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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} [[Dark Samus]] infiltrates [[Space Pirate]] Frigate [[Space Pirate Frigate Colossus|''Colossus'']] and enslaves the entire Space Pirate organization with [[Phazon]].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} The [[Phazon Corruption|Corrupted]] Space Pirates attack [[Galactic Federation]] Flagship [[G.F.S. Valhalla|''Valhalla'']] and capture its [[Aurora Unit]], [[Aurora Unit 313|313]], and implants it into Planet [[Phaaze]].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} A Phazon-Corrupting virus spreads to each of the Federation's Aurora Units.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Phazon [[Leviathan|Leviathans]] are sent hurtling to planets [[Bryyo]], [[Elysia]], [[Norion]], and the [[Space Pirate Homeworld]].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} [[Samus Aran]] is ordered to meet with bounty hunters [[Rundas]], [[Ghor]], and [[Gandrayda]] on the Galactic Federation Flagship [[G.F.S. Olympus|''Olympus'']].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} [[Fleet Admiral Castor Dane]] and [[Aurora Unit 242]] brief the hunters on the recent events and orders them to implant a cure into each of the Aurora Units.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} The ship is attacked by Space Pirate vessels and commence an attack on the planet below, Norion.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus and the hunters are issued to activate three generators in the facility to power up its Planetary Defense System and destroy the incoming Leviathan.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus is attacked by [[Meta Ridley]] and they engage in a battle down Generator C's shaft. She is saved by Rundas, and continues to race to the Control Tower to activate the System.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Dark Samus arrives at the Tower and corrupts the hunters with Phazon. A wounded Samus activates the System before falling unconscious.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus awakens one month later with a [[Phazon Enhancement Device Suit|Phazon Enhancement Device]] (PED) that keeps the Phazon in her body under a stable flow.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus is ordered to venture to the three infected planets and destroy the Leviathans as well as search for the missing bounty hunters. She sets off for Bryyo.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus discovers that her PED Suit may Corrupt her and must use her power carefully.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus locates Rundas, who is Corrupted, and the two engage in battle. Samus defeats him and he is killed by one of his own ice floes.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus destroys the Leviathan's shield generators and enters it, battling the Seed's guardian, [[Mogenar]]. The Seed is destroyed.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} At Elysia, Samus cures the infected [[Aurora Unit 217]] after defeating a Corrupted Ghor.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus sets off to locate components to a [[Theronian Bomb]] to destroy the Leviathan's shield.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} In [[Xenoresearch Laboratories]], Samus finds the presence of [[Metroid (species)|Metroids]].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus gains access to the Leviathan and destroys it.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus acquires numerous upgrades at the Space Pirate Homeworld and disables the facility's shield, enabling the Federation to commence a full-scale assault on the planet.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus pilots into the final Leviathan and faces off with [[Omega Ridley]], defeating him after a long battle. The Core is destroyed by Samus and Phazon has stopped spreading to planets.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus' final orders are to venture to the faraway planet Phaaze by wormhole and eradicate the Phazon threat from the universe altogether.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} The PED Suit overloads due to Phaaze's atmosphere and Samus enters permanent [[Hypermode]].
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Samus faces off against her dark twin for the final time.
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| ! style=" border:1px solid #{{mw color light}}" {{!}} Dark Samus retreats to Aurora Unit 313, which is fully capable of battle, and engages Samus in the Sanctum of the planet.
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| [[File:Dark Samus Is Reborn.png|250px|right|thumb|Dark Samus is reborn.]]
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| ''Corruption'' takes place approximately six months after the events of ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]''. [[Space Pirate]] [[Space Pirate Frigate Colossus|Frigate ''Colossus'']] soars through space after collecting the final deposits of [[Phazon]] from Planet [[Aether]].<ref name=Stowaway>{{cite|Our attempts to intercept the Federation ship departing Aether were unsuccessful. With them went a collection of Phazon, the first to fall into Federation hands. They foolishly left most of the Phazon behind, allowing us to quickly collect what we could. But in our haste we took more than mere Phazon. Our scanners have detected the remains of Dark Samus, who has revived herself within our Phazon storage. Surely, we are cursed. The fiendish shrew consumed all of the Phazon, then wiped out a third of the crew in a matter of minutes. Now she moves at will through the halls of Colossus, using her witchery to beguile the minds of the crew. We are unable to call for aid, and only a few of us remain to stand against her. All is lost.|[[Space Pirate Data#Stowaway|Space Pirate Data-Stowaway]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> However, the Pirates unknowingly acquired the remains of [[Dark Samus]], who had been defeated on the Planet below.<ref name=Stowaway/> The doppelganger revived herself by absorbing massive amounts of Phazon in her storage room, further suggesting that the creature is indeed the [[Metroid Prime (specimen)|Metroid Prime]] that was somehow resurrected after its downfall on Planet [[Tallon IV]].<ref name=Stowaway/> <ref name=Prime>{{cite|Investigations into a possible ingress point for the Impact Crater continue to meet with failure. The shield of strange energy that protects it is impermeable, and all attempts to tunnel past it have proved fruitless. Our continued futility in this matter is made all the more significant in light of recent life form readings we've discovered emanating from deep within the crater. Analysis of the readings indicates that a massive creature is gestating in there, absorbing enormous amounts or Phazon from the Phazon core at the heart of the impact crater. This discovery makes accessing the crater doubly important - not only will it open the door to the vast deposits of Phazon within, but it will also lead us to this creature, whatever it may be.|[[Space Pirate Data#Impact Crater|Space Pirate Data-Impact Crater]]|[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]}}</ref> She regains her humanoid form with a different suit and sets out to kill a third of the crew aboard the vessel.<ref name=Stowaway/> The remaining units were Corrupted by Phazon and put under Dark Samus' control, and soon the entire Space Pirate Organization was beguiled by the creature's witchery.<ref name=Stowaway/> <ref name=Disciples>{{cite|Our struggles have ended. She has shown us the error of our ways. The way is now clear. All previous vows of fealty have been forsworn: we now pledge sole allegiance to our liberator, the great one, Dark Samus. We bear a singular honor, we lucky few, for we are her first disciples. Our burden is a happy one, for we will pave the way to her glorious victory and cosmic rule. Let the light of Phazon lead us!|[[Space Pirate Data#First Disciples|Space Pirate Data-First Disciples]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> Dark Samus ventured off alone to [[Phaaze]], the source of all Phazon, and returned to the ''Colossus'' with a [[Leviathan]], and returned back to the Planet with the Corrupted Space Pirates.<ref name=Source>{{cite|After our liberation, she left us adrift. We thought this a test of our loyalty, and so we endured. Some said she abandoned us. They were promptly shot. Disciples do not doubt their leader. When she returned, it was on the back of a titanic starborne beast! As we groveled in awe, she ordered us to follow the beast through a rift in space, a wormhole. Some refused to follow, afraid of the unknown. They too were shot. Disciples must be fearless. Once through the rift, we saw a singular wonder...Phaaze, the source of all Phazon in the cosmos. Phaaze, the home of our glorious leader!|[[Space Pirate Data#The Source Discovered|Space Pirate Data-The Source Discovered]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The Force attacked the ''[[G.F.S. Valhalla]]'', a [[Galactic Federation]] Vessel, and stole the flagship's [[Aurora Unit]], [[Aurora Unit 313|313]]. <ref name=Valhalla>{{cite|The vision of our leader is vast indeed. As we prepared for war with the hated Galactic Federation, she decided she required one of their great machines to better control her living planet. We then set out to bring an Aurora Unit to Dark Samus. Bribes led us to the location of our prize: the battleship Valhalla. Crewed with green recruits on a training mission, she was ours for the taking. One of the mightiest ships in the cosmos was no match for the Phazon-powered weapons of the Colossus. We rendered Valhalla helpless, then sent raider to claim our prize. The Aurora was ours! There was no mercy for the Federation dogs. At the command of Dark Samus, we jettisoned the crew into the frigid depths of space, leaving the wreck of Valhalla as a warning to the Federation. Let them tremble before our might!|[[Space Pirate Data#Taking Valhalla|Space Pirate Data-Taking Valhalla]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> This led to the discovery of many secrets of Phaaze and allowed Dark Samus to take control of Leviathans and send them to Planets at her own will, which she dispatched to the Planets [[Bryyo]], [[Elysia]], [[Norion]], and the [[Space Pirate Homeworld]].<ref name=Purification>{{cite|Our great leader, with the aid of our captured Aurora Unit, has discovered many of Phaaze's secrets. Dark Samus can now command the living world to send forth Phazon Seeds! She was eager to test this new power. When we heard the first world to receive this blessing was our Homeworld, we rejoiced. The Seed was sent into the void, and quickly made its way to our Homeworld. Our brethren foolishly tried to repel it, but their efforts were in vain. To think, once we were as pathetic as them! Now the deed is done, and slowly, our Homeworld becomes like Phaaze. Soon, there will be two living planets, two Phazon sources for our great leader to use as she sees fit. Soon, there will be thousands of new disciples for her to command.|[[Space Pirate Data#Purification|Space Pirate Data-Purification]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> <ref name=Vanguard>{{cite|The time has come, our leader commands. We go to war at last! Three worlds will be attacked, each important to the Federation. We shall destroy the spy base at Elysia, the fuel production of Bryyo, and the naval station at Norion. Each of those wretched worlds will become as Phaaze...each a foothold into the territory of the hated Federation. From those worlds, our vanguard will go forth. At long last, our enemies will be humbled, then enslaved. Three Phazon Seeds will be sent, and an armada will accompany each of them. Dark Samus herself will lead the attack on Norion. Victory is ours for the taking!|[[Space Pirate Data#Vanguard|Space Pirate Data-Vanguard]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The leader of the Corrupted Force set off to Norion to ensure the Leviathan's impact on the heavily-guarded Planet.<ref name=Vanguard/>
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| In present time, [[Bounty Hunter]] [[Samus Aran]] is called to the [[G.F.S. Olympus|Galactic Federation Flagship ''Olympus'']] to meet with [[Fleet Admiral Castor Dane]] in a conference with three other Federation-hired Bounty Hunters, those being [[Rundas]], a [[Phyrigis|Phyrigisian]] with special powers, [[Ghor]], a cybernetic veteran with a large armorsuit, and [[Gandrayda]], a shapeshifting female bioform. Dane discusses with the Hunters about a Phazon-Corrupting virus that has infected the Aurora Units of Galactic Federation control, most likely of Space Pirate origin, and renders the Units unusable. [[Aurora Unit 242|242]], ''Olympus''' Unit, was the first to receive a vaccine for the virus, and keeps the organization under control. The Hunters are assigned to deliver vaccine to the Aurora Units across the galaxy. As they receive their tasks, the ship is attacked by [[Space Pirate Boarding Pod|Space Pirate Boarding Pods]] and [[Pirate Trooper|Troopers]] flood the facility, showing no mercy towards the crew. With the help of the Hunters, the crew resists the Pirate forces, although not without cost. Many [[Galactic Federation Marine|Marines]] aboard the flagship were killed or badly injured, and the Space Pirates brought the attack down to the Planet below, Norion. As Samus races to her ship to aid the Federation, a [[Berserker Lord]] attacks her, forcing her to delay her arrival to the Planet. She makes quick work of the mutated Pirate and sets off to the chaos that awaits her.
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| When she arrives at the Planet, Samus is briefed into the situation by a Marine. Three Generators control the Planetary Defense System of the facility and must be activated in order to repel the Space Pirate attack. Samus sets off to activate [[Generator A]], while Rundas takes care of [[Generator B]]. As Samus ignites the first Generator, Admiral Dane contacts her to warn her of the Leviathan that had just been sighted to impact the Planet, and most likely, destroy the entire facility. As she leaves the Generator, she meets up with a [[PED Marine]] and learns of the Marine's devastating power. Just as Samus advances, [[Meta Ridley|Ridley]] flies overhead and is seen attacking a room The path to [[Generator C]] was opened by Ghor after he dispatches a [[Berserker Knight]]. She is saved again by Rundas, who destroys four [[Space Pirate ATC]] ships and activates Samus' [[Command Visor]]. She proceeds to Generator C and, with the help of Gandrayda, defeats Space Pirate forces in the room. As the first attempt of activating the Generator fails, Samus enters a ventilation shaft in her [[Morph Ball]] form and activates the machine via [[Bomb Slot|Bomb Slots]]. Once she does so, [[Meta Ridley]] ambushes her from the top of the Generator and the two engage in a battle while falling down a shaft to the Planet's core. Samus defeats Ridley and is saved just in time by Rundas, and she activates the Generator. Once she does so, she races to the Control Tower and meets up with the other Hunters to fire the Defense laser. Once at the top and the Hunters are about to activate the laser, Dark Samus arrives and fires an extremely powerful Phazon blast at the Hunters, knocking them unconscious. As the last intact Hunter, a broken down Samus struggles and finally ignites the System, destroying the Leviathan. She loses her strength and collapses with the other Hunters.
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| One month later, Samus awakens in the ''G.F.S. Olympus'' in a contained room with a [[Female Fleet Trooper]], who explains to her all that has happened in the past month. When Dark Samus attacked the Hunters, the Phazon from the blast infused with their bodies, and now courses through their internal systems. Phazon is now being generated by their own bodies, and the Galactic Federation compensated with this by donning the Hunters with [[Phazon Enhancement Device Suit|Phazon Enhancement Devices]] to monitor and balance the Phazon that has been mistakenly implanted into their bodies. The acquisition of the PED Suit has many advantages in combat, for the user can enter [[Hypermode]] at will and have their weapon systems deal much more devastating power than before. Hypermode also transforms Samus' [[Power Beam]] to a [[Hyper Beam]] that shoots out Phazon blasts. Samus tests her new weapons in the room and is then called to the briefing room to obtain a new mission. She enters the room via elevator and is informed by Aurora Unit 242 about the three Leviathans that have impacted the corresponding planets, which had no protection from the Galactic Federation forces. The Federation sent Rundas to Bryyo and Ghor to Elysia to destroy the Leviathan Seeds that ravaged the Planets, while Gandrayda was sent to infiltrate the Pirate Homeworld and destroy the Seed there as well. As the case with the [[Ing]] in the [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes|incident of Planet Aether]], if the Seeds were not destroyed soon, they would continue to Corrupt other regions of the galaxy. Communications with the Hunters was offline a week before Samus' awakening, and the Federation fears the worst for them and instructs Samus to carry out their duties for them as well as learn of their whereabouts.
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| Samus, accepting her mission, travels to Bryyo, a primitive Planet ravaged by war. <ref name=War>{{cite|In the beginning, the conflicts were small, out of sight for most on Bryyo. But they grew, slowly but as steady ad the coming of the sun. Diplomacy gave way to brutality, and war came to our world. The Lords of Science turned their minds from exploration to destruction, and unleashed horrors unknown upon their Primal enemies. In retaliation, the Primals turned to the darkest of ancient powers, cursing us, the Science Lords, and all who served our cause. Friends from the stars tried desperately to end the conflict, all in vain. The people of war would not be denied.|Bryyo Data-Age of War|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The [[Bryyonian]] Race became extinct as a result of the Leviathan impact one month before Samus' arrival to the Planet, and they speak beyond the grave to anyone that may lift the veil of hate from the great Planet of Bryyo.<ref name=Plea>{{cite|Sadly, disaster came to us before we could finish our work. An accident caused our supply of Fuel Gel to explode, sending fire to the sky and exposing our position. It was not long before a Primal war band saw the great fire, and rushed to attack. Without a way to power my great Mogenars, I had no way to defend myself from their assault. Fleeing would only drive them to pursue us to no end, and they would show no mercy to either one of us once caught. I had no other choice except to stand my ground while the prophetess fled to safety. With her I sent my records of the past, in hopes they would both find sanctuary. You now read my last words, etched in stone and placed by the prophetess. We speak to you from beyond the grave, to plead to you... save our world from the starborne plague. Lift the veil of hate from the eyes of our people. May our remaining relics serve you well in this struggle.|Bryyo Data-Our Plea|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> 242 informs Samus about a downed Federation Vessel that has been crashed on the Planet for some time, the ''[[G.F.S. Theseus]]''. The Vessel contains a map of the Planet and can allow two Landing Sites to be discovered. Samus ventures through the Planet to find the necessary upgrades that she needs to gain access to the Vessel. She downloads data for her map and flies to the Fiery section of Bryyo to infiltrate the Shield Generator area to destroy the Shield that is keeping the Leviathan intact and uninterrupted. While on her journey, Samus enters Hypermode to destroy Phazon-based vegetation. Just moments later, she has a reaction of some sort and must quickly deplete the Phazon from her [[Energy Tank|Energy Tanks]]. Samus had been Corrupted by Phazon. From there on, a few seconds after she activates Hypermode, the Phazon in her body overloads and can transform her into a twin of the Corrupted leader, Dark Samus.
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| Samus then locates the [[Temple of Bryyo]] and is ambushed by Space Pirates and their heavy arsenal of weaponry. They are quickly dispatched by mysterious flows of ice that turn out to be the work of none other than Rundas. Taking the attack as a rescue, Samus is very surprised when he suddenly attacks her. The two engage in combat, although Samus is mostly in self-defense. She defeats Rundas, and he is killed in one of his own ice floes. It is unknown if he did this for Samus' sake or for his own, being ashamed for his defeat. Dark Samus then appears to be stealing his body and soars off. Samus finds that she cannot destroy the shield generators without the necessary firepower, and flies off to the Cliffside to gain access to a new area using her newly-acquired [[Ice Missile|Ice Missiles]]. She locates a Galactic Federation base that was in very bad shape after an attack by the Space Pirates, and learns more of her Corruption condition.<ref name=Victory>{{cite|Today is a day of celebration and woe. Our forces have taken planet Bryyo, leaving the Federation outpost there in cinders. Though we missed their spy base at Elysia, the planet itself was struck with a Phazon Seed. But Norion...Norion was a failure...all thanks to the accursed Hunter, Samus Aran. All is not lost, however. Our great leader defeated Aran and her mongrel allies in battle. If they aren't dead, they'll soon wish they were. Each of them bears her mark of corruption. Soon they, like we disciples, will bow to her will.|[[Space Pirate Data#Victory and Loss|Space Pirate Data-Victory and Loss]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> 242 tells her that she cannot defeat Dark Samus without the PED Suit. In the base, Samus equips her [[Samus Aran's Gunship|Gunship]] with [[Ship Missile|Missiles]] and returns to the Temple to destroy the first shield generator. She succeeds and flies to the [[Thorn Jungle]] to destroy the second one. She first arrives at the area only to find out that the Space Pirate Troopers have the ability to enter Hypermode, and will become much more of a challenge than before. When Samus arrives at the shield generator backdrop, she finds that her ship cannot get a clear shot, for large anti-aircraft turrets patrol the area and will fire at the ship if it is commanded to bomb in that location. She sets off to destroy the turrets and does so by destroying the [[Fuel Gel]] canisters that propel from them. After she destroys the second and last shield generator, the energy shield that was surrounding the Leviathan will become offline and the Seed can be accessed. Samus flies there and locates the source of the Corruption throughout the Planet. However, before she can destroy the main core of the Seed, a massive Bryyonian War Golem, [[Mogenar]], attacks her and the two engage in a battle. Samus uses up much Phazon during the battle in order to reveal the Golem's weaknesses, and as a result begins to vomit Phazon as the battle comes to an end. She becomes even more Corrupted, and her Visor turns to a Phazon-blue color. Regaining her strength, Samus overloads the Core with energy and ultimately destroys it, freeing Bryyo of further Corruption.
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| After destroying the Leviathan of Bryyo, Samus returns to her Gunship and receives her next orders from Unit 242. 242 explains how a very similar epidemic has struck the Planet Elysia, and instructs Samus to solve the situation. However, the energy shield that protects the Leviathan is indestructible, so her main objective is to deliver the Phazon vaccine to an Aurora Unit that has been inputted on the Planet, [[Aurora Unit 217|217]]. Elysia is an uninhabitable planet due to its highly radioactive surface, although a large city created by the [[Chozo]] was built and floats above the clouds, known as [[SkyTown]].<ref name=Creators>{{cite|I am Elysian, descendant of both the Chozo and the First. I am facing the last moments of my life and transferring my memory to the data pod. In a way, our chronicle begins nearly 1500 years ago. That was when our noble creators, the Chozo, began to build that which would become our home. A place of exploration and knowledge, floating in the clouds of planet Elysia, a fitting home for its great Chozo builders. They built many linked, hovering pods; in time they formed a net in the skies across the globe, instruments peering out in all directions, studying the cosmos. We did not exist then, only the Chozo walked these hallowed halls. To the distant stars they looked, and a great many things they discovered - including that which would later spell grim disaster for all.|[[SkyTown Data#Creators|SkyTown Data-Creators]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> The city is inhabited by a mechanical race of robot scientists, known as [[Elysian|Elysians]], who were created by the Chozo to further maintain the SkyTown facility and monitor the stars to gain the knowledge that the bird race could not discover.<ref name=Creators/> <ref name=Alone>{{cite|In the year 400 of Elysian reckoning, the time for our Chozo creators to leave had arrived. To us they entrusted the station and its purpose. We were to stand vigil and watch over the station until the time when others seeking knowledge and enlightenment arrived. With their departure came one last request from the Chozo Searcher - to continue exploring the skies for the answers to the mysterious planet. We gave her our word and resumed her tireless search. Day after day we hunted for the answers she desperately sought, but our efforts yielded nothing. We failed.|[[SkyTown Data#Alone|SkyTown Data-Alone]]|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> By the time Samus lands on SkyTown, over fifty percent of the facility's original design was destroyed and gone, a result of the Leviathan hurtling towards the Planet. <ref name=Phazon>{{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> She infiltrates the ziplines and pods of the facility and finally meets up with Aurora Unit 217, Corrupted by Phazon. Samus injects the vaccine into the Unit and connects it to the Main Federation Network, but a corrupted Ghor appears as if out of nowhere and severs the cables that connect 217 to the Network. As Samus chases after him, she receives ship status alerts that explain that heavy damage is being dealt to her Gunship. She has no choice but to fight Ghor to save her ship and the Aurora Unit, as well as acquire his [[Plasma Beam]] to mend the Network wires that were disconnected. After restoring the Aurora Unit, Samus sets off to locate three components to a [[Theronian Bomb]], a nuclear device that can be used to destroy the Leviathan's shield and allow access to the Seed. She locates a Space Pirate facility on SkyTown and infiltrates it, acquiring the [[Ship Grapple Beam]] that can carry the enormous pieces of the device. However, before she can acquire the top if the bomb, she must first return to Bryyo and locate a secret and unexpected Ice area that can be accessed by a warp terminal. By doing so, she acquires the [[Screw Attack]] and once again sets off for SkyTown to gain access to the component.
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| [[File:Theronianb.png|250px|left|thumb|Samus plants the Theronian Bomb onto the Spire Dock.]]
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| Samus acquires the first bomb component by defeating a Berserker Lord in the Turbine Chamber. She then sets off to locate the [[Seeker Missile]], which is required to break a lock that holds the second bomb component, consisting of wires that must be hit with simultaneous blasts. The upgrade is found in the [[Xenoresearch Labs]], which hold [[Metroid (species)|Phazon Metroids]] that were bred by the Space Pirates to once again use as biological weapons. When Samus obtains the Seeker Missile Launcher, she must turn off the power to the Labs to break the stasis chamber that holds it. The power outage weakens the Metroid cells and allows them to escape and pursue Samus through the maze-like corridors. While evading the Metroids and passing by the strewn bodies of Space Pirates, Samus manages to escape from the Labs and collect the bomb component. She acquires the third and final piece and fits them all together on her ship. She implants the bomb onto the Spire Dock as Aurora Unit 217 moves the entire SkyTown facility into position over the Leviathan. The Spire Dock then moves by its own with the Theronian Bomb to detonate upon impact on the shield. As Samus, alone on the Spire, protects the Spire from harm, a large Space Pirate force ambushes her and tries to destroy the Spire. Samus must defeat the Troopers that have breached the Spire for her own protection, as well as stop the [[Space Pirate Assault Skiff|Space Pirate Assault Skiffs]] from bombarding and destroying the Spire as well as the only chance of gaining access to the Seed. Samus bravely resists the force and defeats the entire squadron without any additional support. The Dock is now in place and she sets an [[Escape Pod]] to fly her back to SkyTown. However, right as she activates the Pod, it malfunctions and Samus must repair the severed cables that abide in the maintenance shaft underneath it. She successfully fixes the Pod just in the nick of time and soars back to the facility, the Bomb detonating behind her in an enormous explosion. This allows Samus to gain access to the Seed. When she does, she encounters the Corrupted Elysian [[Helios]], who sees her as a threat and engages with her in combat. Samus defeats the mechanoid and overloads the Seed, saving the Planet and the [[Federation Solar System]] from the Phazon threat once and for all.
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| [[File:Homeworld.png|250px|right|thumb|The desolate home of the Space Pirates suits them well.]]
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| The threat was not over, however. Aurora Unit 242 warned Samus of the final Leviathan that impacted a Planet during the simultaneous launch of Dark Samus and the Space Pirates, which happened to be the race's own [[Space Pirate Homeworld|Homeworld]]. If the Corruption threat was not disposed of from the Planet soon, the Pirates would grow overly powerful with Phazon and spread the Corruption far across the galaxy. Samus arrives at the Homeworld and enters the area's Command Courtyard, which is the only path to the Leviathan. However, the area is inaccessible, for dangerously corrosive [[Acid Rain]] falls in the Homeworld and can quickly kill any creature that comes in contact with it in a matter of seconds. While Samus infiltrates the area to find a solution to the rain problem, she locates the [[Hazard Shield]], a suit upgrade that protects the wearer from Acid Rain as well as Fuel Gel. Before she can find the way to acquire it, she receives a transmission from a Federation Marine that was captured during the attack on Norion. He claims to have information regarding the Seed, and sends his coordinates to Samus and opens up a Landing Site for her to fly to. When she does so and meets up with the Trooper, he tells her that he will help her with obtaining the Hazard Shied as well as gain access to the Seed. The two activate a lift to the top of a tower where they can return to the Courtyard and locate the Shield. As Samus leads the way to the Landing Site, the Marine fires at her and reveals himself to be Gandrayda, the last surviving Hunter from the Federation briefing. She battles Samus atop the Tower surrounded by Acid Rain, imitating previous battles that Samus had endured before, such as Berserker Knights and the other Hunters. Samus defeats Gandrayda and acquires the [[Grapple Voltage]], which opens up a new area back at SkyTown.
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| [[File:Homeworldattack.png|250px|left|thumb|The Pirate forces stand no match against the Federation Starships.]]
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| Samus returns to SkyTown to obtain the [[Spider Ball]] in order to gain access to the Hazard Shield. While the leaves the facility, Admiral Dane contacts her and informs her that the Federation is planning a full-scale assault on the Homeworld in order to gain access to the Seed. However, the Planet is surrounded by an energy shield that repels all large aircraft that tries to breach the operations. Samus returns to the Homeworld and acquires the Shield and can finally get past the Acid Rain. However, she cannot go far into the path to the Seed without the help of the Federation, so she sets off to deactivate the defense shield. On the way, Samus acquires the [[Nova Beam]], which is essential to disabling the system, as it can be combined with the [[X-Ray Visor]] to shoot through Phazon walls and destroy the contents inside. Once Samus does so, the attack commences and the Galactic Federation fires their entire payload on the Homeworld, easily defeating the Pirate forces. Admiral Dane and a crew of [[Demolition Trooper|Demolition Troopers]] land near Samus, and she protects them as they guide her to the Seed, destroying the walls blocking the entrance with their heavy-duty explosives. The [[Pirate Commander]] attacks the group at the end of the halls, and gravely injures Samus. Fortunately, she defeats the Pirates and, with the help of the Marines, opens up the pathway to the Leviathan. Samus flies in to do battle with a creature of her destiny.
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| [[File:Ridley4.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Samus faces off against Ridley for the final time.]]
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| Samus enters the Seed, where no creature seems to be guarding the core. Just then [[Omega Ridley]], a revived form of Ridley, attacks Samus and the two duel in revenge for each other. Samus destroyed most of the Space Pirate forces and nearly killed Ridley many times. Samus still never forgives Ridley for what he did to her parents years before. After a long battle of the strongest, Ridley finally gets bested by Samus and is defeated for the final time, until [[Super Metroid|much later]]. Samus destroys the Core and is much more Corrupted than ever before. After eliminating the Phazon threat from all Planets that were struck by Leviathans, she sets off to all Planets of the galaxy to locate and obtain [[Energy Cell|Energy Cells]] to power up the ruined flagship ''Valhalla''. She locates them all and explores the dark corridors of the haunting wreck, collecting information on the Federation and the attack on the ship months beforehand. When Samus reaches the Control Room of the ''Valhalla'', she hears the final transmission from Aurora Unit 313, which told information of the Planet Phaaze, source of all Phazon. She acquires codes that can activate a wormhole that the Federation can use to teleport themselves to the incredibly far away Planet. Samus inputs the codes into the launch center, which causes a Leviathan to create a wormhole to Phaaze. The Galactic Federation Fleet quickly zooms into the warp and engages in a Starship battle with Space Pirates. Samus shoots toward the Planet in her ship in an effort to deal with the Living Planet herself. The Federation stood in their last chance to completely rid the entire universe from Phazon for all eternity.
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| [[File:Darksamus2.jpg|250px|left|thumb|Dark Samus abides in the Sanctum.]]
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| [[File:313.png|250px|right|thumb|The final battle with the Corrupted machine-313.]]
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| When Samus first enters the Planet, she immediately becomes extremely Corrupted and is forced to vent her Energy Tanks and enter permanent Hypermode. She has maximum firepower, but the more she uses them, takes damage, and even stays in the Planet, the higher the Phazon level will be. Once the level is completely filled, Samus will be one-hundred percent Corrupted and be overloaded with Phazon, most likely killing her before she could become Corrupted. She journeys through the strange alien Planet, as her [[Scan Visor]] cannot recognize most of the creatures that abide in the dark caves of Phaaze. Samus kills an Infant Leviathan that possibly could have spread to another Planet, such as Norion after the first failed attempt. Strangely, many husks of a Metroid Prime creature are found all over the room where the Infant is found, and could possibly mean that there is more than one of the creature. She drops down to the bottom of the Planet's canyon to endure the final battle. Dark Samus abides in the Sanctum under all in the Planet, and engages Samus in heavy combat and deals much damage to her. Dark Samus splits up into different forms, which is possibly a new ability that was inherited from the absorption of Phazon from the Planet's core. After an exhausting battle, Samus damages her dark twin enough to repel her and force her to merge into Aurora Unit 313, which violently attacks Samus in the final battle of the Phazon period. Samus attacks the back of the Unit's head with repeated Phazon shots, while resisting Dark Samus' shadows and trying not to become Corrupted. As the battle rages on, 313 becomes more aggressive and shows its true battle power, proving that it is more than just a machine. Samus' training and experience still bested the beast's brutal violence, and ultimately fell in front of Samus' true strength. The shock of the blast caused Samus' PED Suit to corrode and revert back to the original [[Varia Suit]]. The blow impacted the Planet's core, causing it to destruct and the entire Planet to be gone forever. The Federation Fleet, most of which could not escape the explosion, celebrated in the fact that the threat of Phazon Corruption is now truly gone. Admiral Dane, grieved over the loss of his great friend, does not celebrate. Just then, an unknown gunship soared across the space around the flagship ''Olympus''. It was Samus Aran, showing her fellow comrades that her mission was complete.
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| [[File:Unknown ship.png|150px|right|thumb|An mysterious cliffhanging spaceship.]]
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| Samus returns to SkyTown to recollect all that has happened on her mission. She grieves the death of her friends as well as rejoices that the galaxy is safe. She flies away in her Gunship and carries on her mission as a savior to the Galaxy.
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| Suddenly, a mysterious green starship appears behind her, chasing after her ship. The ''Prime'' story, it would seem, does not end here.
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