Mutant hijacker

	For the GLA's unit, see Hijacker.

The Mutant Hijacker is an infantry unit in Tiberian Sun.

Description

Unarmed, exceptionally skilled mutant trained to hijack any enemy ground vehicles, including giant walkers like the Mammoth Mk. II and MCVs. It is never specified whether Mutant Hijacker is a specific person, or a function title for mutants that qualifies. 

Seems to have Forgotten origin, judged by their mutant identity, and use of scavenged outfits of mixed origin. In a well-known portrait, a Hijacker is seen wearing a long trenchcoat and a salvaged Nod light infantry helmet. Mutant hijackers are spotted offering services for all 3 factions in conflict, indicating some of them may work as merceneries, indifferent to the ideology of their bosses.

Like other mutants, Mutant Hijacker can heal himself by traversing Tiberium fields.

After Firestorm Crisis, Mutant Hijackers, along with the rest of the Forgotten, become inactive, presumably went into self-exposed exile.

Selected Quotes

Assessment

Pros

• Able to hijack all ground vehicles
• Fast for an infantry
• Immune to Tiberium radiation
• Self-heals on Tiberium
• Can steal civilian buses and cars and turn them into unassuming transport vehicles

Cons

• Defenseless
• Can be crushed by vehicles
• High tier unit, requires a Temple of Nod to train
• Only one can deploy at a time
• Expensive
• Cannot leave hijacked vehicle unless vehicle is destroyed

Trivia

• The fact that a Nod commander can train another Mutant Hijacker if the previous one dies further supports the point that it is a function title. 
• If the player listens closely when the hijacker responds, they will hear music in the background of his response.
• The idea of vehicle stealing units is later re-used in Generals.

v·d·e Brotherhood of Nod Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Infantry Light Infantry Rocket Infantry Engineer Cyborg Mutant Hijacker Cyborg Commando Elite Cadre (FS campaign only) Chameleon Spy (campaign only) Toxin Soldier (campaign only) Vehicles Harvester Attack Buggy Attack Cycle Subterranean Armoured Personal Carrier Tick Tank Mobile Repair Vehicle Mobile Sensor Array Mobile Artillery Limpet Drone (Firestorm only) Mobile Construction Vehicle Fist of Nod (Firestorm only) Devil's Tongue Subterranean Flame Tank Stealth Tank Cyborg Reaper (Firestorm only) Weed Eater Mobile Stealth Generator (Firestorm only) Hunter-Seeker Droid Montauk (campaign only) ICBM Launcher (campaign only) Aircraft Harpy Banshee   Structures Production & tech Construction Yard Power Plant Tiberium Refinery Hand of Nod War Factory Advanced Power Plant Helipad Radar Station Tech Center Temple of Nod Tiberium Waste Facility (campaign only): Global tunnel system • Nod Pyramid Defenses & support Pavement Concrete Wall Gate Tiberium Silo Laser Turret Surface-to-Air Missile Site Laser Fence Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Obelisk of Light Stealth Generator Missile Silo Searchlight tower (campaign only)   Other Support powers Chemical Missile Multi missile Hunter-Seeker Release Items in italics are exclusive to Firestorm

v·d·e Forgotten Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Infantry Mutant Mutant Soldier Mutant Sergeant Rocket Infantry Mutant Sniper Mutant Hijacker Ghost Stalker Tiberian Fiend Vehicles Harvester Attack Buggy Attack Cycle Wolverine Mobile Artillery Flame Tank Mammoth Tank Armoured Automobile Armoured truck Armoured bus Recreational Vehicle Aircraft Harpy   Structures Production & tech Construction Yard Power Plant Tiberium Refinery Barracks War Factory Advanced Power Plant Helipad Defenses & support Tiberium Silo Component Tower Laser Turret Surface-to-Air Missile Site Obelisk of Light Observation tower Upgrades Surface-to-Air Missile Battery Items in italics are only used in Firestorm