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Adding to the hilarity is the fact that the boss’s original design, which resembles a large, jiggling rocket with a "purple tip," has become a source of amusement among fans. The developers themselves seem aware of the shape's suggestiveness, joking about it during gameplay commentary, with one commentator humorously suggesting that it looks like a "rocket ship with a purple tip" that "undulates."
Some fans have jokingly wondered why Star Wars characters like "Claude"—who also has a rather phallic-looking head—are still present in the franchise despite such blatant display of shape and form, whereas in R-Type, the boss was altered for modesty.