strike the area.<ref name="sanctuary">{{cite|Our battered forces gathered in the Sanctuary Fortress to prepare for the inevitable siege there. They didn't wait long. Wave after wave of Ing assaulted the greatest of our fortresses, with one goal in mind: to seize the energy there. The Ing turned the machines of Sanctuary against our warriors, and soon all was lost. The energy of Sanctuary was taken by the Ing. Only one Energy Controller remained on Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Sanctuary Falls|Sanctuary Falls]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> waves of Ing bombarded the Fortress, possessing even the Luminoth mechanoids that had been built there.<ref name="sanctuary"/> Before long, they had drained the energy from the Fortress' Controller.<ref name="sanctuary"/> Only one Controller had remained intact on Aether.<ref name="sanctuary"/> With all hope of survival lost for the Luminoth, their only choice was to seclude from the destruction of their home in a life-preserving stasis that begged the question-would the Ing eventually decimate, or will the Luminoth remain in sleep forever?<ref name="twilight">{{cite|What few remained gathered in the Great Temple. There, all but U-Mos, the last Sentinel of Aether, entered into life-preserving stasis. There they remain, to be released once the Ing were destroyed...or to sleep forever. His people safe, U-Mos prepared for the last, terrible assault. In the silence of the Great Temple, he prayed for salvation, for deliverance from the terror of the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]]-[[Luminoth Lore#Twilight|Twilight]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The last remaining sentinel of the Luminoth, [[U-Mos]], stayed behind to guard the final Energy Controller in solitude.<ref name="twilight"/> This marks the end of the Luminoth's resistance against the Ing.
===Phase Three: Desolation===
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[[File:U-Mos mp2 Screenshot 05.png|250px|right|thumb|U-Mos protecting the final Energy Controller.]]
==Aftermath==
The remaining Luminoth forces had gathered at [[Sanctuary Fortress]], preparing for the inevitable siege that would strike the area. Waves of Ing bombarded the Fortress, possessing even the Luminoth mechanoids that had been built there. A mere .1 decacycles later,<ref name="A-Voq"/><ref>{{cite|Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.1 decacycles ago.|Scan Data from O-Lir's corpse|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> they had drained the energy from the Fortress' Controller. Only the Controller in the [[Great Temple]] remained intact on Aether.<ref>{{cite|Our battered forces gathered in the Sanctuary Fortress to prepare for the inevitable siege there. They didn't wait long. Wave after wave of Ing assaulted the greatest of our fortresses, with one goal in mind: to seize the energy there. The Ing turned the machines of Sanctuary against our warriors, and soon all was lost. The energy of Sanctuary was taken by the Ing. Only one Energy Controller remained on Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Sanctuary Falls|Sanctuary Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> With all hope of survival lost for the Luminoth, they decided to gather in the Great Temple and enter a life-preserving stasis to be released once the Ing threat was eliminated or sleep forever.<ref name="twilight">{{cite|What few remained gathered in the Great Temple. There, all but U-Mos, the last Sentinel of Aether, entered into life-preserving stasis. There they remain, to be released once the Ing were destroyed...or to sleep forever.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Twilight|Twilight]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The last remaining sentinel of the Luminoth, [[U-Mos]], remained awake to guard the final Energy Controller in solitude, marking the end of the Luminoth's resistance against the Ing.<ref>{{cite|His people safe, U-Mos prepared for the last, terrible assault. In the silence of the Great Temple, he prayed for salvation, for deliverance from the terror of the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Twilight|Twilight]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
[[File:Agon Pirate Facility.jpg|right|thumb|The Space Pirate Facility of Agon Wastes.]]
It is unknown how much time has passed since the Luminoth's stasis. After the [[Metroid Prime (game)|incident of Tallon IV]], the [[Space Pirate]] connections with the [[Phazon]] substance had been completely cut off. Phazon is a highly toxic material that the Pirates had used in much of their weaponry during their time stationed on Planet [[Tallon IV]]. Although any force that obtains this fluid will become extremely powerful, they may also become [[Phazon Corruption|Corrupted]] due to its manipulative effects on an organism's mind. Pirate scientists had discovered the presence of Phazon on Aether, and landed on the planet with no delay whatsoever.<ref>{{cite|Science teams have discovered the presence of Phazon in the Dasha system four cycles ago. High command authorized the deployment of our team shortly thereafter. Our orders are to establish a base on planet Aether and evaluate local Phazon resources. Because this world lies on the periphery of Galactic Federation territory, we are following stealth protocols at the highest level. A cadre of elite commandos has been dispatched to provide security for our force as well. This operation is now under way.|[[Space Pirate Data]]-[[Space Pirate Data#Log 04.468.1 (Phazon Operations)|Log 04.468.1 (Phazon Operations)]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> While harvesting the Phazon, attacks from the Ing had slowed down their progress, and reinforcements were needed.<ref>{{cite|Intelligence reports on the indigenous population of Aether are in error. This planet is not at peace, nor are the inhabitants docile. Evidence of a class 4 conflict is present here, though hostilities are at minimal level now. Our territory has suffered several raids by a strange type of shadowy creature. These raids have caused considerable damage, and we have requested more combat troops in response.|[[Space Pirate Data]]-[[Space Pirate Data#Log 04.885.3 (Local Conflict)|Log 04.885.3 (Local Conflict)]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Before long, the Luminoth technology that had been built some time ago had been discovered and operated by the Space Pirates.<ref name="portal">{{cite|The Rift Portal has been opened. The artifact weapon, dubbed the "Dark Beam" by science team, provides energy needed to open the portal, although for a limited time. We've sent expeditions through the portal, and they have returned with incredible news. The portal leads to a parallel version of Aether. This "Dark Aether" has suffered a global calamity, turning it into a toxic wasteland. It is the homeworld of the shadowy creature who have been raiding our base for the last cycle. Most importantly, it is the prime location of Phazon in this sector. Extraction plans are being prepared. We will not be denied!|[[Space Pirate Data]]-[[Space Pirate Data#Log 05.442.1 (Rift Portal)|Log 05.442.1 (Rift Portal)]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They had discovered that the majority of the Phazon was located in the alternate dimension.<ref name="portal"/> This rose the need for more supplies and reinforcements.<ref>{[cite|Phazon extraction raids are under way on Dark Aether. The toxicity of the atmosphere has taken a toll on our workforce, as have the hostile natives of that world. Science Team is preparing survival gear to protect our work teams, and we have increased our security presence in extraction areas. Fortunately, High Command is sending more troops and supplies. Our troops and resources are spread dangerously thin, and this mission cannot fail.|[[Space Pirate Data]]-[[Space Pirate Data#Log 06.221.7 (Phazon Raids)|Log 06.221.7 (Phazon Raids)]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The ship that was initially meant to bring the supplies to the planet was soon engaged in battle by a [[Galactic Federation]] ship, the ''[[G.F.S. Tyr]]'', that had intercepted the Pirate vessel's path.<ref>{{cite|Another disaster. The transport bringing our reinforcements and supplies has been shot down. It was engaged in orbit by a federation vessel, which has landed near the alien temple. It's only a matter of time before the Marines attack. Survivors from our ship have made their way to our base. Here we shall make our stand. Another enemy. First the shadowlings, then the Dark Hunter, and now the Galactic Federation Marine Corps. Perhaps fate will smile upon us, before the world itself opens its maw and swallows us.|[[Space Pirate Data]]-[[Space Pirate Data#Log 07.013.6|(Federation Attack)]]|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Although the ''Tyr'' had shot down the supply ship, their own frigate had suffered damage and was forced to perform an emergency landing on Aether. [[GFMC Task Force Herakles]], the crew of the ''Tyr'', had set up camp at their landing site and called for extraction from the planet. However, Darklings had attacked the crew before they could escape, and the captain of the crew, [[Captain A. Exeter|Exeter]], used the last of his strength to send out a distress signal before collapsing. The Galactic Federation called upon [[Bounty Hunter]] [[Samus Aran]] to investigate what had happened.
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==Revival of the Luminoth==
==Revival of the Luminoth==
[[File:Samus Entering Great Temple.png|220px|left|thumb|Samus Aran enters the Great Temple.]]
[[File:Samus Entering Great Temple.png|220px|left|thumb|Samus Aran enters the Great Temple.]]
Samus Aran's arrival on Aether began the beginning of a new age for the Luminoth. As she flew her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|Gunship]] through the planet's harsh climate, it was struck by a bolt of lightning that was caused by the dimensional flux of the planet. She crash-landed in the [[Temple Grounds]], the base area of the Great Temple and the landing site of the ''G.F.S. Tyr''. She began her search for the frigate, and soon found what remained of the crew. Exeter had a recording of the Ing attack from cameras in the ship, or most likely a helmet camera feed. After watching the feed, Samus herself was attacked by Darklings that had transported to the scene of the massacre. She dispatched them, and proceeded to enter the Great Temple herself. There she was attacked by a [[Alpha Splinter|Dark Alpha Splinter]] in the main hub. The creature seemed to have held one of the Energy Transfer Modules that the Luminoth had created. Although not even her [[Scan Visor]] could identify the object, she was now immune to Ing possession, just as its original purpose had been. She took the elevator to the Energy Controller, where she met U-Mos. The last Sentinel informed Samus of all that had happened over the past years, and how he had been waiting for anything, anyone that could save their civilization from extinction. Samus proudly accepted the feat, and proceeded to journey into each region of Aether and its dark counterpart, taking the stolen energy from Dark Aether and restoring it into the corresponding Energy Controller. She also recovered the weapon and visor systems of the fallen Keybearers, taken by the Ing.
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Samus Aran's arrival on Aether began the beginning of a new age for the Luminoth. After Samus finds the remains of the [[GFMC Task Force Herakles]] and was attacked by Darklings in the [[Temple Grounds]], she proceeded to enter the Great Temple herself. There she was attacked by a [[Alpha Splinter|Dark Alpha Splinter]] in the [[Temple Sanctuary]]. The creature held the Energy Transfer Module that the Luminoth had created. Although not even her [[Scan Visor]] could identify the object, it bonded with her suit and she became immune to Ing possession.<ref>{{cite|The Energy Transfer Module allows you to siphon power from Energy Controllers. Samus's notes: The Energy Transfer Module has a power core fueled by light energy. The presence of this energy protects the user from Ing possession. Once you have siphoned all power from an Energy Controller on Dark Aether, you must return it to an Energy Controller on Aether.|Samus's Notes|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> She took the elevator to the Main Energy Controller, where she met U-Mos. The last Sentinel divulged to Samus the history of the Luminoth, beginning with the [[Luminoth Dark Age]], that had transpired prior to her arrival, and that he had been waiting for anyone that could save their civilization from extinction.<ref>{{cite|Long ago, a cosmic object fell to our planet, Aether, exploding with great force. A rift was torn in time and space, and a strange power flowed over the world. Where once there was once Aether, there were now two. One of light…and one of shadow, each existing in its own dimension. It was the end of peace on Aether, for a new race was born that day on the dark world…one filled with hate and terrible power. They are the Ing. The Ing are creatures of shadow and darkness, knowing nothing of peace or mercy. For decades, we stood against them…yet we now lie on the verge of defeat. When Dark Aether was born, our planetary energy was divided. Half for our world, half for theirs. Should one world gain control of this energy, the other will perish. Before you arrived, the Ing had stolen a device from us…one that collects planetary energy. With it, they have weakened our planet to the verge of collapse. But fortune smiled upon us this day, for the Energy Transfer Module…is now bonded with you. With it, you can help us…help us restore our world. You’re our only hope, Samus. Should we fall, the Ing will look to the stars for new planets to ravage and conquer. Your species could be their next victims.|U-Mos|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
 
Samus accepted the mission, and proceeded to journey into each region of Aether and its dark counterpart, taking the stolen energy from Dark Aether and restoring it into the corresponding Energy Controller. During her journey, she met the final [[Luminoth Holoprojector|hologram]] recordings of fallen [[Sentinel of the Temple|Temple Sentinels]] of Aether that gave their lives to protect the Energy Controllers. She also recovered the weapon and visor systems of the fallen [[A-Kul|Champion of Aether]], taken by the Ing.
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[[File:Emperor Ing 1.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Samus faces off against the Emperor Ing.]]
 
[[File:Luminoth 02.png|250px|right|thumb|The Luminoth bid Samus their farewell.]]
[[File:Emperor Ing 1.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Samus faces off against the Emperor Ing.]]
In the meantime while transferring the energy, Samus thwarted Space Pirates and a different entity, [[Dark Samus]], a new persona of the defeated [[Metroid Prime (specimen)|Metroid Prime]] creature of Tallon IV. Both forces repeatedly attempted to hinder her progress, failing each time. However, in order to gain access to the final Dark Energy Controller and defeat the Emperor Ing, Samus must collect all ten [[Sky Temple Key]]s hidden across Dark Aether. She found A-Kul's clues in the gateway where her fallen body lay, and collected the keys herself, all hidden in [[Ingworm Cache]]s that can only be seen using [[Dark Visor]] technology. During her journey as well, she met the final hologram recordings of fallen heroes of Aether that gave their lives to protect the Energy Controllers. Once all of the keys were collected, she gained access to the Sky Temple and faced off against the Emperor Ing. After a long battle, the leader was finally defeated, and the energy was restored to Aether. With no energy to keep it together, Dark Aether began to collapse, the entire dimension being destroyed. Samus, fleeing the area, encountered Dark Samus for the final time, and in a limited time as well. She managed to escape the destruction of the world and return back to the Great Temple, where the awakening Luminoth greeted her. They bowed in honor of her courage, and she left without a word. If Samus had not destroyed the Ing threat, they would most definitely ravage other planets across the galaxy. Peace had, finally, returned to Aether.
In order to gain access to the final Dark Energy Controller and defeat the Emperor Ing, Samus collects all ten [[Sky Temple Key]]s hidden across Dark Aether. She finds A-Kul's clues in the [[Sky Temple Gateway|gateway]] where her fallen body lays and collected the keys herself, all hidden in [[Ingworm Cache]]s that can only be seen using [[Dark Visor]] technology. Once all of the keys were collected, she gained access to the Sky Temple and faced off against the Emperor Ing.
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[[File:Luminoth 02.png|250px|left|thumb|The Luminoth bid Samus farewell.]]
After a long battle, the leader was finally defeated, and the energy was restored to Aether. With no energy to maintain its stability, Dark Aether collapsed and the entire dimension was destroyed. Samus managed to escape the destruction of the world and return to the Great Temple, where the awakening Luminoth greeted her. They bowed as she departed, the Ing conflict finally resolved.
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==Notable Figures==
==Notable Figures==
===U-Mos===
===U-Mos===
[[File:U-Mos.jpg|180px|right|thumb|U-Mos]]
[[File:U-Mos.png|180px|right|thumb|U-Mos]]
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'''U-Mos''' is the last surviving sentinel of the Luminoth. He was the only survivor that did not join stasis, as to guard the Great Temple's Energy Controller. He met Samus Aran and informed her on her mission to save their world, and gave her advice on where to go, as well as the [[Light Suit]], the ultimate armor against the Dark World.
'''U-Mos''' is the last surviving sentinel of the Luminoth. He was the only survivor that did not join stasis, as to guard the Great Temple's Energy Controller. He met Samus Aran and informed her on her mission to save their world, and gave her advice on where to go, as well as the [[Light Suit]], the ultimate armor against the Dark World.
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===Samus Aran===
===Samus Aran===
[[File:Light Suit 01.png|180px|right|thumb|Samus Aran]]
[[File:Light Suit 01.png|180px|right|thumb|Samus Aran]]
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'''Samus Aran''' is the Bounty Hunter that was called by the Galactic Federation to investigate what had happened to the ''G.F.S. Tyr'' on Aether. She eventually met U-Mos and transferred the stolen energy from Dark Aether back to the original mainframe, and destroyed the entire world of Dark Aether.
'''Samus Aran''' is the Bounty Hunter that was called by the Galactic Federation to investigate what had happened to the ''G.F.S. Tyr'' on Aether. She eventually met U-Mos and transferred the stolen energy from Dark Aether back to the original mainframe, and destroyed the entire world of Dark Aether.
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===I-Sha===
 
[[File:I-Sha.jpg|180px|right|thumb|I-Sha]]
===Temple Sentinels===
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'''I-Sha''' was the last sentinel of the Agon Temple who informed Samus on the dangers of Dark Aether in his final hologram.
 
'''I-Sha''', '''A-Voq''', and '''O-Lir''' were the last sentinels of the Temples in Agon, Torvus, and Sanctuary. In the holograms they left behind, they impart information that help Samus on her way.
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File:I-Sha mp2 Screenshot 05.png|[[I-Sha]]
File:A-Voq.jpg|[[A-Voq]]
File:O-Lir mp2 Screenshot 03.png|[[O-Lir]]
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===A-Voq===
 
[[File:A-Voq.jpg|180px|right|thumb|A-Voq]]
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'''A-Voq''' was the last sentinel of the Torvus Temple who warned Samus of the toxic waters of Dark Aether and how the Torvus Forest became flooded.
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===O-Lir===
[[File:O-Lir.jpg|180px|right|thumb|O-Lir]]
'''O-Lir''' was the last sentinel of the Sanctuary Temple who told Samus of his regret for creating the Fortress' mechanoids, as they were possessed and used against their own kind.
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===X-Qar===
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'''X-Qar''' was the first sentinel of planet Aether. She discovered the planet with the first Luminoth and helped settle there.
===Q-Cis===
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'''Q-Cis''' was the second sentinel of Aether, succeeding X-Qar, who protected the planet for three centicycles.
===V-Mos===
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'''V-Mos''' was the third sentinel of Aether and the mother of U-Mos, who died giving birth to him.
===J-Gnk===
===J-Gnk===
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'''J-Gnk''' was the fourth sentinel of Aether and the one who ruled during the first Ing attack.
'''J-Gnk''' was the fourth sentinel of Aether and the one who ruled during the first Ing attack.
===Keybearers===
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The '''Keybearers''' were the warriors that were selected to retrieve the [[Sky Temple Key]]s from Dark Aether.


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Luminoth]]
*[[Ing]]
*[[Aether]]
*[[Aether]]
*[[Dark Aether]]
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Ing-Luminoth War
Sky Temple.jpg

The Sky Temple, a result of the conflict between races

Game(s)

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Participants

Luminoth, Ing, Samus Aran

Location(s)

Aether, Dark Aether

Occurrence(s)

Conflict for control of Light of Aether

Resolution(s)

Samus recovers all planetary energy from Dark Aether

The Ing-Luminoth War [conjectural title] is a conflict between the Luminoth and Ing races of Planet Aether, occurring prior to and during the events of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Events Leading to War[edit | edit source]

Main article: Luminoth Dark Age

During the Golden Age of Luminoth discovery, technology, and culture, a stellar object approached the race's home planet of Aether.[1] Though the Luminoth attempted to use their weaponry to alter its trajectory, these ultimately proved ineffectual and weakened Aether's planetary reserves.[2] The residents stored food and water and took shelter from the blast,[3] but most of the planet was completely ravaged by the impact, hailing the beginning of a Dark Age on Aether. The planet held, despite expectations, but the land was transformed and half of Aether's planetary energy was gone: the Agon Plains were completely scorched and became a desert, and the Torvus Forest was engulfed by floods and turned to marshlands.[4][5] What the Luminoth hadn't forseen was that the collision into Aether had flung the planet and many objects upon it into a state of Transdimensional Flux, meaning that half of that object's total atomic structure was transported to an alternate dimension of the same formations as Aether's current form.[6]

Not much was known about the other world until, during the time J-Gnk acted as the Sentinel of Aether,[7] rifts began to spontaneously appear to that dark dimension, connecting the two lands for the first time.[8] A new race had been formed in the alternate dimension and began swarming out of the rifts, using their unique ability to possess and control life-forms on the indigenous species; the possessed creatures, known by the Luminoth as Darklings, became the main threat during the confrontation and ended their state of peace.[9] Many Luminoth were killed, including the ancient founder of Sanctuary Fortress.[10]

Course of the War[edit | edit source]

Phase One: Preparation[edit | edit source]

One of Aether's Energy Controllers.

Eventually the Luminoth created machines to open rifts into Dark Aether and began sending volunteer scouts through them.[11] Those scouts discovered the missing half of Aether's energy there as well as the true form beings responsible for possessing creatures on Aether, which they named "Ing" after the Luminoth word for terror.[12] The first scouts did not last long in Dark Aether's poisonous atmosphere, but the Luminoth were determined to return.[13]

Before the stellar object impacted Aether, the Luminoth had constructed Energy Controllers as part of a system that regulated and distributed the Light of Aether across the planet, ensuring peace and prosperity.[14] The revelation that Dark Aether had acquired half of that planetary energy, weakening the original Aether and keeping Dark Aether alive, led to the creation of weapons and equipment that would be efficient in fighting the Ing.

The Energy Transfer Module.

The first and one of the most critical Luminoth inventions for the war was the Light Crystal, a portable mineral that emits light energy in Dark Aether, which allowed the Luminoth to explore the enemy land and bring war to the Ing, although the crystals did not protect from Ing attacks.[15] Light Beacons were strategically placed throughout Dark Aether as well. Another ability that the crystals and beacons have is to replenish the health of any creature alien to the alternate dimension and amplify the effects of any element with which its charged. Luminoth armor and weapons proved ineffectual, however, and so they withdrew from Dark Aether in order to create better offensive and defensive technologies.[16]

Because the Luminoth were vastly outnumbered and not prepared to fight a long war, they sought a means to end the war quickly, and to that end they decided to build a device to recover the lost planetary energy from Dark Aether, resulting in its collapse.[17] The device would not be completed until the war's Second Phase.

Luminoth studies of the Ing revealed a dependence on dark energy, which they intended to exploit using a weapon, called the Dark Beam, meant to overload them with that energy.[18] The weapon was not nearly as effective as predicted, and a new weapon was was developed in its stead; thus the Light Beam was brought into commission, a light-based weapon that could exterminate Ing forces efficiently.[19]

Soon the Ing learned to possess Luminoth, turning friends and family against each other and resulting in heavy Luminoth casualties.[20] A new, effective form of armor was created to prevent Ing possession, but it was not perfect, and the practice of self-terminating under imminent threat of possession became commonplace.[21]

Phase Two: Desperation[edit | edit source]

The Emperor Ing, ruler of the alternate dimension.

The Luminoth learned that the dark counterpart to their Great Temple on Aether, called the "Sky Temple" by Luminoth forces, was the lair of the leader of the Ing.[22] The temple contained the planetary energy of Dark Aether and was heavily guarded, and the entrance was barred by a gate that required ten Keys to unlock.[23] The keys were hidden across Dark Aether by the Ing, and a mission was planned to claim them and recover the missing energy from the Sky Temple.[24]

That mission came to fruition after the Energy Transfer Module was finally completed.[25] A cadre of ten elite warriors, known as the Keybearers, was equipped with the best armor and weaponry available and sent to invade the Sky Temple and retake the missing energy, ending the war once and for all.[26] All of the warriors were successful in locating the keys they were sent after, though nine were unsuccessful in returning them to the Sky Temple Gateway. Only one of the Keybearers, A-Kul, was able to secure her key and unlock one of the ten locks, though she died before she could return to Aether.[27] In a final attempt to inform anyone else who may try to liberate the Luminoth, she left clues as to where each warrior had fallen.[28]

When none of the Keybearers returned, the rest of the Luminoth went to Dark Aether in search of them, but in vain.[29] The Energy Transfer Module that had been assigned to them had been captured by the Ing, and so the Luminoth set out to prepare another mission and build a second module.[30]

Shortly afterward the Horde launched a massive attack and crippled the land of Agon, slaughtering many of the warriors there.[31] All the defenders of the Agon Temple but the child acolyte squire D-Chr were slain, leaving the boy as the sole defender of the Temple; a centicycle later, he was killed in battle on Dark Aether.[32] When Agon finally fell the energy in the temple was drained: the Energy Transfer Module was being used by the Ing to seize the Light of Aether from the Energy Controllers on Aether.[33]

The forces of the Ing then moved on to Torvus, encountering heavy Luminoth resistance there.[34] Thousands of Ing were slain, including at least one Ing Horde war chief by the Torvus hero B-Stz during the Fourth Battle of Torvus, and numerous battles were fought.[35] When the Ing's superior numbers eventually led to the fall of Torvus, some .3 decacycles after the fall of Agon,[36][37] the energy was to taken to Dark Aether.[38]

Phase Three: Desolation[edit | edit source]

U-Mos protecting the final Energy Controller.

The remaining Luminoth forces had gathered at Sanctuary Fortress, preparing for the inevitable siege that would strike the area. Waves of Ing bombarded the Fortress, possessing even the Luminoth mechanoids that had been built there. A mere .1 decacycles later,[37][39] they had drained the energy from the Fortress' Controller. Only the Controller in the Great Temple remained intact on Aether.[40] With all hope of survival lost for the Luminoth, they decided to gather in the Great Temple and enter a life-preserving stasis to be released once the Ing threat was eliminated or sleep forever.[41] The last remaining sentinel of the Luminoth, U-Mos, remained awake to guard the final Energy Controller in solitude, marking the end of the Luminoth's resistance against the Ing.[42]

Revival of the Luminoth[edit | edit source]

Samus Aran enters the Great Temple.
Main article: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Samus Aran's arrival on Aether began the beginning of a new age for the Luminoth. After Samus finds the remains of the GFMC Task Force Herakles and was attacked by Darklings in the Temple Grounds, she proceeded to enter the Great Temple herself. There she was attacked by a Dark Alpha Splinter in the Temple Sanctuary. The creature held the Energy Transfer Module that the Luminoth had created. Although not even her Scan Visor could identify the object, it bonded with her suit and she became immune to Ing possession.[43] She took the elevator to the Main Energy Controller, where she met U-Mos. The last Sentinel divulged to Samus the history of the Luminoth, beginning with the Luminoth Dark Age, that had transpired prior to her arrival, and that he had been waiting for anyone that could save their civilization from extinction.[44]

Samus accepted the mission, and proceeded to journey into each region of Aether and its dark counterpart, taking the stolen energy from Dark Aether and restoring it into the corresponding Energy Controller. During her journey, she met the final hologram recordings of fallen Temple Sentinels of Aether that gave their lives to protect the Energy Controllers. She also recovered the weapon and visor systems of the fallen Champion of Aether, taken by the Ing.

Samus faces off against the Emperor Ing.

In order to gain access to the final Dark Energy Controller and defeat the Emperor Ing, Samus collects all ten Sky Temple Keys hidden across Dark Aether. She finds A-Kul's clues in the gateway where her fallen body lays and collected the keys herself, all hidden in Ingworm Caches that can only be seen using Dark Visor technology. Once all of the keys were collected, she gained access to the Sky Temple and faced off against the Emperor Ing.

The Luminoth bid Samus farewell.

After a long battle, the leader was finally defeated, and the energy was restored to Aether. With no energy to maintain its stability, Dark Aether collapsed and the entire dimension was destroyed. Samus managed to escape the destruction of the world and return to the Great Temple, where the awakening Luminoth greeted her. They bowed as she departed, the Ing conflict finally resolved.

Notable Figures[edit | edit source]

U-Mos[edit | edit source]

U-Mos
Main article: U-Mos

U-Mos is the last surviving sentinel of the Luminoth. He was the only survivor that did not join stasis, as to guard the Great Temple's Energy Controller. He met Samus Aran and informed her on her mission to save their world, and gave her advice on where to go, as well as the Light Suit, the ultimate armor against the Dark World.

Samus Aran[edit | edit source]

Samus Aran
Main article: Samus Aran

Samus Aran is the Bounty Hunter that was called by the Galactic Federation to investigate what had happened to the G.F.S. Tyr on Aether. She eventually met U-Mos and transferred the stolen energy from Dark Aether back to the original mainframe, and destroyed the entire world of Dark Aether.

Temple Sentinels[edit | edit source]

Main article: Sentinel of the Temple

I-Sha, A-Voq, and O-Lir were the last sentinels of the Temples in Agon, Torvus, and Sanctuary. In the holograms they left behind, they impart information that help Samus on her way.

J-Gnk[edit | edit source]

Main article: J-Gnk

J-Gnk was the fourth sentinel of Aether and the one who ruled during the first Ing attack.

Keybearers[edit | edit source]

Main article: Keybearer

The Keybearers were the warriors that were selected to retrieve the Sky Temple Keys from Dark Aether.

See Also[edit | edit source]

References

  1. ↑ "By the time we detected the stellar object as it streaked toward our world, it was too late to stop it." —Luminoth Lore "The Stellar Object" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  2. ↑ "We fired numerous weapons at it in a vain attempt to alter its trajectory. Nothing worked. Our efforts placed a great strain on the Energy Controllers, and weakened Aether." —Luminoth Lore "The Stellar Object" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  3. ↑ "All we could do as the object drew closer was take shelter and wait. We gathered stores of food and water, reinforced the shielding on our dwellings, and spent the last hours in peace." —Luminoth Lore "The Stellar Object" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  4. ↑ "The starborne terror burnt through the heavens and struck Aether with and untold might. We all expected the world to shatter...but Aether held. There was great devastation, however. The green plains of Agon were scorched forever, and the forest of Torvus was engulfed and wracked by the sea. The skies burned for days, casting darkness over the land." —Luminoth Lore "Cataclysm" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  5. ↑ "In time, the roar of a wounded planet subsided. The air, though fouled, was breathable. Light made its way through the dark veil over our world. Slowly, we ventured out from the shelters of our homer to see what remained of our paradise. What little comfort we gained by surviving was soon shattered. Half of the planet's energy had vanished from the Energy Controllers. Aether became violently unstable as a result. Of the stellar object which stuck our home, there was no sign." —Luminoth Lore "Age of Anxiety" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  6. ↑ "Amidst this turmoil, we discovered many anomalies. Spacial disturbances appeared across the land. Object went into a state of dimensional flux, their atoms divided between Aether and...somewhere else. There was little time to ponder these strange happenings, for we had to deal with the devastation of our lands." —Luminoth Lore "The World Warped" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  7. ↑ "This is a statue of J-Gnk, the fourth sentinel of Aether. J-Gnk was the Sentinel of Aether when the Ing brought war to Aether. He died in battle while defending the Great Temple." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  8. ↑ "The day came when space was torn asunder, revealing dimensional rifts to a dark place." —Luminoth Lore "The Ing Attack" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  9. ↑ "Horrible dark swarms streaked forth from these rifts, engulfing nearby creatures and transforming them into what we could come to call darklings. The dark creatures became our enemies, and peace came to an end on Aether." —Luminoth Lore "The Ing Attack" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  10. ↑ "This is a statue of E-Btr, the founder of Sanctuary. He lived for nearly 5 centicycles, and died in hand-to-hand combat during the first Ing attacks." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  11. ↑ "In time, we created machines to open rifts to our enemy's world. Volunteer scouts went through the rifts and found a twisted world, harsh and poisonous...a Dark Aether." —Luminoth Lore "Dark Aether" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  12. ↑ "They discovered that this world held the missing half of our planet's energy. They also saw the true face of the enemy, a race we came to call "Ing", meaning terror." —Luminoth Lore "Dark Aether" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  13. ↑ "Our scouts could not survive long on the surface of Dark Aether, so venomous was its air. Still, we vowed to return. We prepared for war." —Luminoth Lore "Dark Aether" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  14. ↑ "The main Energy Controller was built in the Great Temple: three sub-controllers were built in Torvus, Agon, and Sanctuary. They collected the energy of Aether, then radiated it over the world to all who needed it. In time we came to call this precious energy the "Light of Aether". It brought peace and prosperity to the Luminoth." —Luminoth Lore "Light of Aether" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  15. ↑ "We developed Crystals that brought the Light of Aether to the dark world. Using these Crystals allowed our warriors to explore the enemy lands, to bring war to the Ing. Sadly, the Crystals were not enough." —Luminoth Lore "Our War Begins" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  16. ↑ "We needed stronger weapons, better armor. We withdrew from Dark Aether while our greatest minds devised new engines of war." —Luminoth Lore "Our War Begins" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  17. ↑ "We were not prepared to fight a long war. The forces of the enemy outnumbered ours vastly. We sought a way to end the war quickly, without extended combat. 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)
  18. ↑ "Our studies of the Ing revealed the source of their attacks as dark energy. We built weapons to use this energy, thinking it could overload energy targets and eliminate them." —Luminoth Lore "New Weapons" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  19. ↑ "We soon learned our error, as the Dark Beam was not of great effect on the Ing. We then began to develop a weapon that used light energy. This weapon would dispatch the Ing with terrible efficiency." —Luminoth Lore "[Luminoth Lore#New Weapons (New Weapons]]")
  20. ↑ "In time, the Ing began to possess Luminoth as well as creatures. Friends and family members became the enemy, spilling Luminoth blood across the land." —Luminoth Lore "The New Terror (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  21. ↑ "Desperate, we devised shielding to prevent Ing possession. It was effective, but not perfect. Should the shielding fail, all Luminoth were prepared to self-terminate rather than become a weapon for the Ing." —Luminoth Lore "The New Terror (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  22. ↑ "We learned that the ruler of the Ing dwelled in a place dubbed the "Sky Temple" by our forces." —Luminoth Lore "The Sky Temple" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  23. ↑ "This place held the planetary energy of Dark Aether as well. It was heavily guarded, and entry was barred by a great gate requiring ten keys to unlock. These keys were hidden throughout Dark Aether by the Ing." —Luminoth Lore "The Sky Temple" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  24. ↑ "A mission was planned, one that would find the hidden keys and recover our missing energy from the Sky Temple." —Luminoth Lore "The Sky Temple" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  25. ↑ "While our forces on Dark Aether fought desperate battles against superior numbers, our best minds completed their work. The Energy Transfer Module, a device designed to recover our lost planetary energy, was ready at last." —Luminoth Lore "The Final Crusade" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  26. ↑ "A force of our greatest warriors was assembled, each equipped with the best armor and weaponry available. We sent this brave cadre of fighters to invade the Sky Temple and seize the missing energy lying within." —Luminoth Lore "The Final Crusade" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  27. ↑ "Soon I shall pass to the final rest. My key is in place." —A-Kul's Testament (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  28. ↑ "Through my spiritual link to the others, I know where their bodies lie. I shall leave this knowledge, that their last location in the dark world can be known. May this knowledge lead our warriors to the Sky Temple Keys. The time draws near. Hear the words of A-Kul, she they call Champion of Aether. Know that my warriors fought and died with uncommon valor. Do not look unkindly upon their failure, for they died to save us all." —A-Kul's Testament (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  29. ↑ "None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for them, in vain." —Luminoth Lore "Shattered Hope" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  30. ↑ "Of the Energy Transfer Module, there was no sign. Though saddened, we set out to prepare another mission, to build another module, to try once more to save our dying world." —Luminoth Lore "Shattered Hope" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  31. ↑ "A massive Ing attack came to the land of Agon. Soon, the Temple of Agon was surrounded by the Horde, with no hope of salvation. Our gallant warriors there were slain, and Agon fell to the enemy." —Luminoth Lore "Agon Falls" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  32. ↑ "This is a statue of D-Chr, the Child Hero of Agon. Once a lowly acolyte squire, he became a warrior when the temple was attacked. All warriors but D-Chr were slain, leaving the boy as sole defender of the temple. He served for nearly a centicycle before being lost in battle on Dark Aether." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  33. ↑ "Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was drained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us." —Luminoth Lore "Agon Falls" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  34. ↑ "The Ing turned their focus on the Torvus Bog next, sending a vast force to lay siege to the temple there." —Luminoth Lore "Torvus Falls" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  35. ↑ "This is a statue of B-Stz, a great hero of Torvus. B-Stz led the charge in the Fourth battle of Torvus, single-handedly killing the Ing Horde war chief in battle. He died of old age in the temple he helped defend." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  36. ↑ "Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.5 decacycles ago." —Scan Data of I-Sha's corpse (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Bioscan complete. Subject Luminoth has been dead for 1.2 decacycles." —Scan Data for A-Voq's corpse (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  38. ↑ "Thousands upon thousands of Ing were destroyed by our warriors, yet they kept coming until there was no Luminoth alive to offer resistance in Torvus. On that day, the energy of Torvus was taken to Dark Aether, and our hopes for survival grew dim." —Luminoth Lore "Torvus Falls" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  39. ↑ "Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.1 decacycles ago." —Scan Data from O-Lir's corpse (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  40. ↑ "Our battered forces gathered in the Sanctuary Fortress to prepare for the inevitable siege there. They didn't wait long. Wave after wave of Ing assaulted the greatest of our fortresses, with one goal in mind: to seize the energy there. The Ing turned the machines of Sanctuary against our warriors, and soon all was lost. The energy of Sanctuary was taken by the Ing. Only one Energy Controller remained on Aether." —Luminoth Lore "Sanctuary Falls" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  41. ↑ "What few remained gathered in the Great Temple. There, all but U-Mos, the last Sentinel of Aether, entered into life-preserving stasis. There they remain, to be released once the Ing were destroyed...or to sleep forever." —Luminoth Lore "Twilight" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  42. ↑ "His people safe, U-Mos prepared for the last, terrible assault. In the silence of the Great Temple, he prayed for salvation, for deliverance from the terror of the Ing." —Luminoth Lore "Twilight" (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  43. ↑ "The Energy Transfer Module allows you to siphon power from Energy Controllers. Samus's notes: The Energy Transfer Module has a power core fueled by light energy. The presence of this energy protects the user from Ing possession. Once you have siphoned all power from an Energy Controller on Dark Aether, you must return it to an Energy Controller on Aether." —Samus's Notes (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
  44. ↑ "Long ago, a cosmic object fell to our planet, Aether, exploding with great force. A rift was torn in time and space, and a strange power flowed over the world. Where once there was once Aether, there were now two. One of light…and one of shadow, each existing in its own dimension. It was the end of peace on Aether, for a new race was born that day on the dark world…one filled with hate and terrible power. They are the Ing. The Ing are creatures of shadow and darkness, knowing nothing of peace or mercy. For decades, we stood against them…yet we now lie on the verge of defeat. When Dark Aether was born, our planetary energy was divided. Half for our world, half for theirs. Should one world gain control of this energy, the other will perish. Before you arrived, the Ing had stolen a device from us…one that collects planetary energy. With it, they have weakened our planet to the verge of collapse. But fortune smiled upon us this day, for the Energy Transfer Module…is now bonded with you. With it, you can help us…help us restore our world. You’re our only hope, Samus. Should we fall, the Ing will look to the stars for new planets to ravage and conquer. Your species could be their next victims." —U-Mos (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)


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