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Background
Covered Core MK I is one of the most defensive bosses in Gradius. He has a rotating shell that protects the center core area. The shell looks like a nuclear symbol and it spins at a medium rate. He was the final boss of the Gradius II boss rush and is also 2nd boss in the Gradius III boss rush.
He was also featured as one of the junked cores in Gradius Gaiden stage Requiem for Revengers. He has 5 barriers in Gradius II NES, 4 barriers in Gradius II and III and none in Gradius Gaiden, he also has a Blue core in Gradius II and Gradius III, a Blue core which turns red when it is nearly destroyed and a Flashing Green core in Gradius Gaiden
Attack Patterns
Besides the rotating shell, he shoots missiles 8 red, dark green and gold that randomly fall down and come up around you 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 great success against this attack.
Trivia
Covered Core actually fires 4 lasers, just like the Big Core, due to his massive size. The lasers can't be fired (in some loops he fires 4 lasers) and he can fire homing missiles (quite rare) after firing lasers.
Gallery
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 | |