Galactic Federation Research Facility

The Galactic Federation Research Facility is a location in the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. It is attacked during the story by a legion of Space Pirates, led by Sylux.
==Rooms==
Note: at this time, these room names are conjectural.
===Landing Site===
The "Landing Site" is the area in which Samus arrives at the Facility. She disembarks from her Gunship and remotely commands it to fly off, before proceeding forward. The landing platform is directly outside the facility's front entrance. A fire burns to the left, with rubble surrounding it. A massive turret positioned on a cliff is seen being destroyed by a powerful laser from overhead.
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===Gate===
The "gate" is the immediate exterior of the Research Facility. Here, Samus is seen shooting a Space Pirate in front of long barricades, surrounded by rock. The entrance to the facility is guarded by the same turrets as in the Landing Site, and two Federation Marines fire at two other Pirates from behind cover. A massive Space Pirate destroyer is shown in the sky, firing upon and destroying the turrets.
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===Interior===
The "interior" is a room within the facility that has had its ceiling torn open, and its remnants are burning. A Space Pirate corpse is slumped over to the left, on top of a fallen and bent grate. As Samus approaches the wreckage, a large pillar rolls off of a slope on the right and hits the wall. In the trailer, Samus is seen walking up the slope and scanning a Pirate. Its scan reads:
:"Alien Morphology: Space Pirate >>>
:Subject is heavily injured with reduced combat ability. Internal organ failure and biofluid hemorrhage confirmed. Vital signs weak and deteriorating rapidly."
Afterwards, she hops up a step and shoots a vent cover, then enters the vent with her Morph Ball.
Beyond_Scan_Visor1.jpg|The Space Pirate before being scanned
Beyond_Scan_Visor2.jpg|Scanning the Pirate casualty.
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===Outer corridor===
The "outer corridor" connects to the interior via the Morph Ball tunnel. The tunnel itself is situated over a corridor in which three Space Pirates have laid a demolition charge on a door. As Samus rolls into the next room, the charge explodes, and the Pirates move in.
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===Laboratory===
The "laboratory" is a secure location within the facility. Samus continues to roll through the upper tunnel as the Pirates invade the room after blowing up the door. Four Federation soldiers (with armor resembling that of the 07th Platoon in Metroid: Other M) fire on the Pirates immediately after they enter. In the center of the room are two buttresses, a center command console with cables running along the floor, a stasis tank on the wall, a mysterious sliding platform that approaches a door with a green light, which automatically opens, and another tunnel with an Energy Tank in it.
===Exit===
The "exit" is a room with an open window. Two pods carrying a pair of Space Pirates each drop into this room, before the pods split open and the Pirates emerge. Samus and possibly some Marines kill them. This room contains a short staircase, a hand terminal, a holographic screen on the wall, and an open hatch leading outside.
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===Confrontation area===
The "confrontation room" is the final setting observed in the trailer for Beyond. This room appears to be set in a geodesic dome. The presence of a spacecraft vessel in the room suggests it is an aircraft hangar. Samus is seen rolling out of the way as the wall explodes, a piece of debris nearly hitting her. From behind the wall a quartet of Space Pirates emerge, followed by Samus's old foe Sylux, and two docile Metroid-like creatures behind him (possibly Mochtroids, given their single nuclei).
Samus rolling out of the way in MP4.jpg|Samus evades the explosion.
Beyond Sylux silhouette.jpg|Sylux enters.
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==Development notes==
Zachariah Roane conceived the shot of Samus rolling to evade the explosionZachariah Roane (ZacRoane). This is my shot!" 18 June 2024 7:22 p.m. Tweet. https://x.com/ZacRoane/status/1803206716399796693, and Taylor Rohrig made the shot of Samus's Helmet as she gazes upon Sylux.Tot (Taylor) (jiffytot). "This my shot uwu" 18 June 2024 11:16 a.m. Tweet. https://x.com/jiffytot/status/1803084399459918042Tot (Taylor) (jiffytot). "I just aim cameras with the assist of brilliant artists. Look at how much talent and love is in this whole lil trailer 😭💕" 18 June 2024 3:48 pm. Tweet. https://x.com/jiffytot/status/1803152703847276972
==References==
Category:Locations
Category:Galactic Federation