Cataris Walkthrough

This is the Cataris walkthrough and guide for Metroid Dread for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn more about how to progress through the story, how to solve puzzles, and tips on area bosses.

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Cataris Walkthrough Objectives

	Objectives
1	✔ Learn about Cataris from Adam
2	✔ Encounter the Green EMMI
3	✔ Head to Dairon
4	✔ Activate the First Generator
5	✔ Obtain the Wide Beam
5	✔ Make Your Way Back to the Cataris Central Unit
6	✔ Encounter the Yellow EMMI in Dairon
7	✔ Defeat the Green EMMI and Obtain the Morph Ball
8	✔ Return to Artaria to Obtain the Varia Suit
9	✔ Defeat Kraid in Cataris
10	✔ Obtain the Diffusion Beam

Learn about Cataris from Adam

After entering Cataris, leave the elevator room by breaking down the Beam Blocks to the left. Proceed to the first Network Station in Cataris to talk to Adam and receive another briefing.

Encounter the Green EMMI

After your talk with Adam, you need to proceed to the EMMI Zone in Cataris. Before you can enter the EMMI Zone, you will need to activate the Thermal Fuel Switch found on the map. This will open up the Thermal Doors leading the EMMI Zone.

Once you activate the switch, you can make your way to the EMMI Zone and encounter the Green EMMI. Dodge your way through the EMMI and continue through the map.

Head to Dairon

Cataris has several switches and buttons that open up different areas of the map. To find the shuttle to Dairon, you will need to activate many of these interactables and explore different rooms.

Cataris Interactables

Activate the First Generator

Once you arrive on Dairon, you will eventually encounter a series of dark rooms where many doors remain inactive. To restore power to the area, you will need to find the generator room and activate the generator.

Obtain the Wide Beam

Once you have found the shuttle to Dairon, explore the new area until you reach a set of rooms with a power outage. After returning the power to the rooms, you can access the Wide Beam.

Make Your Way Back to the Cataris Central Unit

Where to Go After Wide Beam

After getting the Wide Beam, you will now need to go back to Cataris and beat the Green EMMI to get the Morph Ball upgrade.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Make your way to Cataris to fight the Green EMMI. With the new Wide Beam upgrade, you will now be able to open new doors and remove Wide Beam Boxes. Use this to make your way back to the Cataris Shuttle.
2	Make your way to the Cataris Central Unit. Again, you will need to use your new Wide Beam upgrade to access Wide Beam covered doors.

Encounter the Yellow EMMI in Dairon

As you make your way back to Cataris, you will also need to pass through the Dairon EMMI Zone where you will encounter the Yellow EMMI. Weave and dodge your way through the EMMI to get back to the shuttle.

Defeat the Green EMMI in Cataris

With the Wide Beam at your disposal, you can overcome more obstacles and open up a path to the Central Unit. Destroy the Central Unit to obtain the Omega Cannon and use it to destroy the Green EMMI and obtain the Morph Ball upgrade.

Return to Artaria to Obtain the Varia Suit

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Access the Red Teleportal With the Morph Ball upgrade, Samus can now take the narrow path through the alien statue leading to the Red Teleportal, which takes Samus back to Artaria. Alternatively, you can also take the elevator back to Artaria instead.
2	Take the Northwest Path The Morph Ball upgrade also opens up a new path to the northwest of Artaria. After following this path, you will find another Thermal Energy Switch.
3	Activate the Thermal Fuel Switch After activating the switch, several traps will activate and the northern side of Artaria will start to crumble. A new path will also open up leading further north.
4	Obtain the Varia Suit Follow the new path to a room containing the Varia Suit upgrade. The Varia Suit upgrade allows Samus to access the warmer areas of the map.
5	Return to Cataris and Defeat Kraid With the Varia Suit upgrade, Samus can take the Red Teleportal back to Cataris and head south to battle Kraid.

Defeat Kraid

Once you have obtained the Varia Suit, use the Red Teleportal to return to Cataris. Travel through the hot areas of the map until you reach the room containing Kraid. Defeat Kraid to progress through the story.

Obtain the Diffusion Beam

After exiting the room containing Kraid, you can find the Diffusion Beam in a barricaded room. Use a Missile to break through the Missile Cover and obtain the Diffusion Beam.

What to Do If Stuck in Cataris

How to Leave the Elevator Room

When you first enter Cataris, you will need to shoot through the hidden beam block to the left to proceed through the level.

How to Open Thermal Doors

Thermal Fuel Switches allow you to open up new areas of the map by opening Thermal Doors. However, activating these switches also close off some areas of the map, which force you to find new paths. Once a switch is activated, it cannot be deactivated.

How to Get from Cataris to Dairon

Drain the Lava and Pull Down the Magnetic Platfrom

Cataris is one of the larger maps in the game, making progression sometimes difficult. To progress through the game, you will need to travel to Dairon by following the steps in the table.

Step-By-Step Walkthrough
1	Activate the Engine inside the Room Inside the room indicated in the map above, you will find a button that will activate an engine. The engine will remove both the lava and the heat from the room outside.
2	Return to Energy Recharge Station After activating the engine, you can return to the energy recharge station by following the path in the map.
3	Destroy the Beam Blocks Above the Recharge Stations are a few hidden Beam Blocks. Climb up the ledge and hang on the magnetic strips to destroy the blocks above.
4	Enter the Drained Room Once the blocks are destroyed, you can enter the room you just drained where you will find a magnetic platform.
5	Pull down the Magnetic Platform Use Spider Magnet to cling on to the platform and pull it downwards.
6	Make Your Way to the Room Above Once the platform is lowered, you can now access the path to the room above. After activating the Thermal Fuel Switch, you can access the path to the shuttle to Dairon.

EMMI Encountered

Green EMMI

Green EMMI
Rewards	Morph Ball
Abilities	• Able to climb walls • Can fit through small spaces • Instant kill attack

Green EMMI Map Location

EMMI Zone Map

How to Beat the Green EMMI

Yellow EMMI

Yellow EMMI
Rewards	Speed Booster
Abilities	• Able to climb walls • Can dash at high speeds • Instant kill attack

Yellow EMMI Map Location

EMMI Zone Map

How to Beat the Yellow EMMI

Bosses

Kraid

Kraid
Rewards	No Rewards
Location	Cataris

Kraid Boss Tips
✔ Shoot missiles or fully charged beams at Kraid's mouth to deal damage. ✔ Avoid Kraid's projectiles or shoot them to recover Missiles and Energy. ✔ After dropping down to the lower area, shoot at Kraid's stomach wound. ✔ Cling to the Spider Magnet Strip on the left wall and Shoot at Kraid's mouth. ✔ Pro Tip: Defeat Kraid with Bombs if you unlock the Bombs early.

How to Beat Kraid: Boss Fight Guide

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Artaria	Cataris
Dairon	Burenia
Ferenia	Artaria Part 2
Ghavoran	Hanubia