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Developer - Konami
Publisher - Ultra Games
Release date - February 1991
Japan Konami
Protagonist: Lance Bean(codenamed "Scorpion").
Plot: The setting is moved to the "present day" (relative to 1991), omitting the futuristic date.
Antagonist: An alien entity known as Black Viper. Instead of a rival human nation, the enemies are working directly for this new alien threat.
Character
Bill Rizer code name: Mad Dog
PFC Bill Rizer is one of the two main protagonists of the Contra series, along with fellow commando and brother-in-arms, Lance Bean. He was one of the most renowned members of the "Contra" task force, an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare, and one of the greatest soldiers that ever lived, often considered by many as a "legend".
Lance Bean code name: Scorpion
PFC Lance is one of the two main protagonists of the Contra series, along with fellow commando and brother-in-arms, Bill Rizer. He was one of the most renowned members of the "Contra" task force, an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare, and one of the greatest soldiers that ever lived.
Developer - Konami
Publisher - Ultra Games
Release date - February 1991
Japan Konami
Protagonist: Lance Bean(codenamed "Scorpion").
Plot: The setting is moved to the "present day" (relative to 1991), omitting the futuristic date.
Antagonist: An alien entity known as Black Viper. Instead of a rival human nation, the enemies are working directly for this new alien threat.
Character
Bill Rizer code name: Mad Dog
PFC Bill Rizer is one of the two main protagonists of the Contra series, along with fellow commando and brother-in-arms, Lance Bean. He was one of the most renowned members of the "Contra" task force, an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare, and one of the greatest soldiers that ever lived, often considered by many as a "legend".
Lance Bean code name: Scorpion
PFC Lance is one of the two main protagonists of the Contra series, along with fellow commando and brother-in-arms, Bill Rizer. He was one of the most renowned members of the "Contra" task force, an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla warfare, and one of the greatest soldiers that ever lived.
