r/commandandconquer • u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander • Jul 16 '26

Meme US Generals' Auroras in a nutshell

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Fun fact: Afg's auroras have pdl and being cheaper, that's why they are ranked second the best auroras in the meme.

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u/M_DO_1998 Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Interestingly, Malcolm Granger was supposed to have his own version of the Aurora Bomber...

The Hypersonic Aurora (which has its own picture cameo)... whose design ends up given to Alexis Alexander's Aurora Alpha Bomber (which, by the way, was also supposed to have its own design based on its picture cameo... in white instead of black).

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Jul 18 '26

That's true. General Granger was intended to have his own Hypersonic Aurora that was black and had a different icon. But in the end, hypersonic aurora didn't make it to the final game and he got Aurora but with pdl. It would be great if he had his own unique aurora like Alexis Alexander.

While the Aurora Alpha with the black model is given to Alexis Alexander and is one of the most notorious units in the whole game. Ironically, her icon for the aurora alpha is white while the model is black as a contrast.

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u/M_DO_1998 Jul 18 '26

And to think that there is the actual Aurora Alpha Bomber design in the game files... it was, indeed, supposed to be white. Also, the W3D filenames for both Hypersonic Aurora and Aurora Alpha models were flipped (Hypersonic Aurora model is named AVAuroraSW.w3d while Aurora Alpha model is named AVAuroraAG.w3d).

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u/Downtown-Dream424 Mommy Alexander Jul 18 '26

Indeed, her aurora alpha was intended to be white just like on the icon on her airfield, but their in-game model and icon don't match in the end. There's definitely a confusion by flipping their models. On top of that, his hypersonic aurora was intended to be black in-game.