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Watch your back!
~ Announcer in Gradius Gaiden

The Kraken (クラーケン Kurāken?) is the boss of Stage 7 in Gradius Gaiden.

Description[]

The Kraken is a large core warship with two arms, four frontal barriers and another three on its back.

Attack patterns[]

Kraken is somewhat unpredictable, moving its arms to fire giant lasers while firing smaller lasers as well. After a few shots, it starts using its arms to track you, firing two lasers in your general direction. When it's done doing this, it flips around (which is the only time you can hit its back barriers) and grabs a boulder from what's left of the stage to guard itself with. The boulder has minimal health and will go down easily; however, Kraken will release it if you take too long.

After this, it goes on as normal, except when it gets the boulder this time, it's huge. It'll sweep the boulder around, then face you. This bigger boulder has just a little bit more health than its frontal barriers. Its frontal barriers have a moderate amount of health and its back barriers have a moderate-high amount of health. Its core has a low amount of health. Overall, watch its arms and you'll be fine.

Gallery[]

Gradius Gaiden
Ships Vic ViperLord BritishJade KnightFalchion β
Stages Beyond the White StormRequiem for RevengersInto the Crystal CageRuins of SilenceOrganic FortressGreen InfernoOn the Event HorizonFormidable GuardiansFate...
Bosses Blizzard CrawlerGraveNobilShining CoreMoai DimensionMad SkinStinger KidHunter FangGiga's RoseKrakenLaser TetranDeathDoubleParasite CoreTriple CoreDeltatryJuggler CoreNeo Big CoreHeaven's GateBoost CoreGunner WallHeavy DuckerSolO.V.U.M.
Core Warships
Big Cores Big Core MK IBig Core CustomBig Core MK-I Rev.2Big Core MK IIBig Core MK II KaiBig Core MK IIIBig Core MK IV
Big Core variants BeaconBig Core DuoBlaster Cannon CoreBoost CoreBubble CoreCircle CoreCoreshipCrater CoreCrystal CoreDellinger CoreDesert CoreHeaven's GateJuggler CoreLaser CoreLizard CoreNeo Big CorePerla MeraldaPlanet CoreRexion CoreRolling CoreShining CoreSuper Big CoreTerra CoreVanishing CoreGenocide CoreOdin Core
Core-style bosses Abaddon WarshipCovered CoreCovered Core MK IIDead EndKrakenMayhem WarshipMetal SlaveMisfit WarshipQueensrÿcheRiot WarshipPlate Core
Pseudo-Cores DeathDeath MK II (DeathDouble) • Death MK IIIBeta CoreNobilTriple CoreCrash Bam
Tetran variants Tetran (Zylom) • Covered TetranCrystal Core D-X02Laser TetranTenny Rop
Parody Cores Candy CoreDecoration CoreDecoration Core MK IIViva Core
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