Lord British?

[Klavs81]

Ok, I am thoroughly confused.

Does this Lord British:

http://gradius.wikia.com/wiki/Lord_British

Have anything to do with THIS Lord British?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_garriot

Or is it just one of those things?

 

[Bandit LOAF]

Hard to say! I'm having trouble figuring out if Gradius *really* has an elaborate continuity or if it's something people have come up with later.

Lord British was certainly something of a celebrity in Japan by 1988 and especially among gamers... so it's quite possible!