GIGN

"Servitas Vitae."

- GIGN announcer (Corsica interceptor).

The GIGN (French: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale English: National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), is the French paramilitary police force's elite counter terrorism/tactical unit. They make an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, fighting Russian troops through the streets of in "Bag and Drag". They also appear in the cutscene Goalpost.

The GIGN together with the Inner Circle are the least featured faction in Multiplayer.

GIGN Members

 * Sabre
 * Faucon
 * Tueur (K.I.A.)
 * Morel (K.I.A)

These men's ranks are randomly generated.


 * Leboeuf (usually Sgt.)
 * Leblanc
 * Perilloux
 * Phillipe
 * Astor
 * Beliveau
 * Navarre
 * Chaloux
 * Taillon

Weapons

 * MP5
 * G36C
 * MK46
 * Riot Shield
 * MP412 (sometimes used by Sabre)

Multiplayer
The GIGN only appears in the map Resistance fighting the Spetsnaz. The announcer is the Corsica interceptor from the "Mind The Gap" cutscene.

Quotes
"Servitas Vitae"

- Once a Multiplayer Match begins

"Très Bien. We have won."

- Said when victorious.

Battle Dialog
"Couvrez-moi! Je recharge!"

- Cover me! I'm reloading!

"Recharge!"

- Reloading!

"Je place du C4!"

- Placing C4!

"Je pose une mine!"

- Placing claymore!

"Cible neutralisée!"

- Target neutralised!

"Ennemi abattu!"

- Enemy down!

"Tango abattu!"

- Tango down!

Survival
The GIGN appears in Survival Mode, named Riot Shield Squad. It is unlocked at rank 21 and costs $5000. They appear in a group of three, wielding Riot Shields and MP5s. They can be bought from the Support Armory.

Trivia

 * The GIGN's picture in Survival Mode shows that they have green outfits but in gameplay, they are blue.
 * So far the GIGN have only appeared in the multiplayer map Resistance.
 * The GIGN's victory theme is the same as the PMC's spawn theme.
 * Their spawn theme can be heard in the middle part of Return to Sender mission.
 * The GIGN is the third police force faction to appear in the Call of Duty series, after Russia's FSB and Cuba's local police, but is the first playable in multiplayer.

Videos
Video:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 GIGN Spawn Theme

GIGN's spawn theme

Video:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 GIGN Victory Theme

GIGN's victory theme

Video:Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 GIGN Defeat Theme

GIGN's defeat theme