Command Visor
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The Command Visor is a visor in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption that allows Samus to remotely control her gunship. This control includes having the gunship leave its location to land at a landing pad where Samus is situated, and manoeuvring heavy objects if necessary. Lastly, it can order the ship to fire missiles and bombs to destroy obstacles and large enemies.
Sylux, a Bounty Hunter from Metroid Prime Hunters, appears to possess a similar ability; he orders his ship, the Delano 7, to attack Samus while he is in a battle with her. They may be common or possibly outlawed, since Rundas had told Samus that using the visor had been authorized while fending off the Pirate attack on Norion.
[edit] Trivia
- The Command Visor appears to be used during the ending of Metroid Prime when Samus calls her ship while the Impact Crater is collapsing.
- It seems that she loses this ability during the final events in Metroid Fusion, as she is unable to command her ship to land in the last scenes. That particular gunship can only be flown manually. This, however, may be because the new gunship was directly supplied by the Federation.
- The whirring sounds that are heard while using the Command Visor are the same as for the X-Ray Visor in Metroid Prime.
- Also, when issuing a command to the Gunship, a voice confirming the order says "Data Received", which can be heard in Echoes and the PAL release of Prime when Samus is alerted to an anomaly on the planet.
[edit] Glitch
In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, there is a related audio glitch. To perform it, the player must land the ship on a docking bay and walk into it (as if to save), switching to the command visor just before or as Samus enters. This causes the command visor's audio to play inside the ship instead of the usual audio track, which is not rectified until Samus leaves again.
| Visors |
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| Combat Visor | Scan Visor | Thermal Visor | X-Ray Visor Dark Visor | Echo Visor | Command Visor Hacker Mode | X-Ray Scope |
