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| “ | I swear, officer, I... oh, it's you! | ” |
| —A Hijacker relieved after knowing no need to worry |
The Hijacker is a daring individual employed by the Scorpion Cell whose primary role is to steal enemy vehicles. To do this, they can disguise themselves as almost any enemy infantry.
Hijackers are deployed by the namesake support power, available from the Pandora Hub once it is upgraded with the Chemplug add-on.
Official description[]
Despite acquiring the aid of Yuri's Epsilon Adepts themselves, the Scorpion Cell did not abandon its more ordinary ways of sabotaging its enemies' forces in the field. Some of their soldiers are still being trained and specialized in the art of hot wiring empty vehicles, and capturing manned enemy vehicles on the field in order to bolster the Cell's numbers.
The Hijackers, deployed with the Cell's Cargo Planes, are capable of capturing almost any manned vehicle. In order to get close enough, he is able to disguise as enemy infantry as well. He is also skilled enough to avoid getting crushed. Combined with the Shadow Ring, he can become an unexpected game changer.[1]
Overview[]
The function of the Hijacker is to steal enemy vehicles, turning them over to the Hijackers' side. As Scorpion Cell lacks in adequate anti-armor vehicles, the Hijackers can make up for this weakness by 'repossessing' the desired enemy vehicles for the Cell's use in combat. Unlike Morales' depiloting mechanic, even tier 3 vehicles can be hijacked by Hijackers.
Hijackers can disguise themselves as enemy infantry to sneak in and hijack the vehicles, but they can also be utilized in more creative ways - disguising them as other Epsilon infantry (such as Archers) and mixing them into infantry squads can be used to set up a nasty trap for the enemies, as the Hijackers will then be able to meld in and hijack crucial vehicles in the heat of battle.
AI behavior[]
Unused by the AI.
Appearances[]
| “ | Use the Hijackers to disguise as enemy troops and steal some of Chinese vehicles. | ” |
| —Epsilon intel during Operation: Warranty Void |
Act One[]
- Hijackers first appear at the beginning of Warranty Void, where eight Hijackers are given to the player, with the purpose of hijacking the Chinese vehicles in a motor pool nearby.
- In The Gardener, the Hijackers appear as part of an easter egg. If the player finds and destroys a stranded fishing boat, a one-time Hijackers support power will be given.
- In Killing Fields, if the player's team has been discovered, causing Rashidi to be transferred to a tightly guarded place for custody, the Hijackers will appear as the last reinforcement to turn the tide of the battle. The player can use them to snatch some of the enemy's advanced vehicles to use.
- In Moonlight, Hijackers can be trained from the Soviet Barracks, after the player deploys the MCV and builds the Palace. Each Hijacker costs $450 to train.
Act Two[]
- Hijackers appear in Divergence, Godsend, Metaphor, Blood Rage and Backbitten as reinforcements.
- In Lizard Brain, 4 of Hijackers are given to the player at start. If a Pandora Hub with the Chemplug upgrade is recaptured, more can be called in.
- In Machinehead, along with 2 Infiltrators, 2 Hijackers will be sent after the Epsilon strike force has encountered Chinese defenses under an Iron Curtain effect. They need to infiltrate Chinese Tesla Reactors in order to disable the Iron Curtain.
- In Obsidian Sands, Hijackers can be called in if the required enemy structures are captured.
- Hijackers are among the enemy troops in Meltdown. If captured via the Drakuv Prison Vehicle and sent into the Field Bureau, they become available for training.
Special Ops[]
- The Hijackers support power debuts in Fallen Ashes formally, where it's usable without a need of Chemplug.
- In Dawnbreaker, after the player have regained the Apocalypse Tank blueprints, 8 Hijackers without any disguises can be found at the southeastern part of the map, near the Soviet outpost.
Assessment[]
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Behind the scenes[]
| “ | The Tech Center is blocked by gates. Steal a tank with a Hijacker and destroy it. | ” |
| —Soviet intel during Operation: Unshakeable in Version 3.0 |
- In 3.0 the Hijacker belongs to the Latin Confederation.
- From version 3.3.0 to 3.3.4, Hijacker was able to be trained directly from Epsilon Barracks with Chemplug required (costs $800), until Scourge replaced its position.
- Prior to version 3.3.5, Hijacker lacks death voices.
- The original sprite of the Hijacker is a public asset that can be used by other modders. The link can be found here(named Pilot).
Trivia[]
- The Hijacker is conceptually similar to the GLA unit of the same name in Generals.
