Rolling Core

Rolling Core (ローリングコア Rōringu Koa^?) is a recurring boss in the Gradius series.

Description[]

The Rolling Core is the boss of stage 7 in Gradius IV and the first boss of the second boss rush in Gradius V. It reappeared in Versus mission mode of Otomedius, and it is also the second boss of the loop 2 boss rush in Otomedius Gorgeous.

The Rolling Core has two parts that act semi-independent and also has regenerating weapons.

Attack patterns[]

Rolling Core has several attacks that can take the player by surprise if they're not careful. The outer part will aim at the player and fire up to 8 slow lasers. The inner part will shoot up to four slow lasers, turn on it's side and fire a big laser, or turn backwards and release a swarm of semi-homing missiles. Occasionally, it will spin around and attempt to ram the player. Also, sometimes it will lock the guns to aim left and move up and down shooting lasers randomly. The guns can be destroyed but they will regenerate after a short time.

The Gradius V version does not release homing missiles and is slightly slower. It can also fire a large laser out of its center. After a while, it will rotate around and charge in the player direction.

Strategy[]

While the Rolling Core fires it laser, you can shoot straight at its core (without destroying the barriers) to damage it.

Gallery[]

Gradius IV: Fukkatsu
Ships	Vic Viper
Stages	Liquid Metal • Plant • Bubble • Magma • Moai • Cell • High Speed • Boss Rush • Final Fortress
Bosses	Yorogaton Chimera • Dendrodium • Bubble Core • Gillador • Alpha/Omega • Berial • Rolling Core • Vanishing Core • Big Core MK III • Covered Tetran • Berserk Core • Planet Core • Bloody Gate • Crab-II • Gofer

Gradius V
Ships	Vic Viper T-301
Stages	Planet Gradius Satellite Orbit • Planet Gradius City Sky A • Planet Gradius Urban Underground Hierarchy • Bacterian Cell Center • Asteroid Front Base • Bacterian Multiplication Plant • Bacterian Fortification Center • Planet Gradius City Sky B
Bosses	Big Core MK-I Rev.2 • Venom (lower) • Death MK III • Tetran • Big Core MK II • Big Core MK IV • Ground Spider • Huge Heart • Blaster Cannon Core • Rolling Core • Circle Core • Big Core MK III • Covered Core MK II • Beacon • Keeper's Core • Elephant Gear • Venom (upper)

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 • Big Core Duo • 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 • Covered Core • Covered Core MK II • Dead End • 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) • Covered Tetran • Crystal Core D-X02 • Laser Tetran • Tenny Rop
Parody Cores	Candy Core • Decoration Core • Decoration Core MK II • Viva Core

Rolling Core

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