Elysia - Destroy Leviathan Seed

Elysia - Destroy Leviathan Seed

Objective: Destroy the Leviathan Seed

Landing Site C

After landing, leap across the platforms ahead, up to the door.

Core Access

There are several weird structures blocking the path - use your seeker missiles to destroy their boney covers first (make sure to lock-on to all five points), then fire two charged shots at their blue cores to clear them out of the way. Now continue to the room ahead to find the boss.

Elysian Leviathan Core

Boss: Helios

Helios can be a tricky boss to battle, because of the Swarmbots that surround him constantly.

Overview:

• When the five orange robots surround Helios, use your seeker missiles to destroy all of them simultaneously, which will dissipate Helios' shield.
• With his shield down, pummel Helios with plasma blasts - Hypermode is highly effective. With enough damage, he'll shed his armor, exposing his weak point, but it's only vulnerable to Hypermode attacks, so hammer away.
• After enough damage, Helios will become humanoid. Attack the glowing red leg joints to knock Helios down. Again, shoot him to reveal his weak point, then lay into him while in Hypermode.
• If Helios becomes a tornado, plant bombs at his base while in morph ball form to reveal his weak point.

Helios is initially protected by a swarm of tiny bots. He'll use them to form a large ball and roll around the arena, in an attempt to trample you. Avoid this attack by locking onto him and using your boost-dash to evade his path of travel. Or, you can Screw Attack into his shield - Samus will bounce off it harmlessly.

Afterward, Helios will hover high in the air inside a giant spinning ring - roll around as a morph ball to avoid these attacks. However, keep a close on Helios, as he will soon be surrounded by five orange robots - use your seeker missiles to lock onto all five and destroy them simultaneously, which will cause his shield to vanish. Now flip to Hypermode and shoot him as fast as you can - you'll knock his armor loose after enough damage, revealing his true weak point for several seconds. Now, his weak-point is only vulnerable to Hypermode attacks, so switch up and hammer away. Repeat these steps until Helios assumes his humanoid form.

When Helios grows a pair of arms and legs, he'll launch several new attacks. Jump before he stomps his feet to avoid an energy wave, and watch out for the energy balls he launches during this phase. Attack the red joints in either of his legs to knock him down to the ground, enabling you to blast Helios directly. After enough shots, his weak point will again be exposed - remember to use Hypermode to deal damage.

Helios will occasionally transform into a tornado and whirl around. Counterattack by transforming into a morph ball and laying bombs at his base. After a few explosions, he'll reveal his weak-point again - use Hypermode as usual.

After collecting the Hyper Missile upgrade, four Phazon growths will appear on the arena's walls. Fire a Hyper Missile at each one to destroy them, revealing the core. Now just press "A" when instructed to unload your Phazon directly into the core, thereby destroying it.

** Objective Complete: Destroy the Leviathan Seed **

With the core destroyed, Samus will return to space and learn of a message received from Gandrayda from the Pirate Home World, which is your next destination.