Sand Processing is a room in the Agon Wastes. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Description[]
Most of the room consists of a large Half-pipe partially filled with sand. Two "Humility" Class Turrets are positioned on either side of the northwestern end of the structure for security. The section of the wall beneath one turret contains weakened Brinstone that can be easily destroyed by a Missile, opening a route in the process. Through this Samus reaches the Main Reactor and confronts Dark Samus.
Using the Boost Ball on the half-pipe reveals a tunnel that leads to the control center, where Samus can drain the large mound of sand by scanning a terminal. Once this is done, a Missile Expansion is revealed.
The room's name, "Sand Processing", implies that sand from the Agon Wastes is processed by the Pirates for an unknown purpose.
The Dark Aether version of this room was the Hall of Stairs.
Connecting rooms[]
- Main Reactor (via Blue Door)
- Save Station B (via Blue Door)
Inhabitants[]
- 2 "Humility" Class Turrets
- "Mechanism: "Humility" Class Turret
Space Pirate defense system.
Beam-weapon variant of captured Federation turret. Evade its fire with quick movement."
Items[]
- Missile Expansion
- Requires Boost Ball.
- Using the Half-pipe, Samus can access a control center and scan an Interface Module to drain the sand in the room and reveal the expansion.
Scans[]
- Control area window
- "Structural analysis complete.
Grating designed to resist extremely high-speed winds. Weapons fire is useless against it: seek an alternate method to access the control area."
- Fractured section of Half-pipe
- "Structural analysis complete.
Stress fractures detected. Decomposure of Brinstone alloy within wall has weakened it. Structural integrity critical."
- Bomb Slot (powerless)
- "Scan complete.
System control unit is offline.
Scan nearby console to restore power to system."
- Interface Module
- "Sand Drain control system online.
Energize the nearby control slot with a Morph Ball Bomb to begin the sand draining procedure."
- Bomb Slot
- "Device: Bomb Slot
Powered system control unit.
Insert the Morph Ball into the slot, then detonate a Bomb.
This will transfer energy from the slot to the device connected to it."