Flag Bridge

The Flag Bridge (also known as the Command Bridge), is the control center of the G.F.S. Olympus. It appears in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
==Description==
This room is where the ship's systems are controlled and where the commander of the ship gives orders. There is a navigation station at the bottom of the bridge on the "right" side in respect to viewing the bridge from the upper level. A defense station lies to the left of the navigation console, while a tactical console lies behind both of the two consoles. There are two gunnery stations at the sides of the bridge, one for heavy weapons and one for standard beam weapons. At the top of the bridge, there is a helm station.
All of these stations, except for the gunnery stations, are manned by Male Fleet Troopers. Behind the helm station are hallways that grant access to other rooms, such as the way to the Ready Room and the Lift Access Recharge Station. The way to the Aurora Chamber via Aurora Access is blocked by a blast shield directly behind the helm console, showing how important the Aurora Units are to the Galactic Federation. A single Federation Marine stands in the way to the Ready Room, requesting that Samus use the recharge station in Lift Access. After she does so, he allows access to the Ready Room. Additionally, another Marine stands in the way of the Aurora Access after Samus receives the PED Suit, and allows access upon being talked to.
===Dialogue===
;Male Fleet Trooper
:"Can I help you?"
:"I'm sorry, but this requires my full attention."
:"We've got a job to do here."
:"I'm too busy to talk right now."
This dialogue is also used for a Fleet Trooper in the Ready Room. The lines were recorded by Troy Baker.FerrisWheelPro (FerrisWheelPro). "Troy Baker in Metroid Prime 3". Facebook. March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/FerrisWheelPro/videos/troy-baker-in-metroid-prime-3/214224383298461/
;Federation Marine (before meeting)
:"Admiral Dane has ordered me to remind you that suit maintenance and data backup should be done before the meeting.
:There is a Recharge Station at the other side of the walkway."
;Federation Marine (after saving)
:"You're good to go. Admiral Dane is waiting inside."
;Admiral Dane (during invasion)
:"Samus! Get to your ship. We need you down on the planet. Until we get the fleet in formation--"
;G-5 (post-invasion)
:"Samus, you made it. Glad to hear you are feeling better.
:You've been cleared to enter the AU chamber.
:Please proceed through these doors and up the lift. The Aurora Unit is expecting you."
;Ensign (attack on Phaaze)
:"Sir, Samus's ship has joined the fleet."
;Admiral Dane
:"Thank you, Ensign.
:Leviathan Command, you are clear to fire the portal beam.
:Once the wormhole is open, order all ships to enter."
;Leviathan Command
:"Affirmative, Admiral.
:Message to all ships: prepare for entry. Maintain battle formation Tivus."
;Trooper (during Phaaze's destruction)
:"Sir, we have confirmed unstable energy spikes in multiple locations on the planet!
:It's a chain reaction! It's accelerating!
:The planet's going to explode!"
;Admiral Dane
:"Order the fleet to disengage and prepare to retreat!
:Activate the Leviathan’s warp field. Get us out of here!"
;Trooper (1) (after Phaaze's destruction)
:"Damage reports coming in.
:We've lost 37% of the fleet. Half of the surviving ships are reporting heavy casualties."
;Trooper (2)
:"Sir, we've confirmed the wormhole has disappeared.
:All the Leviathans are gone...the crisis is over!"
;Admiral Dane 
:"What about Samus?"
;Trooper (2)
:"Negative, sir. No contact."
;Trooper (2)
:"Sir, we're receiving a transmission from Samus's ship."
==Connecting rooms==
*Flag Bridge Access (via Blue Door)
*Lift Access (via Blue Door)
*Meeting Access (via Blue Door, initially blocked by Federation Marine until Samus uses Recharge Station in Lift Access)
*Aurora Access (via Blue Door, blocked by blast door, opened by Federation Marine after Samus receives the PED Suit)
==Inhabitants==
*4 Male Fleet Troopers (at all stations except gunnery consoles)
*2 Federation Marines, possibly including G-5 (first guards entryway to Ready Room, runs off the bridge after Samus re-enters; second/G-5 guards the entryway to Aurora Access)
*Admiral Dane (after having briefed Samus and the other Bounty Hunters)
==Scans==
;Helm Station
:"Station configured for helm officer. The ship's helmsman steers the G.F.S. Olympus from this console."
;Tactical Station
:"Ship's tactical station engaged. Standby protocols initiated. All troopers to ready stations."
;Tactical Station (during Pirate invasion)
:"Ship's tactical station engaged. Combat protocols initiated. Battle stations manned and ready.":
;Astrogation Station
:"This is the astrogation station. The astrogator plots courses for the G.F.S. Olympus console."
;Astrogation Station (during Pirate invasion)
:"Hostile fleet engaged. Alert support fighters. Defensive maneuvers authorized.":
;Gunnery Station
:"Gunnery station active and online. Station controls heavy weapons. Targeting systems on standby."
;Gunnery Station
:"Gunnery station active and online. Station controls Beam weapons. Targeting systems on standby."
;Gunnery Station (during Pirate invasion)
:"Gunnery station active and online. Station controls heavy weapons. All targeting systems engaged."
;Gunnery Station (during Pirate invasion)
:"Gunnery station active and online. Station controls Beam weapons. All targeting systems engaged.":
;Defense system
:"Defense systems station active. All shields in standby mode. All troopers to ready stations."
;Defense system (during Pirate invasion)
:"Defense systems station active. All shields powered and engaged. All troopers to battle stations."
;Blast Shield
:"Security door is locked shut. Only authorized personnel are permitted inside the AU chamber."
==Development notes==
The room's internal name is 02_gfship_bridge. The keyword gfship indicates the G.F.S. Olympus, and the prefix 02 indicates that this is the second of 6 main rooms on the G.F.S. Olympus.
The Flag Bridge was modeled by Ben Sprout. His renders are below.
In an earlier version of Corruption, the Lift Access door was on the opposite side, meaning Samus would run into the Flag Bridge from the left, not the right during the attack. The cutscene with Dane was also different: while he spoke, ships were shown flying through space in front of the Olympus, which they do not in the final game. Additionally, Dane stood to the left of the helmsman and not the right, and the holographic screens on the bridge were orange, and not blue as in the final game.B T "Samus Enters the Federation Ship". YouTube. March 6, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
==Gallery==
Ben_Sprout_Flag_Bridge_1.png|Ben Sprout render, view from the lower entrance.
Ben_Sprout_Flag_Bridge_3.png|Ben Sprout render, view from the right side of the room.
Ben_Sprout_Wireframe_Flag_Bridge_1.gif|Ben Sprout wireframe render, view from the lower entrance.
Ben_Sprout_Wireframe_Flag_Bridge_2.gif|Ben Sprout wireframe render, view from the front of the room.
Ben_Sprout_Wireframe_Flag_Bridge_3.gif|Ben Sprout wireframe render, view from the right side of the room.
Metroid Prime 3 IGN demo Admiral Dane.png|An early version of the Flag Bridge and Admiral Dane.
Admiral Dane saying get to your ship.png|The same scene in the final game.
==References==
Category:Rooms
Category:GFS Olympus
Category:Ben Sprout