History VideoGame / Otomedius

The series saw two console releases, both for UsefulNotes/Xbox360: ''Otomedius Gorgeous'', a port of the original arcade game, and ''Otomedius Excellent'', a console-only sequel. Konami announced a North American release of ''Otomedius Excellent'' for 19 July 2011, but it got delayed for quite a while until, ultimately, it came out at 3 November 2011.

* BoobsOfSteel - 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 [[TokenMiniMoe not buxom at all]].

* FiveManBand
** Heroes:
*** TheHero - Diol Twee
*** TheLancer - Erul Tron
*** TheHeart - Anoa Aoba
*** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Madoka
*** TheBigGuy - Emon Five
*** {{Sixth Ranger}}s - Tita Nium, Poini Kune, and Esmeralda (The latter two [[DownloadableContent introduced late]])
** Villains:
*** BigBad - Dark Force (The Gofer Sisters L.B. and R.B. also fulfill this role)
*** TheDragon - Meta Lium, pilot of Big Core DX
*** EvilGenius - The Gofer Sisters
*** TheBrute - Ryukotsuki
*** DarkChick - [[TheSpy T.B. Rika]]

What follows is adventure. [[HeyItsThatPlace Across the world]], [[InSpace across space]], [[AnotherDimension across dimensions]], [[BulletHell involving a lot of bullets]], [[MechaMooks a lot of enemy robots]], and ''a lot'' [[EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins of penguins]].

* {{Gainaxing}} - Especially from Anoa and Gesshi, though Diol and Esmeralda do it on occasion.

* CuteEmUp - With enough TokusatsuTropes to stand on its own. The series is also a self-parody to many Tokusatsu series, even including Konami's own ''Series/ ChouSeiShinSeries''!

Konami's combination of its own ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' series. A lighthearted SelfParody, ''Otomedius'' is a [[CuteEmUp Boob Shooter]] with its own standalone plot. It pulls elements from several of Konami's other properties, including ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''Toys/BusouShinki'', ''Xexex'', ''VideoGame/TwinBee'', ''Parodius'' and, of course, ''Gradius'' itself.

* CuteEmUp

* BikerBabe: Any female character who rides the Ride Vipers qualify. The villains in the game are of pilot varieties.

* NiceHat - Madoka and Emon are the only ones ''without'' nice hats.

* ShoutOut - The series is built on Konami references.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters - 11 playable characters are featured in Excellent, and then there's the ''villains''...

* {{Fanservice}} - And how. ''Gorgeous'' and ''Excellent'' even include galleries of character art out of the box, which can be expanded even more through gameplay.
** That's nothing compared to the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition "Special]] [[http://storage.siliconera.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/otomedius_collectors_editio_thumb1.jpg Edition"]] of Excellent. It comes with a special pillow case and an art book of ALL the main characters in [[{{Stripperific}} various outfits.]] All for the price of $49.99.

* BikerBabe: Any female character who rides the Ride Vipers qualify.

* ExcusePlot: Yes, there ''is'' a plot. Yes, it ''can'' be interesting. But you don't need to know it to enjoy the [[{{Fanservice}} premise]]--I mean, [[CuteEmUp gameplay]].

Konami's combination of its own ''Parodius'' and ''Gradius'' series. A lighthearted SelfParody, ''Otomedius'' is a [[CuteEmUp Boob Shooter]] with its own standalone plot. It pulls elements from several of Konami's other properties, including ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''Toys/BusouShinki'', ''Xexex'', ''VideoGame/TwinBee'', ''Parodius'' and, of course, ''Gradius'' itself.

Compare ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'', which is Konami's older and much [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs weirder]] take on the CuteEmUp genre. Also compare VideoGame/{{Gradius}}, the flagship game that started it all.

* FrickinLaserBeams - A common weapon in the game, always leads to BeamSpam.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace - 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.

** TheHero - Diol Twee
** TheLancer - Erul Tron
** TheHeart - Anoa Aoba
** [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]] - Madoka
** TheBigGuy - Emon Five
** {{Sixth Ranger}}s - Tita Nium, Poini Kune, and Esmeralda (The latter two [[DownloadableContent introduced late]])
* FiveBadBand
** BigBad - Dark Force (The Gofer Sisters L.B. and R.B. also fulfill this role)
** TheDragon - Meta Lium, pilot of Big Core DX
** EvilGenius - The Gofer Sisters
** TheBrute - Ryukotsuki
** DarkChick - [[TheSpy T.B. Rika]]

** DesignatedGirlFight - The series is full of them.
* AdaptationExpansion - 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.

* SchizoTech - The game is set in what appears to be 21st-century, modern Earth. But then you have the Riding Vipers, which are flying motorbikes with lasers and missiles. ''Excellent'' introduces a massive space fleet and casual TimeTravel abilities. It's explained that the really advanced technology was introduced to Earth via the "G" organization, an anti-Bacterion alliance of which Earth is a part (and Planet Gradius being one of the founding members).

** 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.]]''
** [[HumanAliens So where's Erul's]] [[FridgeLogic special laser power?]]

Konami's combination of its own ''Parodius'' and ''Gradius'' series. A lighthearted SelfParody, ''Otomedius'' is a [[CuteEmUp Boob Shooter]] with its own standalone plot. It pulls elements from several of Konami's other properties, including ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon'', ''Xexex'', ''VideoGame/TwinBee'', ''Parodius'' and, of course, ''Gradius'' itself.

Konami's combination of its own ''Parodius'' and ''Gradius'' series. A lighthearted SelfParody, ''Otomedius'' is a [[CuteEmUp Boob Shooter]] with its own standalone plot. It pulls elements from several of Konami's other properties, including ''GanbareGoemon'', ''Xexex'', ''VideoGame/TwinBee'', ''Parodius'' and, of course, ''Gradius'' itself.

* XMeetsY - ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' meets ''Franchise/KamenRider''...[-[[RecycledInSpace IN]] [[WorldOfActionGirls THE WORLD OF ACTION GIRLS!]]-]

The series saw two console releases, both for {{Xbox 360}}: ''Otomedius Gorgeous'', a port of the original arcade game, and ''Otomedius Excellent'', a console-only sequel. Konami announced a North American release of ''Otomedius Excellent'' for 19 July 2011, but it got delayed for quite a while until, ultimately, it came out at 3 November 2011.

[[caption-width-right:294:[[WheresWaldo Can you find]] [[TheOneGuy the man in this cast?]]]]