A wall of Mutated Ingworms in the Defiled Shrine, blocking access to the Dark Splinter Hive area.
In Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Ingworms are a large species of worm native to Dark Aether. Ingworms can grow to incredible size when bred and mutated by the Ing, and with it comes incredible durability, making them ideal organic barriers. An area blocked by giant Ingworms cannot be reached by Samus Aran, as they are impervious to all of her weaponry. It is partially due to these mutated Ingworms that Samus ultimately covers less ground on Dark Aether than its light counterpart, Aether. Smaller Ingworms can also be formed around items to be used as storage containers known as Ingworm Cache, though these can be destroyed by conventional weapons.
There appears to be at least two types of mutated Ingworms across Dark Aether, though their difference is merely cosmetic, as both variants behave identically to each other. Most Ingworms appear black with red patches, similar to the Ing and Darklings' color scheme. While others appear with a tannish brown color scheme similar to the worms creating the Ingworm Cache. The brown/tan type heavily resemble earthworms.
Official data
Scan
"Bioscan complete. This is a collection of mutated Ingworms.
Bioforms have been bred for massive size. It appears the Ing use these creatures to block access to areas."
Locations
Ingworms can be found in these rooms:
- Sky Temple Energy Controller (as Caches)
- Defiled Shrine
- Hive Temple
- Dark Torvus Temple
- Hive Entrance (as Caches)
- Profane Path
- Trial Grounds
- Crossroads
- Culling Chamber (as Caches)
- Hive Summit (as Caches)
- Aerial Training Site (as Caches)
- Hive Portal Chamber (as Caches)
- Abandoned Base
- Venomous Pond
- Plain of Dark Worship
- War Ritual Grounds
- Dungeon
- Central Hive East Transport (as Caches)
- Hive Reactor (as Caches)
- Central Hive West Transport (as Caches)
- Hive Gyro Chamber (as Caches)
- Hive Temple Access (as Caches)
- Accursed Lake (unscannable)
Development notes
The Ingworms, among other obstructions, served as a means of blocking access to certain rooms that did not make sense to duplicate on Dark Aether.[1]
Trivia
- A wall of mutated Ingworms also exist behind a cluster of Dormant Ingclaws within the Accursed Lake. Strangely, this mass of Ingworms possesses no scan.
Gallery
References
- ^ Kiwi Talkz. "#114 - Kynan Pearson Interview (Metroid Prime 2, Donkey Kong, Level Design, Management etc.)". YouTube. November 12, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2022. (starts at 8:42)
| Ing | |
|---|---|
| Ruling caste | Emperor Ing |
| Battle forms | Warrior Ing • Hunter Ing • Boost Guardian • Jump Guardian • Ingstorm • Darkling Tentacle |
| Submissive | Darkling • Inglet • Ing Webtrap • Flying Ing Cache |
| Immobile | Bladepod • Ingsphere Cache • Ingworm Cache • Ingworm • Webling • Ingclaw |
| Misc | Black fog • Ing Horde • Ing Larva • Fusion attack • Transdimensional energy • Phaz-Ing |