Windchamber Gateway

The Windchamber Gateway is a room in the Temple Grounds. It appears in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
==Description==
The Gateway is situated on cliffs in the Temple Grounds, with no guardrails to prevent a Terminal Fall. It consists of two cliffs situated apart from each other. The only way to cross the chasm is by using a Kinetic Orb Cannon, or later the Screw Attack. The entrance cliff (from the Path of Eyes) features the first Kinetic Orb Cannon and a number of supports to the left of it, connecting to the cliff walls behind Samus. Long, narrow ropes and large pipes also protrude from the cliff walls. The pipes show signs of damage, although their original purpose is unknown.
A massive satellite dish is present on both cliff walls to absorb the impact of Samus's launch. On the other side of the chasm, an Energy Tank is present on a platform that can be reached with the Grapple Beam. The door to the Grand Windchamber itself is blocked by a Yellow Hatch.
The Windchamber Gateway has no known equivalent in Dark Aether; both adjacent rooms leading to such have their respective entrances blocked off.
==Connecting rooms==
*Path of Eyes (via Green Hatch)
*Grand Windchamber (via Yellow Hatch)
==Items==
;Energy Tank
:Requires Grapple Beam or Screw Attack. In plain sight on one of the cliffs.
==Scans==
;Grapple Point (before obtaining Grapple Beam)
:"Object scan complete.
:Analysis indicates a viable attach point for the Grapple Beam.
:Grapple Beam module missing. Unable to attach to grapple at this time."
;Grapple Point
:"System: Grapple PointUnit is a viable attach point for the Grapple Beam.To use the Grapple Beam, use L when the icon appears."
;Energy Tank
:"Energy Tank
:Permanently increases your maximum energy capacity by 100 units."
;* Kinetic Orb Cannon hologram
:"Enter hologram in Morph Ball mode to fire Cannon."
* Note: text is centered-aligned in scan, unlike the
others which are left-aligned.
==Trivia==
*Falling into the abyss in the GameCube version of this room will not actually damage Samus. This was fixed in the Metroid Prime Trilogy version.
*The Energy Tank can be obtained without either the Grapple Beam or the Screw Attack.https://www.metroid2002.com/echoes/early_tank_windchamber_gateway.php
==Gallery==
Windchamber Gateway far side.png|View of the room from the southern entrance
Windchamber Gateway Energy Tank.png|Samus overlooks the room from the Energy Tank's podium.
Windchamber Gateway Purple Sky.png|The sky in this room turns purple due to Dark Aether's atmosphere.
Windchamber Gateway Map.png|Room seen on the Map.
==References==
Category:Rooms
Category:Temple Grounds
Category:Rooms containing Energy Tank(s) in Metroid Prime 2