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Tallon Overworld
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Tallon Overworld makes up most of Tallon IV's surface in Metroid Prime. Samus first arrives there after the destruction of Frigate Orpheon.
Environment[edit | edit source]
Flora and Terrain[edit | edit source]
The Overworld is a rainforest with stereotypical high amounts of rainfall and a constant overcast sky. The thin canopy is primarily composed of indigenous Glowing Spidervines and Red Starbursts, the respective bioluminescence and color of which lend some variety to an otherwise monochromatic overhang. The Overworld floor boasts lush foliage, including exotic, radioactive lichen,[1] Blastcaps, Saturnines, and other fungi; a carpet of mosses, Stone Creepers, and Tallon Ferns; various kinds of weed including Guide Stems, Tangle and Venom Weed; and more volatile plantforms such as Bloodflowers, and Sap Sacs and their underwater relatives Aqua Sacs. The tendency of native plantforms to adapt quickly to changes in geography evidence their hardy nature, as is illustrated by the permeation of foliage in the Crashed Frigate.
Local topography is craggy and overgrown, and includes bracken-filled caverns and groves, ancient ruins and Half Pipes evidencing Chozo colonization,[2] and various water features including falls and lagoons.
Biosphere[edit | edit source]
Local wildlife thrives in the diverse, moist environment, and makes their homes in the water, under the ground, and on the crags. Beetles and Zoomers are common land dwelling enemies, usually burrowed in wait for prey or foraging, respectively. Geemers, an evolutionary offshoot of Zoomers, and Seedlings, while less common, are also present. Marine lifeforms such as Jelzaps and Aqua Reapers make their homes in larger bodies of water, as do swarms of Tallon Crabs.
Landmarks[edit | edit source]
Artifact Temple[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Artifact Temple
The Artifact Temple, constructed by the Chozo after a meteor brought the Great Poison to Tallon IV, hovers over the infamous Impact Crater. The holiest of Chozo religious sites on the planet, the Artifact Temple was constructed with an abundance of Chozo Statues that work in conjunction with the Cipher to open the way to the Impact Crater. The Chozo Lore entries entitled "Contain" and "Prophecy of Light" are found here.
This is also the location of Samus's battle with Meta Ridley.
Crashed Frigate[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Frigate Orpheon
After Samus defeats the Parasite Queen and escapes the Frigate, it crashes on Tallon IV. The abundance of native marine wildlife that made the Frigate their habitat after the crash indicates that the area it impacted was probably a large body of water, possibly a lake or sea.
Life Grove[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Life Grove
The Life Grove is an ancient Chozo religious site nestled in the southeast section of the Overworld, directly south of the Great Tree Hall. As such, it contains typical Chozo architecture that is both grandiose and unobtrusive to the natural habitat.
The large room surrounds two trees and several water features. It contains the X-Ray Visor upgrade and the Artifact of Chozo.
Obstacles and Acquisitions[edit | edit source]
Samus only visits a small portion of the Overworld on her mission to the planet. While there are less upgrades in the Overworld than in the other regions of Tallon IV, it is the location of the pivotal Artifact Temple situated above the Impact Crater. There are several Missile Expansions and two Energy Tanks in the Overworld, as well as the Space Jump Boots and the X-Ray Visor upgrades, and two Chozo Artifacts. The crashed Frigate Orpheon covers a large portion of what Samus explores in the area.
The only boss in the Overworld is Meta Ridley.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The Tallon Overworld has the most music tracks in the series, six to be exact: the two main themes, the Artifact Temple theme, the Save Station music, Item acquisition fanfare, Elevator room music, and the two themes from the crashed Orpheon.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Water features
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The canopy
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The forest floor
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The Alcove
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The Great Tree Hall
External Links[edit | edit source]
Metroid Recon's Full Map of Tallon Overworld
References[edit source]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ターロンオーバーワールド | Tallon Overworld |
Spanish | Superficie de Tallon | Tallon Surface |
French | Surface de Tallon | Tallon Surface |
German | Tallon-Oberwelt | Tallon Upper World |
Italian | Superficie Tallon | Tallon Surface |
Air Lock · Biohazard Containment · Biotech Research Area 1 · Biotech Research Area 2 · Cargo Freight Lift to Deck Gamma · Connection Elevator to Deck Alpha · Connection Elevator to Deck Beta (Deck Gamma Monitor Hall-Biotech Research Area 1) · Connection Elevator to Deck Beta (Map Facility-Deck Beta Conduit Hall) · Deck Alpha Access Hall · Deck Alpha Mech Shaft · Deck Alpha Umbilical Hall · Deck Beta Conduit Hall · Deck Beta Security Hall · Deck Beta Transit Hall · Deck Gamma Monitor Hall · Emergency Evacuation Area · Exterior Docking Hangar · Main Ventilation Shaft Section A · Main Ventilation Shaft Section B · Main Ventilation Shaft Section C · Main Ventilation Shaft Section D · Main Ventilation Shaft Section E · Main Ventilation Shaft Section F · Map Facility · Reactor Core · Reactor Core Entrance · Subventilation Shaft Section A · Subventilation Shaft Section B
Alcove · Arbor Chamber · Artifact Temple · Biohazard Containment · Biotech Research Area 1 · Canyon Cavern · Cargo Freight Lift to Deck Gamma · Connection Elevator to Deck Beta · Deck Beta Conduit Hall · Deck Beta Security Hall · Deck Beta Transit Hall · Frigate Access Tunnel · Frigate Crash Site · Great Tree Chamber · Great Tree Hall · Gully · Hydro Access Tunnel · Landing Site · Life Grove · Life Grove Tunnel · Main Ventilation Shaft Section A · Main Ventilation Shaft Section B · Main Ventilation Shaft Section C · Overgrown Cavern · Reactor Access · Reactor Core · Root Cave · Root Tunnel · Save Station · Tallon Canyon · Temple Hall · Temple Lobby · Temple Security Station · Transport to Chozo Ruins East · Transport to Chozo Ruins South · Transport to Chozo Ruins West · Transport to Magmoor Caverns East · Transport to Phazon Mines East · Transport Tunnel A · Transport Tunnel B · Transport Tunnel C · Transport Tunnel D · Transport Tunnel E · Waterfall Cavern
Antechamber · Arboretum · Arboretum Access · Burn Dome · Burn Dome Access · Crossway · Crossway Access South · Crossway Access West · Dynamo · Dynamo Access · East Atrium · Elder Hall Access · East Furnace Access · Elder Chamber · Energy Core · Energy Core Access · Eyon Tunnel · Furnace · Gathering Hall · Gathering Hall Access · Hall of the Elders · Hive Totem · Magma Pool · Main Plaza · Map Station · Meditation Fountain · North Atrium · Nursery Access · Plaza Access · Piston Tunnel · Reflecting Pool · Reflecting Pool Access · Ruined Gallery · Ruined Fountain · Ruined Fountain Access · Ruined Nursery · Ruined Shrine Access · Ruined Shrine · Ruins Entrance · Save Station 1 · Save Station 2 · Save Station 3 · Sunchamber · Sunchamber Access · Sunchamber Lobby · Sun Tower · Sun Tower Access · Tower Chamber · Tower of Light · Tower of Light Access · Training Chamber · Training Chamber Access · Transport Access North · Transport Access South · Transport to Magmoor Caverns North · Transport to Tallon Overworld East · Transport to Tallon Overworld North · Transport To Tallon Overworld South · Totem Access · Vault · Vault Access · Watery Hall · Watery Hall Access · West Furnace Access
Burning Trail · Fiery Shores · Geothermal Core · Lava Lake · Lake Tunnel · Magmoor Workstation · Monitor Tunnel · Monitor Station · North Core Tunnel · Plasma Processing · Pit Tunnel · Save Station Magmoor A · Save Station Magmoor B · Shore Tunnel · South Core Tunnel · Storage Cavern · Transport to Chozo Ruins North · Transport to Phazon Mines West · Transport to Phendrana Drifts North · Transport to Phendrana Drifts South · Transport to Tallon Overworld West · Transport Tunnel A · Transport Tunnel B · Transport Tunnel C · Triclops Pit · Twin Fires · Twin Fires Tunnel · Warrior Shrine · Workstation Tunnel
Phendrana Shorelines Area
Canyon Entryway · Chapel Tunnel · Chapel of the Elders · Chozo Ice Temple · Courtyard Entryway · Ice Ruins Access · Ice Ruins East · Ice Ruins West · Phendrana Shorelines · Phendrana Canyon · Plaza Walkway · Ruined Courtyard · Ruins Entryway · Save Station A · Save Station B · Shoreline Entrance · Temple Entryway · Transport to Magmoor Caverns West
Glacier One
Aether Lab Entryway · Control Tower · East Tower · Hydra Lab Entryway · Map Station · North Quarantine Tunnel · Observatory · Observatory Access · Quarantine Access · Quarantine Cave · Quarantine Monitor · Research Entrance · Research Core · Research Core Access · Research Lab Aether · Research Lab Hydra · Save Station D · South Quarantine Tunnel · Specimen Storage · West Tower · West Tower Entrance
Phendrana Underground Lake Area
Chamber Access · Frost Cave · Frost Cave Access · Frozen Pike · Gravity Chamber · Hunter Cave · Hunter Cave Access · Lake Tunnel · Lower Edge Tunnel · Phendrana's Edge · Pike Access · Save Station C · Security Cave · Storage Cave · Transport to Magmoor Caverns South · Transport Access · Upper Edge Tunnel
Phazon Mines Level One
Elevator A · Elevator Access A · Elite Research · Main Quarry · Mine Security Station · Ore Processing · Quarry Access · Research Access · Save Station Mines A · Security Access A · Security Access B · Storage Depot A · Storage Depot B · Transport to Tallon Overworld South · Waste Disposal
Phazon Mines Level Two
Central Dynamo · Dynamo Access · Elevator Access B · Elevator B · Elite Control · Elite Control Access · Map Station Mines · Maintenance Tunnel · Metroid Quarantine A · Omega Research · Quarantine Access A · Save Station Mines B · Ventilation Shaft
Phazon Mines Level Three
Elite Quarters · Elite Quarters Access · Fungal Hall A · Fungal Hall Access · Fungal Hall B · Missile Station Mines · Metroid Quarantine B · Phazon Mining Tunnel · Phazon Processing Center · Processing Center Access · Quarantine Access B · Save Station Mines C · Transport Access · Transport to Magmoor Caverns South