Ferenia

is an area on ZDR, which appears in Metroid Dread.
==Description==
Ferenia was once an ancient Chozo sanctuary used by the Mawkin tribe in their ceremonies and rituals. Unlike other areas of ZDR, Ferenia consists largely of buildings rather than the natural environment, decorated by ornate Chozo statues, banners bearing the Mawkin emblem, and frescos similar to ancient Egyptian artwork. However, the buildings have been abandoned and left in ruin since the X Parasite outbreak.
Samus Aran goes back and forth through this area and others as she explores the planet. She meets Quiet Robe here after reaching the area through an Elevator from Dairon. However, he is assassinated shortly afterward by a Robot Chozo Soldier. This initial visit is rather brief; most of the area is only explored by her after she takes the Shuttle to it from Ghavoran.
After the X Parasites are released from Elun, they use Ferenia as their hive. One tower in the east has become infested with X-infected Quetzoas, including an especially powerful specimen called Escue. Another X discovers Quiet Robe's corpse and reanimates it.
Ferenia contains one E.M.M.I. Zone, patrolled by E.M.M.I.-06WB. This zone is partially flooded with water, making it difficult to navigate without the Gravity Suit. Although E.M.M.I.-06WB is disabled by Quiet Robe during Samus's first encounter, it is later reactivated by the X possessing his corpse. The Wave Beam is acquired after Samus destroys the E.M.M.I. and its Central Unit. Samus also acquires the Space Jump by exploring the area, and claims the Storm Missile by absorbing Escue's Core-X.
Several rooms with extreme cold are present in Ferenia, which can only be safely explored after Samus acquires the Gravity Suit. Samus returns to Ferenia through an Elevator from Hanubia while ADAM claims to be searching for Raven Beak's current location, unless she already has defeated E.M.M.I.-06WB before that briefing in Hanubia, in which case she can proceed directly to the Hanubia E.M.M.I. Zone.
==Inhabitants==
*Autector
*Autool
*Autsharp
*Autsniper
*Bird (non-hostile)
*Blindfly
*Central Unit
*Central Unit Cannon
*Chozo Zombie
*Daivo
*Dizzean
*E.M.M.I.-06WB
*Escue (boss)
*Fulmite
*Gobbler
*Gooshocker
*Ground Shocker
*Iceflea
*Quetshocker
*Quetzoa
*Quiet Robe (cutscene, body)
*Reptile (non-hostile)
*Rinka
*Robot Chozo Soldier
*Rodomithon-X
*Sabotoru
*Shakernaut
*Takumaku
*Yojimbee
==Power Ups==
===Metroid Dread===
*4 Energy Parts
*6 Missile Tanks
*2 Missile+ Tanks
*2 Power Bomb Tanks
*1 Omega Cannon
*Wave Beam
*Space Jump
*Storm Missile
==Music==
The main theme of Ferenia is internally titled Sanctuary 001 and plays both before and after the X Parasite takeover. After E.M.M.I.-06WB is destroyed, Emmy Defeated Sanctuary plays in its former zone.
==Official data==
===Metroid Dread Report Volume 8===
;Ferenia
:"The ancient ruins found here indicate this area was once a sanctuary used in Chozo rituals."
;~Transmission from the Dev Team~
:"Constructed objects and the natural world co-exist in the other areas, whereas the inside of Ferenia contains mostly buildings left behind by Chozo civilization.
:What will Samus find among the ruins of this sanctuary? We don’t want to say too much—but know that Samus will go back and forth between this area and others throughout ZDR to continue her explorations."
===Adam Briefing===
"This area, , appears to have been a sanctuary. The Mawkin conducted ceremonies and rituals here. Now it all lies in ruin.
It was likely destroyed in the chaos following the X's arrival. That would match what Quiet Robe said.
They have turned it into a hive. I have also detected the presence of an unusually powerful X."
==Trivia==
*A mural depicting Zebesians and Chozo warriors engaging in combat can be found in Ferenia, in the backdrop of the western elevator room leading to Dairon. Two shapes, resembling the silhouette of a Zebesian Pirate Ship, are shown alongside the Zebesians. Mother Brain can also be seen in the mural, although she is positioned alongside the Chozo rather than the Zebesians, making it unclear whether this encounter takes place before or after Mother Brain betrayed the Chozo and aligned with the Space Pirates. A similar mural depicting Zebesians is present in a room near the shuttle to Ghavoran.
*One frozen room in Ferenia contains a spinning hologram of a ship, resembling the vessel that brought the E.M.M.I. to ZDR.Looygi Bros. "13 Cool Details in Metroid Dread (Part 5)". YouTube. December 28, 2021. Said ship is located in Hanubia.
*A massive domed structure is visible in the background of a shaft in the southwest region of Ferenia; this represents the rear side of Elun.Looygi Bros. "11 Cool Details in Metroid Dread (Part 6)". YouTube. January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
*One block in a corridor with an upward Shinespark puzzle resembles a Hard Block from the Mario series.
==Gallery==
Ferenia 1.jpg|Samus enters Ferenia by Elevator.
Ferenia 2.jpg|Samus enters Ferenia from the Shuttle station.
Ferenia 3.jpg|The interior of a ruined room.
Ferenia 4.jpg|A Yojimbee swarm and several Chozo statues.
Dread QuietRobe Height.png|Samus meeting Quiet Robe in Ferenia.
ZDR Ferenia Zebesian Fresco.png|The Zebesian fresco as seen in-game.
Ferenia entrance Zebesian fresco.jpg|Another fresco depicting Zebesians.
Escue Dread.png|A room infested by Escue.
Ferenia ship hologram.jpg|An extremely cold room of Ferenia with a hologram of a spaceship, seemingly the one that transported the E.M.M.I. to ZDR.
==References==
Category:Ferenia
Category:Chozo
Category:Desert/Ruins areas
Category:ZDR