Saunders Global Security (S.G.S) is the secondary antagonistic faction of Modern Combat 4:Zero Hour.
History
Background
Saunders Global Security is an international private military and securities company. There are soldiers from all origins, such as Americans, Europeans and Africans.
Little is known about S.G.S's activity before Modern Combat 4, but they have apparently helped KPR troops cross the Mexican border and have taken over the Russian drone fleet in Moldova and attacked Moscow and other major cities using KH-31 missiles as mentioned in the first cutscene in the mission Unified Terror. Edward Pages Unified Citizens terrorist group has the S.G.S symbol is on their uniforms and use the same weaponry indicating that the S.G.S supplied the terrorist's.
Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour
| Phantom Unit | Unified Citizens | SGS | AFTER |
Attack on Seattle
US forces trying to break the SGS's defensive position during Red Summit
At least 47 hours before the attack on the C3 Conference at the Iakoo Beach Resort in Hawaii, S.G.S members launched a massive terrorist strike in Seattle, by helping Page and Saunders detonate explosives in the WCI building. After the explosives went out, the building was heavily damaged and destroyed nearby buildings as well. They soon began fighting AFTER members which whom one of them was Anderson. They showed heavy resistance even taking AFTER hostages in the ruined police station. Even though their large numbers and heavy weaponry, AFTER were able to push them to a tunnel and Anderson managed to interrogate one of it's members only to learn the attack was a diversion. They eventually retreated from Seattle.
Attack on the C3 Summit
Chronologically, in 2037, S.G.S first appeared in the first mission, Red Summit. They were hired as security for the C3 Conference in Hawaii, but once it had began, kidnapped the US President Burke. In response to the terrorist threat, The US army launched a massive invasion of Hawaii deploying hundreds of US troops, Tanks, Hovercrafts, Destroyers, Hover Drone U.A.V's, Helicopters, Jets and Phantom Unit. Multiple Drones, Helicopters, and Jets were shot down by S.G.S Anti-air batteries before their troop carriers got to shore. The US forces inflicted heavy casualties on the S.G.S. In New World Order, shortly after the U.S Invasion, they infiltrated the C3 conference room with the help of Edward Page, managed to kidnap President Burke who was confused as to why they were attacking him until he saw Page leading the troops. A few US soldiers managed to get into the resort and attack the S.G.S. Page attacked them with a few S.G.S soldiers until another soldier requested for support to help set an explosive in one of the briefing rooms. Phantom Unit managed to to disarm a bomb, kill multiple S.G.S soldiers and vehicles and protect a few of the Conference members, but still, they couldn't save the President due to Page using him as a human shield. They jammed the local radio signals and successfully left the battlefield with the captured President in tow.
Barcelona
SGS soldier attacking Blake in Barcelona
Soon after Burke's kidnapping, the S.G.S, along with Saunders, invaded Barcelona's city hall, probably with the intention of taking control of it's drone fleet. A city-wide evacuation was ordered by the Spanish authorities with Phantom unit arriving at the scene to locate and capture Saunders. Heavy fighting between the S.G.S and Phantom unit commenced through the city, and eventually the unit managed to track Saunders at the city hall. However, Saunders escaped and a massive chase through the city began. S.G.S forces were dispatched to stop Phantom unit from capturing Saunders, but were taken down by Carter in a Hover Drone. Phantom Unit managed to trap Saunders at the Barcelona train station. Saunders was then thrown off a stairway by Joel Blake, assuming he was dead the unit left Barcelona and headed towards the S.G.S base in South Africa.
South Africa Invasion
After receiving intel about the President's whereabouts, the US launched an operation to attack the S.G.S Headquarters in South Africa. Page was also confirmed to be there. Once the base's air defenses were destroyed, soldiers swarmed the base from all sides, cornering the S.G.S. Despite the US's best efforts, they still sustained heavy casualties with Phantom unit being their last hope to find the President. As soon as Blake entered the facility solo, he saw Page's speech through a monitor, and how he shot the President. Despite this, Phantom Unit was successful in rescuing the President and occupying the base. What happens to the S.G.S headquarters after the battle is unknown.
Antarctica
Dispute not being shown or mentioned, Saunders Global Security does have its logo shown of a few shipping containers in the Unified Citizens Base in Antarctica, confirming they were in Antarctica in between the Fallen Nation Incident and Page's Insurrection.
Fate
Saunders Global Securities fate after Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour is unknown although What remained of S.G.S was likely rebranded into Gilman Security as Saunders is the leader of both organizations. It is also unknown what happened to any remaining SGS men or facilities, but Saunders likely disabled any remaining trace of SGS bases with their logo to coverup his identity.
Members
S.G.S Leadership
- Everett Saunders - Founder and leader of the S.G.S. Presumed KIA during the mission Terminus, but was saying at the end of the campaign that the world will soon know "the true meaning of terror".
- Edward Page - Page used the S.G.S as a front for his Unified Citizens terrorist group. He also used them for the security at the C3 conference in Hawaii witch afterwards turned on the staff and kidnapped President Burke. It was discovered in Terminus that many of the S.G.S soldiers were Unified Citizen soldiers that were disguised.
- Multiple unnamed S.G.S Soldiers.
Equipment
Arsenal
The S.G.S are heavily armed. They possess most of the weapons found in the MC4 campaign.
Assault rifles
Shotguns
Sniper rifles
Handguns
Submachine guns
Launchers
Vehicles
S.G.S logo
logo
The S.G.S logo has the look of a nuclear weapon but also shows a S in the center with a smaller banner below it showing S.G.S . It also used the colors red, white, and black, common colors that are associated with fascist regimes.
Equipment
S.G.S soldiers typically wear grey advanced combat suits similar to those of the US army. They also wear more civilian-like clothes during the campaign in Barcelona giving them a look similar to a militia. They are also equipped with visors, armored full face visors, and thermal/night vision goggles.
Mine
It is possible the S.G.S control or have access to a mine near their base for them to mine the resources coltan and tantalum, used in the development of various small arms and WMD's.
Headquarters
The S.G.S have one known military facility, located in South Africa.
Gallery
Trivia
- The KPR could be seen as the unofficial predecessor to Saunders Global Security.
- Gilman Security could be seen as the successor to Saunders Global Security.
- Their announcer in multiplayer is Edward Page.
- S.G.S did not appear nor were mentioned in Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. However, during the mission Unified Terror in Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, S.G.S soldiers talk about how they assisted the KPR Alliance in crossing the Mexican border to invade the USA, which would occur right before the start of Modern Combat 3's campaign.
- The S.G.S logo can be purchased in Modern Combat Versus as an emblem.
- This is the first enemy faction in the series that include American members.
- This is the first enemy faction in the series that his members speaks English in a non-vulgar way.