Bellberg (ベルベルム, Berubemu^?) is a recurring enemy in the Gradius series.

Description

It is the first enemy to be encountered in Salamander. They act like the Fans from the original Gradius, moving across the screen in formations of six or so. Strangely, the red variations are more common, and destroying all of the formation will cause the last one to drop a capsule, another similarity to Fans. An upgraded version, Bellberg Mk II, also appears in this game, but has the same attacks as the original. In the PC Engine port of Salamander, they always come in single flights after an enemy wave and drop a power-up. These enemies return in Salamander III.

Attack patterns

Bellbergs attack in formations and act almost exactly the same way as Fans, just being a bit slower. In later loops, they tend to be faster and can fire suicide bullets, making it harder to obtain power-ups in the early stages.

In Asteroid Hell, the gray versions can relentlessly fire bullets on the screen, but due to their fast speed, the bullets they fire are quite erratic.

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