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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to [[spoiler:join MI5.]]
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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to [[spoiler:join MI5.[=MI5=].]]
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* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Amber is a black girl with dyed blonde hair, which is a distinguishing trait of hers that's frequently made notice of.
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* KnifeNut: Alex always carries his knife around, makes sure it's in pristine condition, and can pin a wasp to a tree from fifty feet away.
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* KnifeNut: ImprobableAimingSkills: Alex always carries his knife around, makes sure it's in pristine condition, and can pin a wasp to a tree from fifty feet away.
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''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Creator/ChrisRyan. The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]], Paulo, [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Amber]]- who after being shipwrecked on a desert island and working together to escape it, form an elite team dedicated to fighting crime throughout the world.
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[[caption-width-right:300:One Team - One Mission - Alpha Force!]]
''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Creator/ChrisRyan.
The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]],Paulo, [[LatinLover Paulo]], [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Amber]]- who who, after being shipwrecked on a desert island and working together to escape it, form an elite team dedicated to fighting crime throughout and natural disasters across the world.
globe.
!!!Books in the series:
* ''Survival''
* ''Rat Catcher''
* ''Desert Pursuit''
* ''Hostage''
* ''Red Centre''
* ''Hunted''
* ''Blood Money''
* ''Fault Line''
* ''Black Gold''
* ''Untouchable''
[[caption-width-right:300:One Team - One Mission - Alpha Force!]]
''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Creator/ChrisRyan.
The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]],
!!!Books in the series:
* ''Survival''
* ''Rat Catcher''
* ''Desert Pursuit''
* ''Hostage''
* ''Red Centre''
* ''Hunted''
* ''Blood Money''
* ''Fault Line''
* ''Black Gold''
* ''Untouchable''
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!!This series provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Li and Amber.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to [[spoiler: join MI5.]]
* AsianAndNerdy: Subverted with Li; apart from her wide knowledge of animals and extreme sports she's just as smart as the rest of the team.
* AuthorAppeal: Alex's training from his SAS father and his motivation to be in the army.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amber and Hex.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Partly the reason why Hex is working on the Phoenix in ''Survival''; he broke into a gym teacher's bank account because the guy was picking on his little brother, so they sent Hex to the Phoenix as punishment.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Alpha Force are good, and whatever BigBad of the week they're fighting are bad.
* BuriedAlive: Hex and Paulo in ''Desert Pursuit'', then Hex again in ''Fault Line''.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Deconstructed with Amber, as the trauma from her parent's death causes her to lash out at others. Once she learns that they died for a good cause she's able to get over it.
* TheCharmer: Paulo, except towards [[ShipTease Li]].
* {{Cowboy}}: Paulo, of the 'Working Cowboy' variety.
* TheCracker: Amber mistakenly believes [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] is one. He's quick to correct her.
* CrazyPrepared: Alex, who constantly carries around his small survival kit. Justified since his father is a SAS agent, and he tends to travel a lot in barren areas.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Amber.
* DeadpanSnarker: All of them have their moments, though Alex and Hex are the most prominent.
* DesertedIsland: ''Survival'' is set on one.
* ActionGirl: Li and Amber.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to [[spoiler: join MI5.]]
* AsianAndNerdy: Subverted with Li; apart from her wide knowledge of animals and extreme sports she's just as smart as the rest of the team.
* AuthorAppeal: Alex's training from his SAS father and his motivation to be in the army.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amber and Hex.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Partly the reason why Hex is working on the Phoenix in ''Survival''; he broke into a gym teacher's bank account because the guy was picking on his little brother, so they sent Hex to the Phoenix as punishment.
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Alpha Force are good, and whatever BigBad of the week they're fighting are bad.
* BuriedAlive: Hex and Paulo in ''Desert Pursuit'', then Hex again in ''Fault Line''.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Deconstructed with Amber, as the trauma from her parent's death causes her to lash out at others. Once she learns that they died for a good cause she's able to get over it.
* TheCharmer: Paulo, except towards [[ShipTease Li]].
* {{Cowboy}}: Paulo, of the 'Working Cowboy' variety.
* TheCracker: Amber mistakenly believes [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] is one. He's quick to correct her.
* CrazyPrepared: Alex, who constantly carries around his small survival kit. Justified since his father is a SAS agent, and he tends to travel a lot in barren areas.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Amber.
* DeadpanSnarker: All of them have their moments, though Alex and Hex are the most prominent.
* DesertedIsland: ''Survival'' is set on one.
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* ActionGirl: Li and
* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with all of the team getting invitations to
* AsianAndNerdy:
* AuthorAppeal: Alex's training from his SAS father and his motivation to be in the
* BelligerentSexualTension: Amber and
* BigBrotherInstinct:
* BlackAndWhiteMorality: The series is very clear with its morality: Alpha Force are good, and whatever BigBad of the week they're fighting are bad.
*
** In ''Desert Pursuit'',
** In ''Fault
* TheCharmer: Paulo is happy to woo any attractive woman that he meets. The exception is Li; partly because he's [[CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest clearly attracted to her]], and partly because she judo threw him over her shoulder when he tried the first time.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Deconstructed with Amber, as the trauma from her parent's death causes her to lash out at others. Once she learns that they died for a good
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* TheCracker: Amber mistakenly believes
* CrazyPrepared:
* DarkSkinnedBlonde:
* DeadpanSnarker: All of
* DesertedIsland:
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* DrugsAreBad: ''Rat Catcher'' and ''Untouchable'' both emphasise this.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Hex's real first name is [[spoiler: Melvin.]]
* FireForgedFriends: The team don't really bond until they're forced to survive together on a desert island.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Alex, despite also being TheQuietOne.
** TheLancer: Li
** TheBigGuy: Paulo. Atypical for this trope, he's also TheMedic.
** TheSmartGuy: Hex
** TheChick: Amber
* FunWithAcronyms: The first letter of all their names spells out 'Alpha', [[ContrivedCoincidence which just happens to be the opposite of Amber's Omega necklace]].
* GenkiGirl: Li.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Hex's real first name is [[spoiler: Melvin.]]
* FireForgedFriends: The team don't really bond until they're forced to survive together on a desert island.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Alex, despite also being TheQuietOne.
** TheLancer: Li
** TheBigGuy: Paulo. Atypical for this trope, he's also TheMedic.
** TheSmartGuy: Hex
** TheChick: Amber
* FunWithAcronyms: The first letter of all their names spells out 'Alpha', [[ContrivedCoincidence which just happens to be the opposite of Amber's Omega necklace]].
* GenkiGirl: Li.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Hex's
* FireForgedFriends: The team
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Alex, despite also being TheQuietOne.
** TheLancer: Li
** TheBigGuy: Paulo. Atypical for this trope, he's also TheMedic.
** TheSmartGuy: Hex
** TheChick: Amber
* FunWithAcronyms: The name of their team and the title of the series comes from the first letter of
* GenkiGirl:
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* KnifeNut: Alex. He always carries his knife around, and can pin a wasp to a tree from fifty feet away.
* TheLoad: Hex thinks himself this in ''Survival'', since his technological skills aren't very handy on a remote island.
* MissionControl: John Middleton, Amber's uncle.
* MultinationalTeam: Alex and Hex are English, Paulo is Argentinian, Li is Anglo-Chinese and Amber is American.
* OopNorth: Alex is from North Cumbria.
* RichBitch: Amber was this at first. She gets better.
* ShownTheirWork: Every book will have a situation that Chris Ryan has either thoroughly researched or been through himself.
* SweetPollyOliver: Li disguises herself as a boy in ''Desert Pursuit'' so she can get close to the slave traders. Later in the book Alex and Hex perform a brief [[DisguisedInDrag inversion]].
* TrueCompanions: Alpha Force, starting at the end of ''Survival''.
* TheLoad: Hex thinks himself this in ''Survival'', since his technological skills aren't very handy on a remote island.
* MissionControl: John Middleton, Amber's uncle.
* MultinationalTeam: Alex and Hex are English, Paulo is Argentinian, Li is Anglo-Chinese and Amber is American.
* OopNorth: Alex is from North Cumbria.
* RichBitch: Amber was this at first. She gets better.
* ShownTheirWork: Every book will have a situation that Chris Ryan has either thoroughly researched or been through himself.
* SweetPollyOliver: Li disguises herself as a boy in ''Desert Pursuit'' so she can get close to the slave traders. Later in the book Alex and Hex perform a brief [[DisguisedInDrag inversion]].
* TrueCompanions: Alpha Force, starting at the end of ''Survival''.
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* KnifeNut: Alex. He Alex always carries his knife around, makes sure it's in pristine condition, and can pin a wasp to a tree from fifty feet away.
* TheLoad: Hex thinks of himselfthis as a burden in ''Survival'', since his technological skills aren't very expertise isn't handy on a remote island.
island. It gets worse when he's bitten by a komodo dragon and contracts septicemia, requiring the others to carry him around in a makeshift stretcher. Fortunately, he proves much more useful in later missions.
* MissionControl: John Middleton, Amber'suncle.
uncle. His requirement for them forming a team is that he act as their guardian, keeping in frequent contact with them and providing resources and information when needed.
* MultinationalTeam: The team first meet as a result of them all signing up for an international 'eco-voyage', so their backgrounds are scattered across the world: Alex and Hex are English, Paulo is Argentinian, Li isAnglo-Chinese Anglo-Chinese, and Amber is American.
* OopNorth: Alexis hails from North Cumbria.
Cumbria. His accent is commented on by the others, and he fits the stereotype of being no-nonsense and trustworthy.
* RichBitch: Amberwas this at first. comes from wealth, and spends much of the first book as a whiny brat who won't shut up about how disgusting the deserted island is. She gets better.
sobers up immensely when the others discover that she's diabetic, and then when they're at actual risk of getting killed. For the rest of the series she's much more lovable, if still sharp-tongued.
* ShownTheirWork: Every bookwill have features a survival situation that Chris Ryan has either thoroughly researched or been through himself.
* SkewedPriorities: In ''Red Centre'', Hex passes his state-of-the-art watch over to Alex before partaking in a dangerous climb. He says that he doesn't want it to get damaged- when Alex retorts that he could very well break his leg, he explains that a broken leg is much less hassle to deal with than expensive equipment.
* SweetPollyOliver: Li disguises herself as a boy in ''Desert Pursuit'' so she can get close to the slave traders. Later in the book Alex and Hex perform a brief [[DisguisedInDraginversion]].
inversion]], disguising themselves as ladies in order to approach Li in her prison.
* TrueCompanions:Alpha Force, starting Starting at the end of ''Survival''.''Survival'', Alpha Force become a tight-knit group that weather together through thick and thin. By the end of the series, they've been best friends for close to a decade.
* TheLoad: Hex thinks of himself
* MissionControl: John Middleton, Amber's
* MultinationalTeam: The team first meet as a result of them all signing up for an international 'eco-voyage', so their backgrounds are scattered across the world: Alex and Hex are English, Paulo is Argentinian, Li is
* OopNorth: Alex
* RichBitch: Amber
* ShownTheirWork: Every book
* SkewedPriorities: In ''Red Centre'', Hex passes his state-of-the-art watch over to Alex before partaking in a dangerous climb. He says that he doesn't want it to get damaged- when Alex retorts that he could very well break his leg, he explains that a broken leg is much less hassle to deal with than expensive equipment.
* SweetPollyOliver: Li disguises herself as a boy in ''Desert Pursuit'' so she can get close to the slave traders. Later in the book Alex and Hex perform a brief [[DisguisedInDrag
* TrueCompanions:
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* VitriolicBestBuds: The entire team is Type II to each other.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: The entire team is Type II loves to insult and bicker with each other.other at every opportunity, but much of it is in good fun and, at the end of the day, they're still the best of friends.
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** Hex develops claustrophobia in ''Hostage''. Afterwards him being trapped in enclosed or dark places happens nearly once a book.
** In ''Hunted'', [[spoiler: Li suffers from a fear of heights after seeing her old climbing instructor fall during abseiling and break her back. She gets over it eventually.]]
** In ''Hunted'', [[spoiler: Li suffers from a fear of heights after seeing her old climbing instructor fall during abseiling and break her back. She gets over it eventually.]]
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** Hex develops claustrophobia in ''Hostage''. Afterwards him being ''Hostage'', after getting caught in an underwater cavern and nearly drowning. Afterwards, getting trapped in enclosed or and dark places happens nearly once spaces is a book.
sadly frequent occurrence for him- he has to traverse through a pitch-black forest in ''Red Centre'', gets BuriedAlive in ''Fault Line'', and has to rest in a decompression chamber after failing his stops in ''Black Gold''.
** In ''Hunted'',[[spoiler: Li suffers from a fear of heights after seeing [[spoiler:seeing her old climbing instructor fall during abseiling and break her back. She gets back.]] Learning to get over it eventually.]]is her sub-plot for the novel.
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''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Chris Ryan.Creator/ChrisRyan. The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]], Paulo, [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Amber]]- who after being shipwrecked on a desert island and working together to escape it, form an elite team dedicated to fighting crime throughout the world.
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''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Chris Ryan. The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]], [[{{Badass}} Paulo]], Paulo, [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Amber]]- who after being shipwrecked on a desert island and working together to escape it, form an elite team dedicated to fighting crime throughout the world.
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''Alpha Force'' is a ten book {{action adventure series}} written by former SAS member Chris Ryan. The story revolves around five teenagers- [[TheLeader Alex]], [[ActionGirl Li]], [[BadassSpaniard [[{{Badass}} Paulo]], [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] and [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Amber]]- who after being shipwrecked on a desert island and working together to escape it, form an elite team dedicated to fighting crime throughout the world.
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* MultinationalTeam: Alex and Hex are English, Paolo is Argentinian, Li is Anglo-Chinese and Amber is American.
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* MultinationalTeam: Alex and Hex are English, Paolo Paulo is Argentinian, Li is Anglo-Chinese and Amber is American.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Partly the reason why Hex is working on the Phoenix in ''Survival''; he broke into a gym teacher's bank account because the guy was picking on his little brother, so they sent Hex to the Phoenix as punishment.
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* TheCracker: Amber mistakenly believes Hex is one. He's quick to correct her.
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* TheCracker: Amber mistakenly believes Hex [[PlayfulHacker Hex]] is one. He's quick to correct her.her.
* CrazyPrepared: Alex, who constantly carries around his small survival kit. Justified since his father is a SAS agent, and he tends to travel a lot in barren areas.
* CrazyPrepared: Alex, who constantly carries around his small survival kit. Justified since his father is a SAS agent, and he tends to travel a lot in barren areas.
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* FunWithAcronyms[=/=]ContrivedCoincidence: The first letter of all their names spells out 'Alpha', which just happens to be the opposite of Amber's Omega necklace.
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* FunWithAcronyms[=/=]ContrivedCoincidence: FunWithAcronyms: The first letter of all their names spells out 'Alpha', [[ContrivedCoincidence which just happens to be the opposite of Amber's Omega necklace.necklace]].
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* KnifeNut: Alex. He always carries his knife around, and can pin a wasp to a tree from fifty feet away.
