Neo Big Core

“	Destroy the core!	„
	~ Announcer in Gradius Gaiden

Neo Big Core (ネオビッグコア, Neo Biggu Koa^?) is the sixth boss of the boss rush in Gradius Gaiden.

Description[]

Neo Big Core is a drastic modification of Big Core MK I. It is the fake last boss of the boss rush in Gradius Gaiden. It is barely similar to Big Core MK I, with the only similar features being moving up and down, its core number, and shooting four shots. The death animation consists of many mini-nukes exploding. The boss equipped with Funnel/Drone weaponry on higher loops, making it a drastic fight.

Attack patterns[]

*Note: All attack names are purely conjectural

"Beam Shot Neo": Neo Big Core's initial attack is shooting four cube-like lasers in front. However, the top and bottom shot bend at a slight angle. While doing this, it also moves up and down at various speeds. It will sometimes rapid fire the four shot and move up and down very fast as though in a frenzy.
"Wide Beam": After some time, it will come close and release a wide beam that covers 1/3 of the screen about 2 seconds after it's released. In Otomedius Excellent, the time for wide beam attack is significantly increased up to about 4 seconds in exchange for longer beam time.
"Conventional Bombers": Occasionally, it will release two mini-nuke bombs in front that explodes with a big radius. Also, every once in a while it will attempt to ram you and while it returns to the other side of the screen, releases several mini-nuke bombs that aim at you and explode. In Otomedius Excellent, this attack is significantly nerfed with the bombs now deploying at the hatches instead and will explode in a smaller radius.
"Drone Deployment": At loops 2 and beyond, Neo Big Core will deploy drones that shoot lasers from its hatches up and down. Often paired with either Wide Beam or Conventional Bombers. In Otomedius Excellent, the hatches that release drones in higher loops can now be destroyed.

Exclusive to Otomedius Excellent[]

"Bullet Spread": Neo Big Core will shoot bullet spreads while moving up and down. This attack was added due to significant nerfs in the Conventional Bombers.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Big Core

Gradius Gaiden
Ships	Vic Viper • Lord British • Jade Knight • Falchion β
Stages	Beyond the White Storm • Requiem for Revengers • Into the Crystal Cage • Ruins of Silence • Organic Fortress • Green Inferno • On the Event Horizon • Formidable Guardians • Fate...
Bosses	Blizzard Crawler • Grave • Nobil • Shining Core • Moai Dimension • Mad Skin • Stinger Kid • Hunter Fang • Giga's Rose • Kraken • Laser Tetran • DeathDouble • Parasite Core • Triple Core • Deltatry • Juggler Core • Neo Big Core • Heaven's Gate • Boost Core • Gunner Wall • Heavy Ducker • Sol • O.V.U.M.

Otomedius
Main Characters	Aoba Anoa · Erul Tron · Emon · 5 · Madoka · Diol Twee · Tita Nium · Esmeralda · Poini Coon · Arnval · Strarf · Gesshi Hanafuuma · Kokoro Belmont
Supporting Characters	Operetta · Princess Irene · Konami Lady · Emon · 8 · Pastel
Antagonists	Eliza · Titi XIV · Yoshiko · Gofer Sisters · Meta Lium · Neko Sencho · T.B. Rika · Ryukotsuki · Shiori Fujisaki · Ruby and Cobalt · Dark Force
Otomedius / Gorgeous stages	San Salvador Island · Tokyo · Canadian Rockies · Easter Island · Alexandria · Antarctica · Valhalla
Otomedius Excellent stages	The Big Wave · Midnight Tetran · Spelunker of Hell · The Ancient Bacterian · The Return of Cosmic War · Dark Force's Ambition Part 1 · Dark Force's Ambition Part 2 · Dark Force's Ambition Part 3 · Skills to the Test · Message from Emon-5 · The Reunion
Otomedius / Gorgeous bosses	Princess Seiren · Eyegol · Big Core DX-01 · Scarab Core · Crystal Core D-X02 · Big Core · Abaddon Warship · Mayhem Warship · Tetran · Viva Core · Manbow · Big Core MK II · Rolling Core · Covered Core MK II · Death · Zelos Force Fortune · Odin Core
Otomedius Excellent bosses	Mirrored Core · Tri-Pod Core · Serpent Core · Big Core DX · Old Big Core · Heaven's Gate · Perla Meralda · Neo Big Core · Misfit Warship · Dellinger Core · Metal Slave · Gunner Wall · Black Viper · Death Bringer · Scramble Ship · Bisumaru Excellent · WinBee

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