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= Routes =
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= General Routes =
  
The major routes listed below are general routes used to beat the game. Many sequence breaks and tricks in Metroid Prime 2 can be easily added or removed when doing a speedrun, without majorly affecting the whole overall route. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the game's map.
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The major routes listed below are general routes used to beat the game. Many sequence breaks and tricks in Metroid Prime 2 can be easily added or removed when doing a speedrun, without majorly affecting the whole overall route. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the game's map, so only room names with comments are noted.
  
 
== Grapple-less Route ==
 
== Grapple-less Route ==
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It is not recommended to start with this route.
 
It is not recommended to start with this route.
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# Do [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/Skipping Items#Item Loss Skip|Item Loss Skip]].
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# Get the '''''[[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Early_Items#Power_Bomb_Expansion|Early Power Bomb Expansion]]''''' via ghetto jump in Temple Assembly Site.
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# Without getting back in bounds, wallcrawl to Agon Transport Access and either let the room load around you or ceiling warp in. Go to Agon.
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# Go to Mining Station Access and get the energy tank there.
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# Use Sandigger to wallcrawl to [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Dark_Samus_1|Dark Samus 1]] and defeat her. Get '''''DARK BEAM'''''.
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# Go to Dark Agon and get '''''LIGHT BEAM'''''.
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# In Main Reactor, climb the spider track and use your power bomb to access the elevator to Sanctuary Fortress.
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# Cross Grand Abyss and get '''''SCREW ATTACK'''''.
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# Go to upper Ing Hive and wallcrawl past Quadraxis to get the Sanctuary Energy.
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# Go back to Sanctuary Energy Controller in the light world and return the Sanctuary Energy.
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# Take Sanctuary's elevator to Agon, then Agon's elevator to Torvus, then Torvus's elevator to Temple Grounds.
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# In Meeting Grounds, go up the halfpipe and get '''''SEEKER MISSILES'''''. Screw attack past the violet (looks like amber) gate blocking the elevator to Great Temple.
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# Do a morph secret world to wallcrawl past the block in Great Temple, and get '''''LIGHT SUIT'''''. Warp to Torvus.
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# Get '''''EMERALD TRANSLATOR'''''. Immediately go to lower torvus.
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# Get '''''GRAVITY BOOST''''', then go to the dark world, get '''''MAIN POWER BOMBS''''' and the dark torvus key down here.
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# Go back to upper torvus and get the two other dark keys and defeat chykka to get '''''DARK VISOR'''''.
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# Follow the standard sky temple key collection endgame route.
  
 
== Grapple Beam Route ==
 
== Grapple Beam Route ==
  
The Grapple Beam Route is the most commonly used overall route, as it does not require the one-shot trick to cross Grand Abyss. As the name implies, it involves going to lower Torvus after obtaining light and dark beam, to get Grapple Beam and the dark torvus key down there, then going to Sanctuary to get screw attack and return the Sanctuary energy. Though there are slight variations, depending on which tricks the player uses, the overall route remains the same. Minor deviations will be noted.
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The Grapple Beam Route is the most commonly used overall route, as it does not require the one-shot trick to cross Grand Abyss. As the name implies, it involves going to lower Torvus after obtaining light and dark beam, to get Grapple Beam and the dark torvus key down there, then going to Sanctuary to get screw attack and return the Sanctuary energy. Though there are slight variations, depending on which tricks the player uses, the overall route remains the same. The general route is below:
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# Do [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/Skipping Items#Item Loss Skip|Item Loss Skip]].
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# Get the energy tank behind the red door in Temple Assembly Site.
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# Get the '''''[[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Early_Items#Power_Bomb_Expansion|Early Power Bomb Expansion]]''''' via ghetto jump in Temple Assembly Site.
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# Do the 101% trick in GFMC Compound to get 10 extra easy missiles.
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# Get '''''VIOLET TRANSLATOR''''' in Great Temple.
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# Go to Agon Wastes.
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# Go directly to the pirate base, defeat [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Dark_Samus_1|Dark Samus 1]], and get '''''DARK BEAM'''''.
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# Go to Dark Agon and get '''''LIGHT BEAM'''''.
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# Go to Agon Energy Controller and get '''''AMBER TRANSLATOR''''''
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# Go to Temple Grounds, then Great Temple, then to Meeting Grounds. Get '''''SEEKER MISSILES'''''.
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# Go to Torvus Temple and get '''''SUPER MISSILES'''''
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# Go to Lower Torvus and get '''''GRAVITY BOOST''''' early via [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Early_Items#Gravity_Boost|underwater dashes]].
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# Get the dark torvus key in Undertemple Access in Dark Lower Torvus, then go to Undertemple and defeat [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Power_Bomb_Guardian|Power Bomb Guardian]] for '''''MAIN POWER BOMBS'''''.
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# Climb Dark Lower Torvus, defeat [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Grapple_Guardian|Grapple Guardian]], and get '''''GRAPPLE BEAM'''''.
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# Go to the elevator to Sanctuary via Training Chamber
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# Go get '''''[[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Early_Items#Screw_Attack|Screw Attack Early]]'''''.
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# Go down to Hall of Combat Mastery and take the scan portal.
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# Skip Echo Visor and either wallcrawl past or fight Quadraxis. Get the Sanctuary Energy.
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# Go back to light world and return the Sanctuary Energy in Sanctuary Energy Controller. Get '''''COBALT TRANSLATOR''''' if you need it.
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# Go to Hall of Combat Mastery and take the elevator to Agon.
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# Go through Agon and take the elevator back to Temple Grounds.
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# Get '''''LIGHT SUIT'''''. Warp to Torvus.
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# Go to Forgotten Bridge, take the portal here, then go to Dark Torvus Arena to get the second Dark Torvus Key.
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# Go to Torvus Temple, getting the last torvus key on the way, and fight [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Chykka|Chykka]] to get '''''DARK VISOR'''''.
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# Reload the room and don't get the Torvus Energy.
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# Follow the standard sky temple key collection endgame route.
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== Endgame Route ==
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The endgame route is always the same. Every route should get dark visor just before starting sky temple key collection.
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# Go to Poisoned Bog and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 1'''''.
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# Go to Lower Torvus, Hydrodynamo Station, then Catacombs. Take the portal to Dungeon and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 2'''''.
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# Go back up to Torvus Temple and take the elevator to Agon Wastes.
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# Get up to the dark portal in Transport Center and go to Dark Agon.
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# After letting the cutscene trigger warp you, go to Battleground and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 3'''''.
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# Go to Dark Oasis and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 4'''''
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# Take the light portal in Dark Oasis and go to the elevator to Sanctuary Fortress.
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# Go to upper sanctuary and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 5''''' in Hive Dynamo Works via either [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Skipping_Items#Spider_Skip|Spider Skip]] or fighting [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Spider_Guardian|Spider Guardian]].
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# While still in Ing Hive, go to Lower Ing Hive and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 6''''' in Hive Entrance.
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# Go back to light Sanctuary, take the elevator to Agon, go to Agon Energy Controller, and warp to Great Temple.
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# Great Temple to Temple Transport B to Temple Assembly Site. Go to the dark world and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 7''''' and return to Great Temple.
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# Great Temple to Temple Transport A to Sacred Path. Go to the dark world and get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 8''''' and return to Great Temple.
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# Great Temple to Temple Transport C to Hall of Eyes. Go to the dark world, get '''''SKY TEMPLE KEY 9''''' at Defiled Shrine, then beat the game.
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= Minor Route Deviations =
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== Sandigger Wallcrawl ==
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In Mining Plaza, you can get into a secret world via having the sandigger enemy toss you out of bounds. With this, you can wallcrawl directly to Dark Samus 1 and get Dark Beam, saving a lot of time and skipping going around the pirate base.
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* Though it is possible to outright skip Dark Samus 1, she should be fought; the spider track shortcut is not activated until she is defeated, and that track is used at least 3 times in most routes.
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* You can't get the energy tank in Mining Station Access while wallcrawling. Either get it before wallcrawling (this is for if you go straight to Sanctuary after dark beam) or get it after getting dark beam, on your way to the elevator to Temple Grounds.
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* You will miss out on the beam ammo expansion in Central Mining Station. You either have to complete the game with 50 ammo (which sucks) or get the beam ammo in Watch Station (which wastes time).
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* There are two points where the game can arbitrarily crash during the wallcrawl; in a race, it is highly recommended to safety save at the save station just by Mining Plaza before doing the wallcrawl.
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== Quadraxis Skip ==
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You can wallcrawl past quadraxis, meaning you will be skipping annihilator beam. This is ultimately faster than fighting Quadraxis itself, but there are spots where annihilator beam saves time.
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* Having annihilator beam helps with fighting Chykka, Emperor Ing 1, and Dark Samus 3. If you're skipping it, you need to resort to other slower methods for fighting them.
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* You can't use the shortcut via Sentinel's Path if you skip annihilator. Instead, you have to go backwards through temple access via a ghetto jump with a screw attack, or a 3BSJ, which is slower.
  
=== Temple Grounds Start ===
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== Late Violet Translator ==
  
* Hive Chamber A - Do [[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes/Skipping Items#Item Loss Skip|Item Loss Skip]] and wallcrawl; get back in bounds in either Industrial Site or the room before it.
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Though you shouldn't outright skip violet translator in an any% speed run, you CAN get it much later in the game (i.e. while getting light suit), meaning you don't need a detour at the beginning of the game to Great Temple. To do it...
* Temple Assembly Site - Get the Energy Tank behind the red door. Get the [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Early_Items#Power_Bomb_Expansion|Early Power Bomb]].
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** The power bomb is not absolutely necessary for this route. However, it significantly speeds up later parts of the game, and the trick is relatively easy compared to other wallcrawls, so this wallcrawl is highly recommended.
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* GFMC Compound - Do the 101% Trick by space jumping to get the missile launcher twice.
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* Great Temple - Skip the alpha splinter fight by space jumping over the barrier
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* Main Energy Controller - Get Violet Translator. Go back to Temple Grounds behind the violet translator door.
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* Transport to Agon Wastes - Take the elevator here. If you want, you can get the missile tank behind the web.
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=== Agon Wastes ===
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* After your early power bomb expansion, instead of going back in bounds, wallcrawl straight to the elevator to Agon.
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* You can't leave Agon via Temple Grounds since the violet gate is in the way. Either use the Sanctuary before Torvus route, or use the Sandigger secret world to wallcrawl to Agon's Elevator to Torvus. If you do the latter, you'll have to wallcrawl in Torvus again to get into Torvus Temple.
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* After returning the sanctuary energy, you need to return to temple grounds via Torvus instead of Agon.
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** If you did Sanctuary before Torvus route (aka grapple-skip), you have to go to Agon and wallcrawl in Mining Plaza to get to Torvus.
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** If you did Torvus before Sanctuary route (aka grapple route), you can go straight to Torvus in Sanctuary via Main Research.
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* You will not have seeker missiles until just before getting light suit; get it before going back to Great Temple.
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* The "Amber Gate" in Meeting Grounds is actually a Violet Gate. You need to 3BSJ off the other side of the half-pipe to land on a branch, get on a higher part of that same branch, and screw attack high and over the gate to go out of bounds and land in the elevator to Great Temple. Make sure you loaded Great Temple by touching the gate beforehand!
  
* Go to Mining Plaza.
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== Spider Skip ==
** If you want, you can use the Sandigger wallcrawl to get Dark Beam much more quickly than normal.
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*** Make sure to get the Mining Station Access energy tank on the way out of Agon later! *** Keep in mind, doing Sandigger skips the Ammo Expansion in Central Mining Station, so you will either have to get the ammo expansion in Watch Station, or play the rest of the game with only 50 beam ammo.
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*** Skip the following steps until the Dark Samus 1 fight if you are wallcrawling to Dark Samus.
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* Go to Mining Station A. Use space jump to reach the scan post and go to Central Mining Station. Be aware of your missile count, as missiles are used very often throughout the entire of the space pirate station before obtaining Dark Beam, especially if you did not get the early power bomb expansion.
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* Defeat the space pirates in Central Mining Station. Feel free to use a power bomb on the first set of pirates. Then destroy the turrets; use one charge shot then two missiles for each of the two turrets. Grab the beam ammo expansion here early by either using spider ball and a scan dash, or using a 3BSJ before the pirate fight.
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* Go to Command Center, defeat the pirates here, then go to Security Station B to see Dark Samus. Enter Command Center via the missile door, then leave and go back through the previous blue door; the scan post in the alcove is intended to be scannable only from inside the alcove, but it becomes scannable from outside the moment you step inside it.
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* Go to Main Reactor by going around the pirate base, through Biostorage Station then Bioenergy Production.
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** Climb Bioenergy Production via the controller trick (feel free to grab the energy tank here if you so desire, but it costs a chunk of time to get).
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* Fight [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Boss_Tricks#Dark_Samus_1|Dark Samus]] in Main Reactor, and get Dark Beam.
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* Go to Command Center and take the Dark Portal to Doomed Entry.
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* Go get Light Beam by taking the blue door on the right towards Oasis Access, and following the circular path. Remember to power bomb the wall for the Sky Temple Key in Dark Oasis!
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* Go to Dark Oasis through the white door. Take the portal back to Main Reactor.
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* Go to Agon Temple. To go there, in Main Reactor, fall into where you fought Dark Samus, and take the spider track up to the white door to Ventilation Area A, Sandcanyon, then Agon Temple. Go right to get the Amber Translator, then boost straight across Agon temple.
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** You will trigger the Bomb Guardian fight, but you can boost ball the glass walls that pop up. Simply leave via the door quickly to unload the room before the cutscene starts where he becomes dark.
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* Go back to the elevator to Temple Grounds.
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* Go to Great Temple, go straight across the temple room, and go to Temple Transport C to go to Meeting Grounds.
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* Use the half pipe to go get Seeker Missiles. You don't have super missiles yet, so you have two methods of getting out:
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** The much faster method is to use a midair instant unmorph into the tunnel you popped out of.
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** If you can't do the above at all, then go through the seeker door and back to where your ship is. Do the ILS trick to get out of bounds and wallcrawl back to Meeting Grounds. Keep in mind, this is MUCH slower.
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* Go to Hall of Eyes and take the Dark Portal.
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* Do [[Metroid_Prime_2:_Echoes/Skipping_Items#Dark_Suit|Dark Suit Skip]] to make it to the Path of eyes.
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* Go to the elevator to Torvus Bog.
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=== Torvus Bog ===
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The wallcrawl to skip spider guardian saves a few minutes, as it skips an annoyingly long fight with Spider Guardian to get the Sky Temple Key in Hive Dynamo Works.
  
=== Sanctuary Fortress ===
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* If you want to opt out of spider skip, you must get Cobalt Translator while returning the Sanctuary Energy, as there is a cobalt gate in the way to fighting spider guardian.
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* After collecting the sky temple key, remember to re-enter the light portal then back to reset the terminal fall.

Latest revision as of 16:59, 4 August 2013

General Routes

The major routes listed below are general routes used to beat the game. Many sequence breaks and tricks in Metroid Prime 2 can be easily added or removed when doing a speedrun, without majorly affecting the whole overall route. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the game's map, so only room names with comments are noted.

Grapple-less Route

The Grapple-less route is the fastest route currently used. However, it is very difficult, requiring several more series of wallcrawls and, more notably, the notorious Grand Abyss trick to get Screw Attack without Grapple Beam.

It is not recommended to start with this route.

  1. Do Item Loss Skip.
  2. Get the Early Power Bomb Expansion via ghetto jump in Temple Assembly Site.
  3. Without getting back in bounds, wallcrawl to Agon Transport Access and either let the room load around you or ceiling warp in. Go to Agon.
  4. Go to Mining Station Access and get the energy tank there.
  5. Use Sandigger to wallcrawl to Dark Samus 1 and defeat her. Get DARK BEAM.
  6. Go to Dark Agon and get LIGHT BEAM.
  7. In Main Reactor, climb the spider track and use your power bomb to access the elevator to Sanctuary Fortress.
  8. Cross Grand Abyss and get SCREW ATTACK.
  9. Go to upper Ing Hive and wallcrawl past Quadraxis to get the Sanctuary Energy.
  10. Go back to Sanctuary Energy Controller in the light world and return the Sanctuary Energy.
  11. Take Sanctuary's elevator to Agon, then Agon's elevator to Torvus, then Torvus's elevator to Temple Grounds.
  12. In Meeting Grounds, go up the halfpipe and get SEEKER MISSILES. Screw attack past the violet (looks like amber) gate blocking the elevator to Great Temple.
  13. Do a morph secret world to wallcrawl past the block in Great Temple, and get LIGHT SUIT. Warp to Torvus.
  14. Get EMERALD TRANSLATOR. Immediately go to lower torvus.
  15. Get GRAVITY BOOST, then go to the dark world, get MAIN POWER BOMBS and the dark torvus key down here.
  16. Go back to upper torvus and get the two other dark keys and defeat chykka to get DARK VISOR.
  17. Follow the standard sky temple key collection endgame route.

Grapple Beam Route

The Grapple Beam Route is the most commonly used overall route, as it does not require the one-shot trick to cross Grand Abyss. As the name implies, it involves going to lower Torvus after obtaining light and dark beam, to get Grapple Beam and the dark torvus key down there, then going to Sanctuary to get screw attack and return the Sanctuary energy. Though there are slight variations, depending on which tricks the player uses, the overall route remains the same. The general route is below:

  1. Do Item Loss Skip.
  2. Get the energy tank behind the red door in Temple Assembly Site.
  3. Get the Early Power Bomb Expansion via ghetto jump in Temple Assembly Site.
  4. Do the 101% trick in GFMC Compound to get 10 extra easy missiles.
  5. Get VIOLET TRANSLATOR in Great Temple.
  6. Go to Agon Wastes.
  7. Go directly to the pirate base, defeat Dark Samus 1, and get DARK BEAM.
  8. Go to Dark Agon and get LIGHT BEAM.
  9. Go to Agon Energy Controller and get AMBER TRANSLATOR'
  10. Go to Temple Grounds, then Great Temple, then to Meeting Grounds. Get SEEKER MISSILES.
  11. Go to Torvus Temple and get SUPER MISSILES
  12. Go to Lower Torvus and get GRAVITY BOOST early via underwater dashes.
  13. Get the dark torvus key in Undertemple Access in Dark Lower Torvus, then go to Undertemple and defeat Power Bomb Guardian for MAIN POWER BOMBS.
  14. Climb Dark Lower Torvus, defeat Grapple Guardian, and get GRAPPLE BEAM.
  15. Go to the elevator to Sanctuary via Training Chamber
  16. Go get Screw Attack Early.
  17. Go down to Hall of Combat Mastery and take the scan portal.
  18. Skip Echo Visor and either wallcrawl past or fight Quadraxis. Get the Sanctuary Energy.
  19. Go back to light world and return the Sanctuary Energy in Sanctuary Energy Controller. Get COBALT TRANSLATOR if you need it.
  20. Go to Hall of Combat Mastery and take the elevator to Agon.
  21. Go through Agon and take the elevator back to Temple Grounds.
  22. Get LIGHT SUIT. Warp to Torvus.
  23. Go to Forgotten Bridge, take the portal here, then go to Dark Torvus Arena to get the second Dark Torvus Key.
  24. Go to Torvus Temple, getting the last torvus key on the way, and fight Chykka to get DARK VISOR.
  25. Reload the room and don't get the Torvus Energy.
  26. Follow the standard sky temple key collection endgame route.

Endgame Route

The endgame route is always the same. Every route should get dark visor just before starting sky temple key collection.

  1. Go to Poisoned Bog and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 1.
  2. Go to Lower Torvus, Hydrodynamo Station, then Catacombs. Take the portal to Dungeon and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 2.
  3. Go back up to Torvus Temple and take the elevator to Agon Wastes.
  4. Get up to the dark portal in Transport Center and go to Dark Agon.
  5. After letting the cutscene trigger warp you, go to Battleground and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 3.
  6. Go to Dark Oasis and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 4
  7. Take the light portal in Dark Oasis and go to the elevator to Sanctuary Fortress.
  8. Go to upper sanctuary and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 5 in Hive Dynamo Works via either Spider Skip or fighting Spider Guardian.
  9. While still in Ing Hive, go to Lower Ing Hive and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 6 in Hive Entrance.
  10. Go back to light Sanctuary, take the elevator to Agon, go to Agon Energy Controller, and warp to Great Temple.
  11. Great Temple to Temple Transport B to Temple Assembly Site. Go to the dark world and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 7 and return to Great Temple.
  12. Great Temple to Temple Transport A to Sacred Path. Go to the dark world and get SKY TEMPLE KEY 8 and return to Great Temple.
  13. Great Temple to Temple Transport C to Hall of Eyes. Go to the dark world, get SKY TEMPLE KEY 9 at Defiled Shrine, then beat the game.

Minor Route Deviations

Sandigger Wallcrawl

In Mining Plaza, you can get into a secret world via having the sandigger enemy toss you out of bounds. With this, you can wallcrawl directly to Dark Samus 1 and get Dark Beam, saving a lot of time and skipping going around the pirate base.

  • Though it is possible to outright skip Dark Samus 1, she should be fought; the spider track shortcut is not activated until she is defeated, and that track is used at least 3 times in most routes.
  • You can't get the energy tank in Mining Station Access while wallcrawling. Either get it before wallcrawling (this is for if you go straight to Sanctuary after dark beam) or get it after getting dark beam, on your way to the elevator to Temple Grounds.
  • You will miss out on the beam ammo expansion in Central Mining Station. You either have to complete the game with 50 ammo (which sucks) or get the beam ammo in Watch Station (which wastes time).
  • There are two points where the game can arbitrarily crash during the wallcrawl; in a race, it is highly recommended to safety save at the save station just by Mining Plaza before doing the wallcrawl.

Quadraxis Skip

You can wallcrawl past quadraxis, meaning you will be skipping annihilator beam. This is ultimately faster than fighting Quadraxis itself, but there are spots where annihilator beam saves time.

  • Having annihilator beam helps with fighting Chykka, Emperor Ing 1, and Dark Samus 3. If you're skipping it, you need to resort to other slower methods for fighting them.
  • You can't use the shortcut via Sentinel's Path if you skip annihilator. Instead, you have to go backwards through temple access via a ghetto jump with a screw attack, or a 3BSJ, which is slower.

Late Violet Translator

Though you shouldn't outright skip violet translator in an any% speed run, you CAN get it much later in the game (i.e. while getting light suit), meaning you don't need a detour at the beginning of the game to Great Temple. To do it...

  • After your early power bomb expansion, instead of going back in bounds, wallcrawl straight to the elevator to Agon.
  • You can't leave Agon via Temple Grounds since the violet gate is in the way. Either use the Sanctuary before Torvus route, or use the Sandigger secret world to wallcrawl to Agon's Elevator to Torvus. If you do the latter, you'll have to wallcrawl in Torvus again to get into Torvus Temple.
  • After returning the sanctuary energy, you need to return to temple grounds via Torvus instead of Agon.
    • If you did Sanctuary before Torvus route (aka grapple-skip), you have to go to Agon and wallcrawl in Mining Plaza to get to Torvus.
    • If you did Torvus before Sanctuary route (aka grapple route), you can go straight to Torvus in Sanctuary via Main Research.
  • You will not have seeker missiles until just before getting light suit; get it before going back to Great Temple.
  • The "Amber Gate" in Meeting Grounds is actually a Violet Gate. You need to 3BSJ off the other side of the half-pipe to land on a branch, get on a higher part of that same branch, and screw attack high and over the gate to go out of bounds and land in the elevator to Great Temple. Make sure you loaded Great Temple by touching the gate beforehand!

Spider Skip

The wallcrawl to skip spider guardian saves a few minutes, as it skips an annoyingly long fight with Spider Guardian to get the Sky Temple Key in Hive Dynamo Works.

  • If you want to opt out of spider skip, you must get Cobalt Translator while returning the Sanctuary Energy, as there is a cobalt gate in the way to fighting spider guardian.
  • After collecting the sky temple key, remember to re-enter the light portal then back to reset the terminal fall.
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