Efreet

''*truck horn sounds* Get out of the way, idiots! - Efreet quote''

Description
Efreet is the GLA Demolition super unit. It is a nuclear bomb truck primarily used for kamikaze attacks on enemy bases. As such it will automatically die during a successful attack as it will explode, thus taking every enemy structure or unit that is within the area, which is fairly large.

Pros

-Deals the highest damage in Contra

-Strong vs everything

-Can obliterate anything within a large area while exploding

-Cheap super unit

Cons

-Very low health

-Cannot defend itself except from running over infantry units, thus making it have the lowest range in Contra

-Very slow build time as GLA lacks power plants

-Kills itself while attacking

Trivia
-Efreet is named after a creature from the Muslim mythology. It is known as a Djinn of death.

-As a nuclear bomb truck Efreet makes several references to scientists related to nuclear energy such as Marie Curie, Albert Einstein or Robert Oppenheimer.

-Efreet refers to the American movie director Michael Bay, known for featuring explosions in his movies very often.

-One of Efreet's attack quotes, "Banzai!", refers to a famous war cry by Japanese soldiers during WW2.