Rhombus Turret 1.0

Rhombus Turret
Location	Rhombus Dungeon
Level	1
Type	Mechanical
Subtype	Rookie Sentry
Stats
Max HP	Unknown
Attack	Unknown
Defence	Unknown
Focus	Unknown
Resistance	None
Rewards
EXP	25
Credits	Unknown
Drops
None

The Rhombus Turret is a monster in CrossCode. They can be encountered in the Rhombus Dungeon.

Appearance

The Rhombus Turret is a small, fixed-position rotating turret. Its main body is a purple cylinder, topped with a red and white icon resembling a skull. A short gun barrel protrudes from its body. It stands on two small purple legs.

Combat

The Rhombus Turret has two attacks that it uses in combat. The weaker one consists of a single shot fired directly at Lea, while the stronger one fires three shots simultaneously with a wide spread and is charged with the turret briefly flashing red. Charged Balls disrupt its stronger attack and leave it briefly weakened.

Strategies

Although Melee attacks will quickly destroy a Rhombus Turret, most are found in locations where it is difficult to reach them to initiate melee. It is undeniably beneficial to disrupt the turret's strong attacks, but if any are missed, the wide-angle shots can make Dashing less than effective, so Shielding is highly recommended as a counter to attacks.

Locations

Rhombus Dungeon

Middle Room: x3 fought to progress through the dungeon

Upper Path 3: x7 fought to progress through the dungeon (can be skipped)

Lower Path 3: x7 fought to progress through the dungeon (can be skipped)

Development Notes

The Rhombus Turret is closely related to the Puzzle Turret found in the TechDemo, although that turret served as a puzzle element, and therefore was invulnerable and did not deal any damage with its attacks. The Rhombus Turret was absent from the original version of the Demo, but was added in v0.1.3 as part of the Rhombus Dungeon expansion. It has appeared in all subsequent versions of the game except the Shortened Demo.