| “ | Black hole vanished, drive system switched to normal mode. | „ |
| ~ Gradius Gaiden announcer |
Formidable Guardians is the eighth stage in Gradius Gaiden.
Overview
This stage is a Boss Rush composed by six bosses (or seven if playing on a higher loop).
This level opens with swarms of Zub Rs attacking with the formulation of the "Aircraft Carrier" theme. This is last chance for the player to power up before facing an onslaught of bosses. Note that if the player die against any of the bosses, it still start with the Zub Rush again, but the boss the player died on will appear next, skipping any bosses already defeated.
Bosses
- Laser Tetran
- DeathDouble and Parasite Core
- Triple Core
- Deltatry
- Juggler Core
- Fake final boss: Neo Big Core
- Real final boss: Heaven's Gate
Music
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| Theme of Formidable Guardians 1 - Zub Rush | |
| Theme of Formidable Guardians 2 - Boss Rush Part 1 | |
| Theme of Formidable Guardians 3 - Boss Rush Part 2 | |
| Theme of Gradius Gaiden Boss - Stage Boss |
| Gradius Gaiden | ||
| Ships | Vic Viper • Lord British • Jade Knight • Falchion β | |
| Stages | Beyond the White Storm • Requiem for Revengers • Into the Crystal Cage • Ruins of Silence • Organic Fortress • Green Inferno • On the Event Horizon • Formidable Guardians • Fate... | |
| Bosses | Blizzard Crawler • Grave • Nobil • Shining Core • Moai Dimension • Mad Skin • Stinger Kid • Hunter Fang • Giga's Rose • Kraken • Laser Tetran • DeathDouble • Parasite Core • Triple Core • Deltatry • Juggler Core • Neo Big Core • Heaven's Gate • Boost Core • Gunner Wall • Heavy Ducker • Sol • O.V.U.M. | |