The heroes of Elite Force... before the organization fell apart obviously.
Next Global Crisis
(NGC) is a live-action superhero web series created by UK filmmaker Andrew Fraser in 2009. The series follows the heroines of Elite Force, an internationally sanctioned superhero organization, as they face an ever-changing roster of villains.The series' first two seasons revolve around the decline of Elite Force and the rise of a rival superhero organization known as Red Mist. Season 3 covers the aftermath of these events and the rise of a new generation of Elite Force heroines. An interdimensional invasion serves as the main plot of season 4 and carries the series into its current storyline, a disjointed "ongoing series" with multiple plots and non-canon side narratives. The main storyline now revolves around the consequences of interdimensional rifts and the incorporation of Elite Force's remnants by a mysterious organization called Equilibrium.
Next Global Crisis provides examples of:
- Action Girl: Nearly every hero in the series falls into this role. Despite including men, Elite Force's strongest (and most popular assets) are their female heroes. Each of them is run through intense training and are, even without their powers, a cut above most enemies.
- Alien Invasion: Seasons 3-4 are structured around the arrival of the "Superiors", a race of technologically advanced superbeings who bring their interdimensional civil war to Earth.
- Always a Bigger Fish: After the defeat of Red Mist, a weakened Elite Force had to quickly reorganize itself to deal with the invasion of the Superiors.
- Another Dimension: The "7th Dimension" plays a huge role in the story after season 2. Slave traders begin kidnapping most of the superheroes on Earth and placing them in time dilations to prize fight for centuries on end. The effect causes Elite Force to recruit a new generation of heroes after season 3.
- Anti-Villain: Characters like Powerstar and Carmen Black IV are ostensibly "good" but have penchants for extreme violence.
- Bald of Evil: John Roman, head of the sinister "Collective" and the series' overarching villain, ditches a buzz cut for a bald shave in season 3.
- Beam-O-War: A throwaway villain named Bullitt possesses the ability to fire a concentrated beam of energy from his visor.
- Big Good: While initially hinted at being Powerstar, this is quickly subverted when she gets corrupted by John Roman's Collective and Red Mist. The mantle passes to Miss Freedom once she's introduced. She remained a paragon of bravery and heroism until later seasons when she was slowly degraded into a shell of her former self. The Big Good at present is shifted among the remaining Elite Force heroes and their Equilibrium counterparts.
- Big Bad:
- Season 1: The Collective and the Roman Brothers (John and James) have been using their organization of superheroes known as Red Mist to try and undermine Elite Force's mandate.
- Seasons 2-3: The remnants of Red Mist continue to cause problems and a brutal criminal gang known as the "Darkhearts" rises from obscurity and wreaks havoc.
- Seasons 3-4: The Darkside Superiors invade Earth intent on ruling humanity.
- Season 4-Present: Interdimensional criminals arrive and begin selling heroes into slavery, meanwhile a shadowy corporation known as Equilibrium begins liquidating Elite Force. Also, the Darkhearts make a return as... zombies?
- Chromosome Casting: Nearly every central character in the series is female.
- Clark Kenting: Miss Freedom and Bluebird, among others, wear glasses and office attire when not in costume or when undercover.
- Cleavage Window: Catherine Marks, Spectrum, Red Glory, Miss Freedom, and Celestia, have all sported one on their outfits at one point.
- Costume Evolution: Nearly every hero that lasts for more than a season (except for Lady Victory) sees some sort of upgrade in their costume or character design.
- Dynamic Akimbo: Every hero has struck this pose (unfortunately it usually precedes a beatdown).
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Myanna, leader of the Darkside Superiors during their invasion, held her brothers in arms dearly and showed genuine sorrow when they died in battle.
- Even Evil Has Standards: In the face of the Darkside Superior's invasion of Earth, John Roman sided with Elite Force and his greatest nemesis Miss Freedom to repel their attack.
- Faux Action Girl: Despite being shown to be capable of handling incredibly stressful situations, many of the heroines fall into the same sorts of traps from episode to episode.
- The Mole: Angel, one of Elite Force's top agents, is revealed to have been working for John Roman and Red Mist as an undercover agent. However, her time as a superhero has a lasting effect on her and she later double crosses Red Mist.
- Negated Moment of Awesome:
- In the climax of season 1, Miss Freedom discovers Red Mist and the Collective's grand plan and is in a perfect position to foil them. But just as she pieces it together, she's struck in the back by an energy blast from John Roman.
- Comet Girl, a spunky young recruit, momentarily defeats one of the most dangerous villains in the series and bursts with confidence, only to receive a brutal electric shock seconds later.
- Son of an Ape: Human beings are referred to as "Sapiens" by most Superiors and 7th Dimensioners.
- The Voice: Michael Sampson, director of Elite Force, is only ever portrayed as a disembodied voice on a speaker. Mayor Killscape (not counting his physical presence within a combat drone) and the Crown Prince of the 7th Dimension are also only portrayed as voices.
- Wounded Hero, Weaker Helper: A deeply injured Suki Deluxe is hunted down by Red Mist Assassin Eliza Rose. After receiving a swift beatdown, Athena (one of the weakest Elite Force operatives) arrives to help Suki only to get the same treatment.
