Miscellaneous factions of Command & Conquer

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This page lists the other factions of the real-time strategy and first person shooter games of the Command & Conquer: Tiberian series universe.

[edit] Civilians

Civilian populace in Command & Conquer games makes up for a majority of the world's population. They are usually unarmed and keep to themselves, trying not to get in the way of the military conflicts surrounding them, however they more often than not end up becoming dragged into the escalating conflict in one way or another.

During the First Tiberium War in particular civilians were often taken into captivity by Nod forces for Tiberium-related experimentations, shown primarily in Command & Conquer: Renegade. Due to its mandate to uphold the United Nations Charter, the GDI instead was often charged with either protecting or evacuating civilians endangered by conflict.

[edit] The Forgotten

First introduced to the series in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun, The Forgotten are a loose-knit faction of people (Similar to the Fremen in Dune) whose exposure to Tiberium radiation has begun to result in severe genetic mutations, either by freak accident or through the Brotherhood of Nod's eugenics program known as "Project ReGenesis" , or its successor project of "Divination" prior to and during the Second Tiberium War. The Forgotten are commonly known as "Mutants" or "Shiners", the latter being a reference to the Tiberium crystals that grow on and through their bodies. As the last remaining inhabitants of the world's most Tiberium-infested regions and due to their being shunned and despised by the majority of humanity, they have learned to stand together and to fight for their survival. All those of The Forgotten can heal themselves through exposure to Tiberium radiation as it appears to trigger a highly rapid cellular regeneration within their bodies (which is rather ironic as a normal person would experience the exact opposite). They also have been shown to be capable of domesticating a number of Tiberium-based life forms. Rejected by Nod as corrupted abominations trapped between humanity and its alleged Tiberium future, they were nonetheless forcefully studied upon by them to have Nod enhance and speed up its "Divination" project. As a result The Forgotten are oftentimes shown being cautiously non-belligerent to the Global Defense Initiative, and even became actively involved in the Second Tiberium War at the side of GDI as loose allies to the organization. In Firestorm they were revealed to have struck a genuine alliance with the GDI in order to aid them in their efforts to stop the global spread of Tiberium.

The Forgotten use equipment which consists almost entirely of scavenged, hijacked or otherwise stolen weaponry and vehicles, which has been known to include anything from modified civilian vehicles outfitted with armor plating and weapons to equipment hijacked from both GDI and Nod depots, to disposed and former Mammoth Tanks to stolen experimental high-tech weaponry such as a portable rail gun.

The bases they operate from tend to be composed of old and abandoned military buildings and/or converted civilian ones (for instance, observation towers converted into sentry turrets), and are typically set either in deserted Tiberium-infested wastelands or former ghost towns (and cities) which The Forgotten settled in.

• Prominent members
  • Tratos
  • Umagon
  • Ghost Stalker

• Known Forgotten Infantry Units
  • Mutant (Has 2 one handed weapons, what ones they are is unclear)
  • Mutant Soldier
  • Mutant Rocket Soldier (No different from Nod Rocket Soldier)
  • Mutant Sergeant (Similar to Mutants, only more powerful handweapons, has blue flames coming out of gun)
  • Mutant Hijacker (Also Available to Nod)
  • Mutant Sniper
  • Mutant Commando (Otherwise known as ghoststalker, which is available to GDI)
  • Mutant Mercenaries- (In C&C 3, armed with chain guns and are recruited from the neutral Mutant Hovel, once captured)

[edit] Tiberian Lifeforms

Main articles: Tiberium and Tiberium#Fauna

Tiberium based lifeforms have been around ever since Tiberian Dawn. The first type of lifeform encountered is Tiberium itself, manifesting as crystal or ordinary plants that promote Tiberium growth in the area.

Tiberium also induces mutations in plantlife and animals, reshaping them drastically. As a result, any Tiberian lifeform is capable of healing itself by Tiberium exposure, which seems to regenerate its physical condition.

Currently known Tiberium-based lifeforms include:

• The Visceroid
• The Tiberium Fiend
• The Tiberium Floater (Only in the expansion pack: Tiberian Sun: Firestorm)
• The Vein Monster
• The Blossom Tree
• Tiberium Hole (is not the official name but spreads Tiberium in Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars).

The Visceroid is the most common Tiberium Lifeform, a gelatinous blob of mutated biological matter. A Visceroid is created after an Infantry unit dies of prolonged exposure to Tiberium (In both Tiberian Sun and Renegade) or exposure to the deadly Tiberium Gas produced by Nod's chemical missile. In Tiberian Sun, the Visceroid attacks by protruding itself at high velocity and consuming its target. In addition, a Visceroid is initially created harmless referred to as a "Baby Visceroid" which must first come in contact with another baby to form the more formidable "Adult Visceroid." In Command and Conquer: Renegade, The Visceroid acts a little differently. Instead of attacking by physically eating its target as it did in Tiberian Sun, it instead sprays Tiberium chemicals from within itself. Also unlike its Tiberian Sun counterpart, it does not need to "mate" with another Visceroid to become able to attack. According to EALA, the Visceroid will be making a comeback in Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars, although videos show it with 3 legs and a solid shell design, resembling something more like a Half Life Headcrab.

The other Tiberium Lifeform commonly seen in Tiberian Sun is The Tiberium Fiend. The Fiend is very different from the Visceroid, which exists as a xenophobic, unorthodox blob. The Fiend seems to have evolved from some form of canine, and looks and acts very much like a dog. In fact, members of the Forgotten have tamed, and even trained Tiberium Fiends as attack dogs. In addition, the Fiend seems to have a higher intelligence than its Visceroid cousin. Tiberium Fiends tend to gather in family groups and attack in groups as well. They can usually be seen lying on their stomachs in small patches of Tiberium, only awakening when disturbed. They have the ability to burrow and attack by rapidly propelling shards of Tiberium from their backs towards their target. It is unknown if the Tiberium Fiend will appear in the third installment of the Command and Conquer series.

The Tiberium Floater is balloon-like creature with tentacles and proboscis-like protrusions on its underside, that moves by hovering off the ground and by propelling a toxic tiberium gas in the intended direction, this gas is incredibly deadly to infantry. By this virtue, the Floater is capable of travelling over water. It attacks by attaching to its target and shocking it with ion radiation. The Tiberium Floater only appeared in Tiberian Sun: Firestorm, unlike the Tiberium Fiend which also appeared in the prequel. The Floater is not expected to make a return in Command and Conquer 3.

The last and probably most unusual of the Tiberium Creatures is the Vein Monster. This lifeform has two parts. The first is the central "mouth" from which second part, the veins extend from. The Vein Monster is completely immobile as far as positioning goes, but it appears capable of exponential growth over any terrain. The veins that extend from the central hub break apart any surface obstacle in their path then slowly move the pieces back to the hub where they are eaten and used to further extend the veins. When the veins come in contact with a structure, the structure will slowly take damage. The same is true for an heavy vehicle that ventures across the surface of the veins, however infantry is unaffected. When the central hub is attacked, it will release a toxic cloud of Tiberium gas as a defense mechanism. Acting upon this, the Brotherhood of Nod developed a way to harvest and process the veins, eventually developing a way to use them in the deadly chemical missile which releases a more potent version of the same toxin produced by the Vein Monster. When the central hub is destroyed, the veins that had spread from it will begin to retract and die. It has been confirmed that the Vein Monster will not be included in Tiberium Wars.

The blossom tree appear in all of the Tiberian series. If there is a tree, surrounded by Tiberium crystals, it will mutate into what is termed a "blossom tree" or a "Tiberium Riparius" in Tiberian Sun by the mouse-over help. it is also seen in various scenes in Tiberian Dawn. It expels Tiberium spores which cause Tiberium crystals to grow around it.