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* [[Crosshair Aware]]: Done by the bomber Thorne employs in ''Prejudice''.
* [[Dual Boss]]: In ''Prejudice'', the two special Engineers in the last level, just before the final boss fight. Besides having an insanely high amount of health, one of them can spawn turrets and a healing supply depot, and the other one can spawn enemy Mechs!
* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Two different versions. It's possible to kill players by running into them while your [[Nitro Boost|Overdrive]] is active. You can also kill players by [[ItsIt's Raining Men|landing on them after dropping from orbit.]]
* [[Eagle Land]]: Type 2. Way, way, ''waaaay'' into Type 2. The United States has apparently taken over the entire Earth and most of the other habitable planets in the galaxy, has abolished democracy and adopted a militaristic feudal system, grants its citizens few civil rights, is generally intolerant of dissent, and has started outright calling itself an [[The Empire|Empire]]; it's also built on a foundation of {{spoiler|genocide so severe it makes Hitler look like an amateur}}.
* [[Elite Mooks]]: ''Prejudice'' has the Crimson Guards, who only appear in the last level of the game. They have really high health, and can also heal each other as well as drain your own shields to recharge theirs.
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* [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic]]: Inverted; Corde and some allies almost always wear their helmets, while villains like Thorne and Salvador usually don't.
* [[Human Shield]]: Salvador holds Graves as this. Unlike most examples, {{spoiler|he is not at any sort of disadvantage since his forces have killed all enemy soldiers there anyway - he simply talks a bit this way then slits Graves' throat, easily getting away later because of his shields.}}
* [[ItsIt's Raining Men]]: All players spawn by dropping in from orbit, but there is a lot of tactical flexibly in this mechanic. You can drop in anywhere, but so can the enemy. You can deploy air brakes and slow yourself down to maneuver to the right position or drop straight in, lose some shields, and get there fast. You can also call down anti-air turrets to shoot other players out of the sky as they drop, but their range is limited.
** Similarly, all call-ins are airdropped. Like players, don't do that in range of enemy AA turrets.
* [[Jet Pack]]: Everyone has one.
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* [[La Résistance]]: The enemy in the story mode, but both sides are functionally identical in multiplayer.
* [[Magic Tool]]: The repair tool, quite definitely.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: For a while, being discharged from the US military for being "mentally unfit" (AKA crazy) was known as a "[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_:Section 8 (military) |Section 8]]". Being willing to have yourself launched out of the bottom of an aircraft wearing only armor would certainly qualify as crazy...
* [[My Country, Right or Wrong]]: The ending narration for ''Prejudice'' indicates that Corde believes General Salvador's version of events rather than the official story given by General Stone, but remains loyal to the Empire due to military pride/loyalty, as well as the fact Salvador was unable to offer any alternatives other than "kill a whole bunch of civilians pretty much at random".
* [[Nitro Boost]]: After sprinting for a certain amount of time, this (called "Overdrive") kicks in, allowing you to shoot across the large landscapes and maps fairly timely.
* [[Obviously Evil]]: Salvador in ''Prejudice''. A bald, ugly blue-skinned giant wearing blood red armour... Who would have guessed?
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** Taken further with the deployable assault mechs.
* [[Pretty Little Headshots]]: {{spoiler|Thorne's}} death.
* [[Shout -Out]]: So many in the Achievements.
** [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|"Use More Gun"]] for defeating an Engineer before he deploys a Mech.
** [[Halo (Video Game)|"Loud Cartographer"]] for winning ranked matches in all map groups in Conquest.
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