Sol (ソル Soru) is the fourth boss of the final stage in Gradius Gaiden.
Description
The Sol is a machine that rotate straight and back forward even though doesn't have attack at all. It is fought shortly after the Heavy Ducker. Just like the Shadow Dancers, it is indestructible so it needs to be avoided completely.
Attack patterns
This boss doesn't have any attacks at all, it just rotates back and forward. However, on higher loops, it will move more faster. So be prepared to get enough speed ups.
It will automatically self-destruct after a while.
Trivia
- Sol means "sun" in Spanish and Portuguese.
- It is one of the only two indestructible Shadow Dancers to inherently self-destruct without player intervention, the other is Rotating Wall.
- The decision to add Sol into Gradius Gaiden was implemented late into development as to increase the difficulty of the stage. Prior to the decision, Heavy Ducker was the penultimate boss before O.V.U.M. during development.
- In Otomedius Excellent, it is Bacterian's national emblem, too.
| 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. | |
| Mechanical bosses | ||
| Gunwalls |
Fortress Valis • Demos • Disrupt • Bloody Gate • Keeper's Core • Enigma • Crystal Gust • Cliff Core • Gunner Wall • Core Reactor • Fortress Gate • Plate Core • True Venom | |
| Shadow Walkers |
Electronic Cage • Crab • Shadow Gear • Shadow Gear MK II • Sol • Crab-II • Rotating Wall • Ground Spider • Elephant Gear • Electronic Cage MK2 • Crab Warlock | |
| Other | Reckless • Striker • Grave • Heavy Ducker • Hydra • Cerberus | |