Shadow Dancer is a walker that is indestructible (In most of the games). You have to navigate through its legs so you won't get crushed. Some of the games Shadow Dancer appears in doesn't include his invincibilty and in those cases, just avoid his legs and shoot the body. Is also called Shadow Gear Mk. II
Appears in
- Gradius III (SNES: Shadow Gear MK II, Arcade: Shadow Gear)
- Gradius V (Ground Spider and Elephant Gear)
- Parodius Da!, Gokujō Parodius!, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius and Gokuraku Parodius (as Rika the Las Vegas Showgirl)