Bacterion Empire

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The Bacterion Empire is the primary antagonistic alien force in the Gradius shoot ’em up video game series, known for launching massive invasions against the planet Gradius.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alien civilization
fictional empire
video game antagonist faction
appearsIn Gradius NERFINISHED
Gradius II NERFINISHED
Gradius III NERFINISHED
Gradius IV NERFINISHED
Gradius V NERFINISHED
Life Force NERFINISHED
Nemesis (Game Boy) NERFINISHED
Salamander NERFINISHED
other Gradius spin-off titles
appearsInMedium arcade games
handheld games
home console games
conflictWith Gradius Defense Forces NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork Japan NERFINISHED
createdBy Konami NERFINISHED
enemyOf Gradius forces NERFINISHED
Vic Viper NERFINISHED
planet Gradius NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Gradius (1985) NERFINISHED
franchise Gradius NERFINISHED
genreContext shoot 'em up
hasMember Big Core NERFINISHED
Covered Core NERFINISHED
Golem NERFINISHED
Venom enemy units
Zelos Force NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfEnemyUnits core-type bosses
mechanical fleets
moai-head enemies
organic-looking ships
medium video game
narrativeFunction main invading force
notableFor biomechanical enemy designs
large-scale space armadas
massive invasions of planet Gradius
recurring boss enemies
opposedBy Lord British starfighter NERFINISHED
Vic Viper starfighter NERFINISHED
originatesFrom Gradius (1985 video game) NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Gradius series NERFINISHED
publisherOfWork Konami NERFINISHED
role primary antagonist
setting outer space
threatLevelInFiction galactic-scale threat
usesTechnology biomechanical weapons
core-type bosses
giant battleships

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Gradius enemyFaction Bacterion Empire