Frozen cavern

The "frozen cavern" is a room on Excelcion. It appears in Metroid Prime: Federation Force during M07: Cauldron.
==Description==
This is a outdoor, long cavern comprised entirely of snow and ice, with multiple long one-way drops. The Federation Force's dropship dispatches them in a large, round plain open to the sky. Close to the sides of this plain are fish-like bones, potentially of Sawken specimens that did not survive experimentation. The plain leads up to an upward slope, to the right of which is a raised ledge with a hole; this is a spawn point for three Zurburats who appear.
Beyond this is a short passage through a small hole in the wall, which is inhabited by Ice Shriekbats in groups of two or three. It ends at a cliff enclosed by ridged walls and ice mounds on the ceiling. Once the Federation Force drops down the cliff, they are unable to climb back up. An inaccessible outcropping is found on the left wall. At the base of the cliff is yet another passage that eventually leads out to a large, wide-open cave.
Three tall rocks are present here, and can be jumped to through careful use of the Mech's hover feature. These lead to a MOD. Throughout this cavern are Ice Geemers, some of which can be found climbing on the walls. At the bottom of this cavern is a floor of ice with cracks in it, although it cannot be destroyed. It leads to a snow-covered cliff edge, which precedes another drop to a lower floor. Here, the Force finds a large wall with a blast door unlocked via a pressure pad. To the sides are several Galactic Federation Crates, which provide AUX ammo for the coming battle. A dedicated terminal can be found to the left.
==Connecting rooms==
*Underground Lake (via pressure pad)
==Inhabitants==
*3 Zurburats
*12 Ice Shriekbats
*4 Ice Geemers
*11 Ice Hoppers
==Items==
;MOD 1:Requires Flame Shot. At the base of the first cliff is a block of ice that can be melted with the Flame Shot. The MOD is behind it.
;MOD 2:A Federation Force soldier must carefully jump and hover across the three tall rock platforms, before jumping to an alcove in the right wall with this MOD.
;MOD 3:From the first tall platform, a soldier must jump into an alcove on the left wall, and walk forward to obtain this tank.
Because of the lack of platforms to climb back up the multiple drops in the room, it is impossible for one soldier alone to obtain all three MODs on a solo mission.
==Dedicated terminal==
"Pirate Log: Underground LakeAll experiments have been completed. This area is of no further use to us."
==Gallery==
Frozen cavern hole in wall.png
Frozen cavern path.png
Category:Rooms
Category:Excelcion