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The Iron Maiden (アイアンメイデン Aian Meiden^?) is a large enemy type, only seen in miniboss battles, and is a major recurring miniboss in the Gradius series, originally appearing as the Stage 4 miniboss in Gradius.

Details

Iron Maidens traverse the terrain in an attempt to collide with the player. If the player is not in a good position or has not dealt with the other enemies in the area they can quickly become overwhelmed. While present in most ports of Gradius, they were replaced by an Inverted Volcano in the NES version.

Attack patterns

Gradius 3 (SNES) - Iron Maiden — Iron Maiden in *Gradius III*.

The Iron Maiden is usually joined by two Dagoom hatches, which spawn a constant stream of enemies until they are dealt with. The Iron Maiden itself follows a preset movement pattern, along the path of the mountain and terrain, before eventually enclosing in on the player, and once they move up to the right side of the screen, they advance directly at the player. It's possible to move around them as they're advancing at the player, but if the Iron Maidens are fast enough then it's better not to try this.

In Salamander, the Iron Maiden appears as a regular enemy in the final mission. Here they are much smaller than the regular Iron Maidens and have a different pattern, jumping from the walls and shooting.

In Gradius ReBirth, the terrain they're normally present in is inverted and they actually emerge from the terrain itself.

Strategy

The main way to survive these minibosses is to first take out the Dagoom hatches if possible, find a safe spot and stay there, dodging projectiles headed your way as necessary. This safe spot should optimally be able to hit newer Iron Maidens coming into the area, as well as older ones as they get closer. If the safe spot is sound, you'll be able to take out the Maidens with little trouble, as they have little health.

In Gradius, it's possible to get to the right and let the Iron Maidens fly past you, but make sure to have the hatches destroyed. Also, stay in the middle. In Gradius ReBirth, hiding in the upper-right corner will work as well.

Gallery

Trivia

Iron Maiden is named after the heavy metal band of the same name.

Gradius
Ships	Vic Viper
Stages	Volcano • Stonehenge • Moai • Reverse Volcano • Wasteland (PCE) • Tentacle • Cell • Base
Sub Bosses	Volcano • Zub Rush • Mother and Child • Iron Maiden • Tentacle • Electronic Cage • Re-Bone (PC Engine) • Tornado (MSX) • Tyran Pace (MSX)
Bosses	Big Core • Cell Nucleus • Xaerous Brain

Gradius III
Ships	Vic Viper
Stages	Desert • Bubble Zone • Volcanic Planet • High Speed Dimension • Moai Zone • Cell Planet • Prominence Planet • Plant Planet • Crystal Zone • Boss Rush • Mechanical Base
SNES exclusive stages	High Speed Zone • Fortress • Cell
Bosses	Goliath • Bubble Eye • Godrei • Big Core MK III • Dogas • Vaif • Twin Vaif (SNES) • Gregol • Wyvern • Vulture Dragon • Choking Weed • Lizard Core • Beacon (SNES) • Tetran • Covered Core • Big Core MK II • Crystal Core • Death MK II • Dellinger Core • Disrupt • Shadow Gear • Shadow Gear MK II (SNES) • Big Core • Golem • Bacterian

Gradius ReBirth
Characters	James Burton (Vic Viper) • Gaudie • Venom
Stages	Volcano • Cell • Moai • Wasteland • Antichthon
Bosses	Volcano • Iron Maiden • Big Core Duo • Zub Rush • Crawler X • Moai Orb • Re-Bone • Enigma • Electronic Cage MK2 • Xaerous Brain

Minibosses / Panic segments
Traditional / Recurring	Volcano • Zub Rush • Iron Maiden • Re-Bone • Fortress Valis • Jumping Moai • Dogas
One Shot	Mother and Child • Tentacle • Tornado • Tyran Pace • Zigzag • Amb • Sodd • Sinar • Crash Bam

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+アイアンメイデン ''Aian Meiden''<br />
+ゴドレイ ''Godorei''
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-The {{Nihongo|'''Iron Maiden'''|アイアンメイデン}} is a large enemy type, only seen in Sub Boss battles, and is a major recurring Sub-Boss in the ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' series, originally appearing as the Stage 4 Sub-Boss in ''[[Gradius]]''.
+The {{Nihongo|'''Iron Maiden'''|アイアンメイデン|Aian Meiden}} is a large enemy type, only seen in miniboss battles, and is a major recurring miniboss in the ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' series, originally appearing as the Stage 4 miniboss in ''[[Gradius]]''.
 ==Details==
-Maidens traverse terrain in an attempt to collide with the player - if the player is not in a good position or has not dealt with the other enemies in the area they can quickly become overwhelmed. Whilst present in most ports of ''[[Gradius]]'', they were replaced by a [[Volcano|Inverted Volcano]] in the NES version.
+Iron Maidens traverse the terrain in an attempt to collide with the player. If the player is not in a good position or has not dealt with the other enemies in the area they can quickly become overwhelmed. While present in most ports of ''[[Gradius]]'', they were replaced by an [[Volcano|Inverted Volcano]] in the NES version.
+{{clr}}
+==Attack patterns==
+[[File:Gradius 3 (SNES) - Iron Maiden.gif|thumb|<p style="text-align: center;">Iron Maiden in ''Gradius III''.</p>]]
+The Iron Maiden is usually joined by two [[Hatch|Dagoom]] hatches, which spawn a constant stream of enemies until they are dealt with. The Iron Maiden itself follows a preset movement pattern, along the path of the mountain and terrain, before eventually enclosing in on the player, and once they move up to the right side of the screen, they advance directly at the player. It's possible to move around them as they're advancing at the player, but if the Iron Maidens are fast enough then it's better not to try this.
-==Attack pattern==
-[[File:Gradius 3 (SNES) - Iron Maiden.gif|thumb|Iron Maiden in ''Gradius III''.]]
+In ''[[Salamander]]'', the Iron Maiden appears as a regular enemy in the final mission. Here they are much smaller than the regular Iron Maidens and have a different pattern, jumping from the walls and shooting.
-The Iron Maiden is usually joined by two Dagoom [[Hatches]], which spawn a constant stream of enemies until they are dealt with. The Iron Maiden itself follows a preset movement pattern, along the path of the mountain and terrain, before eventually enclosing in on the player, and once they move up the right, they advance at you. It is possible to move around them as they are advancing at you, but if the Iron Maidens are super fast, don't try this.
-In ''[[Gradius ReBirth]]'' the terrain they are normally present in is inverted and they actually emerge from the terrain itself.
+In ''[[Gradius ReBirth]]'', the terrain they're normally present in is inverted and they actually emerge from the terrain itself.
 ==Strategy==
-The main way to survive this Sub Boss is to first take out the Dagoom Hatches if possible, and then to find a safe spot - and stay there, dodging what-ever bullets come your way as necessary. This safe spot should optimally be able to hit newer Iron Maidens coming into the area, as well as older ones as they get closer. If the safe spot is sound, you will be able to take out the Maidens with little trouble, as they have little health.
+The main way to survive these minibosses is to first take out the [[Hatch|Dagoom]] hatches if possible, find a safe spot and stay there, dodging projectiles headed your way as necessary. This safe spot should optimally be able to hit newer Iron Maidens coming into the area, as well as older ones as they get closer. If the safe spot is sound, you'll be able to take out the Maidens with little trouble, as they have little health.
-In ''[[Gradius]]'', it is possible to get to the right and let the Iron Maidens fly past you, but make sure to have the hatches destroyed. Also, stay in the middle. In ''[[Gradius ReBirth]]'', hiding in the upper right will work as well.
+In ''[[Gradius]]'', it's possible to get to the right and let the Iron Maidens fly past you, but make sure to have the hatches destroyed. Also, stay in the middle. In ''[[Gradius ReBirth]]'', hiding in the upper-right corner will work as well.
-==Salamander==
-In ''Salamander'', the Iron Maiden appear as a regular enemy in the final mission. Here they are much smaller than the regular Iron Maiden and have a different pattern, jumping from the walls and shooting.
 ==Gallery==