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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in ''Dune'' canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one. Even the creepy Harkonnen Mentat is legitimately horrified at the sight.

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The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in ''Dune'' canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as has been turned into one. Even the creepy Harkonnen Mentat [[EveryoneHasStandards is legitimately horrified at the sight.sight]].
** The [[FateWorseThanDeath fate]] of those who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail]] [[CorruptCorporateExecutive House Ordos]]. [[spoiler: Their [[LosingYourHead decapitated heads]] are kept on life support and unable to die, though they certainly wish they could]].
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* ShoutOut: From the Ordos campaign, we get this gem:
-->'''Sardaukar Bashar''': [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Without an emperor, we are ruled by the forces of chaos.]]
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** The Harkonnen music by David Arkenstone goes towards a guitar-heavy rock sound that is surprisingly remiscient of the Harkonnen music in ''Film/Dune1984''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SUUkhKkXo Surronded]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpGBi5pMnM Dark Alliance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_deOe3fpXc Defenders of Arrakis]] (a quite ironic name for an Harkonnen track) are good examples.

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** The Harkonnen music by David Arkenstone goes towards a guitar-heavy rock sound that is surprisingly remiscient of the Harkonnen music in ''Film/Dune1984''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SUUkhKkXo Surronded]], Surrounded]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpGBi5pMnM Dark Alliance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_deOe3fpXc Defenders of Arrakis]] (a quite ironic name for an a Harkonnen track) are good examples.
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** Minotaurus walkers fire long-range rocket barrages that are devastating to both infantry and armor. While they can't fire whilst moving, they are essentially the ultimate base-defense unit. Their only weakness are air units, but couple of Mongoose thrown in can counter that.

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** Minotaurus walkers fire long-range rocket high explosive shells barrages that are devastating to both infantry and armor. While they can't fire whilst moving, they are essentially the ultimate base-defense unit. Their only weakness are air units, but couple of Mongoose thrown in can counter that.

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** The Atreides tracks have this valiant hero feel while still being badass, and were made by Frank Klepaki, who made 90% of all the Command and Conquer music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIdDOqVZDM Battle of the Atreides]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp7q9LVA1vM Fight in the Dunes]] are such epic examples of his work. Some of the Atreides tracks are very reminicent of Klepaki's tracks in ''Dune 2000''.

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** The Atreides tracks have this valiant hero feel while still being badass, and were made by Frank Klepaki, Klepacki, who made 90% of all the Command and Conquer music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIdDOqVZDM Battle of the Atreides]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp7q9LVA1vM Fight in the Dunes]] are such epic examples of his work. Some of the Atreides tracks are very reminicent of Klepaki's Klepacki's tracks in ''Dune 2000''.


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* {{Fanon}}: Many are convinced that the punished commanders shown in the Harkonnen and Ordos introduction cutscenes are, in a meta-sense, the [[PlayerCharacter player commanders]] from ''Dune 2000''.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game's soundtrack is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4E8A872850C1B3AB The game's soundtrack soundtrack]] is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay.gameplay. Each main House have its own music, each created by a different composer :
** The Atreides tracks have this valiant hero feel while still being badass, and were made by Frank Klepaki, who made 90% of all the Command and Conquer music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHIdDOqVZDM Battle of the Atreides]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp7q9LVA1vM Fight in the Dunes]] are such epic examples of his work. Some of the Atreides tracks are very reminicent of Klepaki's tracks in ''Dune 2000''.
** The Ordos music is creepy and mysterious, and was made by Jarrid Mendelson who made about a third of the Tiberian Sun music. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOmX6HmGp0U Not an Option]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsqgkzyjSsE Deception]] perfectly capture House Ordos mindset.
** The Harkonnen music by David Arkenstone goes towards a guitar-heavy rock sound that is surprisingly remiscient of the Harkonnen music in ''Film/Dune1984''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1SUUkhKkXo Surronded]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpGBi5pMnM Dark Alliance]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_deOe3fpXc Defenders of Arrakis]] (a quite ironic name for an Harkonnen track) are good examples.
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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in ''Dune'' canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one.

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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in ''Dune'' canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one. Even the creepy Harkonnen Mentat is legitimately horrified at the sight.
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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in Dune canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one.

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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in Dune ''Dune'' canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The game's soundtrack is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The game's soundtrack is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay.

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* GameBreaker: The stealth-capable Fremen soldiers in ''Emperor'' can be this if used right. In the final mission, you can easily bypass the entire battle by training a group of Fremen, manually moving them on foot straight through the enemy base (without attacking anything), then have them attack the mission goal structure, move them out of the way of the slow-firing defensive cannon, and repeat until it's destroyed.

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The stealth-capable Fremen soldiers in ''Emperor'' can be this if used right. In the final mission, you can easily bypass the entire battle by training a group of Fremen, manually moving them on foot straight through the enemy base (without attacking anything), then have them attack the mission goal structure, move them out of the way of the slow-firing defensive cannon, and repeat until it's destroyed.
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* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. What the [[EvilMentor Mentat]] said in the intro rang true.

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* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. What [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness What]] the [[EvilMentor Mentat]] said in the intro rang true.
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* NightmareFuel: The Tleilaxu creations are nightmarish in Dune canon and they continue to be here. The Contaminators spread mutations that turn other living beings into other Contaminators. When you return to Arrakis you learn that the Tleilaxu spread the contaminants that create these things across the entire planet and almost everyone on the planet as been turned into one.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The game's soundtrack is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay.
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** Harkonnan anti-air drones are equipped with quad-barreled machine-guns that can, for some inexplicable reason, target ground units in addition to air units. Although slow, their firepower is immense, and only a few dedicated anti-air units and structures can even target them.
** Mongoose walkers fire long-range rocket barrages that are devastating to both infantry and armor. While they can't fire whilst moving, they are essentially the ultimate base-defense unit.

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** Harkonnan Harkonnen anti-air drones are equipped with quad-barreled machine-guns that can, for some inexplicable reason, target ground units in addition to air units. Although slow, their firepower is immense, and only a few dedicated anti-air units and structures can even target them.
** Mongoose Minotaurus walkers fire long-range rocket barrages that are devastating to both infantry and armor. While they can't fire whilst moving, they are essentially the ultimate base-defense unit. Their only weakness are air units, but couple of Mongoose thrown in can counter that.
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** House Ix has invisible, fast-moving infiltrators that explode in a suicide move that is devastating to buildings. A clever player can easily navigate a number of them past a base's defensive line and blow up any number of critical structures. Ixian tanks can also create functional [[HardLight hard light]] copies of any other land unit which, while killed in one hit, retain all the destructive power of the real versions. Five or six of these tanks can easily clear entire maps simply by spam-copying certain units such as the Ordos laser tank and throwing them at the enemy.
** House Ordos laser tanks can fire on the move and outrun any unit capable of beating them in a one-on-one fight. Their powerful laser turrets also rip through enemy vehicles and structures, making them terrifyingly effective at hit-and-run tactics. They also have both shields ''and regenerative health.''
** Although an absolute pain to micromanage due to their tendencies to cause friendly fire incidents, sonic tanks have both great range and damage output. A line of these tanks can sweep a map clear from one end to the other if kept repaired and appropriately supported.
** Harkonnan anti-air drones are equipped with quad-barreled machine-guns that can, for some inexplicable reason, target ground units in addition to air units. Although slow, their firepower is immense, and only a few dedicated anti-air units and structures can even target them.
** Mongoose walkers fire long-range rocket barrages that are devastating to both infantry and armor. While they can't fire whilst moving, they are essentially the ultimate base-defense unit.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The FMV's suffer from this. The actors' skin will occasionally have green highlights when there is no green light source nearby. The imperial crown is also very clearly made of rubber, and characters may occasionally stretch it out when placing in on their heads.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: The FMV's suffer from this. The actors' skin will occasionally have green highlights when there is no green light source nearby. The imperial crown is also very clearly made of rubber, and characters may occasionally stretch it out when placing in on their heads. A not-quite knife fight between Gunseng and Copec features an obviously fake knife.
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* SpecialEffectFailure: The game's FMV's suffer from this. The actors' skin will occasionally have green highlights when there is no green light source nearby. The imperial crown is also very clearly made of rubber, and characters may occasionally stretch it out when placing in on their heads.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: The game's FMV's suffer from this. The actors' skin will occasionally have green highlights when there is no green light source nearby. The imperial crown is also very clearly made of rubber, and characters may occasionally stretch it out when placing in on their heads.
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* GameBreaker: The stealth-capable Fremen soldiers in ''Emperor'' can be this if used right. In the final mission, you can easily bypass the entire battle by training a group of Fremen, manually moving them on foot straight through the enemy base (without attacking anything), then have them attack the mission goal structure, move them out of the way of the slow-firing defensive cannon, and repeat until it's destroyed.

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* GameBreaker: The stealth-capable Fremen soldiers in ''Emperor'' can be this if used right. In the final mission, you can easily bypass the entire battle by training a group of Fremen, manually moving them on foot straight through the enemy base (without attacking anything), then have them attack the mission goal structure, move them out of the way of the slow-firing defensive cannon, and repeat until it's destroyed.destroyed.
* SpecialEffectFailure: The game's FMV's suffer from this. The actors' skin will occasionally have green highlights when there is no green light source nearby. The imperial crown is also very clearly made of rubber, and characters may occasionally stretch it out when placing in on their heads.
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* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. What the [[EvilAdvisor Mentat]] said in the intro [[Foreshadowing rang true]].

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* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. What the [[EvilAdvisor [[EvilMentor Mentat]] said in the intro [[Foreshadowing rang true]].true.
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* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. What the [[EvilAdvisor Mentat]] said in the intro [[Foreshadowing rang true]].

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