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'''SkyTown''' is a research facility that floats high above the clouds of Planet [[Elysia]]. The Facility was created by the [[Chozo]] and is a known [[Galactic Federation]] base as well as [[Space Pirate]] facility. SkyTown is the only part of Elysia that {{samus}} visits in ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'', besides the planet's [[Leviathan]]. What remains of SkyTown during Samus' visit is less than 50% of what it was when the station was first developed.

Approximately five months before Samus' arrival to Elysia, the Elysians witnessed a [[Leviathan]] impact their own Planet, destroying most of SkyTown. This spread [[Phazon]] throughout the Planet.<ref>{{cite|One week after we had lost communication with the Aurora Unit, we witnessed the living planet strike again. It sent forth several stellar objects, one aimed directly for us. It streaked through the clouds of Elysia, destroying a large portion of our home, ultimately striking the distant core below. Soon our sensors detected the presence of strange energy. Our readings matched with the Federation's data-this was the same toxin that corrupted countless other planets and our creators' world-the galactic scourge called Phazon.|[[SkyTown Data#Phazon|SkyTown Data - Phazon]]|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''}}</ref> Not much time had passed when [[Space Pirate|Space Pirates]] attacked SkyTown and took control of its Eastern area. They destroyed many Elysians along the way, and crushed all plans of resistance from the drones. The Pirates built a massive shield around the Seed almost immediately after they had arrived.<ref name="Invader">{{cite|We watched as Elysia fell victim to the meteor's corruption, its Phazon beginning to consume her. High above the noxious surface, we continued to collect data on the object. It was not long before we met a new enemy. Space Pirates, hostile alien life-forms and sworn enemies of the Federation, entered the station and attacked. The Pirate forces struck swiftly, their numbers and weapons dwarfing our own. After their initial assault, they began construction of a massive energy shield around the meteor. They referred to the fallen object as a "Seed" and quickly built the protective barrier. Any resistance they met from us was crushed, and the massive shield was built without interruption. Our attention then turned to the Pirates themselves. If we could not stop them through combat, perhaps there was another way. Our studies quickly yielded unexpected results. All of the Space Pirates were corrupted with Phazon, but unlike other life-forms, they were actually being sustained by it. This Phazon kept them alive, and it appeared to control their minds with a will of its own.|[[SkyTown Data#Invader|SkyTown Data - Invader]]|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''}}</ref> The Elysians soon discovered how they were being controlled by Phazon and that it was keeping them alive. They figured they could defeat them in some way revolving around their Phazon-based anatomy.<ref name="Invader"/> Elysians were soon [[Phazon Corruption|Corrupted]] and put under Space Pirate control. Two weeks after the impact, Hunter [[Ghor]] arrived at the facility to inject a vaccine into 217 and rid it of the virus. However, he too became corrupted by Phazon and lost his own will. He set off to hunt the remaining Elysians. <ref>{{cite|The two weeks following the Seed's impact were disastrous. Like the Aurora Unit, we too were infected with a Phazon-based virus. The spreading corruption consumed many of us, putting us under Space Pirate control. It was not long before only a handful of us remained. During this time there was but a moment that we received aid. Ghor, the Hunter dispatched by the Federation, arrived here to restore the Aurora Unit. Our hope quickly vanished as he too was corrupted by Phazon and lost his own will. He now leads the assault on the remaining survivors, taking more and more of the station over with each passing day. There is no hope left for us. Soon, we too will be among the enemy forces. The last of us now stand before the brink of history's end, silently waiting out our final hours.|[[SkyTown Data#Defeat|SkyTown Data - Defeat]]|''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption''}}</ref>