Bixi

China's heavy lifter.

125 (Elite)

167 (Heroic)

374 (Heroic)

 Introduction

The **Bixi** (赑屃) is General Kwai's heavy tank transport helicopter.

## Overview

The Bixi is a heavy transport helicopter that, unlike its conventional counterparts, has a chassis that looks like an airplane. Bizarrely, its chassis looks like a bullet-shaped armoured light rail fitted with a twin-fuselage aircraft (plane with two cockpits) above. Its armor is composed of very thick iron-duralumin plates and it uses tank tracks to move on land. Its main compartment is so large that any Overlord-Class tank can load inside for cross-terrain deployment. The Bixi also has various equipment used to keep the helicopter in mid-air while carrying heavy loads as well as safe landing for deployment:

* Two giant rotors installed on its wings (one rotor per wing), used to provide lifting for the helicopter.
* Four jet engines installed on its wings (two engines per wing), used to thrust the helicopter forwards.
* Five wheels, with two wheels installed below per wing and one installed below its biggest "nose", used to cushion impact when landing.
* Two additional conventional engines at its tail wing, used to provide extra thrust as well as maneuvering the helicopter.

This makes the Bixi able to perform quick transport to any location of its liking. If the commanders are brave enough, the Bixi can directly carry heavy tanks en masse directly to an enemy base for faster assault, since its armour is tough enough to withstand punishment from AA units. The Bixi can also be upgraded with more hardened armour to further increase its survivability, making it able to make a run after deploying its tanks. However, it is quite slow due to its weight and is unarmed, so do not ever try to put it outside your base (not even near your defense line) or it will be just an easy EXP target for enemies (although it can act as a meat shield for units that can target both air and ground). Besides, it can transport only one tank at a time, sadly enough.

The Bixi is specifically designed to carry and transport his Overlord-class tanks, which are the Manticore, Earth Shaker, Banshee and Emperor tank. Moreover, its enormous size and large transport capacity even allows it to transport Guan Yu, General Kwai's ultimate heavy tank. It is however, a very slow method of transporting due to its large size and heavy cargo. Despite being well armoured, it is still advised to have escorts (such as the Ka-29 Helix) when sending these heavy transport helicopters, considering the fact that the cargo is of high value as the destruction of the transport helicopter also brings its own transport to ruin.

It's also worth noting that Bixi can also transport normal Overlords and Immolators.

## Abilities

* Transports Overlord-class tanks (1 tank space)
* Transports General Kwai's super unit (Guan Yu)

## Upgrades

**Aircraft Armor**: Increases the Bixi's durability by 25% (available at rank 3)

## AI Behavior

When playing against the Tank General on Insane difficulty, the enemy will periodically send two Bixis to your base through the side door. One will be carrying a Manticore while the other will be carrying an Emperor, usually the Emperor will be sporting a random upgrade.

The Bixi's AI is actually incomplete before the first patch of Contra 009 FINAL, after they've dropped of their tanks, they'll simply remain inside the player's base, allowing the player to shoot them down and gain some easy experience.

## Assessment

Pros:

* Only aircraft capable of transporting heavy tanks (Overlord-class tanks).
* Capable of even transporting the Guan Yu.
* Well armoured.

Cons:

* Slow movement speed.
* Only can transport one heavy tank.
* Expensive ($2000).
* Unarmed.
* A mid-game unit that requires rank 3 + Propaganda Center.
* If a Bixi Transporter is destroyed, the vehicle inside will also be destroyed.

## Quotes (In English)

### When Created

* Bixi reporting.
* Bixi deployed.

### When Selected

* China's heavy lifter.
* Transporting China's elite.
* Overlord Class.
* Heavy tanks only.
* Ready for a big mission.
* How about an overfly?
* I can carry weight.

### When Ordered to Move

* Bixi moving.
* Over the heads.
* Of course.
* On course.
* Any spot will do.
* Good location.

### When Dropping a Tank

* Dropping off a big surprise, Hehehe!
* The Emperor will be pleased...

## Quotes (in native Chinese language)

### When selected

* 有任务吗，首长？
* 确保最大的载重量！
* 这是中国运输总大队。
* 举起我们的强国梦！

### When Ordered to Move

* 马上出发！
* 赑屃马上执行任务。
* 能装下任何东西！
* 进行战略运输。

## Trivia

* Bixi is one of the Nine Sons of the Dragon in the Chinese culture. It is a turtle-shaped creature.
* Bixi is the only unit that was not voiced by an actual voice actor but by one of Contra's developers known as Teteros.
* Bixi's design is likely based off the Mil V-12 "Homer" prototype passenger helicopter, better known as the largest helicopter ever built.