General Algrin A.I. Ironhand

Description
Algrin "A.I." Ironhand is an American general specialized in robotic and cybernetic warfare in Command & Conquer: Generals: Contra. His super units are the Seraph (if the player chooses the Angel Protocol) and the Cyber Widow (if the player chooses the Spider Protocol).

Biography
This young general made quite an impression in the early 2020s when he proposed a fully cybernetized army as the army of the future. Most of his peers rejected his project as they considered it too expensive and unethical nonetheless it caught the attention of one of them: General Alexander. She took him under her wing and they secretly started experimenting on cyber technology; how they managed to finance their research without being caught by the US military remains a mystery. In 2023 however the GLA woke up from its ten year slumber and launched a SCUD missile at an American military base in Europe, a base that Ironhand had under his charge. He miraculously survived the strike but suffered serious injuries and got his eyes damaged. He was saved in extremis by General Alexander who then ordered a cybernetic surgery on him. There he got his new eyes as well as other cybernetic augmentations. After the US army suffered several defeats and heavy losses against the GLA it had no other choice but to evacuate Europe. Alexander and Ironhand saw this unpleasant situation as an opportunity and presented the Cyber project again, a bold move that could have cost them demotion and imprisonment but with Alexander's influence, Ironhand's own cyber augmentations and the US military being desperate and cornered the project was finally accepted. Ironhand then had all powers and enough funds to bring his project to a higher level. Despite all expectations his experiments in advanced robotic and cybernetic warfare proved fruitful. There he started developing the Angel and the Spider projects, his greatest achievements so far. the Widow and the Seraph are - he quotes - his "favorite children".

Trivia
Ironhand's portrait is based on General Ironside's, a 5 star general which is featured as the US Boss General in the Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour's general challenge. The only difference is that Contra's developpers added him two cybernetic eyes, so he becomes Ironhand instead.