Covered Core (カバードコア Kabādo Koa) is a recurring boss in the Gradius series, generally encountered in the "Boss Rush" section.
Description[]
Covered Core MK I is one of the most defensive bosses in the Gradius series. It has a rotating shield that protects the center core area. The shield looks like a nuclear symbol and it spins at a medium rate. It was the final boss of the Gradius II boss rush, 5th and last boss of the Gradius II Boss Rush and is also 2nd boss (4th in the SNES version) in the Gradius III boss rush.
It was also featured as one of the junked cores in Gradius Gaiden stage 2. It has 5 barriers in Gradius II NES, 4 barriers in Gradius II and Gradius III and none in Gradius Gaiden, it also has a Blue core in Gradius II and Gradius III, a Blue core which turns orange when it is nearly destroyed and a flashing green core in Gradius Gaiden.
Attack patterns[]
Besides the rotating shield, it shoots missiles; 8 red, dark green and gold that randomly fall down and come up around the player in Gradius II and III, 5 blue and white missiles in Gradius II and 6 dark green, light green and red homing downwards in Gradius Gaiden. The missiles are indestructible but move slow. Careful weaving will ensure success against this attack.
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Trivia[]
- Covered Core actually fires four lasers, same as the Big Core. Due to its massive size, these lasers can't be fired (in some loops he fires four lasers) and he can fire homing missiles (quite rare) after firing lasers.
See also[]
| Gradius II: GOFER no Yabō | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper | |
| Stages (arcade) | Artificial Sun • Alien • Crystal • Volcano • Revenge of Moai • High Speed Maze • Boss Rush • Gofer Ship Interior | |
| Port-exclusive stages | Gradius II NES Stage 2 (NES) • Volcano - Crystal (NES) • Enemy Base (NES) • Gofer's Lair (NES) • Temple (PC-E) | |
| Bosses | Phoenix • Big Eye • Giga (NES) • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Jumping Moai • Big Moai • Desert Core (PC Engine) • Big Core MK II • Zub Rush • Big Core • Golem • Tetran • Gaw • Intruder • Zelos Force (NES) • Covered Core • Demos • Crab • Gofer | |
| Gradius III | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper | |
| Stages | Desert • Bubble Zone • Volcanic Planet • High Speed Dimension • Moai Zone • Cell Planet • Prominence Planet • Plant Planet • Crystal Zone • Boss Rush • Mechanical Base | |
| SNES exclusive stages | High Speed Zone • Fortress • Cell | |
| Bosses | Goliath • Bubble Eye • Godrei • Big Core MK III • Dogas • Vaif • Twin Vaif (SNES) • Gregol • Wyvern • Vulture Dragon • Choking Weed • Lizard Core • Beacon (SNES) • Tetran • Covered Core • Big Core MK II • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Dellinger Core • Disrupt • Shadow Gear • Shadow Gear MK II (SNES) • Big Core • Golem • Bacterian | |