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For the character, see Lord British (character).

Lord British (ロードブリティッシュ Rōdo Buritisshu^?), also known as Lord. B or Road British (the latter as a result of romanization), is a recurring spaceship fighter appearing in the Gradius series. It made its debut in the arcade version of Salamander (1986), acting as the designed fighter ship for Player 2. It features red streaks instead of characteristic blue ones from Vic Viper, and it's in the shape of a jet.

History

Salamander/Life Force

Somewhere away from planet Gradius, another benevolent planet called Latis was at a state of beauty with sparkling blue oceans. However, 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 eternal darkness.

This 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 saved planet Latis from an impending doom and drove the Bacterians away.

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 destroy it while narrowly escaping destruction, saving Gradius in the process and bringing an end to the Bacterian Empire once more.

Arsenal

Since Lord British debuted in Salamander, all of the new weapons (including the Tailgun, despite not being in Salamander) in that game were instantly attributed to it (despite also being available to Vic Viper at that time and with the weapon set being used by it in later games).

In Gradius Gaiden, where Vic Viper was limited to the Standard Type 1 weapon set, Lord British gained the Disruptor, its exclusive replacement for Vic Viper's Laser (the Ripple Laser is now the Double). The Disruptor is a unique red/orange laser which shoots out in a pulse-like manner, with each beam reaching the length of the screen. Its main disadvantage is its low firing rate, as enemies may be able to sneak up on Lord British when it has finished firing the Disruptor.

Weapon sets

Salamander

S = Speed Up
M = Missile
D = Ripple Laser
L = Laser
O = Multiple
? = Force Field

Life Force

S = Hyper Speed
M = Destruct Missile
D = Pulse Laser
L = Laser
O = Multiple
? = Shield

Gradius Gaiden

S = Speed Up
M = 2-Way Missile
D = Ripple Laser
L = Disruptor
O = Option
? = Force Field

Gallery

Trivia

When the Disruptor is leveled up, it resembles Death MK II's laser, although smaller, thinner and reddish.
The ship is named after the brave prince of Latis, who piloted the ship by himself and defeated the Salamander Army along with Vic Viper from planet Gradius. This wasn't changed in the Salamander anime, whereas many other background settings in the original video game got slightly changed in the anime trilogy.
Lord British and the other Gradius Gaiden's ships have a kind of hyper-driver system than allows them to travel faster than light to escape the black hole in Stage 7.
A sentient version of Lord British joined Takosuke's star team in Gokujō Parodius!
The ship's name is a reference to the character Lord British from the Ultima series of western role playing games, who in turn is a reference to Richard Garriott, an influential programmer and designer for said series.

Salamander
Characters and ships	Vic Viper • Lord British (Lord British)• Saber Tiger and Thrasher (Iggy Rock and Zowie Scott) • Van Landroth Frehley • Lars XVIII • Super Cobra • Galaxy • Purple Emperor • Red Devil
Salamander stages	Bionic Germ • Meteorite Space • Burning Chaos • Volcano Area • Salamander Planetoid
Salamander (MSX) stages	Top Flight Speed to Latis • Conduct to Space Station Zot • Set the Crush Blow System - Planet Eioneus • Set the Crush Blow System - Planet Lavinia • Set the Crush Blow System - Planet Kierke • Wrath of Venom • Crush Salamander
Life Force-only stages	Organic Speed Zone • Temple Zone
Salamander 2 stages	Sub-life Space • Prominence Fortress • Bio Hazard • Huge Battleship • Asteroid • Doom Fortress
Salamander bosses	Golem • Tetran • Intruder • Fortress Valis • Death • Big Core X3 • Jumping Moai • Zelos Force
Port exclusive bosses	Zylom • Gaw • Giga • Tutankhamon • Dead End • Enigma • True Venom • Metal Slave • Zelos Barrier
Salamander 2 bosses	Biter • Hydra • Abadon • Tenny Rop • Plate Core • Cerberus • Doom

Gradius Gaiden
Ships	Vic Viper • Lord British • Jade Knight • Falchion β
Stages	Beyond the White Storm • Requiem for Revengers • Into the Crystal Cage • Ruins of Silence • Organic Fortress • Green Inferno • On the Event Horizon • Formidable Guardians • Fate...
Bosses	Blizzard Crawler • Grave • Nobil • Shining Core • Moai Dimension • Mad Skin • Stinger Kid • Hunter Fang • Giga's Rose • Kraken • Laser Tetran • DeathDouble • Parasite Core • Triple Core • Deltatry • Juggler Core • Neo Big Core • Heaven's Gate • Boost Core • Gunner Wall • Heavy Ducker • Sol • O.V.U.M.

Solar Assault
Ships	Vic Viper • Lord British • Alpinia
Stages	The River Styx • Fierce Blaze • Curse • Abyssal Forest • Speed Demon • Solar Assault
Bosses	Big Core MK I • Intruder • Tutankhamon • Dinosaur • Big Core MK II • Crab

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-{{Fighter Infobox
+{{Infobox Fighter
-|title1      = [[File:LordBritishLogo.png|35px]] Lord British [[File:LordBritishLogo.png|35px]]
+|name           = [[File:LordBritishLogo.png|35px]] Lord British [[File:LordBritishLogo.png|35px]]
-|image1      = LordBritishCard.png
+|image          = LordBritishCard.png
-|caption1    =
+|caption        = Lord British's artwork from Yu-Gi-Oh!
-|affiliation = [[Latis]]
-|games       =
+|full_name      =
+|japanese_name  = ロードブリティッシュ<br />''Rōdo Buritisshu''
+|alternate_name = Lord. B, Road British
+|affiliation    = [[Latis]]
+|pilot          = [[Lord British (character)|Lord British]]
+|appearances    =
 ''[[Salamander]]''<br />
 ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]''<br />
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 ''[[Gradius: The Slot]]''
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+{{nihongo|'''Lord British'''|ロードブリティッシュ|Rōdo Buritisshu}}, also known as '''Lord. B''' or '''Road British''' (the latter as a result of romanization), is a recurring [[:category:Fighters|spaceship fighter]] appearing in the ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' series. It made its debut in the arcade version of ''[[Salamander]]'' (1986), acting as the designed fighter ship for Player 2. It features red streaks instead of characteristic blue ones from [[Vic Viper]], and it's in the shape of a jet.
-{{For|the character|Lord British (character)}}
-{{Nihongo|'''Lord British'''|ロードブリティッシュ}} is a recurring spacecraft from the ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'' series. It made its debut in ''[[Salamander]]'', where it is controlled by Player 2. Lord British has had other names such as '''Lord. B''' or '''Road British''', the latter as a result of romanization. It has red streaks instead of blue ones as those from [[Vic Viper]], and it's in the shape of a jet.
-==Arsenal==
+==History==
+===''[[Salamander]]''/''[[Life Force]]''===
-[[File:Lord_british_ripple.gif|thumb|Ripple Laser]]Since Lord British debuted on ''Salamander'', all of the new weapons (including the Tailgun, despite not being in Salamander) in that game were instantly attributed to it (despite also being available to the Vic Viper at that time and with the weapon set being used by it in later games).
+Somewhere away from planet [[Gradius (planet)|Gradius]], another benevolent planet called [[Latis]] was at a state of beauty with sparkling blue oceans. However, for years an ancient prophecy spelling potential doom has haunted its inhabitants: that light-years away, a [[Zelos Dragon|giant dragon]] born from the sea of flames (an unnamed star) would consume the planet into eternal darkness.
+This prophecy seemingly came true when the [[Bacterian Empire]], under the guise of the [[Salamander Force|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]].
-In ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'', where the Vic Viper was limited to the Standard Type 1 weapon set, it gained the Disruptor, its exclusive replacement for Vic Viper's Laser (the Ripple Laser is now the Double). The Disruptor is a unique red-orange laser in that it shoots out in a pulse-like manner and that each beam reaches the length of the screen, it's disadvantage is it's low rapid rating, enemies might be able to sneak up on Lord British when it has finished firing the Disruptor.
+Both ships tracked down and destroyed numerous enemy commanders, including the [[Golem|Brain Golem]], [[Tetran]] and [[Death]], before locating and destroying the [[Zelos Force]]. In doing so, both the Vic Viper and Lord British saved planet Latis from an impending doom and drove the Bacterians away.
-==Weapon sets==
-===''[[Salamander]]''===
-[[Speed Up|S]] = Speed Up Up Up
+===''[[Gradius Gaiden]]''===
-[[Missile|M]] = Missile
+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 destroy it while narrowly escaping destruction, saving Gradius in the process and bringing an end to the Bacterian Empire once more.
+==Arsenal==
-[[Double|D]] = Ripple Laser
+Since Lord British debuted in ''[[Salamander]]'', all of the new weapons (including the Tailgun, despite not being in ''Salamander'') in that game were instantly attributed to it (despite also being available to [[Vic Viper]] at that time and with the weapon set being used by it in later games).
+[[File:Lord british ripple.gif|thumb|<p style="text-align: center;">Ripple Laser</p>]]
-[[Laser types|L]] = Laser
+In ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'', where Vic Viper was limited to the Standard Type 1 weapon set, Lord British gained the Disruptor, its exclusive replacement for Vic Viper's Laser (the Ripple Laser is now the Double). The Disruptor is a unique red/orange laser which shoots out in a pulse-like manner, with each beam reaching the length of the screen. Its main disadvantage is its low firing rate, as enemies may be able to sneak up on Lord British when it has finished firing the Disruptor.
-[[Option|O]] = Multiple
+{{clr}}
+==Weapon sets==
-[[Shield Types|?]] = Force Field
+===''[[Salamander]]''===
+*[[Speed Up|S]] = Speed Up
+*[[Missile|M]] = Missile
+*[[Double|D]] = Ripple Laser
+*[[Laser|L]] = Laser
+*[[Option|O]] = Multiple
+*[[Shield|?]] = Force Field
 ===''[[Life Force]]''===
-[[Speed Up|S]] = Hyper Speed Up Up
+*[[Speed Up|S]] = Hyper Speed
+*[[Missile|M]] = Destruct Missile
-[[Missile|M]] = Destruct Missile
+*[[Double|D]] = Pulse Laser
+*[[Laser|L]] = Laser
-[[Double|D]] = Pulse Laser
+*[[Option|O]] = Multiple
+*[[Shield|?]] = Shield
-[[Laser types|L]] = Laser
-[[Option|O]] = Multiple
-[[Shield Types|?]] = Shield
 ===''[[Gradius Gaiden]]''===
-[[Speed Up|S]] = Speed Up Up Up
+*[[Speed Up|S]] = Speed Up
+*[[Missile|M]] = 2-Way Missile
-[[Missile|M]] = 2-Way Missile
+*[[Double|D]] = Ripple Laser
+*[[Laser|L]] = Disruptor
-[[Double|D]] = Ripple Laser
+*[[Option|O]] = Option
+*[[Shield|?]] = Force Field
-[[Laser types|L]] = Disruptor
-[[Option|O]] = Option
-[[Shield Types|?]] = Force Field
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
 LordBritishLifeForce.jpg|Lord British in ''[[Life Force]]''
-LordBritishCard.png|Lord British (''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'')
+LB SolarAssault.png|As seen in the ''[[Solar Assault]]'' flyer
+LordBritishCard.png|Lord British's artwork from its ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' [[w:c:yugioh:Lord British Space Fighter|card]]
-LB_SolarAssault.png|As seen in the ''[[Solar Assault]]'' flyer
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*When Disruptor is leveled up, it resembles [[Death MK II]]'s Laser, but smaller, thinner and reddish.
+*When the Disruptor is leveled up, it resembles [[Death MK II]]'s laser, although smaller, thinner and reddish.
-*The ship is named after the brave [[Lord British (character)|prince of Latis]], who piloted the ship by himself and defeated the Salamander Army along with Vic Viper from planet [[Gradius (planet)|Gradius]]. This wasn't changed in the ''[[Salamander (OVA)|Salamander]]'' anime, while many background settings in the original video game got slightly changed in the anime trilogy.
+*The ship is named after the brave [[Lord British (character)|prince of Latis]], who piloted the ship by himself and defeated the [[Salamander Force|Salamander Army]] along with [[Vic Viper]] from planet [[Gradius (planet)|Gradius]]. This wasn't changed in the ''[[Salamander (OVA)|Salamander]]'' anime, whereas many other background settings in the original video game got slightly changed in the anime trilogy.
-*The Lord British, and the other ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'''s ships have a kind of hyper-driver system than allows them to travel faster than light for escape of the Black Hole in the [[On the Event Horizon|Stage 7]].
+*Lord British and the other ''[[Gradius Gaiden]]'''s ships have a kind of hyper-driver system than allows them to travel faster than light to escape the black hole in [[On the Event Horizon|Stage 7]].
-*A sentient version of the Lord British joined [[Takosuke]]'s star team in ''[[Gokujō Parodius! ~ Kako no Eikō o Motomete ~|Gokujō Parodius!]]''.
+*A sentient version of Lord British joined [[Takosuke]]'s star team in ''[[Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~|Gokujō Parodius!]]''
 *The ship's name is a reference to the character [[w:c:ultima:Lord British|Lord British]] from the ''[[w:c:ultima|Ultima]]'' series of western role playing games, who in turn is a reference to [[w:c:ultima:Richard Garriott|Richard Garriott]], an influential programmer and designer for said series.