Erica Ricci is a German special forces member who is lethally proficient with dual firearms. Ricci was born and raised in a military family in Germany and has become a weapons expert and battle elite at a young age. As a representative of Europe, Ricci eagerly joined in a war to annihilate the Red Falcon.
Her appearance canonically in the main timeline is unknown, as she and Sally are never mentioned again outside Evolution.
Weapons[]
M: Erica shoots larger and faster caliber bullets with her dual pistols.
S: Erica pulls out her bazooka and shoots a large energy projectile that splits up in five fragments. The fragments simultaneously travel in an X shaped pattern diagonally outward with one small fragment firing directly forward.
L: Erica shoots very fast and straight armor-piercing missiles that penetrate anything.
F: Erica holsters one of her pistols and still fires using the remaining one while on the move. When she remains idle or crouching, she gains the ability to toss Hand Grenades toward oncoming enemies in front of her or slightly above or below her; though normally traveling in an arc, the grenades will fly fast and directly toward any enemy she is capable of targeting. The grenades usage is restricted during boss battles where she points upward automatically, reducing her to rely on one pistol battling.
H: Erica shoots slow homing missiles (up to four can be present onscreen).
Notes[]
To unlock Erica as a playable character in the mobile versions of the game, the game must first be completed either with Bill Rizer or Lance Bean (clearing Stage 8 in Arcade for the first time. After this, it is safe to get a Game Over on repeating loops and still have Erica unlocked). Alternatively, she can be purchased prematurely using Diamonds.
Trivia[]
Erica's in-game model and artwork in the mobile versions of Contra: Evolution are red-headed instead of blonde, as depicted in her official arcade artwork, and also wields two pistols instead of a combat knife.
