Dee-01

Dee-01
Japanese name	ディー01 Dī-01
Type	Turret
Variations	Zenofon Sefon Ozzy Plasmatics Grazia Zero Base Cannon-23 Grashia Grashia-2 Turret Turret θ Hard Turret Keeper Turret Aniliph LeBron Dee Kai Dee-10 Dee-11 Dee-12 Dee-13 Dee-14 Dee-15 Dee-16 Dee-17
Appearances	All

Dee-01 (ディー01, Dī-01) is a recurring enemy in the Gradius series.

Description

In Gradius, it is the fifth enemy to be encountered in the Volcano stage. They are immobile cannons on the top or bottom of terrain, that will pivot their turrets at the Vic Viper and shoot bullets at it.

Attack patterns

Dee-01's are immobile and can only pivot their turret to any angle and shoot bullets at the Vic Viper. They are often grouped together, many times guarding hatches that release enemies. The Dee-01s located at the bottom of the terrain are particularly easy to kill with Missiles, but the top ones have to be dealt with Double or manually shot. There are red colored Dee-01s that drop Power Capsules, though they are rare.

Anime

Dee-01 enemies appear in the Salamander anime. They are purple-colored.

Gallery

Dee-01

Dee-01

Sefon

Ozzy

Plasmatics

Grazia

Zero Base

Grashia

Grashia-2

Dee-01 in the Salamander anime.

Dee-01
(Gradius)

Unnamed enemy
(Salamander 2)

LeBron
(Salamander 2)

LeBron artwork from Salamander 2.

Dee-10
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-11
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-12
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-13
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-14
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-15
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-16
(Gradius Gaiden)

Dee-17
(Gradius Gaiden)

Trivia

• "Dee" is the first name of former heavy metal band Twisted Sister vocalist, Dee Snider.
• One of Dee-01's variations found in Nemesis 2, called "Ozzy", is named after Black Sabbath's former vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
• "Dee" is also the name of an instrumental theme appearing on Osbourne's 1980 solo album Blizzard of Oz, although it's unknown if it was indeed the inspiration for this enemy's name.