History ComicBook / AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Being a furry comic, it has many of them: Lynx (Dr. Elaki Kalahahaii and her family), Lees (Pomeranian), Illnya (Artic fox), Chinnah (Zebra) and many bird species. Erma and her family, by WordOfGod, doesn't have a specific breed per se other than being felines, but some fans pointed out they look like the Manx cat, a breed from the Isle of Man in the U.K.

Compare with ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' and ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'', which deal with very similar topics, except with humans (or cyborgs) instead. Also with ''ComicBook/{{Extinctioners}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' and ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', franchises with similar premises, except with superheroes, cops and theater actors respectively (and no sci-fi elements).

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: According with both WordOfGod and Erma herself, Felines like her are notorious for being quite cyclical in their sexual biology. The problem here is the Albedo's felines [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estrous_cycle had a biology that had more in common with ''canines'', like domestic dogs, rather than real-life felines]], when they can only ovulate during sex.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: If we include all the characters from both ''Albedo'' and ''Birthright'', plus characters from the side-stories, the TabletopGames, and the short stories from the ''Refractions'' anthology, the entire cast is really big. This is subverted at the end, since most of those characters ends being killed or dissapearing from the plot later on.

* AliensNeverInventedTheWheel: In this case because [[spoiler:the humans invented the wheel and ''everything else'', for them]].

Not to be confused with the main, deranged, villain from the ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' series, [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce another younger villain with the same name]], a [[LightNovel/{{Overlord}} virtual demoness]], the Music/{{Vangelis}}'s album of the same name, a brand of toy trucks or a first-person shooter. Also, do not confuse this EDF (Extraplanetary Defense Force) with the ''Earth'' Defense Force from ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', the ''other'' [[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce2017 Earth Defense Force]],the Jaleco's ShootEmUp of the same name and acronym, or [[VideoGame/GenshinImpact one of the members of the Knights of Favonius]].

Not to be confused with the main, deranged, villain from the ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' series, [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce another younger villain with the same name]], a [[LightNovel/{{Overlord}} virtual demoness]], the Music/{{Vangelis}}'s album of the same name, a brand of toy trucks or a first-person shooter. Also, do not confuse this EDF (Extraplanetary Defense Force) with the ''Earth'' Defense Force from ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', the ''other'' [[VideoGame/EarthDefenseForce2017 Earth Defense Force]], and the Jaleco's ShootEmUp of the same name and acronym.

* MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness: Level 3. Most of the technological level used in the setting are nothing more than upgraded versions of actual human technology we use at present day. While there is some advanced technologies like robotics (albeit in a very primitive way) and [[spoiler:cloning]], there's neither laser weaponry, other than the [[spoiler:galaxy-destroying WaveMotionGun developed by the EDF]], nor teleporting or any other exotic technologies. The only exception of this rule is FasterThanLightTravel is used by almost every ship in the story.

* KudzuPlot: One who can give similar works like ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' or ''Manga/DeathNote'' a run for their money: Basically the whole plot begins straightfoward at first, but at the beginning of the Ekosiak sub-arc, it starts to get more and more complicated to the massive ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and in-universe ParanoiaFuel [[spoiler:caused by a ambicious local executive in a attempt to separate Ekosiak from the EDF]] and the things went further when [[spoiler:the human spaceship is found by both the EDF and Enchawah Corp]]. By the time the second StoryArc begins, the plot is split from each of the three conflicting factions of the story, with their own goals to accomplish.

* KudzuPlot: One who can give similar works like ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' or ''Manga/DeathNote'' a run for their money: Basically the whole plot begins straightfoward at first, but at the beginning of the Ekosiak sub-arc, it starts to get more and more complicated to the massive ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and in-universe ParanoiaFuel [[spoiler:caused by a ambicious local executive in a attempt to separate Ekosiak from the EDF]] and the things went UpToEleven when [[spoiler:the human spaceship is found by both the EDF and Enchawah Corp]]. By the time the second StoryArc begins, the plot is split from each of the three conflicting factions of the story, with their own goals to accomplish.

* ''The Seven'' (Tentative name): A recently announced side-story Gallacci is working right now and deals with a Shiba Inu girl named Arianne, who is the sole survivor of her ship, who was destroyed after a misjump into another, unknown place of the universe. According with WordOfGod, it will be heavily inspired in ''Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', being the first time Gallacci gives an specific inspiration for something related with the ''Albedo'' universe.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In a way. Leaving aside the fanservice, sexual innuendo, violent scenes, and all the expletives used in the comic, there's a part the comic always managed to get away, even to this day, regarding the premise: The ILR itself, as it was explicitely based in the U.S. and all its perceived flaws, while both the EDF and the [=ConFed=] are partly based in the communist Warsaw Pact. Keep in mind this comic was created in the 80s, at the tailend of the UsefulNotes/ColdWar, when the anti-communist sentiment was quite high in the States, and the author of the comic himself was a former member of the USAF, and surprisingly enough, no one called him out for this. According with Gallacci himself, the [=ConFed=] was molded primarily on Western European "Social Democratic" policies rather than the more overtly authoritarian Soviet block. [[note]]This was discussed by Gallacci himself at 2019: [[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/30701887/ According with him]], and very strangely enough, some fans complained about the ''EDF'', of all things, not being brutal or Nazi-like enough for their personal tastes. It helps a lot the author's political ideas aren't very evident in the comic to begin with, at least at first, and even when they are shown, they are shown in a more subtle way, without going overboard with it.[[/note]]

* NoSuchThingAsAlienPopCulture: Played a bit in the story: While pop culture does exist, most of it is somewhat different because the entire civilization (Be the EDF, ILR or Enchawah) is pretty young and many of the concepts we have for granted in our human society are depicted in a very odd way here. Interestingly enough, the closest thing for a sport (and also martial art) is something named as "stick fighting", a mix between bojutsu and Kendo, except with a large stick rather than a shinai.

* The First tabletop RPG game based in the comic, simply named ''Albedo the Role Playing Game''. It was originally published in 1988 by Gallacci's Thoughts & Images' self-publishing brand, with Paul Kidd (Scriptwriter of ''VideoGame/{{Nightshade}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Shadowrun}}'' lead designer for the SNES) writing the script. The game has two different story modules:

* TitleDrop: Used [[spoiler:when Erma and some EDF members found the wrecked human ship and they aren't able to see it from outside.:]]

ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway, a sector of known space is populated by sapient and humanoid versions of many Earth animals (who have no clue as to their origins). The titular heroine, Erma Felna, is an officer from the EDF (Extraplanetary Defense Force, a extraplanetary version of TheFederation), and she begins her military career during a military invasion of a planet named Derzon by the ILR (Independent Lepine Republic, another [[TheFederation federation]] populated by rabbits who are determined to [[OmnicidalManiac conquer known space--and kill anyone who is not a rabbit]]).

In a very distant future, a sector of known space is populated by sapient and humanoid versions of many Earth animals (who have no clue as to their origins.) The titular heroine, Erma Felna, is an officer from the EDF (Extraplanetary Defense Force, a extraplanetary version of TheFederation), and she begins her military career during a military invasion of a planet named Derzon by the ILR (Independent Lepine Republic, another [[TheFederation federation]] populated by rabbits who are determined to [[OmnicidalManiac conquer known space--and kill anyone who is not a rabbit]]).

* ''[[ComicBook/AlbedoBirthright Birthright]]'': Takes place a century after the events of ''Erma Felna EDF''. The entire civilization has collapsed after years of war, and a new hero, Prince Alfon Koshaka, wages a revolution against the invaders of his country, while dealing with the ghosts of the previous era. It is currently being reissued on [[http://www.radiocomix.com/birthright/ on Radio Comix's website]]. The story is split into three different arcs and the story is notable for being published ''alongside'' its prequel, albeit by a different publisher.

* ''[[ComicBook/AlbedoBirthright Birthright]]'': Takes place a century after the events of ''Erma Felna EDF''. The entire civilization has collapsed after years of war, and a new hero, Prince Alfon Koshaka, wages a revolution against the invaders of his country, while dealing with possibly the ghosts of the previous era. It is currently being used to be reissued on [[http://www.radiocomix.com/birthright/ in Radio Comix's website]]. The story is split into three different arcs and the story is notable for being published ''along'' its prequel, albeit with different publisher.

Compare with ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' and ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'', who deals with very similar topics, except with humans (or cyborgs) instead. Also with ''ComicBook/{{Extinctioners}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' and ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'', franchises with similar premises, except with superheroes, cops and theater actors respectively[[note]]And no sci-fi stuff.[[/note]] respectively.

** The ILR raid to the Andis' spaceport control tower is quite different here in the color version: In the B/W original, the ILR assault on the place took two pages, as we see the entire raid taking place. In the color version, the raid took place in just two panels, but the outcome is more bloodier than the B/W version, as the ILR soldiers executed the ATC operators, while in the B/W version they just captured them, albeit they could had likely executed them off-screen.

Compare with ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' and ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'', who deals with very similar topics, except with humans (or cyborgs) instead. Also with both ''ComicBook/{{Extinctioners}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' both basically have a similar premise, except with superheroes and cops[[note]]And no sci-fi stuff.[[/note]] respectively.

Compare with ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' and ''Manga/{{Appleseed}}'', who deals with very similar topics, except with humans (or cyborgs) instead. Also with both ''ComicBook/{{Extinctioners}}'' and ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'' both basically have a similar premise, except with superheroes and cops[[note]]And no sci-fi stuff.[[/note]] respectively.