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* AllThereInTheManual: The characters and their backstories are expanded upon, for example we find out President Whitmore is a Democrat, and that Jasmine and Dylan originally came from Alabama. It also identifies some of the other landmarks that were targeted, such as the Reichstag in Berlin and the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. However, it also identifies the Washington monument and Central Park as the targets of the DC and New York ships.
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* AllThereInTheManual: The characters and their backstories are expanded upon, for example we find out President Whitmore is a Democrat, and that Jasmine and Dylan originally came from Alabama. It also identifies some of the other landmarks that were targeted, such as the Reichstag in Berlin and the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Paris (which explains why the ship's weapon wasn't above the Eiffel Tower in the news footage). However, it also identifies the Washington monument and Central Park as the targets of the DC and New York ships.ships, where as it targeted the Empire State Building and the White House in the film.
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Various novels have been written about the ''Independence Day'' universe.
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Various novels have been written about the ''Independence Day'' universe.
universe. (None of them have any connection with Pulitzer Prize-winning 1995 novel ''Literature/{{Independence Day|1995}}''.
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* MoodWhiplash: Humanity's euphoria over beating the aliens subsides rather quickly once they realize all they've lost.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Humanity's euphoria over beating the aliens subsides rather quickly once they realize all they've lost.
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* WeNeedADistraction: They have more than enough pilots and fighter planes, but are short on usable missiles. So they send up the less experienced pilot ''without'' missiles for the sole purpose of drawing off some of the alien fighters.
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* RealityEnsues: Humanity's euphoria over beating the aliens subsides rather quickly once they realize all they've lost.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Humanity's euphoria over beating the aliens subsides rather quickly once they realize all they've lost.
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* DeathOfAChild: As the DC City Destroyer arrives, the novel mentions a stampede of people clearing out of the Washington Monument that tramples a young African girl.
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* InfantImmortality: Averted. As the DC City Destroyer arrives, the novel mentions a stampede of people clearing out of the Washington Monument that tramples a young African girl.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: The pilot of Air Force One is identified as Captain Birnham, even though the rank of the president's pilot is a colonel. In addition, Nimzicki refers to one of the Joint Chiefs as Commander, which is not an American flag rank.
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** General Grey is stated to be a ''five''-star general, a rank that only exists in wartime.
** The pilot of Air Force One is identified as Captain Birnham, even though the rank of the president's pilot is a colonel. In addition, Nimzicki refers to one of the Joint Chiefs as Commander, which is not an American flag rank.
** General Grey is stated to be a ''five''-star general, a rank that only exists in wartime.
** The pilot of Air Force One is identified as Captain Birnham, even though the rank of the president's pilot is a colonel. In addition, Nimzicki refers to one of the Joint Chiefs as Commander, which is not an American flag rank.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: When Steve is picked up by the refugees, one of them says that they're going to Vegas to resupply before heading into the desert. Assuming they found him a few hours after crashing in the Grand Canyon, they already would have been east of Vegas.
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A prequel novel to ''IndependenceDayResurgence'', that mostly fills in the blanks about events between the two films.
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A prequel novel to ''IndependenceDayResurgence'', ''Film/IndependenceDayResurgence'', that mostly fills in the blanks about events between the two films.
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: The aliens are referred to [[spoiler: by the Sphere]] as "Armageddon, the end of all things." However, "Armageddon" is actually the ''location'' where the final battle will be fought.
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* RousingSpeech: Whitmore's speech, which has several more lines than in the film.
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* RousingSpeech: Whitmore's speech, which has several more lines than in the film. It still includes "Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"
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* InfantImmortality: Averted. As the DC City Destroyer arrives, the novel mentions a stampede of people clearing out of the Washington Monument that tramples a young African girl.
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* DeadpanSnarker: General Grey's first thought upon seeing the images of the mothership? "Looks like a giant turd."
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: The pilot of Air Force One is identified as Captain Birnham, even though the rank of the president's pilot is a colonel. In addition, Nimzicki refers to one of the Joint Chiefs as Commander, which is not an American flag rank.
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* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: The pilot of Air Force One is identified as Captain
