Alloy Lantern

Appears as a boss in:

Darius II (1989)
Super Darius (1991)
Sagaia(Mega Drive) (1991)

Relatives:Super Alloy Lantern, Prickly Angler?

Code Number: In Sagaia: CB10

Appears as a sub-boss in:
Super Darius II (1993)


Poor Alloy Lantern. He has the right chunky, slightly organic look which would make him a totally killer-looking boss. But he isn't. When he appears in Sagaia, he is just a gateway to the bosses of the zones he is in:Killer Hijia or Steel Spine. And he isn't much of a threat, either.

Alloy Lantern in Zone B and Zone C flavours, respectively.

Tips:So. Alloy Lantern's head shambles onto the screen from the right, waving his lure around. The lure fires round, black bullets (which seem to resurface a lot in this game and in the 1990 game Gun Frontier) in an outward spiral. Nothing to worry about, just aim for the tip of the lure and fire away. The only trouble is that since it waves about so aggravatingly, it can take some time to get it down. In-between, Alloy Lantern opens his mouth to reveal his only really dangerous attack- a big-ass laser cannon which fires a four-laser burst at you. It also reveals his only weak point, so don't shy away from the gun. When he turns a golden yellow, he's almost done. Time to move on to the other bosses (except in Sagaia for the MegaDrive, the coward)! I haven't met him in Super Darius yet, sorry.


Rating:

Colour Scheme:	76%
Design:	87%
Attacks:	63%
Name:	77%

Real-Life Inspiration: An angler fish, obviously.



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