History YMMV / UniverseAtWar

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The Novus and Masari campaigns consist exclusively of fighting the Hierarchy. The Masari's awakening and the fact that they were stated to be getting into conflicts with Novus could have provided the chance for missions where the two fight each other in their respective campaigns, but the Masari don't their appearance until the Hierarchy campaign so Novus doesn't get to fight them. The Masari could have had missions fighting Novus but shortly after their campaign begins, Mirabal makes a truce with Masari against the Hierarchy due to the threat of the [[WeaponOfMassDestruction Purifier]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKW7yGsCMxQ Divine Intervention]] is quite good.

* ClicheStorm: The Hierarchy is given a completely bare-bones, paint-by-numbers characterization as an [[TheEmpire empire]] of PlanetLooters.The one saving grace in this department is that they were given the name they were specifically to Avert the trope of the evil conquering nation in fiction always being referred to as an Empire.

** There are way more tracks Frank added as nods to his previous works, some more subtle than others. "Composite" is a slightly faster reimagining of "Mud" from ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert'', especially the opening bass synth. Meanwhile, "Bass Case" takes cues after "Big Foot".

** Here's a fun little minigame: play both songs at the same time and see how well you can get them to fit together. It actually works pretty well.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDPStQSrRY&hd=1 Divine Intervention]] is quite good.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: A few creep in,

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The soundtrack was done by Frank Klepacki of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' fame, and it shows. You can download the OST [[http://universeatwar.filefront.com/file/;85202 here]].
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDPStQSrRY&hd=1 Divine Intervention]] is quite good.
* EvilIsCool: The Hierarchy is a walking embodiment of everything awesome about alien invasions, they have [[HumongousMecha massive]] [[TripodTerror walkers]], flying saucers, an overlord with a cool name and the [[AutobotsRockOut rockiest soundtrack]] in an RTS since the last ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' game.

* EvilIsCool: The Hierarchy is a walking embodiment of everything awesome about alien invasions, they have [[HumongousMecha massive]] [[TripodTerror walkers]], flying saucers, an overlord with a cool name and the [[AutobotsRockOut rockiest soundtrack]] in an RTS since the last ''[[Main/CommandAndConquer Command & Conquer]]'' game.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The soundtrack was done by Frank Klepacki of CommandAndConquer fame, and it shows. You can download the OST [[http://universeatwar.filefront.com/file/;85202 here]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: As the name implies, the track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Hgx0D4NmA Act on Invasion]] bears more than a little similarity to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVNubbPiZAU Act on Instinct]] from [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer the original Command & Conquer]]. Both tracks were made by the brilliant Frank Klepacki.

* CompleteMonster: Kamal Re'x takes pride in all the races that he had wiped out, [[SocialDarwinist feeling that if they couldn't keep themselves from being wiped out, they didn't deserve to exist in the first place]]. He's also a big {{Jerkass}} in the campaign.

* CompleteMonster: While the Hierarchy is portrayed as a villain race, Kamal Re'x deserves special mention. He takes pride in all the races that he had wiped out, [[SocialDarwinist feeling that if they couldn't keep themselves from being wiped out, they didn't deserve to exist in the first place]]. He's also a big {{Jerkass}} in the campaign.

*** Pretty much any scene with Moore qualifies, it's pretty much his main purpose in the plot.

** Don't forget about this:

* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: As the name implies, the track [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Hgx0D4NmA Act on Invasion]] bears more than a little similarity to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVNubbPiZAU Act on Instinct]] from [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer the original Command & Conquer]]. Of course, both tracks were made by the brilliant Frank Klepacki.

* GameBreaker: in an ordinary match, you are always limited to six research project slots at any time. If you want to research something else, you have to give up already researched stuff to make room. HOWEVER, if you're Hierarchy and build a walker hardpoint granted by research, the hardpoint won't be removed once you give up its prerequisite! Therefore, it's entirely possible to finish the last campaign mission by building two Science Walkers then buying Assault Branch Suite 3 and filling one walker with Visual Enhancers (reveals the whole map) then giving up the three slots to buy Mutagenic Branch Suit 4 and filling the other walker with Cascade Reactors. Result: ability to launch radiation cascades without using a spotter, enabling you to utterly rape the defenders into oblivion.

-->'''Orlok:''' They must think we have reinforcements. Let's get some before they find you we ''don't''.

* CompleteMonster: While the Hierarchy is portrayed as a villain race, Kamal Re'x deserves special mention. He takes pride in all the races that he had wiped out, [[SocialDarwinist feeling that if they couldn't keep themselves from being wiped out, they didn't deserve to exist in the first place]]. He's also a big {{Jerkass}} in the campaign.