For the alien army, see Red Falcon. Not to be confused with Java. Emperor Demon Gava (天王鬼 ギャバ, Tennō Ki Gyaba) is one of the main antagonists in theContra series. He was introduced in 1988 as the final boss of the arcade version of Super Contr

The Flame Thrower (F), also known as Fire Gun, Fireball or simply Flame, is a recurring weapon featured in the Contra series. As its name implies, it is a powerful weapon that either shoots fireballs or a constant stream of flame. The Flame Thro

The Barrier (B), also known as Barrier Shield, is a recurring item featured in theContra series. It is a special power-up that grants the player temporary invincibility. The Barrier is a special and often rare power-up that grants the player te

For other uses, see Lance (disambiguation). PFC Lance Bean (ランス・ビーン, Ransu Bīn), code name: Scorpion, is one of the two main protagonists of theContra series, along with fellow commando and brother-in-arms, Bill Rizer. He was one of the most r

Castlevania and Contra are two of Konami's biggest side-scrolling platform franchises. They reference each other from time to time, and are sometimes bundled together side by side. In Contra: Hard Corps, in stage 3 before destroying the first do

The Homing Gun (H), also known as Homing Missiles or Hunter, is a recurring weapon featured in the Contra series. It is a gun that fires either bullets or rockets that home in on enemies, eliminating the need to aim. The Homing Gun first appeare

Black Viper (ブラックバイパー, Burakku Baipā) is one of the main antagonists in the Contra series. She is Emperor Demon Gava's sister, and in two occasions she attempted to take over planet Earth on her own. Black Viper is an unstable biomass, thus she

Ms. Harakiri, also known as Sweets Manson, is a playable character in Contra: Rogue Corps. She is a famed assassin specializing in stealth and infiltration. After barely escaping death during the Alien Wars, she fused together with an alien know

A bomb is an explosive weapon that generates a sudden and violent release of energy, and is usually used to subdue several enemies at once. The term Bomb in the Contra series may apply to: Bomb (gun), a weapon exclusive to the arcade version of

Tanks are armored vehicles which have frequently appeared in the Contra series. They generally appear as minibosses encountered midway through the level, or are actually the main bosses fought at the end. In certain occasions, they may even be a