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* KickTheSonOfABitch: In the extra ending, Gordian is on the beach relaxing his legs on the Master's skull. The game points out that there's nothing wrong with this since he's useless anyway and better off as a footrest.
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''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
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''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, Platform/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, Platform/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Platform/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4.Platform/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
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* OneWordTitle: First announced as ''"Gun Lord"'', then became ''"[=GunLord=]"'' and then ''Gunlord''.
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* OneWordTitle: First announced as ''"Gun Lord"'', then became ''"[=GunLord=]"'' and then ''Gunlord''. TwentyFourHourArmor: Gordian is always shown wearing the Gunlord armor, even when he's relaxing on the beach.
* OneWordTitle: First announced as ''"Gun Lord"'', then became ''"[=GunLord=]"'' and then ''Gunlord''.
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* TwentyFourHourArmor: Gordian is always shown wearing the Gunlord armor, even when he's relaxing on the beach.
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* {{Retraux}}: The game's graphics are designed to resemble older arcade shooters from the 80s and 90s, despite being released in 2012.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The boss of the third stage is a dragon. The boss of the second stage is a mechanical beast that resembles one as well.
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The results screen after every stage displays how many diamonds, big diamonds and [[OneUp 1-Ups]] were collected in every stage. The only way to get 100% on everything is to collect every single one.
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The results screen after every stage displays how many diamonds, big diamonds and [[OneUp 1-Ups]] were collected in every stage. The only way to get 100% on everything the game is to collect every single one.one in a single playthrough.
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* AutoScrollingLevel: Stage 6: Acid Pipe and the new Stage 10 in ''Gunlord X'', Electric Drive.
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* AutoScrollingLevel: The second level, Air Stride, justified by being a horizontal shoot'em up level, Stage 6: Acid Pipe and the new Stage 10 in ''Gunlord X'', Electric Drive. Drive, in which Gordian is wearing a rocket pack.
* BossWarningSiren: Every boss is accompanied by the announcer saying "Warning: Boss Encounter" before each battle, with the exception of the last one.
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Gordian pulls one in the opening where he escapes from captivity and shoots his captors.
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Gordian pulls one in the opening where he escapes from captivity and shoots his captors. It varies between each version.
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* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, the final boss was fought in a rather out of place and plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.
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* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, after going through two EternalEngine levels, the final boss was fought in a rather out of place and plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.space.
* SkippableBoss: The mid-boss in Stage 3 can either be skipped by SequenceBreaking by jumping past some platforms early on, or going through a tunnel in ball mode right above the area where it's fought in.
* SkippableBoss: The mid-boss in Stage 3 can either be skipped by SequenceBreaking by jumping past some platforms early on, or going through a tunnel in ball mode right above the area where it's fought in.
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* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo version had a 1.1 update, which added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks. ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal output has also been slightly expanded.
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* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo version had a 1.1 update, which along with some minor tweaks, added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks.(and is the only version of the game to feature one). ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal output has also been slightly expanded.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: While not a full train wreck, due to the development team being based in Germany, there are quite a few grammatical errors in the cutscenes that tend to get changed with each release.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: While not a full train wreck, due Due to the development team being based in Germany, there are quite a few grammatical errors in the cutscenes that tend to get changed with each release.release, but it gets the job done.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: While not a full train wreck, there are some glaring grammatical errors and nonsensical sentences in the cutscenes that tend to get changed with each release.
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Gordian pulls one in the opening where he escapes from captivity and shoots his captors.
-->''(Neo Geo)'': Bitches! Die in hell!
-->''(Dreamcast)'': [[BlindIdiotTranslation Your are cute]]! Die in hell!
-->''Gunlord X'': You are cute! I am the Gunlord! Have a nice day!
-->''(Neo Geo)'': Bitches! Die in hell!
-->''(Dreamcast)'': [[BlindIdiotTranslation Your are cute]]! Die in hell!
-->''Gunlord X'': You are cute! I am the Gunlord! Have a nice day!
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* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo MVS version had a 1.1 update, which added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks. ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal output has also been slightly expanded.
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* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo MVS version had a 1.1 update, which added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks. ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal output has also been slightly expanded.
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''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles.
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''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles.
consoles. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
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Donning the Gunlord armor, Gordian starts with a SpreadShot ability but can find power-ups such as Phoenix (a large fireball) and Bounce (bullets that ricochet off the walls). His gun also allows him to shoot a beam that he can move in any direction that destroys most enemies and bullets fired from them. The Side Wave is a powerful attack that covers nearly the whole screen. And even on top of that, Gordian can roll into a ball that renders him invincible to most weapons and can drop bombs with it, but has limited use as rolling shares the same gauge as the beam, which refills automatically when not being used. He'll need to fight his way across 10 stages (11 in ''X''), navigating and exploring stages while shooting every enemy in sight.
An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
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Donning the Gunlord armor, Gordian starts with a SpreadShot ability but can find power-ups such as Phoenix (a large fireball) and Bounce (bullets that ricochet off the walls). His gun also allows him to shoot a beam that he can move in any direction that destroys most enemies and bullets fired from them. The Side Wave is a powerful attack that covers nearly the whole screen. And even on top of that, Gordian can also roll into a ball that renders him invincible to most weapons and can drop bombs with it, but has limited use as rolling shares the same gauge as the beam, which refills automatically when not being used. Lastly, the Side Wave is a powerful attack that covers nearly the whole screen and can clear out most enemies. He'll need to fight his way across 10 stages (11 in ''X''), navigating and exploring stages while shooting every enemy in sight.
An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The opening in the original Neo Geo version included gore and some profane language, and each release had it toned down. By the time of ''X'', none of it is present at all.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: The opening in the original Neo Geo version included gore and some profane language, and each release had it toned down. By the time of ''X'', none of it is present at all. The GoldenEnding even omits a comment on how hot Vanessa is.
* BridalCarry: Gordian carries his wife in his arms like this in the ending, appropriately enough.
* BridalCarry: Gordian carries his wife in his arms like this in the ending, appropriately enough.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Vanessa shows off her butt in a thong bikini in the best ending. Her clothes are also torn and showing skin when he saves her in the regular ending.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Vanessa shows off her butt in a thong bikini in the best ending. GoldenEnding. Her clothes are also torn and showing skin when he Gordian saves her in the regular ending.
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* GoldenEnding: An extra scene is added to the ending if Gordian manages to collect all of the big diamonds, showing him and his wife relaxing on the beach next to the skull of the master.
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* GoldenEnding: An extra scene is added to the ending if Gordian manages to collect all of the big diamonds, showing him and his wife relaxing on the beach next to the skull of the master.Master, surrounded by diamonds.
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* HappyEndingOverride: Of sorts. Vanessa was seen as the galaxy's last hope and succeeded in destroying the evil empire in her game, but instead of heading home to celebrate her victory, she went missing. Fortunately, Gordian receives a distress signal in the ending and finally tracks her down.
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* HappyEndingOverride: Of sorts. Vanessa was seen as the galaxy's last hope and succeeded in destroying the evil empire in her game, but instead of heading home to celebrate her victory, she went missing. Fortunately, Gordian receives a distress signal in the ending and finally ending, tracks her down.down and reunites with her.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The boss of the third stage is a dragon.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shoots at them. Not only do they provide powerups until they're destroyed, but they often lead to hidden items.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shoots at them. Not only do they provide powerups until they're destroyed, but they often lead to hidden items.
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The boss of the third stage is a dragon.
dragon. The boss of the second stage is a mechanical beast that resembles one as well.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shootsat them. where they're hidden. Not only do they provide powerups power-ups until they're destroyed, but they often lead to hidden items.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shoots
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* NintendoHard: The game provides plenty of lives and continues, and you're gonna need them. The screen can be filled with enemies that will attack the moment they appear, and on top of hard bosses and precision platforming, the game can be pretty rough. The Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions also need to be beaten in one go. Lose all your lives and continues and it's back to the title screen.
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* NintendoHard: The game provides plenty of lives and continues, and you're gonna need them. The screen can be filled with enemies that will attack the moment they appear, and on top of hard bosses and precision platforming, the game can be pretty rough. tough. The Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions also need to be beaten in one go.sitting. Lose all your lives and continues and it's back to the title screen.
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* PlatformGame: Along with a lot of enemies to shoot, there's a lot of platforming involved.
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* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, the final boss was fought in a rather plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordian summons a gun in the opening to shoot his captors.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordian summons a gun in the opening to shoot his captors.
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* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, the final boss was fought in a rather out of place and plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordiansummons uses his suit to teleport a gun into his hands in the opening cutscene to shoot his captors.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordian
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[[caption-width-right:300:Jump, Shoot, Explore.]]
''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles.
At the end of ''Last Hope'', the lone pilot Vanessa Gaiden succeeded in destroying the evil empire. However, her victory was short-lived as she went missing in action and never made it home. As her newlywed husband Gordian Gaiden searches for her, a new evil arises in the form of a demonic planet lord known as "The Master", who can create and control beings made of steel and enslave people by absorbing their souls. Detecting this evil, Gordian frees himself from capture and flies to Kairos II to destroy this evil and hopefully find his wife.
Donning the Gunlord armor, Gordian starts with a SpreadShot ability but can find power-ups such as Phoenix (a large fireball) and Bounce (bullets that ricochet off the walls). His gun also allows him to shoot a beam that he can move in any direction that destroys most enemies and bullets fired from them. The Side Wave is a powerful attack that covers nearly the whole screen. And even on top of that, Gordian can roll into a ball that renders him invincible to most weapons and can drop bombs with it, but has limited use as rolling shares the same gauge as the beam, which refills automatically when not being used. He'll need to fight his way across 10 stages (11 in ''X''), navigating and exploring stages while shooting every enemy in sight.
An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
Also see the ''VideoGame/{{Turrican}}'' series, which the game draws heavy inspiration from.
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!!Gunlord contains the following tropes
* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The results screen after every stage displays how many diamonds, big diamonds and [[OneUp 1-Ups]] were collected in every stage. The only way to get 100% on everything is to collect every single one.
* TwentyFourHourArmor: Gordian is always shown wearing the Gunlord armor, even when he's relaxing on the beach.
* AdvertisedExtra: Vanessa is featured in a lot of promo art, but doesn't appear until the ending and isn't a playable character.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Some of the bosses are absolutely huge. Look no further than the mechanical abomination that serves as the first boss or the giant mechanical dragon that serves as the second.
* AutoScrollingLevel: Stage 6: Acid Pipe and the new Stage 10 in ''Gunlord X'', Electric Drive.
* BadassInDistress:
** Gordian's adventure begins with him searching for his missing newlywed wife Vanessa, who had just destroyed the evil empire after a dramatic battle all by herself.
** The opening scene has Gordian captured and being sentenced by three men, but manages to free himself and escape.
* BigBad: The Master is spreading chaos and despair throughout the galaxy and Gordian takes it upon himself to destroy him.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: While not a full train wreck, there are some glaring gramatical errors and odd word choices in the cutscenes that tend to get changed with each release.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final level is solely dedicated to fighting the last boss.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: The opening in the original Neo Geo version included gore and some profane language, and each release had it toned down. By the time of ''X'', none of it is present at all.
* BulletHell: Many bosses tend to fire several shots that cover the whole screen. Fortunately, most of them can be cleared out with Gordian's beam weapon. And the ShootEmUp levels are filled with them.
* CollectionSidequest: Diamonds and extra lives are counted on the results screen. In ''X'', by collecting all of the big diamonds in one stage in one run, the player is given an extra permanent continue. Have fun exploring!
* CollisionDamage: Gordian will take damage upon touching most enemies, but some of the aerial bomber types can be used as platforms, which is required to collect some big diamonds and powerups. Some of the smaller enemies [[GoombaStomp can be stomped on]] and can also be destroyed if Gordian rolls into them in ball mode.
* DegradedBoss: Hope you enjoyed the boss of stage 4, because it becomes a regular enemy at that point.
* DownTheDrain: Stage 6, Acid Pipe take place in the sewers.
* ElevatorActionSequence: The boss of stage 4 and the lead up to it takes place in an elevator.
* EternalEngine: Stage 4: Techno Dungeon, Stage 8: Factory Five and Stage 9: Electric Climb are filled to the brim with techno goodness.
* ExcusePlot: You're saving the world from destruction by shooting everything in your path. You might even forget that you're searching for your wife until the ending.
* EyeScream: One of the captors that Gordian shoots to pieces in the opening has his eyeball flying out. This was removed in ''X''.
* {{Fanservice}}: Vanessa shows off her butt in a thong bikini in the best ending. Her clothes are also torn and showing skin when he saves her in the regular ending.
* FlunkyBoss: Many of the bosses are accompanied by enemies or create them during their fight.
* GameOverMan: The game over screen presents you with the Master's ugly mug.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: The Master possesses these during the final battle.
* GoldenEnding: An extra scene is added to the ending if Gordian manages to collect all of the big diamonds, showing him and his wife relaxing on the beach next to the skull of the master.
* GoombaStomp: Gordian can destroy some of the smaller enemies by jumping on them.
* HappyEndingOverride: Of sorts. Vanessa was seen as the galaxy's last hope and succeeded in destroying the evil empire in her game, but instead of heading home to celebrate her victory, she went missing. Fortunately, Gordian receives a distress signal in the ending and finally tracks her down.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Vanessa Gaiden, Gordian's newlywed wife, is the protagonist of [=NG:DEV.TEAM=]'s previous title, ''Last Hope''. This game starts where hers ends.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The boss of the third stage is a dragon.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shoots at them. Not only do they provide powerups until they're destroyed, but they often lead to hidden items.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: In the extra ending, Gordian is on the beach relaxing his legs on the Master's skull. The game points out that there's nothing wrong with this since he's useless anyway and better off as a footrest.
* LoadBearingBoss: Defeating the stage 4 boss causes the elevator you're on to malfunction and descend, sending you to the next level.
* MarathonLevel: Many of the stages in ''X'' have been turned into this, and if you're hunting for the big diamonds for extra continues, one stage can take about a half hour to complete.
* NintendoHard: The game provides plenty of lives and continues, and you're gonna need them. The screen can be filled with enemies that will attack the moment they appear, and on top of hard bosses and precision platforming, the game can be pretty rough. The Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions also need to be beaten in one go. Lose all your lives and continues and it's back to the title screen.
* OneWordTitle: First announced as "Gun Lord", then became "[=GunLord=]" and then Gunlord.
* PlatformGame: Along with a lot of enemies to shoot, there's a lot of platforming involved.
* PoweredArmor: The Gunlord armor counts as this and allows Gordian to roll into a ball.
* RollingAttack: Similar to ''VideoGame/{{Turrican}}'', Gordian can roll into a ball and destroy some smaller enemies with it, and can drop bombs in this mode. He's also immune to most attacks and using this is necessary to discover secret paths that lead to some hidden items.
* RuinsForRuinsSake: The first and third stages take place in ancient ruins.
* SaveGameLimits: ''X'' finally allows you to save your progress, but you're only allowed one save slot. Until you beat the game, you can replay any level you've already beaten and you're shown whether you've collected all of the big diamonds for each stage. The save is deleted upon beating the game, but whatever continues you've obtained is permanent and carries on to future playthroughs.
* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, the final boss was fought in a rather plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordian summons a gun in the opening to shoot his captors.
* SpreadShot: Gordian's default shooting style is the initial burst. Many bosses and enemies in the shoot'em up levels are also given this.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel:: The second level is a traditional horizontal shoot'em up level where players control Gordian's ship. The new level in ''X'' is another one, but has Gordian on a jetpack. And yes, both levels are filled with BulletHell.
* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo MVS version had a 1.1 update, which added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks. ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal ratio has also been slightly expanded.
* YourSoulIsMine: The Master possesses the ability to absorb people's souls.
[[caption-width-right:300:Jump, Shoot, Explore.]]
''Gunlord'' is a 2012 RunAndGun PlatformGame developed by NG:DEV.TEAM for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo, and later in the same year for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast, long after production had ceased for both consoles.
At the end of ''Last Hope'', the lone pilot Vanessa Gaiden succeeded in destroying the evil empire. However, her victory was short-lived as she went missing in action and never made it home. As her newlywed husband Gordian Gaiden searches for her, a new evil arises in the form of a demonic planet lord known as "The Master", who can create and control beings made of steel and enslave people by absorbing their souls. Detecting this evil, Gordian frees himself from capture and flies to Kairos II to destroy this evil and hopefully find his wife.
Donning the Gunlord armor, Gordian starts with a SpreadShot ability but can find power-ups such as Phoenix (a large fireball) and Bounce (bullets that ricochet off the walls). His gun also allows him to shoot a beam that he can move in any direction that destroys most enemies and bullets fired from them. The Side Wave is a powerful attack that covers nearly the whole screen. And even on top of that, Gordian can roll into a ball that renders him invincible to most weapons and can drop bombs with it, but has limited use as rolling shares the same gauge as the beam, which refills automatically when not being used. He'll need to fight his way across 10 stages (11 in ''X''), navigating and exploring stages while shooting every enemy in sight.
An UpdatedRerelease, ''Gunlord X'', was released in May 2019 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and in December 2019 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4. The stages are much larger and include new enemies, bosses, and an extra level.
Also see the ''VideoGame/{{Turrican}}'' series, which the game draws heavy inspiration from.
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!!Gunlord contains the following tropes
* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The results screen after every stage displays how many diamonds, big diamonds and [[OneUp 1-Ups]] were collected in every stage. The only way to get 100% on everything is to collect every single one.
* TwentyFourHourArmor: Gordian is always shown wearing the Gunlord armor, even when he's relaxing on the beach.
* AdvertisedExtra: Vanessa is featured in a lot of promo art, but doesn't appear until the ending and isn't a playable character.
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Some of the bosses are absolutely huge. Look no further than the mechanical abomination that serves as the first boss or the giant mechanical dragon that serves as the second.
* AutoScrollingLevel: Stage 6: Acid Pipe and the new Stage 10 in ''Gunlord X'', Electric Drive.
* BadassInDistress:
** Gordian's adventure begins with him searching for his missing newlywed wife Vanessa, who had just destroyed the evil empire after a dramatic battle all by herself.
** The opening scene has Gordian captured and being sentenced by three men, but manages to free himself and escape.
* BigBad: The Master is spreading chaos and despair throughout the galaxy and Gordian takes it upon himself to destroy him.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: While not a full train wreck, there are some glaring gramatical errors and odd word choices in the cutscenes that tend to get changed with each release.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final level is solely dedicated to fighting the last boss.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: The opening in the original Neo Geo version included gore and some profane language, and each release had it toned down. By the time of ''X'', none of it is present at all.
* BulletHell: Many bosses tend to fire several shots that cover the whole screen. Fortunately, most of them can be cleared out with Gordian's beam weapon. And the ShootEmUp levels are filled with them.
* CollectionSidequest: Diamonds and extra lives are counted on the results screen. In ''X'', by collecting all of the big diamonds in one stage in one run, the player is given an extra permanent continue. Have fun exploring!
* CollisionDamage: Gordian will take damage upon touching most enemies, but some of the aerial bomber types can be used as platforms, which is required to collect some big diamonds and powerups. Some of the smaller enemies [[GoombaStomp can be stomped on]] and can also be destroyed if Gordian rolls into them in ball mode.
* DegradedBoss: Hope you enjoyed the boss of stage 4, because it becomes a regular enemy at that point.
* DownTheDrain: Stage 6, Acid Pipe take place in the sewers.
* ElevatorActionSequence: The boss of stage 4 and the lead up to it takes place in an elevator.
* EternalEngine: Stage 4: Techno Dungeon, Stage 8: Factory Five and Stage 9: Electric Climb are filled to the brim with techno goodness.
* ExcusePlot: You're saving the world from destruction by shooting everything in your path. You might even forget that you're searching for your wife until the ending.
* EyeScream: One of the captors that Gordian shoots to pieces in the opening has his eyeball flying out. This was removed in ''X''.
* {{Fanservice}}: Vanessa shows off her butt in a thong bikini in the best ending. Her clothes are also torn and showing skin when he saves her in the regular ending.
* FlunkyBoss: Many of the bosses are accompanied by enemies or create them during their fight.
* GameOverMan: The game over screen presents you with the Master's ugly mug.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: The Master possesses these during the final battle.
* GoldenEnding: An extra scene is added to the ending if Gordian manages to collect all of the big diamonds, showing him and his wife relaxing on the beach next to the skull of the master.
* GoombaStomp: Gordian can destroy some of the smaller enemies by jumping on them.
* HappyEndingOverride: Of sorts. Vanessa was seen as the galaxy's last hope and succeeded in destroying the evil empire in her game, but instead of heading home to celebrate her victory, she went missing. Fortunately, Gordian receives a distress signal in the ending and finally tracks her down.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Vanessa Gaiden, Gordian's newlywed wife, is the protagonist of [=NG:DEV.TEAM=]'s previous title, ''Last Hope''. This game starts where hers ends.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: The boss of the third stage is a dragon.
* InvisibleBlock: The stages are filled to the brink with them, and can only be revealed if Gordian shoots at them. Not only do they provide powerups until they're destroyed, but they often lead to hidden items.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: In the extra ending, Gordian is on the beach relaxing his legs on the Master's skull. The game points out that there's nothing wrong with this since he's useless anyway and better off as a footrest.
* LoadBearingBoss: Defeating the stage 4 boss causes the elevator you're on to malfunction and descend, sending you to the next level.
* MarathonLevel: Many of the stages in ''X'' have been turned into this, and if you're hunting for the big diamonds for extra continues, one stage can take about a half hour to complete.
* NintendoHard: The game provides plenty of lives and continues, and you're gonna need them. The screen can be filled with enemies that will attack the moment they appear, and on top of hard bosses and precision platforming, the game can be pretty rough. The Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions also need to be beaten in one go. Lose all your lives and continues and it's back to the title screen.
* OneWordTitle: First announced as "Gun Lord", then became "[=GunLord=]" and then Gunlord.
* PlatformGame: Along with a lot of enemies to shoot, there's a lot of platforming involved.
* PoweredArmor: The Gunlord armor counts as this and allows Gordian to roll into a ball.
* RollingAttack: Similar to ''VideoGame/{{Turrican}}'', Gordian can roll into a ball and destroy some smaller enemies with it, and can drop bombs in this mode. He's also immune to most attacks and using this is necessary to discover secret paths that lead to some hidden items.
* RuinsForRuinsSake: The first and third stages take place in ancient ruins.
* SaveGameLimits: ''X'' finally allows you to save your progress, but you're only allowed one save slot. Until you beat the game, you can replay any level you've already beaten and you're shown whether you've collected all of the big diamonds for each stage. The save is deleted upon beating the game, but whatever continues you've obtained is permanent and carries on to future playthroughs.
* SceneryDissonance: In the Neo Geo and Dreamcast versions, the final boss was fought in a rather plain-looking church. The background was changed in ''X'' to a more colorful lair in space.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Gordian summons a gun in the opening to shoot his captors.
* SpreadShot: Gordian's default shooting style is the initial burst. Many bosses and enemies in the shoot'em up levels are also given this.
* UnexpectedShmupLevel:: The second level is a traditional horizontal shoot'em up level where players control Gordian's ship. The new level in ''X'' is another one, but has Gordian on a jetpack. And yes, both levels are filled with BulletHell.
* UpdatedRerelease: The Neo Geo MVS version had a 1.1 update, which added a vocal narration to the opening scene along with some minor tweaks. ''Gunlord X'' is almost an entirely new experience, as the stages have been expanded, new bosses and enemies appear, and even a new stage has been added. The screen's horizontal ratio has also been slightly expanded.
* YourSoulIsMine: The Master possesses the ability to absorb people's souls.
