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The Hall of the Elders is a room in the Chozo Ruins. It appears in Metroid Prime.

Description[]

The hall is an area where Samus encounters Chozo Ghosts, and the location of a Chozo Statue. It is a large, arena-like room surrounded by Holobanners and Radiation collectors and houses a Morph Ball tunnel to a Missile Station, multiple White Doors and three Bomb Slots.

They can each be activated with the Wave, Ice, and Plasma Beams, and when used, the room will alter itself to lead to the Ice Beam, an Energy Tank, and the Artifact of World. After each slot has been used, a message saying "A new path has been opened." appears onscreen. There is a Force Field that can be deactivated allowing Samus easier access. When the room is first entered, Samus will only encounter one Chozo Ghost, but if she returns, there will be three.

Connecting rooms[]

Deep Chozo Ruins Screenshot (44)

The attached Missile Station.

Inhabitants[]

Items[]

Hall of the Elders Statue NPC!

The Chozo Statue that assists Samus in obtaining various items.

Energy Tank
To collect this, Samus must activate the White Bomb Slot then go into Morph Ball in the Chozo Statue's hands.

Scans[]

Radiation collector
"Radiation collector designed to absorb and store solar energy. They appear largely decorative."
Holobanner (1)
"The Elder's greatest power lies beyond the second lock."
Holobanner (2)
"Chozo runes translated. Holobanner text reads 'The Hall of the Elders.'"
Chozo Elder statue
"Identified as statue of a Chozo Elder. According to Chozo lore, these statues served as the watchful guardians of tombs and shrines. Its outstretched hands are empty, as if awaiting an offering."
Shield
"Safety shield online. Window secure."
Inactive Morph Ball Slots
"Some sort of plug is covering this slot. Minor energy readings indicate that a small explosive device is installed."
Morph Ball Slot (used)
"This device was previously activated and shut itself off automatically."
Bridge
"Mechanical structure of bridge indicates it can be rotated."
Wave Beam Slot (before acquiring Wave Beam)
"The field covering this slot is comprised of a wavelike energy signal."
Wave Beam Slot (after acquiring Wave Beam)
"The field covering this slot is comprised of an erratic energy wavelength."
Ice Beam Slot (before acquiring Ice Beam)
"The field covering this slot is comprised of an energy signal that appears to be affected by cold."
Ice Beam Slot (after acquiring Ice Beam)
"The field covering this slot has temperature qualities similar to ice."
Plasma Beam Slot (before acquiring Plasma Beam)
"The field covering this slot is comprised of an energy signal that appears to be affected by heat."
Plasma Beam Slot (after acquiring Plasma Beam)
"The field covering this slot is comprised of plasma-based energy."
Interface Module
"Safety shield offline. Use caution near window."
Hope (NTSC only)
"Chozo script translated.
More and more, our tormented minds turn to the Newborn. As the world continues to shift into brutal, disconnected images, she remains inarguably real; a fearless figure delving deeper into this blighted world, unmindful of the terrors that await her. Was she this way before? When we Chozo found her, a fledgling orphaned on a savaged planet, did a warrior’s pulse already beat in her veins, filling her with righteous fury? Our hopes lie with her. We leave these messages for her, that she may find our Artifacts and deliver the world from its evils. Wraiths we may be, but our reach is still long indeed. We shall fight the invaders, and the Poison they would master, until the end."
Shapeless (PAL only)
"Chozo script translated.
Things bound to earthly shapes are temporal and frail; existing in a single dimension, they are fragile, vulnerable, and ultimately mortal. However, not all things obey this law - shapeless, they wait beyond the realm of perception, emerging only when one arrives who can feel their presence. Such is the will of the Chozo. Our will to defeat the evil seeping into this planet remains forever, desiring only to see the darkness meet its end. Mindless but strong, our will shall never sleep until the Entrusted One arrives to cleanse this land."

Development notes[]

The internal file name of this room is "17_chozo_bowling".[1]

The Hall of the Elders was the first room to be scripted in Metroid Prime, and it was also one of the first to be designed. Retro Studios' designers wanted a room with "bowling" mechanics where a Chozo Statue would push or pull Samus in ball form to solve puzzles and proposed several designs. Zoid Kirsch chose the design that ended up being used, seeing it as a challenge. He spent a month fine-tuning the complex mechanics of the bowling system, which resulted in the room having 300 objects in the world editor. This prompted Kirsch to ask the tools programmers to create a PhotoShop-like layer system, which simplified object use.[2] The layer system was reused in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

The Elder statue in this room was redesigned by Ashley Rochelle for Metroid Prime Remastered. She said this was her favorite thing to design, and called it "mah boy".[3]

An unused scan in this room has been found through datamining of Metroid Prime Remastered.

Temporary scan

This slot appears to be activated and awaiting input.

Trivia[]

  • The theme of the Hall of the Elders was remixed for the Wall Jump minigame in Metroid Prime Pinball. When entering the Missile Station within the room, the music changes to "General Recharge".
  • The Hall of the Golems on Bryyo is similar to the Hall of the Elders.
  • Strangely, fire is seen to be emanating from the statue's eyes while the Ghosts are around. There is no known explanation for this.
  • The Chozo Elder statue in this room has an unused scan: "Identified as statue of Chozo Elder. Chozo lore indicates these statues protected tombs from evil spirits." Ironically, corrupt Chozo Ghosts are present in the room.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ u/Bhizzle64 on Reddit
  2. ^ Kiwi Talkz. "#121 - Zoid Interview (Metroid Prime, Cameras, Scripting, Sequence Breaking , Programming etc.)" YouTube. January 22, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022. (starts at 29:35)
  3. ^ Ash (AlpacaAsh). "Thank you so much! I’m an environment artist so I made art for the levels (lots of rocks XD). I worked a lot on the very first level, for example. Lots of look development on environment style. Favorite thing I did was the big boy chozo bowling statue (he’s mah boy)." 10 February 2023 11:32 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/AlpacaAsh/status/1624265066232029186


Rooms in Metroid Prime
Frigate Orpheon Exterior Docking HangarMain Docking BayAir LockDeck Alpha Access HallEmergency Evacuation AreaDeck Alpha Umbilical HallMap FacilityConnection Elevator to Deck BetaDeck Beta Conduit HallBiotech Research Area 1Deck Beta Security HallBiohazard ContainmentDeck Beta Transit HallCargo Freight Lift to Deck GammaReactor Core Entrance
Save StationReactor Core

Deck Gamma Monitor HallConnection Elevator to Deck BetaSubventilation Shaft Section ASubventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section AMain Ventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section CMain Ventilation Shaft Section DMain Ventilation Shaft Section EMain Ventilation Shaft Section FBiotech Research Area 2Connection Elevator to Deck AlphaDeck Alpha Mech Shaft

Tallon Overworld Landing SiteCanyon CavernTallon CanyonTransport Tunnel ATransport to Chozo Ruins WestRoot TunnelRoot CaveArbor ChamberTransport Tunnel BTransport to Magmoor Caverns EastGullyAlcoveWaterfall Cavern

Temple HallTemple Security StationTemple LobbyArtifact Temple


Frigate Crash SiteOvergrown CavernTransport Tunnel CTransport to Chozo Ruins EastFrigate Access TunnelMain Ventilation Shaft Section CMain Ventilation Shaft Section BMain Ventilation Shaft Section AReactor CoreReactor AccessSave StationCargo Freight Lift to Deck GammaDeck Beta Transit HallBiohazard ContainmentDeck Beta Security HallBiotech Research Area 1Deck Beta Conduit HallConnection Elevator to Deck BetaHydro Access Tunnel


Great Tree HallGreat Tree ChamberTransport to Chozo Ruins SouthTransport Tunnel DTransport Tunnel ETransport to Phazon Mines EastLife Grove TunnelLife Grove

Chozo Ruins Transport to Tallon Overworld NorthRuins EntranceMain PlazaNursery AccessEyon TunnelRuined NurserySave Station 1North AtriumRuined GalleryMap StationTotem AccessHive TotemTransport Access NorthTransport to Magmoor Caverns NorthVault AccessVaultPlaza AccessRuined Shrine AccessRuined ShrineTower of Light AccessTower of LightTower ChamberRuined Fountain AccessRuined FountainMeditation FountainMagma PoolTraining Chamber AccessTraining ChamberPiston TunnelArboretum AccessSunchamber LobbySunchamber AccessSunchamberSun Tower AccessSun Tower

ArboretumGathering Hall AccessGathering HallSave Station 2Watery Hall AccessWatery HallDynamo AccessDynamoEast AtriumEnergy Core AccessEnergy CoreBurn Dome AccessBurn DomeWest Furnace Access


FurnaceEast Furnace AccessCrossway Access WestCrosswayCrossway Access SouthElder Hall AccessHall of the EldersElder ChamberReflecting Pool AccessReflecting PoolAntechamberSave Station 3Transport to Tallon Overworld EastTransport Access SouthTransport to Tallon Overworld South

Magmoor Caverns Transport to Chozo Ruins NorthBurning TrailSave Station Magmoor ALake TunnelLava LakePit TunnelTriclops PitStorage CavernMonitor TunnelMonitor StationTransport Tunnel ATransport to Phendrana Drifts NorthWarrior ShrineShore TunnelFiery ShoresTransport Tunnel BTransport to Tallon Overworld West

Twin Fires TunnelTwin FiresNorth Core TunnelGeothermal CorePlasma ProcessingSouth Core TunnelMagmoor WorkstationWorkstation TunnelTransport Tunnel CTransport to Phendrana Drifts SouthSave Station Magmoor BTransport to Phazon Mines West

Phendrana Drifts Transport to Magmoor Caverns WestShoreline EntrancePhendrana ShorelinesSave Station BIce Ruins AccessIce Ruins EastPlaza WalkwayRuins EntrywayIce Ruins WestCanyon EntrywayPhendrana CanyonTemple EntrywayChozo Ice TempleChapel TunnelChapel of the Elders

Courtyard EntrywayRuined CourtyardSave Station ASpecimen StorageResearch EntranceMap StationHydra Lab EntrywayResearch Lab HydraObservatory AccessObservatorySave Station DWest Tower EntranceWest TowerControl TowerEast TowerAether Lab EntrywayResearch Lab AetherResearch Core AccessResearch CoreQuarantine AccessNorth Quarantine TunnelQuarantine CaveQuarantine MonitorSouth Quarantine TunnelTransport to Magmoor Caverns South


Transport AccessFrozen PikePike AccessFrost Cave AccessFrost CaveSave Station CUpper Edge TunnelPhendrana's EdgeStorage CaveSecurity CaveLower Edge TunnelHunter CaveLake TunnelGravity ChamberChamber AccessHunter Cave Access

Phazon Mines Transport to Tallon Overworld SouthQuarry AccessMain QuarrySave Station Mines ASecurity Access AMine Security StationSecurity Access BStorage Depot AElite ResearchResearch AccessOre ProcessingElevator Access AElevator AStorage Depot BWaste Disposal

Elite Control AccessElite ControlMaintenance TunnelVentilation ShaftControl RoomOmega ResearchMap Station MinesDynamo AccessCentral DynamoSave Station Mines BQuarantine Access AMetroid Quarantine AElevator Access BElevator B


Fungal Hall AccessFungal Hall APhazon Mining TunnelFungal Hall BMissile Station MinesQuarantine Access BMetroid Quarantine BSave Station Mines CElite Quarters AccessElite QuartersProcessing Center AccessPhazon Processing CenterTransport AccessTransport to Magmoor Caverns South

Impact Crater Crater Entry PointCrater Tunnel APhazon CoreCrater Missile StationCrater Tunnel BPhazon Infusion ChamberSubchamber OneSubchamber TwoSubchamber ThreeSubchamber FourSubchamber FiveMetroid Prime Lair
Unused Engine RoomReactor Room
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