Laser Turret

A Laser Turret (レーザー砲台, lit. Laser Battery)^[1] is a basic stage enemy present in all games on the Strider series, a variation of the basic Turret enemy.

Strider (CPS-1)

Appears in Stage 3 (Flying Battleship Balrog).

A laser battery shaped like a raygun and found installed in the walls and ceilings of the Balrog's Gun Deck, usually near the path of conveyor belts. When Hiryu comes into their line of sight, they shoot a white laser beam in a straight trajectory. They possess limited mobility, being capable of aiming their sight at three different angles, shooting laser beams consecutively at roughly 0º, 35º and 45º. They are otherwise stationary.

Strider (NES)

Appears in the Red Dragon.

A set of red Laser Turrets can be found in the third floor of the Red Dragon's initial area, installed in the ceiling over a path of pillars Hiryu must cross through. These laser turrets start shooting at Hiryu as soon as he stands below them, damaging him and disrupting his jumping across each pillar. They are also very difficult to destroy since only Hiryu's up thrust and Ground Trick can reach them.

There's also a lonely Laser Turret found above the door after the first battle with Dragon Fiend, which is easy to ignore.

Strider 2

Appears in Stage 4 (Flying Battleship Balrog), Scenes 2 and 6.

The Laser Turret is a small machine found onboard the Battleship Balrog, with a similar appearance to the ones in the original. These turrets can actually move across the floor and redirect their guns to aim vertically. When close to Hiryu, they point into his direction and shoot a short-range beam of plasma which stays active for a few seconds.

They often come in pairs of two, alternating between attacking and resting.

Strider (2014)

Appears in the Research Facility, Airship Balrog and Meio's Tower.

A white, round-shaped turret model first seen in Professor Schlange's Research Facility. This model of turret generates a powerful sustained purple laser beam in a straight line forward. They are capable of moving back and forth vertically, releasing the laser beam in short bursts while tracking Hiryu's location.

These turrets can become a nuisance when facing other enemies, as their blasts can't be reflected back by the Cypher, but they can be blocked by objects standing on its path.

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References

Strider
Hiryu
Equipment: Cypher • Options (A • B • C) • Climb Sickle • Glider Moves: Slide • Cartwheel Jump • Big Jump • Cypher Attack • Bunshin
Stage Enemies
Russian Infantryman • Rascal • Flying Mosqueman • Mosqueman • Shadow Tag Bullets Soldier • Desert Soldier† Giant Sandworm† • Army Jeep† • Siberian Wolf • Wall Crawler • Frog • Balrog Marine Corps • Turret • Laser Turret Giant Main Gun • Mr. Elephant • Hit Mouse • Floating Mine • Amazoness • Poison Mushroom • Dinosaurs • Piranha
Bosses
Strobaya • Novo • Ouroboros (General Mikiel) • Giant Antlion† • Sovkhoz Я (Tank Driver)† • Mecha Pon • Solo • Kuniang Anti-Gravity Device • Captain Beard Jr. • Lago • Grandmaster Meio
Locations
St. Petersburg • Oil Fields† • Siberia • Flying Battleship Balrog • Amazon • The Third Moon South American Base†
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Striders • Kazakh Federation • Research Staffs • Minor groups • Minor Striders • Flying Tortoise • Sky Thunder Mk-II Navigator† • Assault Rifle • Giant Flamethrower • Plasma Whirlwind • Summoning • The Third Moon Plan • Eurasia • Earth
† = Exclusive of the PC Engine port

Strider 2
Hiryu
Equipment: Cypher • Climb Sickle • Glider Moves: Slide • Cypher Attack • Double Jump • Hassou Jump • Backward Somersault • Savage Slash • Boost Hien Mode: Geometrical Cypher • Cypher Boomerang
Stage Enemies
Flying Turret • Superhuman Army • Solo Mass Produced Model • Animal-shaped Mechanisms Commando Troop • Mutant Animals • Mushrooms • Tianhou Troop • Goblin • Fortress Guard • T-54 • Spike Bomb Machine Modified Guillotine • The Alchemist • Floating Mine • Armored Guard • Search Lantern • Rascal • Antarctic Guard Penguin Bomb • Ice Gear • Balrog Infantry • Fighter aircraft • Turret • Laser Turret • The Professor • Assistants Graveleo • Ardoravis • Fulmenorca
Bosses
Drill Cruiser • Transport • Honghuo • Spider Form • Tiger Form • Emperor Dragon • Skewer Cannon Metall Hengst • Sturmgeschutz V • Dullahan • Herzog Schlange (Aluminium Hydra) • Missile Mobile • Beluga F Frozen Mammoth • Researchers • Gravity Core • Kraken • Squad Leader • Minelayer • Scarabee • Goliath • Reactor Core Admiral Wilhelm • Kuniang (Tong Pooh) • Solo • Strider Hien • Grandmaster Meio • Caduceus
Locations
El Dorado • Neo Hong Kong City • Fortress Wahnen • Antarctica Research Lab Flying Battleship Balrog • The Third Moon
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Assault Rifle • Dual Linear Gun • Impact Cannon • Shock Blade • Plasma Whirlwind • Summoning Striders • Light Sword Cypher • Chinese Mafia • Kraken Chemical • Flying Tortoise • Aircars • Catapult • Earth

Strider (2014)
Characters
Hiryu • Black Marketer • The Prisoner • Pei Pooh • Nang Pooh • Tong Pooh • Xi Wang Mu General Mikiel • Solo • Professor Schlange • Juroung • Grandmaster Meio Fallen Striders: Hoen • Hien • Rouga • Ouga • Kuga • Shouyo • Koja • Jingei • Hiyou • Raiga • Shinden
Stage Enemies
Light Trooper • PNUT • Shield Trooper • Military Trooper • Research Trooper Wall Crawler • Severnsi • Insect Trooper • Stealth Flyer • Turret • Laser Turret
Bosses
Vityaz-1 • Ouroboros Mk.III • Heavy Trooper • The Four Winds • Solo • Millipede • Gravitron • Tornado Brainwalker • Mecha Pon • Magmapede • Juroung • Grandmaster Meio • Meio Prime
Locations
Kazakh City • Airship Balrog • Meio's Tower • The Third Moon Kazakh Outskirts • Kazakh City (district) • Industry • Military Ring • Processing • Military Headquarters Research Facility • Underground
Collectibles & Moves
Items: Item Unlock Pickup • Pickup Cradle • Large Canister Basic Moves: Cypher Attack • Cartwheel Jump • Charge Mode Unlockable Moves: Slide Assault • Charged Cypher • Down Strike • Double Jump • Plasma Catapult • Kunai • Options (A, B, C) Cypher Forms: Reflect Cypher • Explosive Cypher • Ultra-Cold Cypher • Magnetic Cypher
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Cypher • Climb Sickle • Hard rubber armor • Plasma Capacitor • Custom Rifle • Laser Rifle & Flamethrower Striders • Meio's Army • Resistance • Kazakh City Citizens • Researchers Glider • Skiff • Sovkhoz • ZAIN Project v2 • Eurasia • Earth