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4	* The backstory puts its own spin on certain aspects of the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' series. Namely in that an attack by [[PatrioticFervor ultranationalists]] on Moscow's airport was averted in 2016, as well as the presence of a General Shepherd {{Expy}} on the American's side who's not evil. Beyond that, the American Vanguard infantry is basically a walking parody of ''Call of Duty'' multiplayer with a powerful shotgun, a vitriolic attitude and various combat drones that might as well be straight from the series. Also, the ECA hero, Frank Jaeger, is basically a German {{Expy}} of Captain Price.
5	* One would be forgiven for thinking that the ECA's Pandora is an updated version of the [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Shagohod]]. Or that the GLA under Sulaymaan's leadership, now based in Africa looks like a more evil, perverted version of Outer Heaven. Furthermore, the name of the ECA hero Frank Jaeger is also the real name of the ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' character Gray Fox.
6	* The South African security contractor Pieter Coetzee owes his name to Hardy Kruger's character in the late 70s action flick ''Film/TheWildGeese''.
7	* References to Creator/TomClancy's ''VideoGame/EndWar'':
8	** The American Sentry Drone's official in-universe nickname is Rottweiler, just like the combat drone that is employed by the American JSF.
9	** General Aleksandr's MBT, the Ogre, is based on the tank with the same name, which is employed by the Russian SGB.
10	* Many units have quotes that reference VideoGame/DawnOfWar unit quotes.
11	-->'''Propaganda Airship''': "Today the enemy shall know fear!"
12	-->'''Volunteer Squad''': "SQUAD BROKEN!"
13	-->'''Conscript''': "Enemies of Russia, beware!"
14	-->'''Golem Tank''': "The armored fist of Aleksandr!"
15	-->'''Leopard Tank''': "Victory is assured!"
16	-->'''Valkyrie Venom''': "Walk softly, and carry a big gun."
17	-->'''Viking Venom''': "A sound tactical maneuver."
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21	* The GLA Recycler is chock full of hilarious (and sometimes, [[Main/WaxingLyrical waxing lyrical]]) shout outs. It even has unique lines for each salvage upgrade (all of which can be heard [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBb50TEn6o here]]):
22	** Normal:
23	-->"[[Main/BlatantLies You have my undivided attention!]] [[Main/AttentionDeficitOohShiny Ooh...shiny...]]"
24	-->"[[Film/TaxiDriver You talkin' to me?]]"
25	-->"Hey, you want me to [[Series/PimpMyRide pimp your ride]]?"
26	-->"What's my secret? [[Main/DuctTapeForEverything Duct tape]], of course!" {{Evil laugh}}
27	-->"[[ComicBook/IronMan Aww, it's never an Arc Reactor!]]"
28	** USA [[Main/AttackDrone Tier-1 tech]]:
29	-->"[[{{Film/Scarface1983}} Say hello to my little friends!]]"
30	** USA [[Main/EnergyWeapon Tier-2 tech]]:
31	-->"[[Series/TheATeam I love it when a plan comes together!]]"
32	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A._%28song%29 Born in the USA! Born in the USA!]]" {{Evil laugh}}
33	** China [[Main/KillItWithFire Tier-1 tech]]:
34	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestarter_(The_Prodigy_song) I'm just a twisted firestarter!]]"
35	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_(Arthur_Brown_song) I am the god of hellfire!]]"
36	-->"I suppose this makes me a bit of a wizard... [[Main/DontExplainTheJoke Fireballs, wizard]]...ah, forget it..."
37	-->"[[Film/TheDarkKnight Some people just want to watch the world burn.]]"
38	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Balls_of_Fire Great balls of fire!]]"
39	** China [[{{Main/EMP}} Tier-2 tech]]:
40	-->"Ugh, it ain't no ''Film/GoldenEye'', but it'll do..."
41	** Russian [[Main/ShockAndAwe Tier-1 tech]]:
42	-->"[[{{WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983}} I! Have! The power!]]"
43	-->"Ah, [[UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla Nikola]] was such a noob!"
44	** Russian [[{{Main/BFG}} Tier-2]] [[Main/GatlingGood tech]]:
45	-->"Now '''I''' am [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Heavy Weapons Guy]]!"
46	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Got_Back I like big guns and I cannot lie!]]"
47	-->"[[VideoGame/StarCraftII Hell... it's about time]]!"
48	** ECA [[Main/MoreDakka Tier-1]] [[Main/ArmorPiercingAttack tech]]:
49	-->"I am the [[Film/MadMax2TheRoadWarrior Road Warrior]]!"
50	-->"[[{{VideoGame/Quake}} Quad damage]]!"
51	-->"Time for a bit of ''{{VideoGame/Carmageddon}}''!"
52	-->"[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Buffer Let's get ready to rumble!]]"
53	** ECA [[Main/DeathRay Tier-2 tech]]:
54	-->"[[Main/MemeticMutation I'mma firin mah' lazor!]]"
55	** GLA [[Main/TheScrounger Tier-1 tech]]:
56	-->"[[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Wot're ye buyin?]]" laughs
57	-->"[[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering I'll trade you for one of the]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Nine Power Nine!]]"
58	** GLA [[Main/UniversalPoison Tier-2]] [[Main/ActionBomb tech]]:
59	-->"[[{{VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals}} Thrax's]] [[Main/ContinuityNod legacy lives on]]!"
60	-->"Time to get [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_with_the_Sickness down with the sickness!]]"
61	* The updated and upgraded version of the Marauder Tank now functions similarly to the Soviet Heavy Tank of ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert Red Alert 1]]''. [[labelnote:Note]]Unlike the FixedForwardFacingWeapon of the old Marauder in the vanilla game, the new Marauder now has a rotating turret[[/labelnote]]
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65	* An anonymous whistleblower in China calling out the ruling regime's increasingly militarist policies and surveillance work is basically a RaceLift of Edward Snowden. Though in this case, Chinese society in-universe does little to disprove this to the world at large.
66	* The Chinese Hopper Tank is quite obviously based on the eponymous tank from ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''. And one of the unit's voiced lines is a paraphrased reference to the ubiquitous [[MemeticMutation memetic]] line from ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim''.
67	-->"I used to drive an Overlord, then I took a shell to the treads."
68	* The Chinese [[Main/KillItWithFire Shenlong]] [[Main/TankGoodness Tank]] is also fond of listening to Arthur Brown's "Fire" on the radio:
69	-->"''♫Fire! I'll take you to burn...♫'' [[Main/PyroManiac Ah, I love this song!]]"
70	* And we can't forget the EasterEgg Propaganda Airship with trollfaces and the "Trololo" song.
71	* The Sunstorm Cannon is based on the Asia-Pacific Alliance unit of the same name from the cancelled ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer2013''.
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75	* General Griffon's pilot nickname "Guile" is an obvious reference to ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' which is appropriate, given that most of the Generals by this point in time would have grown up in the 1980s and 90s.
76	* The [[SemperFi Vanguard]] sometimes refer to himself as a [[VideoGame/DutyCalls Master Sergeant shooter person.]]
77	* The AT Drone is clearly based on the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlertSeries Soviet Terror Drone]].
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81	* The populist Hope and Glory Party, which plays a crucial role in Britain's exit from the EU in the 2020s, is an {{Expy}} of [[ComicBook/VForVendetta Norsefire]], complete with a Prime Minister called Susan Adams. Unlike Norsefire however, it ''isn't'' a fascist organization and is significantly more sensible in its policies and beliefs, including support for the UK's membership in the ECA and an increased cooperation with the Commonwealth.
82	* A Royal Navy battlecruiser by the name [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds HMS Thunderchild]] seals the deal on the Russian landing in England.
83	* The ECA Grenadier fires [[GrenadeSpam lots of grenades]], and has a Scottish accent. [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 One would wonder if he has an eyepatch]].
84	* The European Manticore Tank is driven by a blatant [[TheAhnold Arnold Schwarzenegger]] parody who even references many iconic lines from his movies to boot.
85	** He also might mention that [[Music/{{Sabaton}} "This is the Panzer Elite!"]]
86	* The ECA hero unit references the {{Music/Maroon 5}} song "Moves like Jagger", which is quite similar to his name:
87	-->'''Frank Jäger''': "I got the moves."
88	* A part of the Region Command, specifically the area around the gate where Excavators come out, looks like a Construction Yard from ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert''.
89	* Anvil Bots may select the phrase [[Music/MCHammer "Stop! Hammertime."]]
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93	* Russia's hero, Boris Bikov is essentially Boris from ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'', even reusing his sound clips from the same game.
94	* Another exported unit from ''Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2'' is the Tesla Tank (the previous version of the vehicle looked similar to the model from the first ''Red Alert''). It also borrows the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries Brotherhood of Nod]]'s BadassCreed in one of its voice lines:
95	-->"[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Peace. Through. POWER!]]"
96	* Judging by its name, the 'Handheld Tesla Device' might as well be an [[{{VideoGame/Portal}} Aperture Science patent]] and its basic design is clearly based on the Tesla Gun from VideoGame/{{Wolfenstein}}.
97	* Not to be outdone by the GLA Recycler when it comes to funny responses, the Russian [[Main/WorkerUnit Construction Crane]] is one rolling reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp8hvyjZWHs this video]].
98	-->"Trust me, I'm an engineer!"
99	-->"I drive my truck like a boss!"
100	-->"I shall build in expert mode!"
101	-->(When ordered to repair a structure) "What the [[Main/SoundEffectBleep bleep]] did just happen here?"
102	* The Russian Golem Tank delivers this epic TitleDrop to the game that started it all:
103	-->"[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Command me, and I will Conquer!]]"
104	* Stop me if you've heard this one: [[MalevolentMaskedMen malevolent, masked,]] {{Sociopathic Soldier}}s wielding assault rifle/rocket launcher hybrids. Oh yes? Did we just describe [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the Death Corps of Kreig]], or the Russian Federation's Shock Troopers?

Context ShoutOut / RiseOfTheReds