Techno-Ayako (テクノ亜也虎 tekuno ayako) is the boss of the first stage of Xeno Fighters R, 1942 Midway Islands. It awaits the player at the end of the stage.
Backstory[]
An Ayako bomber has been equipped with weapons and propulsion systems that one would normally expect to see only on Keto vessels.
Design basis[]
Techno-Ayako is an edited version of this sprite of the Ayako boss in Capcom's SHMUP 1943: The Battle of Midway. It has been given battle damage, weapons systems, and ion thrusters in its second form.
Attack patterns[]
When Techno-Ayako first appears, it attacks with all of its defensive turrets shooting continuously at the player. Its tail gun will attack after a period of time. Once all guns and engines have been destroyed, Techno-Ayako will enter its second form.
Its second form exposes high-tech ammunition and propulsion systems. The wing hardpoints shoot spread shots that accelerate while its cockpit hardpoint spews one of three patterns:
- Fast aimed diamond-shaped spread
- All-directional spread
- Slow aimed 3-way stream
Trivia[]
- The sprite that was used when it appears is the Ayako III from 1943.
- In Xeno Fighters EX, it was named Techno-Fukagu (テクノフカグ, tekuno fukagu).
| Bosses | ||
| Starting stage bosses | Techno-Ayako (1) ● Silver Banshee (2) | |
| A-stage bosses | Jasper Gigas (3-A) ● Orion Arrow (4-A) ● Steel Aughisky (5-A) ● Bronze Harpy (6-A) | |
| B-stage bosses | Jade Hydra (3-B) ● Obsidian Peryton (4-B) ● Citadel Geryon (Orthrus, Eurytion) (5-B) ● Dullahan (6-B) | |
| Final stage bosses | Copper Caoineag (5-C) ● Gettok (F-A) ● Dreadnought Echidna (F-B) ● Balor (F-C) | |
| EX bosses | Green Walrus (EX-1) ● Blue Optomon (EX-2) ● Ziyudee (EX-3) ● BonziBUDDY (EX-4) ● Vahrstor (EX-5) ● Black Heart (EX-6) | |
| Midbosses | Staubteufel (3-A) ● Teramanta (3-B) ● Stymphalian Birds (4-B) ● Megadon (6-A) ● Xenoscorpius (F-B) ● Big Boy Shippu (EX-3) ● Clippy (EX-4) ● Hummingbird (EX-6) | |
| Other | The Stranger (Azure Silence) | |