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They refer to themselves as '' 'The Alliance' '' because of the philosophy that while they come from different backgrounds, they have similar interests (in this case, being superheroes) - which is what any successful alliance is made of... those who have similar interests. Although they are not truly aware of it yet, ''The Alliance'' is the single most powerful and well-trained group of cadets currently enrolled at the Academy.
The members of ''The Alliance'' have effectively formed a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Nakama nakama]; many observers refer to them as basically being more or less a family grouping (to the point that they have been referred to collectively as '' 'Blumenberg's litter of puppies'.'' One of the many things that the cadets do together is, after visiting with family or attending summer studies, take up residence at [[Zoey Robertson]]'s family home in California for the two weeks before classes resume at USAES - a tradition they have had since their third year in the Academy.
In the aftermath of the virtual reality battle simulation where ''The Alliance'' battled the members of the [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]], their showing (calculated as a 'technical stalemate' by [[USAES]] officials) led to a surge of USAES cadets forming similar groups, as well as other official training cadres beginning similar training procedures. ''The Alliance'', as well as each cadet in the cadre, has several information-rich entries available for view on the USAES [[Academy Wiki]], as well as a couple of unofficial web sites on the USAES Intranet set up by fellow cadets
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