Great Mahou Daisakusen/Drop list

This page lists all of the enemies in Great Mahou Daisakusen and the items they drop once destroyed, knowing what items each enemy has and where to find them is essential for scoring.

Every enemy is listed in order of appearance, only present once per stage to avoid repeats, with a few exceptions.

Stage 1

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Shoes.

Yellow plane

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Dragon

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops:

• Wings: Armor.
• Body: Shield (stage 1 and 2), Axe (stage 3 and 6).

Gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food, Pinwheel.

Secret item requirement: Empty bomb gauge.

Note: While there are multiple versions of this enemy with different behavior (e.g. fighting a civilian, running away) and they all drop the Food item, the Pinwheel can only be obtained from the one coming out of the woods at the beginning of stage 1.

Drill

Appears in: Stage 1.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Axe.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Single turret: Food.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Shoes.

Missile gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Shoes.

Rocket arms gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Arms: Sword.
• Body: Accessory.

Stage 2

White ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Axe.

Flying single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Armor.

Large ship

Appears in: Stage 2, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Food.
• Body: Helmet.

Kamikaze spinning blade

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Sword.

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Yellow plane

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Dragon

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops:

• Wings: Armor.
• Body: Shield (stage 1 and 2), Axe (stage 3 and 6).

Spiked shield ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Armor
• Spiked shield: Helmet.
• Body: Armor.

Carrier ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: Red.

Drops:

Flying twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Armor.

Flying spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Armor.

Flying gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Helmet.

Missile gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Rocket arms gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Arms: Sword.
• Body: Accessory.

Homing bullets gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Stage 3

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Flying gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 3 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Helmet.

Hover turtle

Appears in: Stage 3 and 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Small turrets: Shoes.
• Main cannon: Helmet.
• Body: Ring, Legend Armor.

Secret item requirements: 4 or more bombs in stock + level 8 charged shot.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Yellow plane

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Dragon

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops:

• Wings: Armor.
• Body: Shield (stage 1 and 2), Axe (stage 3 and 6).

Large side drill

Appears in: Stage 3.

Polarity: Red.

Drops: Sword, Mobichan.

Secret item requirement: Empty bomb gauge.

Twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Shoes.

Small turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Shoes.

Large laser turret

Appears in: Stage 3 and 5.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Sword.

Mid-size ship

Appears in: Stage 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Dormant dragon

Appears in: Stage 3.

Polarity: Red.

Drops: Armor.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Spinning turret: Accessory.
• Single turret: Food.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Spinning turret: Accessory.
• Twin turret: Staff.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Large single turret

Appears in: Stage 3, and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Sword.

Large twin turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Stage 4

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Drill bug

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Drill: Ring.
• Bug: Shield.

Treasure chest

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Uncollected items from regular sets, items from the Jewel and Capcom sets.

Secret item requirement: Have a x12 multiplier (all regular sets completed).

Mimic

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Axe, Legend Shield.

Secret item requirements: Have any of the "armor" item sets (Shield, Armor or Helmet) completed + 4 or more bombs in stock.

Single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Shoes.

Twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Shoes.

Large shielded ship

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Armor.
• Left spiked shield: Helmet.
• Body: Armor.

Note: The left shield can be destroyed and will drop its corresponding item but the right one does not, possibly a bug.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Shoes.

Cannon Turtle

Appears in: Stage 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turrets: Shoes.
• Cannon: Helmet.
• Body: Treasure, Legend Boots.

Secret item requirements: 4 or more bombs in stock + level 8 charged shot.

Yellow plane

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Drill truck

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Single turrets: Shield.
• Spread gun: Armor.
• Turret on back: Staff.
• Drill: Treasure, Bamboo.
• Secret item requirement: Empty bomb gauge.
• Body: Treasure.

Mid-size ship

Appears in: Stage 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Spinning turret: Accessory.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Missile tank

Appears in: Stage 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Missile launcher: Accessory.
• Body: Shoes.

Beholder

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Armor.

Beholder clone

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Axe.

Spiked shield ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Armor
• Spiked shield: Helmet.
• Body: Armor.

Water single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Armor.

Serpent

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: Blue.

Drops: Staff, Holstein.

Secret item requirement: Empty bomb gauge.

Water spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Armor.

Water twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Armor.

Bombs gobligan

Appears in: Stage 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Shield.

Homing bullets gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Water missile tank

Appears in: Stage 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Armor.

Hover turtle

Appears in: Stage 3 and 4.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Small turrets: Shoes.
• Main cannon: Helmet.
• Body: Ring, Legend Armor.

Secret item requirements: 4 or more bombs in stock + level 8 charged shot.

Gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Stage 5

Train

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Sword.

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Single turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Food.
• Body: Shoes.

Twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Shoes.

Spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Shoes.

Missile tank

Appears in: Stage 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Missile launcher: Accessory.
• Body: Shoes.

Large twin turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Flying gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Helmet.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Brown turret

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food

Small turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Large single turret

Appears in: Stage 3, and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Sword.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Single turret: Food.
• Twin turret: Staff.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Large ship

Appears in: Stage 2, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Food.
• Body: Helmet.

Large laser turret

Appears in: Stage 3 and 5.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Sword.

Containers and barrels

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Snails

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turrets: Shoes.
• Shell: Shield.

Cannon Turtle

Appears in: Stage 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turrets: Shoes.
• Cannon: Helmet.
• Body: Treasure, Legend Boots.

Secret item requirements: 4 or more bombs in stock + level 8 charged shot.

Drills and tanks

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Dormant Busturtle

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Large twin turret: Ring
• Head: Armor.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Single turret: Food.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Gray ship

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Sword.

Gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Spinning turret: Accessory.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Missile turret: Accessory.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Large tank

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Twin turret: Food.
• Main turret: Shield.
• Spinning turret underneath: Armor.
• Body: Shield.

Note: There are multiple versions of this tank found throughout the game with a different arrangement of turrets, these turrets follow the same item drop as the ones found in tanks (e.g. a large tank with a spinning turret on top will drop the Accessory once said turret is destroyed).

Cage

Appears in: Stage 5.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Shield.

Baby dragon

Appears in: Stage 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Accessory.

Bombs gobligan

Appears in: Stage 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Shield.

Homing bullets gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Stage 6

Spinning blade disk

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Missile gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Accessory.

Rocket arms gobligan

Appears in: Stage 1, 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Arms: Sword.
• Body: Accessory.

Bombs gobligan

Appears in: Stage 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Shield.

Homing bullets gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Flying gobligan

Appears in: Stage 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Helmet.

Large ship

Appears in: Stage 2, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Food.
• Body: Helmet.

Mid-size ship

Appears in: Stage 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Large shielded ship

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Core: Armor.
• Left spiked shield: Helmet.
• Body: Armor.

Note: The left shield can be destroyed and will drop its corresponding item but the right one does not, possibly a bug.

Kamikaze spinning blade

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Sword.

White ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Axe.

Flying missile tank

Appears in: Stage 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Missile launcher: Accessory.
• Body: Armor.

Flying spinning turret tank

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Accessory.
• Body: Armor.

Wizard

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Staff.

Baby dragon

Appears in: Stage 5 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Accessory.

Carrier ship

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: Red.

Drops:

Gray ship

Appears in: Stage 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Shields: Helmet.
• Drill: Food.
• Body: Sword.

Yellow plane

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Flying twin turret tank

Appears in: Stage 2 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turret: Staff.
• Body: Armor.

Drill bug

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Drill: Ring.
• Bug: Shield.

Beholder

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Armor.

Beholder clone

Appears in: Stage 4 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops: Axe.

Dragon

Appears in: Stage 1, 2, 3 and 6.

Polarity: Red or Blue.

Drops:

• Wings: Armor.
• Body: Shield (stage 1 and 2), Axe (stage 3 and 6).

Small turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Food.

Large twin turret

Appears in: Stage 3, 5 and 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Spinning turret

Appears in: Stage 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops: Ring.

Twin laser cannon

Appears in: Stage 6.

Polarity: None.

Drops:

• Turrets: Staff.
• Body: Accessory.

References

• Enemy Drop List from Shmups Forum
• Counterstop replay with commentary by Tein