A3 (Armament Armed Arm) (Ａ３ アーマメント アームド アーム A3 Āmamento Āmudo Āmu?) is the third boss from Thunder Force V. It's a robot equipped with 6 legs and has multiple forms.
Description[]
" ---ALERT!---
The enemy is approaching fast!
Area Guard Name : A3 (Armament Armed Arm)
It died three times and was reborn twice.
Code : E3-RF04B-SS
Weak Point : Body, Sensor Eye, Missile Pod
Weapon :
- Missile pod x1
- Laser Vulcan cannon x3
- Spreader bullet firing tube x2
- Floating depth charge x2
- Continual-firing irradiation-type laser cannon x6
- Stick-and-harden bullet firing tube x2
Comment : Weapons developed for city occupation, modeled on earthly weapons."
Details[]
As its description demonstrates, it fires multiple bullets, 5 lasers and a missile which explodes before any contact.
Once its mechanical legs destroyed, it will ride on the road like a tank, but will keep its weapons, with the addition of multiple seeker bullets and a net to slow down the Gauntlet.
Upon defeating its 2nd form, A3 will transform into its 3rd form and will fly in the air. This time, aside from the bullets, it will fire its 6 continual-firing irradiation-type lasers and will even try to destroy the Gauntlet with its claws.
As it can't whistand too much damage, A3 will subsquently explode.
Trivia[]
- A3's name is a reference to the British electronic music band Alabama 3.
| Thunder Force V | ||
| Characters | Cenes Crawford • REFFI • Guardian | |
| Ships | RVR-01 "Gauntlet" • RVR-02 "Vambrace" • RVR-02B "Brigandine" | |
| Stages | No Blue • Wood • Human Road • Guardian's Guardian • Judgement Sword • From the Bottom of One's Heart | |
| Bosses | Deep Purple • Iron Maiden • A3 • Guardian's Knight • Vasteel Original • Guardian Animus • Khaos Ascendant | |