Desolator (Red Alert 2)

"Here comes the Sun"

- Desolator "MAKE IT GLOW!"

- Desolator

The Iraqi Desolator is an Iraq-exclusive unit in Red Alert 2.

Background
The soldier is a special support infantry unit, equipped with a nuclear battle suit and a rad-cannon. He is quite fast and speaks in a raspy, tired voice.

In-game
While they are a potent anti-infantry unit with their rad cannon's primary mode of fire (a concentrated radiation beam melting down enemy soldiers), their true power lies in the way they can deny an area to the enemy by irradiating the surface, making passing through it lethal to infantry and damaging to light vehicles. Their radiation field can penetrate water, making them capable of damaging submarines and revealing them. They are most effective at cutting off important choke points.

However, they have to remain immobile while deploying their cannon and could be easily taken out by enemy snipers, heavier vehicles or airborne units, such as Rocketeers, Harriers or Nighthawks.

Development changes
Originally, the unit was called Gamma Legion and used a shoulder-mounted Gamma cannon.