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===Conflict===
===Conflict===
{{main|Ing-Luminoth War}}
{{main|Ing-Luminoth War}}
The Luminoth built machines to generate [[Portal]]s leading to [[Dark Aether]], which had the missing half of their planetary energy. There, they met the [[Ing]].<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Dark Aether"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Finding that they could not survive the atmosphere, they built [[Light Crystal]]s to create safe zones and also began development on stronger weapons and armor to help them survive.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Our War Begins"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Their first attempt was with a beam designed to overload the Ing with [[Dark Beam|dark energy]]; when that proved ineffective, they built the [[Light Beam]], which was devastating on the Ing.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "New Weapons"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>  
The Luminoth built machines to generate [[Portal]]s leading to [[Dark Aether]], which had the missing half of their planetary energy. There, they met the [[Ing]].<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Dark Aether"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Upon discovering that they could not survive prolonged exposure the atmosphere, they built [[Light Crystal]]s to create safe zones and also began development on stronger weapons and armor to help them survive.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Our War Begins"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Their first attempt was with a beam designed to overload the Ing with [[Dark Beam|dark energy]]; when that proved ineffective, they built the [[Light Beam]], which was devastating to the Ing.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "New Weapons"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>  


The Luminoth also developed numerous [[Luminoth Technology#Luminoth Mechanoids|mechanoids]] to fight alongside them, such as the [[Ingsmasher]] and [[Quadraxis]].<ref>{{cite|Designed to fight alongside the Luminoth, the Ingsmasher now seeks to destroy them. In close combat, it smashes its energized fists into the earth to send out powerful shock waves, then pulverizes any immobile prey. It will fire salvos of Missiles at long-distance quarry. It uses an energy shield in battle that can be adjusted to protect against a variety of beam weapons. The shield can be overloaded by opposite-polarity beams, however, damaging the Ingsmasher in the process.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Ingsmasher"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Several cleaning units were retrofitted for combat purposes.<ref>{{cite|The Diligence Class Drones were the first cleaning united designed by the Luminoth. They were modified for combat duty once the war began but were outshined by the newer Harmony-Class Units. A Diligence uses focused beams to perform its duty. Their energy construct makes them invulnerable to most attacks, though dark energy can disrupt them.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Diligence-Class Drone"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth even tried training creatures from other planets for use in the war.<ref>{{cite|The Luminoth tried to domesticate and train a number of Triclops for use in war, but failed. Undaunted, they created [[Mechlops|mechanical versions]] of the hardy creatures to use in battle. The few Mechlops that remain now serve other mechanoids, turning their potent jaws and earthmoving power against their former masters.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Mechlops"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>
The Luminoth also developed numerous [[Luminoth Technology#Luminoth Mechanoids|mechanoids]] to fight alongside them, such as the [[Ingsmasher]] and [[Quadraxis]].<ref>{{cite|Designed to fight alongside the Luminoth, the Ingsmasher now seeks to destroy them. In close combat, it smashes its energized fists into the earth to send out powerful shock waves, then pulverizes any immobile prey. It will fire salvos of Missiles at long-distance quarry. It uses an energy shield in battle that can be adjusted to protect against a variety of beam weapons. The shield can be overloaded by opposite-polarity beams, however, damaging the Ingsmasher in the process.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Ingsmasher"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Several cleaning units were retrofitted for combat purposes.<ref>{{cite|The Diligence Class Drones were the first cleaning united designed by the Luminoth. They were modified for combat duty once the war began but were outshined by the newer Harmony-Class Units. A Diligence uses focused beams to perform its duty. Their energy construct makes them invulnerable to most attacks, though dark energy can disrupt them.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Diligence-Class Drone"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth even tried training [[Triclops|creatures]] from other planets for use in the war.<ref>{{cite|The Luminoth tried to domesticate and train a number of Triclops for use in war, but failed. Undaunted, they created [[Mechlops|mechanical versions]] of the hardy creatures to use in battle. The few Mechlops that remain now serve other mechanoids, turning their potent jaws and earthmoving power against their former masters.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Mechlops"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>


The Luminoth developed the [[Energy Transfer Module]] to drain Dark Aether's energy, which would destroy Dark Aether if successful.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Recovering Energy"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They found the [[Sky Temple|location]] of the [[Emperor Ing]] and discovered that it was blocked.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Sky Temple"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth assembled their [[Keybearer|best warriors]] to acquire the keys and to recover the lost energy.<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. 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "The Final Crusade"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> None of the warriors survived, but the warrior [[A-Kul]], known by her people as the Champion of Aether, managed to return her key to the gateway before her death.<ref>{{cite|None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for the, 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Shattered Hope"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> As her final act, she left [[Luminoth Lore#A-Kul's Clues|clues]] as to the locations of the other nine Keybearers.<ref name="A-Kul's Testament">{{cite|Soon I shall pass to the final rest. My key is in place. Through my spiritual link with 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 worlds 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "A-Kul's Testament"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Agon and Torvus fell soon afterward; the Ing had used the Energy Transfer Module against its creators.<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. Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was trained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Agon Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref><ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Torvus Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Towards the end of the war, with increasing desperation, the Luminoth even pressed the elderly and children into fighting the Ing.{{fact}} The Luminoth retreated to their Sanctuary but were defeated there too.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Sanctuary Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The remaining Luminoth fled to the Great Temple to place themselves in stasis while [[U-Mos]] remained active to guard both the temple's energy and the sleeping Luminoth.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Twilight"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>  
The Luminoth developed the [[Energy Transfer Module]] to drain Dark Aether's energy, which would destroy Dark Aether if successful.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Recovering Energy"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They found the [[Sky Temple|location]] of the [[Emperor Ing]] and discovered that it was blocked.<ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Sky Temple"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The Luminoth assembled their [[Keybearer|best warriors]] to acquire the keys and to recover the lost energy.<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. 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "The Final Crusade"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> None of the warriors survived, but the warrior [[A-Kul]], known by her people as the Champion of Aether, managed to return her key to the gateway before her death.<ref>{{cite|None of the warriors sent to the Sky Temple returned. Our forces searched Dark Aether for the, 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Shattered Hope"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> As her final act, she left [[Luminoth Lore#A-Kul's Clues|clues]] as to the locations of the other nine Keybearers.<ref name="A-Kul's Testament">{{cite|Soon I shall pass to the final rest. My key is in place. Through my spiritual link with 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 worlds 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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "A-Kul's Testament"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Agon and Torvus fell soon afterward; the Ing had used the Energy Transfer Module against its creators.<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. Our blood chilled when we learned that the energy within that temple was trained. The Ing had found the Energy Transfer Module, and were using it as a weapon against us.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Agon Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref><ref>{{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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Torvus Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> In desperation, the elderly and children took up arms.{{fact}} The Luminoth retreated to their Sanctuary but were defeated there too.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Sanctuary Falls"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The remaining Luminoth fled to the Great Temple to place themselves in stasis while [[U-Mos]] remained active to guard both the temple's energy and the sleeping Luminoth.<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.|[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Logbook]] "Twilight"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>  


Eventually a small group of Ing attack the Great Temple, but are repelled by [[Samus Aran]] who was sent there to investigate the disappearance of the ''[[G.F.S. Tyr]]''. U-Mos explains the Luminoth's plight and Samus agrees to [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes#Plot|help defeat the Ing]]. Samus successfully eradicates the Ing, rescues the Luminoth, and then leaves them to rebuild their planet in peace.<ref>{{cite|Planet Aether, home of the Luminoth, was struck by a “Phazon Meteor” five decades ago. The impact had catastrophic effects on the already unstable planet, creating a “dark twin” of the planet and a fierce race known as the Ing. A brutal war between the twin planets took place, with the Ing gaining the upper hand. The G.F.S. Tyr went to the sector to investigate pirate activity, but were forced to make an emergency landing on Aether. Shortly after, the entire crew of Tyr  was attacked and annihilated by the Ing. Hunter Samus Aran was sent to investigate, and wound up entangled in the local conflict. Aran fought against both Space Pirates and Ing, and arose victorious. Aether’s “dark twin” vanished, taking with it the Ing horde, and the planet’s peace was finally restored. After the Aether incident, the Federation sent the G.F.S. Anhur back to Aether to deal with the pirate base. Upon arrival, the crew and marines of the Anhur assisted the native Luminoth in dismantling an abandoned Space Pirate mining facility. During the operation, the crew detected the presence of Phazon. The ship’s crew investigated and collected several kilograms of ore, which would later lead to the development of the PED.|[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Logbook]] "Anhur Incident"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref>
Eventually a small group of Ing attack the Great Temple, but are repelled by [[Samus Aran]] who was sent there to investigate the disappearance of the ''[[G.F.S. Tyr]]''. U-Mos explains the Luminoth's plight and Samus agrees to [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes#Plot|help defeat the Ing]]. Samus successfully eradicates the Ing, rescues the Luminoth, and then leaves them to rebuild their planet in peace.<ref>{{cite|Planet Aether, home of the Luminoth, was struck by a “Phazon Meteor” five decades ago. The impact had catastrophic effects on the already unstable planet, creating a “dark twin” of the planet and a fierce race known as the Ing. A brutal war between the twin planets took place, with the Ing gaining the upper hand. The G.F.S. Tyr went to the sector to investigate pirate activity, but were forced to make an emergency landing on Aether. Shortly after, the entire crew of Tyr  was attacked and annihilated by the Ing. Hunter Samus Aran was sent to investigate, and wound up entangled in the local conflict. Aran fought against both Space Pirates and Ing, and arose victorious. Aether’s “dark twin” vanished, taking with it the Ing horde, and the planet’s peace was finally restored. After the Aether incident, the Federation sent the G.F.S. Anhur back to Aether to deal with the pirate base. Upon arrival, the crew and marines of the Anhur assisted the native Luminoth in dismantling an abandoned Space Pirate mining facility. During the operation, the crew detected the presence of Phazon. The ship’s crew investigated and collected several kilograms of ore, which would later lead to the development of the PED.|[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Logbook]] "Anhur Incident"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref>