History ComicBook / Letter44

* OneWayTrip: The ''Clarke'' is designed as a one-way trip and its crew are there by choice, and it's also designed to destroy the Builders.

* OneWayTrip: The ''Clarke'' is designed as a one-way trip and its crew are there by choice.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Former President Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose a threat by having the US military be more involved in unpopular wars in the Middle East in order to have combat-veteran soldiers and spending America's entire budget on Project Monolith at the costs for putting thousands of America's soldiers in harm's way and burdening the American economy.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Project Monolith's R&D is host to a wide range of advanced weapons such as PoweredArmor, [[{{Main/BFG}} recoil free high caliber guns]], AttackDrones, and [[MoreDakka triple-barrel]] [[TankGoodness tanks]]. However, they are not meant to field in America's wars as President Carroll believed that displaying them before the aliens would be a mistake and instead intend to use them as a trump card when the aliens underestimate America's capabilities. But Blades is not very pleased by it when the weapons (costing billions of dollars each month) could have saved the lives of American soldiers. He eventually put them into use after having enough of Carroll's manipulations.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Project Monolith's R&D is host to a wide range of advanced weapons such as PoweredArmor, [[{{Main/BFG}} recoil free high caliber guns]], AttackDrones, and [[MoreDakka triple-barrel]] [[TankGoodness tanks]]. However, they are not meant to field in America's wars as President Carroll believed that displaying them before the aliens would be a mistake and he wanted them underestimating America's capabilities. But Blades is not very pleased by it when the weapons (costing billions of dollars each month) could have saved the lives of American soldiers. He eventually put them into use after having enough of Carroll's manipulations.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Project Monolith's R&D is host to a wide range of advanced weapons such as PoweredArmor, [[{{Main/BFG}} recoil free high caliber guns]], AttackDrones, and a [[MoreDakka triple-barrel]] [[TankGoodness tank]]. However, they are not meant to field in America's wars as President Carroll believed that displaying them before the aliens would be a mistake and he wanted them underestimating America's capabilities. But Blades is not very pleased by it when the weapons (costing billions of dollars each month) could have saved the lives of American soldiers. He eventually put them into use after having enough of Carroll's manipulations.

** Blades later reply to Carroll with "Letter 43," telling him to fuck off from ever harming anyone Blades cares about.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Project Monolith's R&D is host to a wide range of advanced weapons such as PoweredArmor, [[{{Main/BFG}} recoil free high caliber guns]], AttackDrones, and a [[MoreDakka triple-barrel]] [[TankGoodness tank]]. However, they are not meant to field in America's wars as President Carroll believed that displaying them before the aliens would be a mistake and he wanted them underestimating America's capabilities. But Blades is not very pleased by it when the weapons (costing billions of dollars each month) could have saved the lives of American soldiers.

* ReassignedToAntarctica: After learning about Elijah's attempt on his life courtesy of Michter, Blades reassigned him to Liberia.

* FromBadToWorse: America is in an economic crisis and its oversea wars are becoming very unpopular. At the advice of his Chief of Staff Elijah, Blades tries to change it by revealing to the public about the Builders on the basis that the American public will be more reasonable and therefore allowing America to be pull out from the wars and the funds will be put towards to good use. It doesn't and it leads to World War III.

* FromBadToWorse: America is in an economic crisis and its oversea wars are becoming very unpopular. At the advice of Elijah, Blades tries to change it by revealing to the public about the Builders on the basis that the American public will be more reasonable and therefore allowing America to be pull out from the wars and the funds will be put towards to good use. It doesn't and it leads to World War III.

* XMeetsY: It's ''Literature/RendezvousWithRama'' meets ''Series/TheWestWing''

* FaceHeelTurn: President Blades' closest confidant [[spoiler:Secret Service Agent Pete]] tried to forced him to surrender America in the Third World War by holding his wife hostage given that the country is clearly not winning and going down hill, and that with Earth in total turmoil and thereby leaving it completely vulnerable to the aliens.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Former President Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose a threat by having the US military be more involved in unpopular wars in the Middle East in order to have combat-veteran soldiers and spending America's entire budget on advanced weapons research and development (Project Monolith) at the costs for putting thousands of America's soldiers in harm's way and burdening the American economy.

* TheTeam: The crew of the ''Clarke''
** TheLeader: Dr. Charlotte Hayden and Col. Jack Overholt, commander of the ''Clarke'' and its military attachment, respectively.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Former President Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose as a threat by having the US military be more involved in unpopular wars in the Middle East in order to have combat-veteran soldiers and spending America's entire budget on advanced weapons research and development (Project Monolith) at the costs for putting thousands of America's soldiers in harm's way and burdening the American economy.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: While being President, Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose as a threat by having the US military be more involved in unpopular wars in the Middle East in order to have combat-veteran soldiers and spending America's entire budget on advanced weapons research and development (Project Monolith) at the costs for putting thousands of America's soldiers in harm's way and burdening the American economy.

* WorldWarIII: The the USA, China, France, China vs the "Free Earth Alliance" (Germany, Britain, Russia, and plus the "smaller nations").

* WellIntentionedExtremist: While being President, Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose as a threat by having the US military be more involved in the Middle East in order to have combat-veteran soldiers and spending America's entire budget on advanced weapons research and development (Project Monolith) at the costs for putting America's soldiers in harm's way and burdening the American economy, which the public painted him to be a callous jackass.

* {{Expy}}: Blades is based on Barack Obama, as both Presidents having inherited a host of complicated problems from their predecessors. Furthermore, Blades continued to enforce Carroll's policies much like Obama

** TheLeader: Dr. Charlotte Hayden
** TheLancer: Col. Jack Overholt

* FallenStatesOfAmerica: The US seems to be coming down hard into the wake of World War III as Hawaii and Alaska are apparently deciding to secede, domestic terrorism, and the only sustainable job the American people can get is by joining the military. President Blades further points out that if the world knows that the "Free Earth Alliance" is run by an ''ex''-President then it will surely be [[DividedStatesOfAmerica another civil war]].
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Stephen Blades.
** Also Blades' predecessor Francis T. Carroll.

* TitleDrop: "Letter 44" is a letter written with the number "44" left by Francis Carroll to Stephen Blades which revealed him to the existence of the Builders.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: While being President, Francis Carroll wanted humanity to be prepare for the arrival of the Builders should they ever pose as a threat by having the US military be more involved in the Middle East to have combat-veteran soldiers, and spending America's entire budget on research and development that worsen the American economy.

* FallenStatesOfAmerica: The US seems to be coming down hard into the wake of World War III as Hawaii and Alaska are apparently deciding to secede, domestic terrorism, and the only sustainable job the American people can get is by joining the military. President Blades further points out that if the world knows that the "Free Earth Alliance" is ran by an ''ex''-President then it will surely be [[DividedStatesOfAmerica another civil war]].