All About Love

All About Love
Location	Rebel Spaceport Outer Space Rugname
Boss	Rootmars
Mini-Boss	Hairbuster Riberts Hi-Do Rugname Fake Rootmars Clone Incubator
Theme	In the Void Assault Theme Into the Cosmos Kiss in the Dark The Unknown World First Contact Bioinformatics Escape
Vehicles	Slug Flyer Slug Copter Astro Slug Rebel Armor SV-001
Enemies	Rebel Infantry Flying Tara 3-ton Utility Truck Landseek Girida-O MH-6J Masknell R-Shobu Melty Honey M-15A Bradley UFO Big Eye Mini-UFO Dai-Manji Mars People Ring Laser Mecha Hopper Mecha Mars Mecha Clones
Previous Mission	Tombstone of Sand

All About Love is the final mission of Metal Slug 3.

Mission Synopsis

After dealing with various nonsensical scenarios, the heroes now deal with last batch of the Rebel Army who are about to launch various rockets in an open field. Not wanting to waste time, they ride on aerial Slugs and fly through the Rebel supply transport vehicles. There on the field is General Morden in his reformed Hi-Do, and the final fight begins...

Or did everyone on Earth thought it was. Turns out Morden was a Mars Person in disguise and was controlling the Rebels with the real Morden kidnapped and chained to a Dai-Manji. The first player's character is kidnapped during the chaos, and the Regular Army and Rebel Army team up again to eliminate the Martians in space and extricate the kidnapees.

Locations

There are no alternate routes in this mission.

• Hangar: The players pick from a Slug Flyer and Slug Copter inside of two huts. If they take too long, the screen fades, and the next section starts with the players in their jetpacks.
• The Clouds: The mission starts with a dogfight against Rebel aircraft and parachuting Rebels. Defeat the various enemy waves to progress.
• Forest: Various cargo and tanks are seen driving by. Slug Copters show up whenever a player is in their jetpack. Allen O'Neil is fought here inside of a Hairbuster Riberts.
• Open Field: The Rebel Army's spaceport. "Morden" and his Hi-Do are fought here. A conveniently placed AA Machine Gun can be used to end the fight quicker.
• Space: The players use the Astro Slug to weave around UFOs and meteors. The Rugname (as in Metal Slug 2/X) is fought here.
• Rugname Shaft: The same thing as the previous section except inside a extremely long shaft. Occasionally, a large barrier has to be destroyed before it crushes the players. If the player is still riding the Astro Slug, then they'll crash on the ceiling and has to dismount it at the next section.
• Rugname Hallway: The proper on-foot section starts here. The section is accessed by breaking open a barrier protected by Mars People. Hyakutaro can be found here.
• Electric Prison Cell: The real Morden's holding place guarded by Elite Mars People. Break the computer to save him.
• Reactor Hallway: The Rugname's power reactor hallway full of relentless Hopper Mechas. The exit door lowers down by shooting at it.
• Fake Rootmars: A incarnation of the Martian leader in a secluded room. Destroying it causes the Rugname to self-destruct.
• Organic Hallway: An orange hallway covered in organic flesh. Clones of the captured character jump from the right. The SV-001 is found and used in this section. If the Slug is destroyed/not ridden, then Allen O'Neil miraculously shows up to help the heroes.
• Clone Incubator: The captured character is held inside of a stasis container that produces these clones. Break it to access the next section.
• Airlock Hallway: The final stretch closed off by multiple airlock doors each with three locks. Zombified clones continuously attack from the left; use the protrusions to dodge the zombie clone's vomit lasers. The Rebel Armor is found here. The end of this hallway are two SV-001s for the players to ride in while the captured character attempts to open the hatch. Once it opens, everything falls down back to Earth.
• Clouds Again: Looks like the Martian leader, Rootmars, is also falling towards Earth and has grabbed the SV-001s. The true final fight takes place in free-fall.

Prisoner Locations

There are 16 POWs in this mission, but they don't appear until the players enter the Rugname. Aside from a single prisoner, all of them are hidden.

The first two pillars.
Left: Point Item
Right: Point Item and Hyakutaro

Drops after destroying the first pair of Ring Laser Mechas.
Flame Shot

After dealing with the first wave of Mars People.
Both pillars: Point Items

Above Tarma's position
President: Point Item and Bomb Crate

Point Item

First orb: Point Item

Second orb: Point Item

Third orb: Point Item

Fourth orb: Point Item

At the third Mars Mecha, shoot upper-right orb.
Point Item

Shoot above Tarma's position.
Point Item

At the first door, shoot above Tarma's position.
Point Item

At the fourth door, shoot above Tarma's position.
Point Item

Trivia

• Due to its multiple lengthy auto-scrolling sections prior reaching the proper on-foot portion, this is the longest mission in the Metal Slug series.
• With five mini-bosses, this mission featured the highest amount of mini-bosses in the series.
• How the hatch opens in the final section depends on the captured character. Marco and Fio open the hatch without problem. However, Tarma and Eri kick the computer in frustration, and the hatch opens.