History Trivia / CommandAndConquer

* ReferencedBy: Sim City 4 allows certain branded companies based off the city's Ethics. Dystopian chemical plants are called "Kane Tiberium."

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The whole modern military theme wasn't in the original plans for the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn first game]]. It actually started out as a fantasy RTS, until they believed that fantasy was niche and modern military was more relatable with the then-recent [[UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar Gulf War]]. The direction of what would become an entire series basically hinged on this change in direction.

*** Phazon is radioactive, semisentient, and highly radioactive and mutagenic, directly inserting its atoms into native DNA.

** VideoGame/MetroidPrime and VideoGame/{{RAGE}} have {{Captain Ersatz}}'s of Tiberium, in the form of Phazon and Feltrite, respectively (although feltrite is largely ForgottenPhlebotinum used solely to beef up Authority assault rifles and upgrade the pc's MagicDefibrillator).

** VideoGame/MetroidPrime and VideoGame/{{RAGE}} have {{Captain Ersatz}}'s of Tiberium, in the form of Phazon and Feltrite, respectively (although feltrite is largely ForgottenPhlebotinum used to beef up Authority assault rifles and upgrade the pc's MagicDefribillator).

** VideoGame/MetroidPrime and VideoGame/{{RAGE}} have {{Captain Ersatz}}'s of Tiberium, in the form of Phazon and Feltrite, respectively (although feltrite is largely ForgottenPhlebotinum used to beef up Authority assault rifles and upgrade the pc's MagicDefribulator).

** VideoGame/MetroidPrime and VideoGame/{{RAGE}} have {{Captain Ersatz}}'s of Tiberium, in the form of Phazon and Feltrite, respectively (although feltrite is largely ForgottenPhlebotinum).

** VideoGame/MetroidPrime and VideoGame/RAGE have [[Captain Ersatz]]'s of tiberium, in the form of Phazon and Feltrite, respectively (although feltrite is largely ForgottenPhlebotinum)

[[folder: Hey, It's That Guy!]]
Due to the higher budget and major popularity of later games, a vast amount of notable actors and familiar faces make appearances in the live-action cutscenes. ''So much so it warranted an entire folder...''

* [[AC:Tiberium Sun]]
** Michael [=McNeil=] is [[TheTerminator Michael]] [[Film/{{Aliens}} Biehn]].
** General Solomon is Creator/JamesEarlJones.
* [[AC:C&C 3]]
** Jack Granger is Creator/{{Michael Ironside}}.
** Director Boyle is [[Franchise/StarWars Billy Dee Williams]].
** Ajay is [[Series/{{Lost}} Josh Holloway]].
** General Qatar and Lt. Telfair are [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Tricia Helfer and Grace Park]].
** Lt. James is [[Series/{{House}} Jennifer Morrison]].
* [[AC:Red Alert 2]]
** [[TwinPeaks Ray Wise]] is President Dugan.
* [[AC:Red Alert 3 -- Allies]]
** [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy J.K.]] [[VideoGame/{{Portal2}} Simmons]] is US President Ackerman.
** [[Film/{{Brazil}} Jonathan]] [[Theatre/GlengarryGlenRoss Pryce]] is Supreme Commander Bingham.
** Creator/{{Jenny McCarthy}} is Tanya.
** Creator/RandyCouture is Allied Co-Commander Fuller.
* [[AC: Red Alert 3 -- Soviets]]
** Creator/TimCurry is Premier Cherdenko.
** [[Film/ToySoldiers Andrew]] [[Series/{{Lost}} Divoff]] is Commander Krukov.
** Creator/PeterStormare is Dr. Gregor Zelinsky.
** Creator/GinaCarano is Natascha
* [[AC: Red Alert 3 -- Imperials]]
** Creator/GeorgeTakei is Emperor Yoshiro.
** Creator/KellyHu is Officer Toyama.
* [[AC:Red Alert 3: Uprising]]
** Creator/{{Malcolm McDowell}} is EU President Thornley.
** Wrestling/RicFlair is Commander Hill.
** Music/HollyValance is Brenda Snow.
** [[Series/{{Chuck}} Julia Ling]] is Izumi.
** [[Film/TheHangover Jamie Chung]] is Takara Sato.
[[/folder]]

** General Qatar and Lt. Telfair are [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Tricia Helfer and Grace Park]].

** RandyCouture is Allied Co-Commander Fuller.

** Director Boyle is [[StarWars Billy Dee Williams]].

** KellyHu is Officer Toyama.

* FanNickname: As a long-spanning series of RTS games, it's inevitable that the various units would end up with nicknames; for example, the long-standing Mammoth Tank is often called a "Mammy" and most obvious [[{{Expy}} honestly-not-Mammoth Tanks]] like the Apocalypse Tank or the Overlord are often called Mammoths because they're nothing more than Mammoths with the serial numbers filed off. The most memorable FanNickname, however, must go to the ''Tiberian Sun'' "Dragon's Tongue Flame Tank", which jokingly goes by the name of "BURROWING SHOEBOX OF HORRIBLE BURNING DEATH" (allcaps optional but preferred) because it [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is a subterranean vehicle that looks a bit like a shoe box and uses flamethrowers to burn things to death]].
* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Ray Wise ([[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]]) is President Dugan.
** Ajay is [[Series/{{Lost}} Sawyer]].
** General Qatar and Lt. Telfair are [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Number Six and Number Eight]].
** Jack Granger is [[Film/TopGun Jester]].
** Director Boyle is [[StarWars Lando Calrissian]].
** Lt. James is [[Series/{{House}} Allison Cameron]].
** Michael [=McNeil=] is [[TheTerminator Kyle Reese]].
** Creator/JamesEarlJones is General Solomon.

** Creator/JamesEarlJones is General Solomon.

** Jack Granger is [[TopGun Jester]].

** JamesEarlJones is General Solomon.

** [[Series/{{Lost}} Sawyer]] is Ajay.
** [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Number Six]] is General Qatar.
** [[TopGun Jester]] is Jack Granger.
** [[StarWars Lando Calrissian]] is Director Boyle.
** [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Number Eight]] is Lt. Telfair.
** [[Series/{{House}} Allison Cameron]] is Lt. James.
** [[TheTerminator Kyle Reese]] is Michael [=McNeil=].

* HeyItsThatGuy: ''RedAlert3'' aside, Hey, it's...
** Ray "[[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]]" "[[Series/TwentyFour Not-Actually-Evil-Vice President Gardner]]" "[[GoodNightAndGoodLuck Ray Hollenbeck]]" Wise as President Dugan! For the stoner-gamer set, he also showed up on ''TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob''.
** [[TheCloser Brenda Leigh Johnson's dad]] as General Carville! And Chief Pope, as the President!
** [[Series/{{Lost}} Sawyer]] as Ajay!
** [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Number Six]] as General Qatar!
** [[TopGun Jester]] as Jack Granger!
** [[StarWars Lando]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]'' [[StarWars Carlrissian]] as Director Boyle!
** [[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Number Eight]] as Lt. Telfair!
** [[Series/{{House}} Allison Cameron]] as Lt. James!
** [[TheTerminator Kyle Reese]] as Michael [=McNeil=] and [[StarWars Darth]] ''[[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]]'' [[StarWars Vader]] as General Solomon.

** Ray "[[TwinPeaks Leland Palmer]]" "[[TwentyFour Not-Actually-Evil-Vice President Gardner]]" "[[GoodNightAndGoodLuck Ray Hollenbeck]]" Wise as President Dugan! For the stoner-gamer set, he also showed up on ''TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob''.

** [[{{Lost}} Sawyer]] as Ajay!
** [[BattlestarGalactica Number Six]] as General Qatar!

** [[BattlestarGalactica Number Eight]] as Lt. Telfair!
** [[{{House}} Allison Cameron]] as Lt. James!