BOTTLE SHIP Control Room

The BOTTLE SHIP Control Room is the main room of the Main Sector. It appears in Metroid: Other M.
==Description==
The Control Room is a large chamber, and serves as the base of operations on the BOTTLE SHIP. On the lower floor is a set of desks with multiple screens displaying unknown schematics, and a larger set of five screens that are not displaying anything. More computers can be seen in the background, but are not reachable behind two crowd barricades. The floor features a round pattern with a slightly raised platform toward the entrance door.
The control area itself, with computers displaying live camera feeds, is located in an upper room that is inaccessible until the very end of the game. It resembles an office area with several desks and chairs, and screen displays mounted on the ceiling. A side-table or retractable shelf is present on the desk that Adam Malkovich uses, and is where he leaves his helmet. During the countdown sequence, the screens in the Control Room display the repeatedly flashing word "WARNING" against a red background.
==Role==
As Samus Aran approaches this room from the hall before it, she automatically stops and slowly enters. She finds that the 07th Platoon has already reached the room and is standing over a Lab Worker's body. An eyeball is shown to be observing them from above. A Brug suddenly crawls out from under the body. Lyle, one of the soldiers, panics and aggressively shoots it until being stopped by James.
Samus, noting the state of the BOTTLE SHIP, decides that she must cooperate with the 07th Platoon and begins to appeal to Adam Malkovich, the platoon leader and her former CO, to let her stay.
At this point, the troopers and Samus notice multiple Brugs crawling down the wall. They suddenly coalesce into a Brug Mass, giving way to a battle. Samus works with the soldiers to fight the monster, with Adam authorizing her to use her Missiles, and the soldiers to use their Freeze Guns.
Adam, approaching Samus, asks for her help in exchange for following his commands.
He then proceeds to the top floor of the room and briefs the platoon on their mission, using it as a mission control center. In between the battle and Adam's subsequent briefing, Samus delves into a monologue about her relationship with Adam, which can be read here.
In his briefing (see the transcript below), Adam states that the highest priority is to rescue any survivors. He notes that the wireless interference means he can only communicate with the platoon troopers when they interface with Navigation Booths. He orders Lyle to investigate Sector 1 (and show restraint with his explosives), Maurice to investigate Sector 2 and repair equipment, Anthony to investigate Sector 3, leaving it up to him whether to use his Plasma Gun, James to the Control Bridge to attempt to resolve their communication issues, K.G. to the Residential Area to look for survivors, and Samus to reactivate the electrical system in the System Management room. Adam authorizes her to use Bombs, but forbids her to use her Power Bombs.
If Samus idles in the Control Room after being asked to go to the System Management room, Adam calls out to her. He does so again if she continues to idle.
When she returns after reactivating the room's power, Adam asks her to follow Lyle to Sector 1.
Adam is seen communicating with Samus from the top of the Control Room at various points during the game, such as when she encounters a Cyborg Zebesian in the Exam Center, and when he is trying to get through to her in the midst of a PTSD episode. His earpiece is shot off, presumably by the Deleter, which diverts his attention.
Samus herself cannot enter the top floor of the room until much later. An elevator shaft in the adjacent room leads up to Adam's post, but Samus cannot access the door. Additionally, Adam cannot be seen through the window except after Samus restores the power in the System Management room, because he stands up when giving her a new objective.
Days after the incident at the BOTTLE SHIP, the Galactic Federation decides to destroy it. Before this happens, Samus returns to the Control Room to collect "something that can't be replaced". However, the elevator in the adjacent room that would take her up to the command box is locked, forcing her to take a detour through the Control Bridge, where she defeats Phantoon and is finally able to access Adam's post. Samus disables her Power Suit and picks up the item she came for: Adam's helmet, which he left behind when he raced to stop her from entering Sector Zero. She has an emotional moment with the helmet that is quickly interrupted by the start of the self-destruction protocol. Carrying the helmet, Samus proceeds out of the Control Room toward her Star Ship. As she re-enters the lower part of the room, parts of it begin to explode.
===Adam briefing===
==Connecting rooms==
*Long hall (via automatic door)
*"Main Sector lift hub" (via automatic doors)
==Inhabitants==
*Brug Mass (first visit)
*Adam Malkovich
*Anthony Higgs (first visit)
*Lyle Smithsonian (first visit)
*Maurice Favreau (first visit)
*James Pierce (first visit)
*K.G. Misawa (first visit)
==Items==
;Missile:Authorized by Adam during the Brug Mass battle.
;Bomb:Authorized by Adam during the briefing after the battle.
;Adam's helmet:Retrieved by Samus automatically at the end of the game.
==Gallery==
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - entering.png|Samus enters the room for the first time.
Metroid Other M Anthony Higgs.jpg
GF 07 Platoon.jpg|The platoon and Samus examine the Lab Worker's corpse.
PurpleBeast.jpg|The Brug Mass battle.
Main Sector Control room orders HD.jpg|The troopers and Samus listen to the briefing.
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - Samus's view on Adam's screen.png|Samus's perspective of the briefing on Adam's screen.
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - no objections.png|Samus accepts her orders.
Adam in gameplay.png|Adam orders Samus to go to Sector 1.
Adam in gameplay 2.png
Adam in gameplay 3.png
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - lower half with power.png|The Control Room with power turned on.
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - entering upper floor.png|Samus enters the command room.
Zero_Suit_Bottle_Ship_Control_Room_Main_Sector_HD.jpg|Samus removes her Power Suit as she approaches Adam's helmet.
Samus_Zero_Suit_Adam's_Helmet_hold_Bottle_Ship_Control_Room_Main_Sector_HD.jpg|Samus holds the helmet to her chest and remembers Adam.
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - Samus holding helmet.png
BOTTLE SHIP Control Room - upper, gameplay.png|The self-destruct sequence begins.
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