Commander's Challenge

The Commander's Challenge is a special feature introduced in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising. In this mode, the player controls a FutureTech Commander, who must collect technologies from the three major powers by defeating enemy commanders all across the world.
==Gameplay==
In Commander's Challenge, the player is pitted against nine commanders from the three major factions in 50 challenges all around the world, each with its own unique rules and conditions.
The player has access to the basic arsenal of all three factions, and can select which faction to use before each challenge. Completing challenges will unlock advanced assets, which can then be used in all subsequent challenges. All challenges can be replayed at any point.
Only 13 of the 50 challenges are "main challenges", which need to be completed to unlock the ending. The other 37 "side challenges" are unlocked by completing main challenges, and completing them unlocks useful technology and even more side challenges, which can make subsequent challenges easier.
After completing a challenge, the "completion gauge" in the main page will fill up by 1% if the elapsed time is longer than the par time, and 2% if shorter. 100% completion can only be achieved by completing every challenge under their respective par time.
The Red Alert button, which was cut from the original Red Alert 3, is made available in Commander's Challenge, though its effects have been drastically changed. It is an emergency button that can only be activated when the Threat Meter is completely full. When pressed, it empties the Threat Meter, gives the player 50,000 credits, and promotes all of the player's units to Heroic veterancy. However, using the button turns the record time to 99:59, making it impossible to complete the challenge under par.
==Plot==
Kelly Weaver greets the Commander, explaining to him that FutureTech has already acquired the Mobile Construction Vehicles of all three world powers, and instructs him to take advantage of the post-war chaos to acquire the military assets of the Allies, the Soviets, and the Empire. Though she never explains what FutureTech intends to do with the technology.
After finishing all main challenges, Weaver congratulates the Commander on his progress and offers to discuss the terms of the Corporation's offer with him "in private this evening".
==Unlocking==
For each challenge completed, new technologies and additional challenges are unlocked. Unlocked technologies can be used in all subsequent challenges.
===Main Challenges===
Challenge 	Opponent 	Unlocks 	Par time	Starting credits	Fog of war	Side challenges
Dead Meat 	Douglas Hill 	Attack dog 	04:30 	$10000 	Active 	-
Blood Feud 	Kenji TenzaiShinzo Nagama 	Archer Maiden 	10:15 	$10000 	Not active	Creeping Death
Defense of The Archipelago	Nikolai Moskvin 	Tesla trooper 	11:15 	$10000 	Active 	Crate and Red Barrel
Where Satellites Go To Die	Vera Belova 	Mortar Cycle 	06:00 	$10000 	Not active	Cat Fight
Symphony of Steel 	Kenji Tenzai 	Steel Ronin 	11:00 	$20000 	Active 	Dirty TricksCaught in the CrossfireGosh Darn Mongolians!
Athena's Wrath 	Lydia Winters 	Athena Cannon 	12:00 	$10000 	Active 	Ready to Roll Out
Scavenger 	Vera BelovaTakara Sato 	Natasha 	13:30 	$10000 	Not active	Your Gold Mine Has Collapsed
Offshore Killing 	Douglas HillVera BelovaKenji Tenzai	Akula submarine	09:00 	$10000 	Active 	Robots and Ninjas
Chrono You Didn't 	Lydia Winters 	Chronosphere 	14:00 	$10000 	Not active	S.H.R.I.N.K. Z.O.N.E.
Tesla's Castle 	Nikolai Moskvin 	Tesla coil 	13:30 	$10000 	Active 	Superb Commander
Double-Barreled 	Oleg Vodnik 	Apocalypse tank	13:00 	$10000 	Not active	Come and Get ItRed Crush
Out of the Blue 	Giles Price 	Century bomber 	15:00 	$15000 	Active 	-
Fury of the Empire 	Takara Sato 	Giga Fortress 	16:00 	$10000 	Active 	Future Warfare
===Side Challenges===
Challenge 	Opponent 	Unlocks 	Par time	Starting credits	Fog of war	Unlocks challenges
Creeping Death 	Kenji Tenzai 	Striker-VX 	09:00 	$10000 	Active 	High-Water MarkAll Guns Blazing
High-Water Mark 	Douglas HillShinzo Nagama 	Aircraft carrier 	22:30 	$10000 	Not active	-
All Guns Blazing 	Takara Sato 	Wave-Force Tower 	10:00 	$10000 	Not active	Show of ForceThe Omega Program
Show of Force 	Shinzo NagamaKenji Tenzai 	Wave-Force Artillery	23:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
The Omega Program 	Takara Sato 	Yuriko Omega 	12:30 	$10000 	Active 	-
Crate and Red Barrel 	Douglas Hill 	Multigunner IFV 	07:30 	$10000 	Active 	Are You ExperiencedTwo Sides To Everything
Are You Experienced 	Douglas Hill 	Assault destroyer 	06:30 	$10000 	Active 	Number One Threat To America
Number One Threat To America	Oleg Vodnik 	War bear 	09:30 	$10000 	Active 	No Place To Hide
No Place To Hide 	Giles Price 	Spy 	04:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Two Sides To Everything 	Shinzo Nagama 	Sea-Wing 	9:15 	$10000 	active 	Behind the Iron Curtain
Behind the Iron Curtain 	Oleg Vodnik 	Iron Curtain 	19:00 	$10000 	Active 	King of the MonstersReap What You Sow
King of the Monsters 	Nikolai MoskvinLydia Winters 	V4 rocket launcher 	07:30 	$10000 	Active 	-
Reap What You Sow 	Vera Belova 	Reaper 	08:45 	$10000 	Active 	-
Cat Fight 	Lydia WintersVera BelovaTakara Sato 	Tanya 	08:30 	$10000 	Not active	-
Dirty Tricks 	Nikolai Moskvin 	Terror drone 	08:15 	$10000 	Active 	Kill-A-Ton
Kill-A-Ton 	Nikolai Moskvin 	Desolator 	14:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Caught in the Crossfire 	Vera BelovaGiles Price 	Twinblade 	10:00 	$20000 	Not active	Dangerous Skies
Dangerous Skies 	Vera BelovaGiles Price 	Vindicator 	21:00 	$10000 	Active 	Vicious Circle
Vicious Circle 	Giles Price 	Harbinger gunship 	19:00 	$20000 	Active 	-
Gosh Darn Mongolians! 	Kenji Tenzai 	King Oni 	09:45 	$10000 	Active 	-
Ready to Roll Out 	Douglas Hill 	Pacifier FAV 	13:00 	$10000 	Active 	The Final CountdownNo Match for the Guardian
The Final Countdown 	Giles Price 	Proton Collider 	15:30 	$10000 	Not active	-
No Match for the Guardian 	Douglas Hill 	Spectrum tower 	05:45 	$10000 	Active 	-
Your Gold Mine Has Collapsed	Lydia Winters 	Mirage tank 	03:00 	$100000 	Active 	Be Quick or Be Dead
Be Quick or Be Dead 	Douglas HillTakara SatoOleg Vodnik 	Rocket Angel 	15:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Robots and Ninjas 	Kenji TenzaiNikolai MoskvinShinzo Nagama	Shinobi 	11:00 	$10000 	Active 	Battle Royale
Battle Royale 	Shinzo NagamaTakara SatoKenji Tenzai 	Naginata cruiser 	18:00 	$10000 	Active 	High Seas Duel
High Seas Duel 	Takara Sato 	Shogun Battleship 	17:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Shrink Zone 	Lydia Winters 	Cryocopter 	07:00 	$10000 	Not active	Ice Breaker
Ice Breaker 	Lydia Winters 	Cryo Legionnaire 	8:15 	$10000 	Active 	-
Superb Commander 	Kenji TenzaiNikolai Moskvin 	Dreadnought 	20:00 	$40000 	Active 	Battle Room
Battle Room 	Vera BelovaGiles PriceShinzo Nagama 	Nanoswarm hive 	13:31 	$10000 	Active 	-
Come and Get It 	Shinzo Nagama 	Psionic decimator 	16:00 	$10000 	Active 	Arms Race
Arms Race 	Oleg Vodnik 	Vacuum imploder 	17:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Red Crush 	Oleg Vodnik 	Grinder 	13:15 	$10000 	Active 	The Motherland
The Motherland 	Vera BelovaNikolai MoskvinOleg Vodnik 	Kirov Airship 	18:00 	$10000 	Active 	-
Future Warfare 	Douglas HillGiles PriceLydia Winters 	Future Tank X-1 	22:17 	$10000 	Active 	-
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==Rewards==
Completing all main challenges unlocks the "Commander's Challenge Conclusion" cutscene, and adds a star to the "Challenge" section of the main menu. It also unlocks this congratulatory message:
Completing all side challenges unlocks the "Commander's Challenge Bonus Ending" cutscene, and adds a second star to the main menu. It also unlocks the following message:
Completing all challenges under par times and achieving 100% completion adds a third star to the menu, causes stars to fall in the menu's background, and unlocks the following message:
==Trivia==
* The mission briefing for The Omega Program mentions that the Empire is researching cloning technology in order to augment its fighting population, and comments that "apparently the Empire never learned its lesson after the Shiro Incident", implying that Commander's Challenge takes place after the Yuriko campaign.
== Gallery ==
Commander's_Challenge_start.png|Commander's Challenge map, initially
Commander's_Challenge_clear.png|Commander's Challenge map, with all challenges completed under par time
Commander's Challenge Congratulations.png|The congratulations screen shown after completing the main challenges
Uprising Commander's Challenge Flowchart.png|Flowchart of Challenges
==Videos==
==See also==
* Generals Challenge
* Kane's Challenge
Category:Uprising
Category:Command & Conquer gameplay