History VideoGame / DawnOfTheTiberiumAge

* CivilWarcraft: In The Experiment Lab co-op mission, you're free to choose your side, so this trope will be played straight if at least a player selects Nod (the same side as the enemy). The Conversion and The Rain of Death (two of the possible final missions of the Toxic Diversion campaign) are ''highly'' downplayed examples: as a recent defector from GDI, you start in possession of two GDI Medium Tanks and a Rocket Launcher, but if you choose to join the Brotherhood (which is the only way to win the missions) they provide a Nod MCV and you'll spend most of the mission controlling a Nod force.

* StealthyColossus: The Soviet Project 941, a capital submarine that is submerged when not firing.

* StockDinosaurs: ''T. rex'', ''Velociraptor'' (actually an ''Utahraptor''), ''Stegosaurus'' and ''Triceratops'' appear as neutral units in some maps.

* AdaptationalExpansion: In Enhanced mode, all factions receive a few new units, including a navy for GDI and Nod (so they could fight the Allies and Soviets on equal footing in naval maps) and two new versions of Giant Ants.

* GrenadeLauncher: The Commando gains a grenade launcher when promoted to Elite rank, increasing his effectiveness against other vehicles.

* CivilWarcraft: In The Experiment Lab co-op mission, you're free to choose your side, so this trope will be played straight if at least a player selects Nod (the same side as the enemy). The Conversion (one of the possible final missions of the Toxic Diversion campaign) is technically this, as you're still technically playing as GDI (with the GDI UI) against GDI but the only GDI units at your disposal are two Medium Tanks and a Rocket Launcher, otherwise your MCV is Nod and you'll spend most of the mission controlling a Nod force.

* MultipleEndings: The Toxic Diversion campaign has 4 different end missions (each of which corresponds to one ending) depending on what you did or did not do in the first 3 missions (namely destroying the Bio Research Lab in mission 1, choosing to save the civilians or the GDI outpost in mission 2, and fighting the civilians or not in mission 3).

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Allies have the Chrono Tank and Enforcer, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Prototype hero in addition to gaining the Illuminator. In singleplayer missions, there are additionally the Commander (the PlayerCharacter that appears in some missions in the Toxic Diversion campaign), the Mobile HQ (which represents the PlayerCharacter of the Creeping Destruction campaign in its 7th mission), Stavros and the Queen Ant (who leads the Allied taskforce and the Giant Ants respectively in the final It Came From Red Alert! campaign).

* MultipleEndings: The Toxic Diversion campaign has 4 different endings depending on what you did or did not do in the first 3 missions (namely destroying the Bio Research Lab in mission 1, choosing to save the civilians or the GDI outpost in mission 2, and fighting the civilians or not in mission 3).

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Hijacker, one Cyborg Prototype, one Chrono Tank, one Enforcer, one M.A.D. Tank, one Behemoth, one Project 941, one Harbinger, three A-10 Warthogs or runways for them, three SS-22N Nuke Launchers (unlocked by the Civil Tech Center) or three railgun Mammoth Tanks (exclusive to the Cloaked Twilight co-op) can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore.

* DemotedToExtra: Zigzagged with the Allied Phase Tank, also called Phase Transport. In the original game it was a campaign-exclusive unit. In earlier versions of DTA, it used to be a regular buildable unit until replaced by the Tank Destroyer, but you still get to use it in the River Raid mission, so it could be said that it was demoted to the same role that it had in original game: a special singleplayer-only unit.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Allies have the Chrono Tank and Enforcer, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Prototype hero in addition to gaining the Harbinger. In singleplayer missions, there are additionally the Commander (the PlayerCharacter that appears in some missions in the Toxic Diversion campaign), the Mobile HQ (which represents the PlayerCharacter of the Creeping Destruction campaign in its 7th mission), Stavros and the Queen Ant (who leads the Allied taskforce and the Giant Ants respectively in the final It Came From Red Alert! campaign).

** The Harbinger fires a giant ball of plasma that unleashes deadly arcs of energy around it as it flies past enemies until it reaches maximum range.

* YouNukeEm: All factions except GDI have access to nukes if superweapons are turned on, except in the Heart Attack skirmish map where GDI can use nukes as well from a neutral capturable Missile Silo. Soviet Demolition Trucks contain nukes, and the SS-22N Launcher unlocked by the Civilian Tech Centers fire mini-nukes.
* YouRequireMoreVespeneGas: Credits (needed to build all units and buildings) would be gold. Power is, well, power: it is produced by power plants and required by many buildings; having power demand exceed power supply would result in production speed being slowed down, most base defences malfunctioning and superweapon cooldowns being put on hold.

* PowerfulButInaccurate: Compared to the GDI Ion Cannon, the other factions' nukes affect a bigger radius, but have a delay between launch and impact that make it harder to target moving units with them.

* SeparateButIdentical: The three types of basic infantry (Minigunner/Rifle Infantry, Rocket Soldier, Engineer) and harvesters used by all four factions differ from each other only by the cameo, taken from the game where their faction came from, the name (in case of ''TD'' Minigunners and ''RA'' Rifle Infantry; and ''TD'' Tiberium Harvesters and ''RA'' Ore Trucks) and the voiceover, otherwise the versions used by different sides are all functionally identical. While the advanced infantry and vehicles usually avert this trope, there are still some notable examples: Allied and Nod Light Tanks, Soviet and Nod Flamethrowers and Chemical Warriors (the latter of which is only used in the campaign), GDI and Soviet Mammoth Tanks, GDI and Allied Medium Tanks (where both units look the same but are slightly different gameplay-wise), all Repair Ships (which all look differently but are identical gameplay-wise), GDI and Soviet Grenadiers, Allied and Nod Artillery and Phase Tanks, GDI and Allied [=APCs=], and all factions' Mobile Sensor Arrays and Chinook Transports (where there's no cosmetic nor functional difference at all).

* TyrannosaurusRex: Appear as neutral units in some maps.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Nod Flak Hovercraft, which only appear as enemies in some missions and are only controllable by the player if you get lucky from a goodie crate.

* AmphibiousAutomobile: The neutral Transports and the campaign-exclusive GDI Hover MLRS and Nod Chemical Hovercraft can float over land and water alike.

* DemotedToExtra:
** The Transports of both ''Red Alert'' factions originated as regular buildable units, and are not properly supported by the ''Tiberian Sun'' engine. In DTA, they only appear in some maps as a 'public transport' for infantry.
** Zigzagged with the Allied Phase Tank, also called Phase Transport. In the original game it was a campaign-exclusive unit. In earlier versions of DTA, it used to be a regular buildable unit until replaced by the Tank Destroyer, but you still get to use it in the River Raid mission, so it could be said that it was demoted to the same role that it had in original game: a special singleplayer-only unit.

** The Nod Laser Corvette can deploy to increase its range, turn itself invisible and become able to detect invisible enemies but cannot move in this state. Similarly, Allied Frigates can also change into an immobile form to activate their sensor arrays.

* MookMedic: Allied Medics and Nod Mobile Repair Vehicles, which can heal infantry and repair vehicles, respectively. In Enhanced mode, all factions have access to mobile repair ships.

* ColorCodedArmies: In the campaign, the default colours for each side are gold for GDI, blue for the Allies, red for Nod and the Soviets. In the Creeping Destruction campaign, where most missions are Soviets vs Nod, the Nod forces are coloured metallic instead of red.

* CrossOver: Gameplay-wise, all factions from ''Tiberian Dawn'' and ''Red Alert'' are playable, so there could be GDI and Allies vs Nod and Soviet matches or any other possible combination.

* AdaptedOut: Due to the limitations of the ''Tiberian Sun'' engine, some units from ''Red Alert'' had to be removed: the Allies lost Thieves, Field Mechanics, Radar Jammers and both types of Gap Generators, the Soviets lost Chitzkoi, the Hind and the Iron Curtain, and both factions lost the Minelayers.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Hijacker, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one M.A.D. Tank, one Behemoth, one Project 941, one SSM Launcher, three A-10 Warthogs or runways for them, three SS-22N Nuke Launchers (unlocked by the Civil Tech Center) or three railgun Mammoth Tanks (exclusive to the Cloaked Twilight co-op) can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* DeadlyGas: Used by Nod Chemical Warriors, the campaign-exclusive Nod Chemical Hovercraft and the Experiment Lab-exclusive Chemical Mammoth Tank. In the It Came For DTA! missions, capturing an ant hive will cause the Engineer to gas it and the Giant Ants inside.

** The Allied Chronosphere and the Transports of both ''Red Alert'' factions. Both of them used to be regular buildable units the original game, and, despite not being properly supported by the ''Tiberian Sun'' engine, survive in DTA but are no longer buildable and a lot less important: the Transports appear in some maps as a 'public transport' for infantry, and the Chronosphere only appears as an objective in some missions.

* DiscardAndDraw: When a Chrono Tank enters combat mode, it becomes able to attack but permanently loses the ability to teleport and must drive like normal vehicles from that point on.

* DrillTank: Termites can tunnel underground courtesy of a front-mounted drill.

** Nod Termites and the Soviet Project 941 normally can move underground or underwater, but need to surface and deploy into a stationary mode to attack.

** Allied Chrono Tanks start in teleport mode when first built, in which they can teleport across the map but cannot attack until permanently changing into combat mode, after which they can attack but irreversibly lose the ability to teleport.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Allies have the Tank Destroyer, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Prototype hero. In singleplayer missions, there are additionally the Commander (the PlayerCharacter that appears in some missions in the Toxic Diversion campaign), the Mobile HQ (which represents the PlayerCharacter of the Creeping Destruction campaign in its 7th mission), Stavros and the Queen Ant (who leads the Allied taskforce and the Giant Ants respectively in the final It Came From Red Alert! campaign).

* MagneticWeapons: Railguns are used by the Allied Chrono Tank, the GDI X-O Powersuit, and Railgun Infantry and the Commander in the Toxic Diversion campaign. The Mammoth Tanks in the GDI co-op mission Cloaked Twilight also have railguns in place of their normal cannons.

* OneHitPolykill: The X-O Powersuit's railgun (which is also used by the Railgun Infantry and Commander in the Toxic Diversion campaign) deals damage to everything between it and its primary target.

* TheParalyzer: Microwave Tanks overload the electronics of the target vehicle or structure and anything directly adjacent to the target, rendering them completely helpless for as long as the Microwave keeps firing at it.

* SniperRifle: The Commando and Volkov use one to kill enemy infantry from afar.

* StealthyMook: Nod Stealth Tanks, Stealth [=APCs=] and Phase Tanks (which can only be seen by stealth detectors if not directly next to another enemy unit), Termites (which can burrow underground), Allied Spies (who disguise as Rifle Infantry with enemy house colours and can only be automatically detected by dogs) and all Soviet submarines (obviously).

* TeleportSpam: The Allied Chrono Ranger, only available after capturing the Experiment Lab, is capable of teleporting around the map without any cooldown. Unlike the standard Chrono Tank, it does not need to lose the ability to teleport in order to attack.

* BeefGate: In some maps, there are big resource fields guarded by very strong hostile units (like the Visceroid swarm in the huge Tiberium field in Defunct Combat Platform, or the Visceroids and Floaters guarding the blue Tiberium field in Downtown Warfare), which means that sending your harvesters in there early before you get sufficient units is a quick way to destroy your own economy as the harvesters will most likely get destroyed.

* DroneDeployer: The Aircraft Carrier and Ekranoplan attack by sending drones to bombard enemy units from afar.

** The GDI Aircraft Carrier can deploy, being unable to move or attack for the abilities to reload friendly aircraft and detect stealthed enemies.

* GatheringSteam: An Ekranoplan starts off slow-moving but can accelerate to great speeds if given enough time, matching the speed of even Nod ships.

* GlassCannon: Land artillery, Chrono Tanks, Tesla Tanks, Missile Cruisers and Missile Subs can wreck enemy units and buildings from afar but need to be protected due to their low hit points.

* LimitedLoadout: All aircraft except the unarmed Transports only have a limited amount of ammunition and must reload at an airpad once it runs out.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: The Soviet Project 941 is capable of launching a barrage of missiles once deployed.

* SiegeEngines: GDI Rocket Launchers, Hover MLRS, Missile Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers, Nod Artillery, Beam Cannons, SSM Launchers and Sea Shadows, Allied Artillery and Cruisers, Soviet V2 Rockets, Missile Subs and the Project 941, all of which outrange most base defences and are good against buildings.

* WorkerUnit: Tiberium Harvesters and Ore Trucks, which harvest tiberium and ore and deliver them to Refineries for procession into money.

** The cameo icon of the Soviet Repair Ship is actually a Caspian Sea Monster while in the game is a Lun-class ekranoplan.
** Volkov's cameo icon is from an early cover of Red Alert 2 box art.
** The Behemoth Tank is referenced to the SwatKats enforcer vehicle with the same name.

** The Soviet Repair Ship is actually a Caspian Sea Monster ekranoplan which is also seen in the cameo icon.

** The Soviet Repair Ship is actually a Caspian Sea Monster eEkranoplan which is also seen in the cameo icon.

* {{Cyborg}}: Volkov, the cybernetic Hero of the Soviet Union. Another serves as Nod's HeroUnit in Enhanced mode.

* FactionCalculus: GDI (Balanced), Nod (Subversive), Allies (Cannons) and Soviets (Powerhouse). The Soviets and GDI are known to be powerhouse factions, but the Soviets rely more on expensive heavy vehicles than GDI does. Nod prefers to make use of stealth and speed over raw firepower or durability. The Allies are in between Nod and GDI, they start out with light units but bring more firepower to bear with their tier 3 units.

* MobileFactory: The MCV's purpose is to build other structures.

* SeeTheInvisible: Deployed Mobile Sensor Arrays, Laser Corvettes, Frigates and Aircraft Carriers are capable of detecting enemy invisible and subterranean units in a radius around them.

* FactionCalculus: GDI (Balanced), Nod (Subversive), Allies (Cannons) and Soviets (Powerhouse).

* MultipleEndings: The Toxic Diversion campaign has 4 different endings depending on what you did or did not do in the previous missions (namely destroying the Bio Research Lab in mission 1, choosing to save the civilians or the GDI outpost in mission 2, and fighting the civilians or not in mission 3).

* TheUsualAdversaries: No one else likes Nod, and all other factions get at least 2 missions where Nod is the enemy, including a whole campaign for the Soviets. In contrast, GDI only fights the Soviets in one mission (Retribution) and the Allies in none of them.

* YouNukeEm: All factions except GDI have access to nukes if superweapons are turned on, except in the Heart Attack skirmish map where GDI can use nukes as well from a neutral capturable Missile Silo. Soviet Demolition Trucks contain nukes, and the SS-22N Launcher unlocked by the Civilian Tech Centers fire mini-nukes.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Hijacker, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one M.A.D. Tank, one Behemoth, one Project 941, one SSM Launcher, three A-10 Warthogs, three SS-22N Nuke Launchers (unlocked by the Civil Tech Center) or three railgun Mammoth Tanks (exclusive to the Cloaked Twilight co-op) can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* TheUsualAdversaries: No one else likes Nod, and they're the faction most featured

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one M.A.D. Tank, one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher, three A-10 Warthogs, three SS-22N Nuke Launchers (exclusive to the Tiber skirmish map) or three railgun Mammoth Tanks (exclusive to the Cloaked Twilight co-op) can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* DeathFromAbove: All sides have access to one or two types aircraft that can generally make the enemy's life a living hell if used properly.

* OneHitKill: Any infantry mauled by an Attack Dog is instantly killed. Commandos and Tanya can instantly blow up buildings with a [=C4=] charge if they can get close to plant it. The Tank Destroyer is capable of destroying most vehicles in a single shot while staying out of their firing range, except the most heavily-armoured ones.

* RecursiveAmmo: Nod Sea Shadows fire a cluster missile that fragments into many sub-munitions over its target.

* ShockAndAwe: Tesla Ants and the Queen Ant can generate an electric current to discharge at enemies.

* SeparateButIdentical: The three types of basic infantry (Minigunner/Rifle Infantry, Rocket Soldier, Engineer) and harvesters used by all four factions differ from each other only by the cameo, taken from the game where their faction came from, the name (in case of ''TD'' Minigunners and ''RA'' Rifle Infantry; and ''TD'' Tiberium Harvesters and ''RA'' Ore Trucks) and the voiceover, otherwise the versions used by different sides are all functionally identical. While the advanced infantry and vehicles usually avert this trope, there are still some notable examples: Allied and Nod Light Tanks, Soviet and Nod Flamethrowers, GDI and Soviet Mammoth Tanks, GDI and Allied Medium Tanks (where both units look the same but are slightly different gameplay-wise), all Repair Ships (which all look differently but are identical gameplay-wise), GDI and Soviet Grenadiers, Allied and Nod Artillery, GDI and Allied [=APCs=], and all factions' Mobile Sensor Arrays and Chinook Transports (where there's no cosmetic nor functional difference at all).

* YouNukeEm: All factions except GDI have access to nukes if superweapons are turned on, except in the Heart Attack skirmish map where GDI can use nukes as well from a neutral capturable Missile Silo. Soviet Demolition Trucks contain nukes, and the SS-22N Launcher unlocked by the Civilian Tech Centers in the Tiber map fire mini-nukes.

** In the campaigns there are: The Breakthrough (The Toxic Diversion 2), Exterminate! (It Came From Red Alert! 3), plus the following ones in Creeping Destruction: Investigation (1), Pulverizing (3) and Flight Through the Wasteland (7).

* DemotedToExtra: The Allied Chronosphere and the Transports of both ''Red Alert'' factions. Both of them used to be regular buildable units the original game, and, despite not being properly supported by the ''Tiberian Sun'' engine, survive in DTA but are no longer buildable and a lot less important: the Transports appear in some maps as a 'public transport' for infantry, and the Chronosphere only appears as an objective in some missions.

* StealthBasedMission: The first part of River Raid involves sneaking an invisible Phase Tank carrying Tanya and four Rocket Soldiers past Soviet forces to destroy their power plants.

* StealthyMook: Nod Stealth Tanks, Stealth [=APCs=] and Phase Tanks (which can only be seen by stealth detectors if not directly next to another enemy unit), Termites (which can burrow underground) and all Soviet submarines (obviously).

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one M.A.D. Tank, one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* CivilWarcraft: In The Experiment Lab co-op mission, you're free to choose your side, so this trope will be played straight if at least a player selects Nod (the same side as the enemy).

* DeadlyGas: Used by Nod Chemical Warriors and the campaign-exclusive Nod Chemical Hovercraft. In the It Came For DTA! missions, capturing an ant hive will cause the Engineer to gas it and the Giant Ants inside.

** Nod Termites and the Soviet Project 941 normally can move underground or underwater, but needs to surface and deploy into a stationary mode to attack.

* ItOnlyWorksOnce: A Chrono Tank can only teleport once before permanently entering combat mode and losing this ability.

* MagneticWeapons: Railguns are used by the Allied Chrono Tank, the GDI X-O Powersuit, and Railgun Infantry and the Commander in the Toxic Diversion campaign.

* NukeEm: All factions except GDI have access to nukes if superweapons are turned on. There's a neutral capturable Missile Silo in the Heart Attack map as well.

** In the final part of the first Toxic Diversion mission, Nod will launch an all out assault on your base which you must survive.

* SiegeEngines: GDI Rocket Launchers, Hover MLRS, Missile Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers, Nod Artillery, SSM Launchers and Sea Shadows, Allied Artillery and Cruisers, Soviet V2 Rockets, Missile Subs and the Project 941, all of which outrange most base defences and are good against buildings.

* TeleportSpam: The Allied Chrono Ranger, only available after capturing the Experiment Lab, is capable of teleporting around the map without any cooldown.

* WorkerUnit: Tiberium Harvesters and Ore Trucks, which harvest tiberium and ore and deliver them to Refineries for procession into money.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one M.A.D. Tank one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Notably the Allied Phase Transport, exclusive to the River Raid mission, which is invisible, armed with missiles effective against aircraft, and can transport a single infantryman, which is designated to be Tanya in said mission.

* BreathWeapon: Fire Ants can set enemies on fire similar to flamethrowers, due to poorly understood chemical reactions within the ant.

* DeathFromAbove:: All sides have access to one or two types aircraft that can generally make the enemy's life a living hell if used properly.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Nod is still a big fan of laser weapons.

* GameMod: Of ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun'', though it has since become standalone after the original game became abandonware.

* GlassCannon: Land artillery, Tesla Tanks, Missile Cruisers and Missile Subs can wreck enemy units and buildings from afar but need to be protected due to their low hit points.

* KillSat: The GDI Ion Cannon, which is fired from a satellite in orbit.

* JetPack: GDI Jumpjet Infantry have one so they can fly around.

* MagneticWeapons: Railguns are used by the Allied Chrono Tank, the GDI X-O Powersuit, and the Commander in the Toxic Diversion campaign.

* OneHitPolykill: The X-O Powersuit's railgun (which is also used by the Commander in the Toxic Diversion campaign) deals damage to everything between it and its primary target.

* PowerfulButInaccurate: Compared to the GDI Ion Cannon, the other factions' nukes affect a bigger radius,

* StealthyMook: Nod Stealth Tanks, Stealth [=APCs=] and Allied Phase Transports (which can only be seen by stealth detectors if not directly next to another enemy unit), Termites (which can burrow underground) and all Soviet submarines (obviously).

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Downplayed with Nod Chemical Hovercraft, which mostly appear as enemies in some missions and are only controllable by the player in very limited numbers in some other missions, or if you get lucky from a goodie crate.

* ActionBomb: Soviet MAD Tanks, Demolition Trucks and Sea Mines. Step 1: Get close to the enemy. Step 2: Detonate. Survival is optional.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Commando, one Cyborg Prototype, one Tank Destroyer, one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, despite being not one-of-a-kind in the lore. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* CivilWarcraft: In The Experiment Lab co-op mission, you're free to choose your side, so this trope will be played straight if at least a player selects Nod.

* CreatorCameo: In the Deceptive Wonderland skirmish map, there's a unique tech building called Rampastring's Next-Generation Modding HQ.

* EarthquakeMachine: When deployed, a MAD Tank unleashes an earthquake capable of devastating vehicles and structures.

* GlassCannon: Land artillery, Missile Cruisers and Missile Subs can wreck enemy units and buildings from afar but need to be protected due to their low hit points.

* MookMaker: The Civil Naval Yards in the skirmish map Tiber constantly spawn Civil Gunboats, hostile to all players, until destroyed. Ant nests in the 'It Came For DTA!' missions also constantly spam all kinds of Giant Ants until captured (gassed) by an Engineer.

* The GDI mission Under Siege II, as its name would indicate, is a remake of the Nod mission Under Siege from ''Tiberian Dawn''.
* The It Came From Red Alert! campaign is remade from the Giant Ant campaign of the same name in ''Red Alert: Counterstrike''.

* TrueSight: Deployed Mobile Sensor Arrays, Laser Corvettes, Frigates and Aircraft Carriers are capable of detecting enemy invisible and subterranean units in a radius around them.

* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Notably the campaign-exclusive Allied Phase Transport, which is invisible, armed with missiles effective against aircraft, and can transport a single infantryman. It is designed to be used in combination with Tanya in the mission River Raid.

* FragileSpeedster: GDI Hum-Vees, Nod Buggies, Recon Bikes, Light Tanks, Stealth Tanks and Scarab Speedboats, Allied Rangers, Light Tanks and Chrono Rangers. They are designed to be fast harassers not so capable of receiving damage.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Allies have the Tank Destroyer, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Prototype hero.

* OneHitPolykill: The X-O Powersuit's railgun deals damage to everything between it and its primary target.

** The 6th Creeping Destruction mission involves protecting the Forward Command Center for 70 minutes.

* RemixedLevel: The 'It Came From Red Alert!' campaign is remade from the Giant Ant campaign of the same name in ''Red Alert''.
* ShockAndAwe: Tesla Ants can generate an electric current to discharge at enemies.
* SeparateButIdentical: The three types of basic infantry (Minigunner/Rifle Infantry, Rocket Soldier, Engineer) and harvesters used by all four factions differ from each other only by the cameo, taken from the game where their faction came from, the name (in case of ''TD'' Minigunners and ''RA'' Rifle Infantry; and ''TD'' Tiberium Harvesters and ''RA'' Ore Trucks) and the voiceover, otherwise the versions used by different sides are all functionally identical. While the advanced infantry and vehicles usually avert this trope, there are still some notable examples: Allied and Nod Light Tanks, Soviet and Nod Flamethrowers, GDI and Soviet Mammoth Tanks, GDI and Allied Medium Tanks (where both units look the same but are slightly different gameplay-wise), GDI and Soviet Grenadiers, Allied and Nod Artillery, GDI and Allied [=APCs=], and all factions' Mobile Sensor Arrays and Chinook Transports (where there's no cosmetic nor functional difference at all).

* StartingUnits: All players start with an MCV, but building another one will take some time.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Tank Destroyer, one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, even if they can't be considered heroes at all. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* BugWar: The 'It Came For DTA!' co-op missions, which put you against the Giant Ants.

* DefenselessTransports: Soviet Heavy [=APCs=] and Nod Stealth [=APCs=] have no weapons to defend themselves.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Allies have the Tank Destroyer, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Commando.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Phase Transport, one Behemoth, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, even if they can't be considered heroes at all. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.
* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Notably the Allied Phase Transport, which is invisible, armed with missiles effective against aircraft, and can transport a single infantryman with Tanya as a popular choice.

* DroneDeployer: The Aircraft Carrier attacks by sending drones to bombard enemy units from afar.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Soviets receive the Behemoth and Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Commando.

* JackOfAllStats: A Behemoth can take on just about anything (even aircraft) if handled properly.

* MookMedic: Allied Medics and Nod Mobile Repair Vehicles, which can heal infantry and repair vehicles, respectively.

* OneHitKill: Any infantry mauled by an Attack Dog is instantly killed. Commandos and Tanya can instantly blow up buildings with a [=C4=] charge if they can get close to plant it.

* AdaptedOut: Due to the limitations of the ''Tiberian Sun'' engine, some units from ''Red Alert'' had to be removed: the Allies lost Spies, Thieves, Field Mechanics, Radar Jammers and both types of Gap Generators, the Soviets lost Chitzkoi, the Hind and the Iron Curtain, and both factions lost the Minelayers.

* ArbitraryHeadcountLimit: Only one Phase Transport, one SSM Launcher or three A-10 Warthogs can be built at a time, even if they can't be considered heroes at all. Chrono Tanks in teleport mode are also limited to one at a time, and a new Chrono Tank can only be built when there's no existing Chrono Tank still in teleport mode.

* HeroUnit: In classic mode, GDI and Nod have the Commando, the Allies have Tanya, and the Soviets have Volkov. In Enhanced mode, GDI receives the X-O Powersuit, the Soviets receive the Project 941, and Nod replaces the vanilla Commando with a Cyborg Commando.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Nod Chemical Hovercraft only appear as enemies in some missions and are never controllable by the player.

* DeadlyGas: Used by Nod Chemical Warriors and the campaign-exclusive Nod Chemical Hovercraft.

** The GDI Aircraft Carrier can deploy to exchange its mobility for the abilities to reload friendly aircraft and detect stealthed enemies, although it can attack in both forms.

* FragileSpeedster: GDI Hum-Vees, Nod Buggies, Recon Bikes, Light Tanks and Stealth Tanks, Allied Rangers, Light Tanks and Chrono Rangers. They are designed to be fast harassers not so capable of receiving damage.

* MookMaker: The Civil Naval Yards in the skirmish map Tiber constantly spawn Civil Gunboats, hostile to all players, until destroyed.

* ProtectionMission: The 6th Creeping Destruction mission involves protecting the Forward Command Center for 70 minutes.

* SeparateButIdentical: The three types of basic infantry (Minigunner/Rifle Infantry, Rocket Soldier, Engineer) and harvesters used by all four factions differ from each other only by the cameo, taken from the game where their faction came from, and the name (in case of ''TD'' Minigunners and ''RA'' Rifle Infantry; and ''TD'' Tiberium Harvesters and ''RA'' Ore Trucks), otherwise the versions used by different sides are all functionally identical. While the advanced infantry and vehicles usually avert this trope, there are still some notable examples: Allied and Nod Light Tanks, Soviet and Nod Flamethrowers, GDI and Soviet Mammoth Tanks (both versions look identical but have slightly different stats), GDI and Allied Medium Tanks (the only difference is that the Allied version is higher on the tech tree but cheaper), GDI and Soviet Grenadiers, Allied and Nod Artillery, GDI and Allied [=APCs=], and all factions' Mobile Sensor Arrays and Transports (where there's no cosmetic nor functional difference at all).

* TrueSight: Deployed Mobile Sensor Arrays and Aircraft Carriers are capable of detecting enemy invisible and subterranean units in a radius around them.