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Adam: I think Alternate history needs to have an additional sub-trope. "For want of a nail" implies small, plausible change to the time line. "Alien Space Bats" implies an entirely unlikely change to a timeline. So the South managing to win the American civil war because of a few more key victories is an example of "for want of a nail", while the South winning because of AK-47s is an example of "Alien Space Bats" The term is widely used on alternate history discussion forums and the like.
Tulling: Note to Smapti regarding Red Alert: If the war was between the Soviets and the US, why is the supreme commander who briefs you between missions a German and his right hand a Greek? Why was there no explicit mention of the US participating from the beginning or intervening later? I consider it fairly clear that it was the locals who constituted the Allies in that scenario, or at least the bulk of them. Of course, there remains the question as to why the map was drawn with modern borders (ie Germany ends at the Oder-Neisse line) when it took place in a timeline where WW 2 had not occured and the reason for having the allied soldiers speak with american accents.
Nezumi: "The main Command And Conquer series, set Twenty Minutes Into The Future at the time of its release, may be considered honorary alternate history, though the Word Of God has indicated that it's what happens if the Soviet side wins in the Red Alert series."
a) I'm pretty sure that's a fan theory, not Word Of God.
b) Even if it is Word Of God, it can't be taken seriously, as it makes no sense. GDI formed from a subdivision of NATO. If the Soviets won, there'd be no NATO. Additionally, there's no reason for Kane to form NOD if the Soviets won—as an influential advisor, he'd be in the position to execute his plans regarding the future of humanity without resorting to a terrorist organization.
Nirual: This theory is largely based on the final cutscene in the Sovjet campaign, featuring Kane as the Man Behind The Man. Stalin dies from poisoned tea and Kane informs the player about waiting until the time arrives for Nod to strike. As in, Tiberium Dawn. The implication is that in the wake of the war, Nod would have an easy time taking over Europe (which they do, as shown in the GDI campaign. Look at the map at the start, most countries are red).
As for the borders, noone said that Command and Conquer pays attention to historical detail, although I am amused to see that Switzerland is the only neutral country in the GDI campaign. I somehow doubt Nod would give a damn about that.
However, it seems like that idea got largely retconned with Red Alert 2. No sign of Kane and Nod, and Yuri being the manipulator. Of course, the expansion introduced even more time traveling, so it's hard to tell what happens in which timelime. It's probably better not to think about it too much.
Nerem: Code Geass's alternate history actually goes back as far as the original British Islanders (Celtics and such) defeating the Romans. They later established a new calender. So Code Geass takes place a couple /hundred/ years in an alternate history future.
Noaqiyeum: The producers have established that Tiberian Dawn follows Red Alert under the assumption that one side wins (I forget which), and Red Alert 2 (and then Generals) follows if the other wins. Sorry, I don't remember a source for this.
Daibhid C: Pulled Recent episodes of Doctor Who could be said to be an Alternate Present Day to ours, due to all the alien "interference". I don't think anyone voted Saxon in the real world..... Doctor Who isn't set in the real world, and never has been. You might as well say Buffy is set in an alternate history where there's vampires (and a town called Sunnydale). Wascally Wabbit: On the Code Geass example: Wasn't the stuff about Caesar and the Celts in-universe progaganda. I don't have The Manual so all the background is second hand to me. Ununnilium:
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