Separatist
Team	Terrorists
Origin	Basque Country

 

The Separatists are a new Terrorist faction featured in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

OverviewEdit

Officially known as Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), judging to their real-life and political appearance, separatism is described as "a political movement to gain autonomy for a group of people, and even full secession". They wear an iconic white mask, black beret, shirts with symbols on them, and olive/grey pants.

AppearancesEdit

The Separatists were introduced in the August 10th 2012 update and could be momentarily seen on Italy in the first trailer for Global Offensive. Their hand model features royal blue sleeves identical to the GIGN hand model with black cloth gloves and dark grey markings (identical to the gloves worn by the Phoenix Connexion and Professionals). They appear on two maps: Inferno and Italy. In Inferno, they fight the SAS, while in Italy, they engage the GIGN.

ControversyEdit

Prior to the release, it was announced that the game would include a "separatist" playable faction with aesthetics and symbols similar to ETA. A Spanish official and a Spanish consumer group have requested the removal of this playable faction from the final version, claiming that its inclusion trivializes terrorist violence and is offensive to the victims of ETA attacks.

GalleryEdit

All model variants of Separatists.

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TriviaEdit

• This faction is second, non-fictional Terrorist faction included in whole Counter-Strike series, the first being Yakuza in Deleted Scenes. This faction is also the only one to have their origins in Southern Europe.
• This faction was introduced in Counter-Strike Online, a spin-off Counter-Strike game.
• Unlike most of the the other factions, they make radio announcements regarding the chickens in Italy. Their statements include the comparison of the birds to their enemies, the Counter-Terrorists, and the wish to eliminate them.
• The Separatists are one of the two Terrorist factions to appear in both a Bomb Defusal and a Hostage Rescue map and have radio statements regarding the scenarios. The other faction is the Phoenix Connexion.
• To some players, the sleeves that the Separatists use is considerably confusing as it is similar to the SAS, GSG-9, and the GIGN sleeves.

External linksEdit

• ETA/Separatist at Wikipedia