Jaffe Room

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Jaffe Room
Samus at the entrance to the room.
Game	Metroid Dread
Planet/Ship	ZDR
Area	Artaria
Notablefeatures	Beam Blocks
Significance	Leads to Cataris, contains Missile Tank
Inhabitants	Plies, Infesters, Reptiles, Iceflea

The "Jaffe Room" is an unofficially named room in Artaria. It appears in Metroid Dread.

Description

The Jaffe Room is a large chamber in the upper right corner of Artaria, and the first in the thermal energy region that is near Cataris. It is of primarily artificial construction. Curved red pipes are visible in the background, in addition to a large horizontal pipe through which thermal energy is routed. At least three large structures are present on the floor in the background, as well as a large window overlooking a bright magma siphon nearby. A wide vent is present on the back wall near the top.

At the base of the room is a large T-shaped structure, with a thin gap that can be slid under; a Missile Tank is present here. To the right is a Thermal Door, which cannot be opened without routing thermal energy to it through a nearby machine. Above the structure is a thin ceiling that partially consists of Beam Blocks. Shooting these opens up a passageway above, at the end of which is a narrow passage in the wall. This leads into a slope in the next room, making it a one-way exit. Samus can get back into this room once she re-routes energy to the Thermal Door.

When ZDR's thermal energy is cut off by Experiment No. Z-57 and Artaria freezes over, all points of access to the Jaffe Room are frozen or normally unreachable. Through a tricky to pull off Ball Spark, it is possible to enter the room through the narrow passage. Ice has formed over parts of the wall, and the Plies in the room are replaced with Icefleas. The room returns to normal once Z-57 is killed.

This is the first room where the Cave 003 theme plays.

In popular culture

This room's community-dubbed name, the "Jaffe Room", refers to David Jaffe, a video game designer who became stuck in this room while livestreaming his playthrough of Dread. He was unaware that he needed to destroy blocks in the ceiling to continue despite an earlier tutorial about such blocks, until a viewer told him in the stream's chat (the livestream, timestamped at this room can be viewed here). He sharply criticized the overall game's design as a result, leading to ridicule from some Metroid fans. Subsequently, Jaffe explained to a reporter that he felt modern Metroidvania games were better at explaining a game's mechanics to players compared to Dread, but also said that he was willing to go back and try playing the rest of the game.

The room has also been fan-dubbed the Noob Ceiling as a reference to the "n00b bridge", a room in Super Metroid that has similarly confused players.

The Early Survival Tips video released by Nintendo in November 2021 begins with a tip to locate destructible blocks, using this room as an example. Additionally, Volume 11 of the Metroid Dread Report features a screenshot of the Jaffe Room in its hint for destructible blocks, and Nintendo Australia and New Zealand tweeted a clip showing the breakable ceiling. In response to the latter, Jaffe indicated he was flattered at the apparent reference to him.

Connecting rooms

• "Network Station B" (via Power Beam Door)
• "Segmented shaft" (via one-way tunnel and Thermal Door)

Inhabitants

• 2 Plies
• 2 Infesters
• 1 Iceflea (during freezeover)
• Reptiles (non-hostile)

Items

Missile Tank

Underneath a gap. Samus can Slide under it.

Gallery

Samus Sliding under the gap where the Missile Tank would be.

Screenshot from volume 11 of the Metroid Dread Report.

The "Jaffe Room" in its frozen state.

The room as it appears on the Map.