Mojoman Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Hey guys, I mentioned this article a couple days ago in game and finally dug it up. It's basically a really in-depth fan history of the progression from the Red Alert Universe to the Tiberian Universe. I believe the original was written before RA 2 came out so for all the original author knew, they could have been writing canon :p. So yeah, give it a read (it's a doozy of a read though) and have some fun with what might have been!https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/196962-command-and-conquer-red-alert/faqs/13721 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NodGuy Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) Now that's a long read! Can't wait to get through it, maybe on my next flight. Regarding the lore, I've always imagined RA2/YR + RA3 as non-canon or simply an alternate reality. Westwood was going to link them together with Tiberian Incursion (Yuri's allegiance was with Nod) but when EA took over that was all canned. Thus, this is my timeline: Red Alert > Tiberian Dawn > Tiberian Sun (all expansions included). The end of Firestorm and the supposed defeat of CABAL is where the story ends, with GDI recovering and rebuilding and Nod, under Slavik, doing what it does best - surviving. Tiberium Wars and Kane's Wrath aren't included because I hated what they done with Nod, didn't like the direction of the story, and most FMVs were terrible. Don't even get me started about Tiberium Twilight. Edit: Forgot about RA2 and RA3 lol. Gameplay for the former, good, the latter, bad. The story and FMVs were too silly, I wish they were more "serious" like RA1. A positive note: Kari Wuhrer as Tanya was HOT and my favorite actress as Tanya. Edited May 15, 2017 by NodGuy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) Ah yeah, I remember that from back in the day. I've always subscribed that the 'true' timeline was RA-TD-and so on, and RA2 and sequels were the alternate universe. I can't remember specifically what the source document was, but I liked the theory that Soviet Victory led to TD, as in the wake of Stalin's death the whole operation collapses and grants just what Nod wanted, chaos, while an Allied Victory leads to RA2 and so on. Edited May 15, 2017 by OrangeP47 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NodGuy Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 (edited) I believe an Allied victory needs to happen because that leads to the creation of Black Ops 9 (GDI's precursor), who's mandate is to prevent another world war. If the Soviets win and Nod "tires of them in the late 1990s" then they should've been more powerful than they actually were. Plus, in the ant missions, after the Allies win, your colour is gold with old Soviet units, like the grenadier, mammoth tank, etc. Edited May 15, 2017 by NodGuy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted May 15, 2017 Report Share Posted May 15, 2017 Well, just because something is shown to happen in the Allied missions doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't happen in both chains. The group could be established in both timelines and get reformed after the old allied governments reassert themselves, or maybe the group was in hiding as partisans during the brief occupation. The ant mission.... it's hard to say what's going on there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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