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* Box, a [[Humongous Mecha|robot suit of armor that could carry its pilot inside]] (and thus a 'box'.) |
* Box, a [[Humongous Mecha|robot suit of armor that could carry its pilot inside]] (and thus a 'box'.) |
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* Marina, a [[Cute Monster Girl|humanoid fish-girl]] that was raised by humans. |
* Marina, a [[Cute Monster Girl|humanoid fish-girl]] that was raised by humans. |
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* Puck, a [[Small Person]] and [[Badass Normal]] (named after Shakespeare's |
* Puck, a [[Small Person]] and [[Badass Normal]] (named after Shakespeare's character -- although he's small, fast, and hard, so hockey comes to mind as well). |
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The original team's dead members were resurrected during 2010-11's ''Chaos War'', and the reunited team has an eight-part maxiseries in 2011-12, tying into Marvel's ''Fear Itself'' event. It was boosted to be an ongoing, but Marvel pushed it back to an eight-parter after sales dropped off. |
The original team's dead members were resurrected during 2010-11's ''Chaos War'', and the reunited team has an eight-part maxiseries in 2011-12, tying into Marvel's ''Fear Itself'' event. It was boosted to be an ongoing, but Marvel pushed it back to an eight-parter after sales dropped off. |
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* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: The entire classic team had just been resurrected plus the two most beloved members of the third series before The Collective killed them in one panel. |
* [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]: The entire classic team had just been resurrected plus the two most beloved members of the third series before The Collective killed them in one panel. |
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: In the new Alpha Flight book, Kara Killgrave pulled one and now calls herself Purple Woman. Like Father like daughter. |
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: In the new Alpha Flight book, Kara Killgrave pulled one and now calls herself Purple Woman. Like Father like daughter. |
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* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: Alpha Flight's members and enemies were always a blend of [[Badass Normal]] |
* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: Alpha Flight's members and enemies were always a blend of [[Badass Normal|Badass Normals]], [[Mutants]], aliens, robots, magical beings, and so on. There ''were'' times when the team's membership was mostly mutants and its enemies mostly magical, but it was always an interesting blend. |
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* [[Fish People]]: Marrina the poor little fish girl. |
* [[Fish People]]: Marrina the poor little fish girl. |
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* [[Flanderization]]: Ever since joining the X-Men, Northstar has been portrayed as arrogant and snobbish, completely ignoring years of character development over the course of ''Alpha Flight'' where he actually became a likable team player. |
* [[Flanderization]]: Ever since joining the X-Men, Northstar has been portrayed as arrogant and snobbish, completely ignoring years of character development over the course of ''Alpha Flight'' where he actually became a likable team player. |
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