Contra: Shattered Soldier - Walkthrough/FAQ. T A G E B O S S Although the final boss (you were expecting something more intimidating?) is a fused version of all the forms of the previous.
Stage 7Like Stage 6, don't get fragged and you'll get your 100% hit rate.The first form of this boss uses its arm and large energy balls. The arms will wrap around the screen and tosses the energy balls around.The second form is a frog-like creature. It has several attacks. One will have it will vomit out these creatures. Be aware of its first vomit.
It will spread a few paces in front of it before the creatures emerge.The second attack is a body slam that'll mow you down. The frog will swim off the screen and appear on the side and spew shots at you. It will then move to the higher or lower parts of the screen and attack again.The third form resembles a jellyfish with two attack patterns. It will swim back and forth while releasing smaller creatures of itself that rain down on you.
After being shot down, they zip to the ground quickly.The second attack has the boss swim down to make a pass over the bottom of the screeen in a body crash attack and will return to the top after.The next form's main attack are little starfish-like creatures it generates and tosses around. Use your machinegun to rupture the plasma membrane to damage the nucleus.The next form is the last. It's main attack is the glowing worm-like creatures floating on the screen that occasionally group together and attack your character. Other than that, that's it. The Relic Amalgamation The final boss fight is a combination of all the forms in stage six, minus a few of the attacks.
Use the strategies discussed in that section to beat him.While the boss is in flight, it will attack using energy balls. They will land near the cockpit of the transport and bounce back to the boss.Another attack is its occasional grasp attack, where the boss will lunge out and grab onto the ship. The frog part of the mutant will then fire three fast projectiles across the screen.Upon death, the boss will attempt one final effort to drag the ship into the firestorm.
Shoot it off the ship to beat the game.