Alex

Alex's first appearance in Episode 2.

## Powers & Abilities

* Darkness Manipulation
* Super Strength
* Limited Illusions

*This article is about Alex. For his predecessor, see Alpha*.

**Alex** (refers to himself as the *"Alpha"*), is the main antagonist of the series. He is manipulative
and ruthless, with zero care for human life. He first enters the series as an aide to Devin in a time of crisis, but that is quickly changed as his true and horrifying motivations are revealed.

## History

*"I'm the Alpha..."*

Alex is the mysterious antagonistic figure in the series. Not much is known about him, other than what he calls himself and past conflict with Valon. At the end of Episode 1, he appears in the shadows ominously watching over the events in the library unfold. The following morning he appears in Devin's apartment, heading a warning about the cult that's following him. Alex stops the men chasing him, only to end up having to help Devin up again later in class. He offers Devin a way out; they both can stop Valon and rescue Isabel, while Devin can keep his powers. They hatch a scheme. While Valon and the cult are distracted, Alex creates darkness in the library, and enacts his murders. He confronts Valon, who tries to warn Devin of his deception. Alex however, knows fully well Devin is on his side. When he and Devin get the upper hand, Valon exclaims "leave them out of this". Alex remarks “You know I can't do that”, and goes for a final kill blow. Devin stops this disruption and Valon escapes to Alex's anger. Alex tries to justifying killing. The two argue and this quickly leads to belittling Devin. Alex proclaims Devin is like a child living in a black and white world. Devin breaks off their limited run together. Alex does one final attack, leaving Devin with Isabel in his arms in the darkness.

## Powers

Alex is a merged being of darkness, allowing him access to most of their abilities. He can cover large areas in darkness, while also able to clear it out of a room. He can do limited illusions to manifest shapes and forms, cloaking himself. From his hands, he can conjure weapons of any shape he likes, while also being able to unleash darkness at will.

## Personality

Alex is an eerie figure, who uses people around him for his own advantage. He talks in a raspy voice, and has been shown to lose his temper quickly in Episode 2. Especially when Devin stopped him from killing Valon, which he uses as an opportunity to belittle him. He shows cockiness when he takes control of situations and manipulates people. With subtle smirks throughout his conversations, it suggest he's faking his emotions. He's clearly in it for himself, with one horrifying goal in mind.

## Physical appearance

Alex is a Caucasian male with short black hair, and white eyes. He's average height, and walks with no concern for his posture. He wears a black hood, gloves, and grey pants with boots suggesting he's a drifter of some kind. He has no pupils, and his sclera's turn dark when he uses his powers.

## Background

Alex was conceived of in the very first drawing for the series. He was the counterpart to "Omega" (Devin) and his dark reflection. Originally, he was an underground gang leader bent on world domination. He got his powers in a similar way to Devin, from an ancient book with the 'alpha' logo imprinted. His powers were relatively the same as they are today, with his dark abilities having some form of consciousness to them. He was based on many dark haired evil counterparts in animated TV series. An example would be Koichi [1] from Digimon Frontier; a character with dark abilities, contrasting with his light side twin brother. At one point, Alex and Devin were thought up as brothers, but that idea was scrapped early on. That idea however, was transferred over to Omega and Alpha. His opposite nature to the hero is reflective of Batman and the Jokers relationship. His overall look has remained the same to this day and he has appeared in every iteration of the series [2].

## Trivia

* Alex's raspy voice is inspired by Rorschach from Watchmen (2009) [3].
* His powers were inspired by Ebon [4] from Static Shock (2000) and The Shade from the DCAU [5].