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Crystal Golem is the third boss fought in the Game Boy port of Parodius Da!, and is exclusive to that version of the game.

Description[]

It is a parody of the popular Golem boss and features a similar attack pattern.

Attack patterns[]

First form[]

Much like the boss it's based off, the Crystal Golem will follow the player around the battlefield, slowly moving its arms to intercept them. Its entire body is vulnerable, and should it be hit, it will be bounced back a short distance.

Second form[]

Its arms shrink in size and it now wields a traditional Japanese fan. It continues to follow the player around the area, but now with shorter arms, making the Crystal Golem easier to avoid. However, it now has the additional power to summon tu-tu wearing penguins to assist it, which raise from the water and glide to the left of the screen. These can be destroyed.

On easier difficulties, it does not summon the penguins, making this phase very easy.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • A non-moving version of this boss makes a cameo in the arcade version as a background object.
  • The Crystal Golem is a pun based off the phrase "brain freeze".
  • Crystal Golem bears a slight resemblance to Kholdstare from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Both are ice-type boss enemies containing a singular eye inside a frozen layer of ice and are housed inside a palace of ice.
Parodius Da!
Characters TakoVic ViperPentaroTwinBee
Stages Pirate IslandLas VegasOmake Stage (PSX/SAT) • LabyrinthAmusement Park (FC) • Crystal Cave (GB) • JapanMoai BattleshipPachinkoClouds and BubblesIce CaveNight of the Living DeadPublic Bath (SNES) • Zeo's Fortress
Bosses Cat BattleshipCaptain Penguinovski the 3rdChichibinta RikaEagle Eagle SabnosukeHot LipsPig TideYoshikoViva CoreHoney MiyakoPooyanIron Maiden MK IIIYoshiwara DayuuShowering BeautyGolgotha Takobee
Port Exclusive Miss MishitarinaMadam of Yotsuya QViking MoaiWoon BottonTako HyuumaPenguin BombCrystal GolemPenguin ConducterPinwallMarvelous Green MantleGreat Gourmet King Manjiri KunSuper DX Emperor Penguin
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