Covered Tetran (カバードテトラン Kabādo Tetoran) is the third boss of the Boss Rush in Gradius IV.
Description[]
Covered Tetran is the Tetran variant that appears in Gradius IV. It is the only Tetran that has destroyable arms. In fact, destroying all its arms kills it.
Attack patterns[]
Covered Tetran flails its arms for a few seconds after appearing. During this time, it is invulnerable, even though the core is open. After this, it slowly rotates its arms around the main core, like the normal Tetran. Unlike the normal Tetran, it fires both bullets and mines. These mines can be destroyed, however. Once two arms are destroyed, it will begin to spin them rapidly around its body, making it difficult to approach. It will spin its last arm faster to compensate for the lost ones. Covered Tetran is actually very difficult to destroy properly. Most players destroy the arms, which kills it anyway.
Trivia[]
- It is the only core warship and Tetran variant that has more than one different weakness (core & destroyable arms). Any method that destroys either of those can obliterate it.
| Gradius IV: Fukkatsu | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper | |
| Stages | Liquid Metal • Plant • Bubble • Magma • Moai • Cell • High Speed • Boss Rush • Final Fortress | |
| Bosses | Yorogaton Chimera • Dendrodium • Bubble Core • Gillador • Alpha/Omega • Berial • Rolling Core • Vanishing Core • Big Core MK III • Covered Tetran • Berserk Core • Planet Core • Bloody Gate • Crab-II • Gofer | |