*pretend there's a nifty ASCII picture here* *pretend it's the rockingest thing ever* "Metroid Prime" for the Nintendo GameCube Artifact Locations By: bluberry Final Version, not that anyone trusts that anymore. Last Updated: 07/23/03 http://www.phoenixsg.com/~bluberry/ Very Minor Spoilers ahead! Also, I'm not sure if the Log Hint info is right. If you have different stuff then tell me. Also, some of the requirements are not actually required, by the use of a few tricks or glitches. This FAQ presumes that you aren't planning to skip anything. For more info on these check out this site: http://metroid.retrofaction.com /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |Sofa of Contents #table| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ To find a section, press Ctrl+F. Type in the thingy, like #fatman or #fortune, and hit Find or whatever, it should come up. 00.Introduction/Contact Info #intro 0x.Walkthrough Description #obvious 01.Artifact of Truth #truth 02.Artifact of Strength #strength 03.Artifact of Elder #elder 04.Artifact of Wild #wild 05.Artifact of Lifegiver #lifegiver 06.Artifact of Warrior #warrior 07.Artifact of Chozo #chozo 08.Artifact of Nature #nature 09.Artifact of Sun #sun 10.Artifact of World #world 11.Artifact of Spirit #spirit 12.Artifact of Newborn #newborn 13.Legal Poop* #lawyerssuck 14.Version History* #whee *Convieniently placed at the bottom so you can ignore it. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |00.Introduction #intro| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ This is a FAQ for getting all of the Chozo Artifacts in Metroid Prime. The point of them is to open up the pasage to the last area branching from the Artifact Temple. The only content here is the 12 artifacts, nothing more. If you want a Full FAQ, I strongly recommend marshmallow's. From what I've seen, and judging from the rest of his FAQ's, it rocks. If you wanna contact me, use one of these: AIM: almighty Fatness MSN: tehbluberry@earthlink.net YIM: bluberrygonepostal ICQ: 171684403 E-mail: plastic_lunchbox AT earthlink DOT net /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |0x.Walkthrough Description #obvious| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Which of the 6 main areas it's in. Room: What exact room it's in. Branches Off: A room that the above branches off of, easier to find. Requiremtns: What items and/or events are required to access it. Log Hint: When the hint becomes available at the Artifact Temple. Description: A detailed explanation of location. That has a ring to it... /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |01.Artifact of Truth #truth| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Tallon Overworld Room: Artifact Temple Branches Off: Landing Site Requirements: Missile Launcher Log Hint: Available at Start Description: Facing from your ship as if you were driving it, you'll see a waterfall ahead of you, a door on the right, and some platforms on the left. Since I'm a frickin genius, I figured out that we can ascend the platforms and go behind the waterfall to the door. One of the doors happens to be locked with a missile lock. Blow it open. Make your way down a few passages to the Artifact Temple. The Artifact of Truth is in the middle of the outdoor, Easter Islandish place. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |02.Artifact of Strength #strength| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Magmoor Caverns Room: Warrior Shrine Branches Off: Monitor Station Requirements: Boost Ball, Space Jump Boots Log Hint: Available at Start Description: Ok, first get to the walkway that you could access Phendrana Drifts from the first time. To the left of the door, facing it, is a bit of bridge you can double jump to. Once you're on it face the main bridge again, and you'll see a second bridge above you. Get on it, and then investigate the center. There's a Spinner device that you can roll into; use the boost ball upgrade to spin fast enough to raise yet another bridge. Once it's done, go across said bridge and at the end double jump to the far platform. Turn right and follow the path to the door of the Warrior Shrine. A statue atop a staircase it holding the Artifact of Strength. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |03.Artifact of Elder #elder| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Phendrana Drifts Room: Control Tower Branches Off: Observatory Requirements: Plasma Beam, Space Jump Boots, Missile Launcher, Morph Ball Log Hint: Available at Start Description: This one is a doozy, mostly since it's so damn out of the way. Get back to the Control Tower area; it's where you met your first flying Space Pirate dudes. On the side farther from the Observatory, jump above the door and blow up all the boxes. After you see how quickly the Plasma Beam roasts the flying Pirates, of course. Sadist. Look out the window to see fuses on the tower outside a fence covered in ice; burn the ice with the Plasma Beam, shoot the fuses with a Missile, and then watch the tower fall on said fence. A cutscene will point out a morph ball hole in the ground. Go through it and on the other side of the fence you'll find the Artifact of Elder. To get out, go to the base of the destroyed tower, get into morph ball mode, bomb jump into the collapsed tower and roll out. It's like Super Monkey Ball 2 but not on drugs! /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |04.Artifact of Wild #wild| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Chozo Ruins Room: Sunchamber Branches Off: Sun Tower Requirements: Spider Ball, Super Missile Log Hint: Available from Start Description: Alright, get to the Sun Tower. It's next to the Magmoor Caverns lift, very tall, easily visible Spider Ball tracks, right after Flaaghra. Get 30 Missiles while you're at it. There are four Ram War Wasp Hives; Super Missile them. Now, on opposite ends of the room, between the hives, there are black mounds; they can be blown apart by a Super Missile, and there are panels under each to be scanned. Also, on the side facing the near wall, towards the top, two of the four pillars have scan thingys as well. Scanning all 4 of the things unblocks the Spider Ball track, which you can now ascend. Use bomb jumps in the part with the seperate cubes, and watch out for the little enemies, they'll send you flying if you get hit. Once you're at the top, proceed back to where you fought Flaahgra, fight the three Chozo Chosts that appear with the Power Beam or Super Missiles, and get the artifact from Flaagha's dead body. I wouldn't, it's gotta smell. By the way, the reason you couldn't go the way you came last time is because the door is blocked by vines. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |05.Artifact of Lifegiver #lifegiver| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Chozo Ruins Room: Tower Chamber Branches Off: Ruined Shrine Requirements: Gravity Suit, Space Jump Boots, Boost Ball, Spider Ball, Wave Beam Log Hint: Available from Start Description: Easiness. Go to the Ruined Shrine. It's where you got the morph ball after fighting a Plated Beetle early in the game. Now use the boost ball in the Half-Pipe near the door from the Main Plaza, and get up on the side to your left facing said door. Roll through the little tunnel here, and make your way to the Wave Beam Lock door, using the Spider Ball track. Go through this passage into the Tower of Light, where you may have gotten the Wavebuster earlier. Go into the water, and go to the end opposite where you entered the Tower. With your Barney colored Grav Suit and Space Jump Boots, you can jump up and follow the passage to the Tower Chamber where the Artifact of Lifegiver is twiddling it's thumbs. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |06.Artifact of Warrior #warrior| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Phazon Mines Room: Elite Research Branches Off: N/A; It's friggin huge Requirements: Power Bombs Log Hint: Available from Start Description: Get to Elite Research, and go up to the huge tube with a huge Phazon Pirate in it. Use a Power Bomb to blow it open, and defeat Mr. Fat-Ass by not doing anything until he does his shockwave, jumping over the shockwave, and capping him in the head. That Artifact of Warrior must have been causing him some REAL indigestion. Still not as cool a fat-ass as Kraid was... I miss Kraid... /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |07.Artifact of Chozo #chozo| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Tallon Overworld Room: Life Grove Branches Off: Great Tree Hall Requirements: X-Ray Visor, Power Bomb, Space Jump Boots, Boost Ball Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Truth Description: After getting your X-Ray scanner here, you probably know about the folowing area and stuff with the Chozo Ghoss and jumping a lot to get out. What you may not have known about is the Artifact of Chozo. In the water, near the two trees that have seemingly connected curved roots, there's a little hatch. Power Bomb it and a steel platform rises. The bottom of the pillar has a built in Spinner which you use the Boost Ball to activate. This raises the platform containing the Artifact of Chozo, which is now yours for the taking. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |08.Artifact of Nature #nature| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Magmoor Caverns Room: Lava Lake Branches Off: N/A; It's big-ass Requirements: Super Missile (X-Ray Visor recommended) Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Strength Description: Lava Lake is the big room with two main areas, it's near the transport to Chozo Ruins. You want the side closest to Chozo Ruins. The big pillar in the middile can be destructoed by firing a Super Missile into it; it's a particular side you're looking for, use the X-Ray Visor or just blind luck. Once the Artifact of Nature is revealed, *cue underground Super Mario Bros. music*, jump across the platforms and then double-jump to it. Where is Samus putting these anyways? Do I even want to know? /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |09.Artifact of Sun #sun| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Phendrana Drifts Room: Chozo Ice Temple Branches Off: Phendrana Shorelines Requirements: Plasma Beam, Morph Ball Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Elder Description: You know where the room is; it's on the way to the Wave Beam. Get to the statue next to the door that leads to where you fought Sheegoth to get the Wave Beam, and use the Plasma Beam to melt the ice in the statue's hands. Jump on them and then roll into a ball, and it works as a switch that opens up a passage below the statue. Roll through and give the Artifact of Sun some sweet sweet lovin. Or not. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |10.Artifact of World #world| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Chozo Ruins Room: Elder Chamber Branches Off: Hall of the Elders Requirements: Plasma Bam, Morph Ball Bombs Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Wild Description: It's the room with the big statue, the 3 Chozo Ghosts, and the multicolored Bomb-Slots. Open the red Bomb-Slot with the Plasma Beam and then use it. A hole opens behind the statue's ass (ew) that leads to the Artifact of World. Is this supposed to be the statue's toilet or something? /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |11.Artifact of Spirit #spirit| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Phendrana Drifts Room: Storage Cave Branches Off: Phendrana's Edge Requirements: Grapple Beam, Power Bomb, Plasma Beam, X-Ray Visor Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Lifegiver Description: Phendrana's Edge is the tall tall room somewhere near where you got the Gravity Suit. Get about 2/3rd of the way up and whip out your X-Ray Visor. It's very hard to say exactly where, but behind one of the walls around here is a door. Use a Power Bomb to blow up the wall, and then open the door with your Plasma Beam. Inside awaits the evil, plotting, sociopathic and evil Artifact of Spirit. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |12.Artifact of Newborn #newborn| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Area: Phazon Mines Room: Phazon Mining Tunnel Branches Off: N/A; It's the sidescrolling Morph Ball bit Requirements: Phazon Suit, Morph Ball Bombs Log Hint: After getting Artifact of Warrior Description: In the big sidescrolling morph-ball tunnel thing, look for an area covered in Phazon and blocked off by a little wall. Blow open the wall with a bomb, and keep going like that until you reach the Artifact of Newborn. Ask it if it's ever played "Name that Smell". /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |13.Legal Poop #lawyerssuck| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Legal Info: If you wish to put this FAQ on your website, please, just ask me. My e-mail is above. (#intro) Unless you're http://cheatcc.com, who I hate for plagiarizing everybody's stuff, I WILL let you. I just wanna know who has it up so that I can let people know of updates. That said, keep it current. I'll send you any new versions. Also, DO NOT copy-paste any of this information into your own FAQ or site. That said, it's not like I own the information or anything, just the wording. Feel free to mention anything I have in here, with or without crediting the source. /-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ |14.Version History #whee| \-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ Putting it here would be annoying, stupid, and file-size increasing. You can either go eat some apple-cinnamon cheerios and lower your cholestorol or go here: ~Link has been down for a bit, but I needed to throw it here anyways~ ~Like you actually care~ ~Laugh, and grow fat!~