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“ | I have been waiting for this day. | ” |
—Rashidi |
Rashidi (Arabic: رشيدي)[note 1] is a campaign-exclusive hero unit as well as the charismatic leader of the Scorpion Cell, an African and Middle Eastern terrorist organization.
Overview[]
Although Rashidi counts as a hero unit from the emblem next to his figure, he doesn't play much of a role in actual combat. His hand cannon can only deal heavy damage to infantry and some light vehicles, so it's best not to let Rashidi face the battle head-on alone.
Rashidi also has a feature: in some missions, he can turn the Stinger into repair mode by entering it.
Appearances[]
Campaign[]
- Main article: Rashidi/Character
Challenges[]
- Rashidi appears in the Contagion Challenge, as a defender in the central Scorpion Cell base.
Behind the scenes[]
- Rashidi's original SHP sprite is a public asset that can be used by other modders. The link can be found here.
- His sprite is actually Jango Fett from Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns, converted to become usable in Red Alert 2.
- Rashidi as a character succeeds a character named Prince Aziz who was scrapped sometime during 2011-2012. The name Aziz still exists within the game files (for instance, terms like "AzizMove" and "AzizSelect" is used by Rashidi, meaning that Rashidi uses the scrapped character's voiceset).[1]
- In addition, Rashidi's Palace was named Aziz's Palace during development, which supports the information above.
Trivia[]
- Rashidi is a variant of Rashid, which means "rightly guided" in standard Arabic, that is typically used in North African countries.
- Unlike the other hero units, he does not have a move to attack and being under fire voiceset.
Notes[]
- ↑ This rendering comes from translations and is not confirmed by official sources.