Line #4 YMMV/EmperorBattleForDune


1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4E8A872850C1B3AB The game's soundtrack]] is generally considered to be one of the best parts of the game, and much more timeless than the gameplay. Each main House have its own music, each created by a different composer :
2	** The Atreides tracks have this valiant hero feel while still being badass, and were made by Frank 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 Klepacki's tracks in ''Dune 2000''.
3	** 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.
4	** 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 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 a Harkonnen track) are good examples.
5	* {{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''.
6	* FridgeHorror: The Harkonnen ending is the only one where [[PlayerCharacter The Commander]] is not present. [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness What]] the [[EvilMentor Mentat]] said in the intro rang true.
7	* GameBreaker:
8	** 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.
9	** 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.
10	** 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.''
11	** 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.
12	** 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.
13	** Minotaurus walkers fire long-range 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.
14	* NightmareFuel:
15	** 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 has been turned into one. Even the creepy Harkonnen Mentat [[EveryoneHasStandards is legitimately horrified at the sight]].
16	** 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]].
17	* ShoutOut: From the Ordos campaign, we get this gem:
18	-->'''Sardaukar Bashar''': [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Without an emperor, we are ruled by the forces of chaos.]]

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