Pirate Homeworld

The Pirate Homeworld is a planet visited by Samus Aran in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Originally thought to be the birthplace of all of the existing Space Pirates, the Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet stated that it is merely "one of the Space Pirate homeworlds."
Though the planet is effectively unnamed in the other versions of Corruption, the Japanese version, the Spanish version and unused text suggest that the planet is named Urtraghus by the Space Pirates and Planet SN-883 by the Galactic Federation.
Unofficial Map of the Pirate Homeworld: 
==Features==
The Pirate Homeworld is plagued by a steady stream of Acid Rain, harming any creature without protection in the form of a Hazard Shield. It is unique as it features a transit system, connecting areas for convenience to travelers on foot. The planet was the first target chosen by Dark Samus to impact a Leviathan onto after taking control of Phaaze with Aurora Unit 313. Space Pirate Data insinuates this occurred long before Bryyo and Elysia were impacted. Phazon corruption seen on the Homeworld is more advanced than the other planets, containing many immense Phazon growths on it’s surface. The Space Pirates' willing interactions with the Seed are likely to have contributed to the corruption as well. The Homeworld was also protected by a gigantic shield which Samus had to deactivate in order for the Galactic Federation's assault to commence. When the Leviathan was destroyed, the planet's corruption was stopped.
==Areas==
The planet includes the Command Center, a Research Facility, a Mining Site and the Pirate Homeworld Seed. In the Command Courtyard, there are three doors in one room that could not be opened. It is likely that these doors led to the Pirates' living quarters. Various large tunnels are present too, possibly giving the Pirate Cargo Drones access to the rest of the base. Samus navigated these tunnels by using her Gunship, in which she could fly quickly and undetected.
===Notable rooms===
Command
*Landing Site Bravo
*Command Courtyard
*Command Station
*Transit Station Leviathan
Research
*Landing Site Alpha
*Scrapvault
*Metroid Processing
*Proving Grounds
Mines
*Landing Site Charlie
*Phazon Quarry
*Phazon Harvesting
*Main Cavern
==Biology==
While the planet's most abundant life-forms are Space Pirates, Phazon Metroids and a few other bioforms dwelled on the planet as well such as the Shriekbats and Scritters who thrived in the sheltered areas throughout the Space Pirate complexes despite the inhospitable weather conditions. A number of mechanical creatures also resided on the planet like the Puffer Mines which are cybernetically enhanced to survive the rough conditions.
A number of deceased wildlife can be found and scanned in various places where the Pirate experiments went wrong, such as in the Scrapvault where one example was woven into the room's structure.
The Bounty Hunter Gandrayda makes an appearance here in a boss battle. The Leviathan on the planet is guarded by Omega Ridley, an enhanced and revived version of Meta Ridley corrupted by Phazon.
Below is a full list of known inhabitants including the creatures, Pirates and mechanoids.
*Advanced Aerotrooper
*Armored Aerotrooper
*Assault Aerotrooper
*Berserker Knight
*Commando Pirate
*Crawlmine
*Crawltank
*Dark Samus
*Demolition Trooper
*Despair-Class Turret
*Dread-Class Turret (unseen)
*Federation Marine
*Gandrayda
*Hyper Grapple blocker
*"Jolly Roger" Drone (formerly Galactic Federation)
*Jumpmine
*Leviathan
*Liquid Phazon
*Massive tentacle
*Metroid Egg
*Metroid Hatcher
*Mining Cannon
*Nightbarb
*Omega Ridley
*Parasitic fungus
*PED Marine
*Phaazoid
*Phazon Grub
*Phazon Harvester Drone
*Phazon Metroid
*Pirate Aerotrooper
*Pirate Cargo Drone
*Pirate Commander
*Pirate Militia
*Pirate Surveillance Drone
*Pirate Wasp Mother
*Red Phaazoid
*Remorse-Class Turret
*Scarp (deceased)
*Scritter
*Seed platform
*Urtragian Shriekbat
*Space Pirate
*Tentacle
*Zapper
==Bosses==
*Gandrayda
*Metroid Hatcher
*Pirate Commander
*Omega Ridley
==Major Upgrades==
*X-Ray Visor
*Grapple Voltage
*Hazard Suit
*Nova Beam
*Hyper Grapple
==Development notes==
Retro Studios designers spent two months creating the Pirate Homeworld before they showed Kensuke Tanabe, who disliked it, on a Friday. After he and Risa Tabata played through the planet over the weekend, Tanabe called the designers in for a meeting the following Monday. On a whiteboard, he showed them a rearranged map of the Homeworld he had come up with, shifting connected rooms, item and boss locations and other such elements.Kiwi Talkz. "#138 - Paul Tozour Interview (Metroid Prime 2 & 3, Boss Design, A.I., Leadership, Four Swords etc.)". YouTube. June 25, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022. (starts at 59:37)
===Unused Logbook entries===
http://tcrf.net/Metroid Prime_3:_Corruption
==Trivia==
*A possible reference to the name "Urtraghus" (惑星ウルトラガス) is found in the name of the Urtragian Shriekbat on the planet.Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - See logbook entry Urtragian Shriekbat in the Pirate Homeworld creatures section.
*The art booklet that is included with the Metroid Prime Trilogy refers to the planet as being "one of the Space Pirate homeworlds". Planet Zebes is among these worlds; the Pirates who conquered it renamed themselves "Zebesians" as a declaration of being its rightful inhabitants and it subsequently became an important headquarters. Urtraghus may have undergone a similar hostile takeover, resulting in the Pirates viewing it as their homeworld. It remains unknown how many celestial bodies have been converted into worlds that befit the title of Pirate Homeworld as the true place of origin of the Space Pirates.
*The SkyTown Data entry "Loss" implies that this planet, and by extension the Unknown Solar System, is located in a different galaxy than the Federation Solar System.
*There is a glitch in the room Mine Lift that will prevent progress, forcing a restart of the game. There are two Spinners in the room which cause the lift in the room to drop. However, if one Spinner is activated and Samus leaves the room, the Spinners will be deactivated when she returns and the Mine Lift cannot be dropped. If this happens and the player saves, the game cannot be continued.
*A terminal in the room Metroid Processing states that "Metroid project "Dread" is nearing the final stages of completion" while the adjacent terminal says that the project failed. While in-game it refers to a Space Pirate attempt to convert Metroids into a power source for weapons, this scan was thought to refer to Metroid Dread; at the time, this was believed to have been a cancelled game for the Nintendo DS. This line caused much frustration and false hope among Metroid fans, but according to Retro Studios, the reference was not intentional. Dread was eventually developed into a game for the Nintendo Switch and released in 2021.
:*In the Japanese version of the game, the scan terminal mentioning Metroid project "Dread" now mentions a Dread-Class Turret. The terminal that said the "Dread" project failed references the project without referring to it and still notes that it is not going successfully.
*The theme of the Pirate Homeworld later in the game is an arrangement of "Crateria - The Space Pirates Appear" in Super Metroid which was rearranged for the Zero Suit stealth sequence in Metroid: Zero Mission.
*The Pirate Homeworld has the most Energy Cells in the game: three in total.
==Gallery==
Pirate Homeworld areas.jpg|The different areas on the Pirate Homeworld, seen on the World Map.
Unknown Solar System.jpg|Completed World Map
Pirate X-Ray Terminals.jpg|One of the X-Ray Terminals that uses a code system.
Selecting Floor.jpg|Selecting the floor in the Lift Hub room.
Pirate Homeworld Courtyard.png|Samus first arrives in the Command Courtyard.
Using the Mining Drill.jpg|The terminal that controls the operation of a Mining Drill.
ABout to use Pirate Hand Scanner.jpg|A Pirate Homeworld Hand Scanner.
Pirate Blue Door.jpg|One of the Blue Doors on the Homeworld.
Orange Door.jpg|One of the Orange Doors on the Homeworld.
Green Door.jpg|One of the Green Doors on the Homeworld.
Landing Site Bravo.jpg|Landing Site Bravo, the pad for the Command Center.
Landing Site Alpha.jpg|Landing Site Alpha, the pad for the Pirate Research Facility.
Landing Site Charlie.jpg|Landing Site Charlie, the pad for the Pirate Mines.
Pirate Sewage.jpg|Pirate sewage vents.
Craneyard.jpg|Using the tower in the room Craneyard to reach the Hazard Shield.
Pirate Vent.jpg|The Pirate ventilation shaft which leads to the X-Ray Visor.
Pirate Defene sheild.jpg|The Pirates' defensive shield.
Homeworld.png|The Federation attacks the exposed Homeworld.
Leviathan Destroyed.jpg|The Homeworld's destroyed Leviathan.
HomeworldRoom.jpg|The room Metroid Processing in the Research Center.
Portal to Leviathan Battle ship.jpg|The Warp Site that leads to the orbiting Leviathan battleship.
Pirate Homeworld Uncropped.jpg|A full view of the Pirate Homeworld and it’s surrounding atmosphere.
Urtraghus.png|The cityscape of the Pirate Homeworld.
SpacePirateCreaturesScan.png|Scan images of the Pirate Homeworld from the Space Pirate Creatures section of the Logbook.
==References==
ru: Мир Пиратов
 
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