'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://youtu.be/qRdrjsuc7uw?t=15 Bill possesses exceptional physical strength]<ref>Contra: Operation Galuga | Character Trailer</ref>), '''Small Building level''' with firearms ([https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=25 Bill's standard weaponry causes the bodies of human-sized aliens to combust], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=33 can destroy segments of metal bridges], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=171 and can destroy turrets]. With several shots, [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=365 they can destroy small deployment carrier vehicles], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=398 destroy armored military vehicles], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=418 vaporize large armored soldiers], and [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=70 can obliterate the wall of a metal base]<ref>Contra (1987)</ref>)
'''[[Attack Potency]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://youtu.be/qRdrjsuc7uw?t=15 Bill possesses exceptional physical strength]<ref>Contra: Operation Galuga | Character Trailer</ref>. He could [https://youtu.be/10qs5ZF9usI?t=321 knock the head off of a giant robot]<ref>Contra ReBirth</ref>), '''Small Building level''' with firearms ([https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=25 Bill's standard weaponry causes the bodies of human-sized aliens to combust], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=33 can destroy segments of metal bridges], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=171 and can destroy turrets]. With several shots, [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=365 they can destroy small deployment carrier vehicles], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=398 destroy armored military vehicles], [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=418 vaporize large armored soldiers], and [https://youtu.be/rD9G7OCmsfk?t=70 can obliterate the wall of a metal base]<ref>Contra (1987)</ref>)
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://youtu.be/6Q7PgeAzeng?t=2015 Can take hits from] [[Gromaides]], [https://youtu.be/6Q7PgeAzeng?t=2009 which can obliterate a stone wall]<ref>Contra: Operation Galuga</ref>)
'''[[Durability]]:''' '''Wall level''' ([https://youtu.be/6Q7PgeAzeng?t=2015 Can take hits from] [[Gromaides]], [https://youtu.be/6Q7PgeAzeng?t=2009 which can obliterate a stone wall]<ref>Contra: Operation Galuga</ref>)
Being an elite commando of the Special Forces takes a special breed of hero. You need the cunning of a lion, the spirit of a Viking warrior, and the intelligence of a modern day field general. Only after these qualities are soaked into your soul can you stand a ghost of a chance saving humanity from the inhumane Red Falcon.
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~ HOW TO PLAY CONTRA Booklet
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You heard the man, this is our show now.
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~ Bill Rizer
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Well, if you say so, then I guess I must be Bill Rizer... and a "Contra".
Bill Rizer is the main protagonist of the Contra series.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of Bill’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!
Bill Rizer was born a Contra, possessing the special genome that has imprinted him with a uniquely evolved genetic sequence, thanks to exposure from an ancient alien artifact known as the Lemris. This has made him into a warrior with preternatural abilities.[1]
Major Bill Rizer, now the field leader of the Contra unit, hails from a family with a long military history, and possesses exceptional physical strength, agility, and mental fortitude. Graduate of the Earth Marine Academy, he is proficient in all manner of armaments and well-versed in military science.[2]
Contra (Arcade/NES) & Contra: Operation Galuga
On September 12th, 2631, a meteor crashed into the Galuga archipelago off the coast of New Zealand. Many months[3] to two years later[4], the archipelago was occupied by hostile aliens known as the Red Falcon, whose sole mission is to exterminate humankind. To combat this, in 2633, the Earth Marine Headquarters dispatched Bill Rizer and Lance Bean with one mission: destroy the Red Falcon base. After much hardship, their mission was successful.
Contra ReBirth
Sometime after his success over Red Falcon, peace was assumed to have returned to Earth, and so Bill was placed into a cryogenic sleep. But, during that very same year in 2633, the mysterious and hostile Neo-Salamander Force made themselves known. They travelled back in time to 1973, landing in Central America and occupying the Yucatan Peninsula's Shizuoka ruins, and planned on eliminating the "Contra" force while Earth's defenses were still primitive.
Though Lance Bean was dispatched to stop them, all communications with him abruptly ceased. With no other choice, the Galactic President sent a robot called BR-W9 to prematurely wake Bill Rizer up from his cryogenic sleep, and quickly remind him of his role as Pfc. Bill Rizer, the legendary Contra. Once he familiarized himself with the situation, Bill teamed-up with BR-W9, the samurai Yagyu, and the alien soldier Newt Plissken.
The group travelled back in time, successfully fighting and defeating the Neo-Salamander Force. With the mission completed, the team returned to their own time and were congratulated by the Galactic President for a job well done. As Bill wondered if he did something good for the world, he returned to his cryogenic sleep.[5]