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The last true descendant of the R-9A series, the R-9A4 Wave Master was an impressive and very strong fighter. Equipped with a new Wave Cannon and a Bit Conductor that allowed another Bit option, this ship rivals nearly any other in the entire R series.


Requirements:
Pilots will need 60 minutes of flight time with the R-9A3 Lady Love to unlock this ship.
Description:
[Last Direct Descendant]
The last in the line developed from the first fighter used in the war against the Bydo Empire, the legendary R-9A. It's also equipped with the final version of the Standard Wave Cannon with powerful armor-piercing capabilities. Named the “Wave Master” as a result.
Armaments: Force

Bit Device

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OR

Missile

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Wave Cannon


Requirements:
After obtaining the R-9A3 Lady Love and clearing Stage 3.0 "Stolen AI Factory":

Description:
[Last Direct Descendant]
The last in the line developed from the first fighter used in the war against the Bydo Empire, the legendary R-9A. It's also equipped with the final version of the Standard Wave Cannon with powerful armor-piercing capabilities. Named the “Wave Master” as a result.
Armaments: Force

Bit Device

OR

OR

Missile

OR

OR

Wave Cannon

During the time of R-Type Final 2, the R-9A4 Wave Master and the R-9DH3 Concertmaster have been widely employed as the main fighters of the Space Corps, as seen in the Familiar Space City route (as enemies of the Bydo-infected pilot) and the Center of the Planet Bydo route (as allies).


R-9A4 as the enemy #71 at the Bydo Lab:

  • Subtitle: Trans-dimensional fighter
  • Enemy Size/Strength: Humankind
  • Enemy Classification 1: Mecha Species
  • Enemy Classification 2: Airborne
  • HP: ★★
  • Stage: A Familiar Space City


Description:
Rwf-9A4 Wave Master -Fighter-
Final main production unit with the greatest attack-speed-evasion balance. [Attachment: Standard Force+]

  • Units: 5
  • Fuel: 46
  • Charge: 3 Turn
  • Radar: 2
  • Speed: 3
  • Evade: 35%

Installations

Requirements:

Armaments:

Name Ammo Power ACE Power Range Hit Use Type Note
Vulcan 99 10 12 1-1 45% A/B Machine Gun A short-range rapid-fire cannon. Has low firepower, but can intercept attacks.
Tracer Missile II 7 31 37 2-3 75% A/B Guided Enhanced missiles with higher-powered homing devices for greater accuracy. Can intercept enemy fire.
Wave MK. II 3 Turns 127 150 --- 100% ATK Particle Enhanced final version of the Standard Wave Cannon. Incidentally titled "MK." to distinguish from a variety of wave cannons made later.
Force Enabled
AA Laser MK2 14 50 59 2-2 45% A/C Optical A focused beam of Bydo energy fired by a Force. Appears red and blue to the naked eye.
Reflex Laser 2 14 45 54 2-2 60% A/C Vector Improved version of the Reflex Laser with a high rate. Power is increased.
Search Laser 2 18 53 63 1-1 65% A/C Vector Improved Search Laser variant that can be used for anti-aircraft attacks. More powerful than the regular laser.

Trivia[]

  • For some reason, the second sentence of the Japanese description in the R Museum has been removed in R-Type Final 2: "It's also equipped with the final version of the Standard Wave Cannon with powerful armor-piercing capabilities. Named the “Wave Master” as a result."
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