GUN Soldier

G.U.N. soldiers as seen in Shadow the Hedgehog.

G.U.N. soldiers are troopers that comprise the backbone of the Guardian Units of Nations, if not their robotic counterparts. They are first seen in Sonic Adventure 2 in several cutscenes, returning in Shadow the Hedgehog as primary enemies and making occasional appearances in Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).

Description 

Appearance 

G.U.N. soldiers are human combatants that wear ballistic combat helmets with solid white visors concealing their identities. The standard G.U.N. troop wears a blue or black uniform with a ballistic vest, while others wear camouflage gear, such as desert or jungle colors, to match the environment in which they are deployed.

Behavior

Unlike other enemies in other games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, G.U.N. soldiers talk and communicate with one another, in addition to yelling battle cries in combat. As G.U.N. is the Sonic the Hedgehog equivalent of the real-life U.S. Army, they act similarly to real soldiers; giving orders to attack, devising tactics, providing status reports and requesting assistance, in example.

While G.U.N. troops are dedicated and loyal, they are also stubborn. When issued to attack Shadow the Hedgehog, they show no hesitation in going head-on against him. When Shadow defeats the troops, leaving them wounded on the ground, they will show mercy and beg Shadow to spare their lives, showing that they may only fear dying. 

G.U.N. soldiers are shown to take orders rarely without question. G.U.N.'s raid on the Space Colony ARK 50 years prior to the events of Shadow the Hedgehog showed that the troopers in that time period had a merciless attitude towards their mission, unafraid to terminate nearly all the Ark's inhabitants.  

Game Appearances

Sonic Adventure 2

in Sonic Adventure 2, aside from the typical robot forces tasked with stopping any threat, G.U.N. soldiers make a few appearances in cutscenes.

Shadow the Hedgehog

In Shadow the Hedgehog, they are the primary enemies/allies in the game, at war with the Black Arms. After the mission in Westopolis, they begin to attack Shadow on behalf of the Commander's orders.

G.U.N. soldiers have a diverse arsenal of weaponry at their disposal, ranging from firearms such as handguns, automatic weapons and AT4s or knives for close-range attacks. They are one of the weakest enemy types in the game and can be defeated with one hit using most attacks.

G.U.N. soldiers do not technically die when they are defeated, but are instead knocked to the ground, severely wounded. In this state, they will groan and beg Shadow the Hedgehog to spare their lives, even though Shadow does not have the option to finish them off. However, if the player heals them with the Heal Cannon or Heal Units, they will salute and compliment Shadow, and no longer fight.

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), a total of four G.U.N. soldiers make appearances during gameplay, but only in Shadow's story. They each provide Shadow, who is an agent of G.U.N. in this game, with one of his Town Missions. Two of them have known names (Herman and Parr), while the other two are unnamed.

G.U.N. soldiers provide the following missions:

• Town Mission 3: Emergency Order: Capture the Thieves' Cars!: Having received a call from Zof, an employee of the Rimlight Corporation, an unnamed soldier orders Shadow to track down some escaping thieves who have stolen fuel from Rimlight.
• Town Mission 11: Agent Test: Strength: Herman gives Shadow a fitness test to see if he is worthy of being a G.U.N. agent.
• Town Mission 12: Lord Regis' Daughter, Sabrina: An unnamed soldier makes Shadow a bodyguard to Sabrina, the daughter of Lord Regis, due to the increasing threat posed by Doctor Eggman.
• Town Mission 13: Stolen Rimlight Information: Parr orders Shadow to destroy Eggman's robots and reclaim Rimlight's stolen disks that contain important information.

Appearances in Other Media

Sonic X

The troopers appear in Sonic X, guarding the GUN Fortress when Sonic the Hedgehog was placed in captivity, while Shadow the Hedgehog was the one they were meant to capture.

Trivia

• As it may have been inappropriate for a Sonic game, G.U.N. soldiers cannot (or are at least never shown to) die.
  • The only time any soldiers are shown to presumably die is during the opening cinematic for Shadow the Hedgehog, where most are caught in explosions or shot, as well as in the scene when Shadow angrily stands on top of a lone soldier. 
  • Although soldiers are seen piloting the F-6 series in Shadow the Hedgehog, when the mechs explode, there is nothing left of the pilots. 
• Due to the clumsy enemy AI in Shadow the Hedgehog, G.U.N. soldiers and Black Arms cannot engage in combat properly. Even when there are no remaining alien targets, G.U.N. troops will continue to fire their weapons, shout combat dialogue and strafe around as if they were still battling. 
• The G.U.N. soldiers in Shadow the Hedgehog (including Blue Falcon and Heavy Dog) are voiced by Andrew Rannells in the Western release.

Gallery

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