Trial Grounds

The Trial Grounds is a room in the Dark Agon Wastes. It appears within Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
==Description==
The Trial Grounds are an open, circular central area and a few ledges lead to an exit on the upper level. Parts of the Light World's counterpart are present, such as the large window albeit inaccessible here. The room is inhabited by a handful of Bladepods and a flock of Nightbarbs that pour out of an opening in the wall, battering Samus and surrounding a deceased Luminoth found lying against the wall in the central area. The room's main purpose is to allow Samus eventual access to the Darkburst. Ingworms block off where an exit would normally be. Notably, this is the only Dark Agon room to contain a Hunter Ing.
The Light Aether version of this room is Mining Station B. It can be visited from a Light Portal.
==Connecting rooms==
*Dark Transit Station (via Blue Door)
*Mining Station B (via Light Portal)
*Trial Tunnel (via empty door, blocked by Ingworms)
==Inhabitants==
;Nightbarb swarm
:"Morphology: NightbarbFlying airborne hunters native to Dark Aether.Targets are small but travel in large numbers for safety. Avoid contact."
;1 Hunter Ing (Return visits)
:"Morphology: Hunter Ing
:Elite warriors of the Ing Horde
:Phasing shapeshifter. Deadly in close combat. Dislikes bright light."
==Scans==
;Dead Luminoth
:"Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.4 decacycles ago. According to Luminoth records, the Ing use this area to conduct rites of passage. Young Ing battle fierce opponents to prove their mettle in combat. It appears this Luminoth was one of their many opponents."
;Light Beacon
:"Xenotech: Luminoth Light BeaconGenerates protective field when energized.Light Beacons must be energized by Beam weapon fire to function, and remain charged for a limited time."
;Light Crystal
:"Xenotech: Luminoth Light CrystalGenerates protective field of light energy.Light Crystals provide protection from Dark Aether's atmosphere. They can be nullified by dark energy and supercharged by light energy."
;Bladepod
:"Morphology: BladepodLiving storage units of the Ing Horde.These Ing morph their bodies around useful items to protect them. They rely on larger Ing for protection."
;Ingworms
:"Bioscan complete.
:This is a collection of mutated Ingworms.
:Bioforms have been bred for massive size. It appears the Ing use these creatures to block access to areas."'
==Trivia==
*Strangely enough, an empty door is placed slightly off map, slightly below the sands. Secret worlds can be used to interact with the door, but no collision data exists besides for Arm Cannon fire. If one looks closely at the map, this unused door is placed in the same position as its light world counterpart, meaning this door is likely a leftover from the Light World's door leading to Storage A. It is unknown if a Dark Aetherin counterpart for Storage A ever existed.
==Gallery==
Trial Grounds.png|Samus spots the deceased Luminoth to the left, along with a swarm of Nightbarb.
Trial Grounds Hunter Ing.png|Samus battles a Hunter Ing.
Trial Grounds Map.png|Room seen on the Map.
Trial Grounds Empty Door (Gamecube).png|The empty door out of bounds.
Lightportal.jpg|The Portal leading to Aether in a pre-release screenshot.
Category:Rooms
Category:Dark Agon Wastes
Category:Light Portals