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Metroid Fusion (2002)

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I just wanted to make a quick compilation of a few ways I've found to skip the SA-X in sector 6, compared to the standard strat (shown first). For all but the standard strat, positioning is very important! You want to be right about halfway under the first unbreakable block so that 1) you do not pop up from taking damage and 2) you are pushed out far enough that you can jump up immediately.

1. Standard strat: wait for SA-X to walk, jump to grab her attention. Positioning does not matter. Costs 20 hp
2. 2 jump strat: Right when the explosion blows up the tiles above you, perform two full spin jumps. Positioning matters. This strat is super easy, but at the cost of 220 hp.
3. Dodge strat: Right when the explosion blows up the tiles above you, jump past the SA-X, jump up against the lip on the ceiling, then end by morphing and rolling right. Do not bounce. Costs 20 hp.
4. YOLO strat: Please don't try this one at home. Right after the explosion blows up the tiles above you, get up onto the ledge and run for the hills. There is a variety of ways to get onto the ledge, including spinjump with spin cancel, springball, and springball with unmorph (shown in video). You will want to land as soon as possible and then make the smallest jump over the one tile gap. Not humanly possible to avoid damage doing this. This fastest strat costs 220 hp, but earns swag points.

Again I apologize for the audio desync, I'm trying to get it figured out.

Edit: I have been informed by JRP that the first one was done incorrectly. The only difference is getting SA-X's attention earlier so that she does not shoot at you, but instead runs immediately.

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