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Sanctuary Fortress is a Luminoth stronghold barricaded high in the mountains of Aether in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
History[edit | edit source]
Sanctuary Fortress was the first area on Aether settled by the Luminoth, founded by E-Btr at the beginning of their Golden Age.[1][2] Home to several of their most technologically advanced achievements, Sanctuary Fortress proved to be a safe haven following the catastrohpic meteor impact that heralded the Luminoth Dark Age, protected from the Ing by various Mechanoids built by Luminoth inventors.[3] The Portals that appeared in Sanctuary led to the Ing Hive, the very heart of the Ing Horde,[3] where many battles were waged.[4] C-Pul, a great hero of Sanctuary known as the Ingslayer, eventually fell in one such conflict, the Battle of the Hive.[5]
Gradually, the mechanoid sentinels were turned against their Luminoth creators and used by the Ing for their own purposes.[4] O-Lir, the last Sentinel of the Sanctuary Temple, was eventually slain by his own creations,[6] and Sanctuary fell. What Luminoth remained retreated to the Great Temple.
Features[edit | edit source]
Nearly all enemies Samus encounters here are mechanoids built by the Luminoth to combat the Ing which have since turned against their creators, the most common of which are Quads and Rezbits.[7] Others encountered include Ingsmashers, the Caretaker Class Drone, Diligence Class Drones, Luminoth Turrets, Mechlops, Mekenobites, Octopedes, and the mighty Quadraxis.
When Samus first goes to Sanctuary, she is ambushed by a large group of Pirate Commandos. She also encounters Dark Samus twice in Sanctuary. The first time was shortly after Samus recovered her Spider Ball. While Samus travels back to Torvus Bog, Dark Samus destroys the bridge across the Sanctuary Entrance in an attempt to trap Samus. She later battles Dark Samus in the Aerie.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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References
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "Aether was a fertile, aged world with bountiful fields and oceans. The native creatures were gentle compared to other worlds we had encountered. We settled in a mountain region at first, in cliffside dwellings. In time, we established settlements in the green forests of Torvus and the fertile plains of Agon. A Great Temple was built between our three domains, a place of peace and a monument to our accomplishments. It was a time of harmony for our people." —Luminoth Lore (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "This used to be a great fortress, a safe haven for our people during the war. It also holds portals to the Ing Hive, the heart of their dark tribe. During the war, I built a number of mechanical sentinels to join me in battle. They were made to fight the Ing, and fight them they did...for a time." —O-Lir (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "One by one, the Ing corrupted them. Now, they attack with no mercy. Many went to Dark Aether with their Ing masters. Expect them when you are in the Hive. The Ing like to use them as guards. The Ing will protect their home with great ferocity. In all of our battles, the Hive has never fallen." —O-Lir (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "This is a statue of C-Pul, a great hero of Sanctuary. Known as the Ingslayer, C-Pul defeated over 700 Ing in combat before his death in the Battle of the Hive." —Scan Data (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.1 decacycles ago. Subject has taken damage from a number of Luminoth weapon systems, most likely those used by rogue Luminoth combat drones. It took more than the Ing to defeat this warrior." —O-Lir (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
- ↑ "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)
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | Fortaleza del Santuario | Sanctuary Fortress |
| French | Forteresse sanctuaire | Sanctuary Fortress |
| German | Geheiligte Festung | Sacred Fortress |
| Italian | Fortezza del Santuario | Sanctuary Fortress |
Agon Transport Access · Collapsed Tunnel · Command Chamber · Communication Area · Dynamo Chamber · Fortress Transport Access · GFMC Compound · Grand Windchamber · Hall of Eyes · Hall of Honored Dead · Hive Access Tunnel · Hive Chamber A · Hive Chamber B · Hive Chamber C · Hive Save Station · Hive Storage · Hive Transport Area · Hive Tunnel · Industrial Site · Landing Site · Meeting Grounds · Path of Eyes · Path of Honor · Sacred Bridge · Sacred Path · Service Access · Storage Cavern A · Storage Cavern B · Temple Assembly Site · Temple Transport A · Temple Transport B · Temple Transport C · Torvus Transport Access · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress · Transport to Torvus Bog · Trooper Security Station · Windchamber Gateway · Windchamber Tunnel
Agon Energy Controller · Agon Map Station · Agon Temple · Bioenergy Production · Biostorage Access · Biostorage Station · Central Mining Station · Central Station Access · Command Center · Command Center Access · Controller Access · Main Reactor · Mine Shaft · Mining Plaza · Mining Station A · Mining Station Access · Mining Station B · Plaza Access · Portal Access A · Portal Terminal · Sandcanyon · Sand Cache · Sand Processing · Save Station A · Save Station B · Security Station A · Security Station B · Storage A · Storage B · Storage C · Storage D· Temple Access · Transit Station · Transport Center · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress · Transport to Temple Grounds · Transport to Torvus Bog · Ventilation Area A · Ventilation Area B
Upper Level
Abandoned Worksite · Controller Access · Forgotten Bridge · Great Bridge · Grove Access · Meditation Vista · Path of Roots · Plaza Access · Portal Chamber · Ruined Alcove · Save Station A · Temple Access · Temple Transport Access · Torvus Energy Controller · Torvus Grove · Torvus Lagoon · Torvus Map Station · Torvus Plaza · Torvus Temple · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Temple Grounds · Underground Transport · Underground Tunnel
Subterranean Level
Catacombs · Catacombs Access · Fortress Transport Access · Gathering Access · Gathering Hall · Hydrochamber Storage · Hydrodynamo Shaft · Hydrodynamo Station · Main Hydrochamber · Save Station B · Training Access · Training Chamber · Transit Tunnel East · Transit Tunnel South · Transit Tunnel West · Transport to Sanctuary Fortress
Aerie · Aerie Transport Station · Agon Transport Access · Checkpoint Station · Central Area Transport East · Central Area Transport West · Controller Access · Dynamo Access · Dynamo Storage · Dynamo Works · Grand Abyss · Hall of Combat Mastery · Main Gyro Chamber · Main Research · Minigyro Chamber · Power Junction · Reactor Access · Reactor Core · Sanctuary Energy Controller · Sanctuary Entrance · Sanctuary Map Station · Sanctuary Temple · Save Station A · Save Station B · Sentinel's Path · Temple Access · Temple Transport Access · Torvus Transport Access · Transport to Agon Wastes · Transport to Temple Grounds · Transport to Torvus Bog · Transit Station · Vault · Watch Station · Watch Station Access · Workers Path
Controller Transport · Main Energy Controller · Temple Sanctuary · Temple Transport A · Temple Transport B · Temple Transport C · Transport A Access · Transport B Access · Transport C Access
Abandoned Base · Accursed Lake · Base Access · Defiled Shrine · Gateway Access · Ing Reliquary · Ing Windchamber · Lake Access · Phazon Grounds · Phazon Pit · Plain of Dark Worship · Profane Path · Reliquary Grounds · Reliquary Access · Shrine Access · Sky Temple Gateway · War Ritual Grounds
Battleground · Bitter Well · Crossroads · Dark Agon Energy Controller · Dark Agon Temple · Dark Agon Temple Access · Dark Controller Access · Dark Oasis · Dark Transit Station · Doomed Entry · Double Path · Duelling Range · Feeding Pit · Feeding Pit Access · Hall of Stairs · Ing Cache 1 · Ing Cache 2 · Ing Cache 3 · Ing Cache 4 · Judgment Pit · Junction Site · Oasis Access · Phazon Site · Portal Access · Portal Site · Save Station 1 · Save Station 2 · Save Station 3 · Trial Grounds · Trial Tunnel · Warrior's Walk · Watering Hole
Upper Level
Ammo Station · Brooding Ground · Cache A · Cache B · Dark Arena Tunnel · Dark Controller Access · Dark Falls · Dark Forgotten Bridge · Dark Torvus Arena · Dark Torvus Energy Controller · Dark Torvus Temple · Dark Torvus Temple Access · Gloom Vista · Poisoned Bog · Polluted Mire · Portal Chamber · Putrid Alcove · Save Station 1 · Venomous Pond
Subterranean Level
Crypt · Crypt Tunnel · Dungeon · Sacrificial Chamber · Sacrificial Chamber Tunnel · Save Station 2 · Undertemple · Undertemple Access · Undertemple Shaft · Undertransit One · Undertransit Two
Aerial Training Site · Central Hive East Transport · Central Hive West Transport · Culling Chamber · Entrance Defense Hall · Hazing Cliff · Hive Ammo Station · Hive Cache 1 · Hive Cache 2 · Hive Controller Access · Hive Dynamo Access · Hive Dynamo Works · Hive Energy Controller · Hive Entrance · Hive Gyro Access · Hive Gyro Chamber · Hive Portal Chamber · Hive Reactor · Hive Reactor Access · Hive Save Station 1 · Hive Save Station 2 · Hive Summit · Hive Temple · Hive Temple Access · Judgment Drop · Staging Area · Temple Security Access · Unseen Way · Vault Attack Portal
