Darr (電光自走弾 ダル Denkō Jisō-dan Daru?, lit. "Flash Self-propelled Grenade Darr") is an enemy in the Contra series. They are cylindrical-shaped explosives that roll toward the front of the screen.
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Darrs are self-propelled, cylindrical-shaped explosives that come out from small openings usually located on the back wall of a room. Once released, they roll toward the front to deal with any enemies that cross their path. They can also be deployed by soldiers as they run across. They can be jumped over or destroyed by going prone and shooting at them as they approach.
Darrs first appeared in the two pseudo 3D levels of the original Contra (Base 1 and Base 2), and later in a similar stage in Contra 4.
In C: The Contra Adventure, they are thrown by robots in a hallway level similar to those from the first Contra, and behave the same.
A similar bomb appears in Neo Contra. They are first dropped by a soldier inside the Geroika carrier miniboss. Shortly after this encounter, these bombs are dropped by enemy soldiers during the Earth Dragon chase. Since this latter encounter takes place while climbing a vertical section, Darrs do not roll this time around and are instead simply dropped into the void.
In Contra: Evolution, they can be destroyed at close range with Sally's sword stab.
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