Artifact Temple
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The Artifact Temple is a building created by the Chozo to contain the spread of Phazon on Tallon IV. It is sometimes referred to in Chozo Lore as the Cradle. The temple was later opened by Samus Aran to confront Metroid Prime.
[edit] Background
The Chozo were a prosperous race that had colonies on several worlds, including Zebes, SR388, Elysia, and Tallon IV. But they prophesied their own destruction, foretelling that something called "the Worm" would threaten them, and that "the Newborn" would come and encounter this Worm.
This prophecy came to pass when Tallon IV was struck by a Leviathan. When it made contact, everything changed. Local flora and fauna were horribly mutated, and the environment itself became poisoned. The Chozo attempted to seal away the Leviathan, along with the Worm it had brought, constructing the Cradle over it. However, despite their efforts, the Phazon brought by the Leviathan had already poisoned their world. Even as they finished the Artifact Temple, they were soon driven mad from Phazon Sickness. The Worm, however, was successfully detained in the Impact Crater below the temple, as the poison the Leviathan carried continued to spread across Tallon IV.
[edit] Metroid Prime
During her time on Tallon IV, Samus Aran discovered the Temple. After learning from several Chozo lore entries that the prophecy was for Samus to destroy Metroid Prime, she gathered the twelve Chozo Artifacts necessary to unlock the Temple to access the Impact Crater. She was thwarted by the ressurected Ridley, who destroyed all of the Chozo totems. After a gruelling battle, the Chozo Ghosts who had been residing in the totems appeared and finished Ridley off. They restored the power of the Artifacts and created a gateway to the Impact Crater. She eventually destroyed the source of the Phazon, Metroid Prime. The resulting explosion caused the main arena of the Temple to crumble, destroying most of it.
[edit] Trivia
- One of the two corridors leading to the main arena is blocked by indestructable debris.
- SkyTown's Main Docking Bay greatly resembles the Artifact temple. It has a similar structure and has the green visor like window overlooking the Bay.
- In an unlockable Diorama in Corruption, Ghor is seen surrounded by the Chozo Ghosts in the Main Docking Bay, futher strengthening the relation between the two areas.
