Ruins of Silence

Ruins of Silence
Minibosses	Metal Serpent
Boss	Moai Dimension
Environment	Moai area
Music	MOAI
Game	Gradius Gaiden
◄ Previous stage	Into the Crystal Cage
◄ Previous stage	Into the Crystal Cage
Next stage ►	Organic Fortress
Next stage ►	Organic Fortress

“	Destroy all of them!	„
	~ Gradius Gaiden announcer

Ruins of Silence is the fourth stage in Gradius Gaiden.

Overview

Moais can be destroyed by firing at their open mouths, so try to get as many of them as you can. Jade Knight's Round Laser is a real lifesaver in this level, as it can clear out the rings from every direction. Later on, the player will encounter larger Moai that shoot smaller Moai. Again, blast them in the mouth.

Toward the end of the stage you'll encounter the blue Moai, which fire large laser blasts. This isn't so bad, except the lasers continue to fire after destroying them, and destroying them changes the path of the laser, as the top of the Moai either crumbles downward or rolls backward.

Then getting to the large rotating "totem-pole" Moai, which are not unlike their Gradius III counterparts, except they're oriented horizontally instead of vertically.

Finally, at the end of the stage you're attacked by the Metal Serpent. Its major threat is that the inert Moai statues it knocks off the ceiling can kill you. While it can be destroyed, at the end of this section it will self-destruct if you didn't. Either way, it leaves behind several power-ups.

The boss in this stage is the Moai Dimension.

Enemies

Miniboss

• Metal Serpent

Boss

• Moai Dimension

Music

Description	Audio
Theme of Air Battle #1 - Sky 1.
Theme of Air Battle #2 - Sky 2.
Theme of Ruins of Silence - MOAI.
Theme of Gradius Gaiden boss - Stage boss