Venerable Core Warship, armed with a basic 4 Laser Shot. The core series that attempt to defeat you in the boss rush stage The head will die by itself in a very short time. He continues to spend his last remaining lifeforce by spitting out rings in a vain attempt to get revenge. When his body is trashed, his head will separate and begin jumping around in a mad panic to get you. When his head is back where it's supposed to be, he will fire off large patterns of rings for you to weave between, before continuing to walk backwards and forwards. This is your best chance to damage him, but you must get close - Hanaw will extend his neck out and spit out missiles in the process. He will occasionally charge towards you, stopping just at the edge of the screen, and leaping back to his starting position. Royal energy rings are now indestructible, and absorb your own arsenal, making him very hard to hit. The only Moai thus far shown to have a body, this powerful humanoid certainly lives up to his name: These creatures are the guardians for a great entity, the King of the Moai himself, or at very least this particular group of Moai. Interestingly, you do not have to kill any of these to proceed - the screen continues to scroll regardless of whether they are dead or not. The bottom ones can be taken out with missiles, but the top ones require a upwards double selected. These large creatures line the floor and ceiling, and much like the original, spit out small Moai.

Gradius 2