Logbook Guide

Logbook Guide

Metroid Prime 3's Logbook grants you a complete journal of recorded objects, creatures and all sorts of interesting intel from the worlds of the game. Press 1 and select the Logbook icon (small book, on the left below the map icon) to view the entries recorded so far.

Most objects of interest in the game can be scanned, so it's always a good idea to fire up the Scan Visor while entering new areas (hold Minus and point to the top of the screen). Scannable objects glow brightly green, red or blue. Information gathered from objects can give you anything from simple observational data right up to strategies for dealing with tougher enemies. Much of the game's story is also told through simply scanning and gathering information from the environments.

Objects reside in one of three categories - Creatures, Lore or Research. As you scan new objects they'll automatically be added to the right category, filling in a blank slot. Unlike the previous Logbooks, when you finish the game and restart from the beginning (saving to the same save slot) you'll retain all your scanned items; all set to hunt for any entries you may have missed.

Scanning certain objects for the first time will also reward you with credits. Scanning each creature in the game will reward you with a red credit, while scanning each lore item rewards you with a blue credit.

See below for a complete listing of all the Logbook items and where to find them in the game. Items noted with a * are critical - on your first encounter scan it immediately as you'll only have either one or very few chances to do so. As you fill up the Logbook, unlockable items in the Extras menu will gradually become available.

Logbook categories:

Creatures

Please note: Special thanks to Metroidologist for this note. The Creatures list here is based on the Logbook's presentation in the original PAL and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of the game; the original NTSC version doesn't have a separate Bosses section and instead categorises the boss characters within the other sub-categories. The Despair-Class Turret (a green variant of the Remorse-Class Turret, found in the Pirate Homeworld) also only appears in the Logbook of the original PAL and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions.

Galactic Federation

  • *Aurora Unit 217 (SkyTown - Aurora Chamber)
  • Demolition Trooper (Pirate Homeworld)
  • Federation Marine (GFS Olympus, Norion, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Federation PED Marine (GFS Olympus - Gunnery Station, Flag Bridge, Norion - Cargo Dock A, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Female Fleet Trooper (GFS Olympus - Docking Bay Access, Flag Bridge Access, MedLab Delta)
  • *Fleet Admiral Dane (GFS Olympus - Flag Bridge)
  • Fleet Mechanic (GFS Olympus, Norion)
  • *Halberd-Class Turret (GFS Olympus)
  • *Hunter Gandrayda (Norion - Tower Elevator)
  • *Hunter Ghor (GFS Olympus - Security Station, Norion - Cargo Hub, Tower Elevator)
  • *Hunter Rundas (Norion - Tower Elevator, Bryyo - Crash Site)
  • Male Fleet Trooper (GFS Olympus, Norion - Generator A)
  • *Training Drone (GFS Olympus - Docking Bay 5)

Bryyo

  • *Alpha Hopper (Gateway Hall)
  • Atomic (GFS Theseus, North Jungle Hall, GFS Valhalla - Xenoresearch Lab)
  • Bryyonian Shriekbat
  • Fargul Hatcher (Hall of the Golems)
  • Fargul Wasp (Hall of the Golems)
  • Geemer (Reliquary III)
  • Gelbug (Temple Access)
  • Gel Puffer
  • Gel Ray (Gel Hall, Temple Reservoir)
  • Gragnol
  • Gragnol Adult
  • Hopper
  • Korba (Hillside Vista)
  • Nightbarb
  • Reptilicus
  • *Reptilicus Hunter (Clffside Airdock, Grand Court, Hangar Bay)
  • Scorchbug
  • Shelbug
  • Snatcher (Hillside Vista)
  • Warp Hound (Gel Processing Site, Hidden Court, Hangar Bay, Temple of Bryyo)

SkyTown

  • Aerial Repair Drone
  • Databot
  • "Dragoon" Battle Drone
  • Elysian Shriekbat (Main Docking Access, Construction Bay)
  • Repair Drone
  • Sky Puffer
  • *Steambot (Steambot Barracks, Skybridge Hera, Ballista Storage)
  • Steamspider
  • Swarmbot
  • Tinbot
  • Transportation Drone (Main Docking Bay, Piston Hall)

Space Pirate

  • *Advanced Aerotrooper (SkyTown - Chozo Observatory, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 0203)
  • *Advanced Pirate Trooper (Bryyo - Temple of Bryyo, Ancient Courtyard, Jousting Field, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 0204, Transit Station 0205)
  • *Advanced Shield Trooper (Bryyo - Temple of Bryyo, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 0204)
  • *Aeromine (GFS Olympus - Repair Bay Shaft, Norion - Cargo Hub, Maintenance Station, Bryyo, SkyTown)
  • *Aerotrooper (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown - Spire)
  • *Armored Aerotrooper (Brryo, SkyTown - Zipline Station Delta)
  • *Armored Pirate Militia (GFS Olympus, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Armored Pirate Trooper (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Armored Shield Trooper (SkyTown - Spire, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 0204)
  • *Assault Aerotrooper (Pirate Homeworld - Craneyard)
  • *Assault Pirate Trooper (Bryyo - Ancient Courtyard, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Assault Shield Trooper (Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Berserker Knight (Bryyo - Ancient Courtyard, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 0205)
  • Commando Pirate (Pirate Homeworld)
  • Crawlmine (GFS Olympus - Xenoresearch Lab, Norion - Conduit A, Conduit C, Pirate Homeworld - Phazon Mine Entry)
  • Crawltank (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Despair-Class Turret (Pirate Homeworld) - Does not appear in the original NTSC version.
  • "Jolly Roger" Drone (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown - Spire, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Jumpmine (Norion - Conduit A, Conduit C, Bryyo - Main Lift, Generator Hall North, SkyTown - Observatory Lift, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Tunnel P69)
  • *Phazon Harvester Drone (Pirate Homeworld - Phazon Harvesting)
  • Pirate Cargo Drone (Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Pirate Commander (Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station Leviathan)
  • *Pirate Hussar (Bryyo - Jousting Field)
  • *Pirate Militia (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown)
  • *Pirate Trooper (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Puffer Mine (Pirate Homeworld - Airshaft, Processing Access)
  • *Remorse-Class Turret (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld - Transit Tunnel P68)
  • Scritter (Pirate Homeworld - Courtyard Passage, Pirate Seed - Landing Site Delta)
  • *Shield Pirate Militia (Norion, Bryyo)
  • *Shield Pirate Trooper (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown)
  • *Space Pirate Assault Skiff (SkyTown - Spire)
  • *Space Pirate ATC (Norion - Cargo Dock A, Bryyo, SkyTown)
  • Space Pirate Boarding Pod (GFS Olympus - Port Observation Deck, Xenoresearch Lab, GFS Valhalla - Weapons Cache)
  • *Urtrugian Shriekbat (Pirate Homeworld - Scrapvault)

Phazon

  • *Hopping Metroid (Norion - Cargo Dock B, Phaaze - Entry Canyon, Drop Shaft)
  • Jelsac (GFS Valhalla, Phaaze)
  • *Leviathan Infant (Phaaze - Genesis Chamber)
  • Liquid Phazon (Norion, GFS Valhalla)
  • Miniroid (GFS Valhalla - Repair Bay, Pirate Homeworld - Metroid Creche, Phaaze)
  • Phaazoid (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Phaz-Ing (GFS Valhalla, Phaaze)
  • Phazon Grub (Norion, GFS Valhalla, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Phazon Hopper (GFS Valhalla, Phaaze)
  • Phazon Leech (GFS Valhalla, Elysia Seed - Landing Site C, Pirate Homeworld - Drill Shaft 2)
  • Phazon Metroid (SkyTown, GFS Valhalla, Pirate Homeworld, Phaaze)
  • Phazon Nightbarb (Bryyo)
  • Phazon Pillbug (Bryyo - Gel Processing Site)
  • Phazon Puffer (Phaaze)
  • Phazon Shriekbat (GFS Valhalla - Hangar A Access)
  • *Red Phaazoid (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Tangle Weed (Phaaze - Drop Shaft)

Bosses

  • *Aurora Unit 313 (Phaaze - Sanctum)
  • *Berserker Lord (GFS Olympus - Docking Bay 5, SkyTown - Turbine Chamber)
  • *Dark Samus (Phaaze - Sanctum)
  • *Defense Drone (SkyTown - Ballista Storage)
  • *Gandrayda (Pirate Homeworld - Proving Grounds)
  • *Ghor (SkyTown - Main Docking Bay)
  • *Helios (Elysia - Elysian Leviathan Core)
  • *Korakk Beast (Bryyo - Jousting Field)
  • *Meta Ridley (Norion - Generator Shaft)
  • *Metroid Hatcher (Pirate Homeworld - Metroid Creche, Norion - Generator B, GFS Valhalla - Aurora Chamber)
  • *Mogenar (Bryyo - Bryyo Leviathan Core)
  • *Omega Ridley (Pirate Homeworld - Pirate Homeworld Leviathan Core)
  • *Rundas (Bryyo - Temple of Bryyo)
  • *Steamlord (SkyTown - Hub Access, Barracks Access, Steambot Barracks, Skybridge Hera, Ballista Storage)

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Research

  • Acid Rain (Pirate Homeworld - Command Courtyard)
  • Black Phazon Crystals (Phaaze)
  • Blast Shield (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, GFS Valhalla, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Bomb Slot (GFS Olympus - Disposal Chamber, SkyTown - Concourse Ventilation, Chozo Observatory, Pirate Homeworld - Command Station)
  • Bryyo Blue Door (Bryyo)
  • Bryyo Orange Door (Bryyo)
  • *Energy Cell (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, GFS Valhalla)
  • Fuel Gel (Bryyo)
  • Galactic Federation Blue Door (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, GFS Valhalla)
  • Galactic Federation Crate (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, GFS Valhalla)
  • Galactic Federation Green Door (GFS Valhalla - Junction A, Aurora Access)
  • Galactic Federation Orange Door (Bryyo - Hangar Bay)
  • Grab Ledge (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Grapple Swing Point (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown)
  • Half-pipe (Bryyo - Hidden Court, Ancient Courtyard, SkyTown - Steambot Barracks, Pirate Homeworld - Phazon Quarry)
  • Heavy Galactic Federation Crate (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, GFS Valhalla)
  • Heavy Phazon Canister (Pirate Homeworld)
  • Heavy SkyTown Storage Unit (SkyTown)
  • Hunter-Class Gunship (All landing areas)
  • Kashh Plant (Bryyo)
  • Kinetic Orb Cannon (Bryyo - Imperial Crypt, SkyTown)
  • Landing Beacon (All landing areas)
  • Large Bryyo Coffer (Bryyo)
  • Large Space Pirate Crate (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Leviathan Door (Bryyo Seed, Elysia Seed, Pirate Homeworld Seed)
  • Mature Kashh Plant (Bryyo)
  • *Mounted Blast Shield (Norion - Hub Access, Generator A Access, Cargo Hub, Generator C Access)
  • *Multi-Lock Blast Shield (Norion - Cargo Dock B)
  • Phaaze Door (Phaaze)
  • Phazon Fungus (Bryyo, Phaaze)
  • Planet Aether (SkyTown - Chozo Observatory)
  • Planet Tallon IV (SkyTown - Chozo Observatory)
  • *Red Blast Shield (Norion - Conduit A, Bryyo - Gateway, Overgrown Ruins, Main Lift)
  • Save Station (GFS Olympus, Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Ship Grapple Point (Bryyo - Fuel Gel Pool, North Jungle Court, SkyTown - Turbine Chamber, Chozo Observatory)
  • SkyTown Blue Door (SkyTown)
  • SkyTown Orange Door (SkyTown)
  • SkyTown Storage Unit (SkyTown)
  • Small Bryyo Coffer (Bryyo)
  • Space Pirate Blue Door (Bryyo, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Space Pirate Crate (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Space Pirate Green Door (Pirate Homeworld)
  • Space Pirate Orange Door (Pirate Homeworld)
  • Spider Ball Track (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *Spinner (Bryyo - Imperial Crypt, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld - Mine Lift)
  • Wall Jump Surface (Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • *White Blast Shield (Norion, Bryyo, SkyTown, Pirate Homeworld)
  • Zipline Cable (SkyTown)

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Lore

Galactic Federation Data (Original version)

  • Phazon (GFS Olympus - MedLab Delta, GFS Valhalla - MedLab Alpha)
  • Phazon Enhancement Device (GFS Olympus - MedLab Delta, GFS Valhalla - MedLab Alpha)
  • Planet Norion (Norion - Cargo Dock B)
  • Planet Bryyo (Norion - Data Storage B)
  • SkyTown (Norion - Data Storage B)
  • Hunter Rundas (Norion - Docking Hub Alpha)
  • Hunter Ghor (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Hunter Gandrayda (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Olympus-Class Battleship (GFS Olympus - Security Station, GFS Valhalla - Xenoresearch Lab)
  • Tallon IV Incident (GFS Valhalla - Stairwell)
  • Valhalla Incident (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Anhur Incident (GFS Valhalla - Control Room)

Galactic Federation Data (Metroid Prime Trilogy version)

  • Phazon (GFS Olympus - MedLab Delta, GFS Valhalla - MedLab Alpha)
  • Phazon Enhancement Device (GFS Olympus - MedLab Delta, GFS Valhalla - MedLab Alpha)
  • Planet Norion (Norion - Docking Hub Alpha)
  • Planet Bryyo (Norion - Data Storage B)
  • SkyTown (Norion - Data Storage B)
  • Hunter Rundas (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Hunter Ghor (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Hunter Gandrayda (Norion - Data Storage A)
  • Olympus-Class Battleship (GFS Olympus - Security Station, GFS Valhalla - Xenoresearch Lab)
  • Tallon IV Incident (GFS Valhalla - Stairwell)
  • Valhalla Incident (Norion - Cargo Dock B)
  • Anhur Incident (GFS Valhalla - Control Room)

Bryyo Data

  • Golden Age (Bryyo - Reliquary II)
  • Age of Science (Bryyo - Grand Court)
  • Age of Schism (Bryyo - Main Lift)
  • Age of War (Bryyo - Gel Processing Site)
  • Downfall (Bryyo - Temple Generator)
  • Victory (Bryyo - Hall of the Golems)
  • Struggle of Exiles (Bryyo - Burrow)
  • Salvation (Bryyo - Hidden Court Hall)
  • The Hunted (Bryyo - Jungle Generator)
  • Decline (Bryyo - Colossus Vista)
  • Prophecy (Bryyo - Refinery Access)
  • Our Plea (Bryyo - Imperial Caverns)

SkyTown Data

  • Creators (SkyTown - Main Docking Bay)
  • Gift (SkyTown - Arrival Station)
  • Discovery (SkyTown - Barracks Lift)
  • Alone (SkyTown - Landing Site A)
  • Slumber (SkyTown - Ballista Lift)
  • Federation (SkyTown - Maintenance Shaft TR)
  • Agreement (SkyTown - Federation Landing Site)
  • Aurora (SkyTown - Broken Lift)
  • Loss (SkyTown - Concourse Access B)
  • Phazon (SkyTown - Construction Bay)
  • Invader (SkyTown - Hoverplat Docking Site)
  • Defeat (SkyTown - Powerworks)

Space Pirate Data

  • Our Mission (Pirate Homeworld - Lift Hub)
  • Stowaway (Pirate Homeworld - Command Station)
  • First Disciples (Pirate Homeworld - Processing Access)
  • The Source Discovered (Pirate Homeworld - Airshaft)
  • The Leviathan (Pirate Homeworld - Transit Station 1-A)
  • Taking Valhalla (Pirate Homeworld - Creche Transit)
  • Purification (Pirate Homeworld - Skyway Access)
  • Vanguard (Pirate Homeworld - Mine Lift)
  • Victory and Loss (Pirate Homeworld - Drill Shaft 1)
  • Bryyo Falls (Pirate Homeworld - Phazon Mine Entry)
  • Disaster at Elysia (Pirate Homeworld - Command Courtyard)
  • Mistress Gandrayda (Pirate Homeworld - Transit Tunnel P70)

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