R-Gray 1

R-Gray 1 in Raystorm HD

*"This well-rounded ship is equipped with both Shot and Lasers. The shot weapon can be improved with power-ups, granting it a wider field of fire. The Lock-on Laser can be improved to fire from five to eight beams. The maximum score multiplier is x128."*
― Help description from mobile version
R-Gray 1 is one of the three playable spacecrafts in RayStorm.

## Summary

One of two spacecrafts secretly developed by the Barca Section as the last resort weapon against military might of Secilia Federation. R-Gray 1 is available in two versions, type A (**Auto**) with computer-assisted Lock-on Laser targeting and type M (**Manual**) which incorporates Cybernetics Link System interface.

Armaments including two wide-pattern laser cannons and lock-on laser targeting system which allows up to eight targets tracked simultaneously. Should all eight lasers locked on a single target the system will launch hyper laser which causes area-effect damage. The lock-on laser also can be set to bombardment mode for wide-area bombardment.

## Specifications

* Maximum number of lock-on points : 8
* Maximum magnification : x128
* A fighter with balanced shots and laser shots

## Cameo

### RayCrisis

In Raycrisis, **R-Gray 1** and R-Gray 2 can be unlocked by clearing Original mode using all three Wave Riders. While overall looks and performance are the same, it has more powerful lock-on laser and Special Attack compared to WR-01R's albeit lacks of flexible lock-on laser crosshair the latter has.

### Space Invaders Get Even

**R-Gray 1**, along with the classic Space Invaders UFO and Silver Hawk from Darius series were made as downloadable player character. The R-Gray 1 is armed with its dual laser cannon and lock-on laser, but hyper laser and special attack are both absent. The lock-on laser automatically locks on targets in front of player and always fired in full salvo of eight.

### Power Shovel

**R-Gray 1** and Silver Hawk ARCF-ROTA PLUS from G-Darius as well as various characters from other Taito classic titles (Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble, Elevator Action, etc) appeared as cameo in "Be a Good Buyer" minigame.

## Merchandise

### Shooting Historica Vol.2

Yujin released the second volume of their Shooting Historica series gashapon in 2008 which features ships from these shooting games:

* Fantasy Zone - Opa Opa
* R-Type III - R-90 Ragnarok
* Raystorm - **R-Gray 1**
* Star Luster - Gaia
* Star Blade - Geo Sword
* MUSHA Aleste - MUSHA Aleste

### Kotobukiya 1/144 Scale RayStorm 'R-GRAY1' Model

In December 2011 Kotobukiya released a 1/144 scale plastic model of R-Gray 1. Two pages of backstory materials are included within the manual.

## Trivia

* R-Gray 1's design has always been inconsistent between the CG render/kit model and in-game model. The CG render/kit model never depicted having large ventral fins on the nacelles.
* In the FMV ending of Layer Section 2, R-Gray 1's main fuselage can be seen detaching itself from its engine/weapon nacelles, serving as an escape pod for its pilot.

## Gallery

Official Raystorm HD renderPlayer select screenPlayer select screen (Raystorm HD)RAY-RAY CD-ROM model viewerR-Gray 1 in-gameR-Gray 1 in-game (Raystorm HD)R-Gray 1 icon in Space Invaders Get Even