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==General Overview==
==General Overview==
In the standard route, this is one of the first places where [[Echo Visor]] is used following the [[Dark Samus 2]] boss fight. There are three echo locks that, when shot, will lower the door that blocks access to the dark portal leading to [[Staging Area]]. This will lead the player into the cylindrical tube where the Caretaker Drone fight takes place. Once the fight is over, the player is lead into a morph ball tunnel that leads to a trigger that unlocks the door to Central Area Transport West. It is important to not leave the room once any of the echo locks are shot, as upon reloading the room it will be impossible to progress normally from there, as the dark portal will now be inaccessible.
In the standard route, this is one of the first places where [[Echo Visor]] is used following the [[Dark Samus 2]] boss fight. There are three echo locks that, when shot, will lower the door that blocks access to the dark portal leading to [[Staging Area]]. This will lead the player into the cylindrical tube where the Caretaker Drone fight takes place. Once the fight is over, the player is lead into a [[Morph Ball]] tunnel that leads to a trigger that unlocks the door to Central Area Transport West. It is important to not leave the room once any of the echo locks are shot, as upon reloading the room it will be impossible to progress normally from there, as the dark portal will now be inaccessible.


On the bottom level of the room, where the dark portal resides, there are also two Quads, a door to [[Torvus Transport Access (Sanctuary Fortress)|Torvus Transport Access]] that requires a Power Bomb to open, and the start of the optional section of the room leading to the missile expansion. [[Spider Ball]] tracks lead to both the expansion and the door connecting to [[Transit Station (Sanctuary Fortress)|Transit Station]]. Under certain conditions, the collision of the Quads can overlap with the hook, which can get them stuck. It's even possible to get both Quads to overlap with eachother, though this has no known practical uses.
On the bottom level of the room, where the dark portal resides, there are also two Quads, a door to [[Torvus Transport Access (Sanctuary Fortress)|Torvus Transport Access]] that requires a Power Bomb to open, and the start of the optional section of the room leading to the missile expansion. [[Spider Ball]] tracks lead to both the expansion and the door connecting to [[Transit Station (Sanctuary Fortress)|Transit Station]]. Under certain conditions, the collision of the Quads can overlap with the hook, which can get them stuck. It's even possible to get both Quads to overlap with eachother, though this has no known practical uses.


===Central Area Transport West Trigger===
===Central Area Transport West Trigger===
The door to Central Area Transport West is locked by default, meaning that it's impossible to load the room or transition it while wallcrawling without having first dealt with the fight. There are actually two triggers involved in unlocked the door: the first is "''[TriggerEllipsoid] Leave Between Rings''" which is located inside the tube where the Caretaker Drone fight takes place. Once this trigger is activated, the door can be unlocked via the second trigger "''[Trigger] Exited Column (End Contraption)''" which is located near the exit of the morph ball tunnel leading to Central Area Transport West. Once the "Leave Between Rings" trigger is activated, morphing will permanently lock Samus in Morph Ball mode until the "Exited Column" trigger is activated.
The door to Central Area Transport West is locked by default, meaning that it's impossible to load the room or transition it while wallcrawling without having first dealt with the fight. There are actually two triggers involved in unlocking the door: the first is "''[TriggerEllipsoid] Leave Between Rings''" which is located inside the tube where the Caretaker Drone fight takes place. Once this trigger is activated, the door can be unlocked via the second trigger "''[Trigger] Exited Column (End Contraption)''" which is located near the exit of the morph ball tunnel leading to Central Area Transport West. Once the "Leave Between Rings" trigger is activated, morphing will permanently lock Samus in Morph Ball mode until the "Exited Column" trigger is activated.


==Caretaker Skip==
==Caretaker Skip==