Xevious (universe)

Xevious (universe)
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco Nintendo (3D Classics: Xevious)
Genre(s)	Vertical Shooter
Console of origin	Arcade
First installment	Xevious (1983)
Latest installment	3D Classics: Xevious (2011)
Article on Wikipedia	Xevious (universe)

The Xevious universe (ゼビウス, Xevious) is a series of vertical shooters developed by Namco. In Xevious, the player controls a ship called the Solvalou, fighting against an alien army from the planet Xevious and their leader, a biocomputer known as GAMP.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

The Xevious universe's first appearance in the Super Smash Bros. series is in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. It is one of the Namco franchises represented in the game, along with others such as Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian, Mappy, Baraduke, Rally-X, and Pac-Man.

Enemy

• Bacuras appear as enemies in Smash Run.

Item

• Special Flag: Despite first appearing in Rally-X, these bonus items are credited by their trophy as coming from Xevious.

Cameo

• Andor Genesis, the boss spaceship from Xevious, can appear in Pac-Man's Namco Roulette taunt in the Wii U version only.
• The Solvalou, the playable ship from Xevious, can appear in Pac-Man's Namco Roulette taunt.