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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.
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'''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).  
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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:
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==Career==
 
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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==
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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.
Some major events that Alpha 1 has been in:
 
  
 
===The Great War===
 
===The Great War===
 
:''Main article: [[Great War]]''
 
:''Main article: [[Great War]]''
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*Captured [[Alexander McCarthy]].
 
*Acquisition of [[Shivans|Shivan]] [[shield]] technology.
 
*Acquisition of [[Shivans|Shivan]] [[shield]] technology.
*Witness the destruction of the [[GTD Galatea|GTD ''Galatea'']].
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*Witnessed the destruction of the [[GTD Galatea|GTD ''Galatea'']].
*Participate in the [[Destruction of the SD Lucifer|attack]] on the [[SD Lucifer|SD ''Lucifer'']].
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*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]]'')
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*Helped destroy the [[GTD Hades|GTD ''Hades'']]. (''[[Silent Threat]]'')
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There is some speculation that ''Silent Threat'''s Alpha 1 may be [[Aken Bosch]]. In the cutscene Monologue 4, Bosch states:
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:"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.
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:''Main article: [[Second Shivan Incursion]]''
*Witness the Colossus's first and last battles.
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*Weakened the first [[SJ Sathanas|SJ ''Sathanas'']] enabling the [[GTVA Colossus|GTVA ''Colossus'']] to defeat it.
*Help evacuate [[Capella]].
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*Witnessed the Colossus's first and last battles.
*Assisting [[Special Operations Command]] in extremely dangerous operations.
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*Helped evacuate [[Capella]].
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*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.
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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.
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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 to [[send-message|send any mission messages]]. It can be circumvented by preceding the player ship's name by #, as in #Alpha 1.
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*[[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.
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*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]]

Latest revision as of 03:42, 6 January 2013

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.

As the player's character, Alpha 1 never speaks a single line in any canon FreeSpace mission.

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.

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

The Great War

Main article: Great War

GTI Rebellion

Main article: Hades Rebellion

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

Main article: Second Shivan Incursion

Non-canon

In many 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.

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

  • Alpha 1 only speaks once: in the ending cutscene of FreeSpace 1.
  • 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 they are specifically scripted to do so.