| abstract | - Red Eye Statues (as named in level data) are encountered throughout the Temple Grounds in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. These statues are shaped like cubes and cuboids and decorated with red eyes, hence the name. Scanning them reveals that they house power grids, motivator units and energy-projection arrays. However, with the exception of a few statues that are still capable of movement, all of this technology is offline due to structural damage or age, and now appear largely decorative. Some Statues can be moved from their current position if shot with a beam of light energy. One can be seen at the beginning of the game, directly to Samus' left in the Landing Site. However, she does not have the Light Beam by that point, and cannot energize the statue. Once she does so, however, and returns, she can move the statue to a position where it can serve as a platform to the upper ledge and a shortcut to the Service Access room. Also on the upper ledge is the body of M-Dhe, whose Luminoth Datapac provides a clue for Samus as to the location of the warrior's Sky Temple Key. In the Temple Assembly Site, a Red Eye Statue blocks a Dark Portal to the Plain of Dark Worship, which is the only way Samus can access the room until she has the Seeker Launcher. Two appear as stepping stones in the Path of Eyes. Finally, a Red Eye Statue appears in Transport C Access, simply as an obstacle. Samus must move it so she can access the Torvus Bog. Inactive statues are found in the following rooms: Plain of Dark Worship, Gateway Access, Shrine Access, Service Access, Path of Honor, Meeting Grounds, Defiled Shrine, Communication Area, Sacred Path, Profane Path and Reliquary Grounds.
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