Chozo

The Chozo are a species that feature in the Metroid universe.

History

Over time, they had contact with the other ancient races such as the Luminoth and formed a peaceful alliance with the Reptilicus natives of Bryyo as well. Their people were said to had decided that there was nothing more left to learn and instead watched other civilizations grow instead. It was known that they were once a great race spread across several planets in the universe. They came to thrive on most major worlds including Zebes, Tallon IV, SR388, and Elysia. Seeking greater wisdom and a state of enlightenment, they decided to abandon their technology and live in complete harmony with nature, crafting temples and buildings out of stone, molding them delicately around giant trees and water springs. After finishing this monumental city of nature, the Chozo eventually found the enlightenment they sought, and transcended beyond their mortal forms, possibly through some sort of deep meditative status. Sometime after this, a giant meteorite impacted the planet, filled with the radioactive substance Phazon (known to the Chozo as "The Great Poison"), which started corrupting Tallon IV's ecosystem. This cataclysmic event somehow ripped the Chozo from whatever dimensional plain they had transcended to back to Tallon IV, turning them into ghosts in the process. In order to save the planet from the spread of Phazon (and themselves from the madness the Phazon caused them), the Chozo constructed a giant temple, which they called the Cradle, above the meteor's impact crater. With the mystical power of twelve Chozo Artifacts, this temple generated a vast barrier that kept the majority of Phazon underneath the planet's surface at bay. The Chozo on Tallon IV who actually survived the entire incident regarding the Phazon meteor and left the planet to travel to an unknown location.

The Chozo that lived on SR388 discovered the X Parasites that were destroying the natural order, as stated in the Metroid Fusion manual. To stop these parasites, the Chozo artificially created the Metroids as a kind of "natural enemy" to the X. The constant storms that plagued the planet Elysia's surface kept any sort of civilization from living there, so instead the Chozo created hundreds of floating pods in the skies of Elysia, far above the clouds, yet still within the mildly oxygenated atmosphere. Interconnected by a vast system of electric cables and walkways, this collection of pods became known as SkyTown, and was an observatorial haven for the Chozo in gathering research about the universe. However, frustrated by the city's almost constant need of repair, they created the Elysians, a race of machines that could think independently and self-maintain. The Elysians guarded SkyTown and kept it functioning centuries after the Chozo had left. Unfortunatley, a lack of fuel and mechanical parts forced the Elysians into a deep slumber in order to preserve what little they had. The satellites and observational components of SkyTown fed the information they gathered directly into the Elysians' minds as they slumbered, allowing them to see the horrible fate of their Chozo creators on Tallon IV. When the Federation suddenly arrived in SkyTown, the Elysians were reactivated and prepared to defend themselves and their home. When the Federation announced its peaceful intentions, both sides reached a truce, which eventually resulted in the Treaty of Elysia. The treaty allowed the Federation the use of SkyTown's data collection systems in exchange for fuel and maintainence parts much needed by the Elysians. However, the planet's atmosphere became too much for Federation researchers to handle safely, so they built Aurora Unit 217 into SkyTown's network to replace the humanoids. Meanwhile, the Chozo on Zebes lived on the surface of the planet in a rocky area known as Chozodia, though some of their statues can be found underground - it is not known whether these have been moved from Chozodia by the Space Pirates for research. The Chozo brought Samus Aran to Chozodia and let her grow up with them after her family was killed. When Aran became an adult, the Chozo created her trademark Power Suit and she left the planet.

Overview

The Chozo were wise, knowledgeable, and extremely technologically advanced

In the language of the Chozo, the word "Metroid" meant "ultimate warrior".

Members

• Old Bird :

Notes

• The Chozo featured in the setting of the Metroid universe,
• The use of the word Chozo in reference to the bird-like race is actually the result of a miscommunication between Nintendo Co. Ltd and Nintendo of America. The word chozo (鳥像) is actually Japanese for "bird sculpture", and was used in reference to the sculptures of the bird-like race that hold power ups in the various games. Hence, the localization team incorrectly thought that this word was referring to the race the sculptures were depicting, rather than the actual sculptures themselves. In the Japanese versions of the games, the bird-like race is only ever identified by the generic term chōjin-zoku (鳥人族, lit. "race of bird people").

Appearances

• Metroid:
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption:

External Link

• Metroid Wiki Entry

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