Enigma

For the Gradius III enemy, see Enigma (enemy).

Enigma
Japanese name	エニグマ Eniguma
Type	Gunwall
Appearances	Salamander (MSX) Gradius ReBirth
Theme	"Poison of Snake" (MSX) "Fighter Blood" (Gradius ReBirth)

Enigma (エニグマ, Eniguma) is a boss in the MSX version of Salamander.

Description

Enigma is a gunwall that first appeared in the MSX port of Salamander and reappeared in Gradius ReBirth. Enigma Mk. 2 is the upgrade version in Salamander 2, a.k.a Plate Core.

Attack patterns

Enigma attacks by firing bullets and tries to ram into the player. In Salamander MSX, you have to destroy the blue core in order to make the armor on the red core disappear so you can destroy both the red core and the central core. However, in Gradius ReBirth, In order to destroy the red core and the central core, you have to destroy all of the cores while avoiding the bullets and the ramming.

Gallery

Enigma in Gradius ReBirth