The Sand Storm, as seen in Raiden II.
The Sand Storm (unofficial name) is the name of a major recurring enemy in the main Raiden series. Despite being a regular enemy, the Sand Storm unit requires multiple shots (about 30 or more) to bring down.
Powers[]
The Sand Storm is an armored enemy that fires three shots at the same time, and are quite faster than standard enemy shots. As told, the drone requires a multiple amount of shots to bring down. But however, multiple shots are only from the Vulcan firepower, but the Laser firepower at maximum can take down a single unit in one shot.
Appearances[]
The Sand Storm appears in all five Raiden titles, appearing as a heavy enemy (not a boss unit). They are uncommon in some parts of the Raiden levels, but sometimes, they appear in a small group of up to three. When increasing the difficulty of a game in the newer titles, the Sand Storms can reload faster.