Shoud

Shoud

Information In-Game Information HP: 1 (small) 3 (large) Attack Damage: 3 (contact) Weakness(es): Z-Burst Blank Drive (Cutter Chip, Zap Chip, Psycho Chip) Location(s): Contra Base Misc. Information Japanese Name: Sealed Core Shoud Script: 封印核 シャウド Romaji: Fūin Kaku Shaudo Designer(s): SilvernixSP Programmer(s): SilvernixSP Series Information MaGMML Game Appearances: MaGMML: Episode Zero (Enemy) Other Appearances: Contra

Shoud is an enemy from the original Contra. It is a glowing core affixed to the walls of Red Falcon bases, and must be destroyed to proceed further inside.

Shouds also appear as enemies in Make a Good Mega Man Level: Episode Zero, and appear exclusively in the stage Contra Base.

Behavior

Shouds are immobile enemies that cannot actively harm Zero; the only way they can damage him is if he runs into them. In order to progress through Contra Base, every Shoud in the current section needs to be destroyed; once this happens, a wall or floor will open up. Though Shouds lack attacks, other enemies often act as shields for them.

Shouds come in two sizes; most are small, but a single large Shoud exists. This larger variant has more HP, but is otherwise no different from smaller Shouds.

Damage Table

	1	1	2	99
	1	1	2	2
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	2
	1	1	2	2
Other Notes

Notes

• Internally, Shouds are considered minibosses, which is how they're able to destroy terrain when a section is completely cleared of them.
• In their source game, Shouds hide behind an impenetrable shield at first, and will fire fast-moving projectiles at the player if not destroyed after a certain length of time. This behaviour is completely absent in their Episode Zero appearance.