The Tornado (トルネード Torunēdo) rush consist of a series of respawning enemies that spawn and float around the middle of the screen, and acts as the sub-boss of Stage 5 in the Spectrum port of Nemesis, and appears before the other exclusive sub-boss of the same stage in the MSX port.
Attack patterns[]
The Tornado's do not particularly attack the player, merely floating around. Sticking towards the left of the screen renders the player completely safe, providing they keep shooting. After a short while, the entire Rush will vanish, and the player will face the Big Core.
In the MSX version, the player must also fight the Tyran Pace rush before taking on the Big Core.
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 | |
| Minibosses / Panic segments | ||
| Traditional / Recurring | Volcano • Zub Rush • Iron Maiden • Re-Bone • Fortress Valis • Jumping Moai • Dogas | |
| One Shot | Mother and Child • Tentacle • Tornado • Tyran Pace • Zigzag • Amb • Sodd • Sinar • Crash Bam | |