Games - Luminoth

	Games - Luminoth

The Luminoth are a tall and very intelligent fictional species on the planet Aether. However, their origin lies on no planet but rather among the stars. According to their historical documents, they have met the Chozo and similar sentient races with whom they appear to have formed not only a mutual admiration, but an exchange of technology and ideas. It was in fact the Chozo who inspired their quest for a planet to call home. They upgrade Samus Aran's Power suit in the Nintendo GameCube video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes in order to help protect her in battle.

U-Mos is the last Sentinel of the Luminoth and the only guide in her mission. The Luminoth were locked in a stalemate with the Ing, creatures hailing from Aether's twisted mirror, Dark Aether, until the Luminoth devised a way to steal the energy from the temples keeping Aether stable. Unfortunately this weapon was stolen by the Ing and led to the very collapse of Aether. The Luminoth race was almost completely wiped out in their war with the Ing. To protect the last few members of their race, U-Mos ordered all remaining living Luminoth to be contained in stasis tanks within the Great Temple until the Ing are taken care of.

The word "Luminoth" is a conjunction of two words: luminous and moth.

Sentinels of the Luminoth

A Sentinel of the Luminoth is a Luminoth who guards the planet Aether. They are the ones who protect the planet and the other Luminoth (the main threat being the Ing) from harm. The Sentinels are as followed: X-Qar, U-Cis, V-Mos, J-Gnk, and U-Mos. It is unknown whether or not this job is hereditary. The only known Luminoth who are related are V-Mos and U-Mos.

X-Qar

X-Qar is the first Sentinel of Aether. She is the one who first discovered Aether and led her people to settle there (Luminoth originally lived among the stars before living on Aether). It is unknown if she was alive for the Ing attack, or is still alive.

U-Cis

U-Cis is the second Sentinel of Aether. Its gender is unknown. U-Cis was the first Luminoth to actually be born on Aether. U-Cis was Sentinel for three centicycles (300 years).

V-Mos

V-Mos is the third Sentinel of Aether. There is very little information on V-Mos. All that is known is that she died giving birth to her son, U-Mos, who would eventually take up his mother's role as Sentinel.

J-Gnk

J-Gnk is the fourth Sentinel of Aether. He was the current Sentinel when the Ing brought war (he was also probably the Sentinel when the meteor carrying the Phazon hit Aether). He died in battle with the Ing guarding the Great Temple. He died fulfilling his role as Sentinel.

U-Mos

U-Mos is the Sentinel who seeks help from Samus Aran, and later gives her the Light Suit, a combination of Luminoth and Chozo technology. U-Mos is the fifth and probably the last Sentinel of the Luminoth on Aether; the other Sentinels had fallen during the first Ing invasions. He is the son of V-Mos, who was the third Sentinel of Aether, and is the current Sentinel. U-Mos is the only living Luminoth the player is able to interact with in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, giving Samus Aran the basic information of the crisis of Aether. He also gives her the translator files to read some of the Luminoth text, eventually giving her the Light Suit. With the Sanctuary, the Great Temple and the Controller Module under his watch, he preserves the remainder of his race, which is in suspended animation. Scans show U-Mos has lived for two centicycles (two hundred years). Whether this is old for a Luminoth is not clear. As the Ing prepared to assault the Great Temple, he stayed, allowing the remaining Luminoth to go to hibernation, and prayed for the last, terrible assault to the great temple (which never came, Samus Aran defeated weak dark splinters and a dark alpha splinter on the main hall of the great temple.)

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