Mother Computer Z (マザーコンピュータZ Mazā Konpyūta Z), called King Nemesis’s Ultimate Hideout in the international manual, is the final boss in the Game Boy version of Nemesis. As its name states, it is the central computer of the Bacterian fleet in this game; in the international story, it’s the final weapon of King Nemesis, the main antagonist of said story.
Attack patterns[]
Mother Computer Z, unlike the Xaerous Brain in Gradius, won't go down without a fight. Similar to gunwalls, this final enemy fires a lot of bullets and generates enemies from the top and bottom.
Strategy[]
There's one easy way to defeat this boss that can be exploited as soon as it appears. If the player has a Shield equipped, ramming into the boss will instantly defeat it.
Gallery[]
| Game Boy Gradius games | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper • Coreship | |
| Nemesis Stages | Volcano • Cell • Moai • Bone • Fortress | |
| Gradius: The Interstellar Assault Stages | Remains • Battleship Interior • Asteroid Belt • Planet Surface • Fortress | |
| Nemesis Bosses | Volcano • Super Big Core • Zub Rush • Crawler • Zigzag • Striker • Amb • Reckless • Mother Computer Z | |
| Gradius: The Interstellar Assault Bosses | Infected Statue • Core Reactor • Zub Rush • Crater Core • Fortress Gate • Guardian Core • Escape Ship | |
| 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 | |