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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Early on, Alpha One tried to create half-human hybrids "the usual way". When that didn't worked, he decided to got try genetic engineering.]]
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* EvilMalthusian: [[spoiler:Series antagonist [[SupermanSubstitute Alpha One]]]] is revealed to be one. When his homeworld was suffering from an overpopulation problem, he suggested to his planet's congress the neat idea of wiping out 10% of the planet's population (with said genocide being implicitly biased against minorities and the poor) to make living conditions better for the remaining survivors. [[EveryoneHasStandards Out of disgust, his species banished him to Earth]], which he then attempted to [[TakeOverTheWorld conquer and rule with an iron fist]].
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* DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:Cole's wife, Janet, was thought of to be dead but was really kidnapped and experimented on by Alpha One.]]
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* BewareTheSuperman: [[spoiler:Alpha One was already a horrible bastard amongst his own species with his suggestion to their Congress to just round up and KillThePoor (and then killing many of them when they tried to arrest him). He gets a whole lot creepier once on Earth, quietly trying to create more of his race so he can kill all (or most) of humanity to rule over.]]
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* BewareTheSuperman: [[spoiler:Alpha One was already a horrible bastard amongst by his own species species's standards with his suggestion to their Congress to just round up and KillThePoor (and then killing many of them when they tried to arrest him). He gets a whole lot creepier once on Earth, quietly trying to create more of his race so he can kill all (or most) of humanity to rule over.]]
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* ILoveNuclearPower: Alpha's powers came from exposure to a hydrogen bomb. [[spoiler: Actually he was an alien with super powers.]]
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* RadiationInducedSuperpowers: Alpha's powers came from exposure to a hydrogen bomb. [[spoiler: Actually he was an alien with super powers.]]
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* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Though he claims that he's against "racial conflict" as one of the things that decayed his home planet, Alpha's plan to exterminate 1/10 of the population seemed to include more than one "[[BlueSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue Face]]" getting captured and taken away]].
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* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Though he claims that he's against "racial conflict" as one of the things that decayed his home planet, Alpha's plan to exterminate 1/10 of the population seemed to include more than one "[[BlueSkinnedSpaceBabe "[[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue Face]]" getting captured and taken away]].
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* PowerEchoes: Alpha One's speech bubbles have a red outline that no one else has. When a human ends up with his powers, they get a blue outline. This is eventually described as a kind of echo effect in their voice.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: An important backstory detail. [[spoiler:The comic never says how similar to Alpha One's mentality the rest of his race is, but even they couldn't stomach Alpha One's idea of [[KillThePoor massacring 10% of the planet's population to improve the living standards of the rest]]]].
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* WeCanRuleTogether: [[spoiler:Alpha wanted Cole to join in his plans to rule over humanity. At first Cole agreed, but really to drop Alpha's guard and trying to free the super-empowered human prisoners.]]
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* ShootingSuperman: Like Superman, bullets bounces off of Alpha One. When some thugs wouldn't stop shooting Alpha One, they died from the ricochets.
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* BatSignal: Cole's hand can summon Alpha One whenever he wants.
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* BatSignal: Cole's hand can summon Alpha One whenever he wants. [[spoiler:Becomes a bit of a problem when he finds out what kind of monster Alpha One is and it turns out that Alpha One can trace the implant.]]
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* JumpedAtTheCallJumpedAtTheCall: Gabriel Cole grew up hearing the fantastic stories of Alpha One and did everything he could to get into Section Omega. [[spoiler:BrokenPedestal doesn't even begins to describe this whole mess.]]
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* TermsOfEndangerment: Alpha One's habit of calling people close to him "chum" becomes this as the situation becomes darker.
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*CaptainErsatzCaptainErsatz: Alpha One has a whole lot of Silver Age Superman mannerisms, [[spoiler:which make his casual sociopathy a whole lot more creepy.]]
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:Early on, Alpha One tried to create half-human hybrids "the usual way". When that didn't worked, he decided to got genetic engineering.]]
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Way back in 1952, atomic testing in the South Pacific creates Alpha One, the world's first and only super-hero. Nearly sixty years later, Alpha One, side by side with Section Omega, a police force devoted exclusively to assisting Earth's mightiest hero, has become the most powerful force for good in the world.
When Lieutenant Gabriel Cole assumes leadership of Section Omega due to the sudden murder of his predecessor, he finds himself working shoulder to shoulder with the same hero who saved his life as a child.
Created by Creator/DCComics.
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!The Series Contains the following examples:
* BatSignal: Cole's hand can summon Alpha One whenever he wants.
* BewareTheSuperman
* CaptainErsatz
* DepletedPhlebotinumShells: Gabriel Cole was given some special bullets. It turns out that it's [[spoiler: special condensed nitrogen bullets to use against the invulnerable Alpha One since he needs to breathe more oxygen than most people.]]
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Though he claims that he's against "racial conflict" as one of the things that decayed his home planet, Alpha's plan to exterminate 1/10 of the population seemed to include more than one "[[BlueSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue Face]]" getting captured and taken away]].
* ILoveNuclearPower: Alpha's powers came from exposure to a hydrogen bomb. [[spoiler: Actually he was an alien with super powers.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall
* KillThePoor: [[spoiler: Alpha One]] suggests to his fellow members of Congress a way of helping his planet that involves killing most of the degenerates. They didn't approve.
* UnskilledButStrong: Alpha One is not used to fighting others with his power levels.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Alpha's equipment comes from the proceeds from merchandising his image. Action figures, for example.
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Way back in 1952, atomic testing in the South Pacific creates Alpha One, the world's first and only super-hero. Nearly sixty years later, Alpha One, side by side with Section Omega, a police force devoted exclusively to assisting Earth's mightiest hero, has become the most powerful force for good in the world.
When Lieutenant Gabriel Cole assumes leadership of Section Omega due to the sudden murder of his predecessor, he finds himself working shoulder to shoulder with the same hero who saved his life as a child.
Created by Creator/DCComics.
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!The Series Contains the following examples:
* BatSignal: Cole's hand can summon Alpha One whenever he wants.
* BewareTheSuperman
* CaptainErsatz
* DepletedPhlebotinumShells: Gabriel Cole was given some special bullets. It turns out that it's [[spoiler: special condensed nitrogen bullets to use against the invulnerable Alpha One since he needs to breathe more oxygen than most people.]]
* FantasticRacism: [[spoiler:Though he claims that he's against "racial conflict" as one of the things that decayed his home planet, Alpha's plan to exterminate 1/10 of the population seemed to include more than one "[[BlueSkinnedSpaceBabe Blue Face]]" getting captured and taken away]].
* ILoveNuclearPower: Alpha's powers came from exposure to a hydrogen bomb. [[spoiler: Actually he was an alien with super powers.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall
* KillThePoor: [[spoiler: Alpha One]] suggests to his fellow members of Congress a way of helping his planet that involves killing most of the degenerates. They didn't approve.
* UnskilledButStrong: Alpha One is not used to fighting others with his power levels.
* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Alpha's equipment comes from the proceeds from merchandising his image. Action figures, for example.
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