DonPachi/Enemy list

Enemy list

Stage 1

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4
	Harmless popcorn helicopter that dies in one hit.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Power-Up	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	190	Low	-	Stage 1
	A harmless turret shooting bullets occasionally when the bushes open up.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	turret: 60 base: 270	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3
	Consists of two parts and often comes in groups therefore making it very important for longer chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	600	Low	-	Stage 1, 4, 5
	Another simple turret that you shouldn't worry about too much.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	turret: 330 base: 4,400	Low	-	Stage 1
	High score value but difficult to chain due to the higher health. Will keep shooting from its back turrets even once the main turret is gone.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,310	Low	-	Stage 1
	This bunker can only be destroyed once the turret on the roof is fully opened. Blow it up and four small tanks will appear underneath it.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	turret: 60 base: 1,500	Medium	-	Stage 1
	The midboss of stage 1. This enemy can be very dangerous if you don't take it out as quickly as possible. Very lucrative to include early on in a chain.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	150	-	-	Stage 1
	It's just a house. No danger.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,120	-	Star Item x4	Stage 1
	Another scenery object. No danger level but leaves behind four Star Items.

Stage 1 Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	110	-	Bee Medal	Stage 1, 3
	Shoot this small car for a Bee Medal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,500	Medium	-	Stage 1
	Turret at the back of stage 1 boss that shoots a very wide 7-way spread when opening.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,500	Medium	-	Stage 1
	Turret at the side of stage 1 boss that shoots a fast stream of bullets. Can't be damaged as long as the turret on the back is still active.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very High	100,000	Medium	-	Stage 1
	The core of the boss changes attack patterns once all four turrets are destroyed. If you wait for too long a very deadly attack pattern is fired after a while. The core of the boss has significantly more health during the loop.

Stage 2

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	turret: 60 base: 270	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3
	Consists of two parts and often comes in groups therefore making it very important for longer chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	330	Low	-	Stage 2
	Popcorn enemy that shows up in various formations but rarely becomes a threat.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	510	Low	-	Stage 2, 4
	Harmless midsize plane with a directly aimed line of bullets. Behavior is very easy to predict. Don't let it push you too far to the side.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4
	Harmless popcorn helicopter that dies in one hit. The helicopter formations directly aimed at the player can be lured around the screen to set up for bigger chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	Star Item	Stage 2, 3, 5
	A simple turret. Not a big deal. Gives slightly more points in stage 2 than the same turret in later stages.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	Star Item	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	A small turret that wouldn't be an issue on its own. However, since it appears with numerous other turrets on the big yellow ships, it can create some very hectic scenarios.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	Star Item	Stage 2, 4
	A slightly less dangerous turret. May only cause trouble in groups with other turrets. Gives a tad more points in stage 2 than the same turret in stage 4.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	800	-	-	Stage 2
	A scenery object. However, as it blocks the path to the more dangerous core of the yellow ships, it can be quite a nuisance. Take out as soon as possible and focus on the core.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	800	Medium	-	Stage 2
	The core of the yellow ships can be comparatively dangerous sometimes. The frequency of the bullet spread is high and is difficult to see in crowded scenarios. Don't underestimate!

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	800	-	Bee Medal	Stage 2
	Scenery objects awarding the player with Bee Medals. The two yellow ships at the end of the stage have one crate each placed outside of the screen. Type C can reach both of them anyway. Type B can only reach the crate out of screen to the left. Type A can reach neither of them.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	turrets: 200 base: 3,000	Medium	-	Stage 2
	Potentially dangerous aircraft that is very important for chaining due to the high score value of the base.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	100	Low	-	Stage 2, 4
	Another small fry. Shoot it down and focus on other things.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	turret: 420 base: 6,400	High	[Bomb]	Stage 2, 4
	The midboss section holds 3 of these very dangerous enemies. If you are playing for survival use a planned laser bomb. Very important for chaining. This enemy drops a bomb item when destroyed without the use of a bomb during the loop only.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Bomb	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Stage 2 Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	-	Low	-	Stage 2
	These discs will be fired in streams and try to ram into you. Be sure to have an active laser and they can't reach you. Don't try to milk them as there is no point reward!

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very High	210,000	Medium	-	Stage 2
	Try to stay as much in the center of the screen as possible particularly when the boss is sweeping from side to side.

Stage 3

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4
	Harmless popcorn helicopter that dies in one hit.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Power-Up	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	220	Low	-	Stage 3
	Attacks with a twin shot that can occasionally snipe the player due to weird angles.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	-	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	A small turret that only becomes an issue when the screen is filled with other enemies.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	turret: 60 base: 270	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3
	Consists of two parts and often comes in groups therefore making it very important for longer chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	500	Low	-	Stage 3
	The front turret of the big carrier ships.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	500	Medium	-	Stage 3
	The side turret of the big carrier ships is much more dangerous shooting a tricky 5-way pattern.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	500	-	Bee Medal	Stage 3
	Scenery object. This crate holds a Bee Medal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,500	-	-	Stage 3
	If you destroy this part first, all remaining parts of the carrier ships will automatically blow up and the crate will not drop a Bee Medal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,400	Medium	-	Stage 3
	Shoots an unusual bullet pattern that can be quite disorienting. Important to include early on in chains due to the higher score value.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	280	-	-	Stage 3
	Scenery object. Two small tanks will appear from underneath.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	520	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	A container holding a Star Item. No danger.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	110	-	Bee Medal	Stage 1, 3
	Shoot this small car for a Bee Medal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	Scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	4,900	High	[Bomb]	Stage 3
	A dangerous, high HP and very high score value enemy. Essential for chaining. Drops a bomb item only if destroyed after fully coming to a halt.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,900	-	-	Stage 3
	High score value scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	630	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	The purple container gives slightly more points than the other ones.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	210	Low	-	Stage 3
	Shoots a twin shot attack in very inflexible angles.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	110	-	-	Stage 3
	Negligible scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	turret: 60 base: 210	Low	-	Stage 3
	Towards the end of the stage there's a tricky part with these enemies coming from behind. Try to seal their twin bullets and eliminate them as soon as possible.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	3,100	Medium	-	Stage 3
	These enemies shoot a wide 7-way pattern and are quite resilient. Don't underestimate!

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	4,500	High	-	Stage 3
	So to say the midboss of stage 3. Due to the high HP, you will barely be able to destroy it before it traps you with the nasty spread bullets from its back turrets. Thankfully, these can be sealed by pointblanking. This only leaves the line of bullets from the center to worry about.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	340	-	-	Stage 3
	A wooden crate. Move on.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	The blue, red, and purple cars throughout the stage don't carry Bee Medals and are therefore less important.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	Scenery object. Worth a bit more than the small cars.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	3,300	Medium	-	Stage 3
	This big turret building can easily become an issue if you don't take it out quickly. Difficult to include in bigger chains but worth it.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	820	-	Bee Medal	Stage 3
	The cockpit of the cargo ship holds a Bee Medal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	520	-	Star Item	Stage 3
	A container holding a Star Item. No danger.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	tank: 2,000 truck: 2,000	-	Star Item x2	Stage 3
	Scenery object but very important for chaining due to the unexpectedly high score value.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	190	-	-	Stage 3
	Low scoring scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Bomb	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Stage 3 Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	360	Low	Star Item	Stage 2, 3, 5
	A simple turret. Not a big deal.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	320	Low	[Star Item x3]	Stage 3
	Can only be damaged when open. These flipover turrets will only drop three Star Items when destroyed after the screen has stopped scrolling.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	-	Low	-	Stage 3
	No point reward, milking is futile!

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	800	-	-	Stage 3
	A simple cover for the underlying turret. If you keep this cover intact, you can prevent the turret from ever attacking.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	40,000	Medium	Bee Medal	Stage 3
	Highest score value outside of bosses proper. Even short chains with this turret are worth a lot.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	-	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4
	Harmless popcorn helicopter that dies in one hit. This red version appearing during the boss fight doesn't give any points so milking them is not possible.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Extremely High	300,000	High	-	Stage 3
	The core of the boss has an insane amount of health. The attack patterns are a bit weird but very consistent if you can find the right rhythm.

Stage 4

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Power-Up	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	70	Low - Medium	-	Stage 4
	Popcorn enemy that comes in large groups and can easily trap the player. At the very end of the stage the last wave of these enemies shoots almost constant streams of bullets. Tricky enemy.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	140	Low - Medium	-	Stage 4
	Shoots a twin bullet attack. Some formations with these green enemies are not easy to deal with.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	2,400	High	-	Stage 4
	Very dangerous enemy shooting wide spread attacks and occasionally homing missiles. Destroying these enemies quickly by pointblanking them triggers waves of bonus enemies.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	150	Low	-	Stage 4
	Homing missile fired by some midsize planes.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	70	Low	-	Stage 4
	Another popcorn enemy but much less dangerous than its purple counterpart due to a different movement behavior. The reason for this is that these blue ships are not homing in on the player but rather move down sideways.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	510	Low	-	Stage 2, 4
	Harmless midsize plane with a directly aimed line of bullets. Behavior is very easy to predict. Don't let it push you too far to the side.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	100	Low	-	Stage 2, 4
	Another small fry. Shoot it down and focus on other things.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	90	Very Low	-	Stage 4
	Compared to the other small popcorn ships, this one is even less dangerous as its attacks are delayed by quite a bit.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,400	High	-	Stage 4
	Dangerous aircraft that comes in groups and immediately fills the screen with bullets. The wings have no hitbox.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	turret: 320 base: 4,500	Very High	-	Stage 4
	This midboss combines numerous very difficult attacks and constantly fires rockets with big explosions trapping the player in no time. Fortunately, this enemy can be taken out quickly by pointblanking it. The sooner you kill it, the more waves of bonus enemies will appear afterwards.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	390	Medium	-	Stage 4
	Rockets fired by the midboss. Will leave a dangerous explosion radius on screen.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	600	Low	-	Stage 2, 4
	A simple turret not causing any danger.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	-	Stage 4
	Another simple turret. Can be used to prolong chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	800	-	-	Stage 4
	Scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	2,000	-	Bee Medal	Stage 4
	Once this structure is destroyed, bonus waves of helicopters rush in that are important for chaining.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	-	Stage 4
	Flipover turret that opens and retracts in random intervals. Has slightly more HP when closed.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	Low	-	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4
	Harmless popcorn helicopter that dies in one hit.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	-	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	A small turret that only becomes an issue when the screen is filled with other enemies.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,400	-	Star Item	Stage 4
	The stationary variant of this red plane is harmless.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	480	Low	-	Stage 4
	Exclusively appearing in groups of two in the center line of the screen.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,000	Medium	[1-Up]	Stage 4
	This building drops a 1-Up item when destroyed without the use of a bomb (first loop only!).

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,000	Medium	Power-Up	Stage 4
	The bullets of this turret battery can be sealed by pointblanking or when it's out of screen.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	600	Low	-	Stage 4
	These tanks rush in from the side and fire directly aimed bullet patterns that can be dodged simply by tap dodging.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	600	Low	-	Stage 1, 4, 5
	Shoots a short stream of bullets. Not too dangerous.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	turret: 420 base: 3,400	Medium	-	Stage 2, 4
	Behaves slightly differently compared to its green counterpart in stage 2 and goes down much quicker. Important for chaining.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	2,500	High	-	Stage 4
	Very dangerous enemy that shoots a random volley during phase 1 and a stream of homing missiles during phase 2. As there are three of them at the end of the stage, they are conventionally called "Ichirō" (firstborn), "Jirō" (secondborn), and "Saburō" (thirdborn) by Japanese players.

Stage 4 Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	left turret: 650 right turret: 660	Medium	-	Stage 4
	These turrets shoot a straight laser beam every time the main pod stops moving. For whatever reason the right turret is worth 10 points more.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	1,250	High	-	Stage 4
	After a while, the center will explode and an additional turret shows up firing a deadly stream of bullets. If both laser turrets are destroyed, the pod starts moving frantically and becomes even more dangerous.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very High	440,000	Very High	-	Stage 4
	Possibly the most difficult boss of the game if you don't have a very good plan laid out in advance. The big red orbs during phase 2 are particularly hard to dodge with Type C and require solid routing.

Stage 5

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Power-Up	Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	Medium	-	Stage 5
	Comparatively dangerous popcorn enemy due to the high frequency of bullets fired.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	turret: 60 base: 270	Low	-	Stage 5
	Consists of two parts and often comes in groups therefore making it very important for longer chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	600	Low	-	Stage 1, 4, 5
	Shoots a short stream of bullets. Not too dangerous.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	turret: 420 (x2) base: 4,800	Medium	-	Stage 5
	The turrets attack with random volleys in an alternating rhythm, while the base doesn't shoot on its own at all. Not an easy enemy to deal with. Very important for chaining.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	turret: 60 base: 270	Medium	-	Stage 5
	The most dangerous out of all the small tanks due to slightly more HP and a more deadly attack.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	1,200	Low	Bomb	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	The item carrier has a comparatively high score value making it worthwhile to include early on in chains.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	-	-	Stage 5
	Scenery object that hides a turret underneath.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	900	Medium	-	Stage 5
	A special enemy that will home in on your x-axis position after a while and then calls another enemy appearing from the bottom of the screen. Try to aim for its wings and never stay right underneath it so the second part never spawns.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	900	High	-	Stage 5
	This part spawns right behind you and flies up to connect with the wing part. Once connected, the two parts will fire a combined attack that is extremely dangerous. Try to prevent this from happening at all costs.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,000	Medium	-	Stage 5
	This cartridge shoots 2-way and 3-way bullets in a very high frequency. Can cause a lot of trouble if not destroyed immediately.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	120	-	-	Stage 5
	Scenery object.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	1,100	Medium	Power-Up x2	Stage 5
	This midsize tank fires a fast 7-way spread. Try to stay right underneath and take it out quickly.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	200	Medium	-	Stage 5
	These small popcorn enemies home in on your position and shoot very fast sniper bullets at you. Watch out!

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	200	Low	-	Stage 5
	This enemy doesn't shoot any bullets but rather moves around the screen in a U-shape trying to block your path.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	360	Low	Star Item	Stage 2, 3, 5
	This turret shoots out a stream of three bullets and is more difficult to deal with than in the previous stages.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	6,200	Medium	-	Stage 5
	Shoots out a deadly all-around bullet pattern.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	800	Low	-	Stage 2, 3, 4, 5
	A small turret that only becomes an issue when the screen is filled with other enemies.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	320	Low	-	Stage 5
	These flipover turrets just add more bullets to the chaos during the attack on the big blue battle ship.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	11,000	Medium	-	Stage 5
	Shoots fast streams of bullets. Very lucrative for scoring purposes.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	38,000	High	Power-Up	Stage 5
	The main cannon of the battle ship is also the most difficult one to deal with. Shoots a screen filling all-around attack. Also opens great scoring opportunities due to its unreasonably high score value.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	High	pod: 4,000 main: 4,500	High	-	Stage 5
	Very difficult midboss that consists of two parts. If you damage the main part too much, the pod will detach and hell breaks loose. Therefore, aim for the pod first and only then for the main body. The sooner you destroy this midboss, the more bonus enemies will spawn.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	100	Medium	-	Stage 5
	These blue ships come in large groups and will stop moving relative to your position. After having stopped, they start spinning and fire tons of small bullets.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	130	-	Star Item	Stage 5
	Another scenery object. Useful for chaining during the final stretch of the stage.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	600	High	-	Stage 5
	After shooting this enemy for a bit, the indestructible drills detach and you can damage the main body. The attack pattern intensifies after the drills has been fired.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	radar: Medium turret: High	radar: 230 turret: 260	High	-	Stage 5
	These structures consist of one radar and several turrets. Destroy the radar and all remaining turrets will explode in a line. This string of explosions keeps a chain active.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low	250	Low	-	Stage 5
	These turrets line up in the trenches in large groups and make your chain counter skyrocket.

Stage 5 Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	-	Medium	-	Stage 5
	Depending on the color, these cartridges have different attacks, but unlike the blue cartridges found throughout the stage, none of them gives any points.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	15,000	Medium	Power-Up x2	Stage 5
	You can only damage these retracting turrets when they are fully open. Their bullet spreads can be despawned by keeping them off screen. Once the boss reaches its final phase, the remaining turrets will blow up by themselves.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	800	Medium	Power-Up	Stage 5
	When one of the retracting side turrets is destroyed, the respective smaller hatch next to it becomes active and fires mines when opening up.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Low	-	Medium	-	Stage 5
	Slowly drop down on you and release a 2-way (1st loop) or 4-way (2nd loop) spread, which can be sealed if the mine is too close.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very High	500,000	Very High	Power Up x1 or x2	Stage 5
	The core of the final boss awaits you with a barrage of bullets, some of which, however, can be avoided with the use of safe spots. The final phase on max rank can be considered almost undodgeable and harder than anything the True Last Boss has to offer.

True Last Boss

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very Low - Low	10	-	-	Stage 2-5
	Before the True Last Boss shows up, you can shoot the yellow structures to the side of the screen. Irregardless of their size, they are all worth 10 points each thereby making even bigger chains not that important.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Medium	10,000	Medium	-	Stage 2-5
	These bits come down and circle around the player. As long as you aren't moving, you're safe. Once they stop, move away. Can be chained as well.

Enemy	Health	Score	Danger level	Item drop	Appears in...
	Very High	1,000,000	Very High	-	Stage 2-5
	Your final mission. It's a mechanical bee!

References & Contributors

1. Most of the image files are taken from an unreleased guide on Donpachi bearing the title "De Taisabachi à Inbachi: Guide complet des shoot them ups de la compagnie Cave, (1) Donpachi, Le dernier des Toaplan" from the French user "Yami" posted on Discord on November 18th, 2018.