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Zero Mission Chapter 3: Bomberwoman

As you can see from our map, we are a mere six map tiles away from our destination!

Also on the left you can see that we picked up 3 of the listed items in this area - unique upgrade items aren't indicated there.

Item rate: 6%!

Let's get going.

Outwards and upwards!

Yet more of those mysterious blocks I cannot break!

There's a morph ball tunnel to the left...

All right, let's see what you got for me!

It's another chozo statue!

Bomb
Required Item Type: Weapon Press B in Morph Ball form to set.

I can sort of fight as a Morph Ball now!

And those blocks on the left? Bombs can destroy them.

And behind them, there is a secret passage!

An important aspect of traveling with bombs: Bombs knock you 2 spaces into the air. This can be used to climb upwards in Morph Ball tunnels.

Missile Tank
Optional Item Type: Expansion Missile Capacity: 10 -> 15

The statue didn't give us a new destination, so I'm sort of playing this by ear now.

Bombing this open unleashes a bunch of bugs!

If you have too many of these bastards on you, you start taking damage. They can be cleaned off by leaving the room or bombing them.

However, the door to this room is sealed until I defeat all enemies, so bombing it is!

Okay, I think it's time I tried out my two Secret Skills.

Wall Jumping
If you're somersaulting next to a wall, and you tilt the D-pad away from the wall and press A again, you can jump off of the wall!

A skilled wall jumper can climb a single wall like it was a ladder.

Bomb Jumping

Each bomb knocks you upwards a bit, and you can fire them pretty fast. With the exact right rhythm, this can allow you to actually bomb yourself infinitely upward into the air, climbing through empty space. It is even possible to bomb jump at diagonals, or almost straight horizontal, with enough skill.

Neither of these skills are ever necessary, and on this run I won't be using them to an unfair advantage. Much.