Prickly Angler (Japanese: プリックリィアングラー, Hepburn: Purikkuryiangurā?) [Japanese name: Random angler] is the boss of zones G and I of Darius Gaiden. it is shaped after a Yellow Goosefish (Lophius litulon).
Darius Odyssey Guidebook Bio[]
- Name: Prickly Angler
- Motif: Anglerfish
- Type: General Purpose Battleship
- Size: 81.77 m / 268.3 ft
- Zone: G (Warp Zone), etc.
- Weapon: Induction laser cutter (head), etc.
A ship which appears at the same time as many similar ships at the exit of the gate connecting subspace and normal space and attacks the Silver Hawk. Equipped with laser cannons with guided performance.
Appearance[]
Larval form[]
Prickly Angler is a sleek, mechanical boss shaped like a Lophius larva.
It has a long narrow body with shiny blue plating and fin-like structures along its sides. Its head is detailed with red and metallic parts, and it features thin golden appendages extending forward, resembling antennae or lures.
Larval transformation stages[]
Is a mechanical boss that transforms through multiple stages, all based on a larval anglerfish.
First form[]
It has a slim fish-like body with blue and green plating and thin golden antennae on its head.
Second form[]
The head becomes larger with more exposed mechanical parts and new appendages growing forward, giving it a more aggressive look.
Third form[]
The transformation completes with long, sharp lures extending from the head and a wider mouth, emphasizing its anglerfish traits.
Final larval form[]
It has a vibrant segmented body with colorful fins and long, needle-like lures extending from its head. The face is sharp and mechanical with glowing eyes and exposed inner parts, giving it an eerie, predatory look.
Adult transformation stages[]
Prickly Angler in (adult forms) is a mechanical boss that evolves into a more fearsome anglerfish-like machine.
First form[]
It has a sleeker metallic body with large orange fins and long, pointed lures on its head.
Second form[]
The body becomes more robust, with wider fins and additional mechanical claws or limbs.
Third from[]
It transforms into a fully developed anglerfish machine, featuring large, wing-like fins with red tips, glowing yellow thrusters, and a fierce expression.
Final form[]
Prickly Angler (final form) is a fully transformed, mechanical anglerfish boss with an aggressive and elegant design.
Zone G[]
It has a sharp, silver and yellow body with long red spines extending from its back and fins that fan out like blades.
Zone I[]
This variant features a more intense color palette with purple, orange, and red tones, making it look more exotic and dangerous, while keeping the same spiked and finned structure.
Gameplay[]
Prickly Angler will come along with a swarm of easily-destroyable anglerfish enemies, but stay and morph to fight the player. During this first phase of the fight it will quickly move around and fire triple lasers, as well as either purple lasers that move in a circle then shoot after the player if the player is fighting it on zone G or a salvo of homing missiles if the player is fighting it on zone I. After that it will stop in the middle of the screen and fire three times a circular bullet spread which expands and shrinks, then move to the top and fire bullets in an arc below, then move down and fire the circular bullet spread six times in quick succession. It will then resume his pattern.
After it takes enough damage, it will morph into its final form. It will now constantly move while firing lasers, at the same time as it fires bullets aimed at the player and in an arc, as well as the purple lasers or homing missiles depending on the zone. After firing the circular bullet spread it will stop and charge, then fire a laser beam while moving either up or down following the player. After doing this three times it resumes its pattern.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Prickly Angler's forms are based of the stages of a Yellow Goosefish's larvae, from hatchling to maturity.