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Sequence Breaks
Metroid Dread

Sequence Breaks

Learn how to perform sequence breaks in Metroid Dread, including the Kraid's Belly instant kill and acquiring the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball Bombs early.

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Learn how to perform sequence breaks in Metroid Dread, including the Kraid's Belly instant kill and acquiring the Grapple Beam and Morph Ball Bombs early.

This guide details sequence breaks in Metroid Dread, allowing players to access items and defeat bosses earlier than intended. The primary sequence break discussed involves an instant kill on Kraid during his second phase.

Walkthrough
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    Prerequisites: Players must have the Varia Suit.
  2. 2
    Dairon: Travel to Dairon and head to the Network Station. Save your game here, and consider backing up your save file.
  3. 3
    Sequence Break Start: From the Network Station, proceed right. Locate a hidden Beam Block on the floor above the Charge Beam Door. Blast it, fall through, and enter the door. Defeat the white flying enemy.
  4. 4
    Navigation: Perform a Slide Jump and Wall Kick to reach the ledge on the right. If successful, you will enter Morph Ball form and proceed through a small tunnel. If you fail, you can retry after passing through lava by blasting upward beam blocks.
  5. 5
    Second Attempt: Slide again, then jump from the slide to the ledge. Failure here results in falling into lava and death, requiring a save reload.
  6. 6
    Artaria: From the successful ledge, take the elevator back to Artaria. Head down and right, blast the Missile Cover Door, and collect the Grapple Beam. This completes the first sequence break.
  7. 7
    Morph Ball Bombs: Travel back to Dairon from Artaria to acquire Morph Ball Bombs. Be aware of EMMI 04 (Yellow), which can be bypassed using checkpoints if caught.
  8. 8
    EMMI Zone: Navigate northwest within the EMMI zone to reach a dark area in Dairon.
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    Power On: Follow the path to restore power, which opens a Missile Cover Door. A video guide is available for this section. Collect the Morph Ball Bombs.
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    Return to Cataris: After collecting the bombs, travel back to Cataris. You can now return to Kraid.
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    Kraid's Belly: Defeat Kraid's first phase normally. In phase two, transform into Morph Ball form and bomb the lowest part of the left wall. Enter the ball socket to be launched into Kraid's Belly.
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    Instant Kill: Inside Kraid's Belly, press the (Y) button to drop bombs, destroying his insides and triggering a cut-scene for his defeat.
Tips
  • Save your game before attempting the sequence break in Dairon to avoid extensive backtracking if you fail.
  • The EMMI checkpoints can be used if caught by EMMI 04 (Yellow) during the Morph Ball Bombs acquisition, negating the need to reload a save.

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