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The second comic in the [[Infinity Infinity]] universe, although this time advertised as a graphic novel rather than manga. Where Infinity: Outrage focused on Pan Oceania and Druze, this one focuses on Yu Jing and the Combined Army. This is also the first piece of Infinity fiction about already established canon characters rather than new ones. Victor Santos is writing again, but the artist this time is Agustin Graham Nakamura.

Imperial Agent Crane Rank Adil Mehmut is sent to a secret Yu Jing base on Paradiso to question a very special prisoner: Propaganda Hero turned post-human traitor in service of the Combined Army, Ko Dali. Things are complicated by his place outside the Invincible Army structure and his race and religion. To make things worse the aliens are constantly attacking supply routes to the base, in hopes of finding it. And Ko Dali's capture seems a bit suspicious.


Infinity: Outrage contains examples of:

  • The Ace: Ko Dali, before her Face–Heel Turn.
  • A.I. Is a Crapshoot: The Evolved Intelligence in charge of the Combined Army.
  • Animal Theme Naming: Yu Jing is fond of these. In the comic we meet Imperial Agent Crane Rank and Tiger Soldiers.
  • Archaic Weapon for an Advanced Age: Despite the action being set almost 200 years into the future, swords and axes are surprisingly common.
  • Artificial Human: Adil hopes to find out if Ko Dali is one of these or the real hero officially KIA.
  • A Tragedy of Impulsiveness: Operation Celestial Wrath. Yu Jing detected a highly guarded Shasvastii outpost on Paradiso and bombed the place, believing it to be a military base. It was a nursery.
  • Backstory: For Adil, as the miniature set's plot he was released in is set after Betrayal and the comic was published later.
  • Badass Creed: "We are Invincible!"
  • Bizarre Alien Biology: The Shasvastii, due to their survivalist nature.
  • Bizarre Alien Reproduction: Shasvastii: they're all pregnant with their own clones and carry genetic material and build nurseries wherever they can.
  • China Takes Over the World: Yu Jing is the second biggest hyperpower in the Human Sphere and it's led by China (though officially it's a union akin to European Union). Notably Uighurs and Japanese are treated as second-grade citizens there.
  • Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": The Yu Jing ambassador (returning from Outrage) still has no name given. In fact even the set with his miniature and Adil Mehmut gives him no name.
  • Evil Versus Evil: Yu Jing was often portrayed as the villain in Infinity fluff and Combined Army is the setting's Big Bad. The Supreme Loyalty is a splinter group of the Combined Army that wants total human eradication and has attacked Ko Dali.
  • Expy: Ko Dali, clearly inspired by [[Starcraft Sarah Kerrigan]].
  • Full-Name Basis: Ko Dali always refers to her interrogator as "Imperial Agent Crane Rank Adil Mehmut".
  • Heroes Prefer Swords: Humans are shown fighting with swords. Adil's based on an ancient Chinese jian.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: Adil's father.
  • Human Disguise: A trick used by the Shasvastii race, the so called "Speculo Killers" can look like humans, even copying specific ones. One of Adil's theories about Ko Dali is that she is one. Captain Li Yhazu is replaced by one over the course of the book.
  • Humans Are the Real Monsters: At least from the Shasvastii perspective.
  • Ironic Name: Planet Paradiso is the stage for the Alien Invasion of the Human Sphere.
  • Man Bites Man: Ko Dali reportedly killed an interrogator by biting through his neck.

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