Hierarchy

The Hierarchy's insignia.

The Hierarchy are the initial alien invaders in the first installment of the Universe at War series bearing the name "Earth Assault", and serve as the main villains of the first game.

Background

The Hierarchy were created by the Masari, thousands of years ago. The Hierarchy however, turned an nearly wiped out the Masari. The Hierarchy went to become the dominate force in the galaxy, and had invaded countless other planets in the universe and wiped out entire races (one of their conformed victims were the creaters of Novus). At the start of Earth Assault, the Hierarchy has landed on Earth with the intent to strip-mine the entire planet of valuable resources. The Hierarchy does not consider minerals to be the only resource on the planet but also organic life, including human life. By employing highly customizable walkers which are dropped onto any location of a planet's surface from orbit, the Hierarchy has a huge technological advantage over the human race.

Play style

The Hierarchy is taking the part of the powerhouse. Their units have an industrial theme and are the strongest in the game. The faction possesses a few buildings, but the factories and the research center are in the form of giant walkers capable of taking multiple opponents at once and sustaining impressive amount of fire.

Heroes

• Kamal Re'x the Abductor
• Orlok the Eternal
• Nufai

Tech trees

• Mutagen - enhances radiation effects.
• Quantum - give access to advanced technologies and upgrades.
• Assault - for bringing in the big guns.

Music

The music is a heavy rocktronic mix, all original compositions of Frank Klepacki designed specifically for the Hierarchy.

Trivia

• Walkers replace the functions of base structures, creating a fully mobile army.
• Walkers have customizable upgrade hardpoints.
• They can collect almost anything as raw material, buildings, cars, humans, cows, etc.
• The Hierarchy have horrible speed but make up for it by having impressive fire power
• They use plasma weaponry at their advantage
• The Hierarchy have some simmilarities with the Covenant of the Halo franchise

-The afinity to some colors: Covenant: blue/purple The Hierarchy: red/orange -The use of curves, rounded shapes and spikes in their arquitecture -The use of plasma and radiation as weaponry

• Also some units are comparable

-Grunt/elite -Phase tank/wraith -Walkers/Scarab, Locust -lost ones/Jackals -Brutes/Hunters -Khamal Re´x the abductor and Manipulators/ Profet of Truth and Lesser Profets

Universe at War: Earth Assault
Hierarchy	Units Buildings Heroes Story
Novus	Units Buildings Heroes Story
Masari	Units Buildings Heroes Story
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