Alpha

## Physical description

### Genetic combination

Human, vampire bat, killer whale, horned lizard, coral snake, blue-ringed octopus

### Observed abilities

Camouflage skin, night vision, poison bite, poison claws, flight, plated skin, no need for sleep, super hearing, genius intellect, bioelectric

## Appearances

### Debut

GK Delta: Deploy

Alpha is the first of Dr. Mera's hybrids created in the Generation Kymera Program. He was designed to be the deadliest creature combining many offensive and defensive capabilities of the fiercest creatures in the animal kingdom.

## Character History

In 2024, Alpha became the first human-animal hybrid soldier created by Dr. Mera in the top secret Generation Kymera Program. Taking a cue from creatures in the animal kingdom, Mera genetically engineered him to reach full maturity in a matter of months, rather than years, in order to utilize him as a soldier sooner.

As a demonstration of the potential for genetic augmentation of soldiers, Dr. Mera also purposefully engineered Alpha not only to have as many animal powers possible in one soldier, but to look frightening to enemies. This backfired and the military powers-that-be feared Alpha was too powerful to control. They ordered Mera to put him in suspended animation, but Alpha, using his genetically enhanced hearing, learned the scheme and escaped San Nicolas Island.

The course of events after his escape is a mystery yet to be revealed in Alter Nation stories; however, it's implied his escape is the reason that GK Delta is kept in the dark about their origins in a lab and allowed to mature at the same rate as normal humans.

### Recruiting Bomber

The circumstances of how Bomber first came into contact with Alpha are yet to be revealed. Indeed, until the two escaped Naval Base San Nicolas Island together, the rest of GK Delta were unaware of Alpha's existence. What is known is that Bomber and Alpha were communicating by utilizing numbers stations. In a betrayal of his GK Delta teammates, Bomber signaled to Alpha, allowing him to breech San Nicolas Island defenses. The two escaped.

### They Hide Hybrids

Alpha returns to Alter Nation adventures in the graphic novel, *They Hide Hybrids*. In it, GK Delta uncover a plot by Alpha and Bomber to create an army of Alpha clones. Thanks to quick thinking by Sham, who's spying on GK Delta, Alpha and Bomber's plans are ruined.

## Relationship with Other Characters

Commander Stone was first recruited into the Generation Kymera Program to train Alpha in martial arts and military duty. At the time they met, Alpha was 4 weeks old, but has the developmental equivalent of a 6 year old human. At first, their relationship is amicable with Alpha referring to Stone as "uncle Ezra" and Stone diligent in his duties to train Alpha. As Alpha enters the equivalent of adolescence, their relationship is strained, and Stone is concerned about Alpha misdirecting his anger. Although Stone eventually comes to see the humanity in Mera's creations, at the time he fears Alpha as an unrestrained animal.

Dr. Mera, like all of her hybrid-human creations, sees Alpha as not much more than an experiment. Indeed, her arrogance and ambivalence to Alpha's upbringing contributes to the decision by command to put Alpha in cryostasis.

Bomber regards himself as a servant of Alpha. He appears to have gained information from Alpha not known to the rest of the Deltas, but no story has revealed yet what that information is.

Alpha and the rest of GK Delta have crossed paths only twice, once during Bomber's escape and once during an encounter with V.Y.R.U.S.

## Trivia

The training bots were created for Alpha to practice on after his power and temper intimidated too many of the base's personnel.