Lubyanka Terrorist Group

**Lubyanka Terrorist Group**. also simply known as **Lubyanka**, is the main antagonistic faction of *The Great War*. They serve as the main antagonistic faction of Season 1, The Great War: The Movie, and The Great War: The Movie 2, while instead serving as the overarching antagonistic faction of Season 2.

They are a massive military group who seeks to take back Merringdam at any cost, even if it means commiting terrorist attacks across the globe to accomplish their plans. They are led by the fearless and calculating The Gladiator, and notable agents include Charat Volkov, their bomb maker, Comander Russell, their field commander and expertise enforcer; and many more.

## History

### Origins

The organization was founded in 1985 by former freedom fighter The Gladiator in response to Merringdam being invaded in 1980 and forcefully occupied by Rogue United States soldiers under the command of General Han. Pursuing independence via the removal of all foreign occupants from the country, Lubyanka became a shockingly violent terrorist network operating across Africa, Europe and the Middle East, bent on inflicting multiple atrocious crimes and terrorist attacks anytime and anywhere. They also became known to be extremely capable of carrying out indiscriminate conventional attacks against both civilian and military targets, and has aspired to use weapons of mass destruction to achieve their goals. Their acts brought them into conflict with the Special Forces, a CIA-based organization led by Commander Merrick, who wishes to free the country by trying to get it out of "terrorist control" after Lubyanka's actions became too terrible. The network's members are relentless in pursuing Merrick and are instructed to take no prisoners, and rather just kill them at all costs.

### Season 1

They first appear when attacking the compound where General Han is stationed at, led by Commander Russell and Omar. This attack proves successful, as they easily power through all military personal and security, and Russell personally fights Han, in which he kills him after the man tries to plead for his life.

During a hostage operation led by Omar, many agents are stationed at the station he took hostages at. When the Special Forces attack in search of Omar, and the hostages, they attempt to defend the station, only to fail. When Omar tries escaping on a helicopter with his henchmen, this escape fails; and Omar and his henchmen are killed by Zach, and the special forces escape.

When going to meet Charat Volkov, The Gladiator and his men arrive at the lab to see how things are. They leave with The Gladiator when all is finished.

The Lubyanka Terrorist Group, Russell, and The Gladiator participates in a village attack with Arash Armadillo and his iranian terrorist group. The mission is succesful, and they later meet with General Thrawn and Xiloun Exedous to discuss enhacements to the terrorist group.

Some agents are sent to help Jango Sharan defend his base from the Special Forces who go to rescue Keegan. Their attempts prove futile and Keegan is rescued. In the Season Finale, tons of agents are seen in the crowd when Thrawn gives his speech to the citizens of Merringdam, telling all "foreign powers" to leave or they will suffer dire consequences.

### Season 2

Due to the group temporarily being enhanced into The Order due to Thrawn's rule, they do not appear until the end after The Gladiator flees to a remote location to Russia to meet with Volkov again.

### The Great War: The Movie

Due to the Order being disbanded at this time, they are the main focus once more. They first appear in Berlin assisting Charat Volkov and Kraus Mactavish and acting as Charat's main act of security. When the Special Forces breach in, some escape with Charat Volkov in his vehicle and they disembark where more special forces are setup, deal with them, then escape in a helicopter.

Afterwards, The Gladiator and Arash Armadillo stage an arms deal in Trabzon Airport, with some Lubyanka's present, but this goes south when Special Forces attack the airstrip. Arash is killed, but The Gladiator is able to escape.

In the Film's climax, the labratory Volkov is stationed at is filled to the brim with lubyanka's, and later when it is under attack The Gladiator arrives with reinforcements. Despite Volkov dying in the attack, the launch of nano-chemicals is succesful and decimates all of Europe. Before Gladiator can be detained too, he leaves with his group of Lubyanka's.