History Fanfic / TiberiumTheFiresOfTerra

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The Cold War-era laser pistol founded by the Junk Guild is based on [[http://englishrussia.com/2013/10/05/laser-gun-for-a-soviet-cosmonaut/ an actual Soviet weapon]].

* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler: In order to deescalate the L4 battle (and prevent GDI InOps prediction that Earth Alliance and PLANT will escalate the war and fight the otherside to the death (thus leaving the GUNDAM solar system weak and unable to survive against a Scrin invasion)), GDI starts using their fusion bombs despite the political and cultural taboo GUNDAM earth has on nuclear weapons]].

* RealityEnsues:
** Following GDI [[spoiler:ending a skirmish between the [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=] via massive usage of clean nukes]], public opinion of the Initiative ''plummets'' due to [[spoiler:their flagrant usage of nuclear weapons in a tactical engagement. Regardless of whether or not it is justified, usage of nukes is a huge warning flag to everyone]].
** [[spoiler:Even if the presence of GDI and Tiberium shook the status quo of the SEED universe, war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance, which had been brewing for years, would still happen regardless.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: Something noticed by the fans: while [=GDI=] and Nod both oppose each other and wish to destroy each other, that's as far as either is willing to go. By contrast, the Earth Alliance and [=ZAFT=] are not willing to stop fighting until the other side is ''[[LeaveNoSurvivors extinct]]''. One fan even posted a scene where two Nod {{mooks}} note that they don't need to demonize the [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=], ''they really are that bad''.
* FalseFlagOperation: GDI gets involved in the conflict between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT during the Battle of the L4 Colonies without looking like the aggressors and losing trust with all side by using a tractor beam to bring a single Moebius space fighter into their restricted air space, making it look like the Earth Alliance violated GDI's warnings not to enter their area, giving them justified cause to strike back against the Alliance. That same Moebius fighter, after leaving GDI's air space, fires on nearby ZAFT spaceships, whom mistakenly thinks GDI attack them which they retaliate but realizes too late it wasn't GDI, giving GDI justification to attack ZAFT for their unprovoked attack.
* FantasticRacism: As with the source material, this exists between Naturals and Coordinators. Part of the reason [=GDI=] takes some flak from the Earth Alliance is that they don't have any issues with genetic engineering or the large number of Tiberium mutants that are among its citizens. Even [=ZAFT=], despite being unnerved and awed with GDI technological capabilities including stopping their N-Jammers, some of their leaders are still convinced they can beat GDI both in war and technology since GDI are just Naturals.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT seem to think GDI is like their UN, talk big but is weak and unable to do anything. The Battle of L4 Colonies prove them wrong when Admiral Mu Wui of ZAFT tries to use the threat of political repercussions if GDI intervenes only for GDI to not only intervene in the Battle after both sides "attack" GDI's fleet but also use tons of clean nukes to force both sides to return to their respective lines, showing that GDI is actually UnitedNationsIsASuperpower.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something noticed by the fans: while [=GDI=] and Nod both oppose each other and wish to destroy each other, that's as far as either is willing to go. By contrast, the Earth Alliance and [=ZAFT=] are not willing to stop fighting until the other side is ''[[LeaveNoSurvivors extinct]]''. One fan even posted a scene where two Nod {{mooks}} note that they don't need to demonize the [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=], ''they really are that bad''.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Something noticed by the fans: while [=GDI=] and Nod both oppose each other and wish to destroy each other, that's as far as either is willing to go. By contrast, the Earth Alliance and [=ZAFT=] are not willing to stop fighting until the other side is ''extinct''. One fan even posted a scene where two Nod {{mooks}} note that they don't need to demonize the [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=], ''they really are that bad''.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Eurasian Federation President Borski is taking flak by her political opponents for doing not enough to contain Tiberium. Their criticisms are right as forced mass evacuations in afflicted EF territories are put into effect as Tiberium continue to spread much to the Eurasian public's anger. Furthermore, some EF members perceive their alliance to GDI as kowtowing to a foreign power and threatened to breakaway from the EF.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Rondo Mina Sahaku still hold her beliefs that her Earth is better off being rule under by Orb, with her family at the helm. She trust GDI as the only nation that she view for running itself competently, but her only problem with GDI is that they ''lack'' the ambition to use its advanced weapons and technology to forcefully take control of Earth and guide humanity through the turmoil.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Eurasian Federation President Borski is taking flak by her political opponents for doing not enough to contain Tiberium in which they are right as forced mass evacuations are put into effect as Tiberium continue to spread much to the Eurasian public's anger. Furthermore, some EF members perceive their alliance to GDI as kowtowing to a foreign power and threatened to breakaway from the EF.

* AlternateUniverse: The Tiberium Universe diverged from canon when GDI, after the Third Tiberium War, studied the Tacitus and use its information to developing space colonies to allow humanity survive from the threat of Tiberium and Nod. After the Tegmark Event occurred, this triggered the [[CommandAndConquerTiberianTwilight Fourth Tiberium War]] and, without the Scrin Tower, lead to Nod's annihilation and its survivors fleeing from the solar system but at the cost of untold millions of lives lost and undoing decades of land reclamations on Earth.

* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: The denizens of the SEED universe see GDI as an unprecedented planetary power who possess technology that is decades ahead and completely unheard of. The Earth Alliance is unwilling to launch their surprise attack on the [=PLANTs=] when GDI's fleet stands in between them and risking a costly two-front war. Even Patrick Zala share similar thoughts that antagonizing GDI would be a huge fatal mistake for the PLANTs.

** GDI eventually show their teeths during their intervention in the Battle of the L4 Colonies [[spoiler:which led to their use of clean nuclear weapons to end a skirmish between [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=] forces.]]

* FantasticRacism: As with the source material, this exists between Naturals and Coordinators. Part of the reason [=GDI=] takes some flak from the Earth Alliance is that they don't have any issues with genetic engineering or the large number of Tiberium mutants that are among its citizens. Even [=ZAFT=], despite being unnerved and awed with GDI technological capabilities including stopping their N-Jammers, some of their leaders are still convinced they can beat GDI both in war and technology since GDI are justs Naturals.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Patrick Zala is one of the few on the PLANT Council to realize that making GDI an enemy for the [=PLANTs=] is a huge mistake [[spoiler:especially with GDI unhesitatingly ending a ZAFT and EA skirmish with nukes.]] Zala cautiously advised the Council to avoid provoking GDI if possible while continuing their war against the Earth Alliance.

* ForWantOfANail: The Tegmark event appeared on February 1, CE 70 and the Bloody Valentine Incident is completely avoided. Since his wife isn't killed in this story, Patrick Zala didn't became a vengeful and natural-hating extremist and is more reserved and realistic in his perspective on the long-term effects GDI and Tiberium has on his universe. His son Athrun doesn't enroll in ZAFT.

* ForWantOfANail: The Tegmark event appeared on February 1, CE 70 and the Bloody Valentine Incident is completely avoided. Since his wife isn't killed in this story, Patrick Zala didn't became a vengeful and natural-hating man and is more reserved and realistic in his perspective on the long-term effects GDI and Tiberium has on his universe. His son Athrun doesn't enroll in ZAFT.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Rau Le Creuset contemplate on whether GDI's presence would stop SEED Earth's Natural-Coordinator conflict.
-->'''Rau Le Creuset:''' Were they really different from the naturals and coordinators of this reality...? While they seems not to possess the hate that engulfed all of humanity, that evident enough from the Supreme Commander's words but to stop the hate and the fires of war from cosuming humanity... would their threats be enough?

** [[spoiler:Even if the presence of GDI and Tiberium shook the status quo of the SEED universe, war between ZAFT and the Earth Alliance would still happen regardless.]]

* RealityEnsues: Following GDI [[spoiler:ending a skirmish between the [=EA=] and [=ZAFT=] via massive usage of clean nukes]], public opinion of the Initiative ''plummets'' due to [[spoiler:their flagrant usage of nuclear weapons in a tactical engagement. Regardless of whether or not it is justified, usage of nukes is a huge warning flag to everyone]].

* AwakeningTheSleepingGiant: The denizens of the SEED universe see GDI as an unprecedented planetary power who possess technology that is decades ahead and completely unheard of. The Earth Alliance is unwilling to launch their surprise attack on the [=PLANTs=] when GDI's fleet stands in between them and risking a costly two-front war.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: [[spoiler:Owing to Knae not being present, the SEEDverse Brotherhood of Nod is more tempered in their views and is far more respectful of GDI, believing them to have earned the right to be the custodians of Tiberium.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Patrick Zala is one of the few on the PLANT Council to realize that making GDI an enemy for the PLANTs is a huge mistake [[spoiler:especially with GDI unhesitatingly ending a ZAFT and EA skirmish with nukes.]] Zala cautiously advised the Council to avoid provoking GDI if possible while continuing their war against the Earth Alliance.

-->'''Rau Le Creuset:''' Were they really were different from the naturals and coordinators of this reality...? While they seems not to possess the hate that engulfed all of humanity, that evident enough from the Supreme Commander's words but to stop the hate and the fires of war from costuming humanity... would their threats be enough?