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Where is the Flamethrower in Metroid Prime Origins?

The Flamethrower is in Storage Depot A, Phazon Mines. To get there you need Missile Expansion, Space Jump, Morph Ball, Morph Ball Bomb, Charge Beam, Varia Suit, Wave Beam, Boost Ball, Super Missile, Spider Ball, Ice Beam, Power Bomb Expansion, Grapple Beam, Plasma Beam first (starting a new game).

RoomStorage Depot A
RegionPhazon Mines
Map positionPhazon Mines map, cell 18, 15
SourceMetroid Prime Origins 1.1 game file verified
Plan the route from where you areOpen on the interactive map

What you need first

Starting a new game from Landing Site, get these first, in this order, then go to Storage Depot A (206 rooms in all):

  1. Missile Expansion in Landing Site (0 rooms; needed for Flamethrower (Missile))
  2. Space Jump in Alcove (1 room; needed for Flamethrower (Space Jump Boots))
  3. Morph Ball in Ruined Shrine (10 rooms; needed for Flamethrower (Morph Ball))
  4. Morph Ball Bomb in Burn Dome (13 rooms; needed for Flamethrower (Morph Ball Bomb))
  5. Charge Beam in Watery Hall (7 rooms; needed for Wave Beam (Charge Beam))
  6. Varia Suit in Sunchamber (7 rooms; needed for Wave Beam (Varia Suit))
  7. Wave Beam in Chapel of the Elders (20 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Wave Beam))
  8. Boost Ball in Phendrana Canyon (8 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Boost Ball))
  9. Super Missile in Observatory (10 rooms; needed for Spider Ball (Super Missile))
  10. Spider Ball in Quarantine Cave (9 rooms; needed for Ice Beam (Spider Ball))
  11. Ice Beam in Antechamber (39 rooms; needed for Flamethrower (Ice Beam))
  12. Power Bomb Expansion in Magma Pool (16 rooms; needed for Grapple Beam (Power Bomb))
  13. Grapple Beam in Storage Depot B (32 rooms; needed for Plasma Beam (Grapple Beam))
  14. Plasma Beam in Plasma Processing (15 rooms; needed for Flamethrower (Plasma Beam))

Last stretch

From Plasma Processing, door by door:

  1. Plasma Processing: go through the door to Geothermal Core → Geothermal Core (Plasma Door; needs Plasma Beam)
  2. Geothermal Core: go through the door to South Core Tunnel → South Core Tunnel
  3. South Core Tunnel: go through the door to Magmoor Workstation → Magmoor Workstation (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  4. Magmoor Workstation: go through the door to Workstation Tunnel → Workstation Tunnel
  5. Workstation Tunnel: go through the door to Transport to Phazon Mines West → Transport to Phazon Mines West (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  6. Transport to Phazon Mines West: take the elevator → Transport to Magmoor Caverns South assumed
  7. Transport to Magmoor Caverns South: go through the door to Transport Access → Transport Access (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  8. Transport Access: go through the door to Phazon Processing Center → Phazon Processing Center (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  9. Phazon Processing Center: go through the door to Maintenance Tunnel → Maintenance Tunnel (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  10. Maintenance Tunnel: go through the door to Elite Control → Elite Control (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  11. Elite Control: go through the door to Elite Control Access → Elite Control Access (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  12. Elite Control Access: go through the door to Elevator A → Elevator A (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  13. Elevator A: go through the door to Elevator Access A → Elevator Access A (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  14. Elevator Access A: go through the door to Ore Processing → Ore Processing (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  15. Ore Processing: go through the door to Research Access → Research Access (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  16. Research Access: go through the door to Elite Research → Elite Research (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  17. Elite Research: go through the door to Security Access B → Security Access B (Ice Door; needs Ice Beam)
  18. Security Access B: go through the door to Mine Security Station → Mine Security Station (Wave Door; needs Wave Beam)
  19. Mine Security Station: go through the door to Storage Depot A → Storage Depot A (Plasma Door; needs Plasma Beam)

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