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Blue Orb

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Blue Orb
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A pair of blue orbs

Game(s)

Metroid Prime

Located in

Chozo Ruins

Uses

Light source

Creator(s)

Chozo


Blue Orbs are simple light sources invented by the Chozo and used extensively throughout the Chozo Ruins in Metroid Prime. Similar orbs that give off yellow light but cannot be scanned are also used.

Scan data concerning the orbs is limited to their function as a light source, but other information acquired concerning the Ruins hint as to their properties. For example, the Tallon IV Chozo colony chose to build their city in harmony with nature and to deliberately avoid use of advanced technology.[1] This would seem to indicate that blue orbs likely used a form of clean energy as a power source, perhaps the solar power collected by Radiation Collectors.[2] Chozo Lore also indicates that the colonists built their city using natural, native materials,[3] allowing for the possibility that the orbs use some sort of natural bioluminescence.

The orbs are usually laid out in pairs and placed on the walls at varying heights. They are seen in both blue and yellow varieties.


Scan Data[edit | edit source]

Scan Data from Metroid Prime (Blue Orbs)
Located in: Chozo Ruins

These blue orbs seem to be simple light sources.[4]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

References

  1. "The history of the Chozo stretches back into ancient times, so far into the fog of the past that we know not where our ancestors came from. One thing is clear, however: the Chozo who colonized Tallon IV made a conscious choice to eschew a civilization of advanced technology. They chose to live in harmony with nature, guided by the providence of the universe. As this city grows, we plan to honor them with written tributes, carvings etched in stone to remind us always of their legacy." —Chozo Lore "Beginnings" - PAL Version (Metroid Prime)
  2. "Radiation collector designed to absorb and store solar energy. They appear largely decorative." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime)
  3. "We Chozo are departing now, after so many years in peaceful seclusion here on Tallon IV. When we came, this place was a refuge for our spirits, a civilization built from native materials, bereft of the trappings of our technology." —Chozo Lore "Exodus" - NTSC Version (Metroid Prime)
  4. "These blue orbs seem to be simple light sources." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime)