Total Warriors: Alpha Squad

Total Warriors: Alpha Squad is an original series created by the EC Brand's founder, S.A. Nathe.

It was originally one of several Comic Series by S.A. Nathe, started back in 1999 as "Total Warriors of Land", and drawn on notebook paper with #2 pencils. It had a brief run, only 10 Issues(15 pages per), and ended, more-or-less abruptly. References to events appeared in other comic series' in the "Old EC Universe", but the characters were seldom seen. Then in 2011, the Comic series began again, though briefly.

The series was restarted/rebooted in 2018 as an animated series on Youtube, Total Warriors: Alpha Squad.

## **Original Series**

Initially set under water, starring a main character named "Mako"(derived from Mako Shark), the Total Warriors series was going to be a more action-packed series, under S.A. Nathe's "line" of comics known then as "Flame Comics"(Which later became "Elemental Comics").

But instead of this version, the series was changed prior to the first actual issue.

Instead of Mako, the new cast included 3 new heroes: Bulls Eye, Razorblade, and Rock(an elemental made of stone who had power over earth and stone)--known officially as "Alpha Squad". The initial appearance of the "Total Warriors" was in an issue of "Windfire the Flamium"(old EC Universe-era, circa 99'/2000).

The initial FIRST true issue had the trio investigating a location on the island of Kater, and running into random badguys. No real story line developed until later in the series when "Beta Squad" was given a mission. Beta Squad, made up of two members: Crosswire and Deadbolt, were sent to continue the investigation, when they ran into an enemy known as "Axwing".

In later issues it was revealed that Axwing was in fact the father of Crosswire, who was enraged due to believing that his father had killed his mother(un-named). So enraged in fact, that he actually murdered his father, and turned on his friends and allies. Eventually Crosswire ran into a Harznian offficer named Edxon.

### **The Harznian/Merc Wars**

The series "ended" it's original run with a story line focused in the Harznian System. and dubbed "HARZNIAN WARS" to fill in the final 4 issues. A story line that brought the "Mercenary Hive" into the series.

Bulls Eye, Razor(blade) and Crosswire had all arrived on Harzn, where King Raxium and his allies were fighting off the Mercs that were under the control of Supreme Overlord Falox. One of the Total Warriors' allies, Tal,(who'd first been in the "Windfire" series, but had been captured by Edxon and Emodx, Tal's brother), was assimilated and joined the Merc Drones in their attacks against the world. Another character, Warper, a free Merc, and friend of Windfire, joined the good side, and helped save Harzn, alongside the three Total Warriors.

The series ended there, and for years the only connections were in a few scattered "Windfire" issues, as the Harzn system was the home of the world Craxia, where the son of Arcad, the creator of the Mercenary Hive, Prince Darion, lived a peaceful life. Darion later discovered Merc tech for himself, as in a story line from "Windfire" brought Mercs back to the series. Including the re-assimilation of Warper(who was the original Drone, #0001).

After the "Feral Mercs" were defeated, Darion found himself intrigued by his father's technology, began to experiment, and soon became the creator of a whole new wave of Mercenaries. He set his sights on the neighboring world, and his birthplace, Harzn, and destroyed it. Killing Bulls Eye, Razor, and the entire population.

### **Beta Squad Returns**

In 2010/11, the Beta Squad, still alive: Crosswire and Deadbolt, began to piece things back together. Now centered on the Northern-most continent on T'Roa, Etol. Along with "Gamma Squad" members "Hazmat" and "Crowbar", the series was briefly revived, and even gave Final Closure to Bulls Eye and Razor, in which a brief flashback to the year 2092, in the City of Vaih, capitol of Harzn, in which Darion betrayed and turned on Raxium. An army of Darion's Mercs wiped out most of who stood in their way, including Darion's uncle/Arcad's brother; Edxon. The last to fall were the Alpha Squad.

Only a few issues were finished, leaving much left to be told, but it was all but ended....

## **The NEW EC Universe**

### **Alpha Squad RETURNS!**

In 2018, riding on the established EC Brand, the Total Warriors returned, and made their official debut to the world. Rebooting a series that had never been given a "fair shake".

After beginning a major re-write, and deciding on the cast and basic story points, the NEW Series, now called "Total Warriors: Alpha Squad" took the series to a new direction.

Bringing back Bulls Eye and Razor, as well as the Beta Squad members of Crosswire and Deadbolt, plus the former Harznian Prince, Tal, there were a lot of things that needed to be done to make the NEW Series a lot different than the original Old EC Universe comics.

The main plot of the series is centered around a time AFTER the "Great War", that decimated most of T'Roa. While others fought on Kater Island, Caxler, and Velora, the Etolian population was targeted by Arcad's Mercenaries. Causing much of the land's capitol of Etolium to be left in ruins.

With the world now recovering, Alpha Squad looks to rebuild their land's defenses, and resume their original sworn oath to protect Etol. They soon find themselves in the middle of an invasion from the Harznian Alliance of Planets, led by Commandant Edxon, and Lieutenant Emodx. Both sides searching for the remaining Merc tech.