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3 | [[folder:General (multiple references to one work or miscellaneous lore)]] |
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." |
18 | [[/folder]] |
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20 | [[folder:GLA]] |
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]] |
62 | [[/folder]] |
63 | |
64 | [[folder:China]] |
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''. |
72 | [[/folder]] |
73 | |
74 | [[folder:USA]] |
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]]. |
78 | [[/folder]] |
79 | |
80 | [[folder:ECA]] |
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."]] |
90 | [[/folder]] |
91 | |
92 | [[folder:Russia]] |
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? |
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