Major Gooding was an officer in the Green army. On his final mission, Gooding was leading a squad (which included Sarge Hawk) through enemy territory in the real world. They reached their evac point, but were ambushed by Tan. Gooding was hit 3 times; the final bullet blowing off his right arm and knocking him into the kitchen sink drain. All of his squad, except Sarge, were killed in the ambush. After calling in an airstrike, Sarge found Gooding's severed arm, which led him to conclude Gooding was killed as well. Though Gooding weakly called out, Sarge could not hear him. Sarge boarded the Chopper, and ordered the pilot to leave the combat zone. In the aftermath, Major Gooding, angered at the thought that Sarge had abandoned him to die, renounced his previous loyalty to the Green. "...when