Nucleus (細胞核 Saibōkaku) is the boss of stage 6 in Gradius.
Description[]
The Nucleus is the boss of level 6 in the original Gradius. It consists of a pink amoeboid core and a large crystal structure formed of the same material as the rest of the stage.
Attack patterns[]
The Nucleus will constantly spray random projectiles from the vents to each side of its head. Aside from that, it's only attack is to occasionally spawn Amoebas.
Anime[]
Nucleus makes a very brief appearance in the third episode of the Salamander anime. In the anime, it is pink colored and doesn't contain the core.
Gallery[]
Nucleus in Gradius NES..
..in Gradius Phone Version
and Nemesis MSX
Nucleus in Gradius I PC-Engine.
Nucleus as seen in the Salamander (OAV)
Trivia[]
- Due to sprite limitations, the pink core of the Nucleus does not appear in the NES version of the game.
- Various lifeforms that look almost identical to Nucleus's Core (complete with a sphere of latticed webbing) appear in the background at various points in Stage 5 of Gradius Gaiden. Unlike this boss, however, these are purely background elements and do not attack the player in any way.
- In cell biology, the nucleus is an organelle that contains almost all of a eukaryotic cell's genome.
| 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 | |
| Organic bosses | ||
| Space entities | Nucleus • Intruder • Phoenix (Geezer Butler) • Goliath • Bubble Eye • Wyvern • Vulture Dragon • Blizzard Crawler • Yorogaton Chimera • Gillador • Volleone • Doom • Lynyrd Skynyrd • Triumph Kicks • Gaw • Giga • Killer Dwarf | |
| Body horror | Abadon • Golem • Zylom • Big Eye • Gregol • Mad Skin • Brachion Eye • Biter • Berial • Huge Heart • Crawler (X) • Infected Statue | |
| Plantlife | Choking Weed • Stinger Kid • Hunter Fang • Giga's Rose • Dendrodium • Hans Naughty | |
| Salamander (OVA) | ||
| Episodes | Episode 1: Salamander • Episode 2: Paula's Meditation • Episode 3: Gofer's Ambition | |
| Characters | Ike Lord British • Dan • Stephanie McBain • Eddie Evans • Doromo • Ministers • Lee McBain • Paula • Gofer | |
| Enemies | Rugal • Sharp Cross • Golem • Giga • Zelos Force • Intruder • Tentacle • Big Core MK I • Moai • Xaerous Brain • Fire Dragon • Death Hand • Big Eye • Dee-01 • Phoenix • Amoeba • Nucleus | |