An aerial view of Zeta Point
Zeta Point is the Alpha Gang's base of operations and hideout during most of the first season. This article is about its time disguised as an island; for its true form, see the Backlander.
Name Meaning[]
The name "Zeta Point" is a pun extending from the "Alpha Gang", as both of them are from the Greek Alphabet. However, while Omega is the last letter in the Greek alphabet, not Zeta, Zeta corresponds with 'Z', the last letter of the English alphabet.
History[]
Zeta Point is an artificial island generally located in the North Pacific that can move around (when it's working, as it wasn't until episode 13), causing earthquake-like movement, though it rarely comes near land. Before and after its propulsion states are repaired, the Alpha Trio is primarily sent after new dinosaurs by aerial vehicles instead of the island itself. Even though Zeta Point wasn't a real island, it made a great playground for Terry, Spiny, and Tank in their chibi forms between missions.
Zeta Point is first discovered by the D-Team in Alpha's Zeta Point, when they inadvertently teleport there after detecting Ceratosaurus activating there. After they discover that it was the Alpha Gang's lair, they are quickly defeated and caught. However, they manage to break out and escape in the next episode, thanks to Reese and Dr. Taylor arriving by seaplane.
It is revealed in the finale arc that the island part of Zeta Point is only a disguise intended for camouflage. Its true form is the Backlander, a large flying time machine craft from the future which lifts from the sea and blasts off its forested covering. The tall spiral tower seen atop Zeta Point is the only part of the Backlander visible when it's disguised as the island.