Spy (Red Alert 1)

	For other spies, see Spy.

Spy
Unit
Internal ID	SPY
Faction	Allied Forces Soviet Union (campaign only)
Role	Infiltration infantry
Armament	Usually unarmed Dual pistols (shooting animation)
Protection	N/A
Tier	2
Tech level	4
Properties
Hit points	25
Armor type	N/A
Production
Cost	$500
Produced by	Allied barracks
Requires	Radar dome
Combat
Speed	4
Sight range	5

“

For King and Country! - Spy

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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

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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)
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
Radar dome	Can see enemy line of sight	Can see enemy line of sight
Fake buildings	Reveals fake status	Reveals fake status

Quotes

• Yes sir?

• Commander?

• For king and country!

• On my way!

Gallery

Cameos:

DOS	English	French	German

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  Spy saving Tanya

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  Totally inconspicuous. Totally.

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  A spy eliminates a Soviet sentry (played by Joe Kucan and Frank Klepacki respectively)

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  Ditto

Videos

A spy sneaking behind a Soviet guard

Trivia

• The Spy is voiced by Adam Isgreen. However, if controlled by a Soviet player, the Spy has a generic Russian accent instead of the unique British one.

See also

• Thief
• Spy (Red Alert 2)
• Spy (Red Alert 3)