Metal Slave (メタルスレイブ Metaru Sureibu) is one of the final bosses in the MSX port of Salamander. It later reappeared in Otomedius Excellent.
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Salamander (MSX)[]
Metal Slave is second of the two final bosses in the MSX port of Salamander, being one of the few bosses exclusive to that game. It has five cores and can be destroyed if its middle core is destroyed. Only one core must be destroyed to open the hatch guarding the middle core; which one must be destroyed is random, although the Prophecy of Fire (specifically Chapters 2-4) gives away which one it is.
It is similar to Dead End, another boss that has multiple cores, although this is a harder version.
Otomedius Excellent[]
In this game, all five cores are required to be destroyed and the middle core doesn't affect the warship anymore. To compensate this, the hatch is now vulnerable to the player's attacks along with the laser turrets. If the boss has sustained enough damage, it will shoot Flying Cores that bounce back at the edge of the screen.
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Trivia[]
- Metal Slave is one of the only three Core Warships that serve as the final boss in the entire franchise, the others are Genocide Core and Odin Core.
- In addition, Metal Slave has been added as a part of the B.E.S Card deck in Yu Gi Oh in 2025 (Known as Super B.E.S Metal Slave), together with Dellinger Core. Metal Slave is also the first one to have such design other than most Core Warships similar to Dead End.
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| End bosses and major enemies | ||
| Major Recurring Foes | Gofer • Bacterian • Dr Venom • Zelos Force (Zeros) • Lars Empire | |
| Minor Enemies | Xaerous Brain • O.V.U.M. • Eleos Brain • Mother Computer Z • Guardian Core • Crab • Central Server • Genocide Core • Metal Slave • Zelos Barrier • Doom | |