Ben Carville

Ben Carville (also known as Thorn) is an American general from Texas, who aided the Allied Forces in both Red Alert and Red Alert 2.

Background
A large, strong man, Carville has a very cowboy-like attitude and enjoys the finer things of life - alcohol, cigars and victories over communists. He has a very laid back personality, but becomes dead serious when military affairs are concerned, though he's not one to shy away from making a joke or a playful poke at one of his coworkers, like Agent Tanya.

He has two silver-plated Colt M1911s he carries as his sidearms.

World War II
By the, Carville is a major general. During the war he disapproved of Nikos Stavros' stubbornness and perchance to embark on dangerous field missions. At some point in the conflict against the Soviets, he became aware of the enemy employing Sarin gas as a weapon against Allied forces. To combat this threat, he briefed a well-regarded field officer who was tasked with eliminating the shipment of Sarin gas in the convoy as well as evacuvating any civilians in the region. After the mission was accomplished, Carville was pleased and gave a field promotion to the Allied Commander who was given the rank of sergeant for his work.

Later, his forces became aware of the Soviets attempting to develop atomic capabilities. To find the location of the atomic processing facilities, General Stavros went to meet a Siberian informant of his but the Soviets learnt of this secret meeting and sent a large force to intercept. Carville assigned the Allied Commander to save Stavros as well as end the threat posed by the Soviet atomic program.

He later assigned a new mission to the Allied Commander which involved attacking a Soviet sea base where they were developing sea-to-ground missiles. Now a major, the Allied Commander was tasked with eliminating this threat as it meant that the Allies naval superiority over the Soviets was in danger. Thus, the Commander was assigned with destroying the sub pens, research facilities and anything else that was necessary to prevent the missiles from being deployed. For his success as well as the rescue of captured civilians in the research facility, the General gave the Allied Commander a medal of honor and offered to buy him a drink in the officers club.

With his promotion to a Colonel, the Allied Commander was briefed by Carville on the latest developments in the war against the USSR. This included a situation developing in Poland where the Soviets had developed their new Super tanks, had Nuclear weapons pointed at London and a mission to extract Doctor Demitri who was defecting to the Allies. Once the mission was completed, General Carville informed the Commander that he had been praising him to the British Prime Minister.

At some point, General Carville received the latest report from England where a field officer informed him that their southern position came under threat from giant ants. A shocked and confused Carville told them to call for their exterminators until he heard of the large size of the monsters. An angry Carville told the officer that they were not going to lose the war due to some ants; no matter their size and dispatched the Commander to settle the crisis.

By the end of the campaign, a drunken Carville told the newly promoted Commander who held the rank of General now to go home now as they were all heroes after their victory. At the time, he was playing golf on his office's desk.

World War III
When the Soviets invade the United States, President Dugan orders Carville to launch a retaliatory missile strike. When this failed due to Yuri's psychic manipulation the general returns to a familiar role: directing field commanders. Throughout the campaign he briefs the Commander of all Soviet activity in the U.S. and abroad, and directs him to eliminate the threat they pose. When Washington, D.C. is captured by the Soviets through Yuri's mind technology, Carville is brainwashed along with the President, but is rescued by the Commander and relocated to Canada with the rest of the government. Washington was soon recaptured and Carville geared up to take on the Soviets head on.

Carville is killed by a Crazy Ivan prior to departing to Berlin to help plan the Allied attack on the Soviet Union. He is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors, with President Dugan presiding over his casket. Carville's command was then passed on to the Commander.

Psychic Dominator Disaster
The end of the Third World War is followed by the Psychic Dominator Disaster. The Allies use Einstein's temporal displacement device to travel back to the beginning of the Third World War and avert Yuri's plan for world domination. In the process Carville's death is also averted. Carville serves with distinction in the fight against Yuri, but exhibits frustration at the complexity of time travel's effects on the two timelines. When the timelines merge, Carville remains alive and well, much to the surprise of the President.