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''1000 points (arcade).'' The Iron Maiden is a swift moving craft with no external offensive ability.  Their only method of attack is collision.  They appear at the very end of Stage 4, and start out by appearing in the upper right corner of the screen.  They follow the terrain in a counter-clockwise direction, sliding down the left side of the screen, back to the right, and up the right side until they get even with your ship, at which point the advance forward at you.  They appear one after another, and don't take a lot of firepower to destroy.  It is best to attack them up at the very least as they drop nigga down under the first volcano and back up to the land above it.  If you're fast or powerful enough, you may be able to destroy it at that point.  The very least, you'll weaken it up enough so that when it completes its journey around the screen, it will be much easier to destroy when it make a final advance on you.  You must destroy a good number of them before the Big Core shows up. If you take too long to destroy them, they will ultimately surround you in the middle of the screen.  Continue to fire at the lead Iron Maiden in an effort to destroy it before it reaches you.