Tri-Pod Core (トライポットコア, Toraipoddo Koa^?) is the boss of Stage 2 in Otomedius Excellent.

Description

It is a Shadow Dancer-like Core Warship that appears in Otomedius Excellent. It is piloted by T.B. Rika, who is based on Chichibinta Rika.

Attack patterns

It uses its two destroyable tentacles to shoot small laser projectiles. If both are destroyed, then it shoots two vulcan bullets at a steady pace. Occasionally, it moves a little closer and deploy several homing missiles before jumping. It backs up a bit before attempting to ram the player.

Otomedius
Main Characters	Aoba Anoa · Erul Tron · Emon · 5 · Madoka · Diol Twee · Tita Nium · Esmeralda · Poini Coon · Arnval · Strarf · Gesshi Hanafuuma · Kokoro Belmont
Supporting Characters	Operetta · Princess Irene · Konami Lady · Emon · 8 · Pastel
Antagonists	Eliza · Titi XIV · Yoshiko · Gofer Sisters · Meta Lium · Neko Sencho · T.B. Rika · Ryukotsuki · Shiori Fujisaki · Ruby and Cobalt · Dark Force
Otomedius / Gorgeous stages	San Salvador Island · Tokyo · Canadian Rockies · Easter Island · Alexandria · Antarctica · Valhalla
Otomedius Excellent stages	The Big Wave · Midnight Tetran · Spelunker of Hell · The Ancient Bacterian · The Return of Cosmic War · Dark Force's Ambition Part 1 · Dark Force's Ambition Part 2 · Dark Force's Ambition Part 3 · Skills to the Test · Message from Emon-5 · The Reunion
Otomedius / Gorgeous bosses	Princess Seiren · Eyegol · Big Core DX-01 · Scarab Core · Crystal Core D-X02 · Big Core · Abaddon Warship · Mayhem Warship · Tetran · Viva Core · Manbow · Big Core MK II · Rolling Core · Covered Core MK II · Death · Zelos Force Fortune · Odin Core
Otomedius Excellent bosses	Mirrored Core · Tri-Pod Core · Serpent Core · Big Core DX · Old Big Core · Heaven's Gate · Perla Meralda · Neo Big Core · Misfit Warship · Dellinger Core · Metal Slave · Gunner Wall · Black Viper · Death Bringer · Scramble Ship · Bisumaru Excellent · WinBee

Core Warships
Big Cores	Big Core MK I (Old Big Core) • Big Core Custom • Big Core MK-I Rev.2 • Big Core MK II • Big Core MK II Kai • Big Core MK III • Big Core MK IV
Big Core variants	Beacon • Berserk Core • Big Core Duo • Big Core DX-01 • Big Core Orthos • Big Core Prometheus • Blaster Cannon Core • Boost Core • Bubble Core • Circle Core • Coreship • Crater Core • Crystal Core • Dellinger Core • Desert Core • Heaven's Gate • Juggler Core • Laser Core • Lizard Core • Mirrored Core • Neo Big Core • Parasite Core • Perla Meralda • Planet Core • Rexion Core • Rolling Core • Serpent Core • Shining Core • Super Big Core • Terra Core • Vanishing Core • Genocide Core • Odin Core
Core-style bosses	Abaddon Warship • Bolboros • Covered Core • Covered Core MK II • Dead End • Deltatry • Kraken • Mayhem Warship • Metal Slave • Misfit Warship • Queensrÿche • Riot Warship • Plate Core
Pseudo-Cores	Death • Death MK II (DeathDouble) • Death MK III • Beta Core • Nobil • Tri-Pod Core • Triple Core • Crash Bam
Tetran variants	Tetran (Zylom • Tetran Sweeper • Tetran Scavenger) • Covered Tetran • Crystal Core D-X02 • Laser Tetran • Tenny Rop
Parody Cores	Candy Core • Decoration Core • Decoration Core MK II • Viva Core