- This page is about the enemy manning a mounted gun. For the enemy sniper sometimes also referred to as "Gunner", see Ledder.
Basquez (激波砲 バスクェス Geki-ha-hō Basuku~esu?, lit. "Rapid Wave Gunner Basquez") is a recurring enemy in the Contra series. He is a soldier who operates mounted artillery.
Description[]
Basquez is a soldier who operates a mounted, heavy artillery gun. He fires in bursts of three projectiles at a time and then makes a short pause. He remains stationary and cannot aim at any angle other than straight ahead. The bullets travel fast, though, and these units are usually emplaced in strategic positions where they may pin the player long enough for other infantry units to come and finish the job.
Adopting a prone position in front of these units will keep the player out of their line of fire and allow them to fire at will. However, as the gun is armored, it will take several shots to destroy.
In the arcade version, their behavior is slightly different, as the device is instead just an armored emplacement behind from which Basquez shelters himself; it has a peephole where a bazooka is inserted and fires one projectile at a time.
Basquez units later reappear in Contra: Legacy of War, where they can actually spin around while shooting. They keep appearing in following titles as well.
In Contra Returns, they shoot three-way bullets that travel straightforward.
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Trivia[]
- The name "Basquez" may be a reference to the character Jenette Vasquez, generally referred to only as "Vasquez", from the 1986 film Aliens, which Contra takes inspiration from.
- "Bazquez" appears to be a misspelled form of Vázquez, a common Latin surname (although in Japanese, both "b" and "v" are spelled using the same character).
References[]
- ↑ Internal name from Contra: Operation Galuga.
- ↑ Contra: The Board Game