A Finishing Move is a special action in Contra: Rogue Corps.

Description

A Finishing Move is a special cutscene-like action that is performed by the player character. It can only be performed on a stunned golden Red Axe, in which case there will be no option to Throw said enemy. Once a player activates a Finishing Move, a real time cutscene will play which shows the player character eliminating the Gold Fiend via their own style. The player is immune to damage during this time and a Finishing Move cannot be interrupted during its execution. If a character performs a Finishing Move successfully, the eliminated gold Fiend will drop a handful of pickups, unless otherwise specified due to Mission details (i.e., if a gold Fiend was programmed to not drop anything).

Each character has their own unique way of dealing with the gold fiend. In addition, several DLC skins alter the way a character performs their Finishing Move. Each Finishing Move is as follows:

• Kaiser materializes his Drill arm and impales it into the fiend's stomach, drilling it continuously. Kaiser then lifts up the fiend and as it flies into the air, he transforms his drill back into his armored fist and performs a bone-shattering strike on the plummeting fiend, obliterating it completely. Kaiser ends by holding his rifle behind his neck as the camera pans over to his front side.
  • Bill Rizer (via a Kaiser DLC skin) pulls out a second rifle and impales it into the stomach of the gold fiend. He then unloads several bullets which ends by sending the fiend flying into the air. At this time, Bill aims two rifles at the fiend and fires away a salvo of bullets. The fiend explodes and Bill ends the Finishing Move by performing his iconic dual-wielding posture, before "holstering" his second rifle behind his back.
  • Lance Bean (via a Kaiser DLC skin) pulls out four Hand Grenades with one hand and shoves them all into the mouth of the gold Fiend. Lance then spin-jumps high into the air and throws multiple sharp knives directly at the fiend, setting off the explosives. As the fiend explodes, Lance lands to the ground performing his iconic dual-wielding posture with two rifles, before "holstering" his second rifle behind his back.
• Ms. Harakiri unsheathes her Muramasa and performs multiple slashes on the Fiend. The screen simply shows a black screen with red slashes running across multiple times, but after a brief moment, the view displays the gold fiend's back as it hacked limbs spew massive amounts of purple blood. Harakiri delivers a final kick with her prosthetic leg, obliterating the gold Fiend. The camera zooms in on her as she takes out her firearm once more.
  • The Sister H. DLC skin starts off the Finishing Move by panning the camera across her thighs and rear, ultimately stopping at Sister H. landing a front facing heel kick to the fiend's jaw. Sister H. then pulls out a nunchaku from within the Inner Demon (who can be heard whispering) and delivers multiple swinging strikes on the fiend with said nunchaku. Sister H. then unleashes one mighty palm strike on the fiend, obliterating it. The camera then pans close to Sister H. as she pulls out her firearm once more.
• Hungry Beast pulls out a cone shaped drill or warhead spear and bashes it over the head of the fiend several times. Using a chain attached, he impales it on the fiend and swings it around before ultimately slamming the fiend into the ground, obliterating it. The camera pans to Hungry Beast as he pulls out his gatling firearm once more with screech.
• Gentleman hops on top of the gold fiend and fires his "tongue" into the beast. As Gentleman jumps off of it, the fiend can be seen expanding, then eventually exploding followed by multiple insects flying out of the exploded fiend. Gentleman is performing a clapping dance as the fiend explodes.
  • The Beetle Gentleman DLC skin has the character impaling the gold fiend with his horn, then launching one of his horns with the fiend still attached into the sky. An explosion soon occurs, eliminating the fiend.

Notes

• Performing Kaiser's Finishing Move 100 times in a single save file is a Steam Achievement: Drill Instructor

Gallery

Kaiser unleashing his Drill arm.

Bill Rizer unloads multiple bullets from his rifle.

Sister H.'s nunchaku strikes.

Gentleman impales the gold Fiend with his "tongue".

Beetle Gentleman impales a Gold Red Axe with his horn.

Trivia

• In Bill Rizer's and Lance Bean's DLC, it is unknown where exactly they keep the second rifle hidden. At the end of their Finishing Moves, the camera attempts to pan to a point where the viewpoint is slightly obscured when the two "holster" their rifle behind their back.
• The whisper heard from the Inner Demon during Sister H.'s Finishing Move may be a cropped soundbite of the full voice clip heard from the Finishing Move of every other Ms. Harakiri skin. The cropped sound bite appears to remove the word "out", making the cropped sound bite simply say "Let me." (which may refer to the Inner Demon lending a nunchaku to Sister H.).
• Gentleman performs his Finishing Move during a cutscene in Contra: Rogue Corps.