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Alongside the [[Space Wolves]] and [[Salamanders]], Alpha Legion were one of the original "Trefoil" Legions which highly distinct and isolated Gene-Seed that was highly classified by the [[Emperor]] Himself. The exact details of what this entails is not known, though it is known that the Alpha Legion Gene-Seed was the last strain created for the [[Legiones Astartes]] at the end of the [[Unification Wars]].{{Fn|23a}}
One of the most notable anomalies of the Alpha Legion was the near-identical appearances of its members. During the the Great Crusade most if not all Alpha Legionnaires possessed white skin, a bald head, and similar facial features to their Primarch Alpharius.{{Fn|2d}}
During the [[Great Crusade]]-era some Alpha Legionaries were notably tall even for members of the [[Space Marines|Astartes]], physical attributes which suited [[Alpharius]]' focus on misdirection. For the [[Primarch]] put into place a directive that, as far as possible, all ''Alpha Legion'' Marines had to attempt to look alike; and the face they patterned themselves on was that of Alpharius and [[Omegon]].{{Fn|2d}}
