Vesper Defense Outpost

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]

The Outpost

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 data

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Manual

"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 Obtained

Local Inhabitants

Local Hunters

Sylux

Multiplayer Levels

Etymology

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.

Trivia

The VDO shares many differences from the other territories in the Alimbic Cluster. It has the most countdowns, is the only territory to lack Energy Tanks (likely tying into its status as a munitions dump), the only territory to have two Alimbic Artifacts in the same room on two occasions, and the second visit yields no new upgrades for Samus.

Alimbics
Known Areas	Tetra Galaxy • Alimbic Cluster • Celestial Archives • Alinos • Vesper Defense Outpost • Arcterra
Characters	General Almiiak • Arctherus • Gorea
Creations	Psycho Bit • Voldrum • Alimbic Turret • Quadtroid • Crash Pillar • Oubliette • Octolith • Alimbic Artifact • Slench • Cretaphid • Stronghold Void (Portal) Alimbic Cannon • Omega Cannon • Universal Ammunition • Seal Sphere • Technology • Colored Panels
Miscellaneous	Language • Tetra Border Wars • Hubs • Objects (Minor) • "Ultimate Power"

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 • Alinos • Arcterra • Aether • Dark Aether • Norion • Bryyo • Elysia • Pirate Homeworld • Phaaze • Excelcion • Bion • Talvania • SR388 • ZDR
Other locations visited in the Metroid series
Frigate Orpheon • Celestial Archives • Vesper Defense Outpost • Oubliette
Samus's Gunship • G.F.S. Olympus • G.F.S. Valhalla • Leviathan Battleship • Doomseye
Ceres Space Colony • Galactic Federation mothership • BOTTLE SHIP
Biologic Space Laboratories research station

*Space Stations in the Metroid* series**
† denotes a destroyed station.
FS-176 system
Metroid \| Sidehopper Station
Alimbic Cluster
Celestial Archives \| Vesper Defense Outpost \| Oubliette† \| Head Shot \| Outer Reach
Cosmos region A47
BOTTLE SHIP†
SR388's solar system
Biologic Space Laboratories research station†
Unknown location
Ceres Space Colony† \| Junk Quixote \| Medical Space Station \| The Locker