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** To be fair, he makes Saddam look like a cute cuddly kitten of peace and happiness.

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** To be fair, he makes Baby Panay's bad enough that Saddam look looks like a cute cuddly kitten of peace and happiness.



** Or maybe they're confident ''because'' they know who he is, and he's on their side.

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** Or maybe they're confident ''because'' they know who he is, and he's on their side.side each time he comes with them. Besides, Rico does need himself to be on good terms with them.



** It's Rico. He probably runs into them every other week.
* Several powerful countries are interested in Panau's resources and have agents working there, but no one seems to care about Panau having nukes.

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** It's Rico. He probably runs into them every other week.
He's Rico and he's always in for trouble, so anything that he fights, he hates.
* Several powerful countries are interested in Panau's resources and have agents working there, but no one seems to care about Panau having nukes.nukes being sent their way.
** Then again, the U1 carries nuclear missiles, but it only ever displays and fires them in the final mission. Baby Panay probably wanted to prepare a nasty surprise for them.
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** It's Rico. He probably runs into them every other week.

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** It's Rico. He probably runs into them every other week.week.
* Several powerful countries are interested in Panau's resources and have agents working there, but no one seems to care about Panau having nukes.
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** Out of all of the Black Market vehicles, the Ice Breaker is the only one that's ''bright pink'' instead of the usual black. Why? Because a bright-pink ice cream truck is arguably ''less'' conspicuous than a black government(-esque) vehicle.

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** Out of all of the Black Market vehicles, the Ice Breaker is the only one that's ''bright pink'' instead of the usual black. Why? Because a bright-pink ice cream truck is arguably ''less'' conspicuous than a black the myriad of black-colored government(-esque) vehicle.vehicles that comprise the rest of your arsenal.

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* A ''massive'' one occurs with the two Chevalier ice cream trucks, but it's easier to notice on the Ice Breaker. When you play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLzNFL_cSU its iconic tune]], said tune bears some resemblance to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY58inWev0E Cavalry Charge]]'' bugle tune. Which becomes even more hilarious when you realize that the Ice Breaker's giant bull-bar was likely designed for [[RammingAlwaysWorks charging headlong into other vehicles]].

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* A ''massive'' one occurs Two of them occur with the two Chevalier Ice Breaker:
** Out of all of the Black Market vehicles, the Ice Breaker is the only one that's ''bright pink'' instead of the usual black. Why? Because a bright-pink
ice cream trucks, but it's easier to notice on the Ice Breaker. truck is arguably ''less'' conspicuous than a black government(-esque) vehicle.
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When you play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLzNFL_cSU its iconic tune]], said tune bears some resemblance to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY58inWev0E Cavalry Charge]]'' bugle tune. Which becomes even more hilarious when you realize that Why? Because the Ice Breaker's giant bull-bar was likely designed for [[RammingAlwaysWorks charging "charging" headlong into other vehicles]].
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* A ''massive'' one occurs with the two Chevalier ice cream trucks, but it's easier to notice on the Ice Breaker. When you play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLzNFL_cSU its iconic jingle]], the tune bears some resemblance to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY58inWev0E Cavalry Charge]]'' bugle tune. Which becomes even more hilarious when you realize that the Ice Breaker's giant bull-bar was likely designed for [[RammingAlwaysWorks charging headlong into other vehicles]].

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* A ''massive'' one occurs with the two Chevalier ice cream trucks, but it's easier to notice on the Ice Breaker. When you play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLzNFL_cSU its iconic jingle]], the tune]], said tune bears some resemblance to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY58inWev0E Cavalry Charge]]'' bugle tune. Which becomes even more hilarious when you realize that the Ice Breaker's giant bull-bar was likely designed for [[RammingAlwaysWorks charging headlong into other vehicles]].
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This was actually a major eureka moment for me. A proper Fridge moment if there ever was one. The only thing missing was an actual fridge.



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* A ''massive'' one occurs with the two Chevalier ice cream trucks, but it's easier to notice on the Ice Breaker. When you play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLzNFL_cSU its iconic jingle]], the tune bears some resemblance to the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY58inWev0E Cavalry Charge]]'' bugle tune. Which becomes even more hilarious when you realize that the Ice Breaker's giant bull-bar was likely designed for [[RammingAlwaysWorks charging headlong into other vehicles]].
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* You have to destroy government infrastructure in order to destabilize the country. In addition, you receive no real negative feedback for killing civilians (unlike, say, {{Mercenaries}}). Why are you doing this? Because the new leader (admittedly a pretty nasty fellow) didn't want to dance to the United States' tune. Yes, you are basically committing state terrorism.

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* You have to destroy government infrastructure in order to destabilize the country. In addition, you receive no real negative feedback for killing civilians (unlike, say, {{Mercenaries}}).''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}}''). Why are you doing this? Because the new leader (admittedly a pretty nasty fellow) didn't want to dance to the United States' tune. Yes, you are basically committing state terrorism.
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* The secret resource of Panau is [[spoiler: oil]] which isn't so much a spoiler because the island is littered with pipelines, fuel depots, and gas stations.
* Why is there a ship in the middle of a desert? Because the desert is actually a recently dried up ocean bed, like the Aral sea. [[note]]'''Lautan Lama''' means '''Formerly a sea''' [[BilingualBonus in Indonesian ]][[/note]]

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* The secret resource of Panau is [[spoiler: oil]] [[spoiler:oil]] which isn't so much a spoiler because the island is littered with pipelines, fuel depots, and gas stations.
* Why is there a ship in the middle of a desert? Because the desert is actually a recently dried up ocean bed, like the Aral sea. [[note]]'''Lautan Lama''' The proof? "Lautan Lama" means '''Formerly "Formerly a sea''' sea" [[BilingualBonus in Indonesian ]][[/note]]Indonesian]].




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* In one cutscene, Rico says "Considering the value of the Panauan buck, shooting you would have been more expensive." What's one of the most common and convenient ways to refill ammo on your guns? Just ordering another gun from the Black Market and refilling your ammo off of that.



* Get a good look at the factions' territories and the way they're spread across the island. [[spoiler: Panau is going to be a hotbed of violent infighting between them long after Baby Panay's been deposed and the oil fields nuked.]]

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* Get a good look at the factions' territories and the way they're spread across the island. [[spoiler: Panau [[spoiler:Panau is going to be a hotbed of violent infighting between them long after Baby Panay's been deposed and the oil fields nuked.]]
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* Get a good look at the factions' territories and the way they're spread across the island. [[spoiler: Panau is going to be a hotbed of violent infighting between them long after Baby Panay's been deposed and the oil fields nuked.]]
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* In ''[[VideoGame/JustCause Just Cause 2]]'' you have to destroy government infrastructure in order to destabilize the country. In addition, you receive no real negative feedback for killing civilians (unlike, say, {{Mercenaries}}). Why are you doing this? Because the new leader (admittedly a pretty nasty fellow) didn't want to dance to the United States' tune. Yes, you are basically committing state terrorism.

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* In ''[[VideoGame/JustCause Just Cause 2]]'' you You have to destroy government infrastructure in order to destabilize the country. In addition, you receive no real negative feedback for killing civilians (unlike, say, {{Mercenaries}}). Why are you doing this? Because the new leader (admittedly a pretty nasty fellow) didn't want to dance to the United States' tune. Yes, you are basically committing state terrorism.



* Gang leaders in [=JC2=] seem to be unusually confident when flying in one helicopter with Rico, [[ViolationOfCommonSense despite knowing fully]] just [[OneManArmy who]] [[SociopathicHero he is]].

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* Gang leaders in [=JC2=] seem to be unusually confident when flying in one helicopter with Rico, [[ViolationOfCommonSense despite knowing fully]] just [[OneManArmy who]] [[SociopathicHero he is]].
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* Blowing up all of the various bits of infrastructure around the island in ''Just Cause 2'' doesn't cause the citizens as a whole to start rioting or rebelling. However, it does help the groups that are fighting it. Duh, people are joining one of the three factions against the dictator rather than fighting on their own!
* The secret resource of Panau is [[spoiler: oil]] which isn't so much a spoiler because the island is littered with pipelines, fuel depots, and gas stations.
* Why is there a ship in the middle of a desert? Because the desert is actually a recently dried up ocean bed, like the Aral sea. [[note]]'''Lautan Lama''' means '''Formerly a sea''' [[BilingualBonus in Indonesian ]][[/note]]
* Rico's very own name has a nice meaning for the context of the story. Rico as a word in Spanish means "rich", which makes sense for him as his profession of being an Agent for the CIA means that he is paid handsomely for his work. Rico as a name means, "strong" or "hardy", Rico is a very strong soldier and is quite hardy or durable in the face of the all the danger he faces on a regular basis. Rico can some times be a derivative of the name Ricardo which means, "Powerful leader". Rico works for the United States which is in fact a powerful country, a "powerful leader", with a great deal of influence in global politics, and also acts as a (very effective) leader for various groups of gang members in the takeover missions.

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* In ''[[VideoGame/JustCause Just Cause 2]]'' you have to destroy government infrastructure in order to destabilize the country. In addition, you receive no real negative feedback for killing civilians (unlike, say, {{Mercenaries}}). Why are you doing this? Because the new leader (admittedly a pretty nasty fellow) didn't want to dance to the United States' tune. Yes, you are basically committing state terrorism.
** To be fair, he makes Saddam look like a cute cuddly kitten of peace and happiness.

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* Gang leaders in [=JC2=] seem to be unusually confident when flying in one helicopter with Rico, [[ViolationOfCommonSense despite knowing fully]] just [[OneManArmy who]] [[SociopathicHero he is]].
** Or maybe they're confident ''because'' they know who he is, and he's on their side.
* At one point, Rico goes "I hate Ninjas" when a trio of them appear. How often does this guy fight Ninjas to know he hates them?
** It's Rico. He probably runs into them every other week.

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