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Spies are British operatives used by the Allies to gather information and infiltrate Soviets bases in Red Alert 1.
Background[]
Spies are well-versed in mimicking the mannerisms, language, and behavior of enemy personnel, walking through an entire base without a single enemy guard realizing that there was an intruder. However, the bane of spies are Soviet attack dogs which are capable of literally sniffing out the spies and killing them.
Legacy[]
The Allies continued using them during Third World War and its second iteration, which was also used as a sabotage unit to wreak havoc in enemy bases. This time, however, they were also able to steal credits from enemy commanders, which removed the need for Thieves.
Game unit[]
“ | Master of disguise, the Spy can slip by enemy forces undetected. A versatile unit, the Spy can gather many kinds of information on an enemy player – what they’re building, how much money they have, how many units they have, etc. Beware – Attack Dogs are not fooled by the Spy’s appearance. - Red Alert manual(src) |
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Spies are great scouts and can be used to gather intelligence on the enemy base, should he fail to train attack dogs to protect his base. Spies always appear as Rifle Infantry wearing the house colors of the player that observes them, so they can be detected by a cautious human player. Computer opponents, however, rely on Attack Dogs only, or sometimes unintentionally run over an enemy Spy with a vehicle. Players Allied to the owner of a Spy are not exempt from its disguise effect, and will also see a Spy resembling one for their Rifle Infantry.
Infiltration effects[]
In most cases, the effect of infiltration is identical to both factions. Soviet spies are able to provide more detailed intelligence with some buildings, however Soviet commanders cannot train spies without a captured Allied barracks first.
Building infiltrated | Effects of infiltration (Spy is Allied) |
Effects of infiltration (Spy is Soviet) |
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Construction yard, barracks, war factory, naval yard | Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected | Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected |
Submarine Pen | Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Grants single-use sonar pulse |
Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Grants single-use sonar pulse |
Helipad | Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Displays amount of ammunition on currently landed aircraft |
Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Displays amount of ammunition on currently landed aircraft |
Airfield | Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Displays amount of ammunition on currently landed aircraft Grants single-use parabombs |
Displays currently produced unit when the building is selected Displays amount of ammunition on currently landed aircraft Grants single-use parabombs |
Power plant/Advanced power plant | Displays a five-box vertical indicator of enemy power status | Ditto, except precise numerical stats are displayed |
Ore refinery/silo | Displays capacity indicator and amount of presently held ore (precise numerical stats are displayed in the Remaster) | Ditto, except precise numerical stats are displayed |
Supply depot | No effect | No effect |
Radar dome | Can see enemy line of sight | Can see enemy line of sight |
Fake buildings | Reveals fake status | Reveals fake status |
Quotes[]
- Commander?
- Yes sir!
- Indeed!
- On my way!
- For king and country![1]
Gallery[]
Cameos:
DOS | English | French | German |
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A spy eliminates a Soviet sentry (played by Joe Kucan and Frank Klepacki respectively)
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- The Spy is voiced by Adam Isgreen. He aimed for a "cheesy b-tier impersonation of Sean Connery".[2]
- However, if controlled by a Soviet player, the Spy has a generic Russian accent instead of the unique British one.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ CnC_Remastered_Collection / REDALERT / AUDIO.CPP. GitHub. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ↑ Adam Isgreen on Twitter: "@Mario_WL Yes, the voice of the Spy in all its cheesy b-tier impersonation of Sean Connery goodness is me!" Twitter. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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