Crater Core

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The Crater Core (クレーターコア Kurētā Koa^?) is the boss of stage 3 in Gradius: The Interstellar Assault.

Description[]

Crater Core is a modification of Big Core MK I. This one has volcanoes on top and bottom of it and it appears to use this as camouflage. It is slightly harder than Big Core MK I. The destruction scene is it burning up in a planet's atmosphere.

Attack patterns[]

Crater Core's initial attack is similar to Big Core MK I except it's faster. The next phase of its attack consists of erupting its volcanoes and releasing indestructible rocks either up or down, depending on its position.

Gallery[]

Game Boy Gradius games
Ships	Vic Viper • Coreship
Nemesis Stages	Volcano • Cell • Moai • Bone • Fortress
Gradius: The Interstellar Assault Stages	Remains • Battleship Interior • Asteroid Belt • Planet Surface • Fortress
Nemesis Bosses	Volcano • Super Big Core • Zub Rush • Crawler • Zigzag • Striker • Amb • Reckless • Mother Computer Z
Gradius: The Interstellar Assault Bosses	Infected Statue • Core Reactor • Zub Rush • Crater Core • Fortress Gate • Guardian Core • Escape Ship

Core Warships
Big Cores	Big Core MK I (Old Big Core) • Big Core Custom • Big Core MK-I Rev.2 • Big Core MK II • Big Core MK II Kai • Big Core MK III • Big Core MK IV
Big Core variants	Beacon • Berserk Core • Big Core Duo • Big Core DX-01 • Big Core Orthos • Big Core Prometheus • Blaster Cannon Core • Boost Core • Bubble Core • Circle Core • Coreship • Crater Core • Crystal Core • Dellinger Core • Desert Core • Heaven's Gate • Juggler Core • Laser Core • Lizard Core • Mirrored Core • Neo Big Core • Parasite Core • Perla Meralda • Planet Core • Rexion Core • Rolling Core • Serpent Core • Shining Core • Super Big Core • Terra Core • Vanishing Core • Genocide Core • Odin Core
Core-style bosses	Abaddon Warship • Bolboros • Covered Core • Covered Core MK II • Dead End • Deltatry • Kraken • Mayhem Warship • Metal Slave • Misfit Warship • Queensrÿche • Riot Warship • Plate Core
Pseudo-Cores	Death • Death MK II (DeathDouble) • Death MK III • Beta Core • Nobil • Tri-Pod Core • Triple Core • Crash Bam
Tetran variants	Tetran (Zylom • Tetran Sweeper • Tetran Scavenger) • Covered Tetran • Crystal Core D-X02 • Laser Tetran • Tenny Rop
Parody Cores	Candy Core • Decoration Core • Decoration Core MK II • Viva Core