Boss: Shademan
- Weakness Strategy
Try to stay underneath him as he floats around, when he's about to dive, slide out of the way. When you have an open shot, release a charged Coil attack. Otherwise, he's pretty generic in his attacks, just slide when need be. You can also pin him against the wall if you're quick and smart about it. When the battle starts, jump up and use a Wild Coil. Shade Man should fall to the ground in a daze, and try to fly upwards again. If you jump up next to him and time your Wild Coil right, you can knock him back down again and repeat this process until he's defeated.
- Mega Buster Strategy
Without the Wild Coil, you have no way of preventing Shade Man's attacks, so watch out! Avoid his swoops at all costs, or he'll latch on to you and absorb your energy, reducing yours and raising his. As he flies around the top of the screen, it's also quite hard to hit him, but fully charged Mega Buster shots at the peak of your jump may do the trick. When he comes down from the ceiling, it's time for his other attacks, but be ready for his petrifying attack and you should dodge it easily. Since you shouldn't be frozen by that, you're free to dodge his Noise Crush attacks that come afterward. Jump the low ones, slide beneath the high ones, and blast him whenever you can--this is the easiest time to return fire!
- Attacks
- Suck Your Blood: Dives down, grabs you, then sucks your blood, draining your health and reviving his! Make sure he doesn't do this too much, or you might have to fight the equivalent of two or more Shademen.
- Solution: Stay underneath, then slide out when he dives. It's difficult to master the timing.
- Banshee Sight: Fires two glowing lasers that fire forward in a curving path. These will turn you to stone if you get hit, watch out!
- Solution: Jump, easy to dodge.
- Dual Sonic Blast: Releases sequential sonic blasts after 'Banshee Sight.' Dodge these, and then watch out for his upgraded shots.
- Solution:If he is on the ground, jump over it, if he is off, then it should either go over your head or leave enough room to slide under.
- Super Sonic Shot: If shot with a Noise Crush, Shademan will release an upgraded version back at you. Most of the time he will then go into his Suck Your Blood routine after being hit.
- Solution: Don't shoot him with Noise Crush, dodge as best you can.