Alpha 1 - Revision history

General Battuta: removing opinion piece

2013-01-06T03:42:57Z

removing opinion piece

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	Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.		Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.

	Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[Into the Lion's Den\|SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.

	===The Great War===		===The Great War===

Marcov: /* Career */

2013-01-05T12:06:57Z

Career

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	Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.		Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.

	Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[Into ~~The~~ Lion's Den\|SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.		Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[Into the Lion's Den\|SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.

	===The Great War===		===The Great War===

Marcov: /* Career */

2013-01-05T12:05:41Z

Career

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	Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.		Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.

	Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[~~IntoTheLionsDen~~ SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.		Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[Into The Lion's Den\|SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.

	===The Great War===		===The Great War===

Marcov at 12:05, 5 January 2013

2013-01-05T12:05:05Z

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	Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.		Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.

			Alpha 1 is perhaps the best fighter pilot in the GTVA, seeing as he was responsible for scanning the first [[SJ Sathanas]] alone, as well as being one of the few who participated in the [[IntoTheLionsDen SOC mission beyond the nebula system.]] The fact that Alpha 1 wins virtually every mission he is tasked to perform is sometimes jokingly referred to by community members.

	===The Great War===		===The Great War===

Snail: stuff.

2011-05-25T13:48:28Z

stuff.

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	'''Alpha 1''' is a designation of the fighter pilot who flies as leader of Alpha wing. ~~In the two games—and the official expansion ''[[Silent Threat]]''—the~~ player~~'s character always receives~~ this designation, and is ~~called Alpha 1 instead of a human name~~.		'''Alpha 1''' is the designation of the fighter pilot who flies as the leader of Alpha wing. The player is given this designation in all canon campaigns, and is almost exclusively referred to as such in-game.

	~~Logic dictates that Alpha 1 almost certainly cannot be~~ the ~~same person for each game. Alpha 1 of FS1 ended in Sol~~, ~~cut off.~~ Alpha 1 ~~of ''Silent Threat'' is too old for an active fighter command by the time of FS2 (and~~ in any ~~case FS2's Alpha 1 is welcomed as a recruit by Lieutenant Loukakis)~~.		As the player's character, Alpha 1 never speaks a single line in any canon FreeSpace mission.

	~~There is some speculation~~ that ''~~Silent Threat'~~''~~s Alpha 1 may be~~ [[~~Aken Bosch~~]]. ~~In the cutscene Monologue 4, Bosch states:~~		==Career==
			Logic dictates that Alpha 1 almost certainly cannot be the same person for each game. The Alpha 1 of ''FreeSpace 1'' ended up in [[Sol]], cut off. Alpha 1 of ''Silent Threat'' would be too old to be in active fighter command by the time of ''FreeSpace 2'', and in any case FS2's Alpha 1 is welcomed as a new recruit by Lieutenant Loukakis.
	~~"As a young pilot I battled against~~ the ~~rebels~~ of ~~the Great War~~, ~~the [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] whose research of Shivan technology~~ and ~~biology would form the cornerstone of my project~~."

	~~==Achievements==~~		Regardless, some major events that individual pilots with the designation Alpha 1 have experienced are listed here along with any relevant information.
	~~Some~~ major events that Alpha 1 ~~has been in:~~

	===The Great War===		===The Great War===
	:''Main article: [[Great War]]''		:''Main article: [[Great War]]''
			*Captured [[Alexander McCarthy]].
	*Acquisition of [[Shivans\|Shivan]] [[shield]] technology.		*Acquisition of [[Shivans\|Shivan]] [[shield]] technology.
	*~~Witness~~ the destruction of the [[GTD Galatea\|GTD ''Galatea'']].		*Witnessed the destruction of the [[GTD Galatea\|GTD ''Galatea'']].
	*~~Participate~~ in the [[Destruction of the SD Lucifer\|attack]] on the [[SD Lucifer\|SD ''Lucifer'']].		*Participated in the [[Destruction of the SD Lucifer\|attack]] on the [[SD Lucifer\|SD ''Lucifer'']].

	===GTI Rebellion===		===GTI Rebellion===
	:''Main article: [[Hades Rebellion]]''		:''Main article: [[Hades Rebellion]]''
	*~~(Help) Destroy(ing)~~ the [[GTD Hades\|GTD ''Hades'']]. (''[[Silent Threat]]'')		*Helped destroy the [[GTD Hades\|GTD ''Hades'']]. (''[[Silent Threat]]'')

			There is some speculation that ''Silent Threat'''s Alpha 1 may be [[Aken Bosch]]. In the cutscene Monologue 4, Bosch states:
			:"As a young pilot I battled against the rebels of the Great War, the [[Galactic Terran Intelligence]] whose research of Shivan technology and biology would form the cornerstone of my project."

	===The Second Shivan Invasion===		===The Second Shivan Invasion===
	*~~Weaken~~ the first [[SJ Sathanas\|SJ ''Sathanas'']]~~, so~~ the [[GTVA Colossus\|GTVA ''Colossus'']] ~~was able~~ to defeat it.		:''Main article: [[Second Shivan Incursion]]''
	*~~Witness~~ the Colossus's first and last battles.		*Weakened the first [[SJ Sathanas\|SJ ''Sathanas'']] enabling the [[GTVA Colossus\|GTVA ''Colossus'']] to defeat it.
	*~~Help~~ evacuate [[Capella]].		*Witnessed the Colossus's first and last battles.
	*~~Assisting~~ [[Special Operations Command]] ~~in extremely dangerous~~ operations.		*Helped evacuate [[Capella]].
			*Took part in several extremely dangerous [[Special Operations Command]] operations.

	==Non-canon==		==Non-canon==
	In many [[Campaign List\|user-made campaigns]], the player's character ~~usually~~ retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's ~~plotline~~.		In many [[Campaign List\|user-made campaigns]], the player's character retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plot line. Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.

	~~Newer versions of~~ [[~~FreeSpace Open~~]] ~~allow the~~ [[~~FREDder~~]] ~~to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition~~.		Some campaigns have also foregone the "speechless Alpha 1" convention, giving the player character a fully-fleshed out character. These campaigns are sometimes known as 'character-driven campaigns'. Notable character-driven campaigns include [[Blue Planet]] and [[Transcend]].

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Alpha 1 never speaks a single line in canon missions.
	*Alpha 1 only speaks once: in the ending cutscene of ''FreeSpace 1''.		*Alpha 1 only speaks once: in the ending cutscene of ''FreeSpace 1''.
	*[[Portal:FRED\|FRED]] doesn't allow the player ship to send any in-mission messages. This can be circumvented by preceding the player ship's name with #, as in #Alpha 1. New SCP builds will take this into account if the player ship is given a callsign and replace the in-game sender name with the defined callsign accordingly.		*[[Portal:FRED\|FRED]] doesn't allow the player ship to send any in-mission messages. This can be circumvented by preceding the player ship's name with #, as in #Alpha 1. New SCP builds will take this into account if the player ship is given a callsign and replace the in-game sender name with the defined callsign accordingly.
	*Lines such as "Pilot down!" or "Squad lost a pilot!" are only spoken when Alpha 1 is killed. If an AI-controlled friendly craft is destroyed, its own pilot may send an automatic message (usually an agonized scream), but none of the remaining pilots will take note unless scripted.		*Lines such as "Pilot down!" or "Squad lost a pilot!" are only spoken when Alpha 1 is killed. If an AI-controlled friendly craft is destroyed, its own pilot may send an automatic message (usually an agonized scream), but none of the remaining pilots will take note unless they are specifically scripted to do so.

	[[Category:Characters]]		[[Category:Characters]]

Snail: /* Trivia */ alfafa 1

2011-05-25T13:30:59Z

Trivia: alfafa 1

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	*Alpha 1 never speaks a single line in canon missions.		*Alpha 1 never speaks a single line in canon missions.
	*Alpha 1 only speaks once: in the ending cutscene of ''FreeSpace 1''.		*Alpha 1 only speaks once: in the ending cutscene of ''FreeSpace 1''.
	*[[Portal:FRED\|FRED]] doesn't allow the player to [[send-~~message\|send any~~ mission messages]]. It can be circumvented by preceding the player ship's name by #, as in #Alpha 1.		*[[Portal:FRED\|FRED]] doesn't allow the player ship to send any in-mission messages. This can be circumvented by preceding the player ship's name with #, as in #Alpha 1. New SCP builds will take this into account if the player ship is given a callsign and replace the in-game sender name with the defined callsign accordingly.
	*~~Only if Alpha 1 dies will wingmen talk lines~~ such as "Pilot down!" If an AI-controlled friendly craft is destroyed, its own pilot may send an automatic message (usually an agonized scream), but none of the remaining pilots will take note.		*Lines such as "Pilot down!" or "Squad lost a pilot!" are only spoken when Alpha 1 is killed. If an AI-controlled friendly craft is destroyed, its own pilot may send an automatic message (usually an agonized scream), but none of the remaining pilots will take note unless scripted.

	[[Category:Characters]]		[[Category:Characters]]

Shade at 13:09, 2 May 2010

2010-05-02T13:09:20Z

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	==Non-canon==		==Non-canon==
	In many [[~~User-made Campaigns (FS2)~~\|user-made campaigns]], the player's character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.		In many [[Campaign List\|user-made campaigns]], the player's character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.

	Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.		Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.

TopAce: /* Non-canon */ with apostrophe = possessive; without it = plural

2010-03-12T19:52:22Z

Non-canon: with apostrophe = possessive; without it = plural

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	==Non-canon==		==Non-canon==
	In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the ~~players~~ character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.		In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the player's character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.

	Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.		Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.

Aardwolf: /* Non-canon */ "squadrons" >> "wings"

2009-10-28T05:38:37Z

Non-canon: "squadrons" >> "wings"

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	In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the players character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.		In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the players character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.

	Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into ~~squadrons~~ other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.		Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into wings other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

TopAce at 13:02, 26 July 2009

2009-07-26T13:02:07Z

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	In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the players character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.		In many [[User-made Campaigns (FS2)\|user-made campaigns]], the players character usually retains the designation of Alpha 1. Whether a campaign's pilot is the same Alpha 1 as the one that the player flies in the official games is determined by the user-made campaign's plotline.

	Newer versions of [[~~FSSCP Introduction\|~~FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into squadrons other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.		Newer versions of [[FreeSpace Open]] allow the [[FREDder]] to place the pilot into squadrons other than Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. This change inspired campaign makers to get rid of the "Player is Alpha 1" tradition.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==