▁versions ▁den y ▁this , ▁with ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Log s ▁only ▁stating ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁picked ▁up ▁life ▁signals ▁coming ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁Art ifact ▁Temple . ▁After ▁Sam us ▁gets ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁artifact s , ▁she ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁impact ▁cr ater ▁and ▁fight ▁Met roid ▁Prime . ▁After ▁its ▁defeat , ▁the ▁creature ▁takes ▁Sam us ' ▁Ph azon ▁Su it ▁to ▁re construct ▁itself ▁into ▁a ▁body ▁similar ▁to ▁hers , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁being ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" D ark ▁Sam us ". ▁ ▁In ▁Met roid ▁Prime ▁ 2 : ▁E cho es , ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁arriv es ▁in ▁A ether ▁while ▁ch asing ▁the ▁planet ' s ▁Ph azon . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Sam us ▁arriv es ▁and ▁enc oun ters ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁many ▁times , ▁eventually ▁defe ating ▁her ▁as ▁Dark ▁A ether ▁was ▁destroyed ▁- ▁but ▁a ▁post - cred its ▁scene ▁shows ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁reform ing ▁herself ▁in ▁deep ▁space . ▁Met roid ▁Prime ▁ 3 : ▁Cor ruption ▁shows ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁Space ▁Pir ates ▁returned ▁to ▁A ether ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁Ph azon , ▁and ▁eventually ▁found ▁Dark ▁Sam us , ▁who ▁killed ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁and ▁brain w ashed ▁the ▁rest ▁to ▁be ▁their ▁leader . ▁After ▁discover ing ▁Ph a aze , ▁Dark ▁Sam us ▁begins ▁her ▁mission ▁to ▁spread ▁Ph azon ▁across ▁the ▁universe ▁- ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁plan ets ▁hit ▁was ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Home world ,