This is one of the few instances where Samus is shown to be wearing a visor or headset underneath her helmet, since much of her face remains obscured even with the helmet removed. Terminal Corruption is an instant Game Over. Later, their base was attacked by a mysterious doppelganger of Samus, who stole the Phazon they had been mining. A corrupted wall segment in the Phazon Mines of Tallon IV. Lucky you!". kreuger displacement: 99.566 (Phazon)Data moved to Logbook for review. A month later, Samus awoke and learned that her body, as well as that of the other Hunters, was now self-generating Phazon as a result of Dark Samus' attack. A Pirate logbook showed that the Pirates intended to put them on the market when Phazon operations were complete. Mounting her was the sickly-looking Dark Samus, with a sick smile on her face. List of commercials for the Metroid series, Biologic Space Laboratories research station, https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Samus_Unmasked?oldid=274917, The Samus Unmasked trophy is the only appearance of a (somewhat) suitless Samus in, Interestingly, Samus in the trophy and the ending of, The Samus Unmasked trophy is the first time Samus was seen to have a red hairband with her ponytail. After the creature was seemingly destroyed, the planet was spared from further corruption. Like Blue and Red Phazon, Tiberium occurs in two forms: a common green variant, and a rarer, deadlier blue form. They began several programs such as Project Helix and Project Titan to use Phazon to increase the strength of their own Space Pirate troops and found limited success with the Elite Pirates. The scene depicts Samus literally turning into another Dark Samus. Even when corrupted to the point of being unrecognizable by her ship, Samus still managed to retain her sanity on Phaaze. They then found that the Phazon they had been detecting was located in another dimension. It is not unlockable by ordinary means, and can only be obtained through defunct Japanese-only Nintendo events or hacking. Phazon primarily appears throughout the Metroid Prime series as a radiant semisolid or liquid. It is also worth noting that humans may reject Phazon to a point. Interestingly, some creatures that have been augmented by Phazon also seem to have a weakness to any weapon powered by Phazon. Samus is sent to Bryyo when contact is lost with Rundas, to finish his mission and locate him. Thin plates slough off damage but can be damaged with the Plasma Beam.

Phazon Corruption, also called Phazon Fever, Phazon Madness, and Phazon Sickness, is a degenerative condition that occurs when living matter is exposed to excessive amounts of Phazon radiation. [1] Phazon is also capable of self-replication, making its ability to spread incredibly efficient. "Our knowledge of Phazon comes exclusively from intercepted communications between rogue Space Pirate research vessels.

Samus, however, temporarily regained consciousness and activated the Defense Cannon. Even living within an area with high Phazon concentration can be fatal over time. Dark Samus confronted them there and was able to best them, knocking them all unconscious before leaving. In Metroid Prime, the Phazon Beam is used against the final boss of the game, Metroid Prime. In Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Samus can enter a state called Hypermode and use the Phazon Beam at will. Phazon, in its unprocessed, blue and raw state. Dark Samus fused her essence with the AU and fought Samus again. Scans of dead Federation Marines on the G.F.S. Phazon exists in many forms. Phazon is sometimes seen hardened, in different shapes or forms. Exposure to any amount of Phazon radiation can be deadly. Additionally, Phazon in Corruption does not produce static electricity. Also, Aurora Unit 313 is colored red (unlike the other Aurora Units, which are blue) at the end of Metroid Prime 3, unlike the rest of planet Phaaze where it is fought, possibly indicating that part or all of the planet's interior is formed by red Phazon, since the Aurora Unit is symbiotically linked to the planet's core. It now says "[GAME_OVER] TERMINAL CORRUPTION" and features Phazon spreading across the screen instead of blood. However, at least in the case of Samus, continued use of the PED Suit has the severe side effect of causing severe deformities to at least the face of a person, namely causing the right eye to become slightly clouded and developing protruding veins near the eye in early stages of Phazon corruption, then the right eye getting even more clouded with a blueish tint as well as an increased presence of protruding veins that even cover the ridge of the nose with the left eye also becoming slightly clouded as well as the face developing a slightly blue complexion during the mid-stage, and finally the veins encompassing more than half of the face, the left eye being clouded, and the right eye gaining blue-green complexions similar to Phazon, as well as the face overall having a very blue complexion overall during corruption's most severe state.

When Samus Aran defeated the titular creature of Metroid Prime, it took one last grasp at Samus and, in its seeming death throes, stole her Phazon Suit before it dissolved into a pool of Phazon. Galactic Federation Datafile PD-001. There is an unused transmission, however, from Aurora Unit 242 which hints at the Terminal Corruption Game Over scene. Dark Samus, revived from her defeat in Aether's dark dimension, through unknown means began launching enormous Phazon seeds called Leviathans - the same kinds of creatures that impacted Tallon IV and Aether into the Federation Solar System as well as a homeworld of the Space Pirates. The first installment of the series initially revealed two variations of Phazon, a regular blue type and a much rarer, but exponentially more potent red variation. Phazon is also extremely useful as an energy source, as its total energy output far exceeds that of Fuel Gel, one of the Federation's most powerful energy sources.

In Metroid Prime, Samus's ultimate goal was to eradicate the source of the Phazon after stopping further Space Pirate experimentation with Phazon. origin: Unknown. However, the specific strain of Phazon that they are infected with started to overreact if used for too long which caused the other Hunters to become terminally corrupted and under the control of Dark Samus. The Space Pirates have a history of mutating their own with Phazon. Origin point of Phazon unknown. Destroying the AU took Dark Samus with it and started a chain reaction within Phaaze that destroyed not just the planet, but all of Phazon originating from it, freeing Samus and every world hit by a Leviathan from corruption and restoring them to their original forms. A month later, Samus awoke and learned that her body, as well as that o… Samus Unmasked[1] is the state of Samus Aran wearing her Power Suit while having removed her helmet. On page 181 of Metroid: Zebes Invasion Order, Space Pirates successfully remove Samus's helmet and are silently shocked to discover her true identity. She is shown with long black hair in this appearance. Phazon can react with an unknown chemical to produce Phazite, thicker plates of which can only be damaged by concentrated Phazon energy orbs. Phazon is also quite similar to the Dark Matter in the Kirby video game series, also made by Nintendo. Most bioforms in direct contact with Phazon, be it ore or liquid, die within seconds. Humans, especially Samus - who is incidentally augmented with Chozo DNA - have shown a resistance to the mental effects of Phazon. The appearance of the real Samus made matters worse, and the Pirates' mission was deemed a disaster. The Federation and Samus laid siege to the Pirate Homeworld and took control of this Leviathan which they used to open a wormhole to travel to Phaaze as there was no way to reach the planet otherwise since it was too far away for conventional space travel. The beam can only be used when Samus can absorb high quantities of pure Phazon, and so can only be used during this fight if Samus stands in the pools of liquid Phazon that Metroid Prime secretes. "Finally. Phazon appears throughout the Prime trilogy and has a differing role in each story. The Pirates discovered the effects of Phazon and began to experiment on local bioforms, killing most, but mutating a small amount of the specimens. This allows the user to temporarily enhance the exoskeletal and weapons systems of their armor suits with Phazon energy, drastically enhancing their abilities. It is also a potent source of energy, surpassing even Fuel Gel in pure output potential. Notably, these comics mark the first consistent appearance of Samus as a blonde.