The Galactic Federation Marine Corps Task Force Herakles was a task-force of Galactic Federation troopers at the time of the events of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. They patrol the Dasha Region to make sure many of the colony worlds are in peace, though the names of these remote planets are unknown - except for the one they crashed on. Whilst chasing a frigate of Space Pirates, the Bravo Team of Task Force Herakles crash-landed on Aether, where they set up an entire compound made from parts of the Tyr; and tried to locate the Pirates, who actually landed in the Agon Wastes. They set up two levels of their base: on the surface and underground, unintentionally deep within the heart of a Splinter hive. Herakles were doing well until a horde of Dark Splinters, possessed by the malicious Ing, enacte