Global Defense Initiative Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Global Defense Initiative is one of two player-controllable military factions in the Science Fiction video game Command and Conquer.
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2 Origins 3 The First Tiberium War (Tiberian Dawn) 4 The Second Tiberium War (Tiberian Sun) 5 The Third Tiberium War (Tiberian Twilight) 6 Further Reading |
The "GDI", as it is usually referred to, was originally a UN Special Forces group known as Special Operations Group Echo: Black Ops 9. Its existence was denied by the UN. As Echo was deployed more and more, however, rumors spread, and the UN realized that soon the group would become public. The final proverbial straw came when an Echo operation to assassinate Saddam Hussein (in an attempt to stop the Persian Gulf War) failed miserably and the existence of a "black" UN military organization was revealed. In a face-saving exercise, the UN therefore used the rising threat of the Brotherhood of Nod to "create" a new anti-terrorist and peacekeeping force, the GDI, out of Echo.
During the First Tiberium War (the story of the first game, Command and Conquer or Tiberian Dawn), the GDI fought Nod forces on a multitude of fronts. Eventually, Nod propaganda efforts that painted the GDI as being responsible for atrocities such as the slaughter of the entire population of Beoulistock forced GDI to pull back from many territories, which were quickly taken over by Nod supporters. This culminated in the UN shutting down the GDI due to fear of public rebuke. Nod began assaulting GDI strongholds everywhere, believing that the organization had been severly weakened.
As it turned out, the UN had faked the entire scandal in an attempt to outwit Nod's leader Kane, a certified genius. The plan was successful, and Nod forces were greatly surprised to find the bases they were attacking heavily fortified. Most attacks were complete victories for GDI. Two more years of fighting continued, however, until GDI operatives finally located Nod's headquarters, the so-called "Temple of Nod", outside Sarajevo. A three day battle began between GDI and Nod's most elite troops. Kane's defenses were at last crippled, and the GDI's newest weapon - the orbital Ion Cannon was activated. The Temple was destroyed, Kane was pronounced dead, and Nod was crippled.
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Origins
The First Tiberium War (Tiberian Dawn)
The Second Tiberium War (Tiberian Sun)
The Third Tiberium War (Tiberian Twilight)
Further Reading