Nucleus (細胞核 ) 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.
Trivia
- Due to sprite limitations, the pink core of the Nucleus does not appear in the NES version of the game.
Gallery
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 |