The Xelcor (グゼルコア guzerukoa) is an original fighter in the Xeno Fighters series. Its weaponry is partly original, with some influence from the Endeavor from Raiden Fighters.
Development history[]
The Xelcor is the last of the four original ships designed, modeled, and named by Isotoxin. It replaced the Solvalou (and inheriting its weapons at the time) from V.A.F. Squadron. Custom sprites for Xeno Fighters R were later made by Herr Schatten.
Name origin[]
The name Xelcor comes from Xelcor GmbH, a German company specializing in project management and consulting.
The BFG 9001's name is a tribute to the Doom series.
Backstory[]
If the Amada Vipros was the P-38 Lightning of the Keto War, the Xelcor was the P-47 Thunderbolt. Although not as widely used, especially since it didn't come into operation until the latter half of that war, its shield-mine weaponry gave it an important place as a defender of larger bombers and Amada squadrons. Like the Amada, the Xelcor was brought back into operation by ATHENA in order to strike down the BRES menace.
Description[]
The Xelcor is a rather ponderous fighter with a main shot that never attains much range or rapidity. This means that understanding of its special weapons is particularly crucial to succeeding with it. The Cnidarian Mines are of particular use in areas with thick bullet fire, while the Sonic Disruptor allows for quick dispatch of close-range enemies. The Xelcor is among the fighters most dependent on understanding which weapons are called for where for success.
Loadout[]
The Sonic Disruptor making short work of two BRES capital ships.
Laser weapon[]
Sonic Disruptor: Generates a blue-green stream of ultrasonic sound waves that stays ahead of the Xelcor as it moves, inflicting heavy damage on anything unfortunate enough to get caught in it. However, it does not persist for more than about three or four ship lengths ahead of the Xelcor, meaning that in order to attack anything with it, you'll have to get in relatively close.
Missile weapon[]
Cnidarian Mine: Fires a cluster of grey-and-green mines that slowly drift upwards. Upon touching an enemy or bullet, or after a set period of time, they will erupt into a sphere of green plasma that will not only damage enemies caught in the field, but also dispel any bullets that touch them. Although the somewhat slow rate of fire is something to take into consideration, this effect provides a useful aegis in areas where even the Sonic Disruptor can't take enemies down before they send out a lot of bullets.
The Cnidarian Mine is the only subweapon in the game that destroys enemy bullets.
Bomber[]
BFG 9001: An electric ball plasma that explodes into a large green electric shock. It activates somewhat more slowly than the Amada Vipros's Quantum Bomb, but still renders the Xelcor invincible for 1 second after using it. Both the plasma ball and the resulting explosion clears enemy bullets, while the explosion damages enemies.
Slaves[]
Standard Raiden F: This is the standard slave type used in the Raiden Fighters games.
Unlock requirements[]
Active from beginning.
Screenshot gallery[]
| Playable fighters | ||
| Original ships | Amada Vipros ● Phyxius ● Zaiva ● Xelcor ● Divine Gale ● Bronze Kolibri ● Varuna | |
| Seibu Kaihatsu guests | Raiden mk-II ● Judge Spear ● Raiden mk-IIβ ● Blue Javelin ● Dark Sword ● Miclus ● Lasercopter | |
| Psikyo guests | A6M Zero ● X-36 ● Tengai ● P38 Lightning ● Twin Mustang ● Marion ● Yuan-Nang | |
| Capcom guests | P-38 ● Stearman E75 ● Michelle Heart ● Kevin Walker ● Mega Man | |
| Konami guests | Vic Viper ● TwinBee ● Lord British ● Hikaru ● Grey Layer ● Metalion | |
| Raizing/Eighting guests | Miyamoto ● Silver Sword ● Wild Snail | |
| Namco guests | Gyaraga ● Solvalou | |
| Tecmo guests | Castor ● Pollux | |
| Other guests | Miria ● Hoplon ● R-9Leo ● Opa-Opa ● Infernal Iris ● Core Cannon ● Astro Slug ● TC-17 Twin Cobra ● MiG-31 Firefox ● Fire Leo-03 Styx | |
| Related pages | Removed ships | |