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Character cards

Iron Guard is a team appearing in the Unreal series.

Team overview[]

Iron Guard is one of the most popular teams in the history of the Tournament. Led by Brock and his energetic sweetheart Lauren, this team has garnered intensive fame and support from fans across the galaxy. Thunder Crash, led by multi-time champion Malcolm, is considered as their most formidable rival team.

Jihan Nyhn was a powerful arms smuggler, though further information about him remains unknown. He mostly served for the background story of the Iron Guard in UT. He was known to be a supporter of guerillas fighting NEG oppression on other planets. Because of his dangerous line of work, he hired a team of personal bodyguards. This however, did not prevent an unknown assassin to kill Nyhn somewhere before 2293, the year of UT.

After Nyhn's assassination, his team of bodyguards was left without a job. To vent their aggression, they joined the Liandri Grand Tournament as the "Iron Guard". Lauren, who was reported to be Jihan Nyhn's lover at the time, suspected the Liandri Mining Corporation to be behind his death. She joined the Iron Guard to fight in the Liandri sponsored Tournament, hoping to come close enough to uncover the truth.

By 2302, the year of UT2003, it becomes known that Lauren was in fact involved with Brock since high school, suggesting the rumor of her relationship with Nyhn to be apparently incorrect. By this time Nyhn seems all but forgotten, and exactly how he was assassinated, and by whom, remains unclear.

The namesake team in ¨Unreal Tournament 2003, like many teams, is Iron Guard in name only, as it's just a random team of bots.

Roster[]

Unreal Tournament[]

If you're looking for the full roster, including other characters that use the "Soldier" costume, you might want to check Iron Guard/Character cards.

"This veteran squad of elite warriors once served as personal bodyguards to the powerful arms smuggler Jihan Nyhn. After Jihan's assassination, the Iron Guard found themselves unemployed and the Tournament was an ideal arena to vent their aggression."

– Team description

Harlin's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Harlin Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Harlin is a solid fighter with plenty of field experience. He joined the Iron Guard after watching NEG Storm Troopers execute his family during a block raid."

Rylisa's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Rylisa Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Little is known about Rylisa or her motivations for joining the Iron Guard. Nearly every member of the Guard has a reason for fighting in the NEG and Liandri, but she has not confided in any members of the group since joining."

Johnson's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Johnson Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Johnson was hired out of the black market slave trade to serve as bodyguard to Nyhn. He is strong and has an extreme amount of endurance."

Lauren's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Lauren Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Lauren was said to be Jihan Nyhn's lover. Suspecting Liandri to be the cause of his death, she has joined the Iron Guard to uncover the truth."

Brock's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Brock Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Brock's combat abilities are second only to his presence of character. When he's not trying to seduce the ladies, he'll be in the arena, Pulse Gun in hand."

Shyann's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Shyann Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Warrior "Shyann is skilled at managing weapons and equipment. She serves as the Iron Guard's technician and armorer."

Rankin's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Rankin Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard "Rankin left Jihan Nyhn's holdings to seek new fortune in battle. He is a capable warrior with a short temper."

Sara's Unreal Tournament character card
	Name: Sara Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard "Sara's life is dedicated to protecting others. Her service to Nyhn was contingent upon his support of outworld guerillas fighting NEG oppression. Now that he is dead, she continues to fight the NEG in their own death game."

Unreal Championship[]

If you're looking for the full roster, including other characters which use the "Mercenary" skins, you might want to check Iron Guard/Character cards.

BlackJack's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Sylvia Russel
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

88.93
Combat Style: Defender
Agility:

95.31
Team tactics:

59.30
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Fire rate

0.7

"Don’t let those pretty eyes fool you. She’s hard as steel and holds her own in the arena better than most men. As a scout for merc raiding parties, she earned a reputation for dependability and courage while she was still a kid. But then nobody here’s a kid anymore."

Prism's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Meridith Planck
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

90.36
Combat Style: Freelancer
Agility:

91.53
Team tactics:

85.51
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Ammo

2.0

"Raised on the crippled capships of the 7th Mercenary Fleet, Prism is part engineer, part gun for hire. She takes her name from the custom eyepiece she designed while inspecting bulkheads for microfractures."

Remus's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Michael Cassidy
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

53.96
Combat Style: Freelancer
Agility:

70.58
Team tactics:

56.05
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Ammo

2.0

"Being a twin in the tournaments isn’t so bad, as long as you’re on the same side. If you think it’s hard to face a brother in the arena, try it when he’s also got your face. One thing makes it easier: He’s a real jerk."

Romulus's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Stephen Cassidy
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

90.28
Combat Style: Freelancer
Agility:

52.13
Team tactics:

64.09
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Ammo

2.0

"Supported by his twin brother, Romulus proves that with the right team behind him, a good leader can go anywhere. So what if his brother feels a little jealous now and then, and maybe they start taking shots at each other? That’s what the cloning tank’s for, right?"

Sapphire's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Patrice LeBlanc
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 27 yrs.

Accuracy:

79.52
Combat Style: Freelancer
Agility:

83.54
Team tactics:

67.06
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Ammo

2.0

"Soft-spoken, intelligent, and attractive —yet brutal in the arena— Sapphire sets the hearts of many combatants racing. Sometimes for different reasons."

Satin's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Julie Warkworth
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 24 yrs.

Accuracy:

93.57
Combat Style: Attacker
Agility:

66.37
Team tactics:

92.32
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Fire rate

0.8

"It was only two years ago that an Imperial dreadnought captured her clan’s vessel and brought its human cargo to the slave docks of Briggan IV. The dockmaster thought her a pretty one and kept her for himself, but his unwanted attentions earned him a crushed larynx and swift visit to the light at the end of the tunnel."

Torch's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Maynard Lacroix
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 28 yrs.

Accuracy:

79.50
Combat Style: Attacker
Agility:

63.46
Team tactics:

92.63
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Damage

1.2

"He’s not much for talking, but when you need to give orders you don’t want to be yelling over your men. If there’s a point to be made, Torch prefers to make it with raw firepower."

Wraith's Unreal Championship character card

Name: Aaron Bishop
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 27 yrs.

Accuracy:

75.51
Combat Style: Defender
Agility:

80.12
Team tactics:

53.23
Preferred weapon:

Affinity: Damage

1.2

"A participant in the tournaments since the age of 19, Wraith has taken part in some of the most savage battles fought on the arena floor. Given his long history of combat and the injuries he has incurred, it’s hard to know which is more scarred: his body or his mind."

Unreal Tournament 2003[]

If you're looking for the full roster, including other characters which use the "Mercenary" skins, you might want to check Iron Guard/Character cards.

Brock's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Brock
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 45 yrs.

Accuracy:

96
Agility:

93
Aggresiveness:

96
Team tactics:

97
Average: 95.5

"Fresh from the interstellar academy, a scion from a rich Martian family. It is rumored he killed his mentor during training, but had his father bribe the authorities. Can be a hothead, but mostly tends to do things by the book."

Lauren's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Lauren
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 34 yrs.

Accuracy:

96
Agility:

93
Aggresiveness:

96
Team tactics:

96
Average: 95.25

"Fierce, loyal, and technically capable. Her frame may be slim but she has the most incredible reflexes. Born into a poor asteroid miner family, she became notorious by stealthily eradicating her parents' competitors in space before becoming a full time Tournament warrior. Her soft side? It has been rumored she'd do anything to defend her high-school sweetheart, Brock."

BlackJack's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: BlackJack
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

93
Agility:

46
Aggresiveness:

93
Team tactics:

54
Average: 71.5
Preferred weapon:

"Don't let those pretty eyes fool you. She's hard as steel, and holds her own in the arena better than most men. As a scout for Merc raiding parties she earned a reputation for dependability and courage while she was still a kid. But then nobody's really a kid anymore. They took that away too."

Prism's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Prism
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

72
Agility:

74
Aggresiveness:

72
Team tactics:

84
Average: 75.5
Preferred weapon:

"Raised on the crippled Capships of the 7th Mercenary fleet, Prism is part engineer, part gun for hire. She takes her name from the custom eyepiece she designed while inspecting bulkheads for micro-fractures."

Remus's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Remus
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

63
Agility:

87
Aggresiveness:

63
Team tactics:

92
Average: 76.25
Preferred weapon:

"Being a twin in the Tournaments isn't so bad, as long as you're on the same side. If you think it's hard to have to face a brother in the arena try it when he's also got your face. One thing makes it easier though. He's a real jackass."

Romulus's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Romulus
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

63
Agility:

86
Aggresiveness:

63
Team tactics:

85
Average: 74.25
Preferred weapon:

"Supported by his twin brother, Romulus has proven that with the right team behind you a good leader can go anywhere. So what if his brother feels a little jealous now and then, and maybe they start taking shots at each other. That's what the cloning tank's for, right?"

Sapphire's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card
	Name: Sapphire Race: Human Classification: Mercenary Age: 27 yrs. Accuracy: 84 Agility: 66 Aggresiveness: 84 Team tactics: 65 Average: 74.75 "Soft spoken, intelligent and attractive, yet extremely brutal in the arena, Sapphire sets the hearts of many combatants racing for many different reasons."

Satin's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Satin
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 24 yrs.

Accuracy:

74
Agility:

66
Aggresiveness:

74
Team tactics:

69
Average: 70.75
Preferred weapon:

"It was only two years ago that an Imperial Dreadnought captured her clan's vessel and brought its human cargo to the slave docks of Briggan IV. The dock master thought her a pretty one and kept her for himself but his unwanted attentions earned him a crushed larynx and a swift visit to the light at the end of the tunnel. Overseer Driak, who had always despised the dockmaster, took an instant liking to the girl and trained her for the Tournaments, where she has been ever since."

Torch's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card
	Name: Torch Race: Human Classification: Mercenary Age: 28 yrs. Accuracy: 60 Agility: 89 Aggresiveness: 60 Team tactics: 91 Average: 75 "He's not much for talking, but when you need to give orders you don't want to be yelling over your men. If there's a point to be made, Torch prefers to make it with raw firepower."

Wraith's Unreal Tournament 2003 character card

Name: Wraith
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 27 yrs.

Accuracy:

71
Agility:

86
Aggresiveness:

71
Team tactics:

71
Average: 74.75

"A participant in the Tournaments since the age of 19, Wraith has taken part in some of the most savage battles fought on the arena floor. Considering his long history of combat, and the injuries he has incurred, it begs the question of which may be more scarred: His body or his mind."

Unreal Tournament 2004[]

If you're looking for the full roster, including other characters which use the "Mercenary" skins, you might want to check Iron Guard/Character cards.

If you're looking for Barktooth and Karag, you might want to check Metal Guard.

"Brock and Lauren joined forces with Malcolm during his reign as tournament champion. Infighting and recrimination over their stunning defeat in last year's Tournament led to the dissolution of that team. Now, Brock and Lauren have returned leading their old team, the Iron Guard."

– Team description

"Somewhat more rugged than their earthly counterparts, the Mercs of the 7th Fleet suffer from none of the vulnerabilities that make their opponents easier targets."

– Unreal Championship website^[1]

The only original members in the 2303 incarnation of the team are Brock and Lauren. The rest of the team consists of mercenaries from the 2302 tournament, not connected to Jihan Nyhn.

Brock's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Brock
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 45 yrs.

Accuracy:

96
Agility:

93
Aggresiveness:

72
Team tactics:

97
Average: 89.5

"Fresh from the interstellar academy, a scion from a rich Martian family. It is rumored he killed his mentor during training, but had his father bribe the authorities. Can be a hothead, but mostly tends to do things by the book."

Lauren's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Lauren
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 34 yrs.

Accuracy:

96
Agility:

93
Aggresiveness:

72
Team tactics:

96
Average: 89.25

"Fierce, loyal, and technically capable. Her frame may be slim but she has the most incredible reflexes. Born into a poor asteroid miner family, she became notorious by stealthily eradicating her parents' competitors in space before becoming a full time Tournament warrior. Her soft side? It has been rumored she'd do anything to defend her high-school sweetheart, Brock."

BlackJack's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: BlackJack
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

93
Agility:

46
Aggresiveness:

72
Team tactics:

54
Average: 66.25
Preferred weapon:

"Don't let those pretty eyes fool you. She's hard as steel, and holds her own in the arena better than most men. As a scout for Merc raiding parties she earned a reputation for dependability and courage while she was still a kid. But then nobody's really a kid anymore. They took that away too."

Prism's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Prism
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

72
Agility:

74
Aggresiveness:

72
Team tactics:

84
Average: 75.5
Preferred weapon:

"Raised on the crippled Capships of the 7th Mercenary fleet, Prism is part engineer, part gun for hire. She takes her name from the custom eyepiece she designed while inspecting bulkheads for micro-fractures."

Remus's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Remus
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

63
Agility:

87
Aggresiveness:

73
Team tactics:

92
Average: 78.75
Preferred weapon:

"Being a twin in the Tournaments isn't so bad, as long as you're on the same side. If you think it's hard to have to face a brother in the arena try it when he's also got your face. One thing makes it easier though. He's a real jackass."

Romulus's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Romulus
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 26 yrs.

Accuracy:

63
Agility:

86
Aggresiveness:

79
Team tactics:

85
Average: 78.25
Preferred weapon:

"Supported by his twin brother, Romulus has proven that with the right team behind you a good leader can go anywhere. So what if his brother feels a little jealous now and then, and maybe they start taking shots at each other. That's what the cloning tank's for, right?"

Sapphire's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card
	Name: Sapphire Race: Human Classification: Mercenary Age: 27 yrs. Accuracy: 84 Agility: 66 Aggresiveness: 73 Team tactics: 65 Average: 72 "Soft spoken, intelligent and attractive, yet extremely brutal in the arena, Sapphire sets the hearts of many combatants racing for many different reasons."

Satin's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Satin
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 24 yrs.

Accuracy:

74
Agility:

66
Aggresiveness:

73
Team tactics:

69
Average: 70.5
Preferred weapon:

"It was only two years ago that an Imperial Dreadnought captured her clan's vessel and brought its human cargo to the slave docks of Briggan IV. The dock master thought her a pretty one and kept her for himself but his unwanted attentions earned him a crushed larynx and a swift visit to the light at the end of the tunnel. Overseer Driak, who had always despised the dockmaster, took an instant liking to the girl and trained her for the Tournaments, where she has been ever since."

Torch's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card
	Name: Torch Race: Human Classification: Mercenary Age: 28 yrs. Accuracy: 60 Agility: 89 Aggresiveness: 76 Team tactics: 91 Average: 79 "He's not much for talking, but when you need to give orders you don't want to be yelling over your men. If there's a point to be made, Torch prefers to make it with raw firepower."

Wraith's Unreal Tournament 2004 character card

Name: Wraith
Race: Human
Classification: Mercenary
Age: 27 yrs.

Accuracy:

71
Agility:

86
Aggresiveness:

78
Team tactics:

71
Average: 76.5

"A participant in the Tournaments since the age of 19, Wraith has taken part in some of the most savage battles fought on the arena floor. Considering his long history of combat, and the injuries he has incurred, it begs the question of which may be more scarred: His body or his mind."

Unreal Tournament 3[]

If you're looking for the rest of the team, you might want to check Iron Guard/Character cards.

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"A group of highly skilled and well trained mercenaries, experts in virtually any combat scenario."

– Team description

In the Unreal Tournament 3 campaign, the Iron Guard defend the areas belonging to the Axon Research Corporation on Taryd. As no affiliations have been previously known with Axon, the team, being formed mainly of mercenaries, was probably paid to help them.

Lauren's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: Lauren Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Accuracy: 0.5 Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.4 Team tactics: 1.0 Preferred weapon: "A hard woman, forever shaped by the death of her parents, her career as a bodyguard, and years of tournament experience."

Barktooth's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: Barktooth Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.5 Preferred weapon: "Barktooth truly enjoys the mess created by the close-range combat of a Flak Cannon. He is not your friend."

Harlin's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: Harlin Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.4 "Harlin joined the original Iron Guard after watching NEG Storm Troopers execute his family during a block raid."

Slain's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: Slain Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.4 "Slain is unable to forget the day that his best friend, Jihan Nyhn, was assassinated while under his personal protection."

BlackJack's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: BlackJack Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.4 "Blackjack grew up in the streets. A local Merc group adopted her at age 8, and she's had a gun in her hand ever since."

Ariel's Unreal Tournament 3 character card
	Name: Ariel Race: Human Classification: Iron Guard Combat Style: 0.2 Aggresiveness: 0.4 "The only daughter in a long line of male soldiers, Ariel joined the Guard to continue the family's military tradition."

Trivia[]

The following bots are duplicates:
- BlackJack: Ariel, Faith, Mystique (UT2004); Cinder, Nova (UC)
- Prism: Despair (UT2004); Huntress, Stargazer (UT2004/UC)
- Remus: Nemesis (UT2004); Janus, Tiberius (UT2004/UC)
- Romulus: Kain, Rust, Xargon (UT2004); Gaul, Gryphon (UC)
- Sapphire: Cinder, Nova, Perish (UT2004); Faith, Mystique (UC)
- Satin: Charisma, Silhouette (UT2004/UC)
- Torch: Dragon, Gaul, Gryphon (UT2004); Coppertop, Rust (UC)
- Wraith: Cipher, Xantares (UT2004); Phantom (UT2004/UC); Dragon (UC)
There is also an unrelated Juggernaut named Rylisa in Unreal Tournament 2003 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Barktooth and Karag were originally Metal Guards, but switched teams since UT2004. They both started as a Deathmatch ladder opponent and a customizable bot respectively in Unreal Tournament.
jihan is the code that unlocks Ariel in Unreal Tournament 3.
In Unreal Tournament 2004, albeit totally reformed, the team is the only returning team from the first Tournament game, alongside Thunder Crash and Iron Skull. However, the new lineup is not considered as strong as the other two teams, which are placed under "Godlike" rank.
They also return in Unreal Tournament 3 alongside the Necris Black Legion.
In Unreal Tournament 2004 Single player mode, Wraith also belongs to the alternate Mercenary team, Super Nova. He is the only character in the game belonging to two different teams. If you hire him as part of your team, he will take on an alternate name if you happen to face the Iron Guard or Super Nova teams.
Romulus and Remus, essentially in-game twins, may be named after the traditional founders of Rome.
The Unreal Tournament 3 version of the team has members from almost everywhere: free Metal Guard agents (Barktooth, Karag), people from other teams (Slain and Kregore from Raw Steel) and Mercenaries (BlackJack, Wraith).