Introduction
Being a man who likes consistentcy, when planning and executing events I will often refer to the same companies, concepts, or individuals to do a bit of lorebuilding. The following are most of the things I reference consistently. They are mostly for reference by myself and those that care about the lore I'm sort of writing. This lore is purely custom and might not be followed by others than me if they do not wish to. That being said, let's get right into it.
Organizations
Freedom Americ-Arms
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Description: Freedom Americ-Arms is a weapons company that specializes in weaponry stereotypically associated with American patriotism and caters to the uber-patriots who prefer fine weaponry made in the good ol' US of A. Manufacturing locations of Americ-Arms weapons is kept a trade secret.
Notable personnel:
Daniel Warren (CEO)
John Freedom (Corporate Representative)
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Description: Uncle Dmitri's Motherland Armory is a weapons company that specializes in weaponry based off blueprints from the WW2 Soviet era guns to appeal to the eye and modern internals to appeal to the utilitarian. Does not typically offer arms to the USCM to the official unsteadiness in Soviet Union-United States relations, although products are known to end up in USCM hands through backdoor deals.
Notable personnel:
"Uncle" Dmitri Siminov (CEO)
"Cousin" Boris Ghorokov (Corporate Representative)
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Description: Shifty Sam's is a weapons company that specializes in the sale of weaponry that does not meet USCM and Weyland Yutani requirements for reliability and effectiveness. They are however notoriously inexpensive, and thusly end up in use by mercenary groups such as Dutch's Dozen and other independent and small merc bands. They have recently taken a major hit to stocks and are suffering hardships due to the recent deaths of their CEO and a sales representative.
Notable personnel:
"Shifty" Samuel Weathers(CEO, deceased)
Jacob Mattheson (Interim CEO)
"Majestic" Maxwell Gordon(Corporate Representative, deceased)
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Description: Phazon is a research company dabbling in many sciences, primarily biology and weapons research. Phazon has only about 1/5th the resources Weyland Yutani does, but according to leaked shareholder presentations, Phazon has unveiled many unique projects such as the MX-50 Exoskeleton, which is a suit of armor that is heavily protective and modular, and is issued to most field personnel. It is currently facing pressure from Weyland Yutani, whom wishes to purchase the company and their assets, but find every offer they make turned down.
Notable personnel:
Dr. Samantha Bennings (CEO)
Dr. Jennifer Smithy (Biologist)
Jason Thatcher (Head of Public Relations)
Known Assets:
Phazon Transport Vessel Tripper - Used for transport of 1-20 people in non-combat situations.
Majority Stockholder of Shifty Sam's - has significant influence over company developments and production.
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Asset: USS Icarus
Description: A Frigate-class warship often deployed as the flagship in medium-scale USCM engagements and roughly on equal grounds with the Sulaco. Current CO is Commander Roger Johnson.
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Asset: RD (Russian Dreadnought) Ironwall
Description: The Ironwall is one of the USSR's flagships, used primarily in methods of all-out-war, diplomacy, and commanding. It is commanded by General Dmitri Retslf.
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Asset: Weyland Administrative Station Daedalus
Description: A stationary space station that holds a large number of WY administrative personnel and manages missions and hiring in this sector. The Liaison aboard the Sulaco reports here when sending faxes on updates or requests. PMC squads sent by Weyland can also be dispatched from here, or a ship that is already in the sector may be dispatched instead.
Mercenaries and Lone Wolves
"Firefly"
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Austin "Firefly" Navarro is a semi-notorious former space pirate and current mercenary who commonly accepts one-man, low-medium risk missions. Yielding from the harsh lands of Earth's Australia, Firefly is primarily unremarkable compared to other mercenaries except for the fact that he has shown the ability to escape or survive situations that would result in certain death, such as shots to the head and ejections into space with minimal oxygen to spare. He has also shown amazing abilities as an escape artist, evading long-term confinement on all attempts so far. Theories have been made that put into question if Firefly is one person, or an organization of people, which may explain their suspiciously good luck or fortitude.
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Julia "The Chameleon" Cameron was a high-profile agent for the Union of Progressive Peoples, acting as an infiltrator and espionage expert for military affairs. Through a mastery of disguise skills and a full set of unique clothing that could dynamically change its appearance to any the user might want, The Chameleon completed a large number of missions without bloodshed and was the UPP's ideal choice to get espionage work done quickly, undetected, and clean against Weyland Yutani Corp. and the USCM. Her final mission was aboard the USS Icarus. Officials managed to work with a UPP turncoat to identify and capture the Chameleon, and preform a prompt execution. Her form-changing outfit was shipped off to an American research facility for study, but mysteriously disappeared from storage and has yet to be found.
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'Widow', real name unknown, is an assassin for hire that takes on jobs of any type, though typically those high in profile. Not much is known about them, besides their gender (Female). Anything regarding a true identity or appearance is murky at best due to her proficiency in the use of disguises, commonly using face concealing gear or dying her hair frequently to avoid suspicion. Is rumored to be frequently employed by Weyland Yutani.
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Jensen Ross serves as a high ranking executive of WY's Biological Research Division, and one of the only suits that frequently travels around WY facilities and operating areas. Despite having the outward appearance of a male in his mid to late thirties, has been serving on the board for much longer than that, and preliminary information gathering reveals the use of cloned organs and other medical procedures to ensure health and youth (or if conspiracy theories are to be believed, entire clone bodies) beyond what many would consider normal. Besides this, most about Ross is an enigma. Has an outwardly friendly demeanor and can be difficult to read for thoughts and intent.
