Metroid Prime Hunters - Plot

Plot

Metroid series
fictional chronology
  • Metroid (Zero Mission)
  • Metroid Prime
  • Hunters
  • Echoes
  • Corruption
  • Return of Samus
  • Super Metroid
  • Other M
  • Fusion

In the Metroid series chronology, Metroid Prime Hunters takes place third in the Metroid fictional universe, between Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. At the beginning of the game, the governing body of the galaxy, the Galactic Federation, receives a strange telepathic message that states the key to the "ultimate power" resides in the Alimbic solar system. The Federation broadcasts a message to bounty hunter Samus Aran, asking her to investigate and retrieve this power, and should it prove irretrievable, to keep it secret or destroy it outright. Six other bounty hunters intercept the transmission and proceed to the Alimbic solar system to claim the power for themselves.

Through investigation of the planets and space stations that orbit the Alimbic sun, Samus gradually pieces together the history of the Alimbic race. She discovers that they were a peaceful, spiritual, highly evolved society. The Alimbic utopia was shattered when a comet struck the planet, and out of it emerged a monstrous creature named Gorea. The creature copied the cellular structure of the Alimbics, physically mimicking them and their weapons, and destroyed their civilization. Unable to stop Gorea's rampage, the last of their race transformed themselves into focused telepathic energy, then confined Gorea into a "Seal Sphere", which they placed in a starship called the Oubliette. The ship was launched into a dimensional rift called the Infinity Void, to be released only when eight keys called "Octoliths" were assembled.

After warding off the other bounty hunters, Samus retrieves the eight Octoliths and opens the Infinity Void. Here, she and the other six hunters confront Gorea, who originated the telepathic message in an attempt to free itself. After the beast absorbs the powers of Samus' rivals, she defeats Gorea using the Alimbic weapon called the "Omega Cannon". As Samus and the other hunters evacuate the exploding Oubliette on their respective ships, three Alimbic spirits appear before Samus, and honor her with a salute.

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