Arcus

"Where the heck did that thing come from?!"

- An unidentified Nod soldier after the Arcus enters the battlefield.

The Arcus is an experimental bomber developed by the Global Defense Initiative in the closing stages of the Fourth Tiberium War.

Description
These experimental ships are large flying craft that matched the size of a Crawler. In design, there are certain elements that made it similar to that of a Global Stratospheric Transport such as containing up to six engines. Four of these are the primary engines that are present in the back and a further two engines are present on the wings of the craft. They primarily served as a bomber that flew across the battlefield and dropped powerful explosives in its wake. Whilst a larger ship, it is capable of landing on the battlefield.

History
This large bomber has been in development by GDI and is still considered an experimental unit. When the Prophet Kane moved to Ground Zero in order to activate the Scrin Tower, rogue Colonel Louise James intended to stop him. As the Tiberium Control Network Nodes are being activated, Colonel James in desperation decided to end the threat of Kane once and for all. She quickly deployed the Arcus bomber which destroyed an allied Crawler with ease during its bombing run. It is eventually destroyed by the actions of Commander Parker which allowed the Portal to open and bring about Kane's Ascension.

In-Game Unit
The Arcus is not a buildable unit in the game and only features in the last mission in the Nod Campaign where it serves as a boss unit to fight. Victory in the campaign can only be achieved by destroying the Arcus which has a health readout at the top of the screen for the player to see.

Source

 * ''Tiberian Twilight The End of All Things