The Aparoid Queen has three forms that you must destroy. In stage one, you will see the Aparoid Queen during the intermission sequence and notice that Pigma, General Pepper, Peppy, and Fox's father have been absorbed. The queen tries to stop your mission. Destroy her armor and avoid the attack she sends at you. When you see the red jewel, attack it when you have the chance. After her health has been depleted, you will see an intermission sequence where Fox shoots the self-destruct program into the hole that you opened. However, she will get away and try to create an antibody to get rid of the program. In stage two, shoot the four red "eyes". Then, shoot the head that comes out of the body. Shoot the gold armor on her head to reveal the weak spot. Watch the head's movement and breath attack. If you have the Hyper Lasers, this should be easy. In stage three, she will be in her last form. Just shoot the eye and it is over. She has two attacks remaining. If you start to see green barriers in a circle, fly in the center and attack her. Watch out for the beam that she fires at you