Frigate Orpheon
Samus boards the derelict research ship to track down an anomalous distress beacon and finds the crew devastated by escaped test subjects. After battling down to the core and eliminating the gigantic mutated parasite within, she triggers a critical containment breach. You must race against a strict countdown through collapsing corridors to escape back to your gunship before the frigate plunges into the planet below.
Key fights
Enemies: Parasite Queen
Threats: Spits concentrated corrosive energy streams and unleashes sweeping beam attacks
Weaknesses and resistances: Mouth weak spot; invulnerable while shielded by rotating force field segments
Tactics: Circle-strafe along the perimeter walkway, time shots through the moving gaps in the shield, and fire Missiles or charged shots directly into its open mouth
Rewards: Reactor Core explosion countdown sequence
Enemies
Small scurrying scavenger that swarms along floors and inside ventilation shafts.
Fixed automated ceiling weapon that tracks targets and fires rapid energy bursts.
Heavily wounded and disoriented survivor attempting to repel intruders.
Tips
- Activate the Scan Visor immediately to record missable entries like the Parasite, Parasite Queen, and the "Fall of Zebes" log terminal, as you can never return to this orbital ship once you evacuate.
Not listed for this area: items, secrets, shops and people.
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