Cargo Dock C

Cargo Dock C
Samus in the Morph Ball in the tunnel
Game	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Planet/Ship	Norion
Area	Base Sector Zero
Notablefeatures	Morph Ball tunnel with a cap and Energy Jets
Significance	Access to Generator C Access, location of ambush by Meta Ridley
Inhabitants	Meta Ridley
Internal name	0e_gfplanet_vistabridge_c

Cargo Dock C is a room on Norion. It appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Description

While Cargo Docks A and B are Landing Sites, C is not. When Samus Aran enters this area for the first time and enters the maintenance tunnels using her Morph Ball, a looming shadow initially appears. A few moments after, she gets trapped by Meta Ridley; using his talons to block off the exits, he attacks her by using his Kinetic Breath Weapon at close range and biting her.

Samus can shake off Meta Ridley by laying Bombs whenever he grabs hold of her in his mouth or when he simply gets stuck (a result of missing her and subsequently biting down too hard on the maintenance shaft). After several successful hits with the Bombs, the impacts manage to temporarily stun him, allowing Samus to advance in the tunnel. The entire process is repeated twice, and Meta Ridley flies off. If Samus makes it through this process without taking any damage, the Friend Voucher "Flawless Execution" will be awarded.

As Samus returns to this area after having activated Generator C, she witnesses the Leviathan closing in on Norion's atmosphere. To leave, she must enter a tunnel in the wall using an Energy Jet and make her way through the tunnel network to the exit door.

Connecting rooms

• Conduit C (via Blue Door)
• Generator C Access (via Blue Door)

Inhabitants

• Meta Ridley (first visit)

Scans

Security panel

"Security panel appears to have weakened. A concussive blast could probably destroy it."

Energy jet (generator offline)

"System analysis complete. Energy jet status: offline. Start generator to activate jet."

Security panel (2)

"Security panel locked. Unable to access tunnel. Find an alternate route."

Energy jet (generator online)

"System analysis complete. Energy jet status: online. Flow from generator is at 100%."

Development notes

The internal name for this room is 0e_gfplanet_vistabridge_c. The keyword gfplanet indicates the planet Norion, and the alphabetic prefix 0e indicates that this is the fifth of 8 junction rooms on Norion.