#metroid prime 2: echoes

[heros-shade-fanclub]

UUUUUHHHMMMM. round 2 of zeldatroid crossover because I literally cannot stop myself. samus + adam learn what a minigame is while link and midna get killed instantly in The Game Where The Air Kills You

[nintendometro]

Chykka (Adult) Battle 'Metroid Prime 2: Echoes' Gamecube Kenji Yamamoto & Kouichi Kyuma Support us on Patreon

[posthumanwanderings]

[ Metroid Prime 2: Echoes CM (2004) ]

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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) - Nintendo GameCube

[tallon-underworld]

Fun fact: Although you never go inside Samus’ Gunship in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, it still has a fully modeled and textured interior.

[free-chozo-hrt]

With all this talk about Metroid Prime 2, I feel the need to share a piece of lore that the game doesn't state outright, but I find it fascinating and I want to share because it's a really cool piece of sci-fi worldbuilding I haven't seen anywhere else.

Aether is described as a "rogue planet." If you're not an astronomer, that might not mean much to you, but I assure you it's more than just flavor text. In astronomy, a rogue planet is one that does not orbit a star. It was formed in a solar system, but has since been ejected and now drifts through empty space.

In real life, a rogue planet would be very cold and dark. Without a nearby star to shower it with solar energy, a rogue planet could not sustain life in the same way as earth.

Aether is very much the opposite of cold and dark. During its golden age, it's described as a natural paradise abundant with life. What's more, the planet is suffused with a golden glow that shines light on its surface, even in the absence of a star. Next time you play around in Metroid Prime 2, take a careful look at the sky. I guarantee you won't see a sun anywhere!

How is it possible for Aether to have light and life when there's no sun to provide it? Well, Aether is a very unusual planet. It's permeated by a miraculous energy field that the Luminoth call the Light of Aether, and they worship this lifegiving wellspring of energy as a central pillar of their culture. When the Luminoth stretched their energy sources thin, they created energy controllers to regulate the Light of Aether, feed it with other energy sources, and spread it across the world so that everyone could benefit from it.

And in case you missed it, it's a really clever design choice that the Luminoth are moth people. They worship the light! It's hardly a novel fantasy trope, but it ties everything together quite nicely.

[n64retro]

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Retro Studios / Nintendo Gamecube 2004

[hyenamonster-art]

I think about Luminoths a Normal amount.

[mhexart]

Warm up sketch

[rescuedrop]

Daily drawing practice day 415 (5/19/23)

[deerest-me]

``Portal control system online. Portal generation initiated. Walk into the portal to transport to Aether.''

[it-seemo]

"May the light of Aether serve you well."

[nintendometro]

The Japanese commercial for 'Metroid Prime 2: Echoes' on the Gamecube. Support us on Patreon

[revenantfire]

Been playing through the Metroid Prime series for the first time... If anything happens to U-mos I will kill everyone on the planet and then myself

[bizarrobrain]

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004) - Nintendo GameCube

[tallon-underworld]

Temple Grounds, Aether

(Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Gamecube, 2004)