Lord British

Lord British made its debut in Salamander. It is controlled by Player 2. It is the second ship in the Gradius series which is controlled by the Player. Lord British has other names which are Lord. B or Road British, the latter as a result of romanization. It has red streaks intead of blue steaks and has a different shape than Vic Viper. It is in the shape of a Jet. Despite also being available to the Vic Viper at that time and with the weapon set being used by it in later games. 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.