

Players are now behind Samus Aran’s visor and must use all their resources to investigate Tallon IV’s pirate infestation. Metroid Prime departs from the platform-adventure series by delving into the first-person shooter genre for the first time. However, Samus has tracked the space pirates to Tallon IV and must now enter the planet to destroy them before they can rebuild their destructive forces completely…

They’ve also started rebuilding their fortress on Zebes and resurrecting Mother Brain, Ridley, and Kraid, all of whom were killed by Samus Aran. Space pirates have discovered Tallon IV, who has moved in to study Phazon and harness its power. The Chozo attempted but failed to control Phazon’s power, and they covered the impact crater with a temple and sealed Phazon into the planet’s core before abandoning it. Phazon poisoned everything it encountered, causing plants and animals to die or mutate into hideous forms. A meteor crashed on Tallon IV years later, releasing the strange element Phazon into the planet. Tallon IV was the location of one of their colonies. Still, as the universe became more violent, they began hiding and living simpler lives.

Long ago, a bird-like race of creatures (the Chozo) became highly technologically advanced.
