Death MK III

Death MK III (デスMk-III Desu Mk-III^?) is the first boss of the first boss rush in stage 2 of Gradius V.

Description[]

Death MK III takes after Death MK II, but it also adds its own uniqueness to the mix.

Death MK III has similar attacks to Death MK II, but it also has its own unique set of attacks. *Note: All attack names are purely conjectural

"Missile Volley": As before, when the hatch opens, five missiles are released. Sometimes, they detonate with bullet patterns either spread towards the players or in sunburst. On higher difficulties/loops, these missiles have a stream of bullets trailing them. Unlike its predecessors, the hatch is now vulnerable regardless if the hatch is closed.
"Missile Barrage": Occasionally, it slightly backs off and deploys a barrage of missiles with some rigged to home in to the player or detonate with the aforementioned bullet patterns.
"Beam of Death": Once the hatch is destroyed, the laser shoots out as before like Death MK II.
"Beam Volley": Along with Beam of Death, it also shoots a volley of beam shots.
"Bullet Spray": Occasionally, Death MK III will come at front and attack from behind with bullet sprays.
"Homing Lasers": Along with Bullet Spray, Death MK III will shoot bending homing lasers from the rear.

Players should be careful of its entrance. It comes from the left to the right and if the players are not paying attention, they could ram into it.

This upgrade can fire guns on its hatch after the hatch is destroyed, and this one can't fire Flying Cores as the same as the Death MK-I does.
The homing lasers Death MK III can fire are more curved than from the succeeding bosses, which are more linear. This is a reference to the same attack from RayForce and Mystic Square.

Gradius V
Ships	Vic Viper T-301
Stages	Planet Gradius Satellite Orbit • Planet Gradius City Sky A • Planet Gradius Urban Underground Hierarchy • Bacterian Cell Center • Asteroid Front Base • Bacterian Multiplication Plant • Bacterian Fortification Center • Planet Gradius City Sky B
Bosses	Big Core MK-I Rev.2 • Venom (lower) • Death MK III • Tetran • Big Core MK II • Big Core MK IV • Ground Spider • Huge Heart • Blaster Cannon Core • Rolling Core • Circle Core • Big Core MK III • Covered Core MK II • Beacon • Keeper's Core • Elephant Gear • Venom (upper)

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