Lord British

Lord British made its debut in Salamander/Life Force. It is controlled by Player 2. It is the second ship in the Gradius series which is controlled by the Player. Lord British has other names which are Lord. B or Road British, the latter as a result of romanization. It has red streaks intead of blue steaks and has a different shape than Vic Viper. It is in the shape of a Jet.
==History==
===Salamander/Life Force===
Somewhere away from the planet Gradius, another benevolent planet called Latis was at a state of beauty with sparkling blue oceans. But for years an ancient prophecy spelling potential doom has haunted its inhabitants: that light-years away, a giant dragon born from the sea of flames (an unnamed star) would consume the planet into external darkness.
That prophecy seemingly came true when the Bacterian Empire under the guise of the Salamander Army invaded the planet and overwhelmed the Latis Army. Unwilling to face defeat, the prince of Latis took charge of the fight and flew the starfighter Lord British straight into the heart of the enemy's mother star alongside the Gradius Empire's Vic Viper.
Both ships tracked down and destroyed numerous enemy commanders including the Brain Golem, Tetran, and Death, before locating and destroying the Zelos Force. In doing so, both the Vic Viper and Lord British save planet Latis from an inpending doom, and drive back the Bacterians.
===Gradius Gaiden===
Years later, Lord British, alongside the Vic Viper, the Jade Knight, and the Falchion Beta were summoned to destroy an unknown enemy luring within the unknown and dangerous Black Nebula. With an updated set of weapons, Lord British and the other fighters were able to track down the source and destroying it whilst narrowly escaping destruction, saving Gradius in the process and bringing an end to the Bacterian Empire once more.
==Weapons==
Lord British has a virtually identical weapon arsenal to the Vic Viper in Salamander/Life Force, however in Gradius Gaiden, its weapon set is unique, as it uses a weapon set accustomed to destroying multiple Bacterians at once in exchanged for inferior firepower and a slower fire rate.
*Laser Cannon - a standard, semi-automatic laser bolt that can take out smaller Bacterians easily.
*2-Way Missile - fires two missiles that can climb surfaces until it hits an enemy or an obstacle such as the environment. If it comes in contact with a hatch, it will destroy it instantly.
*Ripple Laser - fires a ring-shaped pulse that is much wider than the normal laser, but lacks the ability to penetrate enemies.
*Cyclone Laser - fires a beam with a spiral effect that behaves just like the standard Laser. It is thicker than its normal counterpart in Gradius.
*Disruptor - a unique laser only available to Lord British in Gradius Gaiden, when fired, it creates a pulse-like ring similar to the normal Ripple Laser, but reaching the length of the screen, destroying almost anything that gets trapped in the laser's path, it however has a much slower fire rate than the ripple laser, leaving the spacecraft vulnerable for a short time after it is fired.
*Options - creates an orange, orb-like satellite that follows behind the Jade Knight's trail that increases the firepower of the craft by one unit, but does not provide shielding protection; up to four can be obtained at maximum.
*Shield - creates one hexagonal gear (two in Gradius Gaiden) that protects Lord British from the front for a significant number of hits, but leaves the other sides exposed.
**Force Field - creates a shield that covers the entire craft, but only protects it for about half as many hits as the normal shield.
**Guard - a new type of shield introduced in Gradius Gaiden, it grants Lord British protection from the top and bottom of the craft, but can only absorb two hits. It also grants the ability to negate collision with terrain.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*In the North American and European versions of Salamander/Life Force, the craft is erroneously referred to as "Road British" due to romanization.
==External links==
*Lord British on Gradius Wiki
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