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Pirate Commandos reappear in [[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]] and are significantly different than those fought in Echoes. Found exclusively on the [[Pirate Homeworld]], Commandos use the same weapons used by the basic [[Pirate Trooper]]s, but wore armor made from [[Phazite]], making them extremly resistant to damage, although this armor could be pierced by [[Nova Beam|high-frequency beams]] and is still vulnerable to Phazon-based weapons. These tenacious warriors stood out against lesser troops with their ability to teleport and become invisible, possibly using the same technology used by the [[Shadow Pirate]]s; while invisible, they could only be located with the [[X-Ray Visor]].

Like other armored Pirates in Corruption, the Commando's armor will break off after sustaining enough damage, at which point they'll act like regular Pirate Troopers and will not become invisible, suggesting that their cloaking device is built into their armor. An easy way to kill a Commando is to use the X-Ray visor to lock onto their head and shoot it with the Nova Beam, which would penetrate the healmet and kill the Commando instantly. However, this is difficult to perform while the Commando is in [[Hypermode]], as this creates interference with the X-Ray visor and prevents Samus from locking onto them. Players can score a [[Friend Voucher]] by killing 20 Commandos.