Higher Rank (location)

*This article is about the location. For its novel counterpart, see **Higher Rank**. For the episode, see **"Higher Rank**".*

 **Inhabitants:** | **Inhabitants:**

* Alex †
* Brayden †
* Kennet
* Higher Rank Guard 1
* Higher Rank Guard 2
* Higher Rank Guard 3
* Rebellion Army
* Rebellion General
* Roger †
* Tayren †
 **Visitors:** | **Visitors:**

* Divine †
* Inferno
* Ratchet
 **Latest appearance:** | "Back From the Dead"

**Higher Rank** is a location feutured on *The Altered Adventure*. It first appears in the twelfth episode of the first volume.

## History

Volume One

Following the creation of The Rebellion organization, Tayren names a village Higher Rank for it'll be inhabited by the higher ranks of The Rebellion and its primary headquarters. Brayden, a member of The Rebellion, retreats to Higher Rank after having his old village blown up. He enters the village with the secret password "Tayren" to meet Tayren himself. He says that he's found The Chosen One, but was separated from him after being teleported away by a Guardian. When questioned about his problem with Power Borns, Tayren says that his previous village was destroyed by pack of power borns. Later, he welcomes the villager into Higher Rank as a new home. ("Higher Rank")

Volume Two

The next day, Tayren sends Brayden to search for Gizzy along with his two finest guards, Alex and Roger. ("Sanctuary")

Retuning Higher Rank, Brayden comes alone. he shares the news with Tayren that he, Alex and Roger came across a pack of power borns. He managed to save himself but couldn't save Alex and Roger. Devastated, he tells Brayden to get some rest.

Another visitor arrives at Higher Rank. This time it's The Chosen One, Gizzy. He enters with the secret password that was told to him by Brayden, who later finds him in the village. After reuniting, Brayden finally decides to reveal what the Prophecy is and the history of the Guardians.

After a while, a dying Roger visits Tayren to tell him what really happened. He says that Brayden is a power born and a traitor. He killed both Alex, and Roger as Roger fades out of existence.

Tayren goes to spy on Brayden to see if he really is a traitor. He overhears him talking with Gizzy and mentioning his secret about being a power born. Tayren swears that he'll pay for this.

Meanwhile, Inferno the Fire Guardian sends Rascal to assassinate Gizzy. He arrives at the village and prepares for his kill. ("The King of Altered")

The following night, Gizzy decides to take a stroll through Higher Rank. Meanwhile, Tayren enters the home and kills Brayden. After he left, Rascal walks into the house, ignores Brayden's dead body, and awaits Gizzy's return upstairs. Upon his return, Gizzy is horrified to see Brayden dead. This also triggers his split personality which scares Rascal away. He is later captured by the Higher Rank Guards and put in jail.

In the morning, Gizzy wakes up back to normal unable to remember most of what happened last night. Tayren is seen in the house and tells Gizzy that Brayden was killed by the assassin. Wanting to know more, Gizzy goes to the jail to speak with Rascal about what really happened. He confesses that he was there to kill him, but never killed Brayden. He manages to conclude that the murderer had to have been Tayren. Gizzy decides to leave Higher Rank and split from The Rebellion as he can't ever again trust them. Before leaving, Tayren speaks with Gizzy and gives him a Pendant of Luck to prevent guardians from tracking him. ("The Power Born")

In the Nether, Tayren succeeds in striking a deal with Inferno, the Fire Guardian, involving a one on one fight between the two. If the latter wins, the Guardian is permitted to destroy Higher Rank and everyone in it without Tayren fighting back, but if Commander Tayren wins, Inferno must not be able to help the other Guardians when the Rebellion wages war on them. They settle on having the battle at the Higher Rank coliseum the next day. ("Divine")

Before Tayren's duel, the commander plants special effects within the arena, making himself much stronger than his adversary. Tayren meets with Inferno at the coliseum where they get straight to the fight. Although it was a fierce duel, the commander's surprising strength overwhelms the Guardian, and is declared the winner, allowing him to attack the other Guardians without Inferno standing in his way. As payback, Inferno comments that Ratchet is no longer a Guardian and that Alpha is alive again. Meanwhile, Vantor, a lost soul seeking revenge, sneaks into the village, enters the coliseum, and witnesses Tayren defeating Inferno in the duel with a cheating victory. ("Waiting for Superman", "What Lies Below", "Guardians vs Rebellions")

With Inferno out of the picture, Tayren prepares to attack the Guardians. A guard reminds him that Ratchet isn't a Guardian anymore. In that case, he decides to attack the Earth Kingdom first seeing how it's currently in a weak position. The guard also mentions that a boy has come to see him claiming to be Letvia the Water Guardian's son. He tells him that he hates Letvia after she ruined his life when she killed his father and caused his sister's death. Tayren welcomes the vengeful boy to The Rebellion. ("What Lies Below")

Volume Three

They decide to launch an attack on Ratchet's kingdom, and result in being victorious. This meant they were away from their base while they were fighting, hence why Gizzy and Divine found the place more or less empty. Divine refuses to visit Brayden's house, and go to retrieve information from Rascal about Voice's whereabouts. They learn that Rascal was no longer kept in the enchanted prison, and had been moved somewhere else. After some searching, they manage to find him, in an underground cell. Rascal reveals the location, although Divine and Gizzy don't know how to get there. In return fro helping them, Rascal asks to be freed, and why it took so long to find him. In the end, the pair have no other option but to go ahead. ("Haunted House")

Following the defeat at the Water Kingdom, under King Alpha's orders, the Rebellion retreat to their home where they're to stay and never try to harm the Guardians. ("Guardians vs Rebellions")

## Employees

* Gail
* Gizzy/Canine
* Higher Rank Guard 1 (formerly)
* Higher Rank Guard 2 (formerly)
* Higher Rank Guard 3 (formerly)
* Pluto (formerly)
* Rebellion General (formerly)
* Roger †
* Rose
* Saga
* Vantor †

## Locations

### Brayden's House

This house is where Gizzy and Brayden stayed until Brayden was murdered in the upstairs bedroom.

## Trivia

### Production

* Higher Rank is featured on the thumbnail of "Higher Rank", "The Power Born", "Waiting for Superman" and “The Future of Altered”.
	+ Brayden's House is featured on the thumbnail of "The Power Born".
	+ The Higher Rank Arena is featured on the thumbnail of "Waiting for Superman".
	+ King Alpha’s castle is featured on the thumbnail of “The Future of Altered”.

### Gameplay

* Higher Rank is a renamed version of Aegir's Landing adventure map.

### On-Screen

* According to Brayden, Gizzy's House is "quite close" to Higher Rank. ("The King of Altered")
* According to Vantor, his cabin is located "nearby" Higher Rank. ("What Lies Below")