| “ | The higher order shall reign! - Rebel |
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Rebels were the GLA's basic soldiers of during the War against the GLA. Lacking the more advanced weapons of their counterparts, rebels were inexpensive and quick to train. Armed with AK-47 assault rifles, these dedicated men made up for their lack of training with raw courage.
Abilities[]
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Capture Building | Orders the rebel to capture neutral and hostile structures. |
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Booby Traps | Orders the rebel to place booby traps on neutral structures and units. Zero Hour only. |
Upgrades[]
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Capture Building | Trains rebels to capture neutral and enemy buildings. | Purchasable at any GLA barracks for a cost of $1000. |
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Camouflage | Rebels become stealthed, except when attacking or detected. | Purchasable from any Palace for a cost of $2000. |
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Armor-Piercing Bullets | Increases rebels' damage output by 25%. | Purchasable at any Black Market for a cost of $2000. |
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Booby Traps | Rebels can place Booby Traps on neutral structures and units. Any enemy forces then attempting to command the structure/unit would get an explosive surprise. | Purchasable at a regular GLA barracks for a cost of $1000. Available in Zero Hour only. |
In-game[]
Although outmatched by both the Ranger and the Red Guard, the rebel is expendable and works well when attracting enemy fire. His firepower can also be improved by purchasing the AP Bullets upgrade at the Black Market, making the rebel more useful on the battlefield. However, given the GLA's production system, rebels are trained at a slower rate than even the Red Guard, making GLA less viable in the early game while controlling Oil Derricks.
They are also arguably the weakest of the three basic infantry units. Rangers have superior durability, while the Red Guard have a one-shot burst weapon in contrast to the rebels who fire three shots (each with one third of the damage value), allowing a lone Red Guard to beat a rebel one-on-one. In addition, rebels have no way to increase their battle prowess at the early game - the only way to increase their direct battle power is by using AP bullets, a late-game upgrade, while the Rangers have the Flash-Bang Grenades and the Red Guards the horde bonus. Like all infantry units, rebels are easy targets for anti-infantry weaponry.
Because of the GLA's lack of power (rendering them in effective low-power status), having a source of power doubles the training speed of GLA units, including the rebels to put them in par with Rangers.
However, Juhziz' rebels are deadly even at later stages of the game once the Demolition upgrade is purchased. This is particularly true of rebels spawned by Rebel Ambushes, as they can then be quickly deployed to destroy key enemy structures.
Variants[]
Dr. Thrax[]
- Main article: Toxin rebel
Dr. Thrax equipped his Toxin Rebels with toxin rifles instead of AK-47s. They could clear garrisoned buildings and deal more damage to infantry and vehicles, but were ineffective against buildings. They could not place Booby Traps and could be upgraded with Anthrax Gamma.
In the mission Area Fifty-Two, they were cheaper ($150 instead of $200), could place booby traps, were immune to toxin weaponry and were, by mistake, referred to as regular rebels.
Rodall 'Demo' Juhziz[]
Juhziz's rebels are trained to place booby traps without special research required.
Prince Kassad[]
- Main article: Stealth rebel
Prince Kassad's Stealth Rebels are already stealthed and do not require the Camouflage upgrade.
In the mission Hidden Agenda, their cost is reduced to $150.
Quotes[]
| “ | Ready for war! - When emerging from the Barracks |
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| “ | Let's fight! - When selected |
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| “ | We will not be oppressed! - When selected |
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| “ | Our courage will be seen by all! - When selected |
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| “ | No cost is too great! - When selected |
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| “ | The higher order shall reign! - When selected |
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| “ | Our way is true! - When selected |
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| “ | Prepare to fight! - When selected |
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| “ | Yes! I go! - When moving |
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| “ | We will not be hindered! - When moving |
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| “ | One path to freedom! - When moving |
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| “ | The way is clear! - When moving |
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| “ | Take us to glory! - When moving |
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| “ | Nothing will stop us! - When moving |
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| “ | They will be killed! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | Hurriya! - When ordered to attack with rifle (the word means "Freedom!" in Arabic) |
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| “ | Our day has come! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | Freedom fighters, attack! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | Attacking! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | None shall stand in our path! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | We will cleanse them from our land! - When ordered to attack with rifle |
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| “ | I will die for the cause! - Under fire |
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| “ | No pain will stop me! - Under fire |
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| “ | You cannot kill my spirit! - Under fire |
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| “ | I still live! - Under fire |
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| “ | It does not even hurt! - Under fire |
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| “ | Coward! - Under fire |
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| “ | We must occupy that structure! - When ordered to garrison building |
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| “ | Let us enter this building! - When ordered to garrison building |
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| “ | It is a safe place to hide! - When ordered to garrison building |
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| “ | That stronghold will protect us! - When ordered to garrison building |
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| “ | We will be protected in there! - When ordered to garrison building |
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| “ | Our guns are ready! - When ordered to use rifle |
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| “ | We will fight to the death! - When ordered to use rifle |
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| “ | Armed for war! - When ordered to use rifle |
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| “ | We will claim it for ourselves! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | Their tools may serve us well! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | Clear them out! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | Take it by force! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | We must acquire new lands! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | We must take what is ours! - When ordered to capture a building |
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| “ | The building belongs to us now! - After capturing a building |
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| “ | We have captured the building! - After capturing a building |
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| “ | The enemy has provided us their homes! - After capturing a building |
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| “ | We have sown our seeds in the enemy's lands! - After capturing a building |
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| “ | An enemy building has been captured! - After capturing a building |
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| “ | Where should we put it? - When ordered to booby-trap building |
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| “ | Booby trap ready! - When ordered to booby-trap building |
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| “ | Readying the booby trap! - When ordered to booby-trap building |
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| “ | I'll booby-trap that building! - When booby-trapping building |
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| “ | They won't suspect it! - When booby-trapping building |
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| “ | That structure will do.. hehehe! - When booby-trapping building |
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| “ | General, our land is being attacked! - When the base is under attack |
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| “ | Our base is under attack! - When the base is under attack |
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| “ | Our homes are in peril! - When the base is under attack |
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| “ | Our base is in peril! - When the base is under attack |
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| “ | We have lost one of our buildings! - When enemy captured building |
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| “ | Our building has been captured! - When enemy captured building |
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| “ | I must find truth another day! - When surrendering |
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| “ | I lay down my weapons! - When surrendering |
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| “ | My body surrenders, but my spirit will not! - When surrendering |
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| “ | Will you not let me die honorably? - When surrendering |
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| “ | The GLA will not tolerate surrender! - When surrendering |
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| “ | We are upgrading to armor-piercing bullets! - When the AP Bullet upgrade is completed |
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| “ | We now have Camouflage upgrade! - When the Camouflage upgrade is completed |
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| “ | We can booby-trap the buildings now! - When the Booby Trap upgrade is completed |
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| “ | The enemy won't be ready for these booby traps! - When the Booby Trap upgrade is completed |
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| “ | Our booby traps will surprise the enemy! - When the Booby Trap upgrade is completed |
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| “ | Our victories will earn us more money! - When the Cash Bounty General's Power is taken |
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| “ | The cash bounty will help our cause! - When the Cash Bounty General's Power is taken |
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| “ | We will gain wealth from destroying the enemy! - When the Cash Bounty General's Power is taken |
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Cut Demo Rebel quotes[]
| “ | Demolitions will bring us victory! - When selected |
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| “ | They won't escape my demo charge! - When selected |
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| “ | Let's get closer to the enemy! - When moving |
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| “ | I will use the demo charge! - When ordered to plant a demo charge |
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| “ | Arming demo charge! - When ordered to plant a demo charge |
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| “ | I have the demo charge! - When ordered to plant a demo charge |
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| “ | Blow them to pieces! - When planting a demo charge |
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| “ | Place a charge there! - When planting a demo charge |
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| “ | They will not know who did it! - When planting a demo charge |
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Cut Tranquilizer Dart quotes[]
| “ | We will take him alive! - When ordered to attack with tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | Put them to rest! - When ordered to attack with tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | He will be our hostage! - When ordered to attack with tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | Do not resist! - When ordered to attack with tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | Loading tranquilizer dart! - When ordered to use tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | This dart will make him sleep! - When ordered to use tranquilizer dart |
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| “ | Use the dart to subdue them! - When ordered to use tranquilizer dart |
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Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Residual Generals sound files reveal that rebels were originally meant to use Tranquilizer Darts that were to be an alternative weapon purchased through an upgrade. Like Flash-Bang Grenades for Rangers and Stun Bullets for the Red Guard, they would have incapacitated hostile infantry and have made them capturable as POWs. This weapon is not present in the final version, however, as the POW logic system was entirely removed.
- Rodall Juhziz was supposed to get an exclusive variant of the rebel known as the Demo Rebel, which could have planted demolition charges (most likely similar to those of Tank Hunters). However, they were cut from the final release, although their voice set remains in the game files.
- The Rebel seems to be holding an AKM assault rifle in the cameo, evident by slant muzzle compensator device and non-hooded front sights.
- Strangely, AK-47s used by rebels not only have a different firing sound, but also deal much less damage per shot compared to AK-47s used by Angry Mobs.
