Metroid Prime/Morph Ball

Morph Ball
Logbook entries	Creatures - Plated Beetle
Items	Missile Expansion Morph Ball
Enemies	Plazmites War Wasps Scarabs Beetles Eyons
Bosses	Plated Beetle

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GameCube, Wii

With the Missile Launcher equipped, more areas are open to you. Your next objective is to recover the Morph Ball.

Transport Access North

You do not have the necessary equipment to proceed past this room, so head to the Ruined Gallery.

Hive Totem

Use these platforms to exit the room

Part of the roof will collapse here, allowing you to reach the door.

Path: Hive Totem, Totem Access

Ruined Gallery

The first Missile Expansion

Head to the bottom section of the room then fire on the fractured wall to reveal your first Missile Expansion. Next, destroy the Missile Lock Door and enter the Map Station.

Map Station

Download the map to the Chozo Ruins then head to Save Station 1.

Save Station 1

With the game saved and your energy recharged, head to the Main Plaza.

Path:Save Station 1, Ruined Nursery, Eyon Tunnel, Nursery Access, Main Plaza

Main Plaza

Take this door

Head to the Missile Lock Door near where you were attacked by a swarm of Beetles. Blast it open then continue on to the Ruined Shrine Access.

Ruined Shrine Access

Two groups of Scarabs are in this room, destroy them before attempting to progress further.

Ruined Shrine

Scan: Plated Beetle You'll see the Morph Ball on the far side of this room, however before you can acquired it, a wall will obstruct your path and you'll be attacked by a swarm of Beetles. If there are several Beetles grouped together, uses Missiles (keep at least three in reserve) to destroy them, otherwise stick to the Power Beam. After you slay the swarm, you'll be attacked by a Plated Beetle.

Boss battle: Plated Beetle

Defeat this creature to claim the Morph Ball

Advanced strategy

You'll be able to kill this Plated Beetle immediately after it rams by rapidly firing Missiles ( followed by followed by (on default settings)). If done at close range, all the Missiles it takes to defeat the Plated Beetle will make contact before it turns around for another run.

This creature behaves like a normal Beetle, however it is invulnerable to frontal attack. It'll make a screech just before it rams you, so dodge it then blast its vulnerable abdomen with Missiles. The creature will succumb to the damage after two or three hits with Missiles, depending on the set difficulty of the game.