Staging Area

Staging Area is a room in the Ing Hive from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Inside are two Light Portals. Samus passes through here on her way to the second floor of Sanctuary Fortress, as well as to get the Dark Temple Key on the second floor of the Ing Hive. There is a Echo Gate with several sonic emitters. Behind it is an Interface Module that controls a platform that was blocking access to the second portal.

The Aether version of this room is the Main Research.

Connecting rooms

Central Hive West Transport (via Blue Door)
Main Research (via Light Portal)

Inhabitants

First Visit

2 Hunter Ing: "Morphology: Hunter Ing; Elite warriors of the Ing Horde; Phasing shapeshifter. Deadly in close combat. Dislikes bright light."

Future Visits

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

Scans

Echo Gate: "Object scan complete.
This door uses a sonic security system.
Sonic detection gear needed to interface with this system. Door is receiving commands via sonic beam; the commands are keeping it shut. Destroying the sonic beam emitters may open the door."

Interface Panel: "System online.
Motivators engaged.
Lift platform will remain in the upright position."

Light Beacon: "Xenotech: Luminoth Light Beacon
Generates protective field when energized.
Light Beacons must be energized by Beam weapon fire to function, and remain charged for a limited time."

Portal (inactive): "This rift portal is inactive.; The portal field can be energized with light energy. Walk into an energized portal to transport to Aether."

Portal (active): "This portal is active.; Walk into the portal to initiate return transit to Aether."

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.