The Chozo play an important part in the Metroid series and are responsible for many of the iconic weapons and upgrades that make Samus one of the most renowned and respected bounty hunters in the galaxy. The mysterious alien race again has an of import part to play in Metroid Dread , not but through the villainous Raven Beak, but also the Ten-Parasite-infested Chozo Soldiers that stem Samus throughout Planet ZDR.

Much like the Robot Chozo Soldier mini-bosses, Chozo soldiers show up at numerous points throughout Metroid Dread. They get progressively stronger as well, meaning that players will demand to adjust their strategy from battle to battle if they're to accept any hope of emerging from them unscathed. In that location are too three different types of Chozo Soldier; each one more powerful than the last.

Where to Find the Chozo Soldiers

Players volition encounter five Chozo Soldiers throughout the game, the showtime of which is black and can exist found in Elun. Later on, they'll come up against another black Chozo Soldier in Ghavoran followed past ii red ones in Artaria and Hanubia respectively. The final Chozo Soldier, which shows upward in Hanubia near immediately after the second red one, is an Aristocracy unit and is gold in colour.

How to Beat the Chozo Soldiers (Phase one)

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At the beginning of the fight, blackness Chozo Soldiers will assault using two main moves. The get-go of these is a spear lunge and can exist dodged fairly easily using a combination of jumps and Flash Shifts. They'll typically use this when Samus has her back confronting the wall, so players should aim to Flash Shift over to the other side of them and so brainstorm firing off missiles.

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Their second attack sees them jump to the nearest wall then hit players with a powerful vertical strike. When this happens, players should Wink Shift away to the left or correct. Though not always the case, jumping before doing so will normally result in Samus taking some damage, and so it'southward best to avert doing then.

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Both ruddy and gold Chozo Soldiers will begin the fight with a shield, and this will need to exist destroyed with missiles or charge shots before the commencement phase can finish. They also take a third attack where they utilize their shields to bash Samus, which will present a very brief counter opportunity. The timing is tight, but successfully executing it will allow players a few seconds of unchallenged attack time.

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Ideally, players should exist hitting the Chozo Soldiers with missiles as often as possible throughout the fight; at to the lowest degree until they have unlocked Tempest Missiles by chirapsia Escue, anyway. Somewhen, once enough damage has been dealt, the Chozo Soldier volition get downwardly on all fours and let out a howl, which is how players will know when the kickoff stage is over.

How to Beat the Chozo Soldiers (Phase two)

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In many ways, the 2nd phase of the fight really isn't too dissimilar from the start, though there is one large difference. Now, when the Chozo Soldier jumps onto the wall, it volition instead fire off a stream of black sludge in Samus' direction. This can happen upwards to three times per wheel, after which the enemy will dive into the center of the room causing a small-scale wave of black sludge to ripple out.

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As is often the case, the best way to avert this assail is to use jumps and Wink Shifts. In fact, it's possible to get below the sludge wave and go far some easy shots if players act rapidly. Players should also avoid beingness in the center of the room where possible and make certain to jump only after the soldier lands dorsum on the footing.

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After players take dealt plenty damage, they'll be presented with a counter opportunity in which they'll need to press the Y push twice in relatively quick succession when prompted. Doing and then will end the fight then and there, but, if players mess up, they'll need to go along attacking the boss until they get some other counter opportunity. The fight won't end until they eventually pull i of them off.

What'south the Difference Between Black, Carmine & Elite Chozo Soldiers

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The biggest difference between the three types is that black Chozo Soldiers do not have a shield, meaning that they accept 1 fewer attack than their red and gold counterparts. Other than that, information technology's only a matter of immovability and strength, with the Aristocracy Chozo Soldier able to striking much harder and withstand a lot more than punishment than the blackness ones, and red ones falling somewhere in the middle.

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