* The [[Gradius|Vic]] [[Victory Viper XX03|Viper]] and "[[Falchionβ]]" appears in this card's artwork.* The [[B.E.S.|Bacterium Empire Series]] are the main bosses in [[Konami]]'s ''[[wikipedia:Gradius_Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' video games. "[[Big Core]]" serves as the standardized design, with [[B.E.S.|every other ship ]] following the same principles: A central power core protected by a set of [[wikipedia:ablative_armorablative armor|ablative]] barriers. Sometimes following a famous on-screen prompt to "SHOOT THE CORE!", the [[Gradius|player's]] [[Victory Viper XX03|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.** In the this case of , this cardis based on the [[fandom:w:c:gradius:Big Core MK II|Big Core MK II]], the barriers and cores second boss to be dubbed "Big Core" that debuted in ''Gradius II''. This card's artwork depicts the initial attack patterns of "Big Core MK-II are only vulnerable when it opens " which involves its "wings" spread out to fire giant lasers, which leaves the shields and the power cores vulnerable to attack. * As the name implies, this This card is an upgraded and more powerful version of "[[B.E.S. Big Core]]". * Like "[[B.E.S. Crystal Core]]", the artwork for this card features the [[Gradius|Vic]] [[Victory Viper XX03|Viper]], the playable "hero" ship featured in the Gradius games. "[[Falchionβ]]" is also visible in the artwork. * This is the only "B.E.S." monster that does not gain counters when [[Normal Summon]]ed. This seems to be by design, as it is also one of the only "B.E.S." monsters that gains counters when summoned [[Special Summon]]ed through "[[Boss Rush]]".