Metroid Dread includes a few powerful bosses, like Experiment No. Z-57, with multi-phase fights that require players to develop strategic fighting styles. Experiment No. Z-57 uses a variety of attacks that Samus will need to dodge, then time counterstrikes in between. Defeating this boss can be difficult, but there are a few tips and tricks players can use to help ensure victory.

Players can find Experiment No. Z-57 in Cataris, blocking a thermal power plant. Cataris is the second location in Metroid Dread that Samus can explore. This area also introduces the E.M.M.I., a hostile robot that hunts Samus, as well as different hazards for players to navigate or avoid. As Samus moves through the Cataris region, she will encounter and face off against Experiment No. Z-57.

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Cataris is a large area in Metroid Dread with a few different thermal power plants that Samus needs to reroute. After parts of Artaria and Cataris are frozen, and players acquire the Gravity Suit, Experiment No. Z-57 can be found and defeated. The boss is located in the south-southeast part of Cataris, and it is the cause of the freeze that spreads through the region, so players will need to defeat it to move on.

How to Defeat Experiment No. Z-57 in Metroid Dread

A warrior battles a monster in Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread's dreadfully excellent atmosphere is enhanced by daunting enemies like Experiment No. Z-57. This boss has a variety of attacks, including melee claw swipes, laser blasts, missiles, laser waves, that require well-timed jumps, and a chomp attack that players can counter. With the exception of the chomp attack, Experiment No. Z-57's attacks can be dodged by jumping at the right time and avoiding the arc or affected area of its attacks.

Samus will need to dodge the boss' attacks while also refraining from touching the sides or the ceiling; otherwise, she will take damage. Players should aim to hit Experiment No. Z-57's head with rockets as often as possible to quickly do a lot of damage, as that is a weak point. They can use Storm Missiles when the boss attaches its arms to the ceiling in order to knock them off.

Once the boss falls to the ground and shoots a beam, Samus should quickly get to its head to parry, then continuously launch rockets at its head. This will need to be done three times before the enemy is defeated.

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Metroid Dread is available for Nintendo Switch