Water Strider is a boss from Space Invaders Infinity Gene that appears in Stage 5-1 "Organizer." This is the first boss to be fought in Level 5. This enemy is also seen in Bonus 5-6 "Nucleus" and is the first boss during the boss fight run. This boss does not reoccur in any later levels beyond Stage 5-1, and the first of the bosses that doesn't reoccur later on.
Appearance[]
It resembles a vehicle with 4 long legs. Compared to the usual Water Strider in real life, it doesn't feature 6. In its appearance to the console demo version, the player can only get a glimpse of Water Strider before the demo forcibly ends the game.
Behavior[]
The Water Strider moves forwards and leaves a trail of spikes behind. It will tend to fire very sluggish fire at the player as second attack from the front. Water Strider will also tends to spin around against the tunnel, jump across gaps, and accelerate to avoid the player and decelerate in an attempt to crush the player. All of its attacks will also tend to make Water Strider temporarily transparent to avoid the player's fire, before returning to full visible form.
Name[]
It is named for its resemblance in behavior and appearance to the Water Strider bug.