Crystal Golem

Crystal Golem
Crystal Golem as it appears in Parodius Da!
Type	Organic boss
Abilities	Follows the player, trying to reach them with its arms Summons penguins to assist it in battle
Location(s)	Crystal Cave
Appearances	Parodius Da! (GB)

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

First form

Second form

Crystal Golem in Parodius Da! (SNES)

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.