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Template:Infobox Operation C, released as Contra (コントラ, Contra^?) in Japan and Probotector in Europe and Oceania, is a 1991 run and gun game by Konami released for the Game Boy. Operation C is the first portable installment in the Contra series and features the same gameplay seen to the NES version of Contra, as well as in Super C.

Like Super C, Operation C consists of side-view and top-view stages. There are a total of five stages in the game.

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Plot

American version

TODAY'S MENU FEATURES HOMEGROWN ALIENS... Corporal Lance (Code name: Scorpion) is no slouch when it comes to man-to-alien combat. He and his partner Sgt. Bill "Mad Dog" Ko have twice defeated Red Falcon, the most despicable villain to overtake a planet... or at least try. But the danger is not over yet.

The vile Black Viper has come from deep space to finish what Red Falcon started. And he did not come alone. Black Viper has transported a battalion of battletron tanks, stealth subs, laser cannons and annihilating androids. Now, from a secret naval base on a desolate ocean island, he is planning to unleash his hideous secret weapon: a new mutant breed of killer aliens.

Armed with an array of devastating weapons, Scorpion's new mission is to infiltrate the five freak-laden levels of the enemy base and put an end to the madness-and Black Viper-once and for all. As he prepares to enter the secret army base alone, he knows it will take more than sheer firepower to wipe out Black Viper's horrific horde of mega-mutants. Scorpion will have to keep his eyes peeled sharp for unceasing assault by artillery snipers and keep his wits about him as he leaps into battle against grotesque genetic mishaps. The revival of the aliens must be stopped and the ambitions of the evil Viper vanquished forever!

Japanese version

The Red Falcon organization's plot to invade the Earth has been thwarted twice thanks to the efforts of the Contras, experts in guerrilla and anti-alien warfare. However, an hour of crisis. However, another moment of crisis remained...

A certain superpower with the ambition to dominate the world has observed the great battle between the Contras and the aliens, and now their dreadful plot to develop military weapons of mass destruction for use in the near future by researching the alien has come into fruition in secrecy.

The aliens has now been cloned in a secret base in an isolated South Pacific island and its only a matter of time before they resurrect completely.

When the governing body of the Federation Army learned of this dreadful plan, they gave secret orders to Private First Class Bill, a veteran hero from the Contra unit, to thwart this plot. A grand battle begins once again as Bill is sent to the secret military base by himself. The ambitions of this superpower must be shattered to stop the revival of the aliens!

PFC. Bill is a war hero with a long military career who is a member of "Contra". A professional in anti-alien warfare, Bill has fought in two alien invasions in the past.

European Probotector cover art.
Japanese Contra cover art.

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-'''Operation C''', released as {{nihongo|'''Contra'''|コントラ}} in Japan and '''Probotector''' in Europe and Oceania, is a [[1991]] [[run and gun]] game by [[Konami]] released for the [[Game Boy]]. It is the first portable installment in the {{C|Contra}} series and features the same play mechanics as the [[NES]] versions of [[Contra]] and [[Super C]].
+'''Operation C''', released as {{nihongo|'''Contra'''|コントラ}} in Japan and '''Probotector''' in Europe and Oceania, is a [[1991]] [[run and gun]] game by [[Konami]] released for the [[Game Boy]]. Operation C is the first portable installment in the {{C|Contra}} series and features the same gameplay seen to the [[NES]] version of [[Contra]], as well as in [[Super C]].
+Like Super C, Operation C consists of side-view and top-view stages. There are a total of five stages in the game.
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-Set after the events of [[Super Contra]], the plot varies between versions of the game. In the original Japanese plot (the continuity that was later adapted in the English localization of [[Contra: Shattered Soldier]]), an unnamed hostile nation has taken a sample of an alien's cell with the purpose of developing new kinds of biological weapons through cloning technology. The Federation's chief gives a confidential order to veteran alien fighter, Bill Rizer, to prevent this plan.
-In the North American localization, the unnamed hostile nation is replaced by the "Black Viper", an alien entity or organization related to Red Falcon from the previous games. Like Contra and Super C before it, the setting was also changed from the 27th century to present time, with the main character now identified as Scorpion (Lance).
+==Plot==
+===American version===
+TODAY'S MENU FEATURES HOMEGROWN ALIENS...
+Corporal Lance (Code name: Scorpion) is no slouch when it comes to man-to-alien combat. He and his partner Sgt. Bill "Mad Dog" Ko have twice defeated Red Falcon, the most despicable villain to overtake a planet... or at
+least try. But the danger is not over yet.
+The vile Black Viper has come from deep space to finish what Red Falcon
+started. And he did not come alone. Black Viper has transported a battalion
+of battletron tanks, stealth subs, laser cannons and annihilating androids. Now, from a secret naval base on a desolate ocean island, he is planning to unleash his hideous secret weapon: a new mutant breed of killer aliens.
+Armed with an array of devastating weapons, Scorpion's new mission is to infiltrate the five freak-laden levels of the enemy base and put an end to the madness-and Black Viper-once and for all. As he prepares to enter the secret army base alone, he knows it will take more than sheer firepower to wipe out Black Viper's horrific horde of mega-mutants. Scorpion will have to keep his eyes peeled sharp for unceasing assault by artillery snipers and keep his wits about him as he leaps into battle against grotesque genetic mishaps. The  revival of the aliens must be stopped and the ambitions of the evil Viper vanquished forever!
+===Japanese version===
+The Red Falcon organization's plot to invade the Earth has been thwarted twice thanks to the efforts of the Contras, experts in guerrilla and anti-alien warfare. However, an hour of crisis. However, another moment of crisis remained...
+A certain superpower with the ambition to dominate the world has observed the great battle between the Contras and the aliens, and now their dreadful plot to develop military weapons of mass destruction for use in the near future by researching the alien has come into fruition in secrecy.
+The aliens has now been cloned in a secret base in an isolated South Pacific island and its only a matter of time before they resurrect completely.
+When the governing body of the Federation Army learned of this dreadful plan, they gave secret orders to Private First Class Bill, a veteran hero from the Contra unit, to thwart this plot. A grand battle begins once again as Bill is sent to the secret military base by himself. The ambitions of this superpower must be shattered to stop the revival of the aliens!
-The plot of the Probotector version, according to the manual and packaging, is almost a remake of the first [[Probotector]] for the NES, which in turn was an adaptation of the Japanese plot of the first Contra. However, the villain is identified as Black Viper in the Game Boy version of Probotector as well, rather than Red Falcon.
+PFC. Bill is a war hero with a long military career who is a member of "Contra". A professional in anti-alien warfare, Bill has fought in two alien invasions in the past.
-In the timeline presented in the [[Contra 4]] manual and official website, the events of Operation C are depicted as a previous mission of "Mad Dog" and "Scorpion" (the new characters introduced in Contra 4) against the Black Viper organization. The Japanese localization of the game, [[Contra: Dual Spirits]], makes no references to this revision.
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