Vic Viper
"Gokujō Parodius" is a horizontal-scrolling shooter, and a parody of the "Gradius" series of games. Players select one of eight playable characters to progress through the game with; these include: the Vic Viper, the starship from "Gradius"; TwinBee, the protagonist of his self-titled series; Pentarou, the penguin from "Antarctic Adventure"; Tako, a hat-wearing octopus; Hikaru, a Playboy bunny girl riding a rocket; Mambo, a mute sunfish; Michael, a stern angel pig; and Koitsu, a stickman riding a paper airplane. Each of these characters feature their own unique set of weapons, all being modified after the standard "Gradius" weapons.