Dr. Kahl's Robot/Junkyard Jive

[Chubzdoomer]

Any worthwhile tips for this guy?

I can't for the life of me figure out the third phase in which he's shooting out millions of projectiles in all directions while electric gates are flying in from the top and bottom.

How the hell are you supposed to avoid his projectiles AND the gates AND keep shooting him at the same time?

[Gilded]

just focus on avoid all the stuff... like any bullet hell with the button pressed all the time eventually you will beat him

edit: awww and don't be afraid of use the mini-form if you need it

[Shaft]

Originally posted by Chubzdoomer:

How the hell are you supposed to avoid his projectiles AND the gates AND keep shooting him at the same time?

Stay in the middle. Shrink to dodge the gates while keeping an eye on which space between the projectiles is less narrow.

You have already killed his first phase, which imo is the worst.

[Pachislot Rockman Ability]

Here's my biggest tip: immediately fly up and start bombing the antenna that shoots lasers. It takes about 7 bombs on Expert to destroy it and then you can focus on everything else he does. I advise bombing the little spinny robots that you parry to use the splash damage to destroy the flying ships, and then just keep bombing/super-ing the lower two targets. Usually a single super will destroy them both.

[Chubzdoomer]

I just can't get the pattern down for his projectiles. They seem to spin one way, then start spinning another? Or maybe it's an optical illusion because there are so many of them?

I don't know where I should keep my plane. Close to him? Towards the far edge of the screen?

This boss is insanely difficult. By far the toughest one in the game yet. Nothing else really compares for me.

[Ashe]

The first phase was always the easiest for me. The beams were easy to parry and the laser was very telegraphed and can be manipulated easily. I went from bottom to the top then middle so I had more parries so I could have a super avaliable for the annoying second phase. That's the most annoying one IMO. Then the last phase is pretty basic bullet hell, use the mini plane to make it past the hazards in time if you need to.

[Chubzdoomer]

I finally beat it... INSANE difficulty at the end. So many nonstop projectiles swirling in constantly-changing directions, combined with random gates as well as unnecessary foreground graphics that randomly come into view and obscure the bullets... that was complete madness.

Since I finally conquered it here are several tips I'd like to pass on to others:

Phase 1

• Immediately attack and destroy the TOP part (antenna) with bombs.
  
• Zoom down and focus on the BOTTOM part with bullets. Stay in the far left corner to avoid the screws. Parry the pink things that come out of the middle part when necessary.
  
• Finish off the middle part with bullets. Every time a bomb comes out of the bottom part, immediately shift your focus to it. You NEVER want these bombs to get close to you because they're a nightmare to shake off without taking damage.
  
• Repeat this strategy when the heart comes out. Always shift your attention to bombs when they appear. If there are no bombs, return to the heart.

Phase 2

• When the flying capsule goes BELOW you (left to right), pelt it with bombs before it leaves the screen.
  
• When the flying capsule comes from ABOVE (right to left), pelt it with bullets and duck out of the way at the last second.
  
• [Additional tip] Try to destroy the bombs ASAP. If one or two gets past you, evade them with your mini form. Watch out, because if they collide with one another they'll create a chain-reaction explosion that can cover a large area.

Phase 3

• Use your super power as soon as the doctor appears to get in a quick cheap shot, then quickly zoom back to the far left side of the screen
  
• When there are no gates, hold down the fire button and keep your eyes focused on the projectiles coming at you. As long as you stay on the far left side of the screen, the gaps should be just large enough to fit your plane through. It's incredibly tough and requires lots of concentration and practice.
  
• When gates come near, shift into your mini form and focus on trying to fly over/below them while simultaneously avoiding the projectiles. This is by far the hardest aspect of the fight, and will take several attempts to master.
  
• [Additional tip] Keep an eye on your super meter throughout the fight and launch super bombs at the boss anytime you see you have a full card. It's best to do this between waves of bullets. You have to act very fast though, and of course make sure not to miss.