Ghost Warrior



Izanagi Ghost Warriors are the strike force of the Izanagi Corporation. They directly appear only in Unreal II, however, there are multiple references to them throughout the whole Unreal series. Ghost Warriors are mercenaries and are hired by Izanagi and work for money.

Ghost warriors first appear in Unreal II on Acheron, where they attempt to dig out an Artifact from a living planet. They were probably planning to sell the Artifact later on. On Severnaya, Ghost Warriors defend the Minkovsky Dam from an assault by NEG Marines. On Sulferon, Ghost Warriors defend the secret Izanagi research base and the valuable information there. On Janus, Ghost Warriors are attacking Axon's research facility in order to capture two Artifacts that are being held there. They use any methods that could help them reach the Artifacts, even torturing scientists. On Na Koja Abad, Ghost Warriors defend Izanagi scientists while they research new weapons and find a way to obtain another Artifact. However, they see little to no action there and seem to be bored.

In Unreal Tournament 2004, some of the Assault levels are remakes of real conflicts from the Corporation Wars. Izanagi Ghost Warriors made an appearance in AS-BP-Jumpship, where they successfully captured a Liandri prototype jumpship and escaped back into Izanagi-ruled space. Strangely, in AS-Glacier, Izanagi Ghost Warriors never showed up, even though Lamdon 3 facility was an important one. Instead, the facility was defended by NEG Thundercrash force, maybe because they were elite warriors and Izanagi were in need of better protection.

In Unreal Tournament 3, Ghost Warriors are never mentioned. However, the Ronin team has a very similar style to the Ghost Warriors, so they might be affiliated much like Thundercrash is affiliated with the Marines.