| “ | A ferocious, giant mermaid-like fish created by genetic manipulation. No one can imagine that the fish was originally an ornamental fish because of its creepy appearance. | „ |
Jinmen Gyo (人面魚? lit. "Human Face Fish") is a boss in Contra: Shattered Soldier. It is a gigantic fish-like alien mutant creature with a humanoid face.
Description[]
Jinmen Gyo is a gigantic fish-like alien mutant creature with a humanoid face and three pairs of eyes on its sides.
As the commandos reach a flooded portion of the Eastmost point of the Seabed base, a large fish is seen swimming in the sea behind the base's glass window. The fish introduces itself to the commandos by scaring all the other fishes in the background and then ramming its body repeatedly into the glass window, shattering it and causing the room to flood.
Battle[]
The commandos will be on solid life preserver platforms as the room floods. There are three and they must take care not to fall into the water below. As they rise, multiple Cluster Bombs[2] will descend closer to the heroes. Each of the fifteen available must be taken out in order to achieve a higher Hit Rate. Should one land on the water, they will release a large explosion.
Once the commandos reach the top of the room, the fish makes a large horizontal leap from one side of the room to the other. It begins by swimming under the sea water, roaming around for a bit until it dives downward. bubbles will then rise that reach directly below a platform. This is a sign that notifies the fish's giant leap upward as it attempts to knock the commandos into the water below. The commandos must watch carefully and avoid three of its leaps. After which, the fish will swim again until it speeds toward the left or right side of the screen (if the commandos attempt to chase the fish by jumping on a platform closest to the side it swims to, the boss will perform a large crescent leap in order to reach the opposite side of the room to gain distance between it and the commandos). From here, it will surface with a platform closest to it on its head. The fish will then begin to gobble up platforms in a steady manner that slightly increases speed over time. After a few seconds, the platforms will stop as the creature stops eating, then the boss will prepare for a rush toward the opposite side of the room. The commandos must time a jump so that they land on the platform atop the boss's head, then jump again on the roof to Hang on to. Once offscreen, the boss will perform a crescent leap toward the opposite side of the room. This will hit the hanging players so they must drop down before this happens, luckily new platforms will slowly begin to rise up from the seawater so the commandos must aim their drop to safety. This leap marks the boss repeating its pattern from the start.
The boss's weak point is its tongue/open mouth. As it makes a horizontal leap or when it begins to gobble up platforms, it can be damaged by Weapons fire, preferably charged Fire Whip rounds and during its latter attack for the best opportunity to inflict much damage. Enough hits will cause the fish to erupt in green blood as sinks back into the sea water. The fish however will continue to slowly swim as noted by its green blood moving horizontally. It will attempt to move to the platform closest to where the commandos are above on. A final release of bubbles will signal one final lunge that must be evaded as the fish attempts its revenge attack. After its final leap, the fish flops atop the seawater as its body decays from its wounds, clearing the stage.
Gallery[]
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Music[]
| Description | Audio |
|---|---|
| Theme of Shattered Soldier Stage 4 Boss - Jinmen Gyo |
Trivia[]
- As the Mission Complete appears, it is possible to jump on top of Jinmen Gyo's flopping body.
- There is a hidden fish in Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times called Human-Faced Fish, which could be a possible reference to Jinmen Gyo. Even their Japanese names are the same.
- Its attack where it gobbles up platforms is similar to an attack used by the armored Lava Fish from Rocket Knight Adventures.
See also[]
- Barracuda - Another large fish boss.