History Fanfic / EaglesFall

** [[{{Starcraft}} Tychus Findley]] is a Zone Trooper.

** One of the turian commanders is named [[{{Starcraft}} Artanis]].

* {{Badass}}: A lot of them, but most prominently Specialist Locke, a GDI commando, [[spoiler:who kills a biotic Asari commando single-handedly, while being hit with Warp. And later, is so badass he doesn't die when the universe says he ''should''. A pair of Marked commandos realise that even with half a broken combat knife and a sidearm, their chances of survival ''drop'' the longer they're in Locke's company.]]

* OutsideContextProblem: The Asari commando squad represent the first time humanity has encountered [[MindOverMatter biotics.]] Not to mention their surprise at learning they're fighting more than one alien species. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop [[{{Badass}} Locke]] from killing one of them in hand to hand combat though.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Aware that his fleet is doomed and outgunned, Entra order what remain of his forces to go down fighting against the GDI.

* OutsideContextVillain: The Asari commando squad represent the first time humanity has enountered [[MindOverMatter biotics.]] Not to mention their surprise at learning they're fighting more than one alien species. [[spoiler: Doesn't stop [[{{Badass}} Locke]] from killing one of them in hand to hand combat though.]]

* TankGoodness: GDI continues to use Mammoth tanks. It's also deconstructed somewhat: Mammoths outgun and outmass turian tanks, but are large enough to be easily targeted for orbital strikes.

This is ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6965762/1/Eagles_Fall Eagle's Fall]]'', a loose prequel to the C&C/ME fusion that is ''{{Fanfic/Renegade}}''.

** [[ModernWarfare Captain Pelayo]] commands a force of Zone Raiders.

* DramaticIrony: TheTturian's are operating under the assumption that Shanxi is humanity's homeworld and that the forces they're fighting represent the entirety of the human army/armada. [[spoiler: [[MassOhCrap The reinforcements from Sol come as a nasty shock.]]]]

* MoreDakka: The Grinder .50cal machinegun, which has finally replaced the old M2 HMG. It's powerful enough that it can kill a turian light tank.

** The Turians reaction to the revelation that A) Shanxi was just a colony, not a homeworld, and that B) humanity's actual fleet has [[Main/BFG Dreadnaughts.]]

** The Turians reaction to the revelation that A) Shanxi was just a colony, not a homeworld, and that B) humanity's actual fleet has [[main/BFG Dreadnaughts.]]

** The Turians reaction to the revelation that A) Shanxi was just a colony, not a homeworld, and that B) humanity's actual fleet has [[BFG Dreadnaughts.]]

** The [[{{FEAR}} MOD-3 Rocket Launcher]] and [[GearsOfWar Grinder]] machinegun.

* {{Badass}}: A lot of them, but most prominently Specialist Locke, a GDI commando, [[spoiler:who kills a biotic Asari commando single-handedly, while being hit with Warp.]]

* {{BadAss}}: A lot of them, but most prominently Specialist Locke, a GDI commando, [[spoiler:who kills a biotic Asari commando single-handedly, while being hit with Warp.]]

* BoringButPractical: GDI uses conventional treads on tanks, instead of mass effect antigrav systems like Turian tanks. This allows them to carry bigger guns will less recoil and stability issues, and allocate more power to the railguns.

* ChekhovsGunman: Lance Corporal Ulrich Kastner, shown in Chapter 2 as a close friend of both Specialist Reese and PFC (later Sergeant) Findlay, disappears without fanfare in the same chapter. [[spoiler: Chapter 8 reveals he was captured by Nod and transformed into one of the new Marked of Kane.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler: Aleena, Wasea and Zaeed Messani.]]

* HopeSpot: A major turian attack on one of GDI's key outposts is repulsed, and the GDI commander begins to hope that they can turn things around. [[spoiler: He and the outpost are destroyed in an orbital strike, which causes General Williams to order the cease fire.]]

* AscendedFanboy: Peptuck considers this canon in Renegade for what actually happened.
* AscendedExtra: Locke will be appearing in Renegade, following a positive fan reaction.

* KillSat: Pretty much the only reason the Turians were able to make ANY forward progress planetside was their capacity (and ruthlessness) for utterly abusing orbital strikes. (To be fair, it was practically the only way to disable, let alone destroy, the "house-sized masses of fuck you" that are GDI tanks.)

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Specialist Locke, natch. [[spoiler:How popular? Peptuck has confirmed he will appear in Renegade.]]
** [[spoiler:HesJustHiding]]: [[spoiler: Locke is certainly NOT dead, but he's keeping a low profile...sorta.]]

* ChekhovsGunman: Lance Corporal Ulrich Kastner, shown in Chapter 2 as a close friend of both Specialist Reese and PFC (later Sergeant) Findlay, disappears without fanfare in the same chapter. [[spoiler:Chapter 8 reveals he was captured by Nod and transformed into one of the new Marked of Kane.]]

** [[spoiler:HesJustHiding]]

** Don't forget the [[DoomRepercussionsOfEvil colonel named Joson]].

* TankGoodness: GDI continues to use Mammoth tanks. It's also deconstructed somewhat: Mammoths outgun and outmass turian tanks, but are large enough to be easily targeted for orbital strikes.

* {{BadAss}}: A lot of them, but most prominently Specialist Locke, a GDI commando, [[spoiler: who kills a biotic Asari commando single-handedly, while being hit with Warp.]]

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Mammoth tank callsign "Inferno", which appears early on and then is sidelined due to the risk of orbital strikes; it returns to combat in the endgame.]]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Specialist Locke, natch. [[spoiler: How popular? Peptuck has confirmed he will appear in Renegade.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: Locke removes an eye from a Nod scientist, for both torture and because there's a camera implant recording everything she sees.]]
* GambitPileup: A lot, but most particularly [[spoiler: with Nod black ops types, who are observing the conflict and taking notes.]]

* [spoiler: ScrewDestiny]]: [[spoiler: a Nod commando team engages Locke, using probability calculator augmentations to "see" into the future. Except that Locke is so badass, he lives when he's supposed to die.]]

** [[Starcraft Tychus Findley]] is a Zone Trooper.

** One of the turian commanders is named [[Starcraft Artanis]].

* {{BadAss}}: A lot of them, but most prominently Specialist Locke, a GDI commando, [[spoiler: who kills a biotic Asari commando single-handedly.]]

This is ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6965762/1/Eagles_Fall Eagle's Fall]], a loose prequel to the C&C/ME fusion that is ''{{Fanfic/Renegade}}''.

** [{ArmyOfTwo Sergeants Salem and Rios]], who continue to be bros.