Notes
- This route document will only be addressing the Grand Abyss route. It will, however, go into alternatives for 2-Tank Quad Skip and Hive Dash.
- Room names will always be in Bold.
- There are safety Missiles in this route. I recommend picking them up.
Abbreviations
- ME = Missile Expansion
- ET = Energy Tank
- PB = Power Bomb
- STK = Sky Temple Key
- DTK = Dark Temple Key
- SA = Screw Attack
Agon 1
- Enter Hive Chamber A and jump through the hole to go Out of Bounds
- Wallcrawl to Industrial Site and doorwarp Collapsed Tunnel
- Grab the Energy Tank in Storage Cavern B
- Go out of Bounds in Temple Assembly Site
- Wallcrawl to Dynamo Chamber. Once transitioned, transition back to TAS
- Collect the Power Bomb expansion from out of bounds
- Head out and Wallcrawl back to Industrial Site, doorwarp Agon Transport Access
- If you aren’t doing Hive Dash, collect the Missile in Transport to Agon Wastes
- Use the Elevator and enter Agon
- If you are doing Two Tank Quad skip, immediately go for the Sandigger Secret World via the closest worm. Otherwise, head up to Mining Station Access and grab the E-Tank. Head out and do Sandigger SW.
- Wallcrawl to Main Reactor
- Defeat Dark Samus 1 with a Power Bomb
- IF DARK SAMUS IS ON SCREEN WHEN SHE DIES, THE GAME WILL LIKELY CRASH OR SOFTLOCK! ROLL TOWARDS A CORNER AS SOON AS YOU LAY IT
- Use the Elevator and collect Dark Beam
- Head to Command Center and use the portal
- PB the rubble in Dark Oasis. Proceed as normal to collect Light Beam
- Use the portal in Dark Oasis
- Head to Transport to Sanctuary Fortress and enter Sanctuary
ME: 5 | ET: 1 | STK: 0/9 | PB 1
Sanctuary 1
- Collect a PB drop in Agon Transport Access, then blow up the glass in Hall of Combat Mastery
- Head up the Elevator and enter Dynamo Works
- Enter Dynamo Access, perform the Morph SW and do Gyro Skip
- Head to Watch Station Access and do the rolljump across
- If you want to get a 4th energy tank, pick up this energy tank now. Otherwise, pick it up after Screw Attack.
- Scan the post to save IGT and enter Watch Station
- Enter Grand Abyss
- Dash onto the robot and enter Vault
- Perform Vault Dash and use the Boost Slots
- Collect Screw Attack
- Head back to Watch Station and activate the Bomb Slot
2/3 Tank Route
- Enter WSA and collect the E-Tank
- Exit to Dynamo Works, do the SA SW and wallcrawl to Dynamo Storage
- Use the Portal and go out of bounds in Hive Dynamo Works
- Hit terminal fall to spawn on the other side
- Enter Hive Dynamo Access and go out of bounds
- Do Quad Skip
- Enter the portal in Aerial Training Site
4 Tank Route
- Enter Central Area Transport West, collect the Missile if you want
- Head to reactor core, collect the E-Tank
- Enter Minigyro Chamber and solve the puzzle
- Amber
- Cobalt
- Crimson
- Emerald
- Use the portal in Hall of Combat Mastery
- Head to Hive Dynamo Access
- Do Quad Skip
- Enter the Portal in Aerial Training Site
- Head to Main Gyro Chamber and use the elevator up to enter Temple Access
- Fight the Quad and enter Sanctuary Temple
- Return the energy, collect Cobalt Translator
- Go out of bounds
- Get Cannon Ball
- Wallcrawl to Temple Access
- Let Main Gyro Chamber load around you
- Head to Transport to Agon Wastes
- Enter Agon
ME: 5 | ET: 2 | STK: 0/9 | PB 1
Light Suit
- Head to Sandcanyon
- DO NOT USE THE CANNON OR YOU WILL LOSE CANNON BALL
- Enter Agon Temple
- If you are not doing Hive Dash, head right and collect Amber Translator now.
- Go to Mining Station A, hit the two crates if Dark Ammo/Power Bombs are needed
- Go to Save Station A and go out of bounds with an SA SW
- Wallcrawl to Transport to Torvus Bog, let the room load around you
- Enter Torvus
- Go out of bounds in Transport to Agon Wastes via a 2BSJ
- Transition to Torvus Temple, shoot the dark door to initiate the Pirate Fight
- Kill the dudes from out of bounds
- Finish the pirate fight
- Collect Super Missiles with a scan dash, head for Transport to Temple Grounds
- Enter Temple Grounds
- If you are not doing Hive Dash, ignore these two steps.
- Perform Hive Dash
- SA past the Super Missile door
- Enter Meeting Grounds
- Use the halfpipe and go to Hall of Honored Dead
- Do the Seeker Missile Puzzle
- Red x1
- Cyan x1
- Yellow x3
- Purple x2
- Collect Seeker Missiles
- SA back into the ball tunnel and go back to Meeting Grounds
- Fall off of the halfpipe and roll towards the “Amber” gate to load the elevator
- Go back up the halfpipe and do the BSJ to get onto the branch, SA into Temple Transport C
- Enter Great Temple
- Do the Morph SW in Temple Transport C and wallcrawl to Temple Sanctuary
- Ignore the Splinter fight and go up the elevator
- Collect Violet Translator and collect Light Suit
- If you did not do Hive Dash, ignore the next step and warp straight to Torvus.
- Warp to Agon
ME: 10 | ET: 2 | STK: 0/9 | PB 1
Torvus
- Head for the door in Agon Energy Controller until the door locks
- Collect Amber Translator
- Warp to Torvus
- Collect Emerald Translator
- Scan the Elevator in Torvus Temple
- Use the Elevator, then scan the Emerald Gate as the elevator is going down
- Go to Lower Torvus
- Perform Air Underwater, then SA to the Scan Panels
- Collect Gravity Boost
- Attempt to get Air Underwater when going back to Main Hydrochamber
- If you got Air Underwater, SA Alpha Blogg and use the portal in the room
- Otherwise, do Alpha Blogg skip and use the portal
- If you did not SA Alpha Blogg, collect the Dark Temple Key now.
- Defeat Power Bomb Guardian
- Collect Main Power Bombs
- Head to Undertemple Access and collect Dark Torvus Key 1
- Go back to the light world
- Kill the Seahorsies to get Light and Dark Ammo
- Optional Safety Missile: Hydrodynamo Station
- Leave Lower Torvus
- Head left towards Torvus Grove
- Optional Safety Missile: Underground Tunnel
- Use the Halfpipe and enter Grove Access
- Enter Forgotten Bridge and use the Boost Slot
- Use the portal
- Go to Dark Torvus Arena and collect Dark Temple Key 2
- Backtrack to Dark Forgotten Bridge
- Go to Venomous Pond
- Collect Dark Temple Key 3
- Beat up Chykka
- Get Dark Visor
- Reload Dark Torvus Temple then head to Poisoned Bog
- Collect Sky Temple Key 1
- Use the Portal
- Collect the Missile
- Go out of bounds with a ghetto and let Great Bridge load around you
- Go back to Lower Torvus
- Head for the Dark Door in Hydrodynamo Station
- Enter Catacombs and use the portal
- Collect Sky Temple Key 2
- Go back up to Torvus Temple, use Transport to Agon Wastes to enter Agon
ME: 15 | ET: 2 | STK: 2/9 | PB 3
Agon II
- Do a 3BSJ to the portal. If you fail it, just use the halfpipe to reach the portal
- Collect the Missile and fall off to the left. Try to shoot the Bladepods to get more Missiles
- Weird Cutscene
- Go to Judgement Pit, then head to Battleground
- Collect Sky Temple Key 3
- Head to Dark Oasis
- Collect Sky Temple Key 4
- Use the portal, head to Transport to Sanctuary Fortress
- Enter Sanctuary
ME: 20 | ET: 2 | STK: 4/9 | PB 3
Sanctuary II
- Use the Portal in Culling Chamber
- Head to Hive Entrance and collect Sky Temple Key 5
- Go back to Culling Chamber and use the Central Hive East Transport elevator
- Do the Hive Dynamo Works Morph SW, land on the ledge by the key, then enter terminal fall
- Collect Sky Temple Key 6
- Use the portal in Hive Cache 3
- Go out of bounds in Dynamo Works
- Move along the room then SA to Worker’s Path
- Head to Sanctuary Energy Controller
- Warp to Great Temple
ME: 20 | ET: 2 | STK: 6/9 | PB 3
Endgame
- Head down, scan all of the gates
- Go right, use the elevator
- Use the portal in Temple Assembly Site
- Collect Sky Temple Key 7 in Accursed Lake
- Head back, use the portal, go back to Great Temple
- Enter Temple Sanctuary, go right
- Use the portal in Sacred Path
- Head to Ing Reliquary
- Collect Sky Temple Key 8
- Head back, use the portal, enter great temple
- Enter Temple Sanctuary, go right
- Go to Hall of Eyes and use the portal
- Go to Defiled Shrine
- Collect Sky Temple Key 9
- Return the Keys
- Restock on Missiles if needed
- Emperor Ing
- Dark Samus
- Centered