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Guardian Units of Nations (Paramount)

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This group exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic the Hedgehog (film series) continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.

After the events in San Francisco, a global task force was created, devoted to protecting our planet from alien threats. That day, Guardian Units of Nations was born.
G-U-N, seriously?
G.U.N., yeah.


— Commander Walters to Rachel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)

The Guardian Units of Nations, abbreviated as G.U.N. or GUN, and formerly known as the shadow ops program, is a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series produced by Paramount Pictures and its spin-offs. It is a multilateral military task force devoted to protecting the Earth from extraterrestrial threats, though they have also worked against the threats posed by Dr. Robotnik.

Founded at an unknown date over 50 years ago initially as a shadow ops program, the program would later be revamped into the Guardian Units of Nations and made public after the San Francisco incident, where G.U.N. sought to capture Sonic the Hedgehog, having deemed him a threat to humanity. After executing Operation: Catfish to ensure the hedgehog's capture however, G.U.N. learned that Dr. Robotnik had returned to threaten mankind. When trying to stop the doctor however, they got out-matched by the doctor's new power, leaving it to Sonic and his allies to stop him. Afterwards, G.U.N. would clean up the mess from Robotnik.

History[]

Film series[]

Past[]

Guardian Units of Nations started out as a military shadow ops program for the U.S. military. In 1974, a meteorite crash-lands in rural Oklahoma containing an extraterrestrial lifeform named Shadow. The U.S. military personnel seized the meteorite and the alien, taking Shadow to a secret research lab. Captain Walters, a United States Army officer, was in charge of the facility who assisted a scientist named Gerald Robotnik to study Shadow in a secret government project called Project Shadow. However, the experiments conducted during the project were eventually deemed too dangerous and the shadow ops program raided the base to shut the project down, resulting in the Shadow getting captured and the indirect death of Gerald's granddaughter, Maria.

Sonic the Hedgehog[]

Nearly fifty years after Project Shadow, the shadow ops program eventually ended up being led by Ivo Robotnik, Gerald's grandson, who helped quell many uprisings across the world and conduct wet-work operations. However, following the battle between Sonic and Robotnik, it was renamed and reorganized into a global task force designed to deal with any extraterrestrial threats to Earth, with now-Commander Walters in charge of the organization.[1]

After having failed to recruit Sonic for the United States and with Robotnik having disappeared from Earth, G.U.N. deemed Sonic an "uncontrollable extraterrestrial" and thus a threat to Earth. One team was sent to eliminate Robotnik's former associate, but managed to defeat them at the cost of being scarred before he went into hiding. In order to apprehend Sonic, G.U.N. enacted Operation: Catfish; by setting up a fabricated wedding between G.U.N.'s agent Randall and Rachel, Maddie Wachowski's sister and one of Sonic's human sympathizers, on Hawaii, G.U.N. planned to capture Sonic if he showed up with the Wachowskis.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2[]

At the wedding ceremony for Rachel and Randall on Hawaii, several G.U.N. agents would attend the fake wedding as guests of Randall, groomsmen, and even the priest overseeing the ceremony. When Sonic and Tails crashed the ceremony however, the G.U.N. agents dropped their cover and incapacitated Sonic, leading to Sonic and Tails' capture. Commander Walters also showed up and explained the story behind Operation: Catfish as the agents revealed their affiliation. At Walters' behest, Randall showed his G.U.N. badge as well, much to Rachel's indignation, who attempts to come at him, but was held back by the priest and another agent. As Tom Wachowski attacked the G.U.N. agents to save Sonic however, he was restrained by Randall and apprehended too. As Maddie tried defending Sonic, Walters turned a deaf ear and ordered the G.U.N. agents to guard Sonic, Tails, and Tom in the hotel until a helicopter could arrive. A scorned Rachel proceeded to demand answers from Walters, prompting him to reveal the purpose of G.U.N. During this exchange, Walters learned from Maddie about the probable return of Dr. Robotnik, who had been deemed dead since his disappearance. Walters thus contacted his agents to investigate the matter.

While G.U.N. agents patrolled the hotel, Rachel and Maddie armed themselves with Tails' gadgets and infiltrated the hotel. After dispatching an agent with an anti-gravity gadget, Maddie and Rachel split up, with Rachel going after Walters and Randall while Maddie went to rescue Sonic, Tom, and Tails. As G.U.N. surrounded Maddie when they discovered her intrusion however, Rachel saved Maddie by taking the agents out with another one of Tails' gadgets. As Rachel proceeded to confront Randall and Walters, the latter tried to stop her with a taser, only for Randall to take the shock for her. Walters would then surrender after Rachel displayed the power of Tails' laser gun to him. While Walters got bound and gagged however, Rachel reconciled with Randall after he confessed that his love for her was real. When everyone later spotted a pillar of green light from the Master Emerald far out to sea, Walters was convinced that Robotnik had returned and that both national and world security was at stake.

In Green Hills, Walters has hidden reinforcements sent to the Mean Bean Coffee Café, where Robotnik's new base was located, which was surrounded by G.U.N. armored vehicles by the time Walters himself arrived in a helicopter with Tom and Maddie to deal with the situation. There he got a status report from an agent, who revealed that Robotnik and Agent Stone were inside the café with Wade Whipple as a hostage. However, before any G.U.N. troops were able to make a move, Robotnik emerged from the café, transformed by the Master Emerald's power. In an attempt to make Robotnik surrender, Walters told him that the government had seized his lab, drones and funding. In response, Robotnik used the powers of the Master Emerald to disassemble and rip apart G.U.N.'s vehicles and arsenal to use as construction material to build his Giant Eggman Robot. Deprived of their equipment once the robot was completed, the G.U.N. infantry were ordered by Walters to retreat.

After Super Sonic defeated the Giant Eggman Robot, G.U.N. was no longer an enemy to Sonic. They would then shift through the wreckage in search of Robotnik but were unable to find any trace of the doctor, and Walters was convinced he could not have survived the robot's demise. What they did not realize, however, was that Agent Stone had survived and disguised himself as one of G.U.N.'s soldiers. An agent then revealed to Walters that they found something in their files as they were deleting Robotnik from their database; it was coordinates dating back fifty years that pinpointed a secret black site research facility, which Walters realized to his dread had something to do with Project Shadow.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3[]

Project Shadow breaks out of containment after 50 years, escaping Prison Island and going to Tokyo, a nearby city. G.U.N. manages to find him, sending soldiers down to capture Shadow. Despite their efforts, Shadow manages to destroy their military vehicles and stop the G.U.N. soldiers from getting him. G.U.N. desperately gets Team Sonic to assist them, hoping they could stop Shadow. Shadow still manages to overpower the three of them and escape. G.U.N. commander, Commander Walters meets Team Sonic at Chao Garden to tell them more about Shadow. However, they get attacked at the restaurant, leaving Walters severely injured and dying on the scene. He gives Team Sonic one of the keys to the Eclipse Cannon, trusting them with it.

Later on, Director Rockwell, an agent at G.U.N. and a few other soldiers investigate the scene. They find Commander Walter's body, realizing that the key to the Eclipse Cannon was missing. Thinking that Team Sonic had stolen it, G.U.N. chose not to trust Team Sonic anymore.

In the G.U.N. headquarters, Robotnik and Gerald planned to steal the other key to the Eclipse Cannon. Team Sonic also worked with Tom and Maddie to get the key. However, both teams get caught when Director Rockwell finds Robotnik, Gerald and Sonic in the vault and the others wandering in the headquarters. When Knuckles breaks the gravity controller in the vault, Director Rockwell and Robotnik reach for the key before the gravity returned back to normal, letting Rockwell take the key and run away.

As Rockwell got away from the vault, Tom, disguised as Commander Walters, tricked her into giving him the key. Gerald still managed to get the key when Shadow kicked Tom, thinking he was Walters. He activates the Eclipse Cannon, stealing it from G.U.N. and using it to shoot the Earth. In the end, the Eclipse Cannon explodes in outer space after Shadow and Robotnik sacrificed themselves to push the Eclipse Cannon as far away from Earth as possible.

TV shows[]

Knuckles[]

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"The Warrior"[]

G.U.N. Agents; Mason and Willoughby observe Knuckles the Echidna leaving Green Hills with Wade, from their London headquarters. As another agent, Fairley, arrived to inform them, despite the two already knowing before Fairley tells the two to observe Knuckles. However, Willoughby deliberately disables the tracking system before throwing a ring to create a portal to the Mushroom Planet, confusing Fairley before Mason kicks the former into the portal, sending him to the Mushroom Planet.[2]

"Reno, Baby"[]
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Former G.U.N. Agents Willoughby and Mason get captured by The Buyer, disappointed in the two for failing to capture Knuckles. The Buyer reveals that he too, was also a G.U.N. agent. He had worked with Robotnik before, but was hunted down after the events of the first movie. He then started selling his creations on the black market, using his knowledge from G.U.N. to make his robots. Willoughby explains that she could relate to him, revealing that she betrayed G.U.N. because of how they treated her, demoting her when she told the higher-ups that Sonic, Tails and Knuckles were far too dangerous to stay on Earth. She tells The Buyer that she wants G.U.N. to suffer for their actions, making The Buyer spare them and give them one last chance to capture Knuckles.

Game appearances[]

Shadow Generations[]

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G.U.N.'s symbol, from Shadow Generations.

In Shadow Generations, G.U.N.'s forces appear throughout Tokyo, Japan as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Pack.

G.U.N. hunts Shadow down throughout the level, unaware that it's not actually their Shadow. Ultimately, Shadow manages to escape back to his universe, all while destroying a large chunk of G.U.N.'s mechs and helicopters.

Weapons and technology[]

  • Aircraft:
    • Helicopters
      • Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter
      • MH-6 Little Bird light helicopter
  • Motor vehicles:
    • M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT)
    • M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
    • MIM-72 Chaparral (SAM carrier system)
    • LAV III (APC)
    • HMMWV (Humvee)
  • Firearms:
    • M2 Browning .50-caliber heavy machine gun (Nicknamed "Ma Deuce")
  • Anti-Vehicle:
    • AT4 disposable, shoulder-fired recoilless anti-tank weapon
  • Non-Lethals:
    • Taser stun gun
    • Electric Net
    • Electric Stick
  • Energy Based Weapons:
    • Energy-based Laser Pistol
    • Energy-based Laser Rifle

Robots[]

Uniform[]

Undercover Agents[]

G.U.N Seen with a Plate Carrier, Radio Speaker and Taser.

G.U.N Seen with a Plate Carrier, Radio Speaker and Taser.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)[]

Standard uniform for undercover G.U.N. field agents is seen in formal casual attire for blending into the environment of the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina as part of Operation: Catfish, after revealing themselves, some agents patrolling around are seen wearing black colored Plate Carriers with the G.U.N. insignia on the chest center mass, some of the agents wear pouches also optionally. They also wear a holster on their right waist for their Tasers either on their Plate carriers or belt.

Knuckles (series)[]

Undercover agents were seen wearing black suits in headquarters, including former agents Mason and Willoughby.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)[]

While Tom and Maddie infiltrated G.U.N. Headquarters in London, agents can be seen in the background wearing black suits.

Soldiers[]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)[]

Front and Back of G.U.N. Soldiers.

Front and back of G.U.N. Soldiers.

G.U.N. Soldiers in the second film appear wear MultiCam Black Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU), with the G.U.N. patch on their right sleeve, and the flag of the United States on the left sleeve. The vest worn by the soldiers are some variations of the High Risk Modular (HRM) tactical vest commonly worn by LAPD SWAT. The insignia is on the upper left side of their tactical vests or also on the back, and they wear FAST style helmets with and without ventilation holes on the top (Possibly Bump Versions), one-hole balaclavas, goggles, knee/elbow pads, and combat boots. When not in combat, Soldiers would wear the same MultiCam BDU with the insignias and flags and visible name tags.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (film)[]

Left: Armored G.U.N Soldiers Right: Armored G.U.N Soldier with a Baseball Cap.

Left: Armored G.U.N Soldiers Right: Armored G.U.N Soldier with a Baseball Cap.

G.U.N. Soldiers are seen 2 times in the Third film, present day G.U.N. soldiers are seen to be wearing much different equipment compared to the 2nd movie, while they wear the same MultiCam Black Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU), one hole balaclava and boots, the patches are more darkened compared to the 2nd film. Their Helmets are changed to the Black colored Modular Integrated Communications Helmet (MICH) 2000 variant based on the addition of the side rails, night vision goggles brackets and cloth covers, some soldiers at the Guardian Units of Nations Headquarters are seen wearing baseball caps instead of the helmets and mask. Their vest is now changed into a plate carrier with 3 Magazine pouches on the front along with the G.U.N. patch and other small Acessories on the back. They also wear Riot Gear which covers their Upper arm, Elbow and Forearm protection along with the Upper leg, Knee and Shin Guards. Additional accessories seen include drop-leg molle panel on the left and drop-leg holster on the right, they also wear either clear or Dark Lens goggles along with a Mandible Mask for the lower jaw and a Black Colored ALICE Pistol Belt on the waist to hold up the drop leg accessories.

For formal war, males would wear the same MultiCam BDU with the insignias, flags and visible name tags as seen with Tom Wachowski while females would wear M81 BDUs with the same add on as seen with Director Rockwell and Maddie Wachowski during the infiltration although solid color formal clothing's are seen worn too in the opening scene.

1974s G.U.N. Soldiers Left: M1956 Webbing Right: M69 Flak Vest.

1974s G.U.N. Soldiers Left: M1956 Webbing Right: M69 Flak Vest.

G.U.N. Soldiers in the 1970s wear standard US Army gear from the Vietnam War like the M1 helmet, M69 Flak jackets and also the M-1956 load-carrying equipment. Additional accessories include the standard Green BDU and the Jungle Boots. Only difference being that the G.U.N. emblem is seen visible on many of the equipment and clothing like the Front of the M1, the Left and right of the Flak Jacket and as Shoulder patches.

Trivia[]

  • In Sonic the Hedgehog 2, one G.U.N. chopper is labelled SA-2. This may be a reference to Sigma-Alpha 2, a group mentioned during the beginning of the Hero Story in Sonic Adventure 2 or perhaps the initials for the game itself.
  • The G.U.N. M1 Abrams appear to be visual modifications (VISMOD) of the Centurion tank. This can be seen by the tracks as they look identical to the Centurion. Canada was an operator of Centurion tanks at one point so it would be easy for the production crew to mockup some Canadian Centurions as G.U.N. Abrams'. In the 1996 movie Courage Under Fire, visually modified Centurion tanks were used as movie stand-ins for M1 Abrams in the 1991 Gulf War.
  • G.U.N. is known as the Planetary Patrol Union in the Hungarian dub of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Planetáris járőr unió).
  • There seems to be a continuity error in the third movie. The previous film states that G.U.N. didn't officially exist prior to the events of the first film. The Knuckles series expands upon this, with The Buyer explaining that the organization used to be a shadow ops program headed by Dr. Robotnik before being reorganized into G.U.N. However, Shadow Base has G.U.N.'s sigil on the door, as did the soldiers in it, and Shadow seems to know G.U.N. was behind Maria's death prior to him reuniting with Gerald. This possibly implies that to balance the retcon, G.U.N. may have dissolved for a short time to keep the Project Shadow incident hidden from the public, before re-emerging in the present after the events of Sonic 1. This would also explain why The Buyer probably had no knowledge of the existence of Project Shadow.
  • In Shadow Generations, the AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave fire-control radar on the G.U.N. Apache attack helicopter is on the bottom of it rather than on top on the rotors as it would be in real life.
  • G.U.N. is most influencial factor in Sonic Paramount Universe (both directly and undirectly)
    • Sonic The Hedgehog = Commander Walters and council made decision to call out Dr. Robotnik to investigate "blackout indicent" caused by Sonic. Also due to lack of their uninvolvement- they are responsible for sanity loss of Eggman, which leads to reckless endangerment through streets of San Francisco, vandalism of Sphinx and pyramid in Egypt and attempted terrorism of the Green Hills town, everything cause just for capturing of Sonic.
    • Sonic The Hedgehog 2 = G.U.N agents with terrain leadership of Commander Walters infiltrate wedding of Rachel, including Randall as "groom". Temporal imprisonment of Sonic and lot of parked military vehicles give Robotnik sources to both Master Emerald and Death Egg Robot which could potentially cause massive havoc in Green Hills and nearby wilderness if Sonic didnť take care of Robotnik before and during his Super Sonic state.
    • Sonic Drone Home = Their unproper research around area of Green Hills make Unit (one of Robotnik drones) still active and without involvment of Sonic Team, Unit could probably become threat at some moment.
    • The Knuckles series = former agents of G.U.N. (The Buyer, Agent Mason and Agent Willoughy) are responsible for constant life threats for both Knuckles and Wade. Also they kidnapped Wendy and Wanda and in the end let The Buyer causing havoc at streets of Reno with addition possibility of killing Knuckles and Wade,
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 = Their involvement in Project Shadow with addition of killing Maria caused both of her allies become villians. Shadow vowed himself with hatred towards humanity (especially G.U.N. with Commanders Walters in lead) - 50 years later in 2024 Shadow caused destruction in Tokyo, support Robotniks in extraterrestrial level of crimes, attempted murder of Tom (disguised as Walters) and also charge ARK Eclipse Cannon with chaos energy to potentially wiped out Earth all of that for avenging death of Maria. Gerald become both insane and misantropic even towards his grandson, manipulate Shadow and Ivo into assist him into his crimes, kills Commander Walters, making Stone being temporarily left out by his grandson Ivo, steal and released ARK Eclipse Cannon into the atmosphere with intention of destroying earth no matter on consequences which could succeed if Team Sonic, Shadow and Ivo work together into destroying Eclipse Cannon. Worth to mention construction of ARK Eclipse Cannon and let it steal by Robotnits also cause permanent damage of moon.
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Production images[]

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Screenshots[]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2[]

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Knuckles[]

Shadow Generations[]

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3[]

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Banker, Carol (April 26, 2024). "Reno, Baby". Knuckles (TV series). Season 1. Episode 5. Paramount+.
  2. ↑ Fowler, Jeff (April 26, 2024). "The Warrior". Knuckles (TV series). Season 1. Episode 1. Paramount+.
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