Samus can use the starship to re-energise and top up her missiles as well as save game data." Crateria (pages 15 and 16) "The quest begins. It is under a constant deluge of acid rain." Super Metroid Players' Guide Zebes - A Visitor's Guide (page 13) "The landing point for Samus she'll dock her ship here before heading off into the great unknown. "Crateria is the surface area of Planet Zebes. A theme designated as 07 in the Sound Test plays on the surface of Crateria, while another theme designated as 06 plays in the Chozo Ruins. In Zero Mission, a remix of Wrecked Ship plays in the subterranean tunnels of Crateria, including the area surrounding the Wrecked Ship itself. Mysterious Statue Chamber plays exclusively in the room containing the Golden Statues. Lower Brinstar plays in the middle tunnel of Crateria if Samus enters it from Brinstar. After the Morph Ball is acquired, Crateria - The Space Pirates Appear plays in the left tunnels leading to old Tourian and Brinstar, and will also play in the right tunnels if Samus enters it from Maridia. After Kraid is defeated, the theme changes to a more triumphant theme called Crateria Surface. In Super Metroid, the theme that is heard when Samus first lands on Crateria is called Planet Zebes - Arrival on Crateria. Main article: Crateria/Items Zero Mission These function as platforms and are found in only two hallways on the left side of the map, with four in both rooms.Ī full map of Crateria in Super Metroid can be found here. In Super Metroid, there are several unusually tall mushrooms with helical stems present in Crateria. As a result, the Chozo decide to infuse Samus's body with Chozo DNA provided by Gray Voice, which allows her to survive in other areas of Zebes outside of Brinstar and Crateria. In the manga, Mother Brain states that the young Samus would only be able to survive in Brinstar and Crateria. This superheated lava rises and falls with Lava Tides.Īlong with Brinstar, Crateria is the only place on Zebes where humans can survive naturally unaided by technology or biological augmentation, indicating that its environment is habitable and has a breathable atmosphere. Crateria is the area with the most water on Zebes besides Maridia. Several pools of scalding-hot lava can be found in upper Crateria, as well as lots of water this intense lava is identical to that seen in Ridley's Hideout, presumably having reached the planet's surface through a volcano created by diverging or converging of tectonic plates. In the flooded cavern, there are large pools of water on the way to Maridia, housing the Wrecked Ship. In Zero Mission, Chozo Ruins can be found east of the landing site on the way to Chozodia, as well as items left behind for Samus by the Chozo including the Power Grip upgrade and Unknown Item 1. There is also a room with Golden Statues that serves as the gateway to the new rebuilt Tourian. The rocky cave also connects to tunnels with large mushrooms, leading to Brinstar's underground jungle area. Further down is the site of the original Tourian from Metroid and Zero Mission its remains can be found on the way to Brinstar's rocky zone in Super Metroid. ĭirectly west of the landing site is a rocky cave. The surface temperature of Crateria is noted to be very cold, but Samus is protected by the insulation provided in the basic Power Suit. This rain cannot harm Samus due to the physical adaptations she had gone through while on Zebes. Starting after Tourian's destruction in Metroid: Zero Mission, the landing site is constantly drenched by Acid Rain the Metroid manga suggests that Acid Rain has always been a part of Zebes. It has little vegetation, except for grass and other small plants. Super Metroid: The Official Nintendo Game GuideĬrateria is mountainous and rocky and contained many caves for Samus Aran to explore.
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