"You know those Mark I's, they scraped those bad boys together in fourteen months. Last thing we were thinking about was radiation shielding."
— Stacker Pentecost, Pacific Rim
Alpha Primus: You do not know him as I do. He made me first. I have been at his side for a long time. He gave me too much. His designs were too ambitious. I suffer because of it.
Ulas: How so? You are mighty. If every Primaris Marine had your strength then–
Alpha Primus: I hurt. Everywhere. My dreams are black. My soul is shackled by another man’s ideal. I see more and know more than any human being ever should. In creating me, Cawl tried to match the Emperor’s achievements. It did not work. I pay for his arrogance every second of every day. I tell you because you should know that the archmagos dominus' talents are not infinite. I am your prototype, and living evidence of his overreach.
Ulas: How so? You are mighty. If every Primaris Marine had your strength then–
Alpha Primus: I hurt. Everywhere. My dreams are black. My soul is shackled by another man’s ideal. I see more and know more than any human being ever should. In creating me, Cawl tried to match the Emperor’s achievements. It did not work. I pay for his arrogance every second of every day. I tell you because you should know that the archmagos dominus' talents are not infinite. I am your prototype, and living evidence of his overreach.
"It took some time to get the Big Daddy formula right. The Alpha Series is evidence of years of false starts. Former test subjects for experimental Plasmids, these poor "volunteers" were then brainwashed and sealed into metal armor. Attempts to pair bond them with Little Sisters failed, leaving them as feral, barely-human wrecks."
— Help Caption, Bioshock 2
"The energy core that powered the Hades prototype... they stopped using these because they were too unstable and explosive. Looks like I may have a way out of here after all."
—Project 154, Thing Thing 4
