Atmospheric stabilizer

The atmospheric stabilizer is a ventilation system used in Sector 1 (SRX) on the Biologic Space Laboratories research station. 
Shortly after Samus Aran lands on the station during the events of Metroid Fusion, her computer Adam tells her that the X Parasites have infected five of these in Sector 1, with a unique variant of GeronNintendo Official Guide Book for Metroid Fusion pg. 27 refers to these X enemies as that continuously spawns more X. She is tasked with clearing all of them of the X infection. To do so, she must fire three Missiles at the open portion to destroy the X. However, when she regains the Charge Beam, she can instead fire two direct fully charged shots to destroy the X. One of the stabilizers is located after the Charge Beam and one can be cleared either before or after obtaining the Charge Beam.
When Samus enters a room with a corrupted atmospheric stabilizer, there are flashing red sirens, fog, and a squeaky grinding sound from the stabilizer's clogged fans. Once the atmospheric stabilizer is online, the fog disperses as the alarms and grinding cease, and any Special Hatches in the room will open.
==Onscreen messages==
"Atmospheric stabilizer online. Four units still malfunctioning.""Atmospheric stabilizer online. Three units malfunctioning.""Atmospheric stabilizer online. Two units still malfunctioning.""Atmospheric stabilizer online. One unit still malfunctioning.""All stabilizers online. Atmospheric levels equalized."
==Development notes==
Unused sprites exist in the internal files of Fusion that place the stabilizers' openings in the bottom right or left corner of their outer shells.biospark. Metroid Fusion - Unused Sprite Animations. YouTube. June 21, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGnwul2oWMc (starts at 4:09)
==Trivia==
*On the top left corner of the stabilizer, an object resembling a Nintendo GameCube is present. This is a possible reference to Metroid Prime, released for that system alongside Fusion.
*If Samus is close enough to an atmospheric stabilizer and fires a Charge Shot at point blank range, her shots will phase through the protective barrier and damage the Geron inside. It takes four point blank shots to clear an atmospheric stabilizer this way. 
==Gallery==
MF Beta Atmospheric Stabilizer.gif|An early screenshot of an atmospheric stabilizer.
Atmospheric Stabilizer room 3.png|Third room housing an Atmospheric Stabilizer.
==References==
es:Estabilizador atmosférico
ru:Атмосферный стабилизатор
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