Andross's True Form

ENCOUNTERED Venom CLASSIFICATION Bioengineered brain OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES Explosive energy orbs, tendrils, energy strands DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES Dimension transport system

INTEL Though Dr. Andross has spent the last five years waging a war of aggression on the Lylat System, no Cornerian military or intelligence source has laid eyes on the elusive and increasingly volatile tyrant until now. And now that our sources have seen him, what they've discovered should shock and terrify us all.

Andross—once considered one of the greatest scientific minds of our time—has mutated into a near-unfathomable form: that of an enormous, exposed brain.

This disturbing behemoth has been seen floating in a lair deep below the surface of Venom. Reports indicate that Andross tries to hide his true form with a protective outer layer that resembles his former visage. But once this mask falls away, all that remains is a vast expanse of exposed brain matter. There is a large cerebrum, a smaller cerebellum on the back, two tethered eyeballs, and a deadly mass of dangling tendrils.

Whether Andross's grotesque transformation was caused by the severe conditions he survived on Venom or was a part of his ongoing bioengineering experiments, we do not know. But we suspect these changes allow him to process vast amounts of data and react with inhuman speed. They also appear to give him the ability to use some kind of dimension-shifting power to avoid attacks.

ASSESSMENT Difficult as it may seem, it is imperative that Andross be destroyed. According to the intel received, any allied combat craft capable of reaching his lair and confronting his mutated form should attempt to take out the eyeballs first. Note that it is important to avoid contact with the powerful energy strands that connect the eyes to the brain.

Also note that firing on the large cerebrum will cause the entire brain to shift dimensions and disappear momentarily. While the smaller cerebellum at the base of the brain does release explosive energy orbs, this region also offers a weak point to be exploited. To get at it, pilots should steer clear of the tendrils, then follow the brain low and from behind, and fire on the cerebellum.

This monstrosity is all that remains of a once-bright mind, and it is also the source of galaxy-wide suffering. Destroy it and save the Lylat System.