B.E.S. Big Core MK-3
Machine / Effect
LIGHT / 
8If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) in Defense Position. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: Place 3 counters on this card. Cannot be destroyed by battle. At the end of the Damage Step, if this card battled: Remove 1 counter from this card. If you cannot, destroy it. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; shuffle all "B.E.S." monsters from your Graveyard into the Deck.
2700/1900
CARD ID: 82821760
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| TCG Set | Symbol | Rarity | Low | Avg | Trend | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Crisis | MACR-EN032 | Rare | -,--€ | -,--€ | -,--€ |
The Bacterium Empire Series are the main bosses in Konami's Gradius video games. Big Core serves as the standardized design, with every other ship following the same principles: A central power core protected by a set of ablative barriers. Sometimes following a famous on-screen prompt to SHOOT THE CORE!, the player's ship must destroy the barriers, then the power core, in order to defeat the boss, all while dodging enough weapon's fire to typically fill the game screen. SHOOT THE CORE! or the variation DESTROY THE CORE! has become something of a catch-phrase among fans of the game.
With this card's release, there is a B.E.S. monster for every Attribute except DIVINE.
This is the only B.E.S. monster that gains counters both when Normal Summoned and Special Summoned.
Like B.E.S. Crystal Core and ", the artwork for this card features the Vic Viper, the playable hero ship featured in the Gradius games.
The artwork for this card is based on the Stage 5 Boss Rush" of Gradius V.
This card may be a nod to the anime-only Armored Core. Both are LIGHT B.E.S. monsters that can Special Summon themselves when you control no monsters but your opponent does.
With this card's release, there is a B.E.S. monster for every Attribute except DIVINE.
This is the only B.E.S. monster that gains counters both when Normal Summoned and Special Summoned.
Like B.E.S. Crystal Core and ", the artwork for this card features the Vic Viper, the playable hero ship featured in the Gradius games.
The artwork for this card is based on the Stage 5 Boss Rush" of Gradius V.
This card may be a nod to the anime-only Armored Core. Both are LIGHT B.E.S. monsters that can Special Summon themselves when you control no monsters but your opponent does.