Yuri's subsequent plots include harvesting the entire population of Los Angeles for raw materials holding a software company ransom and nuking Seattle until they give in secretly assassinating world leaders and replacing them with clones and planning to level all coastal cities in the world. Yuri's Revenge reveals that he was just using the Soviets to establish a network of Psychic Dominators to enslave the planet so there will be no will but his own. He assassinates Premier Romanov and frames General Vladimir to usurp the Soviet leadership, before attempting to kill the player because his continued success has made him a potential threat to Yuri's position. In the Soviet campaign he supports the invasion of the United States and later the rest of the world, building devices to turn the conquered peoples into mind-controlled drones. Complete Monster: Yuri is a powerful psychic and aspiring overlord initially serving the USSR, but soon reveals his ulterior motives.The Allies have a bit more variety but America is often the preferred pick because of its free Paradropped GIs. Complacent Gaming Syndrome: You'd be forgiven of thinking there is only one Soviet nation in Red Alert 2, as competitive players almost never use anyone other than Iraq thanks to its Desolators heavily eclipsing all other Soviet national units.Tanya being able to take the initiative by shooting enemies on sight helps factors this too.
Attack dogs can still One-Hit Kill infantry and can detect Spies, but the dogs are now noticeably slower and their attack range (lunging) is also smaller.