Changes: Double

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Double weapons generally fire a pair of shots simultaneously, one forward, one in another direction. In most Gradius titles, a given source cannot fire another volley until both shots have disappeared, taking away dependability and power. Most double types are utility weapons that should be switched away from when their purpose is served, though some exceptions exist.

Types

Double: The extra shot goes 45 degrees upward. It appears in almost every Gradius game on the default type/ship. Upward firepower that can ease the difficulty of certain stages.
Tail Gun: The extra shot goes 180 degrees backwards. Some stages have many enemies that attack from behind, making this ideal for them.
Vertical: The extra shot goes 90 degrees straight up. For reaching entrenched targets directly above. ( Gradius III and V)
Free Way: The extra shot goes in the last direction you moved in, being able to fire in one of 8 directions. Awkward, but can replace your main weapon and is extremely versatile. ( Gradius III AC & Gradius V)
Spread Gun: Fires two shots in a spread pattern, and can be upgraded to fire three. A sort of pseudo Ripple Laser. (Gradius III AC)
Back Double: The other shot goes 45 degrees backward. (Gradius III SNES)
Twin Cannon: Kind of like the Twin Laser in other games, except the projectiles are normal shots.(Gradius: The Interstellar Assault)
Round Laser: Upon firing, a growing circle laser surrounds the ship. Still fires a regular bullet.
Auto Aiming: The extra shot targets enemies from front to back, with the shots disappearing at a certain distance. Fires a regular bullet.
V-Shot: A shot goes up and another goes down. (Gradius ReBirth)
Mind Blast: A triple shot that fires forward. Solar Assault exclusive.
Down Double: Nemesis 3 exclusive. Fires a second shot downward.

Trivia

The Twin Cannon and the Tail Gun are similar to Twin Shot and Back Shot in Thunder Force III.

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-Double types allow your ship to fire an extra shot in certain direction depending on what type of double you use. I might be missing a couple so add if you need to.
+'''Double weapons''' generally fire a pair of shots simultaneously, one forward, one in another direction. In most Gradius titles, a given source cannot fire another volley until both shots have disappeared, taking away dependability and power. Most double types are utility weapons that should be switched away from when their purpose is served, though some exceptions exist.
+== Types ==
-Double: The extra shot goes 45 degrees upward. It is in almost every Gradius game. It can be "double"-upgraded(ha ha ha) to fire another shot backwards in some games.
+* '''Double''': The extra shot goes 45 degrees upward. It appears in almost every Gradius game on the default type/ship. Upward firepower that can ease the difficulty of certain stages.
+* '''Tail Gun''': The extra shot goes 180 degrees backwards. Some stages have many enemies that attack from behind, making this ideal for them.
+* '''Vertical''': The extra shot goes 90 degrees straight up. For reaching entrenched targets directly above. ( Gradius III and V)
+* '''Free Way''': The extra shot goes in the last direction you moved in, being able to fire in one of 8 directions. Awkward, but can replace your main weapon and is extremely versatile. ( Gradius III AC & Gradius V)
+* '''Spread Gun''': Fires two shots in a spread pattern, and can be upgraded to fire three. A sort of pseudo Ripple Laser. (Gradius III AC)
+* '''Back Double''': The other shot goes 45 degrees backward. (Gradius III SNES)
+* '''Twin Cannon''': Kind of like the Twin Laser in other games, except the projectiles are normal shots.(Gradius: The Interstellar Assault)
+* '''Round Laser''': Upon firing, a growing circle laser surrounds the ship. Still fires a regular bullet.
+* '''Auto Aiming''': The extra shot targets enemies from front to back, with the shots disappearing at a certain distance. Fires a regular bullet.
+* '''V-Shot''': A shot goes up and another goes down. (Gradius ReBirth)
+* '''Mind Blast''': A triple shot that fires forward. [[Solar Assault]] exclusive.
+* '''Down Double''': [[Nemesis 3]] exclusive. Fires a second shot downward.
+== Trivia ==
-Tail Gun: The extra shot goes 180 degrees backwards. One of the useful doubles. Usually combined with 2-Way Missile and Ripple Laser in what is known as a"wide-area" set.
+* The Twin Cannon and the Tail Gun are similar to Twin Shot and Back Shot in ''[[w:c:thunderforce:Thunder Force III|Thunder Force III]].''
+[[Category:Power-ups]]
-Vertical: The extra shot goes 90 degrees straight up.( Gradius III and V)
-Free Way: One of the confusing doubles. The extra shot goes in the direction you are currently moving in. It fires in all directions but is hard to use.( Gradius III AC & Gradius V)
-Spread Gun: Fires two shots in a spread pattern. In Gradius III, it can be activated twice to fire three shots. Gradius V dosn't have that.
-Back Double: A cross between a Double and a Tail Gun. The other shot goes diagonally upward, but goes backwards.(Gradius III SNES)
-Twin Cannon: Kind of like the Twin Laser in other games, except the lasers are normal shots.(Gradius: The Interstellar Assalt)
-Round Laser: Upon firing, a growing circle laser surronds the ship.
-Auto Aiming: The extra shot targets enemies from front to back.
-V-Shot: A shot goes up and another goes down(Gradius ReBirth)
-Since only two shots can be on the screen on one time, you can not fire the double shots again until both shots disappear, making it weaker than normal shots.