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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The Terminator Eagle - Emblem of the Terminator Militia]]
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4	''The Terminators: Army of Legend'' is a military supercrossover fanfiction series by author Sir Areis Lionheart, published to fanfiction.net in 2011 (though developing as early as 1999).
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6	It chronicles the trials and tribulations of former {{child soldier\|s}} Alex Vaughn and the fabled Alpha Company as they rise to become one of the most feared and well-known forces in the history of the world, comprised of familiar characters collected from the "Base World", where all worlds real or imagined "eventually end up".
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8	The majority of the series centers specifically on the High Command, the leading division of Alpha Company, currently comprised of:
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10	* Founder Alex Vaughn
11	* His second-in-command and "wing-second" Franchise/SpyroTheDragon
12	* [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro Cynder the Dragon]]
13	* [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Terrias the Servine]]
14	* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash]]
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16	[[https://www.fanfiction.net/search.php?keywords=The+Terminators+Army+of+Legend&ready=1&type=story The Terminators: Army of Legend on Fanfiction.net]].
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18	[[http://terminatormilitia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Terminators:_Army_of_Legend_Wiki The Official Terminators: Army of Legend Wiki]].
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20	As of July 2019, all stories of the series have been deleted by the author and are no longer available.
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22	!!The series contains examples of:
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24	* AerithAndBob: Alex, Zack, Ruby, Elliot, compared to Terrias, Arratroth, Piermont, etc.
25	* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Zack Dawson]] after being bested by his old friend [[spoiler:Alex]] in ''Volume V''. Also [[spoiler:General "Necro"]] in ''Volume III'', especially once you realize ''WHY'' he's fighting in the first place.
26	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Alpha Company experienced being ostracized by their fellow peers in ''Volume I'' and ''Volume II''.
27	* AllThereInTheManual: The official wiki of the series goes into details on the operations and other little tidbits of facts that are never mentioned in the series itself, including operational names and casualties.
28	%%* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The many battles of New Alexandria.
29	* AntiVillain: Zack Dawson, who bounces back and forth between this and KnightTemplar.
30	* AscendedDemon: Necrodusk, the archdemon that Alex was born with, is a clear-cut example of this. [[spoiler:Then you later find out he is actually one half of the Archangel Messorem...]]. Also technically [[spoiler: Azazel]] (no, not ''[[{{Series/Supernatural}} that]]'' one...) although he was [[TheWoobie never really very evil to begin with...]]
31	* AuthorAvatar: Alex Vaughn is stated by WordOfGod to be an idealized version of himself.
32	* AuthorAppeal: Alex and his comrades often enjoy a nice multiplayer session on ''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' or ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', while Alex and Terrias at least greatly enjoy getting their asses kicked in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' in between battles.
33	%%* BadassArmy: Alpha Company, who also function as a BandOfBrothers.
34	%%* BadassCrew: The High Command.
35	* BadassLongcoat: Terrias the Servine sports one, and pulls it off alongside a SPAS-12.
36	* BerserkButton: Alex to Ruby, Ruby to Alex, and in a ''completely'' different way, Ruby's unborn child to [[spoiler:Piermont]].
37	* BigBad: Many throughout the volumes, most notably General John “No-Tongue” Roberts for the first volume, United States President Barry Mabao for the third and fourth volumes (though he often hides behind [[AlasPoorVillain General “Necro”]] and General Mason), [[spoiler:Zack Dawson]] for the fifth volume, [[spoiler:Ares]] of the sixth volume (although this is questionable as Harbinger, the commander of the Reaper Armada, serves to be the TheManBehindTheMan), [[spoiler:Archdemon Deitus]] of the seventh volume, [[spoiler:Vergil and [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Chris-Chan]]]] for eight, [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/ArmyMen General Plastro]]]] for nine, [[spoiler: [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Sonichu]]]] for ten and eleven. Three of those enemies, General “Necro”, General Mason, and General "No-Tongue", eventually join up to become the LegionOfDoom.
38	* BigNo: Alex after Cheet is trampled in the stampede, [[spoiler:Ruby]] after [[spoiler:Alex]] falls to his supposed death in the beginning of ''Volume VI''.
39	* BlackKnight: Alex is one when clad in his “riding armor”, alternating between [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyforged]] [[SpikesOfVillainy Daedric armor]] and the Black Knight armor from VideoGame/DarkSouls.
40	* BreakTheBadass: Alex after [[spoiler:Cheet]] and [[spoiler:Ruby's]] deaths. Also Alex throughout most of ''Volume V''. [[spoiler:Piermont]] after [[spoiler:Alex's]] assumed death in Volume VI.
41	* CelestialParagonsAndArchangels: Later in ''Volume V'', Alpha Company is discovered to be resurrected from this. Go even further, Alex and Ruby, who are the reincarnations of ancient archangels Messorem and Vitam.
42	* ChekhovsGun: A vial of blood given to Alex by Ruby in the beginning of ''Volume VI'', [[spoiler: he later needs it in ''Volume XI'' to bring her back after she's killed in action.]]
43	* ChekhovsGunman: Ruby, who is first mentioned in the prologue of ''Volume I'', and Zack Dawson, first mentioned in ''Volume II''. Actually, the entirety of the ''Volume II'' chapter "Chasing Ghosts" is a copy of a chapter of the SAME title in ''Volume V'' (in which the exact same thing happens, only from another perspective).
44	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Inverted, Alex was a child soldier, and Alpha Company is comprised of some well known child icons.
45	* CliffHanger: Most volumes end in a cliffhanger:
46	** Volume III: [[spoiler: The Shade King attacked the Kremlin, framing the bombing on the Terminators, and in response, the ''Maxia'' pair with the Russians to [[WildMassGuessing level New York City for some reason]]. After fighting through the ''Maxia'' and their Russian allies, Alex eventually ends up on the roof of the Empire State Building, where after duking it out with the BigBad, Alex is bested. Badly injured but refusing to submit, he tackles the Shade King sending ''both'' of them plummeting to the ground. They survive the fall, but as Jazz is about to pull the trigger to finish the Commander, Terrias arrives JustInTime to spare the Commander. As Jazz gets the best of Terrias, TheCavalry comes in before they, too, are squashed by Jazz. The volume ends with Jazz weighing down Alex and Terrias with stones before shooting them in the head, pushing them into New York Harbor.]]
47	** Volume IV: [[spoiler: Alex, Rainbow Dash, and their squads go BACK into the fire, ignoring orders to evacuate, despite the presence of a nuke that's all too ready for detonation. They fight to the roof of the BigBad's lair, and right before the big bomb goes off. The volume ends with Alex wondering around the apocalyptic wastelands, ''a la'' the Aftermath portion of the [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]], searching for Dash before finally finding her and [[DeusExMachina zapping the both of them out of harm's way]].]]
48	** Volume V: [[spoiler: After having finished off Zack Dawson, destroying Eden, and postponing Armageddon, the volume's finale sees Alex dying on the operating table, bleeding out from getting his arm hacked off.]]
49	* ColdBloodedTorture: After the botched assassination attempt on President Mabao shortly after the beginning of the Second Civil War, Alex and his then-''protege'' Spyro are captured and subjected to this. Alex also turns around and does this later in the story against General “Necro” after driving his invasion force from Skyrim, made even more disturbing as resurrected General “Necro” ends up being LaughingMad throughout the whole affair.
50	* {{Crossover}}: Many, including:
51	** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King\|1994}}''
52	** VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro
53	** VideoGame/CrashBandicoot
54	** VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite
55	** WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic
56	** VideoGame/MDK2
57	** Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog
58	** Franchise/TheElderScrolls
59	* CurbStompBattle: The Siege of Cyrodiil from ''Volume IV''. What makes it even better is that Alpha could have ended the battle before it hardly began, they just rode backseat so Ulfric Stormcloak could have his SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. Another example plays on the other side of the spectrum, the [[VideoGame/MassEffect Reapers]] coming in and totally trashing the coup in Moscow late into ''Volume V''.
60	* DarkerAndEdgier: To the extreme, compare Alpha Company's members to their original appearances in their respective canons and series.
61	* DeadpanSnarker: Sapphire and Piermont fill this role...[[spoiler: [[BreakTheBadass at least Piermont does until ''Volume VI'']], then [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Rocket Raccoon]] takes it over.]]
62	* DemonLordsAndArchdevils: Archdemons are considered to be Lucifer's equivalent to the Archangels, with different classifications. Necrodusk is considered to be one of these before his HeelFaceTurn.
63	* DreamingOfThingsToCome: Happens periodically throughout the series.
64	* EldritchAbomination: Archdemon Deitus, although the form he commonly identifies with (and could be safely considered his "true" form given the appearance of his son), is that of a massive satyr with oily black tentacles sprouting from his body, which he uses to drain the life force of his foes to feed his own immortality.
65	* EldritchLocation: The Omniverse, and to a lesser extent, the ''Inner Dimension'' that lies between the Base World and the Omniverse.
66	* ExperiencedProtagonist: Disregarding the Prologue of ''Volume I'', by the time we first meet Alex, he's a general in the Tan Army (after only being there for a year mind you).
67	* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler:Zack Dawson]] to Alex Vaughn.
68	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Alpha Company and the High Command]] in the sidestory ''Requiem''. [[spoiler:Piermont]] after he crosses the MoralEventHorizon in ''Volume VIII''.
69	* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:Archdemon Deitus]], the son of Messorem and Vitam, the two archangels themselves, and Necrodusk.
70	* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Alpha Company]] and the [[spoiler:High Command]] in the sidestory ''Requiem'', Zack Dawson, [[spoiler:Piermont]], [[spoiler:Tiberius]].
71	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Plenty, too many to count.
72	* ForTheEvulz: The reasoning behind the Shade King's actions (especially the massacre), also General “Necro”'s motives after his return.
73	* GeneralRipper: General “Necro” and the ''Maxia'' Regime prior to his death.
74	* GenreSavvy: Zack is very genre savvy, and even tries to go out of his way to avoid filling in the 'stereotypical villain' role.
75	* GuardianAngel: [[spoiler:Ruby]] was this to Alex before her fall from grace.
76	* GuardianOfTheMultiverse: Arguably [[spoiler:Ember]], although she may not necessarily be fully aware of this. The Omniversals, who are introduced in ''Volume V'' and are also [[TheOmnipotent omnipotent]], [[TheOmniscient omniscient]], and [[TheOmnipresent omnipresent]], could qualify as this.
77	* HeadbuttingHeroes: Spyro and Piermont, Elliot and Terrias, Alex and Sapphire, Alex and [[spoiler:Tiberius]]...all of them, except for Elliot and Terrias, manage to eventually evolve into VitriolicBestBuds.
78	* HeroicBSOD: Alex has one in ''Volume V'' after breaking from his [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posttraumatic_stress_disorder post-traumatic stress disorder]], and has another, much more heartbreaking one [[spoiler:following Ruby's death in ''Volume X'']]
79	--> '''Alex''': "[[Music/{{Chicago}} You're the meaning in my life...]][[MeaningfulEcho you're the inspiration...]][[TearJerker you bring feeling to my life...you're the inspiration..]]"
80	* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:Piermont]] has one...or actually several...in ''Volume VI'', after [[spoiler:Alex]] is presumed killed, Terrias has one when the "Shade King" possesses him in ''Volume IV'', [[spoiler:Piermont]] has one after he crosses the MoralEventHorizon in ''Volume VIII'', and [[spoiler:Tiberius]] also has one in ''Volume XII'' after he, [[spoiler: his sister, and Aphrodite]] [[BodyHorror begin to deteriorate]] ''[[FridgeHorror while they're still alive]]''.
81	* HeroicDolphin: Ruby and Sapphire, especially Ruby. Later [[spoiler: Gabriel, Omega, and Echo]].
82	* HeroicSacrifice: Several:
83	** [[spoiler:Alex and Rainbow Dash]] opt to continue towards the headquarters in Phoenix to confirm the death of the BigBad even though there are threats of a nuclear bomb primed for detonation.
84	** [[spoiler:Tails]] pilots a bomb into what's basically a black hole to save the world.
85	** [[spoiler:Terrias]] sacrifices himself to hold off seemingly endless waves of Neo-''Maxian'' soldiers to ensure the safe extraction of Alpha Company.
86	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Alex and Terrias....[[HoYay questionably]].
87	* HoldTheLine: Spyro and the rest of the “Night Crew” in the capital building during the assault on Necropolis. Then again with [[spoiler:Terrias]] who hijacks a railgun to cover Alpha Company's extraction in ''Volume V'' after the botched attack on Eden.
88	* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: In ''Volume VII'', Alex and Ruby somehow manage to actually reproduce...[[spoiler:granted they are reincarnations of ancient angelic lovers and are merely fulfilling TheProphecy.]]
89	** Through [[DeusExMachina divine intervention]], [[spoiler: Alex is temporarily turned into a dolphin, enabling him to impregnate Ruby]]
90	* IHaveManyNames: Alex alone has [[SpellMyNameWithAThe "The Commander"]], Archangel, [[spoiler:Thanatos]], Alex, BloodKnight, and others. Piermont goes by his actual name or [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Pierre]], Spyro goes by Spy, Spearow, Seraph, "Purple Boy", among others. Terrias has "Tare-Tare", [[spoiler:Ares]], and Blackbird.
91	* IntellectualAnimal: ''ALL'' of Alpha Company.
92	* InterspeciesRomance: Alex and Rainbow Dash, Alex and Ruby the Dolphin, Alex and Cynder the Dragon...
93	* IronicEcho: "''I am NOT your father, and you are NOT my son''". [[spoiler: First spoke by Messorem to his son, Deitus, then again by Deitus to HIS son, then for a ''THIRD'' time by Alex, the final reincarnation of Messorem, to Deitus again.]]
94	* [[spoiler:Zack Dawson's]] 'self-fulfilling prophecy' speech. First said in ''Volume V'' to Alex. [[spoiler: Said again by Alex to his son, also named Zack, in the sidestory ''Requiem'']]. Even more ironic, [[spoiler:Alex had fulfilled Zack's prophecy]].
95	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Piermont, underneath that cold, asshole shell is a shy and caring creature...[[spoiler: At least until ''Volume VI'' and he starts to [[SlowlySlippingIntoEvil descend into madness]]]].
96	* KidsAreCruel: Alpha Company has the worst life in school. Also, to a lesser extent, the reformed LKA, spearheaded by [[spoiler:Alex's [[CainAndAbel kid brother]]]]
97	* KillSat: The ''Ring'' superweapon, and the ARK, also ''technically'' the City Minecrawlers (which are massive tanks, the literal size of Central Park that drop out of the fucking sky).
98	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The series tends to do this on a few occasions.
99	* LegionOfDoom: Played straight with the ''Elite Five'' of the ''Caeda'' Militia.
100	* LetThereBeSnow: Upon Alpha Company's first arrival in the Southern Wastelands in ''Volume III''...except [[OhCrap it's not snow]], [[spoiler:it's ash from the nearby wall of dragonfire [[FridgeHorror that has killed literally everything]] around it for miles around]].
101	* LivingToys: Quite literally, Alex Vaughn was a part of the Tan Army during their war with the Green Army, the very same as the ''Franchise/ToyStory'' variety.
102	* LosingTheTeamSpirit: After [[spoiler:Alex]] is presumed to be killed in Volume VI, [[spoiler:Alpha Company soon [[WeWereYourTeam disbands]].]]
103	* LoveAtFirstSight: Alex and Rainbow Dash, Alex and Ruby. [[spoiler:Justified as Alex is the final reincarnation of the Archangel Messorem, Ruby is Archangel Vitam, his ancient lover, reincarnated, and Rainbow Dash is assumed to be one of his trio of lovers.]]
104	* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Deitus]] is revealed to be the mastermind behind all previous antagonists...the Man Behind the Man ''BEHIND'' the Man may be invoked by [[spoiler: Vergil]] although his exact evil plan is more obscure and harder to figure out, likely because he's an OlderThanDirt CosmicEntity, rumored to have existed before God, that's borderline EldritchAbomination, a literal MultiversalConqueror (he's even ''called'' a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin multiversal]]!) and pretty much a GodOfEvil to boot, arguably worse than Satan himself!
105	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: We cannot emphasize the ''supercrossover'' in supercrossover military fanfiction enough.
106	* MeaningfulEcho: [[Music/{{Chicago}} ''You're the Inspiration'']], sang by Alex to Ruby in ''Volume VII'' as a serenade of sorts... [[spoiler: He sings it to her (or tries to) ''again'' as she's dying in ''Volume X'']]. [[TearJerker The feels are real]].
107	* MeaningfulName: Not including some of the preexisting characters (such as Simba and Nala), Messorem (Latin for ''Reaper'' or ''Harvester''), Vitam (Latin for ''Life''), Ruby (although the origin of her name is much more gruesome...when she was found and rescued, the water was ruby-red with her blood as a result of the injury to her eye), and Sapphire, who's named for the coloration of his body...a brilliant, sea blue.
108	* MissionControl: General Elliot to Alpha. Elliot can also be considered TheAce.
109	* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: The mentality of Alpha Company, especially with the High Command. [[spoiler:In the fourth volume, despite threats of a nuclear bomb and demands to get the hell out of there, Spyro and Terrias lead their unit back into the danger zone to rescue fellow comrade Alex and his unit, who themselves pulled a HeroicSacrifice to make sure the BigBad was gone for good]].
110	* OmnicidalManiac: Archdemon Deitus the Immortal, [[spoiler:ironically the son of Archangels Messorem and Vitam]]. The Reapers could also be considered this.
111	* OminousFloatingCastle: [[EldritchAbomination Vergil]] lives in one come ''Volume VIII'', built from the ruined walls above the Terminator capital of New Alexandria, Montana after capturing the city late in ''Volume VII''.
112	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Alpha Company are the final reincarnations of Archangel Messorem's Old Regime, who fought against Lucifer's forces in the War in Heaven.
113	* PietaPlagiarism: Alex after [[spoiler:Cheet]] dies in ''Volume IV'', then again by Alex in ''Volume X'' after [[spoiler:Ruby's]] death.
114	* PragmaticHero: Alex and Terrias are pretty much the very example of this trope.
115	* PresentDay: The series begins in 1996, and new updates are usually around the current day, if not exact.
116	* PresidentEvil: [[MagnificentBastard Barry Mabao]], commander of the ''Maxia'' Regime, the main antagonistic force throughout ''Volume III'' and ''IV''.
117	* ProductPlacement: Innumerable video game and franchise references, plus actual brand names, with few to no fictional brands mentioned.
118	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Much of the events in the downtime chapters are about actual events that happened with the author, such as schooling, schooling experiences, moving into a new home, etc.
119	* RogueProtagonist: [[spoiler:Alpha Company and the High Command]] in ''Requiem'', [[spoiler:Alex and Terrias]] in ''Volume VI'', [[spoiler:Piermont]] in ''Volume VIII'' after he crosses the MoralEventHorizon and tries to commit [[WouldHurtAChild infanticide]], and [[spoiler: Tiberius]] in ''Volume XII''.
120	* RuleOfTwo: Ares and Thanatos, The Tartarus Unit, ''The Devil's Hands''...
121	* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler:Rapid]] in ''Volume I'', ''technically'' [[spoiler:Crash]] and [[spoiler:Cheet]] in ''Volume IV'', [[spoiler:Necrodusk]] in ''Volume XI'', and [[spoiler:Athena]] in ''Volume XII''.
122	* SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Tails]] in ''Volume V'', [[spoiler:Simba]] and [[spoiler:Rudolph]] in ''Volume VI'', [[spoiler:Ruby]] in ''Volume X'', and [[spoiler:Dash]] in ''Volume XI''.
123	* SayMyName Alex cries out for [[spoiler:Cheet]] after he's trampled in the stampede in ''Volume II''. Alex also calls out [[spoiler:Dash's]] name after her HeroicSacrifice in ''Volume XI''.
124	* SealedEvilInACan: Archdemon Deitus the Immortal/[[IHaveManyNames Archdemon Deitus the Lifehunter]], imprisoned in Purgatory by way of an [[PlotDevice ancient book]] [[ArtifactOfDoom and a mysterious key]] and bound to his throne through the mystical ''Chains of Eternity''.
125	* SecretRelationship: Alex and Spyro (implied), Cynder and Ember, also Alex and Rainbow Dash shortly after their first mating.
126	* ShoutOut: The entire world of the Terminator Militia is a shout-out to franchises of all kind, all across the board. Just a few examples...
127	** The Gothics is home to:
128	*** [[VideoGame/ShiningForce Rune]]
129	*** [[VideoGame/ShiningForceII Parmecia]]
130	*** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Equestria]]
131	*** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Gaia]]
132	*** [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls The]] [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Dark]] [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Continent]]
133	*** [[Franchise/TheElderScrolls Tamriel]]
134	** Plus you have the Regions -- [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Kanto]], [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Johto]], [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Hoenn]], [[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]], [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Unova]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonXandY Kalos]].
135	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro The Realms]]
136	** [[VideoGame/MDK2 Swizzle Firma]]
137	** [[VideoGame/MassEffect The Systems Alliance]] (who later combines with the UNSC).
138	** And who can forget that Alex was once a part of the [[VideoGame/ArmyMen Tan Army]] before they united with the Greens and became the Green/Tan Collective?
139	* SirSwearsalot: Piermont. Here's a game for you to play, try finding a sentence where he doesn't drop some kind of profanity, also to a lesser, but still quite large extent, Elliot.
140	* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: There are strong implications that this is happening to [[spoiler:Alex]], This also happens to [[spoiler:Piermont]] starting in ''Volume VI'', ultimately culminating in him crossing the MoralEventHorizon about halfway into ''Volume VIII''.
141	* SnowMeansDeath: In the sidestory ''Requiem'', [[spoiler:Alex and his son]] fight to the death on the peak of one of the Himalayas, while it's snowing. Also Alpha Company's first encounter with the Southern Wastelands in ''Volume III''... even though it's not snow, [[spoiler: it's ash from the nearby wall of dragonfire raining from the sky]].
142	* StormingTheCastle: Attack on the prison in ''Volume I'', the attack on the Necropolis in ''Volume III'', storming Compound “C” in ''Volume IV'', also storming Eden in ''Volume V'', the attack on Mount Purgatory in ''Volume VII'' and ''XI'', [[spoiler: [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} CWCville]]]] and [[spoiler:Vergil's]] Fortress in ''VIII'', [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/ArmyMen Plastro's]]]] base in ''IX'', and the attack on Mount Olympus in ''Requiem''.
143	* SuperEmpowering: Technically Alex, as he can give his soldiers the mutation serum, which rewrites your genetic code to give you “incredible abilities”.
144	* TeamTitle: The High Command of Alpha Company, the Commander's Wing of Dragonriders, etc.
145	* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: Alpha Company vs. the Reaper Armada, also Alpha Company vs. ''Filios Diaboli''.
146	%%* TheGrimReaper: Archangel Messorem, often referred to as the "one true Reaper".
147	* TheSiege: The numerous attacks on New Alexandria, the Siege of New York, the LKA's Last Stand, and many, many other battles throughout the series.
148	* TokenReligiousTeammate: Sapphire the Dolphin, who himself seems a ShoutOut to the religious merc Thane from VideoGame/MassEffect2 and VideoGame/MassEffect3. Also, the Terminator Militia (Alpha Company specifically) is referred to as an "army of God", complete with [[DeusExMachina divine intervention in highly unlikely scenarios]]. [[spoiler: Justified, as Alpha Company are the reincarnations of the "Old Regime", effectively God's honor guard prior to the War in Heaven (when Lucifer/{{Satan}} was cast down)]].
149	* TookALevelInBadass: Ruby, who started off as a sickly, dying dolphin afraid of her own shadow, before becoming a soldier stronger than Alex. Word of advice, do not threaten [[{{Squick}} ''her'']] [[BerserkButton Alex]]. Also [[spoiler: Zinnia, who, in ''Volume II'', was an odd girl with a carnal appetite for her Pokemon. She returns in ''Volume VI'' as an efficient warrior, like a modern day ninja]].
150	* {{Tsundere}}: Kira the Harpy.
151	* VillainTeamUp: The ''Caeda'' Militia, which is composed of the LKA (''Volume I'' and ''II''), the ''Maxia'' Regime (''Volume III and IV''), and the Brotherhood Cult (''Volume IV'').
152	* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Alpha Company tore through a crapload of tough [[{{Mooks}} enemies]] and [[CoDragons generals]] only to find President Barry Mabao, who went down mere minutes after coming face-to-face with them.
153	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[WeUsedToBeFriends Zack Dawson]] in ''Volume V''. [[spoiler:Alpha Company]] in the sidestory ''Requiem''.
154	* WhatTheHellHero: [[TheUnfettered Alex]] invokes this a number of times in his unit, especially apparent during their assault on the LKA's stronghold in Junior Town in ''Volume II'', the attack on the Necropolis in ''Volume III'', Alex's torture of "Necro" in ''IV'', and his execution of General Mason in ''V''. [[spoiler:Zinnia]] to [[spoiler:Alex and Alpha Company following their betrayal]] in ''Requiem''.
155	* YearInsideHourOutside: Alex and Terrias felt like they had been trapped in the Devil's Arena for ''years'', in reality, it had only been a week.

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