.-----..-. .-. .---. .----. `-. .-': : : : : .--' `-- ; : : : `-. .-..-.,-.,-. .-' : .--. .--. : `;.--. .--. .--. .--. .' ' : : : .. :: :; :: ,. :' .; :' '_.': ..' : :' .; :: ..'' ..'' '_.' _`,`. :_; :_;:_;`.__.':_;:_;`.__.'`.__.':_; :_;`.__.':_; `.__.'`.__.' `.__.' =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Thunder Force III Boss FAQ Written by: Scott Clemmons (SClemmons/FFMrebirth) Last Updated: March 6, 2005 Genre: Horizontal Shooter Version: Final =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Table of Contents A1. Contacting Me Bosses B1. Hydra C1. Gorgon D1. Seiren E1. Ellis F1. Haides G1. Cerberus H1. OrnBase I1. Orn Core J1. Disclaimer =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - A1. Contacting Me - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Contacting me isn't all that hard. If you actually need to contact me about in this FAQ then send the e-mail to: E-mail: ScottClemmons[at]gmail.com AIM: swtzwondrboy20 Any game play questions will be deleted, and your e-mail name will be blocked. I've written FAQS before and have gotten questions about a completely different game. This is very annoying and I don't tolerate it. Granted I sound like an over-bearing ass, but that's just the way it has to be. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - B1. Hydra - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: Gargoyle Weak point: Stomach Gargoyle comes onto the screen and moves up very close to you. Don't be too anxious to start attacking him right off the bad since he'll begin to blow a stream of fire that effects the entire bottom portion of the screen. To dodge this, make your way up to the top left-hand corner of the arena. Afterwards, go ahead and open up on his stomach. He'll start to shoot out fireballs that have a pattern to them. The first one will come right for you. Go ahead and move down some to evade this. He'll fire out two more sets; keep moving down slowly to elude these as well. Between all of this, you should have time to get some attacks in on his stomach. He'll go down without a fight. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - C1. Gorgon - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: Twin Vulcan Weakpoint: Search Radar Twin Vulcans are very easy if you have the Hunter weapon equipped going into the battle. One of them will be at the top and one will be at the bottom once the fight starts. Just sit there with your Hunter weapon and let them home in on the weak points of the Vulcans. If you don't have the Hunter, this battle may be a tad harder if you use any another laser. You're going to have to position yourself to so you don't get killed by running into the Vulcans and still be able to do damage. Go ahead and finish one of them off. The other one should go down without a fight. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - D1. Seiren - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: King Fish Weak point: Eye King fish is King pushover. The top and bottom of him will keep firing out yellow rings the entire battle in a straight line. Right after that, he'll fire two yellow lasers from his eye ball that you're going to have to dodge. To do this, just simply slow your ship down some, and slowly move out of the way. If you go too fast, you might end up hitting one of the rings. I used the regular laser during the battle to do the damage. Midway in, he'll begin to fire the yellow rings even faster than before. If you stick right in front of his eye, this won't concern you. Just keep firing the lasers at his eye and dodge the ones he fires at you. He'll die in a matter of seconds. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - E1. Ellis - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: Mobile Fort Weak point: Control Unit Three parts will appear and combine into one to form this boss. He's not really a hard boss at all, just an annoying one. The first thing he does is shoot ships at you from the top and bottom guns that he has. The second thing he does is he'll fire out some attacks at you that look like this: --- ---- --- To dodge this, simply slow down your ship and get in the middle of the two beams at first followed by moving up just a tad. Going too far will mean death. Going too slow means death as well. After you keep the pressure on for about ten seconds, he'll die. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - F1. Haides - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: G Lobster Weak point: Eye The G Lobster will come from behind you, making you have to move to the front of him to do damage. G Lobster is a total wimp. Get between his claws and just start opening fire on him. He'll fire out a packet of missiles your way, but it's really nothing to worry about; your weapons will be able to bust through them. Once he extends his claws, he'll fire out a charged homing laser that's capable of actually doing some damage. Go forward a tad to dodge this. The G sLobster will fall in under ten seconds. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - G1. Cerberus - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: None Weak point: None Stage Cerberus ends after you make your way to the center of the ship and destroy its core with only a few bullets. After this, you'll find your way to the Orn base. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - H1. Orn Base - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target:??????? Weak point:????????? The only actual hard boss in the entire game I think. He'll have four blocks at all four sides of the screen that'll move around. They have quite a lot of patterns. They can move back or forth. Sometimes they're able to move up and down. Other times they'll be moving and stop, only to start moving backwards at you. The only advice I can offer is just to keep an eye out on them while trying to blow the cover off the boss. Once you manage to do this, he'll start to fire one straight laser right at you. This is very easy to dodge, but things can get complicated with the boxes moving around the entire battle. I used the standard weapon to take him out. After his death, you'll move further into the Orn base. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - I1. Orn Core - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Target: ??????? Weak point: ????????? They begin with throwing a boss at you in the opening moments of the stage. This guy will This is the main boss of the entire game. At first, he'll begin to unleash a plethora of bullets right at you. Subsequently, he'll begin to fire bouncy balls at you as well. Make sure you destroy his first form rather quickly because if he managed to get enough of these bouncy balls out, you will die. Once you get past his first stage, it's pretty much smooth sailing. He'll start off by firing a large, rotating ball of lasers at you. Just dodge this like you would anything else. Afterwards, he'll release a set of wave beams at you. You may have some trouble with this to be honest. What I did was go to the very left-hand bottom portion of the screen to dodge these. Keep the pressure on, and he'll die within a few seconds. What a pushover for a main boss. Sit back and enjoy the ending. You saved the world (who would've guessed?) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= - J1. Disclaimer - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This walkthrough may be hosted only by the following sites: - www.Gamefaqs.com - www.Honestgamers.com This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. This guide was created by one man and that's me: Scott Clemmons (FFMrebirth/SClemmons). I don't own any rights to this game; I simply wrote a guide in my spare time since I had nothing more productive to do. - EOF -