Vesper Defense Outpost
The space station VDO.
Location	"Situated on the outer edge of Alimbic territory" Alimbic Cluster, Tetra Galaxy
Size	"Small base"
Distinct features	"A toxic fuel leak has frozen over the station."

Vesper Defense Outpost (also called the VDO) is a space station in Metroid Prime Hunters. It is the third or fourth place Samus visits, depending on whether she chooses to go to here or Arcterra after visiting Alinos.

Complete Map of the Vesper Defense Outpost: [1]

Contents 1 The Outpost 2 Official data 2.1 Scan 2.2 Manual 3 Items Obtained 4 Local Inhabitants 5 Local Hunters 6 Multiplayer Levels 7 Etymology 8 Trivia

The OutpostEdit

As scans of the computer console in front of the landing platform in the VDO Gateway (shown above) say, The Vesper Defense Outpost was an Alimbic munitions dump which was kept at sub-zero temperatures to prevent reactivating fusion-powered weapons systems. Other, more powerful weapons were held in places like the Fuel Stack in shielded antigravity suspension beams.

In the absence of the Alimbics, however, many of the VDO's containment units lost structural integrity, leading to a perpetual coating of frozen weapons fuel around the station. As with all Alimbic areas visited by Samus in the Alimbic Cluster during Metroid Prime: Hunters, it has a number of cybernetic security devices (listed above) to guard it in the Alimbics' absence, as well as aliens who have infested the VDO.

Official dataEdit

ScanEdit

Vesper Defense Outpost Metroid Prime Hunters "VESPER DEFENSE OUTPOST is situated on the outer edge of ALIMBIC territory. Serving as a refueling station and munitions dump, subzero temperature is mainted to prevent overheating of fusion-powered weapons systems. Structural failure of fuel containers has resulted in a vast radioactive spill into space, leaving toxic and explosive fuel frozen to the sides of the structure."

ManualEdit

"This small base once operated as a refuelling station. It has been abandoned for a long time. A toxic fuel leak has frozen over the station."

Items ObtainedEdit

• Battlehammer
• Missile Expansion x2
• Universal Ammunition Expansion x2

Local InhabitantsEdit

• Alimbic Turret v1.4
  
• Petrasyl
  
• Psycho Bit v1.0
  
• Guardian
  
• Alimbic Turret v.2.7
  
• Voldrum (all types except Electro)
  
• Lesser Ithrak
  
• Quadtroid
  
• Psycho Bit v4.0
  
• Crash Pillar
• Zoomers

Local HuntersEdit

• Sylux

Multiplayer LevelsEdit

• VDO Gateway
• Weapons Complex
• Compression Chamber
• Stasis Bunker
• Fuel Stack

EtymologyEdit

In Greek mythology, Hesperus (Greek Ἓσπερος Hesperos) (Roman equivalent: Vesper cf. "evening", "supper", "evening star", "west"), the Evening Star is the son of the dawn goddess Eos (Roman equivalent: Aurora) and brother of Eosphorus (Ηωσφόρος Eosphoros "dawn-bearer"; also Φωσφόρος Phosphorus, Lucifer "light-bearer", Iubar), the Morning Star. Hesperus' father was Cephalus, a mortal, while Eosphoros' was the star god Astraios.

TriviaEdit

• The Vesper Defense Outpost has the most timed sequences of all the Alimbic territories.

• The Vesper Defense Outpost is the only Alimbic territory to not contain an Energy Tank. This may be due to the fact that the complex was a munitions dump and therefore only contains weapon expansions.

• The Vesper Defense Outpost is the only Alimbic territory to have two Alimbic Artifacts in the same room on two occasions.
• The second visit to the Vesper Defense Outpost contains no new main upgrades for Samus, whereas every other territory's second visit does offer them.

Rooms in Metroid Prime Hunters
Celestial Archives	Celestial Gateway • Helm Room • Meditation Room • Data Shrine 01 • Fan Room Alpha • Data Shrine 02 • Fan Room Beta • Data Shrine 03 • Synergy Core • Transfer Lock • Docking Bay • Incubation Vault 01 • Incubation Vault 02 • Incubation Vault 03 • Tetra Vista • New Arrival Registration Stronghold Void • Biodefense Chamber A/B
Alinos	Alinos Gateway • Echo Hall • Elder Passage • High Ground • Combat Hall • Alimbic Cannon Control Room • Magma Drop • Alimbic Gardens • Thermal Vast • Alinos Perch • Crash Site • Council Chamber • Processor Core • Piston Cave Stronghold Void • Biodefense Chamber A/B
Vesper Defense Outpost	VDO Gateway • Bioweaponry Lab • Weapons Complex • Cortex CPU • Compression Chamber • Stasis Bunker • Ascension • Fuel Stack Stronghold Void • Biodefense Chamber A/B
Arcterra	Arcterra Gateway • Sic Transit • Ice Hive • Frost Labyrinth • Sanctorus • Fault Line • Drip Moat • Subterranean Stronghold Void • Biodefense Chamber A/B

Planets visited in the Metroid Series
Zebes • Tallon IV • Aether • Dark Aether • Alinos • Arcterra
Norion • Bryyo • Elysia • Pirate Homeworld • Phaaze • SR388
Other locations visited in the Metroid Series
Frigate Orpheon • Celestial Archives • Vesper Defense Outpost • Oubliette
Samus Aran's Gunship • G.F.S. Olympus • G.F.S. Valhalla • Leviathan Battleship
Ceres Space Colony • Empty Training Room • Bottle Ship
Biologic Space Laboratories research station

Space Stations in the Metroid Series
Note: Italicized stations were visited by Samus Aran. Underlined stations were destroyed.
FS-176
Metroid | Sidehopper Station
Alimbic Cluster
Celestial Archives | Vesper Defense Outpost | Oubliette | Head Shot | Outer Reach
Cosmos region A47
Bottle Ship
SR388 system
Biologic Space Laboratories research station
Messina System
Nextima
Unknown location
Ceres Space Colony | Junk Quixote | The Locker