| “ | I have created… Time Machine. - Gregor Zelinsky |
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Dr. Gregor Zelinsky (Russian: Григорий Зелинский) is a scientific genius appearing in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.
Background[]
Dr. Zelinsky is an expert in relativity and physics, considered one of the most intelligent minds of the Soviet Union, Zelinsky created the USSR's Temporal Displacement Device in a year-long secret project. Being forewarned, he protested when his superior Colonel Cherdenko wanted to use the time machine, warning him that the machine was not tested yet and that they have no idea what the effects of changing the timeline would be. He was forced to accompany Cherdenko and General Krukov on a trip into the past to eliminate Albert Einstein, and he tried in vain to stop Cherdenko from assassinating the famed scientist. Upon their return to the altered present, Zelinsky's fears manifested, as the removal of Einstein prevented the deployment of nuclear weapons, allowing the Japanese to invade the Soviet Union.
Storyline development[]
| “ | Who knows what nightmares we have created… - Dr. Gregor Zelinsky after the Empire started to attack the Union |
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During the Third World War, he began to regret what he had done. He knew that it was he who was responsible for the creation of the Empire of the Rising Sun, as well as the war. He began the war working for the Soviets, but then defected to the Allies, to whom he gave information about his time machine, as well as the secret Soviet base in Cuba.
Fate[]
| “ | Ah Mr. Bingham, thank you. You must listen to me, nothing is as it should be. - Dr. Zelinsky to Robert Bingham |
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In the Allied campaign, Zelinsky defects after the defeat of the Empire of the Rising Sun and gives the Allies valuable information about the secret Soviet base in Cuba, allowing for a pre-emptive strike to deny any Allied cities from being attacked. He presumably survives the conflict.
Zelinsky was also acquainted with Dr. Shimada at some point.
In the Allied Campaign, Zelinsky doesn't appear with his glasses (most likely because he was in a hurry to reach Berlin before the Soviets became aware of his defection).
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| “ | We have violated the space-time continuum and the repercussions of this arrogant act have been catastrophic. - Dr. Zelinsky |
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In the Soviet campaign, Zelinsky is first introduced after the Soviets became concerned about the Allies' development on a superweapon but was soon cut off by Cherdenko. Before the Soviet Commander sets off to assasinate the Emperor of the Rising Sun, Zelinsky secretly contacts the Soviet Commander, recounting the events leading to Cherdenko's interference with the timeline and wishes the Commander to eventually tell the truth. Given Cherdenko's attempt to eliminate the Commander later on, it is likely he became aware of the transmission and had Zelinsky silenced.[1]
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| “ | Don't come any closer. I need more time with the Chronosphere prototype. I won't hesitate to unleash catastrophe upon you! - Dr. Zelinsky to Imperial Commander |
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| “ | You Empire of the Rising Sun, you're a mistake out of time! You thought that by destroying the time machine you could erase this error but I can still stop you! - Dr. Zelinsky to Imperial Commander |
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In the Imperial campaign, Emperor Yoshiro and Crown Prince Tatsu observed Zelinsky revealing the circumstances of the Empire's existence through their spy android, Howard T. Ackerman. This discovery shocked Yoshiro and shattered his belief in the Empire's divine destiny, since it came to be as a side-effect of the Soviets erasing Albert Einstein. As the Soviet Union fell to the Japanese, Zelinsky took charge of all remaining Soviet forces and retreated to the Allies' last stronghold at Amsterdam. When the Empire attacked the FutureTech HQ, Zelinsky unleashed total destruction with some kind of experimental superweapon, destroying most of Amsterdam and forces from both sides. Fortunately for the Empire, Yoshiro's backup arrives in time, allowing the Imperial Commander and Shinzo Nagama to destroy the FutureTech HQ, with Zelinsky presumably perishing in anger as he exclaims in despair.
| “ | No…no, no, no, no! You're are a mistake! My mistake… Arrgh!! - Dr. Zelinsky before his defeat at the end of the Empire Campaign |
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Gallery[]
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Ditto
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Cherdenko introduced Krukov to Dr. Gregor Zelinsky
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In Time Machine
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Arrival in Brussels, Belgium
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A disturbed Zelinsky tries to stop Cherdenko from remove Albert Einstein from history
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Zelinsky failed to stop Cherdenko
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Zelinsky receive the news of Empire invasion
Behind the scenes[]
- Dr. Zelinsky is portrayed by Peter Stormare. Stormare is known for playing the Russian Cosmonaut Lev Andropov from Armageddon, the side street eye surgeon from Minority Report, and is usually recognized for his portrayal of John Abruzzi in Prison Break.
- Zelinsky's role as "the repentant creator of doomsday weapons, who has fled to the West" is most likely based on Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, a Soviet nuclear physicist, known as creator of first Soviet hydrogen bomb and defector from the USSR.
References[]
- ↑ Electronic Arts Los Angeles (October 28, 2008). Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Windows). Electronic Arts. "Dasha: We now believe [Cherdenko] was responsible for Dr. Zelinsky's disappearance."
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