Contra Force/Game Mechanics and Glitches

Character	Speed	Jump Height	Comments
Burns	Good	Best	Beans jumps the highest. This is useful in stage 3 and he's nearly as fast as Beans so he can be used in stages 3 and 4
Smith	Okay	Okay	Not used for speedrunning
Iron	Poor	Poor	Though lacking in other areas he can equip the flamethrower which is critical for taking out the stage 3 boss quickly in real time
Beans	Best	Good	Beans has the best movement speed and a good jump height, he's used whenever possible