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Otomedius (オトメディウス Otomediusu^?) is a side scrolling shooter by Konami which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The main characters are females, designed by Mine Yoshizaki, with a set of equipments resembling space fighters from the side-scroller games by the same company Gradius, Xexex, Salamander and Parodius. The name is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "otome" (meaning "maiden" in Japanese) and "Gradius". The arcade version makes use of Konami's E-amusement service to store player's data. It was first shown at august 2007 and later released on October 15, 2007. A port called Otomedius Gorgeous was later on released for the Xbox 360 in November 20, 2008 in Japan.

MMS2nd

In 2008, Konami released a set of figures based on the main characters on the game. These designs use the Konami MMS2nd figure as their base, the same used in their Busou Shinki line. The sets also each contained 2 penguin mascots which are common enemies in the game Parodius.

Gameplay

The game plays similarly to Gradius but with some differences. For starters, the player character already have a force field upon starting and re-spawning. When the character gets killed, they instantly respawn ala Salamander. And finally, they can use a D-Burst attack that acts as a bomb weapon which clears the screen of enemies and bullets.

Even how the stages are laid out are different. Instead of the traditional 6-10 stages that must be tackled in order, Otomedius allows the player to pick up to three stages in any order and set a difficulty for each stage. After playing the stages, the game ends, the player receives an Otome card and the his/her progress is saved to the e-amusement pass.

Character design

The character design is done by Mine Yoshizaki who already participated in the manga adaptation of Detana!! TwinBee, fifth game in the series TwinBee and second to appear in arcade. Among other works, Mine Yoshizaki is famous for his manga Arcade Gamer Fubuki addition to the well-known Keroro Gunso and design of Angol Fear for the game Soul Calibur IV.

Characters

Protagonists

Aoba Anoa: pilot of Vic Viper (from Gradius)
Eru Tron: pilot of Lord British (from Salamander)
Emon • 5: pilot of Xel Viper (inspired by Ganbare Goemon)
Madoka: pilot of Murdoch Viper (from TwinBee)
Diol Twee: pilot of Serenity Viper (Flintlock from Xexex)
Tita Nium: pilot of Big Core Examiner (Core battleship-inspired Viper)
Operetta: (Operator)

Antagonists

Eliza: from Gokujō Parodius!.
Titi XIV: from Martial Champion.
Irene La Tias: from Xexex.
Gofer Sisters

Stages

Stage	Name	Boss
1	San Salvador Island	Eliza's Pet Seal
2	Tokyo	Eyegol
3	Alexandria	Ship of Sun Scarab Core
4	Antarctica	Crystal Core D-X02
EX	Versus Mode	Big Core MK I Abaddon Warship Mayhem Warship Tetran Viva Core Manbow Big Core MK II Rolling Core Covered Core MK II Death Zelos Force Fortune

Music

naya~n and Kashiwagi Ruzarin were commissioned to compose the original tracks for the arcade game. A whole slew of composers were brought in to compose music for the DLC song packs on Otomedius Gorgeous.

AOU 2007 version

The version presented on the Arcade Owners Union expo was different than the final version.

It is only possible to play the San Salvador Island Stage or the Alexandria Stage. In the former L.B. Gofer appears instead of Eliza.
In the first release, the only playable characters were Aoba Anoa, Erul Tron and Emon • 5.
Another version of the game allowed to use Madoka and Diol Twee as playable characters.
The final version of the game included Tita Nium as the last playable character.
Demo Video.

External links

Otomedius
Main Characters	Aoba Anoa • Erul Tron • Emon • 5 • Madoka • Diol Twee • Tita Nium • Esmeralda • Poini Coon • Arnval • Strarf • Gesshi Hanafuuma • Kokoro Belmont
Supporting Characters	Operetta • Princess Irene • Konami Lady • Emon • 8 • Pastel
Antagonists	Eliza • Titi XIV • Yoshiko • Gofer Sisters • Meta Lium • Neko Sencho • T.B. Rika • Ryukotsuki • Shiori Fujisaki • Ruby and Cobalt • Dark Force
Otomedius / Gorgeous stages	San Salvador Island • Tokyo • Canadian Rockies • Easter Island • Alexandria • Antarctica • Valhalla
Otomedius Excellent stages	The Big Wave • Midnight Tetran • Spelunker of Hell • The Ancient Bacterian • The Return of Cosmic War • Dark Force's Ambition Part 1 • Dark Force's Ambition Part 2 • Dark Force's Ambition Part 3 • Skills to the Test • Message from Emon-5 • The Reunion
Otomedius / Gorgeous bosses	Princess Seiren • Eyegol • Big Core DX-01 • Scarab Core • Crystal Core D-X02 • Big Core • Abaddon Warship • Mayhem Warship • Tetran • Viva Core • Manbow • Big Core MK II • Rolling Core • Covered Core MK II • Death • Zelos Force Fortune • Odin Core
Otomedius Excellent bosses	Mirrored Core • Tri-Pod Core • Serpent-Core • Big Core DX • Old Big Core • Heaven's Gate • Perla Meralda • Neo Big Core • Misfit Warship • Dellinger Core • Metal Slave • Gunner Wall • Black Viper • Death Bringer • Scramble Ship • Bisumaru Excellent • WinBee

Gradius video games
Gradius series	Gradius • Gradius II • Gradius III • Gradius Gaiden • Gradius IV: Fukkatsu • Gradius Galaxies • Gradius V • Gradius ReBirth • Gradius: The Interstellar Assault • Gradius NEO • Gradius NEO Imperial
Spin-offs	Salamander (Life Force) (MSX ver.)• Salamander 2 • Nemesis 2 (Nemesis '90 Kai) • Nemesis 3 • Nemesis (Game Boy) • Cosmic Wars • Solar Assault
Parody games	Parodius • Parodius Da! • Gokujō Parodius! • Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius • Sexy Parodius • Paro Wars • Otomedius* (Otomedius Gorgeous) • Otomedius Excellent*
Other games	Scramble • Thunder Cross • Thunder Cross II • Space Manbow • Force Gear
Pachislot	Gradius: The Slot • CR Parodius Da! EX • Gokuraku Parodius!
Cancelled	Vic Viper • Gradius Arc • Salamander HD Remaster

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-| Game=Otomedius
+|title           = Otomedius
-| image=Otomedius.jpg
+|image           = Otomedius.jpg
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+|alternate_title =
-| ReleaseDate=JPN October 15, 2007
+|european_title  =
-| Developer=Konami
+|japanese_title  = オトメディウス<br />''Otomediusu''
-| Publisher=Konami
+|developer       = [[Konami]]
-| Designer=Mine Yoshizaki
+|publisher       = [[Konami]]
-| Platforms=Arcade
+|series          = ''[[Otomedius (series)|Otomedius]]''
-|undefined
+|director        =
-| previous   =[[Paro Wars]]
-| next       =[[Otomedius Gorgeous]] }}
+|producer        =
+|designer        = Mine Yoshizaki
+|composer        =
+|platform        = Arcade
-'''Otomedius''' is a side scrolling shooter by Konami which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The main characters are females, designed by Mine Yoshizaki, with a set of equipments resembling space fighters from the side-scroller games by the same company ''[[Gradius]]'', ''[http://shmup.wikia.com/wiki/Xexex Xexex]'', ''[[Salamander]]'' and ''[[Parodius]]''. The name is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "otome" (meaning "maiden" in Japanese) and "Gradius". The arcade version makes use of Konami's E-amusement service
+|release_date    = [[File:Flag of Japan.png|22px|Japan]] October 15, 2007
-to store player's data. It was first shown at AOU 2007 and later released on October 15, 2007. A port called [[Otomedius Gorgeous]] was later on released for the Xbox 360 in November 20, 2008 in Japan.
+|media           =
+|ratings         =
+|genre           = Horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up
+|modes           =
+|input           =
+|gallery         =
+}}
+{{Nihongo|'''''Otomedius'''''|オトメディウス|Otomediusu}} is a side scrolling shooter by [[Konami]] which featured personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The main characters are females, designed by Mine Yoshizaki, with a set of equipments resembling space fighters from the side-scroller games by the same company ''[[Gradius]]'', ''[[w:c:konami:Xexex|Xexex]]'', ''[[Salamander]]'' and ''[[Parodius]]''. The name is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "otome" (meaning "maiden" in Japanese) and "Gradius". The arcade version makes use of Konami's E-amusement service to store player's data. It was first shown at august 2007 and later released on October 15, 2007. A port called ''[[Otomedius Gorgeous]]'' was later on released for the Xbox 360 in November 20, 2008 in Japan.
 ===MMS2nd===
-In 2008, Konami released a set of figures based on the main characters on the game. These designs use the Konami MMS2nd figure as their base, the same used in their Busou Shinki line. The sets also each contained 2 penguin mascots which are common enemies in the game [[Parodius]].
+In 2008, Konami released a set of figures based on the main characters on the game. These designs use the Konami MMS2nd figure as their base, the same used in their ''Busou Shinki'' line. The sets also each contained 2 penguin mascots which are common enemies in the game ''[[Parodius]]''.
 ==Gameplay==
-The game plays similarly to Gradius but with some differences. For starters, the player character already have a force field upon starting and re-spawning. When the character gets killed, they instantly respawn ala Salamander. And finally, they can use a D-Burst attack that acts as a bomb weapon which clears the screen of enemies and bullets.
+The game plays similarly to ''Gradius'' but with some differences. For starters, the player character already have a force field upon starting and re-spawning. When the character gets killed, they instantly respawn ala ''Salamander''. And finally, they can use a D-Burst attack that acts as a bomb weapon which clears the screen of enemies and bullets.
-Even how the stages are laid out are different. Instead of the traditional 6-10 stages that must be tackled in order, Otomedius allows the player to pick up to three stages in any order and set a difficulty for each stage. After playing the stages, the game ends, the player receives an Otome card and the his/her progress is saved to the e-amusement pass.
+Even how the stages are laid out are different. Instead of the traditional 6-10 stages that must be tackled in order, ''Otomedius'' allows the player to pick up to three stages in any order and set a difficulty for each stage. After playing the stages, the game ends, the player receives an Otome card and the his/her progress is saved to the e-amusement pass.
-==Character Design==
+==Character design==
-The character design is done by Mine Yoshizaki who already participated in the manga adaptation of Detana! Twinbee, fifth game in the series Twinbee and second to appear in arcade. Among other works, Mine Yoshizaki is famous for his manga Arcade Gamer Fubuki addition to the well-known Keroro Gunso and design of Angol Fear for the game Soul Calibur IV.
+The character design is done by Mine Yoshizaki who already participated in the manga adaptation of ''[[w:c:twinbee:Detana!! TwinBee|Detana!! TwinBee]]'', fifth game in the series ''TwinBee'' and second to appear in arcade. Among other works, Mine Yoshizaki is famous for his manga Arcade Gamer Fubuki addition to the well-known Keroro Gunso and design of Angol Fear for the game ''Soul Calibur IV''.
 ==Characters==
-Protagonists
+===Protagonists===
-*[[Aoba Anoa]], [[Vic Viper]] (from [[Gradius Series|Gradius]]) pilot
+*'''[[Aoba Anoa]]''': pilot of [[Vic Viper]] (from ''[[Gradius (series)|Gradius]]'')
-*[[Eru Tron]], [[Lord British]] (from [[Salamander]]) pilot
+*'''[[Eru Tron]]''': pilot of [[Lord British]] (from ''[[Salamander]]'')
-*[[Arnval and Strarf|Emon-5]], Xiel-Viper (inspired by Ganbare Goemon) pilot
+*'''[[Emon • 5]]''': pilot of [[Xel Viper]] (inspired by ''[[w:c:goemon:Ganbare Goemon (series)|Ganbare Goemon]]'')
-*[[Madoka]], Murdoch Viper (from [[TwinBee]]) pilot
+*'''[[Madoka]]''': pilot of [[Murdoch Viper]] (from ''[[TwinBee]]'')
-*[[Diol Twee]], Serenity Viper ([[Flintlock]] from [[Xexex]]) pilot
+*'''[[Diol Twee]]''': pilot of [[Serenity Viper]] (Flintlock from [[w:c:konami:Xexex|Xexex]])
-*[[Tita Nium]], [[Big Core MK I|Big Core Examiner]] ([[Gradius NEO Imperial|Core battleship-inspired Viper]]) pilot
+*'''[[Tita Nium]]''': pilot of [[Big Core Examiner]] ([[Gradius NEO Imperial|Core battleship-inspired Viper]])
+*'''[[Operetta]]''': (Operator)
-*[[Esmeralda]], [[Jade Knight]] (from [[Gradius Gaiden]]) pilot
-*[[Poini Coon]], [[Falchion β]] (from [[Gradius Gaiden]]) pilot
+===Antagonists===
-*[[Operetta]] (Operator)
+*'''[[Eliza]]''': from ''[[Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~|Gokujō Parodius!]]''.
+*'''[[Titi XIV]]''': from ''[[w:c:konami:Martial Champion|Martial Champion]]''.
+*'''[[Princess Irene|Irene La Tias]]''': from ''[[w:c:konami:Xexex|Xexex]]''.
+*'''[[Gofer Sisters]]'''
-Antagonists
-*[[Eliza]] (from [[Gokujō Parodius!]])
-*[[Titi XIV]]
-*[[Yoshiko]] (From [[Parodius Da!]] and [[Gokujō Parodius!]])
-*[[Crystal Core D-X02]] ([[Princess Irene|Irene La Tias]])
-*[[Gofer Sisters]]
-*[[Meta Lium]]
 ==Stages==
+{| border="1" class="wikitable"
+|-
+!Stage!!Name!!Boss
+|-
+!1
+|[[San Salvador Island]]||[[Eliza's Pet Seal]]
+|-
+!2
+|[[Tokyo]]||[[Eyegol]]
+|-
+!3
+|[[Alexandria]]||[[Ship of Sun]]<br/>[[Scarab Core]]
+|-
+!4
+|[[Antarctica]]||[[Crystal Core D-X02]]
+|-
+!EX
+|Versus Mode||[[Big Core MK I]]<br/>[[Abaddon Warship]]<br/>[[Mayhem Warship]]<br/>[[Tetran]]<br/>[[Viva Core]]<br/>[[Manbow]]<br/>[[Big Core MK II]]<br/>[[Rolling Core]]<br/>[[Covered Core MK II]]<br/>[[Death]]<br/>[[Zelos Force Fortune]]
+|}
+==Music==
-*[[San Salvador Island]]
+naya~n and Kashiwagi Ruzarin were commissioned to compose the original tracks for the arcade game. A whole slew of composers were brought in to compose music for the DLC song packs on ''Otomedius Gorgeous''.
-*[[Tokyo]]
-*Alexandria
-*Antarctica
-== Bosses ==
+==AOU 2007 version==
+The version presented on the Arcade Owners Union expo was different than the final version.
-*Eliza's Pet Seal
-*[[Gofer Sisters]] with Eyegol
-*Scrab Core (Titi XIV)
-*[[Crystal Core D-X02]]
-==Music==
-naya~n and Kashiwagi Ruzarin were commissioned to compose the original tracks for the arcade game. A whole slew of composers were brought in to compose mussic for the DLC song packs on Otomedius Gorgeous.
-==AOU 2007 Version==
-The version persented on the Arcade Owners Union expo was different than the final version.
 *It is only possible to play the San Salvador Island Stage or the Alexandria Stage. In the former L.B. Gofer appears instead of Eliza.
-*In the first release, the only playable characters were Aoba Anoa, Erul Tron and Emon-5.
+*In the first release, the only playable characters were Aoba Anoa, Erul Tron and Emon • 5.
 *Another version of the game allowed to use Madoka and Diol Twee as playable characters.
 *The final version of the game included Tita Nium as the last playable character.
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 ==External links==
+*[http://www.konami.jp/am/otome/index.html ''Otomedius'' official website]
+*[http://squareenixmusic.com/musicnews2.php?subaction=showfull&id=1223932393&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& Article about the game's composers]
+*[http://www.gradiushomeworld.co.uk/downloads_gamestones_otomedius_ac_english_translation.php Fan-translation]
+{{Otomedius}}
-* [http://www.konami.jp/am/otome/index.html ''Otomedius'' official website]
+{{Games}}
-* [http://squareenixmusic.com/musicnews2.php?subaction=showfull&id=1223932393&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& Article about the game's composers]
+[[Category:Arcade games]]
+[[Category:Parody games]]
-{{Template:Games}}
-[[Category:Parody Games]]
-[[Category:Games]]
-[[Category:Otomedius]]