Mua (Acid Worm)
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| Mua (Acid Worm) | |
|---|---|
 Official artwork for the Acid Worm | |
| Featured in | Metroid: Zero Mission |
| Location | Kraid's Lair |
| Attacks | ability to raise acid levels and strike with maw and spit globs of acid |
| Weakness | the sensory sack at the base of the mouth |
| Reward(s) | None |
Once Samus has activated the rail system, and moves on into another areas, she will encounter this creature. Mua resides in a considerably large pool of acid.
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It's attacks include lunging from underneath the acid, spitting globs of some sort of substance, and raising the acid level (not present in Easy mode). The worm will flick its teeth in and out just before it lunges at you. To avoid this attack, jump to the rail system above to zipline to the other side of the room when this happens and it will ram into a block so hard its mouth becomes lodged in the block and it will be unable to move for a few seconds. When it raises the acid level, simply jump to one of the two higher platforms in the chamber; if you have performed a Sequence break by obtaining the Varia Suit, the acid is nothing to worry about.
To cause injury, fire at the creature's pulsating sack just after it has stuck itself in a platform through lunging. You need to zipline to the side of the room opposite of the creature to achieve this. The most recommended weapon to fire is Missiles, but you can still fire the Ice Beam if you have none left, which is most likely to happen in Hard Mode. If you happen to have the Wave Beam, or do not have the Long Beam, you won't be able to cause any damage. To replenish Missiles, crouch near one of the hatches on either side of the room, and wait for the worm to lunge upwards at you. Since it can't reach you at the door, it will spit globs of fluid at you - shoot these globs for missile ammunition.
As Mua takes more damage, it will strike and move more quickly, forcing Samus to act faster. Once it has been defeated, the acid will drain, allowing you access to the floor. Access to a Missile Expansion lies under the spot where the worm was resting. Use bombs to uncover it.
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 Samus avoiding the Acid Worm's ramming attack. |
 The Acid Worm raising the level of the acid. |
 The room after Samus defeats the Acid Worm. |
