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''C&C: Generals'' is a [[Real Time Strategy]] game set [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], using more-or-less existent, in-development, or theorized technology. The [[Your Terrorists Are Our Freedom Fighters|Global Liberation Army]], an Arab-ish terrorist organization [[Ripped from the Headlines]] after 9/11, has declared war on the People's Republic of China and the United States of America, forcing the two superpowers to cooperate against the militants. An [[Expansion Pack]] followed, ''Zero Hour'', which introduced more missions, more units, and three specialized generals to choose from within each main faction. The game is canonically unconnected to the other ''C&C'' series, and in fact bears more resemblance to Ensemble's ''[[Age of Empires]]'' and Blizzard's ''[[Starcraft]]'' and ''[[Warcraft]]'' series.
''Generals'' was met with instant controversy from both [[Media Watchdogs]], who objected to the national stereotyping and the fact that you could play as [[Qurac|totally-not-Al-Qaeda]], as well as longtime ''C&C'' fans, who objected to their franchise's name being associated with an RTS that more strongly resembled a [[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]] game than traditional [[Command
The reboot/sequel, is being developed by [[Electronic Arts]] and a [http://www.gamespot.com/news/command-and-conquer-generals-2-coming-from-bioware-victory-6347422 new division] of [[BioWare]], "[[BioWare]] Victory" (headed by [[Might and Magic|Jon Van Canegham]]), in a world where all of the politicians and diplomats got [[Board to Death]] at a [[Peace Conference]] by a newly reawakened GLA.
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* [[Action Bomb]]/[[Suicide Attack]]: GLA's Terrorists, Bomb Trucks and all of the Demolition General's toys.
* [[America Saves the Day]]: Played straight in the main game and subverted in the expansion. After triumphing in the USA campaign, {{spoiler|the GLA campaign sees the Americans humbled and kicked out of Europe, [[China Takes Over the World|leaving the Chinese to save the day and rise to prominence as leader of the Eurasian Unity League.]]}}
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Any player unit being shot at from outside its guard range will simply stay in the same spot and be killed, unless you activate retaliation in the options menu. Then, they'll chase after whatever is shooting at them and generally run into more enemy units.
** [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard]]: The AI relentlessly takes advantage of this with its ground-based AA vehicles by positioning them just outside of your air units' response ranges where their AA guns will fire with impunity as your helicopters just hover, doing nothing.
* [[Attack Drone]]: The [[Combat Medic|Battle Drones]] and the [[Air-Launched Weapons|Hellfire Missile]] Drones. The Sentry Drone, too, when you give them machine guns.
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* [[Back From the Brink]]: The GLA pull this off ''twice.'' The first, after getting their asses handed to them by the Chinese, and then again, after the United States does the same thing. They return the favor to both superpowers.
* [[Badass Army]]: Everyone. Except the Europeans. Apparently they don't even have armies.
** While all the armies count, the USA's forces are by far the best on a unit to unit ratio, and have a ton of technology and money. The downside is that their units are very expensive.
** The GLA deserves a special mention for battling two superpowers at the same time and damn near winning, despite using mostly outdated Cold War era weaponry and having next to no airforce or navy.
** The reboot/sequel meanwhile suggests that the Europeans would ''finally'' get their due.
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* [[Cool Bike]]: The GLA gets scout motorcycles in ''Zero Hour'' which can be loaded with any infantry to make them more mobile, and let them climb up and down cliffs with ease. Oddly, they self-destruct if the rider leaves the motorcycle without a replacement.
* [[The Cracker]]: PRC's Hacker, Black Lotus and Super Lotus. [[Subverted Trope|By the way]], they work for the good guys.
* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]:
** Many of the units are extremely effective against a particular type or two, but get absolutely demolished by everything else.
** Pretty much the nine generals' [[Planet of Hats|hats]]. Gen. Granger's air power is second to none, but he can't build even the basic American tank. Gen. Fai's infantry hordes can chew apart armor or aircraft, but will fall quickly to napalm, anthrax and flash-bangs. And poor Dr. Thrax is ''only'' effective against infantry, leaving him up a polluted creek if he has to stop a tank rush.
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* [[Damn You, Muscle Memory!]]: ''Generals'' goes from ''C&C'' style left-clicking to ''[[Warcraft]]/[[Starcraft]]'' style right-clicking. Fortunately the designers were kind enough to let you change to the "classic" controls if you wanted.
* [[Death From Above]]: Besides the [[Kill Sat]] below, the [[Support Power|artillery bombardment/airdropped explosives]]/faction-specific superweapons.
* [[Determinator]]: Even after going through several civil wars and having their asses handed to them by the two superpowers ''four times'', the GLA just. Don't. Freaking. Die.
* [[Depleted Phlebotinum Shells]]: Depleted uranium shells are an upgrade to PRC tank gun ammunition.
** The GLA counterpart gets a biological equivalent, which more than doubles a tank shell's [[Strong Flesh, Weak Steel|previously near-zero lethality against infantry]].
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* [[Fast Roping]]: Using this method, the USA's Chinooks can lower a number of Rangers into an occupied building to clear out anyone garrisoned inside.
* [[Final Boss]]: In the Generals challenge, PRC ubergeneral Leiang "Tigress" Leang, who has a base combining all three factions' units and structures. You start the mission racing the clock before she hits you with a simultaneous Nuclear Missile, Particle Beam, and Scud Storm.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Defeat Gen. Kwai in ''Zero Hour'' and he'll mention the [[Final Boss|Tigress]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|squashing you like a bug]].
* [[Frickin' Laser Beams]]: American laser technology. It's used for a ''lot'' of things. Took off on a humble start with the Paladin Tank's dual-purpose [[Destructible Projectiles|point-defense laser]] and the Missile Defender's [[Laser Sight]] in ''Generals''. In ''Generals: Zero Hour'', laser technology matured to give all American factions the [[Anti-Air|anti-aircraft]] Avenger Humvee. Specialist Laser Army faction commanded by Gen. Townes uses Laser Turrets, Laser Crusaders and procured Avengers, while USAF Gen. Granger dumped Paladins for aircraft with multiple point-defense lasers.
* [[From a Single Cell|From A Single Standing Foundation]]: ... a reduced GLA building can be rebuilt. See [[Multiple Life Bars]] below for a detailed explanation on that.
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* [[The Hyena]]: Dr. Thrax punctuates his mustache-twirling evil one liners with frantic giggling.
* [[I Love Nuclear Power]]: China love it. There's a Chinese General in ''Zero Hour'' who specializes in nuclear warfare.
* [[In Name Only]]: The gameplay is more like ''[[Starcraft]]'' than traditional [[Command
* [[Invisibility Cloak]]: Among some of the things: Stealth Fighters, Pathfinders, Radar Vans, Demolition Traps, and a whole Stealth General army.
{{quote|Now, watch this. ''([[Beat]])'' [[Trash Talk|Oh, wait, you can't!]] -- '''Prince Kassad'''}}
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''Don't stop till it's over!''|Gatling Tank crewman}}
** Also done [[Training the Peaceful Villagers|when arming the (pistol-wielding) Angry Mobs with AK-47s]].
* [[Motive Decay]]: The GLA's self described purpose was to drive the Americans and Chinese out of Central Asia and the Middle East. They actually ''succeed'' in this ([[Ass Pull|somehow]]) in Zero Hour. They then proceed to invade Europe for no real reason. Yes, Europe. Not even the formerly Muslim held lands that religious extremists would want, like southern Spain or Greece, but ''frickin Germany''.
* [[Multiple Life Bars]]: All GLA structures, except the [[Booby Trap|Demo Trap]], has two layers of [[Life Meter]]: the first is its original functional form (like most buildings) and the second is the remaining foundation (called a GLA Hole) that's still standing. If a GLA building's left unharmed long enough at its second [[Life Meter]], it'll slowly [[From a Single Cell|restore itself into its functional form]] for free. Needless to say, this feature gives the GLA a lot of tactical leverage to survive attacks that only last long enough to level buildings without [[Multiple Life Bars]].
** The GLA Battle Bus is the sole vehicle variant. See [[Awesome Personnel Carrier]] above.
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* [[Poisoned Weapons]]: One of the GLA's turfs is biochemical warfare. Namely, with weaponized mixes of anthrax and liquid chemicals. But for someone who's ''into'' this trope, look no further than the dastardly Dr. Thrax.
* [[Power Glows]]: Max veterancy units get red tracers for their weapons.
* [[Punctuated!
{{quote|Tanks! Build! More! '''TANKS!''' -- '''Gen. Kwai'''}}
* [[Punny Name]]: PRC Tank Gen. Ta Hun Kwai. [[Gratuitous Foreign Language|Broken Mandarin]] for "He (is) very fast."
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** [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|It's Not Symbolic?]]: The American [[Tank Goodness|main battle tanks]] are named the Paladin tank and the Crusader tank. This could be a subtle comparison of [[The War on Terror]] to [[The Crusades]].
* [[Worker Unit]]: No Construction Yards here, but bulldozers, transport helicopters, trucks and certain men [[You Have Researched Breathing|who need shoes from the Black Market]].
* [[Wretched Hive]]: The GLA's main stronghold is Kazakhstan. The majority of the USA campaign and a large portion of the PRC one takes place there, and there capital is Astana. Aside from that, they also mantain de facto control of Aldastan, a fictional Central Asian nation made from the union of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
* [[You Have Researched Breathing|You Have Given Your GLA Workers Some Shoes]]: Because that's, quoting the description for it, what "they've been asking for".
** [[You Have Researched Breathing|You Have Given]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZQdaEFa_60 surplus AK-47s For Angry Mobs!]
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