Cameo
Game Cameo
Special guest appearances of Gradius stuff in other Konami games.
Anime Cameo
| Anime | Hayate the Combat Butler | |
| Anime | La BlueGirl | |
| Anime | Pani Poni Dash! | |
| Anime | Sky Girls | |
| Anime & trading cards | Yu-gi-oh |
Moai Reference Only
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Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious | |
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Nazo no Kabe - Block Kuzushi | |
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Pandora's Palace | |
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Poitter's Point and Poitter's Point 2 | |
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Snatcher |
Reverse Cameo
Special guest appearances of other Konami stuff in Gradius Games.
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Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius | |
| Multiplatform | Gradius II GOFER no yabou |
The Ghost of Horo Temple from Ganbare Goemon (Japanese, Super Famicom) (she's the first boss you fight) shows up as an end of level boss.
Goemon also shows up as an end of level boss.