| abstract | - During the events of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Sector Zero on Norion fell under threat of Leviathan impact. Four Bounty Hunters, Samus Aran, Rundas, Ghor and Gandrayda raced to the Control Tower to power up the planetary Defense Cannon. Dark Samus confronted them there and was able to best them, knocking them all unconscious before leaving. A month later, Samus awoke and learned that her body, as well as that of the other Hunters, was now self-generating Phazon as a result of Dark Samus' attack. The Galactic Federation outfitted them with Phazon Enhancement Devices and tasked them with destroying Leviathans on other planets. Samus is sent to Bryyo when contact is lost with Rundas, to finish his mission and locate him. In the Corrupted Pool, Samus experiences a Phazon Overload and nearly falls under Terminal Corruption. Upon further analysis, Aurora Unit 242 reports to Samus that the Federation has discovered an error they did not foresee: the Phazon in Samus' body overreacts after a few seconds, and begins to overload. If she is unable to control the Phazon, she will fall under Dark Samus' control. Samus later discovers that the other Hunters have been terminally corrupted, and is forced to kill them.
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