The Omni-Force's true nature

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Officially, Omnicorp has created and supports the Omni-Force both because it helps protect the city from supervillains, because it helps PR, and because Omnicorp has an interest in studying superpowers.

That is all true, but it hides the Omni-Force's true nature.

The division of the Force into three squads is done by necessity - membership is determined based on how much individuals are in league with Omnicorp's illegal dealings. The Gamma Squad contains true superheroes, with the exception of its leader - Omnicorp makes sure to keep this squad busy and away from the situations where it could discover that which George Li wishes to keep secret. The Beta Squad (again, except their leader) is made of metahumans who understand that Omnicorp is corrupt, and are willing to look the other way - but do not realize the supervillainous depths to which the corporation has sunk. The Alpha Squad, finally, is comprised of individuals who are, essentially, supervillains passing themselves as heroes. Some are simply corrupt metahumans that Omnicorp has groomed for the role, such as Captain Quanta. Others used to be active as supervillains under different identities, before Omnicorp fashioned them a new one to join the Omni-Force under.

Through the Omni-Force, George Li can exert a strong influence on the superhero community of Megalopolis, further manipulating events to suit his needs. That this provides his R&D department (and by extension, Dr. Trick) with opportunities to study and understand superpowers is a huge bonus.