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''Army Men'' is a series of video games developed by 3DO〔http://www.gamespot.com/army-men/reviews/2538043/army-men-review/platform/pc/〕 and Global Star Software. It is based on various conflicts between four kinds of plastic army men, distinguished by their color: the Green, the Tan, the Blue, and the Grey. Two other factions, the Red and the Orange, as well as a much smaller army, the Black, also contribute to the story. Two additional factions, the Galactic Army and the Alien Army, were introduced in ''Army Men: Toys in Space''. ==Factions== *Green – The protagonists in the series, the Green are toy soldiers physically modeled after the Vietnam-era U.S. Army. In the first few army men games, the political balance is unstable, and they are fighting against the Tan and the Blue, with the Grey being sometimes allies, sometimes enemies. In ''Army Men: World War'', the Green side with the Blue against the Tan. In ''Army Men: Sarge's Heroes'', the Blue are spies for the Tan, and the Grey are allied with the Green. *Tan – The Tan are the usual antagonists of the series. They started the war with the Green when they invaded three main areas of the Green Nation: the Desert, Alpine, and Bayou regions. Tans often have internal conflicts: In ''Army Men II'', Major Mylar attempted to overthrow the Tan commander-in-chief, General Plastro. In ''Sarge's War'', Lord Malice makes yet another coup d'état attempt and assassinates Plastro. *Grey – The first encounter with Grey forces is in the original PC game, especially in the Bayou campaign, but not common. While the Tan and the Grey are both at war with the Green, they are also at war with each other and Sarge finds himself in a three-way combat. Shortly after, Sarge discovers the Grey have formed an alliance with the Tan in order to generate some rather bizarre ''weapons of mass-destruction'' seen in the later games as a magnifier glass. *Blue – The Blue Army (often with a French influence) seem to have very fluid alliances. They are rarely seen on the front lines. The Blue Army's real talents lie in espionage, sabotage and other kinds of covert missions. The Blue Nation is often depicted as working toward anything they see beneficial, often meaning that they offer their services for a charge. In some of the games, they have an alliance with the Green Army, but in others they are on the opposite side. Once in the original game and twice in its sequel, the Green rescue a Blue spy. The high-ranking officers of the Blue army are purple, although they are rarely seen. *Gold – They only appear in the Multiplayer mode of ''Sarge's War''. *Red – They appear in the Multiplayer mode of ''Sarge's War''. One of them is rescued from Dr. Madd's castle. Additionally, in ''Sarge's Heroes'', there is a cut-scene where Shrap is rescued from the spider machine. *Orange – They are mentioned only in ''Sarge's Heroes 2'', when General Plastro is bragging about conquering all the nations in the plastic world. Not related to the Orange Aliens. They appear in the multiplayer mode of ''Army Men RTS''. *Black – Like the Orange, they are not involved in any of conflicts. Black civilians are seen in a mission in ''Toys In Space''. Zombies in ''Army Men II'', which are composed of components from different random factions, may occasionally sport a black-colored limb or head. *The Aliens – They appear only in ''Portal Runner'' and ''Toys in Space'' and are the antagonists of the latter. The game begins with the aliens forming an alliance with the Tan, providing a whole new range of lethal creatures and deadly new weapons. *The Galactic Army – Appear in ''Toys in Space'' as the allies of the Green. The Galactic Army is light blue in color and employs female soldiers as well. (Before ''Toys in Space'', there were no female soldiers in the game.) Their led character in the game is Tina Tomorrow. The Galactic Army provides a number of unique weapons to assist Sarge through ''Toys in Space''. *The Cult – Only appears in two levels of ''Army Men II''. It is composed of deranged soldiers and suicide bombers from the Blue, the Green, the Tan, and the Gray, led by an AWOL Colonel from the Green army. Sarge was originally tasked to locate the Colonel, but after learning of the Colonel's insanity, he is ordered to kill him instead along with his cult followers. *Dr. Madd's Creations – The demented Grey doctor's creations range from the walking dead to mutated, mutilated varieties of insects. The doctor is often seen working for the Tan nation, however, due to his mental instability, it is believed that his reasons for experimentation stem from his state of mind, rather than to please Plastro's desires. These creatures are trained to attack only the Green Army and their allies, though they may sometimes harm the enemy. *Bugs and insects – They are not a faction, but rather the bugs and insects that are present in the real world. Starting with ''Army Men II'', the toy soldiers use portals to travel between the real world and their own plastic world; as such they occasionally run into these creatures which are hostile to every army and pack some heavy firepower. Their appearance in the game is context-dependent; e.g. cockroaches may appear in a kitchen while ants may appear in a garden.Other Toys – Other everyday toys, such as action figures, robots, and even Lego figurines make an appearance in the series. Other species of plastic include (or sometimes include metallic) creatures. They are used and controlled by every nation. These toys are very commonly used in the ''Air Attack'' games. *Knights, Dragons, and Dinosaurs – They appear in ''Portal Runner''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Army Men」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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