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{{quote|''[[Great Offscreen War|War is all they know.]] [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Their home world is shattered into dust,]] [[Miscarriage of Justice|and they find themselves accused of the crime.]] [[You All Meet in a Cell|A strange new captive]] [[Mistaken Identity|too closely resembles]] [[Criminal Doppelganger|the man]] [[When It All Began|who drove]] [[You Killed My Father|their predecessors into ruin]], [[Dysfunction Junction|and jealousy and deceit]][[Hoist by His Own Petard|threaten to tear the ship apart]] [[Enemy Within|from the inside out.]] [[Surprisingly Elite Cannon Fodder|Even the galaxy’s most hardened renegades would have trouble,]] [[Impossible Task|tackling what lies at stake,]] [[Badass Crew|but for the Genesis 6 Mercenary Corps,]] [[We Do the Impossible|it's business as usual.]]
''[[Magic From Technology|With the power of]] [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic|Element]] [[Functional Magic|at their fingertips,]] [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|the Genesis 6]] [[Magic Genetics|possesses]] [[Elemental Powers|powers]] [[Stock Super Powers|both supernatural]] [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|and incredible,]] [[Ask a Stupid Question|but will]] [[More Dakka|sheer firepower]] [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|be enough to free them from their paths ]] [[Clear Their Name|and protect them]] [[You Can't Fight Fate|from the uncertain future?]] [[The Greatest Story Never Told|Or will they be destined to obscurity,]] [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|with the truth they defend vanishing in a]] [[Title Drop|fade to white?]] [[Because Destiny Says So|The cycle begins here— ]] [[Screw Destiny|whether it stands to be broken is up to them.]]
|[[All Blue Entry|Back Cover, ''Fade to White'']]}}


What happens when you take a massive roster of superpowered characters, give them techniques and powers in the vein of ''[[Naruto]]'' or the ''[[X-Men]]'' and spice things up with the gritty brutality of [[Frank Miller]].... [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]]


A science-fiction series featuring The Genesis 6, your friendly neighborhood terrorist cell with magical superpowers. Their homeworld got blown up, and Spectrum, a megacorporation that also has magical superpowers, has pinned the blame on them. Two superpowered groups with irreconcilable differences and serious anger management issues take them to the logical conclusion.
{{quote|''[[Great Offscreen War|War is all they know.]] [[Earthshattering Kaboom|Their home world is shattered into dust,]] [[Miscarriage of Justice|and they find themselves accused of the crime.]] [[You All Meet in a Cell|A strange new captive]] [[Mistaken Identity|too closely resembles]] [[Criminal Doppelganger|the man]] [[When It All Began|who drove]] [[You Killed My Father|their predecessors into ruin]], [[Dysfunction Junction|and jealousy and deceit]][[Hoist by His Own Petard|threaten to tear the ship apart]] [[Enemy Within|from the inside out.]] [[Surprisingly Elite Cannon Fodder|Even the galaxy’s most hardened renegades would have trouble,]] [[Impossible Task|tackling what lies at stake,]] [[Badass Crew|but for the Genesis 6 Mercenary Corps,]] [[We Do the Impossible|it's business as usual.]]}}


Unfortunately, it appears that author Shayne Liess never followed up on the explicit promise of a "saga". After releasing ''Book One: Fade to White'' in 2010, he never wrote anything else.
{{quote|[[Magic From Technology|With the power of]] [[Sufficiently Analyzed Magic|Element]] [[Functional Magic|at their fingertips,]] [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|the Genesis 6]] [[Magic Genetics|possesses]] [[Elemental Powers|powers]] [[Stock Super Powers|both supernatural]] [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?|and incredible,]] [[Ask a Stupid Question|but will]] [[More Dakka|sheer firepower]] [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|be enough to free them from their paths ]] [[Clear Their Name|and protect them]] [[You Can't Fight Fate|from the uncertain future?]] [[The Greatest Story Never Told|Or will they be destined to obscurity,]] [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|with the truth they defend vanishing in a]] [[Title Drop|fade to white?]] [[Because Destiny Says So|The cycle begins here— ]] [[Screw Destiny|whether it stands to be broken is up to them.]] [[All Blue Entry|- Back Cover, Fade to White]]''}}


This series has a [[Synergenesis Saga/Characters|Character Sheet]].
What happens when you take a massive roster of superpowered characters, give them techniques and powers in the vein of [[Naruto]] or the [[X-Men]] and spice things up with the gritty brutality of [[Frank Miller]].... [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]]


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A science-fiction series featuring The Genesis 6, your friendly neighborhood terrorist cell with magical superpowers. Their homeworld got blown up, and Spectrum, a megacorporation that also has magical superpowers, has pinned the blame on them. Two superpowered groups with irreconcilable differences and serious anger management issues take them to the logical conclusion.
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This series has a [[Synergenesis Saga/Characters|Character Sheet]].


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Synergenesis Saga
Written by: Shayne Liess
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First published: 2010
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What happens when you take a massive roster of superpowered characters, give them techniques and powers in the vein of Naruto or the X-Men and spice things up with the gritty brutality of Frank Miller.... IN SPACE!

A science-fiction series featuring The Genesis 6, your friendly neighborhood terrorist cell with magical superpowers. Their homeworld got blown up, and Spectrum, a megacorporation that also has magical superpowers, has pinned the blame on them. Two superpowered groups with irreconcilable differences and serious anger management issues take them to the logical conclusion.

Unfortunately, it appears that author Shayne Liess never followed up on the explicit promise of a "saga". After releasing Book One: Fade to White in 2010, he never wrote anything else.

This series has a Character Sheet.

Tropes used in Synergenesis Saga include: