Generals Challenge

The Generals Challenge, or simply Challenge, is a special campaign in Command & Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour.

Overview

General selection screen

In the Generals Challenge, the player takes control of one of nine generals belonging to the three major factions - China, USA, and GLA - and takes on a series of other generals.

Each battle is fought on the opposing general's home territory, with the opponent already having a large, well-defended base, giving them an advantage. Throughout the battle, the opposing general would taunt the player, comment on the structures and units they construct, and react to various actions the player takes, such as capturing buildings or destroying structures.

After the player defeats the series of generals, they face off against General Leang, an unplayable Chinese general that appears exclusively in this campaign. Being the final boss of the campaign, Leang uses units and superweapons from all three main factions.

Difficulty can be selected at the start of the Generals Challenge to determine the level of the opponent AI. Completing the Generals Challenge awards a battle honor, while completing the Challenge on Hard grants the highest honor.

Levels

• Laser General Challenge
• Air Force General Challenge
• Superweapon General Challenge
• Stealth General Challenge
• Toxin General Challenge
• Nuke General Challenge
• Tank General Challenge
• Boss General Challenge

Opponents

Each general faces a predetermined set of opponents before confronting Leang, which will never include the selected general. Since Shin Fai and Rodall Juhziz do not have challenge levels, they must defeat seven instead of six generals before facing Leang.

As China

• General Tao (Nuke)

1. Laser
2. Toxin
3. Air Force
4. Stealth
5. Tank
6. Superweapon
7. Leang

• General Kwai (Tank)

1. Toxin
2. Air Force
3. Nuke
4. Superweapon
5. Stealth
6. Laser
7. Leang

• General Fai (Infantry)

1. Air Force
2. Stealth
3. Tank
4. Superweapon
5. Nuke
6. Laser
7. Toxin
8. Leang

As USA

• General Townes (Laser)

1. Air Force
2. Tank
3. Toxin
4. Nuke
5. Superweapon
6. Stealth
7. Leang

• General Granger (Air Force)

1. Toxin
2. Nuke
3. Superweapon
4. Tank
5. Stealth
6. Laser
7. Leang

• General Alexander (Superweapon)

1. Tank
2. Air Force
3. Toxin
4. Laser
5. Stealth
6. Nuke
7. Leang

As GLA

• General Juhziz (Demolitions)

1. Superweapon
2. Toxin
3. Tank
4. Air Force
5. Nuke
6. Stealth
7. Laser
8. Leang

• Prince Kassad (Stealth)

1. Air Force
2. Tank
3. Superweapon
4. Toxin
5. Laser
6. Nuke
7. Leang

• Doctor Thrax (Toxin)

1. Tank
2. Laser
3. Stealth
4. Superweapon
5. Nuke
6. Air Force
7. Leang

Trivia

• Unused versions of Fai and Juhziz's challenge levels can still be found in the game's files and can be restored through modding.
• Originally, General Ironside and General Mohmar would serve as Leang's USA and GLA equivalents, and all three incorporate elements from every other General within their faction. The scrapped Generals' voice lines can still be found in the game's files.

See also

• Kane's Challenge
• Commander's Challenge

Generals and Zero Hour missions

Generals China The Dragon Awakes • Hong Kong Crisis • A Flood of Violence • Broken Alliances • Scorched Earth • Dead in Their Tracks • Nuclear Winter Global Liberation Army Black Rain • Pillage the Village • Astana City • Incirlik Air Base • Appropriate Poisons • Trojan Horse • Baikonur Cosmodrome Cut: Black Sheep United States Silent Dawn • Final Justice • Treasure Hunt • Guardian Angel • Stormbringer • Blue Eagle • Desperate Union • Last Call   Zero Hour United States Global Security • Defending the Docks • Snow Fall • Black Gold • Area Fifty-Two Global Liberation Army The Great Escape • Hidden Agenda • On the Waterfront • Jarmen Kell and the Forty Thieves • Sneak Attack China The Dragon Unleashed • Defending the Fire • Liberation • Burning Skies • The Dragon's Destiny Challenge Air Force General Challenge • Laser General Challenge • Nuke General Challenge • Stealth General Challenge • Superweapon General Challenge • Tank General Challenge • Toxin General Challenge • Leang