History ComicBook / OmegaMen

* DownerEnding:[[spoiler:Although the Citadel is finished, the Vega system hasn't improved. Primus has become a governor who gladly uses violence to put down opposition, Kalista has murdered her rivals in secret and rules over her planet with an iron fist, Tigorr is unable to maintain peace between the tribes, and Scrapps is on the run. In addition, there are other entities--including Earth--who wish to harvest Stellarium to prolong their planets' lifespan. The series ends with Kyle being ordered to choose between siding with the Omega Men or Earth, though his answer is not shown]].

The Omega Men are a team of fictional extraterrestrial characters that appear in various cosmic comic books published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Comicbook/GreenLantern and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Stanton. They are often represented as a group of renegades hailing from various planets in the Vega system, fighting against the oppressive [[TheEmpire Citadel]].

Their most recent series, titled ''The Omega Men'', launched in 2015 as part of the [=DCYou=] initiative, which emphasized genre diversity and story over continuity. A [[https://www.comixology.com/DC-Sneak-Peek-The-Omega-Men-2015-1/digital-comic/219190?ref=c2VyaWVzL3ZpZXcvZGVza3RvcC9ncmlkTGlzdC9FeHRyYXM Sneak Peek containing the series' prologue was made available digitally for free]]. The premise of the series sees [[Comicbook/GreenLantern White Lantern Kyle Rayner]] captured and apparently executed on public broadcast by a team of rebels calling themselves The Omega Men. The 2015 series is written by Tom King (also known for his work on Comicbook/{{Grayson}}) and illustrated by newcomer artist Barnaby Bagenda, and has been acclaimed by critics and fans alike.

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Tygorr's species fight mainly by slashing their foes with their claws. They usually aim for the neck for a quick kill.

** Various soldiers and mooks from the Citadel have their limbs amputated thanks to Tygorr's claws and Kalista's sword.

* ContinuityNod: Hypnos are eye implants that hypnotize those who stare into the wearer's face, and played a prominent role in ''ComicBook/{{Grayson}}'', which Tom King co-wrote. This series delve deeper into the device's origins, establishing that the Hypnos are actually a piece of alien technology that was sold by a merchant from the planet Hny'xx to an earthling who visited the Vega System in the past. The same merchant provides Kyle and Kalista with a new pair of implants in issue 7, as part of a plan to smuggle the two out of the planet.

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The US military leader reveals the current status of the surviving Omega Men to Kyle after he has arrived back on Earth: [[spoiler:Tygorr's people erupt into a civil war without a common enemy to unite them; Primus becomes governor of Ogyptu, but orders his troops to shoot down unarmed protesters; Scrapps is a wanted fugitive again; and Kalista becomes queen of the now-freed planets, but under her rule, dissenters "disappear."]]

* AbsurdlySharpClaws: Tygorr's species use these naturally as their primary weapon.
* AnArmAndALeg: This happens fairly frequently to various soldiers and mooks thanks to Tygorr's claws and Kalista's sword. Most notably, it is used as a persuasion method on the merchant on Hyn'xx. He quickly purchases a new hand.
* AxCrazy: Scrapps isn't entirely all there.
* BaitTheDog: Primus does this to both the audience and [[spoiler:Kyle, misleading them to believe that he would save thousands of civilians that were selected for execution on behalf of his crimes. He doesn't.]]
* BlackAndGrayMorality: While the Omega Men do some rather unpleasant things, the Citadel really seems to hit this point with rampant executions [[spoiler:and by killing an entire planet's worth of billions for the resources within the planet]]. Although, depending on how you interpret the ending, [[spoiler:it is more accurately a case of EvilVersusEvil with some of the Omega Men]].
* BoomHeadshot: There are quite a few particularly messy fatalities performed this way.
* BittersweetEnding: If not DownerEnding,[[spoiler: The Citadel is finished but much of Vega system hasn't improved. Primus had become a governor who would gladly use violence to put down opposition, Kalista had murdered her rivals in secret, Tigorr was unable to maintain peace between the tribes, and Scrapps is on the run. In addition, there are other entities--including Earth--who wish to harvest Stellarium to prolong the planet's lifespan.]]

* CoolSword: Kalista's weapon of choice, due to having been trained with it from the age of six.

* CrapsackWorld: The Vega System is a hellhole. Some of the worlds are corrupt, some are impoverished, one is in a ForeverWar, and then there's Voorl... The fact that the Green Lanterns can't enter (because of a deal the Guardians of the Universe struck with Larfleeze several billion years ago) doesn't help much.

* DisproportionateRetribution: In the first issue the Omega Men kill thirty-nine Citadel troopers. As is standard Citadel response, retribution is taken out on the population at a rate of a hundred to one. Thirty-nine ''hundred'' people are murdered in response to the death of a few nameless thugs.

* EarthShatteringKaboom: This is what happens to planets who overexploit their planetary cores, Krypton-style, without using Stellarium. [[spoiler:Potentially including Earth.]]
** [[spoiler:Doc does this to Voorl to force the Citadel's hand into fighting.]]

* EyeScream: Downplayed, in that special attention is never called to it. Primus takes a shot to the eye late in the story. He is shown wearing a bandage over it for the rest of the time.
** A more emphasized example is shown with Sali, the native who gives his name before Kalista kills him via eye-stab during training.
* FauxAffablyEvil: The Viceroy certainly falls into category, as he casually negotiates for the deaths of thousands of innocent lives as if he was haggling for a bank loan. The Omega Men themselves are arguably this as well, with Broot probably being the most genuinely [[AffablyEvil kind]].
* FullCircleRevolution: [[spoiler: Much of the team, especially Primus and Kalista, began to use less-benign methods after Citadel was overthrown. Primus had put down a peaceful protest that resulted in thousands of death, Tigorr's planet has thrown into warring states, and Kalista had put down dissidents secretly. Scrapps had been an exception due to being a fugitive after the conflict.]]
* {{Gorn}}: It is an understatement to say you will be seeing your fair share of blood and gore in this title.

* HoneyPot: [[spoiler:Kalista]] does this to [[spoiler:Kyle Rayner]].
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played painfully straight. As a vicious, bloody war rages for the control of the five worlds of the Vega system, Kyle Rayner and the Omega Men finally confront [[BigBad the Viceroy of the Citadel]] in his chambers. Kyle prevents [[WrenchWench Scrapps]] from killing him, saying that they need to show that they're better than the Viceroy. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Princess Kalista kills him anyway, leading to [[FullCircleRevolution the Omega Men becoming the new brutal rulers of the five worlds.]]]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Several combatants find their way onto a sword throughout the run.

* LudicrousGibs: Quite a few deaths showcase blood, brain matter, bone fragments, and very detailed gore.

* OffWithHisHead: This seems to be Kalista's favorite way to finish off someone with her sword. [[spoiler:Most prominently, she kills her father and the viceroy this way.]]
* RebelliousPrincess: [[spoiler:Exaggerated, and rather literal late in the story. Kalista is not only the true leader of the Omega Men, she essentially leads the system-wide rebellion against the Citadel.]]
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Broot is being good example. Is being typical of Broot's species.
* TakeAThirdOption: Kyle attempts to manage this throughout the whole story.
%% TheTeam - BigBad: Primus. TheDragon: Tigorr. EvilGenius: Doc. TheBrute: Broot. DarkChick: Scrapps. SixthRanger: [[spoiler:Kyle Rayner]]. TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Kalista]]
* {{Unobtanium}}: Stellarium, the rare substance only found on the Vega system planets, which is needed to prevent {{Earth Shattering Kaboom}}s.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: The first issue was exceedingly light on exposition, expecting to audiences to be able to follow the narrative based on the artwork and contextual dialogue. While this was alienating for some readers who expected a narration-heavy story (as par for many traditional superhero comics), a lot of fans were won over by the dense storytelling, and the writer's respect for the audience.
* WarriorPrincess: Kalista, of the Brahmin, who has been raised in swordfighting since she was six years old.

** A particularly dark example. The Comicbook/OmegaMen are fighting against an evil oppressive regime, but they use very dirty tactics, manipulating those in the crossfire, and leaving thousands of innocents dead in their wake.
** In the last issue, the Viceroy of the Citadel argues that he is this as well because what he has done has saved trillions of lives thanks to the stellarium they've been able to mine.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: A very dark example. [[spoiler:The US military leader reveals the current status of the surviving Omega Men to Kyle after he has arrived back on Earth: Tygorr's people erupt into a civil war without a common enemy to unite them, Primus becomes governor of Ogyptu, but orders his troops to shoot down unarmed protesters, Scrapps is a wanted fugitive again, and Kalista becomes queen of the now-freed planets, but under her rule, dissenters "disappear."]]

* RebelliousPrincess: [[spoiler:UpToEleven, and rather literal late in the story. Kalista is not only the true leader of the Omega Men, she essentially leads the system-wide rebellion against the Citadel.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} Lobo]] debuted in the original ''Omega Men'' series.

* BreakoutCharacter: [[Comicbook/{{Lobo}} Lobo]] debuted in the original ''Omega Men'' series.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: A particularly dark example. The Comicbook/OmegaMen are fighting against an evil oppressive regime, but they use very dirty tactics, manipulating those in the crossfire, and leaving thousands of innocents dead in their wake.

* BadassPrincess: Justified. Kalista has been training in sword combat since the age of six.

* MythologyGag: The Citadel strip-mines planets for Stellarium, a mineral that can supposedly stop planets from becoming geologically unstable and exploding. Way back in a Bronze Age Franchise/GreenLantern story, Tomar-Re was dispatched by the Guardians to use it to stop Krypton from going up. In fact, what happened to Krypton is the very reason the Citadel are gathering this mineral, to sell to other civilisations that don't want to go the same way.

* {{Unobtanium}}: Stellarium, the rare substance only found on the Vega system planets, which is needed to prevent {{EarthShatteringKaboom}}s.

* BaitTheDog: Primus does this to both the audience and [[spoiler:Kyle]], misleading them to believe that he would save thousands of civilians that were selected for execution on behalf of his crimes. He doesn't.

* BittersweetEnding: If not DownerEnding,[[spoiler: The Citadel is finished but much of Vega system hasn't improved. Primus had become a governor who would gladly use violence to put down opposition. Kalista had murdered her rivals in secret, Tigorr was unable to maintain peace between the tribes, and Scrapps is on the run. In addition, there are other entities--including Earth--who wish to harvest Stellarium to prolong the planet's lifespan.]]