Gorgon

"Dang! DEPLOY IT NOW!!!" --Area 6 Commander

The Gorgon is Andross's deadliest weapon yet. It is equipped with a huge hyper laser capable of piercing the crust of a planet in a single shot. It even has the capability to obliterate large ships, such as the Cornerian Cruisers or the Great Fox. The satellite can defend itself from starfighters by firing a volley of armor piercing missiles. To swat an incoming fighter away from it, the Gorgon can use its three tentacles that extend from the satellite itself. In case there isn't any escort, it can deploy its own complement of fighters. It also possesses a Dimension Transport System that enables it to phase in and out of our reality, something the scientists have thought impossible, up until now. It is the last line of defense in Area 6, before Venom.

Weakness

Once it's arms are destroyed, it is forced to open it's body and repair them. It will then release three bonded energy balls to help. Shooting the energy orbs until they are depleted will cause the shield protecting it's core to disappear. Once this has happened, shoot the core until the second shield is gone and it's core is revealed. Shoot the core until the machine is destroyed.

Trivia

• The Gorgon is named after the gorgons, vicious female monsters from Greek mythology. It is said that one who looked upon a gorgon would be instantly turned to stone. Medusa is probably the most recognizable and well-know of the three gorgon sisters. The Gorgon machine could be named so because of the resemblance of its tentacle-arms to Medusa's famous snake-hair.

• When Pigma is infected with the Aparoids and Fused with machinery, he resembles Gorgon, having similar attacks and defense purposes.