Redmond Boyle was the acting director of the Global Defense Initiative during the Third Tiberium War.
Boyle assumed authority after the GDSS Philadelphia was obliterated in a nuclear missile strike, having served as GDI's Director of the Treasury beforehand. As a leader, he was predominantly concerned with maintaining his image of a responsible and highly competent GDI leader while attempting to exert control over the actions of GDI commanders, including General Jack Granger.
Biography[]
Boyle's incompetence and corruption were the reasons for which Kane decided to use him as a pawn. He arranged for Boyle to be delayed back on Earth while the rest of GDI command was on board the Philadelphia. Nod's AI LEGION launched a stealth assault on the GDI Treasury building, ensuring that Boyle would be on the ground in time to become acting Director.
Third Tiberium War[]
Boyle was interested in a propaganda war, encouraging commanders to partake in potentially foolhardy missions simply to gain symbolic victories over Nod. In particular, GDI operations in Eastern Europe were his idea. His obvious lack of wartime experience was noted by conflict analysts as "a cause for concern". Ignoring General Granger, Boyle ordered the use of the Ion Cannon on Nod's Temple Prime in Sarajevo, an event which led to the Liquid Tiberium explosion that destroyed Eastern Europe and alerted the Scrin to Earth.
Upon the Scrin's arrival, Boyle ordered all the Ion Cannons in the southern hemisphere to fire on the alien ships, dispersing drone ships throughout the Earth's Red Zones. During the invasion, Boyle fled to a GDI bunker in Reykjavik, which allowed the GDI military to plan the defence of New Eden without interference.
In the final stages of the war, Boyle secretly commissioned the development of a Liquid Tiberium Bomb by GDI scientists, based on captured Nod technology and authorised the GDI Commander to use it against the Scrin and Nod in the final battle for the Relay Node at Ground Zero.