- For other uses, see Browny (disambiguation).
| “ | Officially known as Model CX-1-DA300 Combat Robot, the members of the force refer to him as "Browny" because of his warm personality. His ability to link up with numerous data systems makes him an unsurpassed intelligence tool. | „ |
| ~ Hard Corps instruction booklet |
Browny (ブラウニー Buraunī?), officially known as Model CX-1-DA300 Combat Robot, is a character in Contra: Hard Corps.
History[]
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Quotes and sounds[]
- "Let's party!"
- Injured
- Defeated
Weapons[]
| Weapon | Description | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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(A)  |
A rapid-fire laser which shoots a V-shaped beam. |  |
Piercing, and can turn 360° angles, but difficult and somewhat slow to steer properly. |
|
(B)  Gemini Scatter |
Returns like a boomerang. |  |
Encircles around Browny until they return or they leave the screen with their slightly increasing orbit speed. |
|
(C)  Electromagnetic Yo-Yo |
Holding the button down causes it to automatically attack the enemy. |  |
Quite powerful and piercing. |
|
(D)  Shield Chaser |
Holding the button down causes it to rotate around Browny, releasing it fires it at an enemy. |  |
Six glowing red/blue bullets will surround Browny and once all of them make contact with an enemy or disperse, a new set of six bullets will or can be formed. Upon release, this weapon contains homing capabilities. |
Notes[]
- Pressing the C button during a jump causes Browny to hover.
- Holding the JUMP button on the second jump will allow Browny to slow his descent. Releasing the JUMP button during the second jump will make him descend at normal speed. Slow descending is useful for crossing extremely large gaps or for better evasion tactics.
- Browny is generally regarded as the easiest character to use in the game due to his small stature/hitbox, which makes him harder to be hit by enemies, his ability to hover, and the tracking ability and large damage output of his Electromagnetic Yo-Yo. However, he's still weaker than Brad Fang, who has the Power Punch/Psychic Blaster exploit.
- His development description remains identical to the final, but with the following line removed: "Easier to avoid enemy attacks due to its smaller size, but has lower health."
- Notably, this removed line refers to Browny using it.
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
.png "Ending D Outside Base (Co-Op).png (50 KB)")
Ray and Browny outside of the Big Battle base in Ending D.
Sheena and Browny in the secret ending.
Sprites[]
Intro cutscene artwork.
.png "Browny Character Select (Hard Corps).png (4 KB)")
'Select Player' screen mugshot.
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Dialogue icon.
.png "Browny Idle (sprite).png (819 bytes)"){kind=icon}
In-game sprite.
.png "Browny ending A (sprite).png (2 KB)"){kind=icon}
Close-up image in Ending A.
.png "Browny Ending B (Statue).png (2 KB)")
Browny's golden statue in Ending B.
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Browny in Ending C.
.png "Hard Corps Ending D (Co-Op).png (3 KB)")
Riding his motoroid in Ending D.
.png "Browny Secret Ending (sprite).png (2 KB)"){kind=icon}
Browny in the Secret Ending.
Browny in the Game Over ending.
Artworks[]
Development sketch. Viewable in The History of Contra.
Browny from the Contra: The Hard Corps instruction booklet.
Artwork by Yasuomi Umetsu.
Browny artwork from Contra: Tournament.
Trivia[]
- Already being a robot since its design conception, Browny is the only playable character in Contra: Hard Corps to remain physically unchanged in the European PAL version, Probotector.
- Browny is also the only character to have two different waiting animations. The first one is similar to Ray Poward's, where he holds his gun vertically as he moves up and down in an idle position. His second waiting animation has him staring directly at the player in a somewhat hunched position, with him doing nothing but standing and blinking.
- Browny does not perform a roll when jumping.
- Browny's death sound plays when the Debug/Test code is activated in Contra: Hard Corps.
- During the Space Station stage's opening cutscene, Browny is the only character to have blue handcuffs instead of red. This is probably because of the jetpack equipped to his back, so larger cuffs were needed. Or they could be energy restraints specifically designed for use on robots.
- Browny is arguably the shortest non-alien character in the entire game, with his sprite smaller than even most enemy creatures.
- Browny is the first character to utter the phrase "Let's party!", a phrase used as a tagline for posters from the action film Commando', a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger which served as one of the main inspirations for the Contra series. Fittingly, it would later be uttered by Bill Rizer (and related).
- Originally, Browny was supposed to have lower Health than the rest of the characters.
- Browny's Contra: Tournament incarnation heavily resembles the character Bumblebee from the Transformers live action film series, being a humanoid robot colored in yellow who transforms into a sports car.
- Browny makes a guest appearance as a playable character in the "Operation Guns" DLC of the roguelike shoot 'em up game, Vampire Survivors.
See also[]
- BR-W9
- Bull (CX-1-DA-1000)
- Scar (CX-1-DA-2000)
- Browny (Operation Galuga)
- Browny (Returns)
References[]
- ↑ Contra: Hard Corps instruction booklet, page 6.
External links[]
- Browny at the Heroes Wiki
- Browny at the Vampire Survivors Wiki