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Big Core Orthos (ビッグコア・オルトス Biggu Koa Orutosu?) is the fifth boss from Salamander III.

Description[]

Big Core Orthos is a Core Warship that is accompanied by its two spheres. Based upon Big Core MK I, Juggler Core, and the third phase of Rexion Core, its spheres will perform most of its attacks while Big Core Orthos is moving and rarely attacks with its Beam Shot.

Attack Patterns[]

*Note: All attack names except Beam Shot are purely conjectural

  • "Orthos Spheres" - They are weaponized satellites that accompany Big Core Orthos. They can do a variety of attacks mentioned below:
    • "Beam Shot Orthos" - The spheres will fire lasers in a clockwise fashion with the top sphere fire first before the bottom sphere.
    • "Sphere Beams" - The spheres will stop and fire 4 perpendicular beams. In loops 2 and beyond, it will fire 8 beams omnidirectionally.
    • "Sphere Slam" - The spheres will try to align themselves at the player in an attempt to smash them.
  • Beam Shot - Occasionally, Big Core Orthos will shoot its beam shot to throw the player off guard while dodging one of its sphere attacks. Like Big Core MK III, it will shoot its Beam Shot from behind.
  • "Ramming" - Big Core Orthos will attempt to ram you while the spheres will move opposite to the warship.

Trivia[]

  • While the Core Warship itself is based on the aforementioned Core Warships, one of its sphere attacks are derived from a beam attack used by Planet Core in Gradius IV.
  • It is named after Orthrus, the two-headed dog who guarded Geryon's cattle and the brother of Cerberus, whose name was used for the penultimate Salamander 2 boss.

Gallery[]

Core Warships
Big Cores Big Core MK I (Old Big Core) • Big Core CustomBig Core MK-I Rev.2Big Core MK IIBig Core MK II KaiBig Core MK IIIBig Core MK IV
Big Core variants BeaconBerserk CoreBig Core DuoBig Core DX-01Big Core OrthosBig Core PrometheusBlaster Cannon CoreBoost CoreBubble CoreCircle CoreCoreshipCrater CoreCrystal CoreDellinger CoreDesert CoreHeaven's GateJuggler CoreLaser CoreLizard CoreMirrored CoreNeo Big CoreParasite CorePerla MeraldaPlanet CoreRexion CoreRolling CoreSerpent CoreShining CoreSuper Big CoreTerra CoreVanishing CoreGenocide CoreOdin Core
Core-style bosses Abaddon WarshipBolborosCovered CoreCovered Core MK IIDead EndDeltatryKrakenMayhem WarshipMetal SlaveMisfit WarshipQueensrÿcheRiot WarshipPlate Core
Pseudo-Cores DeathDeath MK II (DeathDouble) • Death MK IIIBeta CoreNobilTri-Pod CoreTriple CoreCrash Bam
Tetran variants Tetran (ZylomTetran SweeperTetran Scavenger) • Covered TetranCrystal Core D-X02Laser TetranTenny Rop
Parody Cores Candy CoreDecoration CoreDecoration Core MK IIViva Core