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Hearts of Iron IV (2016)

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In lieu of the usual individual events and such, here's a new custom TNO compilation for the hypothetical Lunar Colonization outcomes by the TNO2 endgame. While this would only be available for certain leaders and paths theoretically, beyond prestige and cosmetic brownie points, it's also meant symbolize who emerges as the dominant player in both the Space Race and the Cold War as a whole. Kudos to Ebolaman131 for helping conceive this idea.

Each one, coincidentally, comes with their own distinct themes to boot to reflect that. For the Americans, it highlights both the laid-back confidence and can-do technological optimism following a successful Glenn Presidency. For the Post-Speer Reich, assuming he goes Dengist, Germany's bid for the Moon at once a sly reference to Hugo Drax from the 1979 James Bond film "Moonraker", the 2012 movie "Iron Sky", and Deathshead Strasse from Wolfenstein: The New Order ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AYT0t0-yJc ). The Ultravisionaries, by contrast, show a nod to both their upbeat push to the stars and the high-tech Soviet hijinks in Red Alert 2 and 3. Lastly, you have the strangely anime-esque theme for the Empire of the Rising Sun/Democratic Co-Prosperity Sphere, reflecting how far they've come in reaching the stars, while holding true to a new, reformist form of Japanese Pride.

For some extra trivia, the images used for the events are in order, a snippet from the '70s show "Space 1999", concept art for "Iron Sky", a cutscene from Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge (complete with a snippet from the Russian dub of Red Alert 3's intro; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6J22rj18BI ), and the proposed HAKUTO Lunar mission by private Japanese firm iSpace ( https://ispace-inc.com/hakuto-r/eng/partners/ ). Also, the audio heard at Japan's event is taken from the actual launch of the KAGUYA/SELENE Lunar probe in 2007 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdcU5J_J-F0 ), with the end clip being from the climax of "Moonraker."

I also totally didn't slip in the Violet Evergarden OST.

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0:00 - Post-Glenn US/OFN Colonization - "Starbuck - Moonlight Feels Right" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYnQsvtfEsQ )
0:40 - Post-Speer Reich/Dengist!KdN Colonization - "007 Moonraker OST - Flight into Space" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IKahbz75xo )
1:18 - Post-Zhdanov USF/Ultravisionary Colonization - "Space Forces/Космические войска" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8WeJ3fWqk )
1:54 - Post-Takagi Japanese/Democratic!CPS Colonization - "Violet Evergarden OST - Across the Violet Sky" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U5v7f-OWx4 )

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