GDI Infantry - Command and Conquer - Tiberium Lore
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Taking a look at the various soldiers who made up the bulk of the Global Defense Initiative's infantry units during the three major Tiberium Wars. Chapters and/or corrections posted below.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:27 First Tiberium War
08:13 Renegade Infantry
15:23 Second Tiberium War
27:43 Third Tiberium War
54:14 Epilogue
Footage and some images and/or concept art are from the Command and Conquer video game series which is the property of Electronic Arts. Other images and art might be used from other sources and all rights to those belong to their respective authors. Video animations, voiced dialogue and editing are created by myself.
Music used:
Drone (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
We Will Stop Them/Deception (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Act on Instinct Instrumental (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Packing Iron (C&C Renegade) - Frank Klepacki
On Your Feet (C&C Renegade) - Frank Klepacki
Heroism (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
Valves (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
What Lurks (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
Approach (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
Yellow Dawn (C&C3 TW) - Steve Jablonsky
Elusive (C&C TS:FS) - Frank Klepacki
Defense Line (C&C3 TW) - Steve Jablonsky
Intelligence (C&C3 TW) - Steve Jablonsky
Rebel Forces (C&C3 TW) - Steve Jablonsky
Lone Trooper (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
Infrared (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
In Trouble/Looks like Trouble (C&C Remastered) - Frank Klepacki
Timebomb (C&C TS) - Frank Klepacki and Jarrid Mendelson
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I always found Tiberium War's grenadiers to be the funniest unit in the game:
We utilize rocket-propelled, AI assisted, high explosive grenades and an EMP variant for special situations.
Awesome! That's the delivery mechanism?
YEET!
Yeetus deleetus.
I love the early designs of GDI infantry, they have this post-apocalyptic aesthetic that reminds me of fallout. I mean they pretty much are suited to fight in very hostile environments not much different from an irradiated wasteland.
Tiberian Sun has a very dark post apocalyptic vibe, IMO the style looks best in the series, but it's the worst for gameplay (hard to see units, contrast etc.)
Perhaps the craziest thing ever to exist in the Tiberium universe is the M1 Helmet served as the main combat helmet for the Allied soldiers. After that, 60 years later even some GDI soldiers still use it until after the end of the 1st Tiberium War. While the olive green combat uniform, used by the Allied soldiers remain in usage by GDI forces in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tiberium Wars!
@BucketBoatable I missed the early c&c games, also because backwards compatibility isn't very good.
We already got the remaster but I really wish they would make these games in c&c 3 engine.
This is why i considered C&C 3 bit of an dissapointment. After the heavy post-apo, scifi feel, the Tiberium Dawns return to tanks and relatively normal weapon system felt like huge step back.
*Tiberium exposure detected*
GDI recruiter: 'Welcome to the infantry! We'll soon have you kitted out'
Recruit: 'Awesome! Do I get my minigun?'
GDI recruiter: 'LOL no.'
Recruit: *Sigh* 'So I get an M16 then...'
GDI recruiter: 'I have further bad news'
Imagine being trained as a soldier but you facing a hype hoodle man with just a rifle with the sheer numbers.
The GD-2 looks like a SCAR-H had a baby with an M249 and they just put really bulky handguards on it for no apparent reason.
I get the grenades, do I?...
Oh, fantastique...
Uh, yeah, so here's your toolbag..
Makes brown pants an easy, obvious choice
You say "GDI Infantry", I hear "Rifle Squad, ready!" 😎
I just love TWIII GDI armor designs, especially composite armors and tiberium field suits. They just so sick. But in my opinion, ALL GDI military branches should utilize Combat Engineers as armed counter to NOD saboteurs who booby-trap neutral building and other high value stractures.
But once again, thank you Jethild! You keep this community and C&C series alive. 😇
I think lore wise, the GDI thought it'd be better to have engineers focus on one trade well rather than have 2 different skill sets, but I agree, all utility units should have personal defense weapons for self defense but I guess balance wise that'd screw things a bit
@@koolguy751well, could make it so that one engineer with a PDW is fairly useless: only able to run n gum to flee; but if you take the time to get a dozen engineers, with their money and time costs both; then they can work as a psuedo squad and can deal with NOD bottom-tier fodder, but specialists are still a pronlem; that'd be interesting to see!
Then again; could just... kinda flood the field with one backup squad of riflemen and perhaps an anti-vehicle group each. I've done that vs AI in skirmish mode and it has broadly worked; a weird combo of wide utility makinv them both vulnerable to stuff like confessors and light vehicles, but also have a decentfy strong.backup to such events....
37:04
Look how relaxed that missile trooper is. Despite they are in a middle of Tiberium infected wasteland, God knows where it is
You would too if you were tired enough and an opportunity presented itself
@@roboticrebel4092 true
there's something alien but beautiful about Tiberium fields
Honestly I do love the idle animations for most of the units in CnC 3
Always glad to see more Command and Conquer lore keeping it alive.
same here!!
Though if you look at it the GDI is somewhat of a eco fascist state in how it absorbs everything and keeps out lesser people. Though a game pointing that out would fall pretty badly cause American exceptionalism is still strong.
@@Soufyes c&c community in 2023 are boomers and autistic people. Most people do 40k now or star wars. I'm amazed how there are still channels like Jethild pumping out content.
If EA isn’t, someone has too
Always thought it would be horrific to be an infantryman fighting in a tiberium wasteland.
39:54 Can we appreciate a small dunce performed by Combat Engineer after taking down that Saboteur?
"YES i knew i'll kill someone with this"
"Troopers, ready for action!"
Damnit beat me to it u deserve the W
Down with -GDI- GDF!
PSA: Apparently there's a spiritual successor in development called "Tempest Rising"
You should have said it 20 more times in a row though.
And at their head they will have the main lover and the ringleader of all the parties - commando.
"Zone Raiders here."
If we ever see a new proper C&C title, you know what I want to see more of? Intelligence. It really made it feel like you were an actual high ranking commander in C&C3 and not just like you were absolutely left in the dark like in Tib Dawn.
Tiberium dawn? What is it? I believe you may have drank to much friend Kains wrath was the last C&C
@@mattor300 Tiberian Dawn is the first C&C game. Tiberium "Twilight" is the "last" game that we never speak of.
Just thought I'd clarify
Huh 😢
You did not do those Combat Engineers enough justice, by *NOT* including my favourite quote in my ever-loved _'Steel Talon'_ division:
_"They give me a gun ?!"_
combat engineers are also important for enabling the Spectrum of Video Game Engineers:
regular C&C: "Remember, I'm unarmed!"
Steel Talons Combat Engineer: "hardhat with a handgun!"
Battlefront 2 (2005): *pumps shotgun with heavy metal intent*
@@youmukonpaku3168 Engineer Isaac Clarke:
And if that one gun doesn't solve your practical problem, use more gun - Team fortress 2
@MediumRareOpinions hey buddy im an engineer. Which means i solve problems. Not like what is beauty; for that would fall under your perview of philosophy. I solve practical problems. For instance how would i stop some mean mother hubbard from making me a structurally superfluous new behind? The answer: use a gun. And if that dont work; use more gun. Like this nifty little tripod number designed by me, built by me, and you best hope not pointed at you
As someone that leans towards being GDI's commander. This video makes me so happy to see how badass the GDI infantry are. They look both cool and practical while being better trained, better equipped compare to NOD's counterparts. While NOD is better at fast hit and run tactics and stealth, GDI is all about the direct combat frontline. In the 2nd Tiberium war both NOD's and GDI' infantry looks so awesome but I still lean towards GDI infantry. In the 3rd Tiberium war the infantry lost their badass gear but still effective and powerful even against late game units. Rifleman/missile squads together makes dreams come true.
I'm all about NOD but honestly, I love the Steel Talons. The combat engineer is the icing on that Mech faction lol "hard hat with a handgun" lmfao
GDI Infantryman being the most premier military fighting force on the entire planet, had a variety of advanced models of pulse rifles available at their disposal as opposed to the Brotherhood of NOD.
47:02 small correktion there is actually a visble change on the zone Trooper and Zone Raider. On the back, left and right of the Jetpack, small cylinders will appear. It is just very inconspicous.
Nicely spotted.
We're talking about with the Power Packs upgrade right?...
@@louievelayo4100 Yes
I’ve always liked the GDI infantry designs, I’ve thought about trying to cosplay a GDI riflemen from 3
suns uniform is neat too
It's ether that or a black hand flame trooper
Or rinnosuke from touhou
Do it! cosplaying is a lot of fun! Also, I love me some FDE colored armor and weapons. Most of my irl guns have that GDI tan to them.
@@KrimsonStorm america ya
It is a miracle that GDI in Tiberian Sun were able to outfit all of it's soldiers with latest gear 10 years after the First Tiberium Wars. Also, Westwood back in 1999 did predicted how soldiers in the future would equipped themselves before the battle begins as evidenced at 16:54 (The Second and Third Tiberium War era GDI combat helmet resembles the FAST and Integrated Head Protection System worn by modern day soldiers, while the M16MK2 and GD2 rifles resembles the modern era AR-15 variants).
That's because the US Army's requirements for what would become modern soldier kit had already been issued to industry. Westwood just looked at the Army's request for proposals and imagined what they'd look like.
@@josephahner3031 It's the Land Warrior program, it took 14 years to fully materialize the wearable computer and wearable HUD.
@@ReviveHF which is still not in regular service btw, but thank you, I couldn't remember the name of the program to save my life.
@@josephahner3031 At least the most particular thing is the anti shrapnel facial mask was in limited service as well(The ones found in Ready or Not game)
It's about 30 years between the first and second tiberium war.
The first war took place from 1997 - 2000. The second war started by 2030
I am so happy that in C&C3 GDI went back giving their Grenadiers regular grenades instead of weird exploding disks they had in Tiberan Sun. They looked so goofy and having that ridiculously oversized backpack full of more of those disks made me wonder how they didn't constantly blow themselves up
The same way modern soldiers don't explode when a grenade pouch takes a hit. Insensitive explosives. They don't explode when shot, only when the detonator is engaged.
well they did blow up when killed (only after firestorm is installed iirc.)
they had blowout panels :P
Okay this is the 5th time you've uploaded a video within 24 hours of me going into surgery. It's uncanny! But appreciated!
A 55 min Jethild video just dropped? I better watch this entire thing immediately!
The TIb Sun aesthetic was always my favorite of all of them, but man those Tib Wars infantry units pulled off some heroic feats. Tough sons of bitches.
18:51 Look at it closely... The gun goes bang and the laser is on before it and after and is emiting from the handle... So it's more likely it's a laser sight or even a fancy range finder like what the M1 abrams has.
You know, I’ve heard of command and conquer before I encountered your channel a few months ago now. However, it was this channel that got me to play the games. So I thank you. Thank you for giving hours upon hours of entertainment.
act of war is good too
Dude you are so fucking cool for making these. I am subbed and don't watch your videos often enough, but seriously man SO COOL that you are still putting out this content.
Always good to see you upload another awesome Command & Conquer Video Hell ya let's go.
Respect and keep up the epic work.
We truly are blessed by an hour long Jethild video
Just when I thought you had run out of C&C topics to talk about, you come and remind me wrong. GG, Jethild! Live your content, as usual! 👍
Thank you for keeping videos coming, my hat is off to you. You are a gentleman and a scholar.
Engineer - they gave me a gun ?
I've said this before but your videos are great. You bring so much depth to every aspect C&C. I love some of the cutscenes you've put in there, again they bring the units to life. I know Renegade had it's critics but, as basic as it was on the surface, I loved playing an FPS in the C&C universe. Thank you.
*CoughCoughRenegadeXCoughCough*
They really should give the Grenadiers a grenade launcher or something cause having your designated grenadier just throw the damn things is a WW1 thing that was made outdated with the existence of grenade rifles. And this is meant to be modern to post modern era.
Though the weirdest CNC units are always the Engineers and how the roll of Combat Engineer is a thing not only IRL but in most military fictions.
Ah yes Zone Raiders and Hammerheads my favorite combo whenever I use ZOCOM
Suggestion to keep your content going:
Fanfic and player head canon content, then include Tib 4 as like the nth video, being all like "Some fanfics add a really cool take on the franchise, this however, is not like that."
Another stellar video! Thank you for keeping the series alive
God damm, I love those lore videos - Great quality work!
Another banger video, my friend!! Keep em coming!
Incredible, 1 hour lore video. What a madlad
Can I just say that I hated how in Red Alert 3 and Tiberium 3 have that cosmetic "guard" with their barracks buildings in my book if you're going to spend the time developing something like that for a structure then you better actually DO something with that such as having them actually DEFEND instead of just watching your enemies burn the place down like that meme with the dog and the house "this is fine"
Same reason the MBTs don't have coaxial machine guns or functional smoke grenades; gameplay balance.
@@racer927 I REALLY doubt it would take that much difficulty to balance such a thing, especially since these two are rather specific to specific factions within their respective games, heck just a minor five points of damage that can't be affected by upgrades would have been fine to me, keeps the idea from being too powerful (especially in the case of RE3 since Peacekeepers lost damage at ranged combat compared to CQC)
@@cursedhawkins1305CnC not the type of game a realistically armed Tank works in.
Since, the games are focused in unit diversity you'd want the different units perform as different functions as possible with very little (or at best none) overlap.
If you gave Tanks in this franchise a coaxial mg like irl, you're kinda defeating the purpose of rifle infantry because at the end of the day, a tank with a coaxial gun is just a beefier rifleman with a tank cannon effective against armor.
You can't just say "5 damage unaffected by upgrades" because it doesn't fully grasp the idea that you may have a lot of these units. Numbers can easily snowball that damage value.
On top this with C&C3 as the context, you know that the Railgun upgrade exists not just for the Mammoth Tank, but for all cannon-based units and structures? Except the Rig. The Railgun upgrade boosts damage significantly EVEN to armortypes that resist cannon damage (yes, Railgun is also cannon as a damage type but the value is much, much higher) that adding a coaxial machinegun is kinda overkill.
Let's look into the modding scene, shall we? From personal experience? I've never seen a mod of any CnC game that gave a Tank a coaxial machinegun that is a Tier 1 unit, they're usually Tier 3 or more units.
Mods that DO have a Tank with a coaxial machinegun fall into two categories:
A.) Realism mods that drastically change the gameplay of the base game a bit.
B.) Half-Realism mods that just like but the latest military hardware on a non-realistic setting are often just put in there because it was cool and not because it's balanced.
Just take a look at Starcraft. There's a reason why different units have their role. Heck RA3, has some deep mechanics with unit special abilities that bring a layer of depth to learning it.
Side Tangent:
I mod C&C Generals/Zero Hour. One of the inquiries we get in our modding discord are people who like to make tanks the killing machines they are in irl.
We can help you make that unit, but you'll need to learn the concessions and compromises you'll face with something say, targetting; you'd have to be keen on what weapons you put on your unit since the game still needs to decide what weapons the unit uses, and sometimes, the game wants to try and shoot all of the weapons, which may conflict with each other in terms of range, area of effect or heck, what you set the weapon to be used as.
And if you're hoping to balance it THAT way, then you've have to do the same to EVERYTHING else. Everything would need a counterplay.
Unless you're not really gunning for balance, we're not gonna stop you.
@@dracmeister Bruh, you literally made a text document about a BUILDING, not a UNIT, a BUILDING that has in my eyes a cosmetic guard that serves no purpose.
Space above and beyond is awesome and probably inspired SF design in things like BSG and halo, can recommend really good dark war SF. Also the GDI dropship in tib sun resemble the human modular transport in that series to a degree, you can definitely see some similarity. Sadly its yet another popular SF show cancelled by fox. If you have to see one episode to convince you to watch it i highly recommend "Sugar dirt".
A great title theme as well
The hammerhead fighters where awesome
@@hannibalb8070 Still stands up to this day. I hope they don't screw up the reboot.
If you have a problem in brutal AI skirmish:
x50 RIFLE SQUAD READY
X100 MISSILE SQUAD READY FOR COMBAT
"missile squad ready for combat"
''Preserving freedom''
The CnC3 rifleman weapon has to be one of the most awkward and poorly designed weapons I’ve ever seen. The massive size combined with a tiny grip makes it look hard to use and harder to look at without laughing at it.
your channel brings me such joy
Nice, been waiting for this one
awesome work, again
I love all of GDI's infantry
(Pulls beloved 2nd Tiberium War Infantry close) Its you, by a lot
Oh hell yeah! Seeing this pop up just made a good day even better.
Ghoststalker was in side Missions too, like secure his friends from a NOD Research Base or destroying Power Plants to let NOD has in a primary Mission a little Time no Power.
Always happy to see a vid from you, their quality is amazing
Thank you for the video.
holy hell thats a long one ! good work keep it up !!
Thanks for a new vid❤
To be a GDI medic, one must be a choir member.
I've been looking forward to this.
This... was... *FANTASTIC*!
You should do large style videos that cover each war in their entirety.
He should
Every time I see a new video from you I go "oooo" lol, love the work
Nice work on gdi troops
Wonder if you'll do infantry and vehicle profiles on the Allies and Soviet from Red Alert in future videos?
He is not there yet, but he will in the near future.
@@LINJ638 you got it fellow commander
@@alexgeorge501 Red Alert lore is much simplified and not as futuristic as the C&C lore, so it should even more self-explanatory IMHO. But thanks though.
@@LINJ638 you're welcome commander
@@alexgeorge501 Anytime anywhere.
i really love watching this
Literally feel like I’m getting an in game briefing watching your videos
Yesss another one!
Nice content to watch :D
That brings me back to the good old times.
Thanks =3
Nice video. 👍
Always good man always good!
Ever since Dr. White's video every time I see a new Jethild vid I whisper under my breath "the real good shit."
I love that you give an explanation on why Ghostalker shoots at the building when placing a bomb
Such attention to detail 🤩
yes indeed.
I LOVE the Tiberian Sun asthetics look for... everything. Eerie sci fi look with a dystopian tone to it.
Hey! Been loving and sharing your stuff for a long while now! I have a request, though: can you do a video about the actual ideology/beliefs/religion/etc of NOD? Because even after playing ALL the games (except 4, obviously) like a dozen times each... I don't really get it beyond "tiberium is good" but why? And "we hate GDI" i mean... kinda understandable, but, you also talk about faith a lot, and temples, etc: so... it seems more like a newage unifying religion. So... what does it preach? What do they believe? Why? (Beyond the charisma of Kane and the desperation of people in the wasteland areas).
So, I'd really really love for you to do such a video! Both for all our enjoyment, and so when my friends witn whom I share your videos then ask me "so what does NOD actually want?" I dont get... stuck, haha.
Thanks! I hope you take my suggestion into consideration! Keep dping great work!
Brotherhood believes in ancension of mankind to higher place of existence, untied together as one family, through Tiberium, cybernetics and advanced tech (And Scrin tech by the end of the last war), how this anscension might happen is debatable, it could be Jones Town 2.0, or Havens Gate 2.0, where its just a mass suicide. We never get to see the aftermath but i dont expect Kane to actually expect others, which he just uses as steps of ladders to actually get to the "promised" lands. Speaking of mass death ...
Which is what would happen if GDI couldnt stop the World Alternating Missile in the second war, if that thing would go boom and "ascend" the mankind by transforming them to tiberium based beings, what would happen in reality is that mankind would be eradicated on the spot, because not everyone is capable of becoming a tiberium mutants and the handful of survivors that could become something more would get boned when Scrin would inspect what was that planet wide tiberium energy flash.
Just as any real life cults, they can get members and hold on by blaming the problems they caused/problems that are completely out of control on others. If Brotherhood didnt fight with GDI, there would be no yellow zones, no planet wide exctinction, all the things they blame GDI for when its their doing.
Speaking of anscending, even at the end of the third war on Brotherhood side, we dont get to see how the promised land looks like - it wouldnt be pretty for sure, because nobody would survive on another planet without spacesuits lol unless its Earth-like, esp if its some air-less, -60 C rock in space or tragically even worse, where do the treshold towers lead to ? well certain death, because Scrin just used them to escape and they wont like some rando humans following them. And if it leads to their homeworld, then death would be even quicker..
Thank you
Love how you use C&C and Tiberium Sun music in the video.
Yeah, I was hoping for you to explore gdi infantry too
Seeing all that C&C Renegade footage made me nostalgic. It had an 'interesting' single-player campaign, but that multiplayer experience was straight-magical.
Thank you for another video and disk thrower is best
30:22 wtf, of all the years i played the game, i never knew you can heal troop with the armoury 🤦😂
1 of the best infantry in gaming history in all aspects IMO! And ZOCOM’s infantry are seriously the best with how versatile and flexible they can be with the Tib Suits and general upgrades! Mix in some Mutant Mercs, and they are unstoppable!
LONG LIVE GDI!
Liking the long format videos, I don't have a lot more to add but I'm aware comments are beneficial to content creators when it comes to the youtube algorithm.
Yes finally!
Thank you for once again not mentioning that what should not be mentioned via timeline!
Huh new video nice
@Jethild. Would you be interesting in doing videos like this. But for the 2 games called: Dune 2000, And Emperor: Battle for Dune. Both those games remind me heavily of Tiberian Sun in Style. And I Really Loved Playing Dune 2000 and Tiberian Sun. :)
Very cool video! 😎 keep up the great content! Have you thought of trying to cover other content? Maybe IRL lore.
Does GDI Space Command have multiple backup space stations besides the Philadelphia by any chance? If so, how can they use the drop pod upgrade plug when communications were cut off??? And when it was shot down in TWIII, did they also maintain their dominance in space by keeping other stations up in earth's geosynchronous orbit????
Yes GDI did have multiple stations in orbit while Philadelphia was the biggest they where smart enough to not have all eggs in the same basket. The ground control was a big misstake though
@@Groza_Dallocort It is a big stupid ass mistake. Why did they even bother doing that???? Can't they consolidate all the ground control ASAT facility onto the Philadelphia instead???? And how many multiple stations in orbit does GDI have???
@@LINJ638 they where cheap like modern politicans
@@Groza_Dallocort Cost cutting morons as opposed to thinking long term.
@@LINJ638
Well, yeah. It WAS stupid. They even mention how stupid it was. Why did they have it on the ground? That's easy: Penny pinching politicians that knew how expensive the whole thing would be and wanted to save money. After all, to their eyes at least, NOD was gone.
Glad to see another great video! I do have a question, if you happen to see my comment. Have you played the Tempest Rising demo yet? And if so, what are your thoughts on it?
Haha love you you left out CNC4. Nobody talks about that thing
Jethild are you going to start a Red Alert chronicles videos? I'd love to see lore behind battleships, chrono legionnaires, futuretank X1s, Tania, Natasha, Boris, Yuri, shinobi, apocalypse tanks... All the awesome Red Alert stuff!😁
"Rifle Squad ready."
The Aliens Colonial Marines pulse rifle and the Space Above and Beyond M-590 pulse rifle the GDI infantry had during Tiberian Sun were awesome. I love Aliens and I love Space: 2063. Chigs were an awesome and underrated sci-fi alien race.
I just caught that up now.
love it mate :) im tho a full NOD guy :)
Good video, like always!
You should get Masterleaf's 4k addon for this type of videos, mate. It's a complete 4k retexture with a lot of fixes, like different skin on airborne infantry, missing railguns on RIG, missing spotlights on HH and etc. And ofc game game looks way better in general.
It looks so goofy to me when the zone troopers just have the guys little head poking out
Fun fact the Zone Troopers took a lot of inspiration from the novel Starship Trooper's Marauder Suit in fact they are pretty much similar and yet very different to one another, the Mobile Infantry in the Novel are equipped with a Power Suit that gives them strength to crush through tanks or smash through concrete walls, they are equipped with high explosive weapons like Tactical Nuclear Missiles and Grenades, a Hand Held Gun, a Flamer that can be set on 'Knife Mode' which was used to slice opponents. They are also equppied with Jump Jets to traverse the terrain faster similar to an attack helicopter
Zone Troopers are the the less firepowered version of the Mobile Infantry in the Novel in fact the in game design steal some design concept from the Scout Suit 2nd Class in the Game Starship Troopers Terran Ascendancy.
I thought they are inspired from StarCraft Terran marines armour that’s new I always called them hey it’s laser marine when I was a child not suring it was a Railgun
Wait, armory can heal infantry!? This is the first time I hear about this and I played the game for so many years too.
"I'm taking heavy fire -ugh!"
In relation to you mentioning the weapons getting altered for the Zocom field suits, the suit itself would certainly be bulky and not be very dexterious as it would have to trade such for protection, so an alternative idea is that the weapons are enlarged to make it easier to handle, larger triggers, larger grips, easier safety switch ect to be better handled.
I hope you make a video rewriting Tiberium Twilight in the future.
Combat Engineer say
"They gave me a gun?"
-Combat Engineer think
"Why? just let the fighters do the fighting. "
In C&C 3 the rocket troops were able to knock out base defenses while slightly out of the defense range
I may utilize various GDI infantry for the right tasks, but the Zone Trooper is my most favorite of the GDI infantry squads after the commando. Zone Raiders are still good too.
Zone Troopers and Female Raiders are just like Robocop with Jetpacks on their pack.
Ngl while makes sense that they probably dont use drop pods anymore, since like their space station is gone and the whole cutting funds thing. I wouls have been pretty badass to see in 3D tho