Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: All Missile Expansion Locations Explained

Region

Area

How to Collect/Location

1

Fury Green

Grove of the Sacred Tree

After getting the Missile Launcher, destroy the amber obstruction blocking the side path. Then, enter the opening to reach the expansion

2

Fury Green

Broken Hall

After you defeat Carvex, drop a Morph Ball Bomb beside the root cluster to open the path

3

Fury Green

Resin Creek

Go back over the bridge to the far side of Fury Green after you’ve unlocked the Psychic Boots. Near the Save Station, jump up to the large growth beside the waterfall and bomb it with a Morph Bomb to destroy the growth and reveal the Missile Expansion

4

Fury Green

Cliffside Gate

Return to Cliffside Gate with Psychic Boots, materialise the platform and jump across to reach the Missile Expansion

5

Fury Green

Cargo Launcher

Use Psychic Boots to climb the platforms leading up to the container

6

Fury Green

Reflection Chamber

Return to the Reflection Chamber after obtaining Super Missiles and destroy the reinforced container to collect the expansion

7

Volt Forge

Facility Approach

Turn around at the region entrance and enter the open-backed container on the left

8

Volt Forge

Speed Tunnel C

Enter the tunnel that connects Towers 1 and 3 on the Tower 1 side. Turn around and launch a controlled beam into the tube above you as the tunnel opens to the sky. To open the door and access the Missile Expansion, guide the beam past the robots inside and strike the pressure plate at the back of the structure.

9

Volt Forge

Tower 2 Receiving Lobby Archives

Return to the lobby and enter Morph Ball form after restoring power to Tower 2. Roll over the ball hologram to trigger the elevator beneath the floor, navigate the rotating path while avoiding electricity, and grab the Missile Expansion at the centre.

10

Volt Forge

Tower 3 Certification — End

Fire a missile to clear debris, scan and trace the psychic lock, then open the container

11

Volt Forge

Loading Airlock

Use Boost Ball on the spinner to swing cargo containers until one at the end drops. Then, simply open it and collect the Missile Expansion

12

Volt Forge

Tower 1 Processing

Activate the spinner device with Boost Ball, raise the floor fully, then grab the expansion

13

Volt Forge

Tower 1 Irradiation Room

Enter Morph Ball form and Boost Ball up the half-pipe to the top of the chamber

14

Volt Forge

Tower 3 Certification — Lobby

Use Thunder Shot on the generator repeatedly until the container opens

15

Flare Pool

Volcano Entrance

At the entrance, scan the Psychic Platforms above the lava pool on the right. Jump across the platforms to reach the ledge and collect the Missile Expansion

16

Flare Pool

Shoreline Access

Freeze the lava pillar with Ice Shot, then enter Morph Ball form and jump behind it to collect the expansion

17

Flare Pool

Overseer Room

Use your Scan Visor to mark the panel and pull it off with the Psychic Lasso. Activate the switch, then guide a controlled shot through all three psychic switches before they disappear to reveal the Missile Expansion.

18

Flare Pool

Ventilation Works

You must have both the Boost Ball and Spider Ball. Use the Boost Ball to build speed and roll up the left side of the pipe. While moving upward, latch onto the magnetic rail, then follow the rail to the end to collect the Missile Expansion.

19

Flare Pool

Energy Extraction

Use Spider Ball to climb magnetic tracks and bomb-jump between rails

20

Flare Pool

Cooling Room

Unlock the room with Thunder Shot, destroy the turret to collect the expansion

21

Flare Pool

Pressure Room

Lasso the cover plate, activate the generator with Thunder Shot, and wait for the expansion

22

Flare Pool

Subobservation Room

Defeat all robot waves, destroy the brittle wall, then bomb-jump up to the expansion

23

Flare Pool

Volcano Heart

After defeating Phenoros, ride the Vi-O-La across lava and hug the right wall

24

Ice Belt

Loading Crane

Drop a Morph Ball bomb into the bomb slot beside the cage

25

Ice Belt

Medical Bays Staging Corridor

Enter the side room, roll through the Morph Ball tunnel, and collect it

26

Ice Belt

Bio-Labs Access

Use the lasso to pull debris aside after clearing the TK Code lock

27

Ice Belt

Surgery Corridor

Lasso the Morph Ball hatch, roll through the tunnel, and grab the expansion

28

Ice Belt

Ancient Temple

Look behind the broken pillar near the Lamorn statue

29

Ice Belt

Bio-Labs Lobby Circuit

Swing across nodules, bomb the red nodes quickly, and open the covering

30

Ice Belt

Storage Bay

Take the elevator down, Spider Ball along tracks, then bomb-jump up to it

31

Ice Belt

Elevator Landing

Unlock the door with Thunder Shot and clear the enemies inside

32

Great Mines

Level 1 Mine Shaft Elevator

Move around to the back of the elevator and use the Spider Ball to climb along the track, working your way upward until it leads directly to the Missile Expansion.

33

Great Mines

Level 2 Narrow Crevice

Jump across the gap, then turn around and grapple across the nodes behind you

34

Great Mines

Level 3 Transit Tunnel E

Using the Psychic Lasso, open the hatch across from the save point. Then, enter Ball form, roll through the tube, and grab the Missile Expansion.

35

Great Mines

Level 2 Blast Mining

Fire a Super Missile at the cracked wall after obtaining the upgrade

36

Great Mines

Level 1 Transit Tunnel A

Destroy the red nodes with a Super Missile to open the door

37

Great Mines

Level 2 Transit Tunnel B

Fire a Super Missile at the red node cluster atop the rubble

38

Great Mines

Level 2 Easing Tunnel

Use a Power Bomb to raise the mine cart, then Super Missile the rubble

39

Sol Valley

Expansion 1

Use the lasso to pull the expansion out of the sand southwest of the Great Mines Entrance

40

Sol Valley

Expansion 2

Lower the spire in the Federation ruins southeast of the Fury Green with a controlled shot, then Grapple Beam across to the container with the Missile Expansion.

41

Sol Valley

Expansion 3

Lasso the hidden Missile Expansion from the sand northeast of the Volt Forge entrance, west of the Lamorn shrine.

42

Sol Valley

Expansion 4

Use a Vi-O-La speed boost to reach the midair expansion

43

Sol Valley

Expansion 5

Fire a missile at the panel, then roll through it to collect the expansion

44

Sol Valley

Expansion 6

Use the Thunder Shot to access the Source of the Spring shrine, which is located north of Flare Pool. Shoot the crystals in the main chamber to reveal a Morph Ball passage, then roll through to collect the Missile Expansion.

45

Sol Valley

Expansion 7

Lasso the buried expansion near the Ice Belt entrance

46

Sol Valley

Expansion 8

Exit Ice Belt using the Grapple Beam to land on a platform with a Boost Ball rail. Scan the rail to activate it, then boost through the portal to reach the Missile Expansion

47

Sol Valley

Expansion 9

Destroy the wreckage inside the ruined building with a missile

48

Sol Valley

Expansion 10

Speak to Tokabi after you complete Great Mines and listen to his full story