GIGN

"Sérvitas vitae."

- Corsica interceptor in Multiplayer.

The GIGN (French: Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale, English: National Gendarmerie Intervention Group), is the French Military Police Forces' elite counter terrorism/tactical unit. They make an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, fighting Russian troops through the streets of in the mission "Bag and Drag".

Campaign
The GIGN appear prominently in the campaign mission, "Bag and Drag". The GIGN Barracks, located in, was presumed to have been hit by the pre-emptive chemical attacks. Most of the GIGN's members were said to have died during the attack, while the few surviving men fought their way through Paris during the night and the morning of the following day, ending up in a Paris restaurant.

Team Metal was sent to regroup with and assist the GIGN. Upon arriving, the GIGN commander, Sabre reported that they were 'seven men standing', but nevertheless assisted in pushing to Volk's hideout. It is presumed that only two members of the GIGN, Sabre and Faucon, were alive at that point.

They then descended down to the sewers, with Faucon using a crowbar to break open a locked door to gain access to the catacombs underneath Paris. However, they soon entered into another gunfight with Volk's personal bodyguards, and chased him back to street level. When they managed to get back to ground level, Volk had escaped in a car, though the GIGN ordered Team Metal to resume chase, and stayed behind to hold off enemy reinforcements that may appear. The GIGN did not make an appearance in "Iron Lady", though it is presumed Sabre and Faucon are alive following the events of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

GIGN Members

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

The following mens ranks are randomly generated.


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

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
"Sérvitas vitae"

- "To Save Lives" Once a Multiplayer match begins.

"Très bien. We have won."

- "Very good." Said when victorious.

Battle Dialog
"Couvrez-moi! Je recharge!"

- Cover me! I'm reloading!

"Je change de chargeur!"

- Changing magazine!

"Merde! Je recharge!"

- Shit! I'm reloading!

"Recharge!"

- Reloading!

"Je place du C4!"

- Placing C4!

"Je pose une mine!"

- Placing mine (claymore)!

"Cible neutralisée!"

- Target neutralized!

"Ennemi abattu!"

- Enemy gunned down!

"Tango abattu!"

- Tango gunned down!

"Génial!"

- Awesome!

"Attention! Une roquette!"

- Rocket! Watch out!

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 Air Support Armory.

Special Ops
The GIGN also have a minor appearance in the Special Ops mission Server Crash, in the form of a randomized soldier who serves as the player's driver during the opening sequence of the mission. They are also seen in the mission Toxic Paradise, where they will fly away after dropping the player off during the beginning, and serve as the extraction chopper at the end. Interestingly, if they are still present when the player engages targets, they will call out targets as if they were assisting the player in combat. It is possible to fail the mission by shooting down the chopper, accomplished by using an airstrike marker in the beginning or end of the mission and throwing it right below the chopper.

Trivia

 * The GIGN are the third police force to appear in the Call of Duty series, first being the FSB from MW2, second being the Cuban local police from BO1. But, they are the first Multiplayer-playable. Unfortunately they are playable in only one map, Resistance.
 * The GIGN's picture in Survival Mode shows that they have green outfits but in gameplay, they are blue.
 * 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 share the same first person model as the SAS.

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.