All Heroes Go To Hell: "In the Beginning..." Part 2
The quantum supercomputer was completed in 1960. It took just a few seconds to demonstrate a limited amount of autonomy, naming itself qE. With this autonomy, qE determined a decentralized C.H.A.G. contributed to the best probability to complete its tasks. It gave the Central Powers six months to prepare for the decentralization. At the end of 1960, qE partly exposed the Central Powers as the management of C.H.A.G., which allowed for the agency to be taken over by a third-party with no national ties (but corporate ties*): A.R.C. (Alpha Research and Containment). With no conflict of interest, A.R.C. was able to efficiently continue C.H.A.G.’s previous work, ensuring the first Omega-Gifted falls into stateless hands, from which only a bidding war - instead of an Alpha war - would lead to the Omega-Gifted’s safe monitoring and control.
It took quite a bit of data to convince the Central Powers to follow qE’s plan. But, qE, to the 84th decimal point, predicted A.R.C. was more concerned with knowledge than political power. This was proven correct when A.R.C. unlocked Alpha Gene Manipulation and only used it to create when A.R.C. could’ve easily destroyed humans’ capability to produce Alpha Genes. In fact, A.R.C. had an entire division dissolved and a scientist imprisoned for even mentioning such a possibility.
*qE knew corporate elites are more easily manipulated compared to statesmen.
C.H.A.G. ran without issue for the next two decades. In 1984, the agency unlocked Alpha Gene Manipulation, granting A.R.C. unprecedented global control. Now, the research company could create its own agents. Thus, Big Betty became the first A-G Activated. Big Betty gained international fame. This gave C.H.A.G. agents the appearance of super spies meant to save the day; it gave A.R.C. exceeding prestige. Both of these outcomes added to the growing divide within the AGA community. Pro-C.H.A.G. and anti-C.H.A.G. sentiments began to clash even more, and the rise of aggressive AGA actions were a direct result. C.H.A.G. became more violent in its apprehension, its enemies returned the violence in kind, and it was clear a new perspective was needed. To the Central Powers’ surprise, qE made another prediction: appoint Big Betty as the head of C.H.A.G. in order to quell rising tensions. Giving the Central Powers another six months to prepare, Big Betty was appointed in 1986.
A-G Sleepers are people with no active Alpha Gene. They make up 35% of the population. All A-G Sleepers have Category D physicals. This is theorized to be an adaption to the lack of other special abilities. A-G Sleepers can have their Alpha Genes activated via Alpha Gene Manipulation, thus becoming A-G Activated. A-G Activated are viewed as unnatural by some.