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The current title is from the game's internal data.
The Caterzilla[1] (キャタジラ)[2] is a species of burrowing creatures found on ZDR.
Description[]
The Caterzilla resembles a small grub-like insect, with soft yellow skin and rough gray shells. A bright green glowing line goes across its sides. It possesses a small pair of appendages at its front. Caterzillas live in sickly green burrows located in the terrain of Artaria and Cataris.
Caterzillas behave most similarly to the green Glow Flies in Metroid: Samus Returns; they emerge from one nest and crawl along floors, walls, and ceilings until they safely enter another nest. They respawn endlessly, no matter how many of them are killed. Unlike Glow Flies, which only appear one at a time, Caterzillas travel in groups and form a line. While they are not particularly hostile and ignore Samus Aran, they can pose a hazard in narrow Morph Ball tunnels, where Samus can only use Bombs to defend herself against them. Therefore, multiple puzzles require Samus navigating these narrow passageways swarming with Caterzillas, requiring careful timing to avoid taking damage from them.
In one room of Cataris, several platforms are occupied by Caterzillas that do not have burrows. These Caterzillas perpetually crawl across the platforms until they are killed by Samus. In essence, this makes them behave identically to classic wall-crawling enemies, although they move at a much faster speed than Geemers and other such creatures.
Another similarly behaved species, Slidle, can be found in Dairon, Burenia, and Ghavoran.
After the X Parasites are released from quarantine in Elun, all Caterzillas become infected by the X. This does not change their appearance or behavior, aside from releasing X Parasites upon their demise.
Official data[]
Metroid Dread Perfect Guide[]
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- Caterzilla
- After appearing from a burrow, it crawls along the terrain to another burrow.
- They will appear from the burrow even if you defeat them all.
- There is also a type that moves endlessly in places without burrows.
- A beam at a distance, or a Dash Melee is effective.
Trivia[]
- The Caterzilla's name seems to be a portmanteau of caterpillar and Godzilla.
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