Otomedius: Difference between revisions

What follows is adventure. [[Hey, It's That Place!|Across the world]], [[In Space|across space]], [[Another Dimension|across dimensions]], [[Bullet Hell|involving a lot of bullets]], [[Mecha-Mooks|a lot of enemy robots]], and ''a lot'' [[Everything Is's Better Withwith Penguins|of penguins]].

Compare ''[[Parodius]]'', which is Konami's older and much [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|weirder]] take on the [[Cute'Em Up]] genre. Also compare ''[[Gradius]]'', the flagship game that started it all.

* [[Action Girl]] -: The entire cast. Emon counts as an Action Guy.

* [[Adaptation Expansion]] -: More of the world of Otomedius is revealed through the DLC. Also, the relationship between Earth and Gradius -: Esmeralda complains about Earth's military in her intro.

* [[All There in the Manual]] -: A lot of information about the characters and setting can only be found on Konami's website, in the game booklet, and in the manga. Hope you can read Japanese!

* [[Amazon Brigade]] -: {{spoiler|withWith Emon gone, it really is an all-girl squad.}}.

* [[Another Dimension]] -: A lot of missions send the Angels to alternate dimensions of Earth. One notable example is a [[What If]] Ancient Egypt progressed into the Space Age, complete with floating sarcophagus gun platforms and mummified penguin robots.

* [[Art Evolution]] -: The character designs have all changed in varying degrees between ''Gorgeous'' and ''Excellent''.

* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]] -: Fan theories abound, but there's no current official explanation for why the characters have no trouble breathing in space, or don't get cold in Antarctica.

* [[Boobs of Steel]] -: Every female character's rank within the squadron can be gauged by her breast size. Rank is equivalent to fighting ability in the Angels. The only exception is Poini, who is at Diol's level of Platonic power but certainly [[Token Mini-MoeLoli|not buxom at all]].

* [[Bullet Hell]] -: In higher loops, there are enough bullets and enemies on the screen to cause slowdown on an ''Xbox 360''.

* [[Calling Your Attacks]] -: Indirectly. Each time one of the girls activates a weapon on their powerup bar, there's a chance they'll call it out after Operetta announces it. Invokes [[Rule of Cute]] on more than one occasion.

'''Tita Nium:''' "Wa, wa, wa... Powa Up!" }}

* [[Cast of Snowflakes]] -: Despite having an ''immense'' cast for a [[Shoot'Em Up]], they're quite well written and unique without being one-dimensional.

* [[Child Prodigy]] -: The ''Otomedius Excellent'' trailer shows the entire cast in their school uniforms. Colored ribbons are used to differentiate between classes. Poini wears the same colors as Esmeralda and Diol, marking her as an upperclassmen to the rest of the cast despite her apparent age of 10.

* [[Cool Plane]] -: Well, cool flying bike based on a plane.

* [[Custom Uniform]] -: Most of the Angels wear some variation of the same outfit, usually color-coded to match their Ride Viper.

* [[Downloadable Content]] -: The only way to get Stage 4, Esmeralda, and Poini Kune.

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** [[TheFive-Bad HeroBand]] - Diol Twee:

** [[The HeartDragon]]: -Meta AnoaLium, Aobapilot of Big Core DX.

** [[TheEvil SmartGenius]]: Guy|The Smart Girl]] -Gofer MadokaSisters.

** [[The Big GuyBrute]]: - Emon FiveRyukotsuki.

* [[Five-BadMan Band]]:

** [[The DragonLancer]]: -Erul Meta Lium, pilot of Big Core DXTron.

** [[EvilThe GeniusHeart]]: - The GoferAnoa SistersAoba.

** [[The BruteSmart Guy|The Smart Girl]]: - RyukotsukiMadoka.

** [[DarkThe ChickBig Guy]]: -Emon [[The Spy|TFive.B. Rika]]

* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] -: A common weapon in the game, always leads to [[Beam Spam]].

* [[Funbag Airbag]]: (Poini ''intentionally'' uses Esmeralda's chest this way in the ''Otomedius Excellent'' trailer. Doubles as a [[Freeze-Frame Bonus]]. Esmeralda's reaction is [[Crowning Moment of Funny|predictable]].)

* [[Gainaxing]] -: Especially from Anoa and Gesshi, though Diol and Esmeralda do it on occasion.

* [[Gratuitous English]] -: Poini Kune's voice actress is well-known in Japan for English dialogue. As a result, Poini has a lot of English dialogue as well as Japanese. It's also used to reflect her [[Child Prodigy]] status. It's also [[Rule of Cute|freakin' adorable.]].

'''Poini Kune:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}7TJpPCldc0I "Crush all of them!"] }}

*** And sometimes, the actual names of stages. When entering Easter Island, Poini occasionally declares "Ruins of Silence~!". She also does this in the jungle ruins stage of ''Excellent''.

* [[Hitbox Dissonance]] -: The player characters all have hitboxes smaller than their graphics. Without this, you would die a ''lot'' more often. [[Bullet Hell]] and all.

* [[Human Aliens]] -: Esmeralda, Erul Tron, and Poini Kune are all Gradians, but look exactly like humans. Madoka is also an alien, from planet Mel. Emon Five is from Ebisuboshi. R.B. and L.B. Gofer, Meta Lium, Tita Nium, and Dark Force are all Bacterians and are also very human-like in appearance.

* [[Kaizo Trap]] -: [[Final Boss|Odin Core]] features a nostalgic attack pattern where it shoots out huge laser beams, then reflects small lasers off them. If Odin Core is defeated during this phase, it will continue to fire the huge laser beams while it collapses inward in its death animation, sweeping the screen and gauranteeing player death.

* [[Level in Boss Clothing]] -: The final stages in ''Excellent'' and ''Gorgeous'' are both extremely hard. In true ''Gradius'' tradition, ''Excellent's'' ends with an [[Anticlimax Boss]], though ''Gorgeous'' follows its [[Level in Boss Clothing]] with a [[Boss Rush]] and then the [[True Final Boss]].

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] -: 11 playable characters are featured in Excellent, and then there's the ''villains''...

* [[More Dakka]] -: As with most shooters. Scarab Core approaches ''enough dakka'' in higher loops.

* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]] -: In ''Otomedius'', it was suggested that Platonic power is why the characters can breathe in space. In ''Excellent'', if this is the case, Platonic power's purview expands to include protection against atmospheric re-entry.

* [[Nice Hat]] -: Madoka and Emon are the only ones ''without'' nice hats.

* [[Norse Mythology]] -: R.B. and L.B. pilot paired fighters named ''Hugin'' and ''Mugin''. They also team up to fly ''Odin'' Core. Their moonbase is called ''Valhalla''.

* [[Shoot'Em Up]] -: While also a [[Cute 'Em Up]], ''Otomedius'' has enough of a plot to stand on its own rather than hiding in audacity and cultural in-jokes.

* [[Shout-Out]] -: Moved to the Character tropes page.

* [[Super Move Portrait Attack]] -: The playable characters can initiate special moves termed P-Burst and D-Burst. After [[Calling Your Attacks|Shouting it out]] over their portrait, the character burns a P-Burst charge to clear the screen. A D-Burst, by contrast, is a character-specific super attack with a charge time, and is generally a [[Game Breaker]] when used on bosses.

* [[Superpower Lottery]] -: According to official art, Poini can generate gravity wells ''on her own''. The graphic is identical to her Ride Viper's [[Game Breaker|Gravity Bullet]] weapon, balanced on her fingertip.

** Similarly, official art shows Esmeralda mimicking Jade Knight's Ring Laser weapon with only her hands. Gradians have a terrible power, it seems. {{spoiler|In ''Excellent''{{'}}s art gallery, Esmeralda is shown using a Ring Laser shot like a }}''{{spoiler|hula hoop.}}''}}.

{{quote|O to me di oo su ... Go--orjasu~}}

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