Peregrinus
Active Hunter
There's still so little known about the Alpha ARCs... Like why Alpha and his boys all had blue trim in the First Battle of Kamino (not to mention the other costume differences). Real-world reason is clear -- Episode II hadn't been released yet, and the artists for that story arc (pun unavoidable) didn't have a whole lot to go on. Alpha was "corrected" by his next appearance to match Fordo and Ordo, the other two known ARC Captains.
We know the Nulls had one Captain (Ordo), one Sergeant (A'Den), and the rest had blue Lieutenants' markings. But what's the breakdown of the Alphas? We have Captains Alpha and Fordo. I know from other canon and EU sources that there are at least four Alpha Captains -- if those present at one battle included Fordo and Alpha (doubtful), and at least a half-dozen Lieutenants. Plus one known ARC Commander, as yet un-named.
And as for that issue that showed Alpha in Phase II gear... Granted, but it is one step below the cartoon as far as "canonicity" is concerned. Aired/screened material takes precedence over EU. And that's why I go with the Neyo-esque version as the starting point. Granted, the EU is good for filling in blanks, to a point. Alpha's pretty independent, so he can do whatever the heck he wants, but Fordo's more straight-laced, and thus more likely to wear the standard-issue kit with minimal modification.
--Jonah
We know the Nulls had one Captain (Ordo), one Sergeant (A'Den), and the rest had blue Lieutenants' markings. But what's the breakdown of the Alphas? We have Captains Alpha and Fordo. I know from other canon and EU sources that there are at least four Alpha Captains -- if those present at one battle included Fordo and Alpha (doubtful), and at least a half-dozen Lieutenants. Plus one known ARC Commander, as yet un-named.
And as for that issue that showed Alpha in Phase II gear... Granted, but it is one step below the cartoon as far as "canonicity" is concerned. Aired/screened material takes precedence over EU. And that's why I go with the Neyo-esque version as the starting point. Granted, the EU is good for filling in blanks, to a point. Alpha's pretty independent, so he can do whatever the heck he wants, but Fordo's more straight-laced, and thus more likely to wear the standard-issue kit with minimal modification.
--Jonah