Hard Route
Area 6
The deadliest space zone in the Lylat System. Area 6 is Andross's last line of defense before Venom, packed with Harlock frigates, Zeram cruisers, and the planet-crushing Gorgon space station.
Medal Score
300+
Vehicle
Arwing
Boss
Gorgon
Route
Hard Route
lightbulbMission Tips
- 1This mission has the highest medal requirement: 300 Hits.
- 2Use Smart Bombs liberally on large clusters of fighters.
- 3ROB and the Great Fox provide covering fire at key moments — respond to his calls.
- 4Gorgon can fire a planet-destroying laser — destroy its three energy cores before it charges.
social_leaderboardMedal Strategy (300+ Hits)
- ▸The highest medal requirement in the game.
- ▸Use Smart Bombs on Zeram cruiser clusters — each bomb can yield 10+ hits.
- ▸Destroy every Umbra station turret you can.
- ▸The Great Fox provides covering fire at key moments — respond to ROB's calls for free hits.
- ▸Save bombs for the final wave of cruisers before Gorgon.
skullBoss
Gorgon