Psychic Beacon
A Soviet Psychic Beacon in Washington, DC
Structure
Affiliation	Soviets Yuri
Role	Mind control device
Armament	Mind control
Protection	Medium
Tech level	-1
Properties
Hit points	750
Armor type	Wood
Combat
Sight range	10
Function
Power	-100
Notes
Campaign only

The Psychic Beacon is a mind-control device developed by Yuri and used by the Soviet Union during the Third World War and by Yuri's Army during the Psychic Dominator Disaster.

BackgroundEdit

A unique and powerful technological device, each beacon emits a powerful psychic field, crushing the puny minds of those under its influence and flooding them with whatever the one controlling them desires. Soviet beacons, for example, caused those under its control to become supporters of the Soviet regime, perfectly content with their presence on American soil^[1]. Their area of effect is quite large - a single beacon is enough to control an entire city such as Washington DC, New York and Saint Louis^[2][3][4]. The device requires some time to achieve its full effect as it must adjust its wave continuously to "persuade" the target. Each of the device is set for a specific mind (as demonstrated in a final Soviet mission in Yuri's Revenge that a psychic device can only control one faction, thus Allied and other Soviet under the control of Yuri require a different set of beacon).

Deployment HistoryEdit

Third World WarEdit

The Soviet Union deployed these devices across the United States in an attempt to convince the American population to join the Soviet cause without rebellion. In the early stages of the war, the Soviets even managed to brainwash US president and General Carville by deploying one such device in Washington DC.

However, there are some people who are naturally immune to mind control, notably US agent Tanya Adams and Professor Albert Einstein.

In St. Louis, a Psychic Beacon was built at a destroyed baseball stadium. The Allied forces managed to destroy it by sending Tanya to free the citizens. Desolators from Iraq had executed many citizens, but the Allies managed to eliminate them and the nearby base.

	The following is based on the Soviet campaign for Red Alert 2 and some details might contradict canon.

In the non-canon Soviet campaign, Yuri sent a young Soviet Commander to construct a Psychic Beacon at the World Trade Center in New York. The Commander also had to defend the device against the Allied counterattack until the beacon became online.

General Vladimir also had a Psychic Beacon deployed in Washington DC during his occupation of the city, trying to take Dugan's office, and was seen there brushing his shoes with the American flag. He was framed by Yuri for the alleged murder of Premier Romanov, and was proclaimed a non-person. The Soviet Commander captured the White House to expose Vladimir, while Yuri caused a mental disturbance in his mind.

Psychic Dominator DisasterEdit

A second generation of Psychic Beacons, the Psychic Dominator was later developed by Yuri which was used by his forces in a campaign to take over the world. This generation of Psychic Beacons allowed total mind control over the target, in effect turning them into mindless slaves.

Psychic beacons did not appear in the Allied campaign of Yuri's Revenge.

	The following is based on the Soviet campaign for Yuri's Revenge and contradicts canon sources.

One Psychic Beacon was located in London to mind-control an Allied base, but was quickly destroyed by Boris.

Two Psychic Beacons were also deployed near Yuri's castle in Transylvania, to take control of an Allied and Soviet base there. Both of them were also destroyed by the Soviet Commander, preceding the final attack on the castle itself.

Game buildingEdit

The beacon is 3x3 tile building that serves no other purpose than being a destructible objective. When it is in view, it emits a characteristic pulsating sound. Its buildup animation is not shown completely in the Big Apple mission.

Several Psychic Beacons, along with two Psychic Amplifiers, are seen in the Yuri's Revenge skirmish map City Under Siege, merely being used as props.

See AlsoEdit

• Psychic Amplifier

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. Allied mission 3: "Hail to the Chief" briefing.
2. ↑ Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. Allied mission 3: "Hail to the Chief" briefing.
3. ↑ Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. Allied mission 8: "Free Gateway" briefing.
4. ↑ Westwood Studios, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. Soviet mission 3: "Big Apple" briefing.

v·d·e Soviet Third World War Arsenal

Units Infantry Conscript • Engineer • Attack dog • Flak trooper • Crazy Ivan • Tesla trooper • Psi-Corps Trooper (RA2 only) • Boris • Desolator (Iraq only) • Terrorist (Cuba only) • Yuri Prime (RA2 only) Vehicles Rhino heavy tank • Flak track • V3 rocket launcher • Terror drone • War miner • Apocalypse tank • MCV • Demolition truck (Libya only) • Tesla tank (Russia only) Aircraft Kirov airship • Siege Chopper • MiG Vessels Typhoon attack submarine • Amphibious transport • Dreadnought • Sea Scorpion • Giant Squid Cut content Light tank • Hydrofoil • Hind transport • Transport zeppelin • Assault chopper • Twin airship • Super bomber • Tank killer • Tank hunting dog • Corkscrew transport • Mammoth tank • Centurion Siege Crawler • Land Battleship • Spider tank • Black Widow • Hammerhead artillery • Hammerhead mine flail • Mammoth artillery tank • Transport walker • Repair drone • Recon pod • Multi-Drone • Mega MCV   Structures Production Construction Yard • Barracks • War Factory • Naval shipyard • Cloning vat (RA2 only) Support Tesla reactor • Ore refinery • Radar tower • Service depot • Battle lab • Psychic sensor (RA2 only) • Nuclear reactor • Industrial Plant Defenses Fortress Walls • Sentry gun • Flak cannon • Battle bunker • Tesla coil • Nuclear missile silo • Iron curtain device   Campaign / lore only Units Vladimir's Dreadnought • Cosmonaut • Black Guard Structures Psychic Beacon (RA2 only) • Psychic amplifier (RA2 only) • Black Guard Cut content Turtle mode Items in italics are exclusive to Yuri's Revenge

v·d·e Yuri Third World War Arsenal

Units Infantry Initiate • Engineer • Brute • Virus • Yuri Clone • Yuri Prime • Cosmonaut (campaign only) Vehicles Lasher tank • Chaos Drone • Gattling tank • MCV • Magnetron • Slave miner • Mastermind Aircraft Floating Disc Vessels Amphibious transport • Boomer Cut content Parasite trooper   Structures Production Construction yard • Barracks • War factory • Submarine pen • Cloning vat Support Bio reactor • Psychic Radar • Slave miner • Grinder • Battle lab Defenses Citadel walls • Tank bunker • Gattling cannon • Psychic Tower • Genetic mutator • Psychic Dominator Campaign only Psychic Beacon • Yuri Statue • Moon rocket platform