West green bubble shaft

The "west green bubble shaft" is a room in Norfair. It appears, with significant differences between versions, in Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission.
==Description==
In both games, this is a vertical shaft composed of green/blue bubble-like material, with multiple levels. It is the leftmost shaft in Norfair and connects to multiple, but fewer rooms than the "east green bubble shaft". Two halves of the room are divided by a pool of fake lava.
In Victory Techniques for Metroid, Samus comes to this room on page 101. She excitedly drops into the shaft, landing in the pool of lava. Initially she panics, thinking it to be real, but drops through the floor after laying Bombs and bounces off a platform to the ground.
==Connecting rooms==
*"Three rock corridor" (via Blue Door)
*"Twin hill corridor" (via Blue Door)
*Hopping-Mad Corridor (via Blue Door)
*Map Room (Zero Mission, via Red Hatch)
*Lava-filled passage (Zero Mission, via Blue Door)
*"Secret tunnel" (Zero Mission, via hidden passage)
==Inhabitants==
===Metroid===
*5 Sovas
*5 Ripper IIs
===Zero Mission===
*1 Multiviola
*5 Sovas (2 above, 3 below)
*2 Ripper IIs
==Official data==
===Metroid Prime: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;021 NOT HOT (pg. 133)
:"When you drop into the green shaft on the left side of Norfair, you'll find a false lava pool. Roll into the pool and plant Bombs on the left side to create a path to the lower shaft.."
===Metroid: Zero Mission: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide===
;136 IT LOOKS LIKE LAVA, BUT IT'S NOT! (pg. 58)
:"After you download the Norfair map on the far left end of the corridor, return to the right and drop into what looks like a lava pool. As you as you take the plunge, the substance will disappear, leaving you to explore Norfair's lower-left depths. Jump and blast as you go."
;285 DROP INTO THE LAVA (pg. 92)
:"Use a Power Bomb and a missile to break into the shaft that runs through Norfair's lower-left section. Fall into the false lava pool, blast through the ground, then drop until you dunk into a real lava pool. Don't worry - your Gravity Suit will protect you from the molten mess."
;286 MISSILE THROUGH THE MUCK (pg. 92)
:"At what appears to be the bottom of the lava pool, fire missiles through a pair of stacked blocks on the ground. Drop through the new hole you create, and zizag your way through the passage to a blue hatch."
==Gallery==
West green bubble shaft lower half in MZM.png|The door to the Hopping-Mad Corridor in Zero Mission.
West green bubble shaft Missile Block.png|Samus entering the room from Kraid.
West green bubble shaft full view Metroid.png|Full view of the first half in Metroid.
West green bubble shaft full view MZM.png|Full view in Zero Mission.
West green bubble shaft Victory Techniques for Metroid page 101.png|Victory Techniques for Metroid
West green bubble shaft Victory Techniques for Metroid page 102.png
West green bubble shaft Victory Techniques for Metroid map.png|The room on a hand-drawn Map in Victory Techniques.
Category:Rooms
Category:Norfair