Warlords

''Due to the sheer amount of information, this page focuses only on the Warlords as they appear in Pursuit Force. For information on the Warlords as they appear in Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice, click here.''

Background
"The Warlords are a group of mercenaries who are terrorising the state in their quest for power and political goals. The Warlord leader, General Ric Jigsawn, is commanding his troops to perform increasingly brash assaults against both military and civilian targets. Kitted out with the latest military weapons and equipment, the Warlords are bringing real war to Capital state!"

Before events of Pursuit Force
"The Warlords' history can be traced back to the Vietnam War; when a small US Marines known as Rhino unit turned into a ruthless band of renegades who followed orders from their senior officer, now known simply as "General Ric Jigsawn". The unit embarked on a terrifying campaign through Vietnamese villages, indiscriminately murdering both Vietcong military and innocent civilians - including women and children.

The Marines finally tracked Rhino unit down four months later, forced them to surrender, and imprisoned them all.

Over 30 years later, some of Rhino unit's former members were released, including Jigsawn's right-hand man Lieutenant Alan Davies and his sister with her Fighter Jet Sargeant Hal Davies. Knowing that the General Jigsawn's Arrest and so as Alan Davies too for 3 years in prison. had aspirations of creating a new force, Davies set about recruiting ex-members, rogue military personnel and hired mercenaries to form the Warlords. After a number of raids on US military installations for vehicles and equipment rendered them almost as powerful as the Marines, Davies organised a successful ambush on the Jigsawn's escort during a prison transfer.

With the Jigsawn back in command, the Warlords are now hell-bent on releasing their former comrades and taking down the government that "betrayed" them during the War. Unfortunately, this now means that they have started using extreme force on the innocent civilians of Capital State."

Case 1: Toxic Convoy
Chief Lee informs Glen that the Warlords have stolen barrels of a toxic nerve agent from the Ronada Airforce Base, and that they are heading to Corsair Bay where they plan to hold the town for ransom. Glen is instructed to capture the vehicles carrying the nerve agent before they reach the coast road, but must not damage the barrels, in fear of public contamination. Glen proceeds to chase down the Warlord convoy in the Pursuit Car and captures the first of six vehicles carrying the nerve agent, and is then shortly followed by Sarah Hunter in the Pursuit Force helicopter. Glen then continues to eliminate any Warlord escort vehicles and secures the remaining vehicles carrying the nerve agent.

Case 2: Hardware Hijack
Chief Lee informs Glen that the Warlords have hijacked military hardware from a cargo plane at the airport and are making off with it along Interstate 77, And the canal, the four US army and the Pursuit Force Recruit, Benjamin Preach, Need request back up. Glen is tasked with stopping the Warlords, and to destroy the hardware if necessary. Glen chases down the Warlords on the Pursuit Bike, while doing so, Chief Lee informs him that the Warlords are send reinforcement to the canal. He is also informed very shortly after that someone has tipped off the Warlords, and they are coming after Glen. Three Warlord Off-Roaders comes from behind and another two lie in wait in the tunnel ahead, but Glen manages to eliminate them all before reaching the docks. Glen arrives at the docks to find Preach, with more Warlords waiting behind for Glen. Glen proceeds to shoot and / or arrest all the Warlords at the docks and saving Preach. Preach will fight at the Warlords and Glen will cover Preach. Glen and Preach clear the docks from the Warlords and steals a Warlord boat to chase after the rest in order to capture and / or destroy the boats carrying the hardware. As Glen and Preach catches up to the first Warlord boat, a Warlord attack helicopter arrives and proceeds with missile launchers the canal in an attempt to kill Glen and Preach. However; Glen and Preach destroy the helicopter while destroying the remaining Warlord boats.

Case 3: Atomic Ambush
Chief Lee informs Glen that The Airforce is transporting a nuclear warhead to the Ronada base out in the desert. The previous night Vulture Canyon bridge was sabotaged, with the Warlords as the likely culprits. The convoy was forced to take a mountain pass to the base, with Glen there to provide cover. Glen escorts the convoy, consisting of two Airforce trucks, a helicopter, and the warhead transport Off-Roader itself.

As the convoy and Glen go through the third corner after entering the mountain pass road, the Warlords ambush the convoy, shooting down the Airforce helicopter with a rocket launcher. Then, two Warlord vehicles begin to chase the remaining ground units of the convoy. As Glen eliminates each Warlord vehicle, more Warlords join the chase, but they are eliminated too, and the Convoy enters Ronada Airforce Base.

After Glen disembarks from his vehicle, a member of the Airforce, Military Commander Phil Johnson comes out to personally thank Glen for safeguarding the convoy. But before he can finish, a number of Warlord choppers proceed to bomb the area and drop in more Warlords, wiping out everyone except for Glen, who shoots and / or arrests all of the Warlords in the area.

After Glen takes out all the Warlords on the ground, another Warlord attack helicopter arrives, dropping off a Warlord Lieutenant Alan Davies and another Warlord, who jumps through the window of the warhead transport off-roader. Glen takes an intact Airforce truck and chases after Davies and his driver. Davies after taunting Glen, proceeds to open fire with his Grenade Launchers, which is also armed with poison gas grenades. As the chase continues, Davies to say, "Allow me introduce you to my Spartan, Officer. now annihilate that Pig!" another Warlord attack helicopter, as another Warlord vehicle appears. Eventually, due to the injuries he sustained, Davies flips off the front of the warhead transport off-roader, dead, his sister Sgt Hal Davies, she and the Warlords will see his brother Alan again after he died, while the transport off-roader continues to drive off without him. After completing the mission, Chief Lee, while congratulating Glen says that "The Warhead is safe", so presumably the warhead transport off-roader was stopped at some point.

Case 4: Velocity
Chief Lee informs Glen to get to Ronada Base Prison with Preach. Glen and Preach take out the Warlords Vehicles and they send their Sargeant, Hal Davies. She calling the air strike to

Case 5: Day of the Dam
Chief Lee tells Glen that the previous day the Warlords demanded the State Governor release a number of their men or suffer the consequences. The Governor refused and in response the Warlords sent boats armed with rocket launchers to destroy Eagle Rock Hydroelectric Station. Chief Lee sends Glen out in the chopper to sink the boats. Glen catches up with the Warlords in the helicopter and proceeds to sink as many boats as he can. However, the chopper suffers a fuel leak during the chase and so Glen will have to finish the job. The pilot, Sarah, drops Glen onto another Warlord boat, which Glen hijacks and uses to chases down the rest of the Warlords. Glen then captures and / or destroys the remaining Warlord boats before they reach the dam.

Case 6: General's Revenge
Chief Lee informs Glen that Naval Commander Jimmy Thompson would be addressing the Joint Chief of Staff from the deck of the Battleship Excelsior in Capital City Bay that very day. He says that intelligence had intercepted an encrypted message saying the Warlord General planned to sink the ship. The Chief orders Glen to intercept the Warlords and prevent them from sinking the battleship. Glen gives chase in the Pursuit Boat. After HE eliminating all the rear guards, Glen chases after Jigsawn's boat. General Jigsawn states "This ain't your fight, Son. Go home before you become collateral damage!", before showing Glen everything his boat can do. Jigsawn continuously orders for mines to be deployed, mortars to be fired, and Hellfire to be launched, all while Glen shoots at him. The chase continues with The General taunting Glen, with more Warlord boats joining the fray. Eventually, we see the whole boat begin to explode and Jigsawn falling over the side of the boat.

Ending cutscene
We the switch to a clip of news coverage of Jigsawn's boat exploding with the words "BREAKING NEWS" "The Warlords sunk without a trace?" on screen, as the camera pans to a view of Jigsawn's helmet floating in the water, with his boat sinking in the background. We then fade into a scene of all Warlord soldiers under arrest and being taken into Ronada Airforce Base in an armoured van. Finally, we fade into another scene of General Jigsawn (identified by his signature fake arm and hook) wandering around an unknown location in Cuba, holding a briefcase with unknown contents.

Weaponry
The Warlords' weaponry consists of:

Stone & Western Battlefield Shotgun: A shotgun intended for military battlefield use.

UWC Corp APG5: A military grade weapon that exceeds in vehicle incapacitation.

Stockler and Beck Defender: A standard issue pistol of the Pursuit Force and other police forces.

Rocket Launcher: Used during turret sequences to shoot at the Pursuit Force Helicopter.

Light Machine Gun: An LMG used by Lieutenant Davies. It is also fitted with a grenade launcher that fires gas grenades that release a poisonous purple smoke.

Vehicles
The Warlords' vehicles consist of:

Raill AT Master: An all-terrain pickup truck.

Raill B-101 APC: A stolen Special Forces vehicle.

McDouglas LA5 Alligator: A heavily armoured boat.

McDouglas D5 Spartan: A heavyweight attack helicopter.

McDouglas P86 Destrucher / Warlords boss vehicle: A large boat fitted with three kinds of weapons, Munition Mines, Mortars, and Hellfire missiles.

Trivia

 * The Light Machine Gun is used by both Lieutenant Davies and other Warlord soldiers. This can be seen in the Warlords Intro cutscene and in some of the mission images. The version all Warlord soldiers have used is the one seen in the gallery above. However; Lieutenant Davies also uses a version with a gas grenade launcher during his Boss fight in Case 3: Atomic Ambush.
 * Despite the vehicle manufacturer being called "Raill" in-game, the Pursuit Force website refers to the manufacturer as "Zephyr" in its PDA section. This is the case with other vehicle manufacturers in the Pursuit universe as well, or in some cases the individual vehicle's name.