“Prepare the Alphalink! —Makino to his Megalinks, Dredd Ascendant
The Alphalink was a planet-sized ship created and used by Makino to assist him and his armada in their goal of absorbing and expanding. It was powered by T.U.R.B.O. Energy, and was used to conquer countless planets and civilizations. It presumably served as the home for the Ultralinks and was operated by Megalinks. It debuted on Dredd Ascendant.
The Alphalink was created at an unknown period of time and was used by Makino to annihilate countless civilizations and planets. After the Turbo Star incident, Jim McGrath was teleported to the vacuum of space and found by Makino's armada. He was kept as a prisoner for sixteen years, being used as a living battery for the Alphalink.
Far away from Earth, Makino is standing inside the Alphalink holding a hologram of the planet, which he crushes while grinning. With the use of the Alphalink, Makino creates a wormhole and travels to Earth so he can directly face Max Steel and take down N-Tek once and for all.
With the use of THI's reactor, Makino attempts to create a wormhole big enough so the Alphalink can pass through. However, his plans are thwarted by Max Steel, Ven-Ghan and N-Tek.
Using his abilities, Makino hacks onto Miles Dread's technology on his undersea base and reveals to be alive. He states that he will be coming to Earth to devour it, and that Miles would be the first to perish. The Alphalink is later shown heading in full speed to Earth.
The Alphalink and Makino's armada arrive on Earth. While N-Tek gets ready to face them with the Daedelus Platform, Makino heads to the center of the Alphalink, where Jim McGrath is kept as a living battery. He claims that he would use Jim's power, which was once used to protect Earth, to annihilate it.
Daedelus platform versus the Alphalink.
Makino later sends an armada of Makino Deployers to Earth. As they enter the planet's atmosphere, the Daedelus platform reveals itself and begins to attack. Forge Ferrus charges a giant cannon on the front runway of the ship, delivering a powerful blow that damages significantly the Alphalink's shield. Makino, in turn, counterattacks with the Alpha-Cannon, which damages the Daedelus. Max later intervenes and Steel fixes the ship. Makino strikes once again using the Alpha-Cannon, but Ven-Ghan uses his portal generating abilities to create a portal that absorbs the energy ray. He then shoots it back at the ship, further damaging its shield.
With no options left, Max convinces Forge and Molly to use the Turbo Star. He heads to the front of the Alphalink and shoots a concentrated ray at the device, which temporarily deactivates its shield and allows Max and Steel to invade the place. They head to the center of the ship in search of its energy generation device. They enter a chamber and learn that Max's father, who was previously thought to be dead, was alive and imprisoned, being used as a living battery for the Alphalink.
The Alphalink proceeds with the linking process and starts to encase the Earth with its armored plates. Meanwhile, Max and Steel fight against Makino. However, their battle end prematurely after Max causes a T.U.R.B.O. energy explosion that teleports him and Steel to the vacuum of space far away from the Earth. After Ven-Ghan picks up a T.U.R.B.O. signal, he checks it out and rescues the duo.
The Alphalink is destroyed.
With the aid of Ven-Ghan, Max and Steel return to the Alphalink and Jim is eventually freed by Steel. With Max, Steel and Jim's might combined, they cause a massive T.U.R.B.O. energy inside the Alphalink while fighting against Makino, destroying the planet eating device once and for all and seemingly killing the warlord in the process.
Jim retells the events of The Final Countdown Part One and The Final Countdown Part Two.
Abilities[]
Linking Abilities: The Alphalink's primary ability consists in linking with planets, and by doing so, consuming them. The process begins with the Alphalink separating armored plates from its body, revealing a drill-like weapon that charges energy. As the armored plates begin to encase the planet, the drill releases a concentrate energy ray and penetrates it, finally absorbing it.
Technology Malfunction: As seen in The Final Countdown Part Two, the armored plates of the Alphalink generate electric tendrils that cause earth's technology to falter and malfunction.
Shield: The Alphalink is protected by a highly durable shield. In The Final Countdown Part Two, Max used a highly concentrated and potent T.U.R.B.O. Energy ray via the Turbo Star to temporarily weaken it.
The original concept of the AlphalinkA preliminary design for what seems to be the Alphalink is shown in the first two Season 2 trailers released in late 2013.
The design of the Alphalink bears a resemblance to the Technodrome from the 2012 TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
