9 Horrible Subsidiaries (and their Corporate Overlord)
Subway Map for Reference
The corps
Including some placeholder logos until I get around to making better ones :D.
Helianthus
Mustard suit jackets, fitted trousers, sunflower cufflinks, impossibly white teeth.
The bloated corporate cow that subsidiaries and contractors suck from the teat.
Originally a beverage company - They still sell energy drinks - Helianthus was the first major corp to establish a lunar colony, back when people thought that was a stupid idea. Then they made more of them, until they controlled the whole thing. When the Moon became the world, they controlled that too.
Technically everyone is a Helianthus employee. Every lunar business is either a subsidiary or a subcontractor. Subsidiaries have their own subsidiaries, those have contractors, all the way down to the local level. Competition is only allowed by accident or artificially. Every dome has a Helianthus sub headquarters acting as local government and orchestrator of Helianthus interests.
Helianthus has become so large and complex that even corpos don't fully understand it. Few know who the current CEO is, or even where the official Helianthus HQ is. Sub Headquarters run their domes largely as they see fit, a corporate enforcer arriving only if shit really hits the fan.
Strictly speaking, criticism of Helianthus isn't banned, but its best to avoid it if you don't want to end up black bagged and dragged out of your apartment.
Interests:
- Colonize Mars
- Maximize efficiency (read: Pay you less)
- Maintain control
The subcorps
The businesses you're more likely to deal with directly, but all beholden to Helianthus HQ if you move far enough up the chain.
Melon Agriculture
Hydroponic Farming and food cloning
HQ: corporate campus The Melon in Cannery Row
CEO: Harold Morgan
- Operates the hydroponic farms outside of the domes, performs and researches plant cloning.
- Secretly controlled by the misnthropic AI Silent Partner who treats Harold like a puppet
Fosse Records
Music production, talent acquisition, and digital radio operators
HQ: Fosse Tower in the Business District
CEO: Aina Shigeko
- Signs young talent to cheap contracts with NDAs, makes artificial copies of their songs, and kicks them to the curb.
- Creates fake "interviews" and videos for all their stars, who never perform live.
Hermit Crab
Body modification, designer frames, cosmetic surgery
HQ: The Shell Clinic on the north side of the Sunflower Market
Board: Belma Almira, Daris Mustafa, Suriya Mali
- Purchases organic flesh from the morgue, particularly from young victims.
- Offer predatory loans for operations people can't afford.
Lone Star 5-0
Security contracts, defense of capital, activist bludgeoning
HQ: Lone Star HQ
CEO: Dex Saturday
- Narrowly won the Helianthus security contract, other private contractors operate as gangs to undermine their renewal.
- Dex runs this office like a rabid dog. Encourages brutality to keep down the riff raff.
Nova Health
Hospitals, surgeons, mental health professionals, telehealth
HQ: Nova Hospital in the Business District
Board: Madhu Asim, Haiyan Fang, Kealoha Mikala
- Has a separate hospital in the Vista for wealthier patrons.
- Wildly expensive, high interest payment plans, billable hours start as soon as emergency services are called.
Adaorda Clinics
NO OFFICIAL LOGO
Affordable medical care, with a different cost...
HQ: Adaora Medical Management in the Slums
CEO: Sharday Adaora
- Technically an illicit business, running from moving clinics against Helianthus' will.
- Offers affordable care, but embeds a neurovirus in each patient, allowing Adaora remote access to your Stem.
Real Steel
Cyberware, vehicles, and cyberware installation
HQ: The chop shop warehouse in the Business District.
CEO: Joo-won Sang
- Offers discounts on chrome if you trade in your organic flesh (steeper discounts for younger skin).
- Known to charge extortionate rates for repairs and software updates.
Tender Nuggets
Meat production, fast food restaurants
HQ: The Link in Cannery Row
CEO: Frey Sól
- Takes money from gangs to hide bodies, crushes them into paste at their meat production plant and sells them as meat.
- Owner of Chicken Holiday and Burger Bin, their menus are near identical with different names, and people have strong opinions on which is better.
Service Ready
Firearms, bulletproof vests, whatever weapons you can think of
HQ: Drop Zone in the Business District
CEO: Barret Fellows
- Doesn't sell any products under the name Service Ready, instead all of their products are sold as different, ostensibly competing brands.
- Deal arms to gangs and tip off 5-0 if they ever threaten them.