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''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric Undertow'' is a 1989 comic book limited series from Creator/MarvelComics. It's written by James Hudnall, with art by Mark Bagley and Carlos Garzon. Color art is by Christy Scheele.
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''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric Undertow'' is a 1989 comic book limited series from Creator/MarvelComics. It's written by James Hudnall, Creator/JamesDHudnall, with art by Mark Bagley and Carlos Garzon. Color art is by Christy Scheele.
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!!'''Warning: ''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric ''Electric Undertow'' is a direct sequel to the original ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri'' comics and {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for that series are unmarked on this page.'''
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''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric Undertow'' is a 1989 comic book limited series from Creator/MarvelComics. It's written by James Hudnall, with art by Mark Bagley and Carlos Garzon. Color art is by Christy Scheele.
Set in 2083, it's a SequelSeries to the original ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri''. The Morituri were superhumans created to help Earth win a war against the Horde, alien PlanetLooters. Unfortunately, the Morituri process was imperfect, and PowerDegeneration eventually killed anyone it enhanced.
But all of that was 10 years ago and the war is over. Eventually, as seen at the end of ''Strikeforce: Morituri'', seemingly benevolent aliens arrived, rescued Earth from the Horde, and departed. A handful of Morituri also survived the war, saved by an alien virus that somehow stabilized their powers. And the only scientist who knows how to create more Morituri, Dr. Tuolema, has been missing for a decade.
There are new threats now. A plague of SpontaneousHumanCombustion is randomly killing people around the world. A team of mysterious new superhumans is trying to kill the remaining Morituri. And Earth's alien saviours are neither benevolent nor gone - they've been subtly changing the world ever since they vanquished the Horde.
Can the old soldiers of the Morituri save the world one more time?
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!!''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric Undertow'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapshoot: The city of Bejing is ruled by a tyrannical A.I. called "Emperor". [[spoiler:It's actually the alien VAX-177 controlling a city-sized [[OrganicTechnology organic spaceship]].]]
* AlienInvasion: The [=VXX199=] are waging a stealth invasion against humanity [[spoiler:and the Horde]] using psychically-controlled clones.
* NoBiochemicalBarriers/AllAtmospheresAreEqual: The atmosphere inside the [=VXX199=] spaceship on the dark side of the Moon is conveniently compatible with human physiology.
* ArtificialHuman: The [=VXX199=] use these to manipulate human social development. [[spoiler:They're doing something similar to the Horde on Mars.]]
* TheAssimilator: The "Emperor" A.I. sets out to do this to the protagonists.
* BenevolentAI: [[spoiler:The "Will Deguchi" that Dan and Random have been talking to is actually a military A.I. originally developed by the United States government. It's been secretly manipulating world events for decades trying to guide humanity to a better future, but is being stymied by the [=VXX199=].]]
* BioAugmentation: Ten years later, ordinary people can use the "M Process" to get perfect physical bodies.
* BrainComputerInterface: Many people have computer implants in their heads, allowing them to instantly download or receive information.
* BrainUploading: Inverted; when the "Will" A.I. is being attacked by the [=VXX199=], it uploads itself into Random's cybernetically-enhanced brain for safety.
* DividedStatesOfAmerica: After the fall of the Paideia, the United States is fractured into three countries -- Pan Cal (from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean), Atlantia (everything east of the Mississippi river), and [=AgLand=] (everything else).
* EnforcedTechnologyLevels: Ten years later, humanity has evolved to a stereotypical {{Cyberpunk}} tech level, with {{Cyborg}}s, brain implants, and designer bodies. However, no countries have done any space development, and Earth orbit is cluttered with alien wreckage that no one has bothered to salvage. [[spoiler:This is due to manipulation by the alien [=VXX199=] to keep humanity planetbound for their ends.]]
* ExpendableClone: The superhumans who are attacking the Morituri are cloned in vats, making them a recurring menace.
* FingerFirearms: Tanaka Corporation employs techno-ninja {{Cyborg}}s with artificial hands that shoot flechettes.
* FlyingCar: Hovercars are ubiquitous in the future, while police and law enforcement use flying cars, cannons, and warships.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Random, Dan's friend in the Los Angeles criminal subculture. He conveniently has everything Dan needs, whether it's a head full of advanced cybernetics or resistance contacts who can help them escape.
* GutFeeling: Separated inside the [=VXX199=] spaceship, Yoko finds Dan simply by following her instincts.
* HearingVoices: Ten years after the dissolution of the Paideia, Scanner is haunted by psychic messages from the late Will Deguchi. [[spoiler:It's actually a BenevolentAI pretending to be Will]].
* HumanResources: The limited series reveals that [[spoiler:the [=VXX199=] were hiding behind the Moon, modifying mankind's culture to their requirements, then inducing [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion spontaneous combustion]] in the population to harness the psychic energies released.]]
* LifeEnergy: The [=VXX199=] feed off the psychic energy of intelligent creatures.
* MasterComputer: The [=VXX199=] are defeated by [[spoiler:having the Morituri damage its organic network enough for the BenevolentAI "Will" to take over]].
* MentalFusion: Dan, "Will", and the [=VXX199=] perform a mind merge, allowing Dan to learn the aliens' origins.
* SequelHook: The book ends with several sequel hooks: [[spoiler:the evolved Hordians on Mars]], an impending war between [[spoiler:Junzo Tanaka and Herman Stell]], and [[spoiler:the ruler of India, the Morituri assassin Zakir "Tiger" Shastri]].
* ShoutOut: Several times in the background, [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes a young boy with spiky blond hair and a striped shirt clutching a toy tiger]] can be seen.
* SpontaneousHumanCombustion: This happens to random people due to [[spoiler:psychic harvesting by the alien [=VXX199=].]]
* {{Technopath}}: Scanner had a neural jack installed in his head to give him limited control of machines.
* TransferableMemory: The clones attacking the Morituri use memory transfer to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.
* WrapItUp[=/=]PostScriptSeason: The "Electric Undertow" miniseries is part-way between these tropes. The original series wasn't fully LeftHanging, but the ending was rushed and there were a lot of loose ends.
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Set in 2083, it's a SequelSeries to the original ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri''. The Morituri were superhumans created to help Earth win a war against the Horde, alien PlanetLooters. Unfortunately, the Morituri process was imperfect, and PowerDegeneration eventually killed anyone it enhanced.
But all of that was 10 years ago and the war is over. Eventually, as seen at the end of ''Strikeforce: Morituri'', seemingly benevolent aliens arrived, rescued Earth from the Horde, and departed. A handful of Morituri also survived the war, saved by an alien virus that somehow stabilized their powers. And the only scientist who knows how to create more Morituri, Dr. Tuolema, has been missing for a decade.
There are new threats now. A plague of SpontaneousHumanCombustion is randomly killing people around the world. A team of mysterious new superhumans is trying to kill the remaining Morituri. And Earth's alien saviours are neither benevolent nor gone - they've been subtly changing the world ever since they vanquished the Horde.
Can the old soldiers of the Morituri save the world one more time?
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!!''Strikeforce Morituri: Electric Undertow'' contains examples of the following tropes:
* AIIsACrapshoot: The city of Bejing is ruled by a tyrannical A.I. called "Emperor". [[spoiler:It's actually the alien VAX-177 controlling a city-sized [[OrganicTechnology organic spaceship]].]]
* AlienInvasion: The [=VXX199=] are waging a stealth invasion against humanity [[spoiler:and the Horde]] using psychically-controlled clones.
* NoBiochemicalBarriers/AllAtmospheresAreEqual: The atmosphere inside the [=VXX199=] spaceship on the dark side of the Moon is conveniently compatible with human physiology.
* ArtificialHuman: The [=VXX199=] use these to manipulate human social development. [[spoiler:They're doing something similar to the Horde on Mars.]]
* TheAssimilator: The "Emperor" A.I. sets out to do this to the protagonists.
* BenevolentAI: [[spoiler:The "Will Deguchi" that Dan and Random have been talking to is actually a military A.I. originally developed by the United States government. It's been secretly manipulating world events for decades trying to guide humanity to a better future, but is being stymied by the [=VXX199=].]]
* BioAugmentation: Ten years later, ordinary people can use the "M Process" to get perfect physical bodies.
* BrainComputerInterface: Many people have computer implants in their heads, allowing them to instantly download or receive information.
* BrainUploading: Inverted; when the "Will" A.I. is being attacked by the [=VXX199=], it uploads itself into Random's cybernetically-enhanced brain for safety.
* DividedStatesOfAmerica: After the fall of the Paideia, the United States is fractured into three countries -- Pan Cal (from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean), Atlantia (everything east of the Mississippi river), and [=AgLand=] (everything else).
* EnforcedTechnologyLevels: Ten years later, humanity has evolved to a stereotypical {{Cyberpunk}} tech level, with {{Cyborg}}s, brain implants, and designer bodies. However, no countries have done any space development, and Earth orbit is cluttered with alien wreckage that no one has bothered to salvage. [[spoiler:This is due to manipulation by the alien [=VXX199=] to keep humanity planetbound for their ends.]]
* ExpendableClone: The superhumans who are attacking the Morituri are cloned in vats, making them a recurring menace.
* FingerFirearms: Tanaka Corporation employs techno-ninja {{Cyborg}}s with artificial hands that shoot flechettes.
* FlyingCar: Hovercars are ubiquitous in the future, while police and law enforcement use flying cars, cannons, and warships.
* FriendInTheBlackMarket: Random, Dan's friend in the Los Angeles criminal subculture. He conveniently has everything Dan needs, whether it's a head full of advanced cybernetics or resistance contacts who can help them escape.
* GutFeeling: Separated inside the [=VXX199=] spaceship, Yoko finds Dan simply by following her instincts.
* HearingVoices: Ten years after the dissolution of the Paideia, Scanner is haunted by psychic messages from the late Will Deguchi. [[spoiler:It's actually a BenevolentAI pretending to be Will]].
* HumanResources: The limited series reveals that [[spoiler:the [=VXX199=] were hiding behind the Moon, modifying mankind's culture to their requirements, then inducing [[SpontaneousHumanCombustion spontaneous combustion]] in the population to harness the psychic energies released.]]
* LifeEnergy: The [=VXX199=] feed off the psychic energy of intelligent creatures.
* MasterComputer: The [=VXX199=] are defeated by [[spoiler:having the Morituri damage its organic network enough for the BenevolentAI "Will" to take over]].
* MentalFusion: Dan, "Will", and the [=VXX199=] perform a mind merge, allowing Dan to learn the aliens' origins.
* SequelHook: The book ends with several sequel hooks: [[spoiler:the evolved Hordians on Mars]], an impending war between [[spoiler:Junzo Tanaka and Herman Stell]], and [[spoiler:the ruler of India, the Morituri assassin Zakir "Tiger" Shastri]].
* ShoutOut: Several times in the background, [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes a young boy with spiky blond hair and a striped shirt clutching a toy tiger]] can be seen.
* SpontaneousHumanCombustion: This happens to random people due to [[spoiler:psychic harvesting by the alien [=VXX199=].]]
* {{Technopath}}: Scanner had a neural jack installed in his head to give him limited control of machines.
* TransferableMemory: The clones attacking the Morituri use memory transfer to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.
* WrapItUp[=/=]PostScriptSeason: The "Electric Undertow" miniseries is part-way between these tropes. The original series wasn't fully LeftHanging, but the ending was rushed and there were a lot of loose ends.
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