Sanctum (Dark Aether)

This is about the room on Dark Aether. For the room on Phaaze see Sanctum (Phaaze).

The Sanctum is the final room in the Sky Temple in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is also the final room to be seen that has not been previously entered.

Description

The Sanctum has a small platform overlooking a large rotunda surrounded by a ring of Phazon. From here, Samus can see the last bit of Aether's planetary energy, which is also the only thing keeping its dark counterpart in existence. When she jumps down and approaches the ball of light, however, the Emperor Ing emerges from the floor and absorbs it, forcing Samus to fight the Ing's mighty leader. After taking enough damage, the Emperor retreats into an impenetrable shell, and poison gas slowly rises up from the Sanctum's floor. Once all of the tentacles sticking out of the shell have been destroyed, the Emperor Ing comes out of the shell, transformed. Once the Mutated Emperor Ing has been destroyed, Samus absorbs the planetary energy. With the last of Dark Aether's energy removed, pillars rise out of the ground, and an 8-minute Countdown begins. By jumping on each of the pillars until she reaches the top, Samus can use the Screw Attack to reach the exit. Because the Sky Temple is an upside-down version of the Great Temple, the Light Aether version of this room is the Temple Sanctuary.

Inhabitants

First stage

Emperor Ing Body: "Morphology: Emperor Ing Body
Ruler of the Ing Horde.
Target is drawing energy from the unstable Energy Controller. Eliminating target's connection to the energy may be an effective strategy."

Emperor Ing Head: "Morphology: Emperor Ing Head
Ruler of the Ing Horde.
Target will form numerous tentacles to defend itself. Eliminate them to weaken its defenses."

Emperor Ing Eye: "Morphology: Emperor Ing Eye
Unstable Ing biomass.
Central eye is protected by a potent barrier shield. Shield does not provide complete coverage, however."

Second Stage

Emperor Ing Chrysalis: "Morphology: Emperor Ing Chrysalis
Regenerating Ing ruler.
Target's regen-shell is magnetically charged. Eleven weak points have been detected; target them with concussive blasts to shatter the regen-shell."

∞ Inglets: "Morphology: Inglet
Worker drone of the Ing Horde.
Wall-crawling, morphing bioform. Strongly dislikes bright light."

Final stage

Emperor Ing Dark beam — Samus battles the Emperor Ing.

Mutated Emperor Ing: "Morphology: Mutated Emperor Ing
Altered ruler of the Ing Horde.
Further Phazon mutation of the Emperor Ing has occured. The creature seems to only take damage when its heart is Light or Dark. Find a way to change the heart to one of these colors."

Nightbarbs (can be summoned by the Emperor Ing with a Dark heart): "Morphology: Nightbarb
Flying airborne hunters native to Dark Aether.
Targets are small but travel in large numbers for safety. Avoid contact."

lightSwarm (can be summoned by the Emperor Ing with a Light heart): Unscannable

Connecting rooms

Sanctum Access (via Blue Door)

Scans

Energy Core: "Object analysis complete.
This is the core of the final Dark Energy Collector.
The last collection of planetary energy lies within the core. When you place it within the Energy Transfer Module for return to Aether, this world will become heavily unstable."

Dark Aetherian Rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Dark Agon Wastes	Portal Site • Crossroads • Save Station 2 • Duelling Range • Ing Cache 4 • Junction Site • Judgment Pit Save Station 1 • Portal Access • Dark Agon Temple Access • Dark Agon Temple • Trial Tunnel Dark Controller Access • Dark Agon Energy Controller • Trial Grounds • Dark Transit Station Doomed Entry • Oasis Access • Dark Oasis • Ing Cache 3 • Hall of Stairs • Save Station 3 Bitter Well • Phazon Site • Ing Cache 2 • Watering Hole • Feeding Pit Ing Cache 1 • Feeding Pit Access • Double Path • Battleground • Warrior's Walk
Dark Torvus Bog	Gloom Vista • Polluted Mire • Dark Falls • Dark Forgotten Bridge • Dark Arena Tunnel Dark Torvus Arena • Brooding Ground • Putrid Alcove • Poisoned Bog • Cache A Portal Chamber • Venomous Pond • Save Station 1 • Dark Torvus Temple Access • Dark Torvus Temple Dark Controller Access • Dark Torvus Energy Controller • Cache B • Ammo Station Crypt • Crypt Tunnel • Undertransit One • Sacrificial Chamber • Sacrificial Chamber Tunnel Undertransit Two • Dungeon • Undertemple Shaft • Save Station 2 • Undertemple Access • Undertemple
Ing Hive	Culling Chamber • Hazing Cliff • Central Hive East Transport • Unseen Way • Hive Reactor Hive Save Station 1 • Hive Cache 1 • Hive Reactor Access • Entrance Defense Hall • Hive Entrance Hive Portal Chamber • Staging Area • Central Hive West Transport Hive Dynamo Works • Hive Cache 2/3 • Hive Dynamo Access • Hive Gyro Chamber Hive Save Station 2 • Hive Gyro Access • Hive Ammo Station • Hive Temple Access • Hive Temple Hive Controller Access • Hive Energy Controller • Temple Security Access • Aerial Training Site Judgment Drop • Vault Attack Portal Hive Summit
Sky Temple Grounds	Profane Path • Phazon Pit • Phazon Grounds • Reliquary Access • Reliquary Grounds Ing Reliquary • Ing Windchamber Plain of Dark Worship • Lake Access • Accursed Lake Abandoned Base • Base Access • War Ritual Grounds • Shrine Access • Defiled Shrine Gateway Access • Sky Temple Gateway Portal Site
Sky Temple	Sky Temple Energy Controller • Sanctum Access • Sanctum
See also the List of rooms in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Boss Rooms
Metroid	Kraid's room • Ridley's room • Zebesian Command Center
Metroid: Zero Mission	Corridor No. 5 • Corridor No. 4† • "Acid Worm's room" • Kraid's room • "Kiru Giru's room" Imago's hideout • Ridley's room • Zebesian Command Center • Top of the ruins • Ship's last chamber
Metroid Prime	Reactor Core • Hive Totem • Ruined Shrine • Burn Dome • Sunchamber • Chapel of the Elders Quarantine Cave • Elite Control • Central Dynamo • Elite Research • Elite Quarters • Artifact Temple Subchambers (1, 2, 3, 4) • Metroid Prime Lair
Metroid Prime Hunters	Data Shrine 03 • Biodefense Chamber A • High Ground • Biodefense Chamber B Echo Hall • Weapons Complex • Sic Transit • Council Chamber • Fault Line • "Seal Sphere chamber" • "Gorea's lair"
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes	Temple Sanctuary • Agon Temple • Judgment Pit • Main Reactor • Dark Agon Temple • Hive Chamber A Dark Torvus Arena • Main Hydrochamber • Sacrificial Chamber • Dark Torvus Temple • Dynamo Works Main Research • Undertemple • Aerie Access • Aerie • Hive Temple • Sanctum • Sky Temple Gateway
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption	Docking Bay 5 • Generator Shaft • Temple of Bryyo • Jousting Field • Bryyo Leviathan Core Steambot Barracks • Ballista Storage • Main Docking Bay • Turbine Chamber • Elysian Leviathan Core Proving Grounds • Metroid Creche • Generator B • Aurora Chamber • Main Cavern Transit Station Leviathan • Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core • Sanctum
Metroid II: Return of Samus	Arena area of Chozo base • Arachnus' room • Alpha Metroid chamber • Alpha's chamber Second tower corridor • Zeta's chamber • Final Omega's chamber • Queen's nest
Metroid: Samus Returns	Arena area of Chozo base • Arachnus' room • Alpha Metroid chamber • Alpha's chamber "Octroll Lake"† • Zeta's chamber • Final Omega's chamber • "Diggernaut arena" Queen's nest • "Landing Site"
Super Metroid	"Ceres confrontation room" • "Torizo's chamber" • "Spore Spawn Room" • Kraid's chamber Croc's pit • Phantoon's chamber • "Botwoon's chamber" • Draygon's chamber Golden Torizo's chamber • Ridley's chamber • "Big Metroid's room" • Zebesian Command Center
Metroid: Other M	BOTTLE SHIP Control Room • Subterranean Control Room • Biological Experiment Floor Biosphere Test Area • Crater Interior • Experiment Floor • Materials Storehouse Materials Transfer Lift • "Rhedogian room" • Blast Furnace Observation • "Sand Tower summit" Geothermal Power Plant • "Confrontation room" • Nightmare's Room • Room MW • Control room Control Bridge
Metroid Fusion	"Arachnus' chamber" • "Elephant Bird's room" • "Zazabi's room" • "Serris arena" "B.O.X.'s room" (PYR/NOC) • "Nocturnal cavern" • Main Boiler Control room • "Yakuza's room" Giant root's arena • Electronic junkyard • "Neo-Ridley's room" • Operations Deck • Docking Bays
Metroid Dread	"Central Unit room" (x5) • "Corpius' room" • "Kraid's room" • "Quiet Robe's chamber" • "Drogyga's domain" "Escue's gazebo" • "Hall of Judgment" • "Elite chamber" • "Mawkin throne room" • "Crash Site"
† means this room only contains a boss under specific circumstances.