
As such, they were capable of living in areas heavily infested with Tiberium. īecause of their mutations, the Forgotten were healed instead of harmed by exposure to Tiberium. In return, the Forgotten sometimes used the term "Blunt" to refer to non-mutants. The Forgotten are sometimes referred to with the derogatory slang "Shiners", due to the crystalline growths on their skin.

Since they considered themselves abandoned by both GDI and Nod, the Forgotten were usually distrustful of outsiders, and some groups were known to engage in terrorist activies against them. These people eventually formed underground communities and began calling themselves "The Forgotten", since they were alienated by the unexposed population.


While typically similar to the effects of extreme radiation exposure, the most heavily affected members were physically altered, causing Tiberium crystals to appear on their bodies. In the years leading up to the Second Tiberium War, a majority of Tiberium exposure victims began to show signs of genetic mutation and a variety of Tiberium-based maladies.
