Contra III: The Alien Wars/Enemies

Listed by order of appearance. The names are primarily from the US version of the game, followed by their Japanese and European names. Names in quotation marks are unofficial names or translations for enemies who don't have official American names.

Area 1

Corporals of Punishment

• Japanese name: Small Fry Soldiers (ザコ兵, Zako Hei^?)
• European name: Other soldiers

The Corporals are the common fodder enemies in the first few stages. There are two types of Corporals in the game: Blue Corporals will simply try to attack the player at close range, while the Red Corporals will shoot their guns as well. There are more Red Corporals than Blue Corporals on the harder difficulties.

Sniper

• Japanese name: Sniper (狙撃兵, Sogekihei^?)

A Red Corporal who sits in a crouching position in order to attack the player with his rifle.

"Grenade Thrower"

Official name unavailable. A Blue Corporal who remain in a crouching position while throwing explosives at the player.

Man-Faced Mutts

• Japanese name: Human-faced Dogs (人面犬, Jinmen'inu^?)
• European name: Human faced dogs

A canine-like creature with a human face who will attack the player when his back is turn. On the Easy setting, they will leave the player alone.

"Middle Fort"

• Japanese name: Middle Fort (中間要塞, Chuukan Yousai^?)

A mid-sized version of the Defense Wall from the original Contra. It is protected by a single sniper on top and two cannons on the middle. Shoot the core at the bottom to destroy it.

"Magnus Mk. II"

• Japanese name: The Magnetic Heavily Armored Vehicle Magnus Mk. II (磁力重装甲車マグナスmk2, Jiryoku Juu Soukousha Magunasu Mk2^?)
• European name: Magnetic Heavy Armoured Car Magnus mk2

A tank manned by an alien soldier that throws numerous grenades in an arc pattern.

Beast Kimkoh

• Japanese name: Slave Beast Taka (奴隷獣タカ, Doreijuu Taka^?)
• European name: Vicious Slave Hawk

In the Japanese and European versions, Kimkoh is the name given to the Golden Beast in Area 6 (the final boss from the NES version of Super C).

A giant tortoise-like creature with a beehive over its back. Its weak spot is its exposed heart below on its chest. The beehive will spawn bees that will come after you, while the heart will defend itself by shooting bullets. Sometimes the beast will extend his face to bite you and occasionally it will attack with a fire breath attack that will lasts for a few seconds. On the Hard setting, the beehive is indestructible, so concentrate only on the Heart.

Area 2

"Dome Defender"

• Japanese name: Dome Defender (ドームディフェンダー, Doomu Difendaa^?)
• European name: Dome defender

Twylobites

• Japanese name: Crawler Tank (クローラータンク, Kurooraa Tanku^?)
• European name: Crawler Tank

Metallican

• Japanese name: Multi-Cannon Sweeping Machine Bosco Spider (多砲台掃討機ボスコスパイダー, Tahoudai Soutouki Bosuko Supaidaa^?)

Area 3

"Rotating Duckers"

• Japanese name: Rotating Ducker (回転ダッカー, Kaiten Dakkaa^?)

A rotating cannon. The Duckers were originally enemies from the Gradius series.

Gigafly

• Japanese name: Gigafly (ギガフライ, Gigafurai^?)
• European name: Gigafry

Chrome Dome

This enemy is accidentally listed twice in the American version's instruction booklet, the second time under its Japanese name

• Japanese name: Tri-Transforming Mecha Wall Walker (三段変形メカウォールウォーカー, Sandan Henkei Meka Wooru Wookaa^?)
• European name: Tri-Transforming Wall-Walker

The Flying Squito Nest

• Japanese name: Floating Bird Nest Garth Base (浮遊鳥巣ガースベース, Fuyuu Chou Su Gaasubeesu^?)
• European name: Floating Bird's Nest Garth Base

Mutant Megasquito

• Japanese name: Birdman Race Garth (鳥人間ガース, Choujinma Gaasu^?)
• European name: Birdman Garth

"Rotating Gun"

• Japanese name: Rotating Gun (回転砲台, Kaitei Houtai^?)

BOB-1 and BOB-2

• Japanese name: Robot Brothers Kenny No. 1 and No. 2 (兄弟ロボケニ1号＆2号, Kyoudai Robo Keni Ichigou to Nigou^?)
• European name: Brothers Robot Kenny 1 & 2

Robo-Corpse

• Japanese name: Daikaku Robot Big Fuzz (大覚ロボビッグファズ, Daikaku Robo Biggu Fazu^?)
• European name: Grand Prize Robot Big Fuzz

Area 4

Psycho Cycler

• Japanese name: Hell Riders (ヘルライダース, Heruraidaasu^?)
• European name: Hellriders

"High Speed Tank Booby"

• Japanese name: High Speed Tank Booby (高速戦車ブービー号, Kousoku Sensha Buubii Gou^?)

"Sensor Arm"

• Japanese name: Sensor Arm (センサーアーム, Sensaa Aamu^?)

"Fierce Cannon"

• Japanese name: Fierce Cannon (強烈砲台, Kyouretsu Houdai^?)

"Walking Bipedal Cannon"

• Japanese name: Tetranducker (テトランダッカー, Tetorandakkaa^?)
• European name: Tetandakker

Slash

• Japanese name: Rocket Ninja Sasaki (ロケット忍者ササキ, Roketto Ninja Sasaki^?)
• European name: Rocket Ninja Sasaki

Battleship

• Japanese name: Anti-Contra Battleship Dodriguez (対魂斗羅戦艦ドドリゲス, Tai Kontora Senkan Dodorigesu^?)
• European name: Anti-Contra Sergeant Dodoriguez

Area 5

"Alien Scorpions and Alien Scorpion Generators"

• Japanese name: Oggies and Oggie Generators (オギー＆オギージェネレーター, Ogii to Ogii Jenereetaa^?)

Scorpabellum

• Japanese name: Top Secret Experimental Creature Anthell (極秘実験生物アントヘル, Gokuhi Jakken Seibutsu Antoheru^?)

Area 6

"Humanoid Aliens"

• Japanese name: Ogre-Faced Beast Orlean (鬼頭獣オーリアン, Onigashira Juu Oorian^?)

"Alien Mouth and Mouth spawns"

• Japanese name: Ultra Preying Beast Wadder (超猛獣ワーダ, Chou Moujuu Waada^?) and Poisonous Insect Gell (毒々虫ゲル, Dokudokuchuu Geru^?)
• European name: Ultra-wild Animal Wadder

"Facehuggers and Facehugger Breeders"

• Japanese name: Evil Insect Buggers (把妖虫バッカー, Hayouchuu Bakkaa^?) and Evil Eggrons (妖卵エグロン, Youran Eguron^?)

Para-Slug

• Japanese name: Uranian Devil Dragon Java (天王鬼龍神ジャバ, Tennou Ki Ryuujin Jaba^?) and Ogre-faced Beast Bandles (鬼頭獣バンドル, Onigashira Ju Bandoru^?)
• European name: Jappa

"Giant Alien Heart"

• Japanese name: Evil Heart of the Uranian Beast Gomera Mosking (天王創魔心ゴメラモスキング, Tennou Sou Mashin Gomera Mosukingu^?)
• European name: Gomeramos King

"Golden Beast"

• Japanese name: Shadow Beast Kimkoh (陰獣キムコウ, Injuu Kimukou^?)
• European name: The Fearsome Beast Kimkoh

Vicious Slave Hawk

• Japanese name: Metal Alien (メタルエイリアン, Metaru Eirian^?)
• European name: Metal Alien

His American name is a mistranslation of "Slave Beast Taka", which is the name of the giant turtle boss from Area 1.

Jagger Froid

• Japanese name: Uranian Beast Gava (天王鬼ギャバ, Tennouki Gyaba^?)
• European name: Uranian Devil Gappa

"Alien Brain"

• Japanese name: Living Brain Organism Searle (頭脳生命体サール, Zunou Seimeitai Saaru^?)

"Armored Alien Brain"

• Japanese name: Six Men Feromedos (フェロメドス六人衆, Feromedosu Rokuninshuu^?)