The Big Core Duo (ビッグコア・デュオ Biggu Koa Dyuo) is a boss in Gradius ReBirth.
Details[]
The Big Core Duo is the first and fourth boss in the game. It is a specially-modified Big Core. This Big Core starts with the same old Quad Shot attack, but, in a second phase that comes when fought in the fourth stage, it then transforms into a six-shot-firing and laser-sweeping havoc of a Core warship.
Attack patterns[]
At first, the boss will be a normal Big Core and attack as it always has. However, when fought as the boss of the Wasteland, after its defeat, it will take off to the background, and change into a second form by flipping over and opening its sides. This form will first attack by firing a spread of six lasers at you a total of four times, before firing a pair of powerful, continuous lasers that will sweep the screen with its movement. From here, it will repeat the process until it is defeated.
Trivia[]
- In the updated version of the game, the boss music will change to "Fighter Blood", an arrangement of the Nemesis 3 boss theme, for the second form.
See also[]
| Gradius ReBirth | ||
| Characters | James Burton (Vic Viper) • Gaudie • Venom | |
| Stages | Volcano • Cell • Moai • Wasteland • Antichthon | |
| Bosses | Volcano • Iron Maiden • Big Core Duo • Zub Rush • Crawler X • Moai Orb • Re-Bone • Enigma • Electronic Cage MK2 • Xaerous Brain | |