Post by amoroth on Oct 22, 2011 0:19:41 GMT -5
Scrin
extraterrestrial force known only as the Scrin, who have come to harvest all of the Earth's Tiberium deposits. They aren't referred to by name, though a reference of the name exist in GDI intelligence files: "...the translator returned four words: brother, ascended, enemy and Scrin. This casts some confusion over the identity of the invaders, whether they are the Scrin themselves or a distant relative..."; they are only called by GDI as "invaders" and "Aliens" and by Nod as "Visitors". They have remained dormant along the edge of our Solar System for millennia, until awakened by the massive detonation of liquid Tiberium beneath the Brotherhood of Nod's "Temple Prime"; it is revealed that GDI knew about their existence from the Tacitus, an alien databank captured from Kane at the end of Tiberian Sun; this resulted in the upgraded Ion Cannons that can fire on incoming space-born targets with a single concentrated beam. Upon approaching Earth, they are surprised to encounter a heavily militarized native population ("Level IV population on 50% of planetary surface" and "Level V population on 20% of planetary surface") still coping with Tiberium's spread, and swiftly proceed to launch an assault on Earth's cities, wreaking havoc on GDI and Nod alike. This is done mainly for intimidation purposes because the real objective of the Scrin is to construct large "Threshold Tower" structures all across the planet. Scrin units and structures show a distinctly bio-mechanical and insect-like appearance, and possess several economic and military advantages related directly to Tiberium, including the ability to promote the growth of the substance, store it in infinite amounts, and to use it to enhance the performance of their units and weaponry in a multitude of ways.
extraterrestrial force known only as the Scrin, who have come to harvest all of the Earth's Tiberium deposits. They aren't referred to by name, though a reference of the name exist in GDI intelligence files: "...the translator returned four words: brother, ascended, enemy and Scrin. This casts some confusion over the identity of the invaders, whether they are the Scrin themselves or a distant relative..."; they are only called by GDI as "invaders" and "Aliens" and by Nod as "Visitors". They have remained dormant along the edge of our Solar System for millennia, until awakened by the massive detonation of liquid Tiberium beneath the Brotherhood of Nod's "Temple Prime"; it is revealed that GDI knew about their existence from the Tacitus, an alien databank captured from Kane at the end of Tiberian Sun; this resulted in the upgraded Ion Cannons that can fire on incoming space-born targets with a single concentrated beam. Upon approaching Earth, they are surprised to encounter a heavily militarized native population ("Level IV population on 50% of planetary surface" and "Level V population on 20% of planetary surface") still coping with Tiberium's spread, and swiftly proceed to launch an assault on Earth's cities, wreaking havoc on GDI and Nod alike. This is done mainly for intimidation purposes because the real objective of the Scrin is to construct large "Threshold Tower" structures all across the planet. Scrin units and structures show a distinctly bio-mechanical and insect-like appearance, and possess several economic and military advantages related directly to Tiberium, including the ability to promote the growth of the substance, store it in infinite amounts, and to use it to enhance the performance of their units and weaponry in a multitude of ways.