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Immediately after Samus Aran defeated [[Metroid Prime (specimen)|Metroid Prime]] in [[Tallon IV|Tallon IV's]] [[Impact Crater]], the creature reached out for Samus in its dying moments and ripped off her [[Phazon Suit]]. Samus escaped the scene of the final battle and left it to die in a collapsing cave and escaped to [[Samus Aran's Gunship|her Gunship]]. However, Metroid Prime was not finished; it combined elements from itself, Samus, and the Phazon Suit and was reborn as a completely new entity, known in the future Prime games as Dark Samus. Dark Samus then made her way to [[Aether]], most likely by stowing away on a [[Space Pirate]] ship.

Dark Samus landed on [[Aether]] an unknown amount of time before Samus arrived in search of lost Federation soldiers. The [[Space Pirate]]s mistook Dark Samus for Samus Aran but were confounded by her aberrant behavior; instead of destroying the Pirates, she consumed their Phazon, only killing those that attempted to stop her from doing so.<ref>{{cite|Samus Aran, the accursed Hunter, has arrived. The sudden arrival of the Hunter is strange enough, but her actions are stranger still. She does not seek our destruction, but our Phazon. With each raid, she steals Phazon ore, only killing those who attempt to deny her. What she needs it for we do not know - though Science Team suspects she requires it to power her new armorsuit. Dark in color, it is equipped with strange new weapons. The troops now call her the "Dark Hunter." It is a fitting title.|[[Space Pirate Data]] "The Hunter"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> Her irrepressible infiltration and repeated raids cost the Pirates much in the way of Phazon, and she even crippled their stealth field generator on at least once occasion, leaving them especially vulnerable to Federation attack.<ref>{{cite|The Dark Hunter teleports into the base at will. Our security has proven next to useless against her. Her latest raid was disastrous. Not only did we lose more Phazon to her, but she also crippled the stealth field generator with her strange new weapons. We are exposed. Until the replacement generator arrives, we will be vulnerable to scans and detection. Our presence here is still minimal: should the Federation find us, we will be unable to defend our position. Fortunately, Aether is on the fringe of Federation space. With luck, we will have a stealth field back in effect before being detected.|Space Pirate Data "Security Breach"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> It was only after Samus Aran made planetfall on Aether that the Pirates realized they were dealing with a second Hunter, and considered trying to forge an alliance with Dark Samus in an effort to repel Samus's assaults.<ref>{{cite|Another hunter, wearing the traditional colors of Samus Aran, made planetfall today. Horrific as it may sound, there are two of them now. We are bracing for a new assault. This dire turn of events may bear some good will. One of our scouts in Dark Aether saw a curious encounter. The Dark Hunter attacked the one clad as Samus near a Phazon site. Perhaps they are not allies...but foes. Perhaps we can forge an alliance with the Dark Hunter - an exchange, Phazon for the head of our common enemy.|[[Space Pirate Data]] "Two Hunters"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>

Samus first encounters Dark Samus inside an abandoned [[Galactic Federation]] base set up by the [[GFMC Task Force Herakles]] on Aether. Samus follows Dark Samus through a [[Dark Portal]] leading to [[Dark Aether]] and finds her absorbing [[Phazon]] on the other side of the portal. Dark Samus destroys a [[Light Crystal]] nearby, allowing a group of [[Warrior Ing]] to swarm in and steal most of Samus's equipment. Samus narrowly manages to escape from the Ing before Dark Aether's atmosphere causes any severe damage to her.

Later, Samus briefly encounters Dark Samus in a Space Pirate facility in [[Agon Wastes|Agon]]. Shortly thereafter Samus finds Dark Samus in the [[Phazon Processing]], absorbing more Phazon once again, and engages her in battle. Samus defeats her counterpart and emerges victorious. However, contrary to appearances, Dark Samus was not destroyed entirely.

Samus comes across Dark Samus again in the [[Training Chamber]] of [[Torvus Bog]], where she reforms, laughs, and then dissipates without attempting to intimidate or attack Samus. Her intentions during this encounter were unclear, and Dark Samus does not show herself to Samus again until she travels to [[Sanctuary Fortress]].

At the [[Sanctuary Entrance]], Dark Samus again confronts Samus. Dark Samus destroys the bridge structure here in an attempt to prevent Samus from using it to access the elevator leading from Sanctuary to the [[Temple Grounds]]. Despite the bridge being destroyed, Samus is able to use her recently recovered [[Spider Ball]] to cross the newly-formed gap. They encounter one another again in the Sanctuary; on this occasion, Samus finds Dark Samus obliterating three Dark Pirate Troopers attempting to force her to take a detour to access the Phazon. They engage in combat again in the [[Aerie Access]] elevator, which Dark Samus activates, and the battle continues into the [[Aerie Transport Station]] chamber. Though Dark Samus demonstrates several new techniques, including a powerful variant of the [[Charge Beam]], an augmented [[Boost Ball|Boost]] system, and the ability to render herself invisible to the normal light spectrum, Samus is able to defeat her again. Dark Samus then staggers and falls off of the edge of the fortress, though data indicates that she will be able to reform herself after sustaining any damage short of total atomic disruption.<ref name=DS2/>

Not long after Samus eliminates the [[Emperor Ing]] and acquires the [[Light of Aether]] from Dark Aether's final [[Energy Controller]], the planet becomes unstable, and while Samus attempts to escape Dark Aether, Dark Samus blocks her path with a wall of Phazon in an attempt to impede Samus's escape. By this time, Dark Samus has absorbed excessive amounts of Phazon into her system that it renders her unstable without venting excess Phazon energy.<ref name=DS3/> After Samus deals adequate damage to her, Dark Samus temporarily becomes a being of pure Phazon energy and creates a shield impervious to all weaponry, save for blasts of Phazon.<ref name=DS4/> By using her [[Charge Beam]], Samus draws in expelled Phazon then fires it back at Dark Samus. After several blasts, Dark Samus disintegrates.

After her defeat on Aether, Dark Samus's remains are picked up by the Space Pirate battleship ''[[Colossus]]'', which had been retrieving the remainder of the Phazon on the planet Aether. Dark Samus was able to regain her form using energy from Phazon stored on board. Once she regained her form, she proceeded to kill a third of the Space Pirates on the ship.<ref name=Stowaway/> Dark Samus brainwashes the remainder of the Pirates into following her.<ref>{{cite|Our struggles have ended. She has shown us the error of our ways. The way is now clear. All previous vows of fealty have been forsworn: we now pledge sole allegiance to our liberator, the great one, Dark Samus. We bear a singular honor, we lucky few, for we are her first disciples. Our burden is a happy one, for we will pave the way to her glorious victory and cosmic rule. Let the light of Phazon lead us!|[[Space Pirate Data]] "First Disciples"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref>

After subduing the Space Pirates, Dark Samus leaves them adrift and ventures off alone to the planet [[Phaaze]], the source of all Phazon, and returns to her followers atop a [[Leviathan]], a destructive seed of Phaaze; she orders the Space Pirates to follow her back through a [[wormhole]] to her homeworld, and those who refused were slaughtered.<ref name="The Source Discovered">{{cite|After our liberation, she left us adrift. We thought this a test of our loyalty, and so we endured. Some said she abandoned us. They were promptly shot. Disciples do not doubt their leader. When she returned, it was on the back of a titanic starborne beast! As we groveled in awe, she ordered us to follow the beast through a rift in space, a wormhole. Some refused to follow, afraid of the unknown. They too were shot. Disciples must be fearless. Once through the rift, we saw a singular wonder...Phaaze, the source of all Phazon in the cosmos. Phaaze, the home of our glorious leader!|[[Space Pirate Data]] "The Source Discovered"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> With the aid of her [[Phazon Corruption|corrupted]] disciples, Dark Samus invades the ''[[G.F.S. Valhalla]]'' to acquire an Aurora Unit with which she might better control her living planet. Outmatched by their Phazon-powered weapons, the ''Valhalla'' was rendered helpless, the [[Aurora Unit 313]] taken, and the crew jettisoned into space.<ref>{{cite|The vision of our leader is vast indeed. As we prepared for war with the hated Galactic Federation, she decided she required one of their great machines to better control her living planet. We then set out to bring an Aurora Unit to Dark Samus. Bribes led us to the location of our prize: the battleship Valhalla. Crewed with green recruits on a training mission, she was ours for the taking. One of the mightiest ships in the cosmos was no match for the Phazon-powered weapons of the Colossus. We rendered Valhalla helpless, then sent raiders to claim our prize. The Aurora was ours! There was no mercy for the Federation dogs. At the command of Dark Samus, we jettisoned the crew into the frigid depths of space, leaving the wreck of Valhalla as a warning to the Federation. Let them tremble before our might!|[[Space Pirate Data]] "Taking Valhalla"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> Dark Samus takes the Aurora Unit to Phaaze, implants it there, and takes command of the entire planet. From there, she sends a Leviathan to the [[Pirate Homeworld]], using it to corrupt all the Space Pirates living there and gradually turning the Pirate Homeworld into a living planet of Phazon like Phaaze.<ref name=Purification>{{cite|Our great leader, with the aid of our captured Aurora Unit, has discovered many of Phaaze's secrets. Dark Samus can now command the living world to send forth Phazon Seeds! She was eager to test this new power. When we heard the first world to receive this blessing was our Homeworld, we rejoiced. The Seed was sent into the void, and quickly made its way to our Homeworld. Our brethren foolishly tried to repel it, but their efforts were in vain. To think, once we were as pathetic as them! Now the deed is done, and slowly, our Homeworld becomes like Phaaze. Soon, there will be two living planets, two Phazon sources for our great leader to use as she sees fit. Soon, there will be thousands of new disciples for her to command.|[[Space Pirate Data]] "Purification"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref>

Dark Samus launches three additional Leviathans, destined for [[Bryyo]], [[Elysia]], and [[Norion]]. Dark Samus goes to Norion to ensure the Leviathan's impact, since it is heavily guarded by the [[Galactic Federation]].<ref>{{cite|The time has come, our leader commands. We go to war at last! Three worlds will be attacked, each important to the Federation. We shall destroy the spy base at Elysia, the fuel production of Bryyo, and the naval station at Norion. Each of those wretched worlds will become as Phaaze...each a foothold into the territory of the hated Federation. From those worlds, our vanguard will go forth. At long last, our enemies will be humbled, then enslaved. Three Phazon Seeds will be sent, and an armada will accompany each of them. Dark Samus herself will lead the attack on Norion. Victory is ours for the taking!|[[Space Pirate Data]] "Vanguard"|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption}}</ref> [[Samus Aran]], [[Rundas]], [[Ghor]], and [[Gandrayda]] manage to repulse the Norion attack, but Dark Samus infects the four [[Bounty Hunter|hunters]] with Phazon. Samus was able to resist this [[Phazon Corruption|Phazon's corrupting influence]], but the three other bounty hunters eventually succumbed and became the servants of Dark Samus.  

The only direct battle between Samus and Dark Samus happens on Phaaze. After her defeat by Samus, Dark Samus merges with [[Aurora Unit 313]]. Samus destroys the Aurora Unit, which purges the Phazon from her, and Dark Samus is exterminated with no signs of survival.

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