The Nuclear Armadillo is a boss in Ninja Gaiden II, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus.
Plot[]
Ninja Gaiden II/Sigma 2[]
In Ninja Gaiden II for the Xbox 360, the Nuclear Armadillo is the final boss of the "The Flying Fortress Daedalus" chapter. Early in the "Quickening Devastation" chapter Ryu crosses a lava-waterfall where two of them are waiting but shoot fiery projectiles and later fights those two simultaneously. In Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for the Playstation 3, Marbus is fought instead of two Nuclear Armadillos in the "Quickening Devastation" chapter.
Strategy[]
- Once they reach half-health, they will ignite themselves and constantly spur fire blasts that will target Ryu.
- Throw several (preferably charged) incendiary shurikens at their heads, if playing Ninja Gaiden II for the Xbox 360 version.
- A fully upgraded Kusari-Gama can deal significant amount of damage through the move Absence of Light (strong attack while running). The move covers a lot of range, which is useful as the armadillos are constantly moving, and also has a very high damage multiplier.
- Hold block when it dies, as when it expires it creates a large explosion that can kill the player if not blocked or otherwise mitigated. The explosion can be dodged through Reverse Wind, but the window of opportunity is relatively short.