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{{Corporation | |||
|as_of=[[2070]] | |||
|source=<ref name="KGEW 107">{{QDE|kgew}} P.107</ref> | |||
|logo=Renraku5e.png | |||
|copyright=[[Catalyst Game Labs|CGL]] | |||
|abbreviation=RCS | |||
|alternative_name= | |||
|motto={{nlt}}''We solve tomorrow's problems today.'' (2072)<ref>{{QDE|kd}} P.126</ref><br/>''How can we serve you?'' (2078)<ref name="MK2078 149">{{QDE|mk2078}} P.149</ref><br/>''At your service.'' (2080) | |||
|parent_corp= | |||
|founded=[[2029]] | |||
|dissolution= | |||
|fate= | |||
|headquarters=[[Chiba]], [[Neo-Tokyo]], [[Japan]] | |||
|industry= | |||
|supervisory_board=[[Shikei Nakatomi]]<ref name="MK2078 149"/> | |||
|executive_management= | |||
|president_ceo= | |||
|ceo=[[Inazo Aneki]] (honorary)<ref name="MK2078 149"/> | |||
|president=[[Orito Sasaki]] | |||
|rating=AAA | |||
|status=Corporation under public law<ref name=mp135>{{Qen|MP}} p. 135</ref> | |||
|legal_form= | |||
|security_rating= | |||
|shareholders=Unknown<ref name=mp135/>, 13 families control 60% of the shares,<ref name=csf24>{{Qen|CS}} p. 24</ref> the rest is free float or owned by investment firms.<ref name=ce070>{{Qen|CE}} p. 70</ref> No one has more than 10% of Renraku.<ref name="KGEW 107"/> | |||
|language={{nlt}}Predominant: Japanese<br/>Other: All<ref name="MK2078 149"/> | |||
|grid=[[Renraku Okoku]]<ref>{{QDE|dpf}} P.22-23</ref> | |||
|currency=Renraku Yen<ref name=nas043>{{Qen|NASP}} p. 43</ref> (colloquially also Red Yen<ref name=ce091>{{Qen|CE}} p. 91</ref>) | |||
|exchange_rate=10 : 1 (2075)<ref name="rf174">{{Qen|RF}} p. 174</ref> | |||
|cash=No<ref name="rf174"/> | |||
}} | |||
'''Renraku Computer Systems''' ('''RCS''') is the third largest [[megacorporation]] in the world. | |||
==Business profile== | |||
Renraku is fundamentally, as the name implies, a computer technology and services [[corporation]]. Long known primarily for its [[File|data processing]], algorithms and [[Semiautonomous Knowbot|Semiautonomous Knowbots]], the [[corporation]] was able to compete with the largest [[megacorporation]] at the time in the [[2050s]]. [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics|Fuchi]].<ref name=csf139>{{Qen|CS}} p. 139</ref> In fact, [[Fuchi]] licensed many algorithms and program components from Renraku, which held patents and IP rights for them.<ref name=sr2050030>{{Qen|SH50}} P. 30</Ref> Together with [[NeoNET]], Renraku is the top manufacturer of computer hardware.<ref name=mat154>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 154</Ref> Renraku is also a leader in the field of computer software.<ref name=mat156>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 156</Ref> | |||
However, Renraku has always had other mainstays. One that has become very important since the [[Crash 2.0|Second Crash]] of [[2064]] is services. The name of the company - which translates as Renraku Communication - says it all.<ref name=sr4a048>{{Qen|SR4A}} p. 48</ref> As early as the [[2050s]], Renraku was a service provider in all [[Matrix]] matters, offering computing time, server space, support and system design.<ref name=csf139/> In addition, thanks to [[Inazo Aneki]]'s fascination with sociology<ref name=csf139/>, the [[corporation]] invested heavily in sociological research and linguistics early on - which proved to be the [[mega-corporation's]] salvation after the [[arcology crisis|debacle]] in [[ACHE|SCIRE]]. | |||
The corporation also controls large parts of the [[Aisen|Asian]] [[Gitter]].<ref name=sr5032>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 32</ref> Renraku is also very present in the [[cyberware|cybertech sector]], both as a provider of systems and as a supplier, the latter mainly via [[Iris firmware]].<ref name=m&m012>{{Qen|M&M}} p. 12</ref> Renraku's cybernetics division remains one of the most renowned to this day, as the group continues to produce some of the best microelectronics, microcontrollers and microenergy systems on the market. In the past, it was only surpassed by [[Spinrad Industries]] when it presented its new, optimized and modular [[cyber limb]]s.<ref>{{QDE|btech}} P.8</ref> | |||
In addition, Renraku is one of the leading corporations in [[nanotechnology]], not only, but of course also due to findings from the debacle with the SCIRE. Its findings continue to be incorporated into all of the group's products, even though Renraku had to work hard to regain the trust of users after the [[Deus]] debacles.<ref name=m&m087>{{Qen|M&M}} P. 87</ref> | |||
And finally, under the impact of the Nakatomi Doctrine, Renraku has become a true [[WP:Big Data|Big Data]] [[corporation]]. Renraku aggressively secured national management contracts in [[South America]] and [[Africa]] after [[2067]], and along with its already large consumer databases, Renraku became the corporation with the largest data trove,<ref name=cg138>{{Qen|CG}} p. 138</ref> perhaps with the exception of [[Horizon]].<ref name=ce037>{{Qen|CE}} P. 37</ref> Meanwhile, Renraku operates the [[SIN]] databases<ref name=cg138/> of over 150 independent [[nation-state]]s.<ref name=mp151>{{Qen|MP}} P. 151</ref> | |||
With these rarely obtrusively marketed but ever-present activities, Renraku is the third largest company in the world and the second largest in the [[Japanese Empire|Japanese Empire]].<ref name=mp135/> Its headquarters are in [[Chiba]] in the [[Neo-Tokyo]] megasprawl. With [[Izom Armaments]] (formerly [[Keruba International]]), Renraku also owns one of the founders of the [[Corporate Court]], and thus holds a permanent seat in the court.<ref name=cg136>{{Qen|CG}} P. 136</ref> | |||
==History== | |||
===The Beginnings=== | |||
Renraku is one of the oldest [[megacorporation]]s in the [[Sixth World|Sixth World]]. And its story begins in a very unexpected place for a [[Japanese]] [[megacorporation]] - in [[Slovenia]].<ref name=mp135/> | |||
Keruba International was a weapons corporation - manufacturing as well as trading.<ref name=mp135/> The corporation, founded [[2010]] by [[Kerpan Ubavlr]],<ref name=bitb037>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 37</ref> began as a consortium of heavy industry and defense companies.<ref name=bitb037/> In the turmoil of the first 30 years of the 21st century, the [[corporation]] became rich from the many wars raging elsewhere - [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], the [[Eastern European Border War|Border Wars]] - were raging. So rich that the corporation expanded into heavy industry, software and telecommunications technology.<ref name=bitb037/> Rich enough that he was able to buy his way into the corporate court.<ref name=mp135/> | |||
And Keruba was rowdy - so aggressive that it [[2012]] in a conflict with [[BMW]] (shortly before it was taken over by [[Lofwyr]] and transformed into [[Saeder-Krupp]]) that the Inter-Corporate Council (the predecessor organization of the [[Corporate Court]]) was created as a mediation medium to prevent such conflicts and the billions of dollars in costs that would result from them in the future.<ref name=csf096>{{Qen|CS}} p. 96</ref> This did not stop Keruba from further armed conflicts with the [[ORO Corporation]], which would later become [[Aztechnology]].<ref name=csf097>{{Qen|CS}} P. 97</ref> | |||
Many corporations did not like Keruba's aggressiveness - and when Keruba lay shattered after the [[Crash of '29]], its founder dead in a plane crash over Dulles in the wake of the crash,<ref name=cd076>{{Qen|CD}} P. 76</ref> no one shed a tear for the [[corporation]]. But one man saw an opportunity - [[Inazo Aneki]].<ref name=mp135/> | |||
The shrewd investor and former [[Shiawase]] citizen<ref name=mp136>{{Qen|MP}} p. 136</ref> used a huge loan to buy the company under the name of his holding company ''Renraku''<ref name=bitb038>{{Qen|BitB}} p. 38</ref> Keruba International.<ref name=cd076/> On April 12, [[2029]], the deal became public.<ref name=swa047>{{Qen|6WA}} p. 47</ref> Keruba was then renamed Renraku, and in the following years<ref name=swa047/> the headquarters were moved from [[Slovenia]], which was dying in the [[Euro Wars]], to the safety of [[Chiba]], [[JIS|Japan]],<ref name=mp136/> and the new group was restructured from a loose portfolio to a modern [[Japanese]] [[megacorporation]].<ref name=bitb038/> | |||
Although he had planned to simply dismantle the dying Keruba corporation, [[Inazo Aneki]] also kept the weapons division,<ref name=cd076/> which, renamed [[Izom Armaments]], is still active today and an important subsidiary of Renraku.<ref name=mp136/> During the [[Eurowars]], the young Renraku profited extraordinarily from this subsidiary. The wars provided the young corporation with much-needed revenue.<ref name=swa049>{{Qen|6WA}} P. 49</ref> | |||
===The rise=== | |||
In the years that followed, Renraku was the small fish in the shark tank.<ref name=mp136/> The [[Matrix]] became Renraku's new core area, and military technology quickly became less important. While still Keruba, the company had developed some now very profitable patents on data compression and other things. This was now paying off.<ref name=bitb038/> By [[2024]], the group had achieved another early coup with the implementation of the Digital XScan codec as a global [[Trideo]] standard, which is still in use today, and which was now generating profits.<ref name=sb021>{{Qen|SB}} P. 21</ref> | |||
In an effort to avoid being swallowed up by any of the real [[mega-corporation]]s, Renraku simply did everything that was beneath the dignity of [[Fuchi]] and other [[AAA corporation]]s of the time. And it paid off. The group was able to amass a lot of money and was instrumental in rebuilding the computer networks after the crash.<ref name=mp136/> | |||
[[Inazo Aneki]] became lethargic during this time, enjoying his wealth too much.<ref name=mp136/> However, corruption among the execs was a major problem that the top management did not address soon enough.<ref name=csf141>{{Qen|CS}} p. 141</ref> In fact, the situation [[2038]] was so bad that the name Renraku had become synonymous with corruption and waste. In addition, the payments on Aneki's large loan to take over Keruba International became increasingly overwhelming, and Renraku had to restructure its debt several times, which the [[megacorporation]] only managed to do thanks to its shares in [[Global Financial Services]], the predecessor of [[Zurich-Orbital Community Bank]].<ref name=bitb039>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 39</ref> | |||
It was only when some shareholders - who saw their investment crumbling<ref name=csf139/> - tried to throw Aneki out of the group that the latter took action against corruption and consolidated his position in the group, purged it of unprofitable elements, and put Renraku back on the road to profit. To do this, he had a plethora of voting securities issued to shrink the shares of the recalcitrant investors.<ref name=csf139/> This daring maneuver worked, but cost him a great deal of personal wealth and most of his shares in the corporation.<ref name=csf139/> But in return, it brought back the old corporate shark [[Inazo Aneki|Aneki]].<ref name=mp136/> | |||
In [[2045]], the biggest corruption problems were solved. [[Inazo Aneki]]'s thorough purge of the ranks of Renraku's management, from top to bottom, had consolidated the corporation from an erratic bunch of subsidiaries, each doing their own thing, into a tightly organized, if somewhat stolid, corporate empire. The military division Renrakus was hit the hardest, with large parts of it being sold off.<ref name=bitb039/> | |||
On [[September 10]] [[2040]]<ref name=swa058>{{Qen|6WA}} p. 58</ref> Renraku laid the foundation stone for an extremely ambitious project for the time: the construction of the [[Seattle]]r Renraku Arcology.<ref name=sr3031>{{Qen|SR3}} P. 31</ref> | |||
In the [[2050s]]s, Renraku, like other [[megacorporation]]s, was engaged in research on the metagenes, and is among the first to perform a successful [[metatype adaptation]].<ref name=sdew229>[[source, en: Seek Your Own Truth|Search Your Own Truth]] P. 229</ref> | |||
===Infinite Expanses=== | |||
Renraku introduce on September 18, [[2049]]<ref name=swa067>{{Qen|6WA}} p. 67</ref> as the first [[megacorporation]] to introduce an intelligent pre-[[artificial intelligence|AI]] system, a [[Semiautonomous Knowbot|Semiautonomous Knowbot]].<ref name=sr3032>{{Qen|SR3}} p. 32</ref> However, the [[megacorporation]] continued its research, its goal being full, sapient [[artificial intelligence]]. The project, under the direction of the later CEO [[Sherman Huang]], enjoyed [[Inazo Aneki]]'s full attention, highest priority and greatest possible secrecy. Renraku was years ahead of any competition at the time.<ref name=lavd085>[[Source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 85</ref> Even though there were attempts to infiltrate the project (such as the infiltration of a deep cover agent by [[United Oil]]), Renraku's security department was vigilant and was able to stop them.<ref name=lavd299>[[source, en: Let Go of the Dragon|Let Go of the Dragon]] P. 299</ref> | |||
And only a few years later, presumably [[2050]]<ref name=mat150>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 51</ref> or [[2051]]<ref name=lavd172>[[source,_en:_Laß_ab_von_Drachen|Laß ab vom Drachen]] P. 172</Ref>, something monstrous happened: one of these [[Semiautonomous Knowbot|SK]]s awoke into an [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]].<ref name=mp137/> | |||
This [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], which called itself [[Morgan]], quickly escaped Renraku's network to pursue its own goals. Unwilling to give up his creature, into which so much corporate resources and [[Nuyen]] had been poured, Renraku doggedly pursued the [[Artificial Intelligence]], and was finally able to capture it in [[2058]].<ref name=mat150/> | |||
Parts of the captured AI were used to build the Arcology Expert System, which would later become [[Deus]]. Other parts escaped again and formed into a new [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Megaera]].<ref name=mat150/> | |||
Renraku was one of the corporations involved in the [[2055]] concerted military action to end [[Status F]] in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{QDE|about}} p.11</ref> In addition, the [[2060]] group was in charge, together with [[Proteus]], of establishing the futile embargo against the anarchists in the eastern part of the city.<ref>{{QDE|about2080}} P.14</ref> | |||
===Three years of happiness=== | |||
More than ten years later - [[2057]] - things were going very well for Renraku. The company quickly climbed the technology ladder and released one groundbreaking innovation after another. The position of the then market leader Fuchi began to falter.<ref name=mp137>{{Qen|MP}} P. 137</ref> There are rumors that an immortal [[Elf|Elf]] named [[Leonardo]]<ref name=mat015>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 15</ref> under the alias Dr. Antonio Vieri<ref name=mp137/> shared his vast knowledge in the field of computer technology with Renraku at the time, for unknown reasons.<ref name=swa079>{{Qen|6WA}} P. 79</ref> Renraku gained a technological advance over competitors that may have amounted to 10 years in some areas.<ref name=bitb039/> | |||
Be that as it may, the years between [[2057]] and [[2059]] were golden years for Renraku, in which the corporation stormed to the forefront of progress, leaving even [[Fuchi]] behind, and there could be no limit to [[Inazo Aneki]] and his [[megacorporation]].<ref name=mp137/> | |||
===The Corporate War=== | |||
[[2057]] After [[Darktooth]]'s death, [[Miles Lanier]] became one of Renraku's major shareholders when he received shares of Renraku stock from the dragon.<ref>{{QDE|adsw}} P.84</ref> Miles Lanier moved to Renraku, and thanks to his insider information and Renraku's groundbreaking innovations, Fuchi was increasingly able to be countered.<ref name=sr3034>{{Qen|SR3}} P. 34</ref> | |||
In [[2059]], many problems arose for the group, damaging Renraku financially and publicly. After a change in leadership was almost certain, the Renraku network suffered huge data breaches. An aggressive computer virus is blamed.<ref name=mp137/> The majority of their innovations were lost. | |||
Arguably worse was that Miles Lanier turned out to be a spy for [[Richard Villiers|Richard Villiers']] Fuchi division<ref name=bitb025>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 25</Ref> and left the group for Fuchi again.<ref name=sr305>{{Qen|SR3}} P. 35</Ref> When Fuchi finally went under during the [[Corporate War]], [[Shikei Nakatomi]] Fuchi-Asia to Renraku - which had also suffered losses in the course of the conflict - and bought himself a position on the board of directors.<ref name=sr305/> | |||
Renraku had emerged from the [[corporate war]] with a black eye, thanks to a friendly takeover of a third of the former [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics]], but it had already suffered losses.<ref name=sr3316>{{Qen|SR3}} P. 316</ref> | |||
Nevertheless, the Group suffered a significant loss: On March 26, [[2060]], one of Renraku's judges at the [[Corporate Court]] falls victim to an assassination attempt.<ref name=bitb019>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 19</ref> The [[megacorporation]] loses this seat forever. | |||
===The shutdown=== | |||
In December [[2059]], the Renraku Arcology in [[Seattle]] suddenly and completely sealed itself off from the outside world. Shortly after the arcology shutdown, on February 3 [[2060]], CEO [[Inazo Aneki]] disappeared.<ref name=bitb019/> Renraku gave out no official information about this. Rumor has it that he was in [[Tibet]].<ref name=sr305/> Some time later, a rumor circulated in the [[Shadows]] that the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Deus]] had taken over the arcology.<ref name=cd075>{{Qen|CD}} P. 75</ref> | |||
For Renraku, the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] was an absolute disaster. In order to keep [[Deus]] under control and limited to the [[ACHE|SCIRE]], all autonomous and semi-autonomous systems that Renraku had installed or maintained were subjected to a strict audit. Likewise, the entire [[PLTG]] was taken offline, and weeks of offline backups (which Renraku, in keeping with his conservative, cautious nature, had taken) were reconciled to undo any tampering that [[Deus]] had done undetected. All this while Renraku did his best to cover up the true extent of the [[Arcology Crisis|Crisis]].<ref name=cd076/> | |||
In addition, the [[Metroplex Guard]] had mobilized in [[Seattle]] and sealed off the [[Arcology]]. Tough negotiations and many [[threats]] later, the furious [[Seattle]] government (whose [[Governor of the Seattle Metroplex|Governor]] [[Marilyn Schultz]] was among the victims) and the [[megacorporation]] agreed to cooperate with the armed forces in recapturing the SCIRE.<ref name=ns030>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 30</ref> | |||
By [[2061]], many inhabitants of the SCIRE were able to escape. [[Inazo Aneki|Aneki]] returned from Tibet and, with the [[Otaku]] group [[Overwatch]], was able to defeat the out-of-control [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [[Deus]] seemingly destroyed. Afterward, [[Inazo Aneki]] committed [[suicide]] Suicide.<ref name=mp137/> His position was taken over by [[Haruhiko Nakada]], who had previously replaced him. It would take until [[2065]] for Renraku to publicly acknowledge the death of its founder.<ref name=cg138/> | |||
In [[2063]], the Renraku arcology was deemed safe again by a [[JTFS|UCAS task force]]. It was turned over to the [[Metroplex]] government by the [[corporation]], as Renraku could not or would not pay the bill for the [[UCAS Army]]'s recapture of the [[arcology]]. Due to the loss of face in the [[Arcology Crisis|Arcology Debacle]], Renraku America subsequently withdrew completely from [[Seattle]]'s economic stage, no longer showing a physical presence there in [[2070]] and only represented in the [[Matrix]] and through subsidiaries.<ref>{{{QDE|ss}} P. 82</ref> | |||
===The Crash=== | |||
[[2062]], nodes of [[Deus]]' Network Renraku were first noticed during the inspection of rescued [[Arcology]] victims.<ref name=sf025>{{Qen|SFA}} P. 25</Ref> In the lead-up to [[Crash 2.0|Second Crash]], Renraku was well aware of the threat posed by [[Deus]]' Network, and cooperated with [[Shiawase]] to prevent infiltration by the Network.<ref name=sf016>{{Qen|SFA}} P. 16</ref> | |||
During the initial public offering of [[Novatech]] in [[2064]], [[Sherman Huang]] - at the time [[CEO]] of Renraku - attempted a hostile takeover of the competitor<ref name=sf052>{{Qen|SFA}} p. 52</ref> and failed. As he massively violated corporate law in the process (and burned through enormous amounts of Renraku funds)<ref name=sf054>{{Qen|SFA}} p. 54</ref>, he was sentenced to many years in prison after the [[Crash of 2064]].<ref name=sf103>{{Qen|SFA}} P. 103</ref> In addition, [[Samantha Villiers]] unsuccessfully attempted to take over Renraku, whose shares had fallen in the run-up to the [[Novatech]] IPO.<ref name=sf041>{{Qen|SFA}} P. 41</ref> | |||
The [[Crash 2.0|Crash]] wounded an already ailing company again where it really hurts. Renraku's [[Matrix]] research department suffered major data losses, and the [[megacorporation]]'s reliance on data was also its undoing. Fortunately, Renraku had not been completely careless: There were offline backups, and even the [[Asia|Asian]] [Telecom]] grids were still in Renraku's hands.<ref name=sf103/> | |||
By hosting the Second Universal Matrix Converence [[2065]] in [[Edinburgh]], along with [[Transys]]-[[Erika]], Renraku was able to get back into the headlines of the [[Newsfax]] services in a positive way and slowly saw light at the end of a long tunnel.<ref name=sf119>{{Qen|SFA}} P. 119</ref> | |||
===Reconstruction and disorientation=== | |||
After two devastating blows, things were not looking good for the group. Even with [[Sherman Huang]] out of the way and rotting in a corporate prison, Renraku had to reinvent itself in order to rise to its former power.<ref name=sr4a048/> | |||
Renraku made the best of a terrible situation when the corporation tried to turn [[Deus]]' atrocities into usable research and products. While no longer the masters of Renraku arcology, Renraku still had plenty of agents and units in place, and was able to secure many interesting samples and data collections.<ref name=m&m086>{{Qen|M&M}} P. 86</ref> | |||
Further disasters followed, for which Renraku was only partially to blame, but which nevertheless also affected the [[megacorporation]]. The [[Ring of Fire disaster of 2061]]. The [[Japanese_Empire#The_New_Way|End of the Yamato Era]]. The [[Crash 2.0|Second Crash]]. The [[Ghost Decade]], which paralyzed [[Japan]] and its [[megacorporation]]s. During this difficult time, Renraku was under the leadership of Haruhiko "Harry" Nakada, formerly COO under [[Inazo Aneki]] and [[Sherman Huang]].<ref name=cg138/> | |||
Nakada's strategy was to open up new markets in parts of the world where Renraku's reputation had not suffered so much, a massive expansion into the southern hemisphere, whose markets the other [[AAA Group]]s were criminally neglecting. Unfortunately, this was not the desired liberating blow. Renraku's products were aimed primarily at the middle class, neither truly high-tech nor mass-produced cheap goods such as [[Aztechnology]] and [[Wuxing]] could produce, and it was precisely this class that was poorly represented in its designated expansion areas.<ref name=sfront148>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 148</ref> | |||
Renraku also had to face the reality that the "New Way" of [[Yasuhito|Tenno Yasuhito]] required a new [[attitude]] towards [[metahumanity]] and [[magic]]. The [[Yasuhito Ideal]] reforms cost the group some of its privileges at court, and [[Yasuhito|Tenno]]'s close ties to [[Shiawase]] further limited Renraku's influence.<ref name=cg138/> | |||
===Yamato-Damashii=== | |||
The late [[2060s]] and early [[2070s]] were a difficult time for [[Japan]]'s [[corporation]]s. Between a no longer imperial [[WP:Tenno|Tenno]] and his [[Japan]]'s withdrawal from occupied territories and strengthening and new competitors, they spent a lot of time fighting each other. In the mid [[2070s]], however, they came to their senses and renewed the alliance that had enabled their rise at the beginning of the 21st century. Yamato-Damashii, the belief in [[Japan]]ism [[WPen:Exceptionalism|Exceptionalism]], was back.<ref name=sfront144>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 144</ref> | |||
And just in time for Renraku.<ref name=sfront144/> Renraku had initially slept through the construction of the [[WiFi Matrix]], the company had been too plagued by internal problems.<ref name=sr4a048/> [[Shikei Nakatomi]], formerly one of the founders of [[Fuchi]], who had rescued himself into Renraku's arms together with [[Fuchi Asia]], helped Renraku out of its lethargy - and turned the company upside down. Away from the [[Matrix]] focus, towards a combination of [[WP:Big Data|Big Data]] and services.<ref name=mp138>{{Qen|MP}} P. 138</ref> Fortunately for Renraku, the [[Crash 2.0|Crash]] had also hit the other [[megacorporation]]s hard, so its vulnerability was not used to break up the [[corporation]].<ref name=sfront148/> | |||
Renraku was still in rough seas, but at least not in a hurricane.<ref name=bg010>{{QDE|bg}} P. 10</ref> But the corporation was rather floundering, robbed of its drive with the death of its visionary founder.<ref name=sfront148/> Harry Nakada failed to put Renraku back on the road to success, and [[2067]], at the third quarter shareholders' meeting, Nakada publicly committed suicide. His successor, [[Surin Supachei]], an old loyalist [[Inazo Aneki|Aneki]], brought back [[Shikei Nakatomi]] as chairman of the board.<ref name=cg138/> And he began a corporate shakeout and a streamlining and realignment campaign the likes of which Renraku had not seen since the [[2030s]]<ref name=sfront149>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 149</ref> | |||
With [[Surin Supachei|Supachei]], he began - on [[November 3]] [[2074]], [[Shikei Nakatomi]]'s hard-pressed President Renraku committed [[WP:Seppuku|Seppuku]], taking the rest of the blame for Renraku's poor performance over the past 10 years. He was succeeded by the former division head of Renraku Americas (before its split), [[Orito Sasaki]], a loyalist of [[Shikei Nakatomi]]-and a [[Japanese_American|Nisei]].<ref name=sfront149/> | |||
A combination of awareness of his un-Japanese heritage and the emerging success of the service strategy legitimized the new course from the perspective of most Renraku [[corporate citizen]]s. The service to every customer that was now required and the spiritualization of the corporation after a long period of buck-passing by [[Inazo Aneki]] and his loyalists were acceptable after the public suicide of the corporation's father.<ref name=sfront149/> Thus began Renraku's transformation into a service and big data corporation.<ref name=cg138/> | |||
A new image, which the corporation laboriously built up to get rid of its reputation as a "mega-racist [[mega-corporation]] that produces [[Deus|murderous AIs]]", proved difficult to achieve, but with effort.<ref name=bg011>{{QDE|bg}} P. 11</ref> The service corporation model, and an aggressive acquisition strategy, allowed [[Renraku]] a growth spurt that made the corporation the third largest [[AAA corporation]] in the world.<ref name=mp138/> The alliance with [[MCT]] and [[Shiawase]] kept Renraku's back free.<ref name=bg011/> As in the beginning of its history, Renraku is now once again the servant and friend that helps its allies. But this time [[Shikei Nakatomi]] is pulling the strings.<ref name=sfront149/> | |||
===Emergence=== | |||
Before the events surrounding the [[Technomancer Persecution]], Renraku was already one of the corporations researching the new [[Technomancer]] phenomenon, drawing on research surrounding the [[Otaku]] theme. Rumor has it that they even held some of [[DEUS]]'s former subordinates captive, who were captured during the recapture. Presumably, this involved Technomancer interfaces and the technological reproduction of their abilities - or the development of technologies to control them. And since Renraku doesn't mind the nature of the research, as long as the right results come out of it, it didn't bode well for the [[AIPS]] patients Renraku took under his wing.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} P.36</ref> | |||
====Technomancer-Verfolgung==== | |||
As the witch hunt began in the wake of the [[Hong Kong Incident]], Renraku media, alongside that of [[MCT]] and [[NeoNET]], were at the forefront of sowing doubt and distrust of Technomancers. The programs never tired of portraying technomancers as dangerous and uncontrollable and linking them to the [[Crash of 2064]] to further stoke fears.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} P.43-44</ref> After Mitsuhama took the lead in the pursuit, Renraku quickly assumed a similar position.<ref name="EME 55">{{QDE|eme}} p.55</ref> In doing so, Renraku proceeded mainly out of conviction, as they were convinced of the Technomancers' dangerousness due to historical reasons.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} p.73</ref> | |||
The corporation also offered a bounty for the capture of living Technomancers.<ref name="EME 55"/> However, Renraku's zero-tolerance strategies caused a whole series of internal problems, as a number of innocent people were blackballed. Subsequently, they lost all rights and were imprisoned, which worried many top scientists and caused productivity to drop.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} P.59</ref> | |||
====Artificial intelligences==== | |||
In August [[2070]], the Renraku [[GridSec]] was able to apprehend an entity named [[Quicksilver (disambiguation)|Quicksilver]], which was initially thought to be a [[Sprite]]. After long observation of the entity, it was captured in the [[Chiba]] network when it became apparent that the entity was acting autonomously. On the ''Chandra Scale'', which determines intelligence in [[Semi-autonomous Knowbot|Semi-autonomous Knowbots]], the AI reached a value of 10. Renraku analyzed the kernel of the AI and was able to find a copyright from [[Novatech]], which was dated [[2062]]. From the report that ended up in [[Jackpoint]], it could be concluded that Renraku was ironically behind in AI research.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} p.70</ref> The group was particularly interested in the nature of the self-evolving core of an AI, as well as its personality matrices.<ref>{{QDE|eme}} p.75</ref> | |||
===New threats=== | |||
[[KFS]] caught Renraku off guard, but not defenseless this time. Renraku had no part in the disaster this time (though it was immediately among the prime suspects),<ref name=ssouls052>{{Qen|SSO}} p. 52</ref> and solved the problem by interning all employees and [[corporate citizen]]s suspected of infection, in cooperation with local authorities.<ref name=ssouls075>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 75</ref> The corporation was only moderately affected, with [[Genecraft Biodesign]] in particular struggling with a localized infection.<ref name=cf017>{{Qen|CF}} p. 17</ref> Otherwise, Renraku citizens were primarily caught in the crossfire or fell victim to secondary infections,<ref name=ssouls052/> as infected individuals initially attempted to infiltrate Renraku.<ref name=ssouls053>{{{Qen|SSO}} P. 53</ref> | |||
The shutdown in [[Boston]], however, was exploited by Renraku's corporate media for propaganda purposes, in order to make all corporations involved, especially [[Ares]]' [[Knight Errant]], looked bad.<ref name=mp153/> Renraku was also able to profit from the collapse of [[NeoNET]] as a result of the revelation of its main culpability in the [[KFS]] outbreak, in the form of changing customers<ref name=ssouls107>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 107</ref> and newly acquired divisions of the dying [[megacorporation]]. | |||
Ultimately, Renraku's reaction to contacting [[Monad]]s was surprising for a corporation with such a mixed and troubled history with [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]]s. Renraku welcomed [[Monad]]s,<ref name=cf220>{{Qen|CF}} P. 220</Ref> and praised the honorability of presenting oneself openly to the world rather than operating from behind the scenes and from the shadows.<ref name=cf217>{{Qen|CF}} p. 217</Ref> However, the conditions the [[corporation]] imposed on the [[Monad]]s were quite oppressive - this is where Renraku's conservatism got in the way again.<ref name=cf220/> | |||
==Structure== | |||
After the death of [[Inazo Aneki]], which was officially announced by Renraku in [[2065]], the position of CEO officially and forever became that of the late Aneki<ref name=cg138/> - now Aneki Inazo no kami, a corporate kami.<ref name=mp135/> Officially, the president now fulfills the position of CEO, but in fact all power lies with Renraku's board of directors, specifically the chairman of the board, [[Shikei Nakatomi]].<ref name=cg138/> | |||
Renraku has, at least at first glance, a highly diversified ownership structure, with no one person owning more than 10% of the group.<ref name=csf140>{{Qen|CS}} P. 140</ref> | |||
The group has a classic structure, with diversified regional divisions;<ref name=csf140/> Renraku Computer Systems, which is actually a global company based in [[Chiba]], merely acts as a holding company that holds and owns these divisions together. It has hardly any employees - only the highest-ranking Renraku [[Exec]], division presidents, board members, their personal staff, and a large number of lawyers and accountants work directly for Renraku headquarters. Their main job is to keep track of exactly what the entire [[megacorporation]] owns, and what it is worth.<ref name=cd076/> This headquarters provides direction, broad strategies and guidelines, but the real corporate policy is made locally, in the regional divisions.<ref name=mp140>{{Qen|MP}} P. 140</ref> | |||
Each regional division is a separate corporation, but fully owned by the RCS.<ref name=cd076/> They obey the RCS Board of Directors under [[Shikei Nakatomi]], but are distinctly different from each other in terms of day-to-day operations and corporate culture.<ref name=cg140>{{Qen|CG}} P. 140</ref> | |||
This structure has advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it is a burden for internal synergies and cooperation and research and development, as many parts of the group do not know what the others are doing, which naturally leads to redundancies. On the other hand, regional divisions structured in this way can focus much better on the local market and design locally adapted products and services. And the redundancies also make the corporation more resilient to strokes of fate - if one part of the corporation fails (for example, because a malicious [[artificial intelligence|AI]] is currently occupying the corresponding [[arcology]]), another can often step into the breach and save Renraku's market share.<ref name=mp140/> | |||
The Central Division regularly sends audition teams to regional divisional headquarters to check the [[books]] and conduct an audit of divisional effectiveness. The emissaries who lead such inspections have the honorific title of ''Kansayaku'' (auditor).<ref name=lavd082>[[source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 82</ref> These emissaries are much more than simple accountants and auditors. They also audit employees and rid the Renraku family of no-goods and dead projects. A kansayaku spreads fear and terror, like a corporate inquisitor.<ref name=lavd091>[[source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] Pg. 91</ref> And he is also sent to solve urgent problems for the corporation with maximum efficiency and minimum consideration for those causing them, such as during the [[Arcology Crisis]] [[2059]] to [[2063]].<ref name=ns038>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 38</ref> | |||
===Renraku Africa=== | |||
Once started as the philanthropic arm of Renraku Europa, Renraku Africa was spun off in the early [[2070s]] when [[Nigerian]] industrialist Nwabudike Freeman sold his [[Freeman Industries]] weapons and heavy industry conglomerate to Renraku Africa in order to secure a seat on its board of directors.<ref name=mp143/> As Freeman Industries was one of the architects of the African [[WiFi matrix]] network, which largely manages without hardware backbones and is instead designed purely for ad hoc [[commlink]] connections, Renraku was able to take a significant step ahead of all its competitors by acquiring the group.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
Renraku Africa operates smaller [[arcology]]s in every recognized [[Africa|African]] [[nation|state]], with the largest in [[Lagos]], where the group has its divisional headquarters. In addition, Renraku [[Africa]] also operates the Fraternité [[arcology]] in Libreville, which is seen as a gateway to the [[Congo]] and which Renraku intends to use to open up the largely uninhabited interior of the continent, depopulated by [[VITAS]] and [[VITAS II]] and unexplored since the [[Awakening]], and harness it for its purposes.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
With its cheap factories in [[Africa]], Renraku has also become the world's largest supplier of cheap everyday fashion.<ref name=mp154>{{Qen|MP}} P. 154</ref> | |||
Still from its days as an altruistic project of Renraku Europe, Renraku Africa is the largest [[MSP]] and data processing provider in Africa and parts of the [[Middle East|Middle East]].<ref name=cg144>{{Qen|CG}} P. 144</ref> | |||
In Africa, Renraku is the primary provider of [[Talentsoft]] streaming.<ref name=cf077>{{Qen|CF}} P. 77</ref> In addition, Renraku has large cyberware factories in Africa,<ref name=cf070>{{Qen|CF}} p. 70</ref> which manufacture [[cyber limbs]] and [[talent conduits]], among other things. In Africa itself, the group is the leading supplier of [[talent conduit#Fixed_wired_talent softs|Fixed_wired_talent softs]].<ref name=cf080/> | |||
However, another very important mainstay is the arms trade. Even before the acquisition of [[Freeman Industries]], [[Izom Armaments]]' products all over the continent.<ref name=cg144/> | |||
===Renraku Asia=== | |||
Renraku Asia encompasses all continental Asian and Japanese operations of the Renraku Group.<ref name=csf140/> Renraku Asia is Renraku's most profitable division.<ref name=mp140/> That and general sympathies towards it - board chairman [[Shikei Nakatomi]] has after all contributed his part of [[Fuchi]] to Renraku Asia<ref name=cd078>{{Qen|CD}} P. 78</ref> - mean that it also has by far the biggest budget. Not only that - it's also the easiest place to rise as an [[Exec]]. And, in keeping with the traditional nature of Renraku, Japan is the (true) cradle of the group.<ref name=mp140/> | |||
Many of Renraku Asia's subsidiaries could promote themselves as [[AA Group]]s. Almost a third of Renraku's total sales take place in Renraku Asia's vast empire. The main business is software and computer hardware, but mass production (mainly in [[Chinese Successor States|China]] and entertainment (mainly in [[Indian Union|India]]) are not far behind, and the service sector is also large. In addition, Renraku can rely on a stable basis here with agriculture.<ref name=mp140/> | |||
In the [[2060s]], Renraku Americas under [[Sherman Huang]] managed to steal the show and considerable resources from the Asia Division, but after the [[Arcology Crisis|Arcology Debacle]] in [[Seattle]] and other setbacks, the "home division" has found its way back to itself and its role as the engine of the [[megacorporation]].<ref name=mp140/> While Renraku Americas bowed in disgrace and was eventually crushed, Renraku Asia has become the heart of Renraku research; it is home to by far the majority of the [[Japanokon]]s laboratories.<ref name=cg141>{{Qen|CG}} P. 141</ref> | |||
Renraku Asia's empire is home to the software innovation of [[Wakatta Software]], as well as the booming aerospace subsidiary [[Ganbare Aerospace]], whose involvement in mass accelerators such as [[Space Elevator]] Renraku]] has brought considerable prestige to this previously under-managed sector of the global market.<ref name=cg141/> | |||
In [[Indian Union|India]], the former [[Indonesia]] and [[Southeast Asia]], Renraku are the primary provider of [[Talentsoft]] streaming services.<ref name=cf077/> With [[Terracotta Armaments]], Renraku is also the largest arms supplier in [[Asia]].<ref name=cg142>{{Qen|CG}} P. 142</ref> | |||
Renraku Asia is ruled by Kaori Eto, a disciple of [[Sherman Huang]], and a brilliant scientist in his own right. He is considered one of the most technically adept high-ranking [[Exec]]s in the world, on par with [[Damien Knight]], and more at home in the lab than the corporate boardroom, but he can also hold his own politically when he needs to, as well as being a prominent advocate for [[Technomancer]]s and [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] within Renraku.<ref name=mp140/> He is also rumored to be the father of the latest incarnation of the Matrix.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
===Renraku Europe=== | |||
Renraku Europa is where all of Renraku's European operations are bundled together. At one time, Africa was also part of this division,<ref name=csf140/> but it was spun off in the [[2070s]]<ref name=mp143/> This division has been led by [[Karl Stadt]] for over 20 years.<ref name=csf140/> Until [[2057]], Renraku Europa was based in [[Toulouse]] in [[France]]<ref name=FR051>{{Qfr|FR}} p. 51</ref>, then the division moved to [[Munich]] in the [[ADL]].<ref name=cd079>{{Qen|CD}} P. 79</ref> | |||
Renraku Europe is the most conservative division of an already conservative [[megacorporation]].<ref name=cd079/> Neither as large as Renraku Asia, nor as financially strong as the now-split Renraku America, Renraku Europe had to hold its own for a long time in a difficult environment against [[Saeder-Krupp]] and other [[Eurocons]], with relatively less market power of its own, and in front of the decidedly demanding [[Europe|European]] consumers.<ref name=cd079/> Renraku Europe is the most conservative division of an already conservative [[megacorporation]]. consumers.<ref name=cg144/> Renraku Europa is particularly experienced in dealing with [[Saeder-Krupp]]. Clearly inferior, the group never directly confronts [[Lofwyr]], but evades it, quickly exploits weaknesses, remains discreet, but more agile than the [[dragon]]. Karl Stadt sees himself as [[Lofwyr]]'s equal in matters of economic policy, and after his long history of success this cannot be entirely dismissed.<ref name=mp142>{{Qen|MP}} P. 142</ref> | |||
Originally, Renraku Europa was built around the remnants of Keruba<ref name=cd079/> and [[Blohm & Voss]]<ref name=cg144/>. This focus proved not to be very effective in the fight against [[Saeder-Krupp]], and Renraku had to look for its market elsewhere - and found it in its core business: services and [[WP:Big Data|Big Data]].<ref name=cg144/> Renraku Europa owns many medium-sized [[group]]s in [[Europe]], and uses them to market locally adapted products and customized services.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
Renraku Europe is also well positioned in the field of matrix services and, above all, matrix security, and not just since it took over [[Securitech International AG]] in [[2059]].<ref name=cd079/> Since [[Saeder-Krupp]] during the [[Crash 2.0|Second Crash]] took the European [[grids]] off the grid, many businesses distrust the [[mega-corporation]] and prefer to secure backups with a trustworthy competitor like Renraku.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
Data processing and services are key pillars of Renraku Europe. A newly developed market, however, is high-end [[biotech]]nology and [[implant surgery|cyber medicine]]. Its medical services bundled under [[Ferrarius Medical]] and the many high-class private clinics have earned Renraku a solid reputation in the [[Augmentation|Cyber Clinic Industry]].<ref name=cg144/> With [[Securitech International AG]], Renraku also has the largest [[Matrix]] security provider in the [[Sixth World|Sixth World]] under its corporate umbrella.<ref name=cg144/> | |||
In addition to its locations in the [[ADL]]<ref name=cd079/> ([[Hamburg]],<ref name=dt102>{{Qen|DT}} P. 102</ref> [[Berlin]],<ref name=cd079/> [[Munich]]<ref name=cd079/>), Renraku Europe has large branches in [[France]] ([[Paris]]),<ref name=FR051/> [[Slovenia]] ([[Ljubljana]]),<ref name=cd079/> the [[United Kingdom]] ([[London]]),<ref name=mp143/> the [[Italian Confederation|Italian Confederation]] ([[Trieste]]),<ref name=cd079/> the [[United Netherlands|United Netherlands]] ([[Amsterdam]]),<ref name=cd079/> [[Spain]] ([[Madrid]]),<ref name=cd079/> and [[Russia]] ([[Moscow]]).<ref name=cd079/> | |||
===Renraku North America=== | |||
Renraku America once covered Renraku's holdings and operations on both American continents.<ref name=csf140/> In the wake of [[Shikei Nakatomi]]'s reorganization of the corporation after [[Inazo Aneki]]'s death, the division was broken up, in both North and South America.<ref name=mp144>{{Qen|MP}} P. 144</ref> | |||
More than almost any other Renraku division, [[North America]] suffered from the arcology debacle in the SCIRE.<ref name=mp144/> The shock brought the entire division to its knees and remains a barely wounded collective trauma to the group.<ref name=sleth107>{{Qen|SL}}, p. 107</ref> But that was 20 years ago, and Renraku North America has recovered economically.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
Renraku North America is the second division, along with Renraku Asia, that does a lot of production of consumer goods. Renraku has also invested heavily in education and entertainment here.<ref name=mp144/> Although many of the software and [[artificial intelligence|AI]] research projects once based in [[Seattle]] were moved to [[Japan]] after the [[arcology crisis|arcology debacle]], there are still many end-user contracts for database management and computing power businesses in [[North America]]. North America also remains active in [[matrix]] security and firmware development by local developers such as [[Iris Firmware]] at the [[PCC]].<ref name=mp144/> | |||
And finally, Renraku's customer service centers are located in [[North America]].<ref name=mp144/> | |||
In the [[NAN]], Renraku is surprisingly popular. The relationship began with the sale of weapons, remained Renraku, and gained local respect and popularity through its ability to integrate into the local culture (and a cultural conservatism that accommodates the Indians) that is denied to other [[Japanokon]]s.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
Renraku North America is under the direct supervision of President Orito Sakasi.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
===Renraku Oceania=== | |||
Renamed four years ago, this division, formerly known as Renraku Australasia, includes Renraku operations in [[Australia]]<ref name=mp141/> and [[New Zealand]],<ref name=cd078/> the [[Philippines]],<ref name=mp142/> and [[Oceania]],<ref name=csf141/> as well as [[Bandar Seri Badawan]] in the former [[Brunei]].<ref name=cd078/> It was formed in the early [[2050s]] when the division was spun off from Renraku Asia.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
Of all Renraku's divisions, Oceania is the smallest and least conservative.<ref name=mp141/> Initially a source of innovative software, the division had already changed direction by the [[2060s]]s, shifting its focus to heavy industry, infrastructure and agriculture.<ref name=cd078/> In addition, Oceania is where Renraku's magical research is concentrated.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
With the [[Philippines]] branch, Renraku Oceania is also the only [[Japanocon]] still tolerated in that country. After the downfall of the [[Baihu Corporation]] in the [[Dragon Civil War]], Renraku brought much-needed investment to absorb the loss of the corporation as an employer and quell unrest.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
Renraku Oceania (then Renraku Australasia) is also the division in which the [[Eleven]]ish [[Blue Samurai|Blue Samurai]] were founded.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
The division is currently led by Noriko Sakai, daughter of President Orito Sakai.<ref name=mp141/> After several assassination attempts, she has dismissed her contingent of [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]], significantly expanded the Blue Samurai, and appointed them as her personal bodyguard.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
===Renraku South America===. | |||
Renraku South America is the newest regional division of Renraku. It was split off from Renraku North America in the [[2070s]] to absorb as many assets as possible from the dying [[NeoNET]] in [[South America]].<ref name=mp144/> | |||
Regionally, the subdivision in [[Amazonia]] is the strongest, where Renraku has gladly filled the vacuum left by [[Horizon]]'s retreat after the lost war against [[Aztlan]]. After the great losses of the [[Awakened]] Amazonian]] forces, [[Amazonia]] is now building up its regular [[metahuman]] forces, with readily accepted help from Renraku.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
==Corporate culture== | |||
Renraku's corporate culture is strongly grounded in the teachings of the corporate kami [[Inazo Aneki]]. The core is a conservative corporate culture characterized by [[Japanese]] culture and tradition, which is also upheld within the group.<ref name=mp144/> However - and this is where Renraku differs from [[Shiawase]] and [[MCT]] - Renraku has no problem approaching other cultures locally and accepting their local wisdom. Renraku means communication, and in this the [[megacorporation]] is astonishingly effective, despite all its traditionalism. The result is an astonishingly effective synthesis of a conservative core and a local, integrated and tolerant periphery.<ref name=mp145>{{Qen|MP}} P. 145</ref> | |||
===The Great Chairman=== | |||
Unlike other [[Asia|Asian]] [[megacorporation]]s, Renraku has long been rather averse to spirituality. Unlike [[Shiawase]], for example, Renraku refused to build corporate shrines and integrate Buddhist and Shinto rituals.<ref name=cd080>{{Qen|CD}} P.80</ref> | |||
This changed in the [[2070s]], where faith was gradually allowed, not least belief in [[Inazo Aneki]], the group's kami. In line with the reorientation of the group under [[Shikei Nakatomi]], a spiritual reorientation of the group has begun, based on the tradition of the samurai.<ref name=cg139>{{Qen|CG}} P. 139</ref> | |||
And an important protagonist of this belief is [[Inazo Aneki]], or Aneki Inazo no kami, who is now revered as a corporate deity. His books are required reading in corporate schools and training centers, and shrines in his honor can be found in all Renraku facilities<ref name=cg139/> - something he had always fought against during his lifetime.<ref name=cd080/> | |||
Aneki was a devout [[Buddhism|Buddhist]], at least he and his last trip to [[Tibet]] [[2060]] is now sold as such. After his officially announced death [[2065]], his share in Renraku went to a Buddhist religious community, as stipulated in his will. This community sold all but 1% of the shares, but still has an advisory seat on the board. Their influence, together with the upheavals under [[Shikei Nakatomi]], and Renraku's efforts to regain privileged access to the [[WP:Tenno|Tenno]], led to a spiritual spring in Renraku's ranks.<ref name=cg139/> | |||
After his death, and especially after Renraku's opening to corporate spiritualism under Nakatomi, he has become a kami - a patron saint, spirit, or minor god of Renraku.<ref name=cg139/> | |||
[[Inazo Aneki]]'s spirit is invoked when a Renraku employee won't meet a deadline, when his charm and cunning are requested for negotiations, or his strategic foresight when creating a business plan. He may be dead, but he lives on in the prayers and thoughts of the millions of Renraku employees.<ref name=cg139/> | |||
Renraku, which previously actively sought to ban faith from its ranks, even having private shrines removed,<ref name=cd080/> is now open to all forms of faith. The Group does not attempt to impose a corporate religion at all locations, but rather integrates itself into the local faith, whatever that may be. However, the Executive Board gives preference to Buddhism and [[Shintoism]], which predominate in [[Chiba]], for propaganda purposes when in doubt.<ref name=cg139/> | |||
Aneki Inazo no Kami also has its followers outside the group. Especially in the streets of [[Chiba]] - the former suburb of [[Neo-Tokyo]] that Renraku transformed so lastingly - shrines to the CEO-kami can be found everywhere.<ref name=ce069>{{Qen|CE}} P. 69</ref> | |||
===Corporate Daimyo=== | |||
Renraku has undoubtedly remained a [[Japanese]]-owned company at its core. Nowhere is this more evident than in the heart of the corporation, in [[Neo-Tokyo]]'s [[Chiba]] Ward. In Chiba, traditional corporate culture reigns without mercy, and the same is true throughout the Asia Division.<ref name=mp145/> This culture is evident in many of the large and small idiosyncrasies of life within Renraku. The [[WP:Seppuku|Seppuku]] of President Harry Nakada [[2067]] during the shareholders' meeting was an extreme example, but not the only one.<ref name=cg140/> | |||
The group's language is [[Japanese]]ish, and traditionalists within Renraku believe it is the only language needed. In fact, many [[Japanese]]-native speakers within Renraku do not speak a foreign language, and courses or [[Linguasoft]]s are mandatory for non-native speakers.<ref name=cd080/> [[Exec]]s are almost exclusively older, Japanese men, [[Norm]]s, and conservative. Dress and manners are strict and traditional, and [[Japanese]] values are upheld and celebrated.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Consensus and loyalty are very important to Renraku. This not only leads to endless meetings that only end when everyone agrees to a business plan, but also to widespread fatigue. However, even if an employee nods off in a meeting, it is very unwelcome to point this out - it is expected to wake them up discreetly by reaching for the [[Soykaf|Kaf]] or in a similar way. Saving face is a duty, as is making this possible for colleagues. A lot of effort is invested in not embarrassing anyone, or even bringing shame on the company through one's own nakedness or misconduct.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
If you want to get ahead in this system, you have to adapt. Only those who know the intricacies of the bowing and greeting rituals of the conservative [[Japanese]] [[corporate]] world, who speak perfect Japanese, and who have proven their Japanese soul through sacrifice, have a chance of ascending to the highest spheres of Renraku. Happiness, leisure, family and one's own life must be subordinated to the good of the community. Only then will one have truly arrived in the culture that forms the heart of Renraku.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
===The Periphery=== | |||
The biggest difference between Renraku and other (not just [[Japanese]]-based) [[megacorporation]]s is how they treat their subsidiaries. Renraku is an ultra-conservative Japanese company at its core, but when it buys into foreign [[countries]], it has no problem adapting. Unlike [[Aztechnology]], for example, Renraku does not want even the last employee of a subsidiary to speak the corporate language, nor (like [[Shiawase]] convert them to Shintoism.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Although some of the management positions on the board will also be filled by old, [[norm|human]], male [[Japanese]]s, some will also be filled by local businessmen, and the division director is usually also recruited from the local population.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Renraku likes to keep its distance from local subsidiaries, usually through two or three holding companies. Not to disguise who owns the company (as [[Aztechnology]] and [[Saeder-Krupp]] like to do), because they don't usually withhold that information. But so the locally known name is prefixed to the name Renraku.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
This has several advantages for Renraku. Firstly, the company can build on an existing brand identity and does not have to laboriously establish itself in a new market. Renraku can also build on the fact that, for the local population, it is not a faceless, large mega-corporation from outside, but a company with local relationships and connections that people can relate to locally. Renraku thus becomes part of the local culture - they are people you went to school with, or even family members. By blending its own corporate culture with the local culture, Renraku integrates itself in a way that other [[megacorporation]]s are often denied - perhaps with the exception of [[Horizon]]. And thus secures a significant locational advantage.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
===Conservatism=== | |||
Renraku can rightly be described as 'value conservative'. Renraku plays safe, favors steady income over short-term gains plays a long-term game and always has an eye on tradition. This view is also reflected in the wider corporate culture. <ref name=mp146/> | |||
However, this conservative, martial and nationalistically charged corporate culture also contributes to Renraku's [[racism]] and problems with [[magic]]-giftedness<ref name=cg140/> and the [[New Way|New Path]] [[Japan]]s in general that Renraku has. [[Metahuman]]s are tolerated, but should not be visible; women are to be subservient to men, and artificial life forms are to serve humanity.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
This manifests itself in many ways. Not only does Renraku have a problem with [[Evo]] because the [[megacorporation]] are a competitor - both that they pursue [[transhumanism]] like no other [[megacorporation]], and that they have broken with [[Japan]] and thus a long tradition, and even discarded the name [[Yamatetsu]], is an affront to everything that is important to Renraku's culture.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
A core of [[Japanese]] culture is always present in Renraku and can be seen, for example, in the sexual morals preached by the [[corporation]]. Renraku is extremely tolerant when it comes to (heterosexual) sexuality and wants to protect couples from any embarrassment. This is why the group operates "love hotels" in its enclaves - hotels by the hour where there are no cameras, microphones or staff. Giving guests their privacy is a matter of decency for the group, which outweighs any short-term political or business advantage.<ref name=about2080062>{{QDE|about2080}} P. 62</ref> | |||
While Renraku has decided to open up to [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]]s despite the trauma that the SCIRE incident still represents, they remain wary of them, even if they could reap more rewards with more risk. An example of this is the refusal of the Group Executive Board to accept [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] [Goldenboy]], which is one of the [[megacorporation]]'s top traders, to transfer it to their [[London]] branch - so as not to jeopardize their second most important financial market by leaving it to an [[artificial intelligence|AI]].<ref name=mp143/> | |||
As a traditionalist [[Japanese]]-style [[megacorporation]], Renraku's [[corporate]] culture is riddled with racism towards [[metahuman]]s - from problems promoting [[metahuman]] employees, to subtle dislike, to outright hate crimes (often committed by the Kigyo-Zoku Red Ronin<ref name=ce106>{{Qen|CE}} P. 106</ref>). Even though Renraku traditionally draws many of its common laborers from [[Metamensch|metamensch]]ian communities, it has always let them know where their place is - at the bottom.<ref name=cd080/> | |||
Renraku justifies this by saying that the [[awakening]] was a violation of [[Japanese]] culture and that [[metahumans]] therefore have a moral duty to repent. This is often internalized by [[metahuman]]s raised in Renraku, and they develop an internalized self-hatred and blame themselves for their own discredit.<ref name=tct068>{{Qen|TROG}} P. 68</ref> Many [[corporate citizens]] who are [[metahuman]]s, especially [[orc]]s and [[troll]]s, undergo [[metatype adaptation]] to become more acceptable to the corporate culture.<ref name=rf051>{{Qen|RF}} P. 51</ref> Renraku is not only a leader in this [[augmentation]] field, but also offers the most far-reaching treatments that effectively turn a [[troll]] into a very large [[norm]].<ref name=cf108>{{Qen|CF}} P. 108</ref> Renraku is unforgiving towards rebellious [[metahuman]]s - they are quickly cast out of the corporation.<ref name=tct068/> However, for those who accept their lot, Renraku offers redemption - and a place in the Renraku family, albeit far below.<ref name=tct069>{{Qen|TROG}} P. 69</ref> | |||
Even [[mages]] don't have it easy. Despite the disadvantages they face as a result, Renraku has a superstitious and tendentially dismissive attitude towards [[magic]].<ref name=cg140/> Unlike many corporations, Renraku only conducts lax and sporadic tests for [[Awakened|Aptitude]]-it is quite possible that a Renraku [[corporate citizen]] will go their entire life without learning of their talent.<ref name=cd080/> In fact, Renraku culture has never truly accepted [[Awakening]], and myths that [[UGE]] and [[magic|magical aptitude]] are related persist.<ref name=cg140/> | |||
[[Technomancer]] did not have an easier time with Renraku. Together with [[MCT]] and [[NeoNET]], they were the hardliners among the [[megacorporation]]s in the early [[2070s]], who saw Virtuakinetes primarily as a threat - or as experimental subjects.<ref name=ce042>{{Qen|CE}} P. 42</ref> | |||
Renraku's connections with arch-conservative and [[racism|racist]] [[racism|racist]] groups may not be common knowledge, but they are quite common in the [[Shadows]]. Sure, Renraku recruits [[metahuman]]s, women, and even [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]], but also ensures that an appropriate [[Norm|Human]] Handler above them, lest they forget their place in the world.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
This attitude also carries over to the periphery, even if racism is less upheld here and comes across more quietly,<ref name=mp145/> depending on the local culture. But a certain fear of the other, of change and upheaval is always inherent to Renraku, and they also find currents in every local culture that suit them and which they then support.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
===Corporate family=== | |||
With over 3 million registered [[SIN]]s, Renraku has more corporate citizens than any other [[megacorporation]]. If you add employees who are not [[corporate citizen]]s and employees of subsidiaries, this number adds up to almost eight million. In addition to an army of service workers, Renraku also employs many low-wage workers in its many factories in the former [[WP:Third World|Third World]].<ref name=mp152/> Renraku calls the community of corporate citizens "The Renraku Family".<ref name=r&g154/> It is one big family.<ref name=mp152/> | |||
In his dealings with his [[corporate citizens]], Renraku sees himself in the role of the caring parent who looks after his children and can be sure of their loyalty in return. This quickly turns into paternalism, at least for outsiders.<ref name=r&g154/> Internally, however, this is seen as part of the social contract - the corporation cares for its employees and [[corporate citizen]]s, and in return they swear eternal loyalty.<ref name=cd080/> | |||
Renraku's corporate citizenship includes a corporate school system that indoctrinates children born into Renraku - but officially passed off as work-life balance and caring.<ref name=cd080/> The schools now also actively promote the [[Inazo Aneki|Aneki]] cult, portraying the revered Eternal CEO in the best possible light, as an astute business strategist and corporate shogun who protected and expanded his empire, a shrewd businessman, far-sighted politician, true patriot, devout Buddhist and brilliant scientist who formed one of the largest megacorporations in the world.<ref name=ce069/> Renraku schools are open only to Renraku [[corporate citizen]]s and are oriented towards the Japanese school system.<ref name=mp151/> | |||
Much of what the caring corporation teaches contains more or less subtle conditioning to xenophobia and neophobia - children are warned to wash their hands when in contact with outsiders, vaccinations and pre- and post-trip medical examinations are advised on vacation trips if one has had contact with locals, and travel advice likes to emphasize the dangers of non-corporate zones, or the poverty, crime, or lack of prospects there.<ref name=r&g154/> | |||
Renraku was one of the first [[corporation]]s to offer its [[corporation citizen]]s full health care - as long as they moved within corporation territory. Employees and [[corporate citizens]] who are injured or fall ill outside the protective enclaves of the corporation must pay extra (or see how they get by).<ref name=cf030>{{Qen|CF}} P. 30</ref> | |||
The corporation also operates a travel agency for [[corporation citizens|Renraku members]] only, an archive where citizens can leave SimSinn records of their lives for their loved ones,<ref name=r&g154/> and, since the upheaval after the death of [[Inazo Aneki]]s, shrines and temples.<ref name=cg139/> | |||
It is worth noting, however, that Renraku is quite serious about taking care of its [[corporate citizen]]s. As stifling as the corporation's embrace may seem, there is a genuine interest in the well-being of its employees. If a worker is approaching burnout, the human resources department is encouraged to intervene and find out why.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
Where other [[mega-corporation]]s would prescribe [[BTL]] mood chips or performance-enhancing [[drugs]] or recommend that the employee just pinch their ass, the prevailing view at Renraku is that everyone has their place within Renraku - and just needs to find it. Accordingly, transfers within the [[Group]] are straightforward and simple. It is not uncommon for employees to be transferred several times until they find a position where they feel comfortable. Renraku pays slightly less than other [[megacorporation]]s for this, but a surprising number of people put up with it in order to have a job they don't hate.<ref name=mp146/> Of course, this does not mean that Renraku does not prescribe therapeutic [[SimSinn]] chips, such as for chronic depression.<ref name=lavd076>[[Source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 76</ref> | |||
Many [[corporate citizen]]s thus actually feel deep loyalty to Renraku, far beyond the paycheck. Renraku doesn't mold its employees to do jobs, it molds jobs so that employees like them. Something you would expect to find in [[Horizon]] or [[Evo]], but which is surprisingly deeply rooted in this paternalistic corporation.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
But Renraku's ''caring'' goes much further. Renraku was the [[megacorporation]] that widely deployed [[talent softs]]s and [[data jacks]]s to make its employees more productive.<ref name=cd080/> And Renraku's youth culture, especially in the Asia division, promotes [[augmentation]]s as early as six years old, for children entering school. All of this is embedded in an aggressive campaign for educational opportunities, duty to the corporation and religion.<ref name=ce069/> | |||
Those who are exposed to this indoctrination throughout their lives, however, develop a considerable fear of losing this support - of standing alone, without a place in the world to which they belong. Many Renraku [[corporate citizen]]s are very afraid of this emptiness - which keeps them in the arms of the corporation, the Renraku family.<ref name=srrhk>[[Meta:Shadowrun: Hong Kong|Shadowrun: Hong Kong]]</ref> Not least because of this, many Renraku [[corporate citizen]]s also dismiss drastic things, such as reports from survivors of the [[arcology crisis]] in the [[SCIRE]], as propaganda from malcontents or other [[corporation]]s. Thinking for themselves is something very few Renraku members dare to do.<ref name=nas096>{{Qen|NASP}} P. 96</ref> | |||
===Young corporate savages=== | |||
One effect of this indoctrination is a rebellion of young corporate children in puberty. The pride, the well-meaning authoritarian organization of corporate life, the predetermined path - it simply invites them to rebel against it!<ref name=sota64137>{{QDE|sota64}} p. 137</ref> | |||
But there is also something from the [[corporation]],<ref name=sota64137/> in the form of Renraku's own Kigyo-Zoku - a corporate gang, tolerated and secretly promoted by the [[megacorporation]], in which the (predominantly male) corporate youth can sow their wild oats: the [[Red Ronin]].<ref name=ce106/> This is an important outlet for corporate teenagers, a tolerated form of corporate kid rebellion.<ref name=sota64137/> | |||
This is where the warrior culture that is so highly valued by Renraku comes into play:<ref name=mp146>{{Qen|MP}} P. 146</ref> Everything hinges on corporate pride and nationalism. If someone comes along who acts differently than the corporate spirit teaches, it is an enemy. The [[Red Ronin]] then put on their masks, and suddenly anyone who doesn't belong to them had better be somewhere else fast.<ref name=sota64137/> The soundtrack to their work is provided by the corporate e-punk band [[Renraku Corpkid Riot]].<ref name=np63>[[Source, en: NovaPuls|Novapuls]] 63</ref> | |||
This gang has existed since the [[2050s]] and has since spread across the entire corporation. This makes the gang as global as the [[megacorporation]].<ref name=ce106/> Early on, also in the [[2050s]], the [[Red Ronin]] Red Ronin]] chapter in the [[Seattle]]r Renraku [[arcology]].<ref name=sr2050015>{{Qen|SH50}} P. 15</ref> Leaders change as they grow older and rise in the ranks of the group, and with them the mentality of the gang, though it is rarely not at least violent. Their current leader is called Mika.<ref name=ce106/> | |||
The [[Red Ronin]] have been around long enough to tackle real criminal projects as well. They not only supply the stressed [[wage slave|sararimen]] and rebellious corporate children with [[BTL]]s, [[drugs]] and other contraband (such as competing brands), but even organize gambling, prostitution and occasional armed robberies.<ref name=sota64137/> | |||
A peculiarity of the [[Red Ronin]] is that they all wear masks when they are out as a gang, and otherwise hide the fact that they belong to the gang. This is because if they were caught or recognized while beating up a metahuman in some alley, they would lose their parents and thus the group's face - and they want to avoid that. They also look more threatening with masks on.<ref name=ce106/> | |||
===Corporate uniforms=== | |||
Renraku, like conservative [[Japanese]] culture in general, is characterized by a penchant for uniformity. [[wage slave]]s wear red coveralls issued by the corporation, office workers and middle management wear [[Hideo-Tato]] suits and ties with corporate monograms,<ref name=ce063>{{Qen|CE}} p. 63</ref> and [[Exec]]s wear [[Europa]], the posh business fashion brand Renrakus.<ref name="ce036">{{Qen|CE}} P. 36</ref> | |||
However, the corporate uniforms again reflect Renraku's willingness to adapt to local circumstances. It is customary in local divisions to adhere to local fashion instead of wearing Japanese brands everywhere. In the [[ADL]], where Renraku's headquarters is in [[Munich]], the dress code is far more relaxed than in Renraku's headquarters.<ref name=dzl101>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 101</ref> Nevertheless, employees are encouraged, for example, to use clothing of the (Renraku-owned) [[Stadl]] brand.<ref name=mk2078>{{QDE|mk2078}} p.173</ref> Renraku goes particularly far in the [[Seattle]]r [[Ork underground]]: here, the corporation, which has few [[metahuman]]s among its [[corporate citizen]]s, pays [[norm]]s to be surgically transformed into [[Ork]]s.<ref name=cf108/> | |||
A popular ritual is still Meishi, the exchange of physical business cards instead of digital contact information. High-ranking [[Exec]]s make their cards by hand, showing that they have mastered calligraphy. Having such a card expresses that you have the eye of a high-ranking [[Exec]] on you, and thus their goodwill. There is a black market for such cards within the group.<ref name=dtricks094>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 94</ref> | |||
As a strictly hierarchically organized corporation, Renraku has a complex system of security and salary levels according to which all [[corporate citizen]]s are rated (with less imaginative designations such as Renraku-4, Renraku-5, Renraku-6, ect.). This rather rigid system is also integrated into the corporation's security system and also gives [[Exec]]s not involved in security powers to trigger or terminate alarms, so as not to produce large-scale deployments for every false alarm, which also cost something.<ref name=dzl098>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 98</ref> The [[Exec]] ranks begin from Renraku-10, everything below are better [[wage slave]]s.<ref name=dzl114>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 114</ref> | |||
===Concern Warriors=== | |||
Renraku is steeped in a warrior macho culture oriented towards the ideals of bushido.<ref name=sleth108>{{Qen|SL}} P. 108</ref> As one of the original [[Japanokons]], Renraku has internalized this to the point that it can no longer be separated from the wider corporate culture.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
The myth of the samurai is propagated by Renraku at every opportunity. Corporate children grow up with the adventures of the sentai samurai, corporate teenagers read samurai manga or write haiku love beeps to themselves, and the stone-faced, utterly loyal, all-enduring samurai is the ideal to which everyone in the corporation is expected to aspire, and a prominent character in every corporate soap opera for [[wage slave]]s and [[exec]]s alike.<ref name=mp146/> The corporate samurai is the model corporate citizen. And when that is hammered into you for 20 years, you naturally believe it, and most Renraku Corporate Citizens do, even in the Periphery.<ref name=mp147>{{Qen|MP}} P. 147</ref> Anyone who does not fit this mold, whether because of gender or [[metahuman|metatype]], has a hard time rising in Renraku's ranks.<ref name=ce070/> | |||
Renraku also exports this social image, adapted to local conditions.<ref name=cg138/> Through its media, its [[SimSinn]] and [[Trideo]] productions, and its employees. And they have been doing this for a long time, worldwide - and successfully. There's a reason why a street fighter in the [[UCAS]] calls himself a "street samurai."<ref name=mp147/> | |||
Bushido, the ancient Japanese warrior code adapted to local conditions, is at the heart of Renraku's culture. This allows the [[megacorporation]] to preserve a core of traditional [[Japanese]] values - hard work, honesty, honor, respect, and sacrifice - and build its local cultures around them. Even if the trappings are tailored to local circumstances, Renraku truly believes in these values and what they stand for.<ref name=cg138/> | |||
Renraku sees its employees and corporate citizens, unlike [[MCT]] or [[Aztechnology]], as more than assets and cogs in the [[corporate]] machine. Influenced by a version of the Bushido code that dates back to the zaibatsu of the early 20th century, they are instead seen as integral and valuable parts of a greater whole. In Renraku, each employee is expected to strive to realize their full potential.<ref name=sleth108>{{Qen|SL}} P. 108</ref> Renraku expects lifelong loyalty, and offers lifelong security in return.<ref name=cd080/> | |||
Each new Renraku citizen is presented with a wakizashi along with their SIN as a reminder of their status and these values. Of course, a normal Renraku citizen does not carry this weapon with them all the time, and of course it is a mass-produced blade of inferior quality. But it is a powerful symbol<ref name=mp147/> - and one that, as the [[WP:Seppuku|Seppuku]] of Haruhiko "Harry" Nakada with his wakizashi shows, is culturally charged.<ref name=cg138/> | |||
This has interesting implications. One of them is that Renraku citizens, unlike other [[corporate citizen]]s, are not required to keep quiet at all costs. Sure, the chain of command within the corporation, rank and senority are sacred, but in the face of any external threat, the corporation must stand together, which is practiced by [[Exec]]s and [[wage slave]]s alike.<ref name=sleth108/> | |||
This reinforces the distrust of all outsiders. If a Renraku citizen notices anything unusual, it is reported immediately. And while most corporate drones would never risk their lives to protect their employer's profits, it is entirely possible for a Renraku citizen who has internalized samurai culture to stand up to attackers - knowing full well that they are outmatched and have no chance.<ref name=sleth108/> | |||
But honor demands it.<ref name=sleth108/> | |||
===Everyone's friend=== | |||
Surprisingly, Renraku is quite a popular group. Even if they are racist, they don't wear that too openly; Renraku enters new markets mostly discreetly, buying up local businesses and largely retaining local management, so little changes for customers, except that local vendors now have the support, logistics, and financial network of a [[megacorporation]]s behind them.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Renraku also has a sizable philanthropic department, which is very much exploited for PR purposes, but also does real relief work. Renraku is always committed to preserving and promoting local culture without asking for anything in return. They are friendly and willing to integrate, which makes them very popular.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Renraku is also the largest provider of corporate-friendly resorts, offering them not only to its own [[corporate citizen]]s, but to anyone interested. Anyone who can afford the price is invited to enjoy Renraku's hospitality.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Finally, Renraku has positioned itself as a mediator. With its departments, it has good neutral grounds when two [[corporation]]s need to settle something but do not want to do so through the [[corporate court]], and can also provide neutral mediators.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Renraku's asset in all of this is its data business. As a leading provider of data and computing services, Renraku would not have gotten far if they were spying on their customers.<ref name=mp145/> In fact, Renraku strives for the principles of [[WP:Bushido|Bushido]], especially the principle of ''Makoto'', honesty and truthfulness.<ref name=mp146/> Even the feared business butcher [[Shikei Nakatomi]] has not touched this principle because, after all, Renraku's business would not work without trust in his honesty.<ref name=mp145/> | |||
Historically, this attitude has evolved from Renraku's relatively weak position in the [[2050s]]. Caught between the titans [[Fuchi]], [[MCT]] and [[Saeder-Krupp]], Renraku had to see how it survived, and it did so by becoming everyone's friend. Today, largely due to the third of [[Fuchi]] that fell to it after the [[Corporate War]], it no longer has such problems, but the attitude remains,<ref name=mp146/> mixed with Renraku's inherent conservatism.<ref name=mp151/> Meanwhile, Renraku sees this as more of a sustainable business practice. In the short term, betraying the trust placed in the group would certainly bring profit, but in the long term it would diminish profit prospects.<ref name=mp151/> | |||
And Renraku thinks very long-term and conservatively.<ref name=mp151/> | |||
==Corporate security== | |||
Renraku's corporate security is known as the Renraku Guard.<ref name=sr2050014>{{Qen|SH50}} P. 14</ref> | |||
Renraku's founder, [[Inazo Aneki]], had a schizophrenic relationship with corporate security. He saw it primarily as a cost factor that needed to be minimized.<ref name=csf140/> Gradually, however, the realization that corporate security was necessary took hold, and Renraku began to invest in their equipment and training, raising the level of security noticeably, but still to little more than average. When Renraku had major problems, it either sent in Red Samurai or recruited outside forces.<ref name=csf141/> | |||
After the SCIRE debacle, there was a group-wide security review, and new procedures were implemented - gradually raising Renraku's security almost to the level of [[MCT]]. Especially among members of the Renraku Guard, the [[Shutdown]] has left its mark, and corporate security wants to prove to itself and everyone else that such a catastrophe will not happen again.<ref name=sleth107/> | |||
The result is a competent security department with a very high sense of duty - every alarm is taken seriously and scrupulously checked. However, Renraku tends to rely more on non-lethal weapons - not that they won't hurt intruders, but unlike [[MCT]], they tend to leave it to breaking bones or cutting off the occasional body part.<ref name=sleth107/> | |||
The Renraku Guard is tightly and militarily organized and uses the [[Japanese]] rank system. The transition between corporate security and corporate military is fluid. The highest-ranking security officer in a regional division has the rank of general. Together, the general and his staff are referred to as the Security Directorate.<ref name=lavd084>[[source, en: Let Go of the Dragon|Let Go of the Dragon]] P. 84</ref> | |||
===Physical Security=== | |||
Renraku's physical security is well trained and equipped.<ref name=csf141/> Renraku relies heavily on automation, but also has well-trained, equipped security personnel, often dressed in [[Modern Oyoroi armor]]s.<ref name=cg147>{{Qen|CG}} P. 147</ref> Lighter-armored guards also have a red uniform.<ref name=lavd089>[[Source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 89</ref> | |||
For a long time, however, the Renraku Guard forces were relatively thinly staffed, and attempts to compensate for this with high-tech were only partially successful. Furthermore, it was deployed in a fluctuating fashion - important facilities were well secured, but what was not considered important was significantly understaffed. Renraku often compensated for this by hiring [[Ares]] or another [[Private Police Service Provider|Police Service Provider]] to step in at short notice.<ref name=csf141/> Meanwhile, Renraku also uses its own forces for this, such as the [[Private Police Service Provider|Police Service Provider]] [[Najima Securities]].<ref name=sleth107/> | |||
Renraku's security forces are notorious for being quick to resort to lethal force.<ref name=cd013>{{Qen|CD}} P. 13</ref> | |||
===Guardian Critter=== | |||
As early as the [[2050s]], the [[megacorporation]], which was actually rather skeptical of [[magic]] Guard knights such as [[Barghest]]s.<ref name=lavd018>[[Source,_en:_Let_off_the_Dragon|Let_off_the_Dragon]] Pg. 18</ref> Renraku has increased its use of trained [[Critter]]s since the early [[2060s]], regularly using [[Barghest]]s, [[Dreadcock|Dreadcocks]], [[Hellhound]]s, and even [[Harpye]]s as additional security measures at its locations.<ref name=cd135>{{Qen|CD}} P. 135</ref> | |||
Renraku classifies all non-metahuman security assets as property. This is an expression of the conservative and subliminally [[Magic]]- and [[Awakening|Awakening-hostile]] attitude of the [[megacorporation]]. This also affects sapient [[critter]]s, such as [[naga]]s and [[dragon]]s.<ref name=lavd168>[[source,_en:_Let_off_from_dragon|Let_off_from_dragon]] P. 168</ref> | |||
===Magical Security=== | |||
Renraku's magical security has long been as structured as its physical - high quality personnel, stretched thin, and deployed primarily at focal points.<ref name=csf141/> The well-known skepticism of magic in Renraku's ranks does not mean that the corporation is lax here.<ref name=cg140/> [[Mages]] are not suited for clerical or assembly line work, but they are equipped with unparalleled skills for industrial espionage. And where there are offensive [[mage]]s, there needs to be defensive [[magic]]s.<ref name=lavd091/> The attitude is that if the other side uses it, counter accordingly. Renraku's security mages are similarly competent to those of other [[corporation]]s - only the security mage will never be in command.<ref name=cg140/> | |||
===Matrix security=== | |||
Renraku's matrix security has always been excellent. Where the corporation otherwise skimped on security, here [[Inazo Aneki]] also saw a reason not to skimp.<ref name=csf141/> Renraku's matrix security has always been powerful and downright hostile to intruders. In addition to [[ICE]], Renraku has always employed many security [[decker]]s.<ref name=lavd165>[[source,_en:_Lass_off_of_Dragons|Lass off of Dragons]] P. 165</ref> | |||
Renraku has always purchased powerful [[ICE]], but is able and willing to design and use its own as well.<ref name=csf141/> Renraku's [[ICE]] is considered very black - the [[corporation]] has no qualms about using deadly programs.<ref name=sr2050103>{{Qen|SH50}} p. 103</ref> Since matrix security services are one of Renraku's mainstays, it would be a fatal sign if the Group's systems were found to be failing in the event of an attack, so unlike other security divisions, it has never cut corners here. Should physical security fail, this would also be bitter, but of comparatively little economic significance.<ref name=dzl099>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 99</ref> | |||
Despite her traumatic experience with [[Deus]], Renraku has gradually opened up to the new second-generation [[Artificial Intelligence|AIs]] and now actively uses them to improve his Matrix security. But Renraku has remained cautious: Here, the AIs are engaged with human partners and have no direct command authority.<ref name=dt074>{{Qen|DT}} P. 74</ref> | |||
====Securitech International==== | |||
While [[GOD]] oversees the [[Matrix]] as a whole, Renraku's [[Securitech International AG]] Renraku's internal [[grid]] security. [['Decker]] of [[Securitech International AG|Securitech]] secure all important [[host]]s of Renraku, and also offer these services to smaller [[group]]s. [Securitech International AG|Securitech]] has a good reputation when it comes to [[Matrix]] criminals and hunting down undesirable elements such as [[Technomancers]] and [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]]s, and is considered to be as tough as [[GOD]] itself.<ref name=mat158>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 158</ref> | |||
===Corporate military=== | |||
{{Main article|Forces of Renraku Computer Systems}} | |||
Renraku's corporate paramilitary units, and not just the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]], are feared, and rightly so.<ref name=sr5032/> While Renraku claims to have no corporate military, this is mainly because these units are officially listed as security units, despite having military equipment - tanks, fighter planes. Some of these "guardsmen" are even active in the [[Desert Wars]]s.<ref name=csf141/> Many Renraku samurai serve as officers or in separate units in the corporate forces.<ref name=mp148>{{Qen|MP}} P. 148</ref> | |||
To secure its interests and protect its trade routes, Renraku maintains a navy organized around a [[WP:carrier group|carrier group]]. In addition to escort ships and the aircraft carrier, the Renraku navy also has ships from which state-of-the-art cruise missiles can be fired.<ref name=ct033>{{Qen|ct}} P. 33</ref> | |||
If all this is not enough, Renraku is also the largest minority owner of the [[mercenary|mercenary corporation]] [[Tsunami]], and can fall back on this rentable [[military|army]] in case of doubt.<ref name=war!055>{{Qen|WAR}} P. 55</ref> | |||
===Corporate Intelligence=== | |||
Renraku has a multi-layered internal and external intelligence apparatus.<ref name=mp149>{{Qen|MP}} P 149</ref> | |||
====InternalSecurity==== | |||
Renraku has a very active Internal Security that is often categorized as Red Ninja, even though they have no training whatsoever. They are simply normal employees who keep an eye on what's going on in the company, monitor their employees and are supposed to recognize sabotage, extractions and fraud at an early stage and report them to corporate security. Quite normal counter-intelligence, but the Red Ninja label gives them a mystical aura and ties them into the corporate narrative of Japanese bushido culture.<ref name=mp149/> | |||
However, these agents have one thing in common with the mystical ninja - they cannot be seen, and they are very good at quietly observing and not revealing themselves, only to deliver a devastating blow to the back when they are not expected.<ref name=cg146/> | |||
====Konzernspione==== | |||
Renraku operates two different corporate intelligence services from different traditions: [[Keruba Military Solutions]] and [[Fuchi Intelligence Systems]]. The former is part of Renraku's nucleus and is broadly based, in all relevant areas; the latter, on the other hand, came with [[Fuchi]]'s remnants and focuses on Electronic Intelligence.<ref name=sgames173>{{Qen|SGA}} P. 173</ref> | |||
The group also has the [[Singapore]]-based [[Market Research Group]], a division of [[Xiao-Renraku]] at Renraku [[Asia]], which carries out [[WP:Big Data|Big Data]] evaluations for customers or in the interests of the [[group]], and also conducts industrial espionage and counter-espionage.<ref name=bg157/> | |||
====Black Ops==== | |||
Renraku has, compared to the other [[AAA corporation]]s, a very small black ops division.<ref name=mp149/> For important operations, they have the [[Red Ninja|Red Ninja]], but in general Renraku views such operations as dishonorable and against the corporate code. However, Renraku would never have become a [[megacorporation]] if it couldn't think pragmatically. And the solution for Renraku is outsourcing - to the [[Shadows]].<ref name=mp150>{{Qen|MP}} P. 150</ref> Therefore, they are one of the biggest employers for [[Shadowrunner]]s - who have no honor, are not members of the Renraku family, so it doesn't matter how much they degrade themselves in service to the [[corporation]]<ref name=mp149/> | |||
===Elite units=== | |||
====Renraku Samurai==== | |||
Renraku Samurai<ref name=lavd037>[[source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 37</ref> are the elite of the Renraku Guard.<ref name=mp143/> Still far from being Red Samurai, they are nevertheless better equipped and often employed in higher positions.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
Not eligible to wear the [[Modern Oyoroi Armour|Modern Oyoroi Armour]] of the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]]<ref name=ars051>{{Qen|AR}} P. 51</ref>, they instead wear modified, enhanced heavy armor like that used by parts of the Renraku Guard.<ref name=mp146/> They are also reinforced with a set of [[Cyberware]]s - [[Reflex Booster]]s, [[Artificial Muscle]]s, [[Smartlink]]s, all [[Alphaware]]s. Not much compared to some [[street samurai]], but not a bad set either.<ref name=mp146/> In addition, Renraku Samurai are given a Daisho - a set of [[katana]] and tanto - when they rise to this rank. These weapons are standard, mass-produced and factory-made, but quite usable.<ref name=mp147/> | |||
The training of a renraku samurai is much more extensive than that of a simple renraku garsdist. Not only must swordplay be mastered, but marksmanship with firearms is also required. In fact, Renraku samurai often avoid rapid-fire weapons and prefer semi-automatic rifles and pistols - to show that every shot is a hit for them.<ref name=mp146/> | |||
Joining the ranks of the Renraku Samurai is above all a position of prestige. These security forces consider themselves elite and close to the bushido ideal of the Renraku code. Renraku samurai always carry and train with their ritual weapons, and are always ready to protect honor and the Renraku family.<ref name=mp147/> In addition to working as regular security personnel, they are deployed as special forces at [[Neo-PD]] and [[Najima Securities]],<ref name=tct067>{{Qen|TROG}} P. 67</ref> as bodyguards for Execs or in the corporate military.<ref name=mp148/> | |||
Unlike the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]], the Renraku Samurai also take [[metahuman]]s, especially orcs,<ref name=tct067/> and women<ref name=mp134>{{Qen|MP}} P. 134</ref> into their ranks. Nevertheless, they are also mostly male and only [[Norm]]s and [[Elf]]s are considered for leadership roles. Female Renraku Samurai are mostly used as bodyguards for high-ranking officials, while [[Orc]]s are mainly used as frontline fighters (where they rarely grow old), and never hold more than the lower ranks of the organization.<ref name=mp148/> | |||
The [[Blue Samurai|Blue Samurai]] of Renraku Oceania<ref name=cg142/> are organizationally a sub-grouping of the Renraku Samurai.<ref name=mp148/> The Renraku Samurai operate a large training facility in [[Korea]], where they train primarily women, [[metahuman]]s and other imperfect Renraku citizens who would be accepted into the ranks of the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]] if not for their "flaws".<ref name=soa188>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 188</ref> | |||
====Red Samurai==== | |||
The [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]] are the elite paramilitary units of the Renraku Guard.<ref name=sr4a283>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 283</ref> No corporate unit is as feared and respected as Renraku's [[Red Samurai]],<ref name=sr5032/> which the unit has worked hard to achieve.<ref name=sr4a283/> The Red Samurai are famous for their Japanese samurai-style red full body armor, which is actually of high military standards.<ref name=sr5466>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 466</ref> They are the corporate equivalent of [[WP:Beefeater|Beefeater]]s, and like them, trained elite fighters who should be taken seriously.<ref name=cg146>{{Qen|CG}} P. 146</ref> | |||
The Red Samurai were founded in 2029 together with Renraku.<ref name=mp134/> [[Inazo Aneki]] established them in his new corporate headquarters of what was then still called Keruba International. Initially, the Red Samurai were merely [[Inazo Aneki]]'s Praetorian Guard, a unit that looked much more dangerous than it was.<ref name=csf140/> Well-armed, in their distinctive armor, but without real training, they would have been massively inferior to any real special forces unit. But they stroked [[Inazo Aneki|Aneki's]] ego and looked cool, so he spun stories around them and invested money in them.<ref name=csf141/> Nowadays, the Red Samurai are a real fighting unit, with a level of training on par with that of the [[Japanese]] army's special forces.<ref name=ce070/> They operate in tightly knit groups of 5 men, with overlapping skills so that the loss of one team member can be compensated for by others. The only exception is magic - [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]] teams have only one awakened team member,<ref name=cg147/> usually a [[Spell Sorcery|Spell Sorcerer]], but often an [[Adept]]s as well.<ref name=sr2050031>{{Qen|SH50}} P. 31</ref> | |||
Today's Red Samurai have gradually become what they were initially claimed to be, not least due to the influence of Yukiako Watanabe, the longtime chairman of the board.<ref name=csf141/> They are absolutely loyal to the corporation, especially to Eternal CEO [[Inazo Aneki]].<ref name=sr4a283/> They take an oath to him and the board known as the "Red Oath"<ref name=mp134/> - a traditional Japanese [[WP:Keppan|Keppan]], an oath signed with one's own blood that pledges loyalty for life.<ref name=cg146/> Red samurai see themselves as the highest form of corporate bushido and the sworn guardians of the [[corporation]], and maintain a deep contempt for all who are below them in rank or honor. This only affects other [[Corporate Citizen]]s to a limited extent, but they are downright hostile towards employees or even [[Corporate Man|Corporate Man]]s.<ref name=rf205>{{Qen|RF}} P. 205</ref> | |||
The Red Samurai are under the sole command of the CEO or Chairman of the Board.<ref name=cg146/> The unit comprises about 1000 men<ref name=mp148>{{Qen|MP}} P. 148</ref> and is based in [[Chiba]], at Renraku's headquarters.<ref name=sr2050031/>Since the unit's founding, no woman<ref name=mp134/> and only a few [[metahuman]]s (all [[elf]]s) have been accepted into the unit.<ref name=cd082>{{Qen|CD}} P. 82</ref> | |||
====Red Ninja==== | |||
This unit is the exact opposite of the Red Samurai. Where the latter are flamboyant and heavily armed warriors, the Red Ninja are sleek inconspicuous agents, often [[Adept|Social Adept]]s or [[Blendwerk|Facedancer]]s highly equipped with bioware, quietly going about their no less deadly business.<ref name=ce070/> And, unlike the highly publicized [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]], Renraku denies the existence of the Red Ninja, and conflating the term with Internal Security agents also helps to disguise their existence.<ref name=mp149/> | |||
But they do exist, a unit of trained ninja working for Renraku.<ref name=mp149/> There werefor a long time that Renraku has his own ninja order.<ref name=cg146/> | |||
Rumor has it that the Red Ninja's training facility is a public dojo called Yagyu Ryu. This is where the [[megacorporation]] recruits candidates for its espionage and assassination program. The Red Ninja are equipped by Renraku with [[augmentation]]s in [[Deltaware|Delta quality]] and are also provided with memory manipulation technology in order to be more effective in deep cover operations. They are also trained in classical ninjutsu.<ref name=vice064>{{Qen|VICE}} P. 64</ref> | |||
According to the training and tactics used, the order goes back to the teachings of the Koga [[ninja clan]], with whom Renraku is said to have a silent training agreement.<ref name=cg146/> | |||
The ranks of the Red Ninja are more diverse than those of other Renraku units. They have both [[Adept]]s and [[Bioware]]-modified infiltrators<ref name=cg146/> (although the number of [[Adept]]s is far less than [[Augmentation|Augmented]]s<ref name=mp149/>), and even a number of kuniochi (female ninja). They are trained in infiltration and assassination, and often work undetected and undercover in rivals and organizations that Renraku has fallen out with.<ref name=cg146/> This allows them to act secretly and undetected, something the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]] deliberately deny themselves. In the end, they are nothing more than undercover agents and corporate assassins.<ref name=mp149/> | |||
Renraku uses the Red Ninja when they need a stiletto, not a daisho, to defeat an enemy.<ref name=cg146/> | |||
===Corporate Justice=== | |||
Renraku's internal justice system is draconian. Modeled after the Japanese culture of the [[WP:Edo period|Edo period]], it is legitimate for a Renraku samurai or even a Red Samurai to kill someone who has touched their blades.<ref name=mp147/> The corporation imposes the death penalty quite liberally, and it is generally recognized as a punishment for severe disloyalty.<ref name=sif:c002>{{Qen|SFCH}} p. 2</ref> Even high corporate officials can fall from grace and are severely punished by the corporate justice system, as [[Sherman Huang]] experienced.<ref name=sf103/> | |||
Renraku's corporate justice system has a legitimate reputation for expressing the [[racism]] of the corporation as well, and for example, consensual sexual relations between a [[norm|human]] Renraku [[corporate citizen]]s and a [[metahuman]]s as adultery (even if the [[corporate citizen]]s in question were not married at the time of contact).<ref name=cp!065>{{Qen|PIR}} p. 65</ref> In addition, Renraku is accused of suppressing internal dissidence in this way.<ref name=sif:c002/> | |||
A possible punishment for minor offenses is [[WP:Seppuku|Seppuku]]. This is traditionally ritual suicide offered as an excuse for failure in order to save the honor of one's family. In the context of a [[Japanokon]], this means that an [[Exec]] or [[wage slave]] found guilty of serious business failure or embezzlement or a similar crime is given the opportunity to end his life, usually by throwing himself into his wakizashi or tanto, rather than receiving the intended punishment.<ref name=sfront149/> | |||
If the [[Corporate Citizen]] does so, his family and children are allowed to remain part of the Renraku family without suffering for his failure, with full pay, privileges, and a decent pension. His (seppuku is reserved for men, although women may be allowed an alternative ceremony with jigai) death has atoned for his sins. However, if a [[corporate citizen]] found guilty of such a crime were to refuse seppuku, his wife and children would end up on the street with him.<ref name=sfront149/> | |||
==Relationships== | |||
The relationship with [[Wuxing Incorporated]], as with the other [[Japanokon]]s, including [[Mitsuhama]] and [[Shiawase]], is anything but green, not least because Wuxing is doing everything it can to break the "economic stranglehold of Japanese corporations in the Pacific region" through the [[Pacific Prosperity Group]].<ref>{{QDE|kd}} p.179</ref> | |||
Renraku has Level 2 cooperation with [[Lone Star]], which includes extensive information and data sharing, as well as permission to provide a liaison who then participates in local investigations. Extraditions are handled on a case-by-case basis.<ref>{{QDE|kd}} P.192</ref> | |||
==Involvements== | |||
Even though Renraku itself owns only a few assets in the automotive sector, they already owned shares in several vehicle manufacturers due to investments over a longer period of time.<ref name=mp154/> | |||
*[[Dongfeng Motor Corporation]] 49%<ref name=mp154/> | |||
*[[Ford Motor Company]] 11.4%<ref name=mp154/> | |||
*[[Hyundai]] 23.2%<ref name=mp154/> | |||
*[[Mahindra & Mahindra]] ?<ref name=mp154/> | |||
*[[Toyota]] 7%<ref name=mp154/> | |||
==Subsidiaries== | |||
===Service=== | |||
;[[Architectural Dynamics]]<ref name=cd075/>: A large construction and property management firm focusing on office buildings and malls.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
;[[Armada Personnel]]<ref name=cd075/> | |||
;[[DataBank]]<ref name=ce136>{{Qen|CE}} P. 136</ref>: a renraku daughter from [[Neo-Tokyo]].<ref name=ce136/> | |||
;[[Market Research Group]]<ref name=bg157>{{QDE|bg}} P. 157</ref>: A big data company and corporate intelligence agency. | |||
;[[Renraku Air]]<ref name=ns016>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 16</ref>: An airline serving mainly short-haul and commuter distances<ref name=ns016/> | |||
;[[Renraku Pan-System Consulting]]<ref name=csf140/>: A subsidiary of Renraku America.<ref name=csf140/> | |||
;[[Renraku Travel and Tourism]]<ref name=r&g154/>: Renraku's travel agency, which organizes trips both internally and for external clients.<ref name=r&g154/> | |||
;[[Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ltd]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
;[[Store-You]] Chain of rental store complexes<ref name="dp:h-106">{{QDE|dp:h}} P.106</ref> | |||
;[[TransLad]] : Freight forwarder <ref name="dp:h-106"/> | |||
===Vehicle and mechanical engineering=== | |||
;[[Blohm + Voss]]<ref name=cd075/>: Manufactures civilian and military ships.<ref name=cd080/> [[2029]] acquired in the aftermath of the [[Crash of 2029|Crash]]s, and in the early days the core of Renraku Europe.<ref name=cg144/> The headquarters of the traditional German company is in [[Munich]].<ref name=dids2286/> | |||
;[[Ganbare Aerospace]]<ref name=cd075/>: An aerospace company primarily active in space technology, formerly belonging to [[Fuchi]].<ref name=cd080/> | |||
;[[Gaz-Niki]]<ref name=cg136/>: A manufacturer of off-road and agricultural vehicles, and military equipment.<ref name=cd080/> | |||
;[[Harland & Wolff|Harland & Wolff Nautical Designs]]<ref name=cg136/>: Shipbuilder, known primarily for their yachts.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
;[[Isuzu Motors]]<ref name=mp135/>: A manufacturer of civilian vehicles.<ref name=mp154/> | |||
;[[Renraku Components Group]]: A manufacturer of specialty optical components based in [[Seattle]].<ref name=srbs:p&p038>[[source, en: Shadowrun Beginner Box Set|Shadowrun Beginner Box Set, Plots & Paydata]] P. 38</ref> | |||
===Finances=== | |||
;[[Champion Financial Group]]<ref name=cd075/>: financial conglomerate that includes [[GloBank]] and [[Temperance Investment]]<ref name=cd075/> | |||
;[[Fuchi Corporate Services]]<ref name=cg136/>: The remnant of the once powerful [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics|Fuchi I.E.]] is now an investment group. | |||
;[[Mizuho Group]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
===Augmentations and biomedicine=== | |||
;[[Algona Hospital]]<ref name="s72 99">{{Qen|SEA3}} p.99</ref>: Hospital complex in [[Auburn]], [[Seattle]]<ref name="s72 99"/> | |||
;[[Ferrarius Medical]]<ref name=cg136/> | |||
;[[Genecraft Biodesign]]<ref name=cd075/> : Renraku's genetics forge, which has become an expert in unexpected fields (e.g. [[Critter|Paracritter]] genetics and experimental proteins).<ref name=aug080>{{Qen|AUG}} P. 80</ref> Their laboratories in [[Oslo]], [[Singapore]] and the Mangalore-Bangalore-Chennai axis are apparently on a par with [[Universal Omnitech]]. State-of-the-Art therefore.<ref name=aug080>{{Qen|AUG}} P. 80</ref> | |||
;[[Hypersense]]<ref name=cd075/>: A [[2058]] studio taken over by [[SimSinn]], testing unconventional and radical recording methods.<ref name=bitb049>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 49</ref> | |||
;[[Renraku Biocomp]]<ref name="s72 99"/>: Biotechnical research and clinic<ref name=ns128>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 128</ref>headquartered in [[Auburn]], [[Seattle]]<ref name="s72 99"/> | |||
;[[Valley Rose Pharmaceuticals]]<ref>{{Qen|srm/05A-03}} P.7</ref> : Researches [[Fluorescent astral bacteria|FAB strands]] | |||
===Matrix and IT=== | |||
;[[All-American Servers]]<ref name=mp151/>: server performance provider.<ref name=mp151/> | |||
;[[Ascom Telecommunications]]<ref>{{QDE|c&d}} P.64</ref> | |||
;[[Australian Telecom Services]]<ref name=cg136/> | |||
;[[Baird Communications]]<ref name=cg136/>: Emerged from the merger of the [[WP:Telstra|Telstra]] [[group]] and several smaller service providers of the new [[matrix]] after the Renraku crash.<ref name=el019>{{{QDE|el}} P. 19</ref> | |||
;[[Comcast Corporation]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
;[[DataPATH]]<ref>[[Source, en: House of the Sun|Roman: House of the Sun]] P. 43</ref> | |||
;[[EuroFact]]<ref name=cg136/> | |||
;[[Eurosoft AG]]<ref name=cd075/>: A broad-based software company based in Munich. This is where [[Shikei Nakatomi]] ended up after the breakup of Fuchi.<ref name=dids2286/> | |||
;[[FactFiles]]<ref name=cd075/>: Databases and all types of raw statistical data, big data services.<ref name=cfs140>{{Qen|CFS}} P. 140</ref> | |||
;[[GridGuide]]<ref name=mp135/>: The service adopted by [[MCT]] for organizing autonomous mobility, which Renraku has expanded to include the sky and the sea.<ref name=r5121>{{Qen|R5}} P. 121</ref> | |||
;[[IdeiaFix]]<ref name=ce062>{{Qen|CE}} P. 62</ref>: An ARE software programming studio, responsible for the Kaodachi agents, among other things.<ref name=ce062/> | |||
;[[Iris Firmware]]<ref name=cd075/>: Manufacturer of high-quality peripherals for [[Cyberdeck]]s and [[Kommlink]]s, as well as firmware and operating systems.<ref name=cd078/> Acquired by Renraku in the early [[2050s]].<ref name=nan1115>{{Qen|NAN1}} P. 115</ref> | |||
;[[Microlux AG]]<ref name=RB100>{{QDE|rb2082}} p.100</ref> : Producer of microchips and electronic components. Acquired in the [[2060s]]s and now also produces Renraku commlinks. | |||
;[[Silver Dynamics]]<ref>{{QDE|dp:adl}} P.73</ref> : Company that owns a huge testing ground near [[Nabburg]] in the middle of nowhere. It is well fenced and its periphery secured. Since the company was bought by Renraku, combat drones and autonomous swarm intelligence programs have been tested there. | |||
;[[Tetradyne Matrix Systems]]<ref name=cg136/> | |||
;[[Wakatta Software]]<ref name=cd075/> : Develops data conversion and compression utilities.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
;[[Xiao-Renraku]]<ref name=cg136/> : formerly an [[Evo]] subsidiary acquired by Renraku, [[2070]] jointly operates [[WiFi Matrix]] in [[Hong Kong]] with [[Eastern Tiger Corporation]], [[Asia]]'s [[WiFi Matrix]] Market leader for Matrix security hardware and software<ref>{{QDE|ss}} Pp. 20, 24, 31, 38, 42</ref> | |||
===Media=== | |||
;[[Adams-Westlake Mediaworks]]<ref name=cg136/>: A media conglomerate that owns [[National Trideo Network]], [[Paradigm Pictures]] and [[Realizm Simulations]], among others.<ref name=cd075/> In addition, it is successful as a PR and marketing consulting service.<ref name=soa014>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 14</ref> | |||
;[[Confederate Broadcasting Company]]<ref>{{Qen|SSD}} p.31</ref>: a [[Trideo]] network in [[North America]].<ref name=mp153/> | |||
;[[Hitotsubashi Group]]<ref name=mp135/>: A Japanese publishing group that includes [[Viz Media]],<ref name="mk78 172"/> also an entertainment software manufacturer.<ref name=mep64022>[[Source,_en:_Mephisto|Mephisto]] 64 p. 22</ref> | |||
;[[Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk]]<ref name="mk78 172"/> | |||
;[[Munich Film Studios]]: [[2058]] taken over by [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics|Fuchi]] in its death throes.<ref name=dids2253>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 253</ref> | |||
;[[Renraku Broadcasting]]<ref name=sb043>{{Qen|SB}} P. 43</ref>: Renraku's own [[Trideo]] network.<ref name=sb043/> | |||
;[[Renraku Entertainment]]<ref name=nan2052>{{Qen|NAN2}} P. 52</ref>: Make into lurid [[SimSinn|Bloodsport-SimSinns]], among other things.<ref name=nan2052/> | |||
;[[Seattle Datafax™]]<ref name=pl064>{{Qen|PL}} P. 64</ref>: A personalized [[NewsFax]] feed.<ref name=pl064/> | |||
;[[Socratic Education Group]]<ref name=mp135/>: A large corporation that offers school services, learning materials and [[Matrix]] courses.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
;[[Wacky Brothers Animation]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
===Security services=== | |||
;[[Najima Securities]]<ref name=cd075/>: A [[Private Police Service Provider|Police]] and security company that is also used internally by Renraku for selective reinforcement of security forces.<ref name=sleth107/> | |||
;[[Neo-Police Deployment]]<ref name=mp135/>: Renraku's [[Private Police Service Provider|Police Service Provider]], known for its politeness, poor weaponry, and constant monitoring of its employees through bodycams.<ref name=cf066>{{Qen|CF}} P. 66</ref> They use Renraku's BigData power for impressively bloodless police service and are an attempt to muscle in on the core business of [[Lone Star]] and [[Knight Errant]].<ref name=mp152/> | |||
;[[Renraku Security]]<ref>{{Qen|CFS}} P.51</ref>: Matrix Security | |||
;[[Black Sheriffs]]<ref name="mk78 172">{{QDE|mk2078}} P. 172</ref>: [[Private police service provider|Private police service provider]] from Munich. | |||
;[[Securitech International]]<ref name=cg136/>: Securitech is a matrix security company. It guards all Renraku hosts worthy of personal protection and many other corporate grids, including those of some [[corporations#AAA megacorporations|megacons]]. Their corporate headquarters are located in the [[Munich]] Maximilianeum, the former [[Bavaria|Bavarian]] State Parliament.<ref name=dids2268/> | |||
===Armaments=== | |||
;[[Evington Self Defense]]<ref name=sk114>{{QDE|sk}} P. 114</ref>: Evington sits in the CAS, but is a Renraku subsidiary. | |||
;[[Freeman Industries]]<ref name=mp135/>: The arms and heavy industry corporation that Nwabudike Freeman sold to Renraku, which distributes weapons throughout Central Africa to anyone who wants them.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
;[[Izom Armaments]]<ref name=mp135/>: Formerly known as Keruba International. Now renamed and one of Renraku's armor manufacturers.<ref name=mp136/> | |||
;[[Sam Browne]]: Manufacturer of uniforms<ref name=lavd080>[[source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 80</ref> | |||
;[[Shin Chou Kyogo]]<ref name=cd075/>: Manufacturer of small arms.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
;[[Terracotta Armaments]]<ref name=cg136/>: Terracotta Armaments is the largest arms dealer in [[Asia]], both legally and on the [[black market]].<ref name=cg141/> | |||
;[[Ultimax]]<ref name=cd075/>: Manufacturer of small arms.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Heavy industry=== | |||
;[[Australian Development Corporation]]<ref name=cg136/>: A Renraku-controlled industrial consortium that became a favorite enemy of [[Aboriginal]]s after the [[Crash of 2029]] when it aggressively sought to develop the Outback.<ref name=el040>{{QDE|el}} P. 40</ref> | |||
;[[Bharat Petroleum]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
;[[Underwater Living]]<ref name=cd075/>: Operates several underwater stations near the [[Philippines]].<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Consumer goods=== | |||
;[[Europa (clothing brand)|Europe]]<ref name="mk78 172"/>: Group fashion label<ref name=sota64137/> | |||
;[[Festival Foods]]<ref name=cd075/> | |||
;[[Flure Essential Oils]]<ref name="PZ2075 47">{{QDE|pz2075}} P.47</ref> : Cosmetics company and Renraku Europe subsidiary that processes [[Stinkiltis]] glands into cosmetic products. | |||
;[[GoodTreats]]<ref name="PZ2075 47"/> : Food company and Renraku Europa subsidiary, which processes the flesh of the [[Stinkiltis]] into food, among other things. | |||
;[[Hideo-Tato]]<ref name=ce063/>: Business fashion for Renraku's middle management, with corporate logos everywhere.<ref name=ce063/> | |||
;[[Lepken Leisure]]<ref name="PZ2075 47"/> : Renraku Europe subsidiary that processes the [[Stinkilti]]'s fur into high-priced textiles for other clothing companies. | |||
;[[Levi's]]<ref name=mp154/> | |||
;[[LGSK Electronic Holdings]]<ref name=mp135/> | |||
;[[Stadl]]<ref name="mk78 172"/>: a traditional southern German [[munich]] fashion label producing traditional costumes.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
===Thaumaturgy=== | |||
;[[Australian Institute of Magical Research]]<ref name=cg136/> | |||
;[[FarSight Project]]<ref name=cg143>{{Qen|CG}} P. 143</ref> | |||
;[[Locus Elementum]]<ref name=swa078>{{Qen|6WA}} p. 78</ref>: An interdisciplinary magical research organization<ref name=swa078/> based in [[Chiba]].<ref name=bg112>{{QDE|bg}} P. 112</ref> | |||
;[[Rees Arcana]]<ref name=mp135/>: A magic service provider and manatech manufacturer<ref name=cg141/> for personal and paramilitary applications. Acquired in the early [[2070s]]<ref name=cg143/>. | |||
==Known products and services== | |||
===Biotechnology=== | |||
* '''Egel constructs''': One of the designs from Renraku arcology that Renraku has capitalized on, leeches were the first symbiotes to hit the market.<ref name=ars065>{{Qen|AR}} P. 65</ref> | |||
===Nanotechnology=== | |||
* '''Renraku SpeakUp''': A nanotech application that allows voices to come from seemingly empty corners, via synchronized air vibration-generating nanobots.<ref name=sgames148>{{Qen|SGA}} P. 148</ref> | |||
===Cyberware=== | |||
* '''Renraku Decathlete''': A very good talent line model with an [[ASIST]] benchmark of 4. Offered by Renraku as part of its [[Renraku Tradejack|Tradejack]]-[[Cyberset]]s.<ref name=cf093>{{Qen|CF}} P. 93</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Digital Maestro''': A [[cyberset]].<ref name=aug031>{{Qen|AUG}} P. 31</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Kalenjin''': A series of [[cyberleg]]s optimized for sprinting and in [[Kenya]].<ref name=cf087>{{Qen|CF}} P. 87</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Kuroko''': A [[cybertorsos and cyberskulls|cyberskull model]] optimized for flexible facial restructuring.<ref name=cf087/> | |||
* '''Renraku Model 45 V1.2''': An [[Alphaware|Alpha quality]] data socket.<ref>[[Source, en: Tones of Infinity|Tones of Infinity]] P. 152</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku NonLinear AC v1.03 ''': Talent lines with integrated expert system<ref name="rc036>{{Qen|RC}} P. 36</ref> by Renraku. | |||
* '''Renraku PureFlow™ ''': Renraku's [[data socket]]n top [[betaware|beta quality]] model.<ref name=ra:s013/> | |||
* '''Renraku Scuttler''': A detachable cyberhand controllable as a drone.<ref name=r5130>{{Qen|R5}} P. 130</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Sidekick''': A quad chip socket.<ref name=cf093/> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Tradejack]]''': A [[cyberset]] that contains everything you need to use [[talentsoft]]s.<ref name=cf093/> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku TranslatEar]]''': An [[Earware|cyber ear module]] that simultaneously translates what is heard. Can also be implanted individually.<ref name=cf075>{{Qen|CF}} P. 75</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Vision Magnification System''': An [[Alphaware]] [[cyber eye]] system that significantly improves vision, with vision enhancement, cyber camera, residual light amplification, and infrared vision. Available in many designer eye colors.<ref name=srrhk/> | |||
===Other ASIST products=== | |||
*'''Renraku MR-X ASIST Reprogrammer''': The best [[PAB]] device on the market in the [[2070s]]<ref name=unw190>{{Qen|UW}} P. 190</ref> | |||
===Consumer goods=== | |||
* '''Pearl Diver''': A luxurious hand cream skillfully marketed by Renraku in its spas.<ref name=sfront148/> | |||
* '''Renraku DreamBand''': Stylish trodenset.<ref name=unw187>{{Qen|UW}} P. 187</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku holoFX''': Wall-high screens that show trideo images and are popularly used for residential units located within a large building to simulate windows.<ref name=ra:s012>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 12</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Home Entertainment Module Series''': Renraku's home telecom devices, which had all the entertainment channels popular in the [[2050s]] (primärm [[Matrix]], [[Trideo]] and [[SimSinn]].<ref name=ra:s012/> | |||
* '''Renraku HUSH™''': A complex noise reduction system for installation in buildings.<ref name=ra:s010>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 10</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku MyLife ™ Goggles''': Camera goggles from the early [[2070s]]s, obviously recognizable as such.<ref name=ca120>{{Qen|ca}} P. 120</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku SafeZone™''': Small panic room units that are completely burglar-proof and provide protection from burglars or similar attackers in an emergency.<ref name=ra:s016>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 16</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku SnuffIt™''': A home fire extinguishing system that was one of the best systems of its kind in the [[2050s]]<ref name=ra:s017>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 17</ref> | |||
* '''Sloppy Soy''': A brand of cheap [[soyfood|soy grits]].<ref name=cd078/> | |||
* ''''[[Vitmoe]]''': An energy drink with the refreshing taste of meat.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Computer=== | |||
* '''Renraku ASC2000'''': A giant commercial mainframe of the [[2050s]].<ref name=ra:s013/> | |||
* '''Renraku BaristaBot''': An automated, highly complex coffee machine. Belongs to Renraku's Job-A-Mat series of automation bots.<ref name=r5137>{{Qen|R5}} P. 137</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Intern''': A desktop facility that, depending on the soft loaded, can solve or answer many law and book switching problems. Belongs to Renraku's Job-A-Mat series of automation bots.<ref name=r5137/> | |||
* '''Renraku Pocket Secretary™''': The predecessor of true [[commlink]]s in the [[2050s]]s.<ref name=ra:s013>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 13</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Zen® CCSS''': A home security system, designed for a security decker, from the [[2050s]]s.<ref name=swa072>{{Qen|6WA}} P. 72</ref> | |||
===Matrix hardware=== | |||
* '''Renraku Arguchi''': A basic commlink for the small [[Credstick]].<ref name=dt017>{{Qen|DT}} P. 17</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Cybot''': A top [[cyberterminal]] of the [[2060s]].<ref name=mat167>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 167</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Desukuwa-ku''': A high-end [[cyberterminal]] of the [[2050s]].<ref name=sr2050156>{{Qen|SH50}} P. 156</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Hotspot''': A small hub-a node for mass transportation-primarily intended for smaller stores, restaurants and cafés.<ref name=unw196>{{Qen|UW}} P. 196</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Jupiter 7 Data Core''': A powerful server.<ref name=wpsi133>{{QDE|wpsi}} P. 133</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Power Plant-1''': Renraku's best deck of the [[2050s]].<ref name=srrhk/> | |||
* '''Renraku Power Plant-8''': A [[cyberdeck]] of the [[2060s]].<ref name=sr3207>{{Qen|SR3}} P. 207</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Retailer Hub''': A matrix node optimized for mass traffic that malls and similar establishments use.<ref name=unw077>{{Qen|UW}} P. 77</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Sensei''': A mid-range [[commlink]] of the [[2070s]]<ref name=sr4a328>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 328</ref> and [[2080s]].<ref name=sr5097>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 97</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Suterusu''': En military [[commlink]]<ref name=war!153>{{Qen|WAR}} P. 153</Ref> with top performance data.<ref name=war!161>{{Qen|WAR}} P. 161</Ref> | |||
* '''Renraku System 80''': A matrix server optimized for networked home office work.<ref>[[source, en: Hunter and Hunted|Hunter and Hunted]] P. 61</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Taka''': A mid-range PI-Tac model.<ref name=r&g105>{{Qen|RG}} P. 105</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Tsurugi''': A [[cyberdeck]] of the [[2070s]] and [[2080s]].<ref name=sr5227>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 227</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Type 78-B Integrated Commlink''': A weapon commlink used as standard in the Ultimax 150. It is based on the Renraku Sensei and is rather underpowered and poorly secured.<ref name=gh032>{{Qen|GH}} P. 32</ref> | |||
* '''Xiao Technologies XT-2G''': A basic commlink between the Arguchi and the Sensei.<ref name=dt017/> | |||
===Software=== | |||
* '''Eurosoft Clavicula''': An excellent software suite that offers high level encryption and decryption.<ref name=unw127>{{Qen|UW}} P. 127</ref> | |||
* '''Iris Orb''': A neat operating system for [[commlink]]s of the early [[2070s]].<ref name=sr4a328>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 328</ref> | |||
* '''Iris Antivirus''': A solid antivirus suite<ref name=unw128>{{Qen|UW}} P. 128</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Agemaki''': A commlink operating system that is nciht characterized by user-friendliness.<ref name=bg065>{{QDE|bg}} P. 65</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Breakthrough™''': In the [[2050s]]s, the leader in the office software market.<ref name=ra:s013/> | |||
* '''Renraku Ichi''': A popular [[commlink]] operating system in the early [[2070s]].<ref name=sr4a102>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 102</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Kaodachi''': Small proto-agents that can be collected in AR. Get them all!<ref name=ce062/> | |||
* '''Renraku LifeSmart''': An intelligent software that generates a newsfeed and AR feed according to the user's personal preferences.<ref name=ce063/> | |||
* '''Renraku-Ryu Karate''': A talent soft of medium power levels.<ref name=vice064/> | |||
* '''Renraku Onibawan''': An optionally lethal modulatable [[ICE|IC program]].<ref name=und071>{{Qen|UW}} P.71</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku SmartIC''': A powerful, modular [[ICE]] software program.<ref name=bitb036>{{Qen|BitB}} P. 36</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku SPAMOUT!''': A passable, reliable firewall that keeps spam out and the PAN usable.<ref name=unw018>{{Qen|UW}} P. 18</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Teng''': Renraku's proprietary programming language. It is optimized to work quickly and effectively.<ref name=mat081>{{Qen|MAT}} P. 81</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Type 78-B Kyoto Upgrade''': An [[operating system]] upgrade for the Type 78-B weapon commlink.<ref name=gh032/> | |||
* '''Renraku ZEUS-II Combat IC''':<ref name=vr2065>{{Qen|VR2}} P. 65</ref> It cascades and has a lot of nasty options.<ref name=vr2065/> | |||
* '''Xiao-Renraku Fetch''': A wizard agent system that can perform matrix searches on its own.<ref name=unw012>{{Qen|UW}} P. 21</ref> | |||
===Services=== | |||
* '''Portal 24''' : various placement apps for everything from tradesmen to hairdressers or babysitters to used cars <ref name="dp:h-106-107">{{QDE|dp:h}} Pp.106-107</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Babel''': A [[Matrix]] translation service.<ref name="cf075"/> | |||
* '''Renraku Babylon''': A streaming service for [[SimSinn]]s.<ref name=mp153>{{Qen|MP}} P. 153</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Data Library of Alexandria''': A huge collection of [[Knowsoft|Know]]s and [[Datasoft]]s that Renraku offers for loan or purchase for a moderate fee.<ref name=cf080>{{Qen|CF}} P. 80</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku GridGuide™''': A [[2074]] system acquired from [[MCT]]<ref name=sfront096>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 96</ref> System for organizing autonomous mobility on roads, which Renraku adopted and further developed.<ref name=r5121/> | |||
* '''Renraku HarborGuide™''': The GridGuide principle, applied to waterways and harbors to organize ship traffic.<ref name=r5121/> | |||
* '''Renraku Headcount™''': A census service provided by Renraku in [[nation]]s and [[sprawl]]s around the world.<ref name=ssbs:es083>{{Qen|ssbs:es}} P. 83</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Kohno''': A [[Kartensoft|Mapsoft]] streaming and rental service from Renraku.<ref name=cf81>{{Qen|CF}} P. 81</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Network Academy''': These online academies offer a wealth of learning opportunities for schooling and continuing education that are even relatively free of corporate propaganda.<ref name=cg142/> | |||
* '''Renraku Okoku''': Renraku's global grid.<ref name=dt021>{{Qen|DT}} P. 21</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Shoppazulu''': A shopping network service from Renraku.<ref name=cf080/> Promoted Renrakus entertainment offerings with discounts on fan merchandise and free samples<ref name=mp153/> | |||
* '''Renraku SkyGuide™''': The GridGuide principle, applied to airspace to organize the increasing [[drone]] traffic in the [[sprawl]]s of the [[sixth world|sixth world]].<ref name=r5121/> | |||
* '''Renraku WorkShop''': One of the largest [[Talentsoft]] download and streaming services.<ref name=unw194>{{Qen|UW}} P. 194</ref> | |||
* '''UltraSitter''': A babysitting referral service.<ref name=mp152>{{Qen|MP}} P. 152</ref> | |||
===Civilian vehicles=== | |||
* '''Gaz-Niki Iperial Eagle''': A [[Combatbiking|Combatbike]] comparable to the Yamaha Nodachi.<ref name="ak046">[[Source, en: Asphalt Warriors|Asphalt Warriors]] P. 46</ref> | |||
* '''Gaz-Niki Titan''': A chopper similar to the [[Harley Scorpion]].<ref name=sr5462>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 462</ref> | |||
* '''Gaz-Niki White Eagle''': A lightweight, easy-to-maintain off-road bike.<ref name=r2155>{{Qen|R2}} p. 155</ref> The standard motorcycle of the Polish Army Reconnaissance [[2050s]].<ref name=rbb020>{{Qen|rbb}} P. 20</ref> | |||
* '''Gaz-Niki Wolverine''': An off-road bike similar to the Yamaha Growler.<ref name=sr5462/> | |||
* '''Gaz P179''': A pickup truck similar to the Toyota Gopher.<ref name=sr5462/> | |||
* '''Gaz-Willys BJ 321''': A true off-road capable SUV similar to the Jeep Trailblazer.<ref name=ak060>[[source, en: Asphalt Warriors|Asphalt Warriors]] P. 60</ref> | |||
* '''Gaz-Willy's Nomad''': A rugged pickup truck.<ref name=r2156>{{Qen|R2}} P. 156</ref> | |||
* '''Isuzu Crazy''': Small car, common in the [[ADL]] 2058<ref>[[source, en: Shadowhunters|Shadowhunters]] Pp. 1112-1114</ref> | |||
* '''Isuzu Metrovan''': An inconspicuous, streamlined van.<ref>[[source, en: Hunters and the Hunted|Hunters and the Hunted]] P. 114</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Busman''': A van available in many model variants.<ref name=r3171>{{QDE|r3}} P. 171</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Honor]]''': A luxury sedan comparable to the Mitsubishi Nightsky.<ref name=r3164>{{Qen|R3}} P. 164</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku i90''': A city bus used in public transportation in many cities around the world.<ref name=ars110>{{Qen|AR}} P. 110</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku i905''': A large omnibus comparable to the MAN Dragon's City.<ref name=ak069>[[source, en: Asphalt Warriors|Asphalt Warriors]] P. 69</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Kamekichi]]''': A truck similar to the [[Ares Roadmaster]].<ref name=sr5462/> | |||
* ''[[Renraku Konichiwa]]'': A small city car similar to the Mitsubishi Runabout.<ref name=r3169>{{Qen|R3}} P. 169</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku ParaMed''': An ambulance similar to the DocWagon SRT.<ref name=r3164>{{Qen|R3}} P. 164</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku PeopleCarrier™''': A small maglev type ideally suited for use in arcologies.<ref name=ra:s015>{{Qen|RAS}} P. 15</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Polar Bear''': A tracked van designed for extreme, arctic conditions.<ref name=hp082>{{Qen|HP}} P. 82</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Typhoon''': A four-wheel drive motorhome comparable to the Ford-Canada Bison.<ref name=r3165>{{Qen|R3}} P. 165</ref> | |||
===Security and military vehicles=== | |||
* '''Keruba Daikyu''' A light air defense vehicle.<ref name=sota63075>{{QDE|sota63}} P. 75</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Bear''': A military scout and off-road vehicle, similar to the GMC MPUV.<ref name=r3166>{{Qen|R3}} P. 166</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Sai''': A small patrol car similar to the General Products COP.<ref name=r3166/> | |||
===Aircraft=== | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Dragonfly]]''': A one-person combat helicopter comparable to the Northrup Wasp.<ref name=sr5462/> | |||
* '''Renraku Jigoku''': A ground support Thunderbird, a maneuverable vector thruster with heavy armor.<ref name=war!169>{{Qen|WAR}} P. 169</ref> Renraku uses such aircraft to secure very sensitive facilities.<ref name=lavd122>[[source, en: Let Go of Dragon|Let Go of Dragon]] P. 122</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Titan''': A tilt-wing cargo plane similar to the Hawker-Siddley Skytrain.<ref name=ars113>{{Qen|AR}} P. 113</ref> | |||
===Ships and hovercrafts=== | |||
* '''Blohm & Voss ESB''': A racing boat in hydrofoil design.<ref name=r3172>{{QDE|r3}} p. 172</ref> | |||
* '''Blohm & Voss Gondola III''': A light passenger ferry used a lot in [[Hamburg]] and on the passable [[North Sea]] coast.<ref name=rhb055>{{QDE|rhb}} P. 55</ref> Also sold under the name Renraku Sunset<ref name=r3175>{{QDE|r3}} p. 175</ref> | |||
* '''Blohm & Voss River Commander''': A patrol boat for rivers and coasts<ref name=r3161>{{Qen|R3}} P. 161</ref> | |||
* '''Harland & Wolff Blackjack-Class Destroyer''': A fast, maneuverable warship, versatile in use.<ref name=war!173>{{Qen|WAR}} P. 173</ref> | |||
* '''Harland & Wolff Ceylon''': A modern sailing ship similar to the Corsair Elysium.<ref name=ak093>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 93</ref> | |||
* '''Harland & Wolff Cigno Biano''': A fast catamaran with pimeric sail propulsion, similar to the Corsair Panther.<ref name=ak094>[[Source, en: Asphalt Warriors|Asphalt Warriors]] P. 94</ref> | |||
* '''Harland & Wolff Classique''': A luxury motor yacht for 12 guests and 6 crew members.<ref name=r3163>{{Qen|R3}} P. 163</ref> | |||
* '''Harland & Wolff Oceania''': A trimaran similar to the Corsair Trident with motor and sail propulsion.<ref name=ak095>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 95</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku CK7250''': A small patrol boat for coastal and harbor patrol [[missions]], similar to the Surfstar Marine SeaCop.<ref name=r3d173>{{QDE|r3}} P. 173</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku KX-55R3''': A wheeled light patrol hovercraft for beach patrols.<ref name=r3189>{{Qen|R3}} P. 182</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Mata Ray''': A medium-sized submarine comparable to the Vulcan Dolphin RQ7 for a maximum of 8 people.<ref name=r3189/> | |||
* '''Renraku Oyster Shell''': A commercial transport submarine.<ref name=r3189/> | |||
* '''Renraku Shinkai''': A mini-submarine designed for very deep diving depths with a tool arm, comparable to the [[Evo]] DSV-Mariana.<ref name=sota73028>{{Qen|sota73}} P. 28</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku ZT72''': A mini-submarine.<ref name=r3189/> | |||
===Drones=== | |||
* '''Izom-Shiawase GU-935 Landmate''': A bipedal mecha combat drone. Functions moderately and was developed together with [[Shiawase]].<ref name=ak154>[[Source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 154</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Gaz-Niki GRND-71 BIS Snooper]]''': A crawler drone.<ref name=r2155/> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Arac]]''': A scaled-down, modernized variant of the Renraku Arachnoid. Comparable to the [[Jena Robotnik Tegenaria]].<ref name=sotaadl059>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 59</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Arachnoid]]''': An iconic small [[drone]] that utilized Renraku's nanotech expertise, but fell into disrepute due to the [[arcology crisis|arcology shutdown]]<ref name=m&m087/>. | |||
* '''[[Renraku Barback]]''': An anthropomorphic drone that can act as a bartender or waitress.<ref name=mjlbb081>{{Qen|JBB}} P. 81</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Bluebird''': A bird pet drone similar to the [[Festo Pigeon]].<ref name=r5129>{{Qen|R5}} P. 129</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Buzzard''': A small LTA reconnaissance drone similar to the [[Condor LDSD-23]].<ref name=r5129/> | |||
* '''Renraku Buzzer''': A plain promotional zeppelin drone, comparable to the [[Horizon Mini-Zep]].<ref name=ak140>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 140</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Dove]]''': A bird-like designed drone that Renraku makes exclusively for [[GOD]].<ref name=sotaadl060>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 60</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku DulaDrone™''': An obstetric drone from Renraku.<ref name=sr5363>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 363</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Elemental''': A RotoDrone modeled after the [[MCT-Nissan Rotodrone]].<ref name=r3d181>{{QDE|r3}} P. 181</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Evening Mist''': A smoke generator drone similar to the Citroen Brouillard Smoke Generaror<ref name=r3173>{{Qen|R3}} P. 173</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Gerbil]]''': A tiny scout drone optimized to use narrow shafts and even pipes for locomotion.<ref name=r5130>{{Qen|R5}} P. 130</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Hotaru''': A jamming drone similar to the [[Horizon NoizQuito]].<ref name=ak135>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 135</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku HouseGuard''': A household drone, multifunctional and home WAN-ready.<ref name=r3d178>{{QDE|r3}} P. 178</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku HomePet''': A pet drone series comparable to the [[Internationale Fahrzeug- und Maschinen-Union AG|IFMU]] Kitty/Doggy 4000.<ref name=r3d180>{{QDE|r3}} p. 180</ref> Its basic elements are manufactured in [[Frankfurt-Oder]].<ref name=dids2068>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 68</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Jardinero]]''': A gardening drone.<ref name=r5136>{{Qen|R5}} P. 136</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku LEBD-2]] Law Enforcement Backup Drone''': A [[police]] red drone with weaponization option.<ref name=sotaadl065>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 65</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Pilot]]''': A harbor drone, developed as a harbor guidance system, but equally usable for sea rescue, as a life raft.<ref name="shb4-164">{{QDE|shb4}} P. 164</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Manservant|Renraku Manservant-3]]''': A humanoid household drone from Renraku whose harmlessness won back much of the [[corporation]]'s trust.<ref name=ars121>{{Qen|AR}} P. 121</ref> Almost three out of four households in [[North America]] own such a drone, making it the most popular household drone on the market.<ref name=ssouls180>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 180</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Martin]]''': A small, unarmed recreational and sentry red drone.<ref name=sotaadl061>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 61</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Milan]]''': A heavy security and paramilitary roto-combat drone.<ref name=sotaadl069>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 69</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Misairu Hachi]]''': an insectoid drone comparable to the [[MCT FlySpy]].<ref name=ak137>[[Source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 137</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Nadeshiko''': A sexbot similar to [[Shiawase]] iDoll.<ref name=r5148>{{Qen|R5}} P. 148</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Ninja''': A crawler drone similar to the Aztechnology GCR-23C crawler.<ref name=r3173/> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Pelican]]'''': A typical quadcopter [[delivery drone]].<ref name=r5137/> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Renegade]]'''': A [[police]] pursuit drone comparable to the [[Messerschmitt-Kawasaki]] Hunting Dog.<ref name=sotaadl068>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 68</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Sentry''': A VTOL fighter drone comparable to the [[Ares Guardian]].<ref name=r3176>{{Qen|R3}} P. 176</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Shrew''': A spy drone that can be disassembled into discrete parts<ref name=ar2070127>{{QDE|a2070}} P. 127</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Sode''': A mobile barrier drone designed for [[police]] and [[military]] duties, similar to the Ares Matilda.<ref name=ak148>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 148</ref> | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Stormcloud]]''': A simple mini-zeppelin used primarily for surveillance duties.<ref name=sr4a350>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 350</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku StreetCleaner''': An automated street sweeper and a common sight in inner cities worldwide. Comparable to the IFMU Mr. Sweep; predecessor model of the Wash-A-Way.<ref name=r3d178/> | |||
* '''Renraku Tachikoma''': An unmanned armored system, available in many variants. Comparable to the Ares KN-Y0.<ref name=ak152>[[source, en: Asphalt Warrior|Asphalt Warrior]] P. 152</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku TEB-X4''': Quadcopter traffic surveillance drone. Comparable to the [[Ruhrmetall Hovawart]].<ref name="shb4-159">{{QDE|shb4}} P. 159</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Toubentsukai''': A rail drone system comparable to the [[Ares Sentinel P/R|Ares' Sentinel-R series]].<ref name=ars118>{{Qen|AR}} P. 118</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Tsuchigumo]]''': A large runner battle drone similar to the [[Ruhr Metal Wolf Spider]].<ref name=sotaadl071>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 71</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Wally''' : Media changing drone, identical in construction to the [[Jena Robotics Mewero]].<ref name="shb4-163">{{QDE|shb4}} P. 163}}</ref> | |||
* '''[[Renraku Wash-A-Way]]''': A street-cleaning drone comparable to the Krupp Minion.<ref name=sotaadl064>{{QDE|sotaadl}} P. 64</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku WindowWash''': A window cleaning drone with suction cup feet that tirelessly cleans facades.<ref name=r3d179>{{QDE|r3}} P. 179</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku X4V''': Medium drone as a self-propelled garbage truck / street sweeper (virtually identical in construction to the Shiawase Kurina 162).<ref name="shb4-160">{{QDE|shb4}} P. 160}}</ref> | |||
* '''Renraku Yokujin''': An insectoid, flying, small combat drone, geared primarily towards drone defense.<ref name=ars118/> | |||
===Weapons=== | |||
* '''æ-Blaze''': A chemical warfare agent.<ref name=soa164>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 164</ref> | |||
* '''Izom Aphrodite''': A submachine gun with an underbarrel grenade launcher.<ref name=gh2004>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 4</ref> | |||
* '''Izom Artemis''': A carbine version of the Aphrodite, more compact but still just as deadly.<ref name=sleth038>{{Qen|SL}} P. 38</ref> | |||
* '''Izom CSM-419''': A compact bullpup shotgun with patented CompactCarry magazines, and no electronic components.<ref name=gh2006>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 6</ref> | |||
* '''Izom HP-49B''': A simple heavy pistol with an integrated lamp.<ref name=gh2009>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 9</ref> | |||
* '''Izom MT-87J Torpedo''': A modern torpedo<ref name=mst021>{{Qen|MST}} P. 21</ref> | |||
* '''Izom PHP-131''': A heavy pistol of lightweight construction.<ref name=gh2007>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 7</ref> | |||
* '''Izom Armaments RP-63A''': An easily convertible rapid-fire pistol.<ref name=sk115>{{QDE|sk}} P. 115</ref> | |||
* '''Izom RP-71''': A compact rapid-fire pistol of lightweight construction.<ref name=gh2008>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 8</ref> | |||
* '''Izom SS-374''': A pump-action shotgun. <ref name=gh2005>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 5</ref> | |||
* '''SCK Model 100''': This [[submachine gun]] is synonymous with [[Japanese]] corporate security and Renraku's best seller. It is also used by the Red Samurai.<ref name=sr5428>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 428</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arma AM-47''': An AMR optimized for [[orc]]s and [[troll]]s.<ref name=gh2013>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 13</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms Caravan''': A sporting and hunting rifle.<ref name=gh2010>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 10</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms DLW''': A sporting rifle for arctic environments.<ref name=sk110>{{QDE|sk}} P. 110</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms Mordred''': A durable MP with smartlink.<ref name=gh2011>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 11</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms Orochi Light Rail Gun''': A rail gun for vehicle armament.<ref name=mst038>{{Qen|MST}} P. 38</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms Pup''': A hold-out pistol with an optional silencer.<ref name=gh2012>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 12</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms X-6 MGL''': A sturdy grenade launcher with no frills.<ref name=sleth042>{{Qen|SL}} P. 42</ref> | |||
* '''Terracotta Arms TPP''': A light self-defense pistol.<ref name=sk107>{{QDE|sk}} P. 107</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax 47''': A heavy assault rifle without many extras.<ref name=gh2014>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 14</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax 68''': An assault rifle with an integrated sound suppressor.<ref name=gh2015>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 15</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax 70''': A rapid-fire pistol designed for covert operations.<ref name=r&g035>{{Qen|RG}} P. 35</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax 83''': An assault rifle without many extras.<ref name=gh2016>{{Qen|GH2}} P. 16</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax 150''': A heavy assault rifle with an integrated [[commlink]].<ref name=gh032/> | |||
* '''Ultimax Heavy Machine Gun 2''': An update to the Ultimax HMG for the [[2070s]].<ref name=sr4a320>{{Qen|SR4A}} P. 320</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax Medium Machine Gun''': A medium machine gun widely used in Oceania and Asia, known for its corrosion resistance.<ref name=ars029>{{Qen|AR}} P. 29</ref> | |||
* '''Ultimax Rain Forest Carabine''': A carabine designed for jungle combat.<ref name=gh3032>{{Qen|GH3}} P. 32</ref> | |||
==Important Local Activities== | |||
===Alliance of German Countries=== | |||
In the [[ADL]], Renraku operates the local GridGuide offshoot [[ALI]].<ref name=dp:b027>{{QDE|dp:b}} P. 27</ref> With the ''Asphalt-Cowboys-München'' in the [[DSKL]], the group owns a professional [[Urban Brawl]]/urban war team. | |||
Alongside [[Saeder-Krupp]], Renraku is the [[AAA corporation]] with the strongest presence in [[ADL|Germany]].<ref name=dids2286/> In [[2057]], [[Karl Stadt]] announced plans to bring the [[European]] headquarters of the [[megacorporation]] to [[ADL|Germany]].<ref name=dids2266>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 266</ref> Renraku's [[ADL]] headquarters had already been relocated from [[Berlin]] to '''[[Munich]]''' during the [[Corporate War]] in [[2058]]<ref name=dids2253/>.<ref name=cd079/> As one of the most important headquarters of the Group, the headquarters of the European Regional Division is protected by a company of [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]], and also has the equivalent of three companies of Renraku Samurai, as well as smaller task forces.<ref name=dids2286/> | |||
In '''[[Berlin]]''', where '''[[Renrakusan]]''' (formerly Prenzlauer Berg<ref name=dids2079>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 79</ref>) is completely exterritorial Renraku Group territory, Renraku is mainly present as a service provider for other [[Group]] enclaves and with research sites.<ref name=wpsi122>{{QDE|wpsi}} P. 122</ref> In addition to Renrakusan, the [[megacorporation]] also owns the impressive '''Renraku Building at Alexanderplatz'''.<ref name=gsb113>{{Qen|GER}} p. 113</ref> One Renraku project making waves is the [[2072]] [[AR]]- and [[VR]]-supported learning project "Open Minds" as an educational offer for the disadvantaged. Despite backlash from [[neo-anarchism|anarchist circles]] that it covers up an ethically questionable brainwashing program called "Open Thoughts", with which the [[megacorporation]] wants to turn orphans into well-behaved [[corporate citizen]]s,<ref>{{Qde|zm/meph|ref=50|SHOW_REF=1}} [[Source, en: School Closing|School Closing]] (supplement)</ref> Renraku is now trying to use "Open Minds" as a jump into the [[ADL|German]] education system.<ref name=mk2078/> Renraku had always been one of the staunchest opponents of [[anarchy]] in the city and repeatedly made moves against it.<ref name=dids2074>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 74</ref> Furthermore, Renraku also owns one of the three towers of the [[Japan Business Center]].<ref>{{QDE|above2080}} P.61</ref> | |||
In '''[[Düsseldorf]]''', Renraku operates extensive office complexes, which are well secured.<ref name=dzl085/> Here, mainly thought work is carried out - PR and research. The core of the Renraku compound is a chrome-and-glass pyramid, which glows matt red from the inside.<ref name=dzl102>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 102</ref> | |||
In '''[[Erfurt]]'''<ref name=dzl085/>, Renraku operates a large [[Gaz-Niki]] factory<ref name=mk2078/>, several server farms, and a large research center.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
In '''[[Hamburg]]''', [[Blohm + Voss]] operates a large shipyard for ships, boats and hovercrafts.<ref name=dt102/> However, the headquarters were moved to the [[Munich]] Renraku [[Arkology]].<ref name=dids2286>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 286</ref> Furthermore, their group-owned trucking company [[TransLad]] is very present in Hamburg, as is the [[Store-You]] chain of rental warehouse complexes throughout the city. In addition, there is a growing number of small franchise businesses that belong to Renraku via a few corners, and the offer of their "Portal24" brokerage apps, which help you find a handyman, hairdresser or babysitter as well as a used car, and with which the data octopus from Chiba competes with the local hero [[DeMeKo]] on its very own Hometurf. <ref name="dp:h-106-107"/> The company also takes care of the highly complex [[Daneel]] expert system, which keeps the [[Freeport Trade Zone]] running. Renraku has doubled the number of technicians on site, especially since the system has been very reluctant to keep to its precise schedule.<ref>{{QDE|ss2}} P.158</ref> | |||
In '''[[Franconia]]''', the group operates a large vacation enclave on Lake Brombach.<ref name=dids2207>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 207</ref> Renraku also has a recognizable presence in '''[[Nuremberg]]''', whose toy fair is of great importance for Renraku's learning and toy division.<ref name=dids2211>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 211</ref> | |||
In '''[[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt-Oder]]''', Renraku is one of the few remaining employers with a chip and [[drone]] component factory.<ref name=dids2068/> | |||
In '''[[Göttingen]]'''<ref name=dzl085>[[Source, en: Das zerrissene Land|Das zerrissene Land]], p. 85</ref> is the German representative of the [[Socratic Education Group]], which operates teaching and learning materials, standardized tests and psychological counselling from here.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
In '''[[Greater Frankfurt]]''', the group has a significant presence.<ref name=dids2186>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 186</ref> In the slipstream of [[Mitsuhama]], the Group is trying to provide the data processing capacities for the security authorities in order to also be a big player in the business.<ref>{{QDE|shb4}} P.15</ref> | |||
In '''[[Mönchengladbach]]''' Renraku operates a large factory,<ref name=dzl085/> in which mainly consumer and small electronics, microchips and electronic components are produced.The German headquarters of Izom Armaments is also in Mönchengladbach, and the group has spare parts manufactured here and handles customer service and sales from here.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
Renraku has its [[Europe]] and [[ADL]] headquarters in '''[[Munich]]'''. On the [[wp:Tierpark Hellabrunn|alten Zoo]] grounds in Thalkirchen in Harlaching, directly on the banks of the Isar<ref name=dids2266/>, Renraku has built the [[Renraku Arkologie Europa]], which opened in [[2060]].<ref name=dids2268>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 268</ref>. In the [[arcology]], Renraku runs a [[Delta Clinic]],<ref name=sotaadl075>{{QDE|sotaadl}} p. 75</ref> and the German headquarters of [[Eurosoft]], [[Eurofacts]], and [[Tetradyne Matrix Systems]] are also located here.<ref name=mk2078/> [[Securitech International]] has its headquarters in the [[munich]] Maximilianeum.<ref name=dids2268/> Renraku also operates the new, fully automated Munich subway, which is controlled by [[Semiautonomous Knowbot|Semiautonomous Knowbot]]s - rumors even speak of an [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]].<ref name=dids2266/> In Munich, Renraku and its local [[police service provider]] provide [[Black Sheriffs|Black Sheriffs]]. [[Black Sheriffs|Schwarzen Sheriffs]], who came under heavy criticism in the wake of the Olympiapark massacre in the [[Year of the Comet]].<ref name=mn1>{{QDE|mn}} P. 6</ref> These incidents (and general [[racism]]) make Renraku a favorite opponent of local politicians.<ref name=dids2255>{{QDE|dids2}} P. 255</ref> | |||
In the ''''[[SOX]]''', Renraku runs several laboratories for hardware research<ref name=wpsi133/>and has long sat on the ''''[[Control Council]]'''.<ref name=r&g154/> The research centers are among the largest Renrakus in the German-speaking world.<ref name=mk2078/> Renraku is also a regular [[Rad-Wars]] participant with its corporate forces.<ref name=dp:sox003>{{QDE|dp:sox}} P. 3</Ref> In the [[arcology]] of the corporation in the [[SOX]] in the north of the zone, Renraku operates huge offline storage facilities and allegedly a [[Technomancer]] prison.<ref name=dp:sox013>{{QDE|dp:sox}} P.13</ref> In its role on the Control Council, the corporation is responsible for zone IDs, access, and also bureaucracy.<ref>{{QDE|rds}} P.50</ref> | |||
In '''[[Unna]]''', Renraku operates an [[arcology|small arcology]] next to the [[arcology]] of [[Saeder-Krupp]], which the corporation took over from [[Fuchi]] in the course of the [[corporate war]]<ref name=dids2093>{{QDE|dids2}} p. 93</ref> which is now home to one of Renraku's largest research centers.<ref name=mk2078/> | |||
The company has also been represented in the '''[[Troll Republic of the Black Forest]]''' since its opening to corporations. Renraku focuses primarily on traffic and transportation.<ref>{{QDE|dp:adl}} P.77</ref> | |||
In [[2070]], Renraku's matrix security succeeded in [[Munich|Munich]] [[Gitter]] to capture an AI named "[[Bethal]]" and transfer it to the [[SOX]] for investigation, but only a year later the [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] was freed by [[E-Wall]]. Bethal was subsequently instrumental in building the [[underworld]] syndicate known as [[Shader]].<ref>{{QDE|uw}} P. 246</ref> | |||
===Algonkian-Manitou Council=== | |||
Renraku has a strong local presence in the [[Algonkian-Manitou Council]].<ref name=nan2066>{{Qen|NAN2}} P. 66</ref> | |||
===Amazonia=== | |||
In [[Amazonia]], Renraku is the new [[megacorporation]] ally since [[Horizon]] hastily left the country after losing the war against [[Aztlan]]. The young [[South America]] division of Renraku is currently mainly occupied with arms deals, with which [[Amazonia]] wants to expand its regular armed forces.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
Renraku is also using [[drone]]s to combat the [[Sangre del Diablo]] plague in the former war zones, as the machines are unaffected by the [[Paraflora]]'s hypnotic abilities.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
Renraku are heavily invested in Amazonian agriculture,<ref name=mp154/> where they use the 6000 square kilometer '''Born Futuro Plantation'''' for the most intensive cultivation of soybeans and other food staples.<ref name=mp155>{{Qen|MP}} P. 155</ref> | |||
===Argentina=== | |||
In '''[[Buenos Aires]]''', Renraku operates a major branch.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Australia=== | |||
Renraku [[Australia]], the largest subdivision of Renraku Oceania, is known as the least conservative and most innovative division of the [[megacorporation]].<ref name=mp141/> One such innovation, an attempt in the [[2070s]]s to magically green the outback with genetically engineered plants, backfired badly, as the plants actually grew, but then quickly withered, draining the last of the soil's nutrients.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
In '''[[Sydney]]''', Renraku is a member of the '''Sydney Metropolitan Council'''.<ref name=cg136/> The headquarters of Renraku Oceania is also located here.<ref name=cd078/> Many of Renraku's activities, such as the observation of mana storms in the [[Outback]], originate from here.<ref name=mp142/> | |||
In '''[[Cairns]]''', Renraku is a member of the '''Cairns Metropolitan Council'''.<ref name=cg136/> | |||
In '''[[Perth]]''', Renraku is primarily involved in shipbuilding, primarily through large shipyard facilities owned by [[Harland & Wolff]].<ref name=swa137>{{qen|swa}} P. 137</ref> In general, Renraku maintains a major branch here.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
At '''Wittenoom''', Renraku operates an asbestos mine.<ref name=mp141>{{Qen|MP}} P. 141</ref> | |||
On '''[[Tasmania]]''', Renraku [[2046]] attempted to build a prison, but it was mysteriously completely depopulated and written off as a total loss.<ref name=el06465>{{QDE|el}} P. 64 - 65</ref> | |||
With [[Baird Communications]], formed after the [[Crash of 2029]] from [[WP:Telstra|Telstra]] and smaller providers, Renraku is a near monopolist in [[Australia's]] [[matrix]] provider market, and operator of the state [[grid]]s.<ref name=el019/> Baird is known to strongly prioritize the [[sprawl]]s where affluent customers are located over the countryside (or even the outback).<ref name=el026>{{QDE|el}} P. 26</ref> | |||
Renraku remains one of the favorite destinations of the [[Children of the Rainbow Serpent]].<ref name=el124>{{QDE|el}} P. 124</ref> | |||
===Athabascan Council=== | |||
Renraku controls the country's matrix and entertainment markets via [[Iris Firmware]].<ref name=sona033>{{Qen|SNAf}} P. 33</ref> The corporation cracks down on smuggling of its products, sometimes even deploying the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]].<ref name=sona036>{{Qen|SNAf}} P. 36</ref> | |||
===Azania=== | |||
[[Renraku|Renraku Africa]] was long based in the '''[[Orange Vrystaat]]'''<ref name=cd079/>. | |||
In [[Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vaal]], Renraku operates all traffic control infrastructure.<ref name=shld089>{{QDE|shld}} P. 89</ref> The group also operates the large Midtown Market, the largest and safest open market in the [[Sprawl]], which is also a major tourist attraction.<ref name=shld097>{{QDE|shld}} p. 97</ref> The extensive tunnel and subway system beneath the Sprawl in its underground [[arcology]]s is also partly operated by Renraku (in cooperation with [[MCT]]).<ref name=shld101>{{QDE|shld}} p. 101</ref> Renraku uses its dominant position in the field of traffic management to provide advantages for its own service offerings and to expand its position of power in Azania.<ref name=shld110>{{QDE|shld}} P. 110</ref> | |||
===Bakongo tribal land===. | |||
Renraku Afrika operates the '''Fraternité-[[Arcology]]''' as a gateway to exploration and development of the Congo.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
===Burma=== | |||
Renraku is one of the [[megacorporation]]s with the strongest presence in the country.<ref name=soa152>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 152</ref> | |||
===Chile=== | |||
In '''[[Santiago de Chile]]''', Renraku operates a larger branch.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Chinese successor states=== | |||
Renraku still groups the successor states under the label '''Renraku China''', just to emphasize how conservative the group is. The constantly warring shards of the great [[People's Republic of China|China]] are the largest sales market for [[Terracotta Armaments]]<ref name=mp141/> and a place where Renraku gets rid of (even faulty) overproduction.<ref name=cf070/> | |||
Renraku is one of the largest landowners in the Chinese successor states, and operates extensive cultivation areas for rice and soybeans, raw materials that Renraku then sells to other corporations for refinement.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
In addition, the [[Chinese Successor States|Chinese Successor States]], like [[India]], are a market of one billion poor [[metahumans]] that Renraku can exploit and provide with goods and services. Renraku is also deeply involved in human trafficking in the region - under the pretext of matchmaking, chipped and unchipped brides (and some grooms) are brokered by Renraku all over the world.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
====Henan==== | |||
Renraku's relationship with the radical Maoist [[Chinese Successor States|Splinter State]] China]] is curious, but highly profitable for the [[megacorporation]]. Renraku operates a lot of agriculture, food processing, chemical and biotech industries and large production facilities in [[Henan]].<ref name=soa044>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 44</ref> | |||
In '''[[Bengbu]]''', Renraku operates a large agri-cultural [[Renraku Arcology_Bengbu|Arcology]], where Renraku also conducts [[genetic engineering|genetic research]].<ref name=soa044/> | |||
====Shaanxi==== | |||
Renraku has a lot of factories and smaller offices in the [[Chinese Successor States|Splinter State]], and still has good contacts to the current royal family from [[Izom Armaments|Keruba times]], which makes Renraku the state's most important weapons supplier.<ref name=soa037>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 37</ref> | |||
In '''[[Xi'an]]''', [[Shaanxi]]'s capital, Renraku operates extensive factory complexes.<ref name=soa038>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 38</ref> | |||
===Confederation of American States=== | |||
Renraku has a noticeable presence in every state of the [[CAS]].<ref name=mp155/> The [[megacorporation]] has invested heavily in its reputation in the southern states, and this (and a certain shared penchant for racism) pays off for Renraku.<ref name=dtricks086>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 86</ref> | |||
Renraku is rebuilding the school system in the [[CAS]] states, which had abolished compulsory education and felt the effects.<ref name=mp153/> In addition, Renraku operates many agricultural areas in the [[CAS]], where they mainly grow soybeans.<ref name=mp155/> Renraku is also present throughout the country with various resorts and tourism services.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
In '''[[Alabama]]''', Renraku operates a lot of heavy industry such as steel mills, car factories and mines.<ref name=dtricks104>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 104</ref> | |||
In '''[[Charlotte]]''', '''[[North Carolina]]''', Renraku operates large branches,<ref name=cd078/> and are one of the city's main employers.<ref name=dtricks107>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 107</ref> | |||
In '''[[Florida]]''', Renraku operates some light industry and residential enclaves.<ref name=dtricks105>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 105</ref> | |||
In ''''[[Nashville]]''', '''[[Tennessee]]''' Renraku is present in the media and entertainment scene, always on the lookout for the next corporate star.<ref name=mp153/> The corporation also operates a smaller [[arcology]] in the city.<ref name=dtricks103>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 103</ref> | |||
In '''Richardson/Piano'''', '''[[Dallas]]''', '''[[Texas]]''' Renraku operates an [[arcology]].<ref name=nagna057>{{{Qen|NANA}} P. 57</ref> | |||
Renraku is also invested in the tech industry in '''[[Virginia]]'''. | |||
===France=== | |||
Renraku has good relations with the nobility in '''[[France]]'''. Whether it's old-fashioned views, backroom deals or dislike of [[metahuman]]s, they get along.<ref name=mp143/> Renraku and the state cooperate closely in the area of matrix security. Renraku also has a good relationship with the [[France|French]] authorities, who often maintain liaison officers and teams on site.<ref name=FR051/> | |||
In '''[[Marseille]]''', Renraku operates highly profitable [[bioware|biotech research]] alongside heavy industry. A [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]] unit is also stationed here.<ref name=FR051/> Quite a provocation given [[Saeder-Krupp]]'s overwhelming presence in the city.<ref name=soe089>{{Qen|SEU}} P. 89</ref> | |||
In '''[[Lyon]]''', Renraku is primarily concerned with agribusiness and magical research and artifact production.<ref name=FR051/> | |||
In '''[[Paris]]''', Renraku Europa operates an [[arcology]] that is one-tenth the size of the building in [[Seattle]]<ref name=FR130>{{Qfr|FR}} P. 130</Ref> and the large electronics department store Méta-Deck.<ref name=FR125>{{Qfr|FR}} p. 125</Ref> Renraku Paris researches and develops computer and cyber technology, and maintains several chemical plants in Paris and Île de France. The group's main business is in [[cyberware]], data processing and software.<ref name=FR051/> | |||
In '''[[Toulouse]]''', the old headquarters of Renraku Europe, Renraku has its local headquarters, and is mainly active in the aerospace sector, military technology, Toulouse also operates several factories producing consumer goods, and is a sponsor of some local sports teams including collecting societies.<ref name=FR051/> | |||
===Free State of California=== | |||
The headquarters of the California division is '''[[San Francisco]]''',<ref name=cfs140/> headquartered in the 97-story <ref name="sif:sf009">{{Qen|SFSF}} P. 009</ref> '''Renraku Building'''', one of the largest skyscrapers in the city.<ref name=nagna026>{{Qen|NANA}} P. 26</ref> In the meantime, Renraku America managed itself from [[San Francisco]] after losing the SCIRE.<ref>{{Qen|RH}} P. 81</ref> In '''[[San Francisco]]''', Renraku still maintains a strong presence after the end of the [[Japanese]] occupation, and try to repair their reputation somewhat through public donations and charitable work.<ref name=sif:sf019>{{Qen|SFSF}} P. 019</ref> | |||
In '''[[Sacramento]]''', Renraku operates a large branch.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
Renraku operates the public database systems of the Free State of California.<ref name=cfs140/> | |||
===Front Range Free Zone=== | |||
Renraku has never had a particularly strong presence in '''[[Denver]]'''. After the [[Arcology Crisis]], Renraku established many of its subsidiaries once located at the now defunct [[North American]] headquarters in various [[NAN]]s, while the larger parts of the company relocated to [[Manhattan]].<ref name=sgames044>{{Qen|SGA}} P. 44</ref> As a result, the [[megacorporation]] is still primarily present with '''[[HyperSense]]''' in the Front Range Free Zone.<ref name=sona081>{{Qen|SNAf}} P. 81</ref> | |||
In addition, '''[[Architectural Dynamics]]''', real estate developers of malls and office buildings, and the weapons manufacturer '''[[Terracotta Armaments]]''' are increasingly active in [[Denver]].<ref name=sgames044/> | |||
===Indian Union=== | |||
Renraku's [[Indian Union|Indian]] presence is a gigantic sales market for the Group's products and services. In addition to [[Bollywood]] products, which Renraku markets heavily, and the huge pool of cheap labor and lax environmental regulations (even by [[Sixth World|Sixth World]] standards), India is above all a billion customers for Renraku to sell food, clothing, consumer electronics and services of all kinds to.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
Together with [[Saeder-Krupp]], [[MCT]] and [[Shiawase]], Renraku is involved in the expansion of the mega infrastructure project '''Golden Quadrilateral'''<ref name=soa059>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 59</ref> | |||
In '''[[Bombay]]''', Renraku operates a smaller [[arcology]].<ref name=mp141/> | |||
In '''[[Chennai]]''' Renraku had its [[India|India]] Indian]] headquarters,<ref name=cd078/> which has since been relocated to [[Arcology]] in [[Calcutta]].<ref name=mp141/> However, there is still a very strong presence of the [[Japanokon]].<ref name=cd078/> Renraku is part of the MBC Corridor Consortium, which aims to revitalize the old South Indian tech industry on the [[Mangalore]]-[[Bangalore]]-[[Chennai]] axis.<ref name=soa060>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 60</ref> | |||
Renraku's regional HQ is in '''[[Kolkata]]''', where the group also operates a smaller [[arcology]].<ref name=mp141/> With [[SimScapes]], Renraku operates one of the largest [[Indian Union|Indian]] MPSs.<ref name=soa060/> | |||
Regionally, Renraku has a surprisingly large presence in the construction industry, which it exploits to use cheap but unsafe materials such as asbestos mined in [[Australia]], pay dumping wages, and source its sand cheaply from the sand mafia.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
===Indonesia=== | |||
Another area where Renraku simply refuses to acknowledge that the [[Indonesia|that country]] has gone under. Renraku mainly operates huge plantations in the former Indonesia, producing vast amounts of palm oil.<ref name=mp141/> In addition, Renraku produces [[palm oil]] in factories in [[Indonesia|Indonesian]] [[Sprawl]]s, which it then sells partly in Asia, but partly, refined with new casings into Renraku products, in [[Europe]].<ref name=dids:dzl108>[[Source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]] P. 108</ref> | |||
In '''[[Jakarta]]''', Renraku operates an [[arcology]] that houses all of their Asian linguistics research and many financial, real estate and consulting services.<ref name=mp141/> | |||
In '''[[Bandar Seri Begawan]]''', Renraku maintains a large branch office,<ref name=cd078/> from which it exerts great influence over the [[Dayak Council]] territories formerly belonging to [[Malaysia]] and [[Brunei]]. Renraku is actively involved in [[Malaysia]]'s struggle to reclaim the territories.<ref name=soa164>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 164</ref> | |||
===Italian Confederation=== | |||
Renraku has important branches in the Free City of [[Trieste]] in the [[Italian Confederation|Italian Confederation]].<ref name=cd079/> | |||
===Empire of Japan=== | |||
In '''[[Japan]]''', the [[megacorporation]] operates other large facilities in '''[[Neo-Tokyo]]''' in addition to its headquarters in '''[[Chiba]]'''.<ref name=cd078/> Here, in [[Chiba]]'s Renraku [[arcology]],<ref name=bg112/> is also the headquarters of the corporation.<ref name=sr5026>{{Qen|SR5}} P. 26</ref> The [[Arcology]] is strictly shielded and guarded by various teams of [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]].<ref name=bg113>{{QDE|bg}} P. 113</ref> Renraku's [[Cyberklinik|Clinics]] in [[Chiba]] are considered the best in the world, and indeed they are.<ref name=ce071>{{Qen|CE}} P. 71</ref> Renraku's corporate headquarters on Makuhari Promenade<ref name=ce083>{{Qen|CE}} p. 83</ref> dominates the skyline of [[Chiba]] like its [[arcology]] dominates that of [[Seattle]].<ref name=ce077>{{Qen|CE}} Pg. 77</ref> In Nishi-Shinjuku, Renraku has a second giant building in [[Neo-Tokyo]] - '''Fuchi Tower''', formerly the headquarters of [[Fuchi Industrial Electronics]].<ref name=ce077/> Renraku is also the main sponsor of [[Gotoko-Ji Temple]], the shrine of [[WP:Maneki-Neko|Maneki-Neko]].<ref name=ce086>{{Qen|CE}} P. 86</Ref> Renraku is omnipresent in '''[[Chiba]]''', but the influence of the [[megacorporation]] is also strong in the wider [[Neo-Tokyo]] [[sprawl]]. Renraku is the operator of all public databases in [[Neo-Tokyo]]. As a result of this and other activities, Renraku is by far the most visible [[megacorporation]] in the [[Sprawl|Megasprawl]]s.<ref name=ce069/> | |||
Off the coast of [[Chiba]] lies '''Aneki Island''', a Renraku showroom named after its Eternal CEO. The island is home to nightclubs, bars, resorts and a huge mall, all networked with an intelligent computer system that can analyze each visitor and make tailored suggestions based on their presumed preferences - club visits, shopping offers and even singles with similar preferences that the system sees an opportunity with. Aneki Island is a popular dating location in [[Neo-Tokyo]].<ref name=ce083/> | |||
In '''[[Kyoto]]''', Renraku operates the '''Red Samurai Academy'''', the training ground for its iconic elite unit. The group cooperates with the Ranken-Ryu and other martial arts academies to guide their best graduates into their training programs.<ref name=ce093>{{Qen|CE}} P. 93</ref> | |||
In '''[[Nagano]]''' lies Renraku's [[Delta Clinic]], which the [[megacorporation]] has taken over from [[Fuchi]].<ref name=m&m053>{{Qen|M&M}} P. 53</ref> Allegedly, Renraku owns another [[Delta Clinic]] directly in [[Chiba]].<ref name=ce083/> | |||
Renraku is appointed as '''Economic Advisor to [[WP:Tenno|Tenno]] and the Diet'''<ref name=cg136/> As a [[Japanokon]] affiliated with the Imperialist faction, Renraku supports the [[Divine Heritage Party]], hard-core nationalists, and the governor of [[Neo-Tokyo Prefecture]], [[Saburo Koga]], who is also a hard-core nationalist. Renraku also enjoys good relations with the [[Japanese]] army and the [[Watada-rengo]], who are also ideologically in line with the nationalists.<ref name=ce065>{{Qen|CE}} p. 65</ref> However, they do not agree with Emperor [[Yasuhito]]'s course and, like some other groups, have positioned themselves against it. Yasuhito does not want to allow growth at the expense of places and traditions that are deeply rooted in Japanese society. He also calls for the unity of the country and loyalty to Japan as the highest duties, even for corporations. However, the group is quite sympathetic to his attempts to revive traditionalism in the country.<ref>{{QDE|adsw}} P.131</ref> | |||
Renraku was the primary matrix service provider in Japan until the [[Crash 2.0|Second Crash]] and would like to become so again.<ref name=mat154/> | |||
===Caribbean League=== | |||
In the Caribbean League, Renraku has partnerships with many islands in the tourism industry or operates resorts and docks for its cruises.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
===Kenya=== | |||
The group, like the others of the [[Big Ten|Big Ten]], maintained a business tower near the [[Nairobi Complex of the Group Court|Complex]] of the [[Group Court]] in the [[Kenyan]] capital [[Nairobi]].<ref>{{{QDE|adsw}} P.117</ref> | |||
Renraku had long struggled with problems at its African [[cyberware]] factories, which produced [[omegaware]] instead of the hoped-for quality products. However, this was resolved at the end of the [[2070s]] and the quality was brought up to the desired level.<ref name=cf070/> | |||
After the launch of the [[Space Elevator]], Renraku took over the shares of the other [[megacorporation]]s in the Kilimanjaro mass accelerator and now continues to operate it on its own, as a cheaper launch variant into space for smaller [[corporation]]s and [[nation]]s.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
===Kingdom of Hawai'i=== | |||
Renraku's main interest in Hawai'i is tourism, both as an operator of exclusive resorts and as an owner of large cruise lines. In addition, the group is present with large coffee plantations.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
Renraku has a major branch in '''[[Honolulu]]''.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
In '''[[Hilo]]''', Renraku maintains a research complex near the University of Hawai'i.<ref name=swa181>{{Qen|6WA}} P. 181</ref> | |||
===Korea=== | |||
In '''[[Seoul-Incheon Megaplex]]''', the capital of [[Korea]], Renraku operates a large branch.<ref name=cd078/> Among other things, the Renraku Guard Academy is located here, where the Renraku Samurai are trained.<ref name=ssb048>{{Qen|ssb}} P. 48</ref> In particular, a large training unit is located here, training primarily women and [[metahumans]] who are competent but too different to be accepted into the ranks of the [[Red Samurai|Red Samurai]].<ref name=soa188>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 188</ref> | |||
Renraku pushes K-pop worldwide and has [[Boys Generation]], one of the most famous bands in the country, under contract.<ref name=mp153/> | |||
===Malaysia=== | |||
Renrakus Network Academies are an integral part of Malaysia's education system, and [[Securitech International]] does good business in [[Malaysia]] with its [[ICE]]s.<ref name=soa169>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 169</ref> Renraku also produces considerable quantities of palm oil on extensive plantations in Malaysia.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
Renraku operates a large regional branch in their [[arcology]]<ref name=soa171>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 171</ref> in '''[[Kuala Lumpur]]''', which is affiliated with Renraku Asia.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===New Zealand=== | |||
Renraku has a larger branch in '''[[Christchurch]]'''<ref name=cd078/>. | |||
===Nigeria=== | |||
Renraku Africa has its headquarters in [[Lagos]]. With [[Freeman Industries]], the group also controls the largest local corporation.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
===Austria=== | |||
Renraku is a member of the [[Austria|Austrian]] Group Council.<ref name=dp:ö021>{{QDE|dp:ö}} P. 21</ref> | |||
The [[megacorporation]] operates the GridGuide system in [[Vienna]]<ref name=dp:ö026>{{QDE|dp:ö}} p. 26</Ref> and has a branch in the Vienna Platte, where it allegedly experiments with [[artificial intelligence|AI]]s.<ref name=dp:ö030>{{QDE|dp:ö}} P. 30</ref> | |||
===Pakistan=== | |||
Renraku operates a few militech factories and test sites in the middle of nowhere in the north of the country, which it protects with hired mercenaries.<ref name=soa068>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 68</ref> | |||
===Peru=== | |||
Despite [[Japan]]s withdrawal as an occupying power, Renraku retains some installations in the country, some of which are protected by units formerly belonging to the [[Japanese]] army that have defected to Renraku.<ref name=soa078>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 78</ref> The [[megacorporation]] is the main matrix provider in [[Peru]].<ref name=mat154/> | |||
===Philippines=== | |||
In the past, Renraku maintained a [[corporate enclave]] on the island of [[Luzon]] in the [[Philippines|Philippines]] archipelago, but it was conquered by either [[Evo]] or [[Wuxing]] when they assisted the [[HUK]] government in reclaiming the island. In the [[2070s]], however, Renraku received permission to resettle locally, albeit under close scrutiny by the HUK and [[Masaru]]. The Japanokon has used the authorization to proceed with the construction of its [[Aquacology|Underwater Arcology]] in the protected waters off the coast of Manila.<ref>{{QDE|adsw}} P.139</ref> | |||
Renraku's presence in the [[Philippines]] is surprising, considering the hostility the crew has aroused toward [[Japanokon]]s here. But Renraku has skillfully integrated itself into the local culture - a prime example of the corporation's ability for social engineering. Instead of coming under criticism itself, the corporation has emphasized the culpability of [[Shiawase]] and [[MCT]]. And because Renraku emerged here as a savior in the wake of an economic crisis caused by the collapse of [[Baihu Corporation]] in the [[Dragon Civil War]], it is now seen by more than a few Filipinos as a savior rather than an oppressor, even though Renraku controls nearly a third of the archipelago's economy.<ref name=mp142/> In addition, Renraku operates resorts and docks for its cruise ships in the country.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
Renraku's main office in the [[Philippines]] is in '''[[Manila]]''', where the corporation also operates factories for computer and [[cyberdeck]] components, tools and [[SimSinn]] technology, most of it destined for export to [[Japan]], [[Europe]] and [[North America]].<ref name=cp!071>{{Qen|PIR}} P. 71</Ref> Suspected nanite weapons stored here caused [[2077]] a severe crisis between the two countries.<ref name=sif:cc002>{{Qen|SFCHc}} P. 2</ref> | |||
===Pueblo Corporate Council=== | |||
Renraku has many laboratories and research facilities, as well as a large branch in '''[[Albuquerque]]'''.<ref name=sona095>{{Qen|SNAf}} P. 95</ref> | |||
In '''[[Los Angeles]]''', Renraku operates a large branch office<ref name=cd078/> and an [[arcology]] on Arcology Mile.<ref name=r&g154/> Like [[Horizon]], Renraku looks for future stars and willing victims for a reality [[SimSinn|Sim]] format.<ref name=mp153/> The group also operates the Renraku Gallery, which is dedicated to pioneering new art forms and has been instrumental in popularizing AR and VR art.<ref name=sota63115>{{QDE|sota63}} P. 115</ref> | |||
Renraku operates a large branch in '''[[Santa Fe]]''.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
===Quebéc=== | |||
In '''[[Montréal]]''', Renraku operates a large branch.<ref name=mp144/> | |||
In '''[[Québec City]]''', Renraku controls one of the special economic zones.<ref name=sona109>{{Qen|SNAf}} P. 109</ref> It also maintains some manufacturing facilities here that once belonged to [[Cross Applied Technologies]].<ref>{{QDE|adsw}} P.193</ref> | |||
===Russia=== | |||
Renraku operates a large branch in '''[[Moscow]]'''.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
In '''[[Nizhny Novgorod]]''', Renraku operates extensive facilities.<ref name=soa138>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 138</ref> | |||
===Salish-Sidhe Council=== | |||
In the [[SSC]], Renraku has a strong presence in '''[[Vancouver]]''', actively seeking marketable talent for the group's entertainment divisions.<ref name=mp153/> | |||
===Singapore, Inc.=== | |||
In the group state ''''[[Singapore Incorporated]]''', [[Xiao-Renraku]] operates the ''''[[Market Research Group]]''', an important intelligence-type think tank of Renraku.<ref name=bg161>{{QDE|bg}} P. 161</ref> | |||
===Sioux Nation=== | |||
Among other things, Renraku is involved as a supplier for the country's high-tech agriculture.<ref name=nan1099>{{Qen|NAN1}} P. 99</ref> | |||
===Slovenia=== | |||
Keruba International originated in Slovenia,<ref name=mp135/> and [[Ljubljana]] is still an important location for Renraku.<ref name=cd079/>. | |||
===Spain=== | |||
In [[Madrid]] in [[Spain]], Renraku has one of its largest [[Europe|European]] <ref name=cd079/> | |||
===Taiwan=== | |||
In '''[[Taipei]]''', Renraku operates a large branch office.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
===Tir Tairngire=== | |||
Renraku is in the tourism business in the [[Eleven]] state.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
===Tír na nÓg=== | |||
Despite conditions hostile to investment, Renraku has been active in the [[Elf]]-state of [[Tír na nÓg]] for decades.<ref name=bg173>{{QDE|bg}} P. 173</ref> In addition to [[Harland & Wolff]], a longtime member of the [[Japanokon]], the former local shipbuilder [[Harland & Wolff]] ([[Belfast]]), the De Valera habitat in [[Dun Laoghaire]] Renraku's mainstay in the Tír. In this proto-arcology, tightly secured by the [[TRC]], Renraku is to develop experimental software and, in cooperation with unconventionally thinking [[Elf]]s, develop new security concepts (and sell the Tír its own surveillance and monitoring systems). In addition, Renraku is said to have secured preferential treatment by using his contacts in the [[Japanese]] underworld and passing information to the [[TRC]] regarding money flows and arms supplies to domestic terrorist groups.<ref name=tnn059>{{Qen|tnn}} P. 59</ref> | |||
===Thailand=== | |||
Renraku has long-standing treaties with Thailand to rebuild the country after three decades of endless war ravaging Southeast Asia.<ref name=soa150>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 150</ref> Renraku is one of the [[megacorporation]]s with the strongest presence in Thailand.<ref name=soa156>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 156</ref> | |||
Renraku operates a large branch in '''[[Bangkok]]''<ref name=cd078/>. | |||
===Turkestan=== | |||
Renraku operates a number of mines in the country.<ref name=soa207>{{Qen|SAS}} P. 207</ref> | |||
===United Canadian and American States=== | |||
With the ''Renraku Invincibles'' in the [[NAUBL]], the corporation has a professional [[Urban Brawl]]/urban war team,<ref name=sb077>{{Qen|SB}} p. 77</ref> the group also owns the New York Mets (baseball).<ref name=ssouls133>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 133</ref> | |||
Renraku operates a large branch in '''[[Cleveland]]''.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
In '''[[Kansas City]]''', Renraku operates a large branch.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
In '''[[Manhattan]]''', Renraku operates a large branch,<ref name=cd078/> the 210-story<ref name=ssouls134>{{Qen|SSO}} p. 134</ref> Renraku Tower,<ref name=ssouls132>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 132</ref> here they are a member of the Manhattan Consortium.<ref name=cg136/> After the [[Arcology Disaster|Arcology Debacle]], the division moved its headquarters first temporarily to [[San Francisco]], then to [[Manhattan]].<ref name=mp144/> Renraku aggressively attacks the remnants of [[NeoNET]] here, taking over contracts and positioning his own subsidiaries such as [[Champion Financial]] to massively expand his influence in [[Manhattan]].<ref name=ssouls131>{{Qen|SSO}} P. 131</ref> During the KFS crisis, Renraku operated a laboratory in Renraku Tower that took up an entire floor.<ref name=ssouls132/> | |||
In '''[[Philadelphia]]''', Renraku operates a large branch office.<ref name=cd078/> | |||
In '''[[Seattle]]''', Renraku is also back on the '''[[United Corporate Council]]''' after nearly a decade of absence.<ref name="ssbs:rqc030">{{Qen|SSD}} P. 30</ref> The presence of the corporation, whose [[former Arcology|ACHE]] stands like an eyesore in the middle of '''[[Downtown_(Seattle)|Downtown]] Seattle''' is still only a shadow of what it was before the [[arcology shutdown]].<ref name=sr5025>{{Qen|SR5}} Pg. 25</ref> But she had never disappeared, only submerged. Renraku was a silent supporter of [[Kenneth Brackhaven]] until the end, and has large real estate holdings in [[Bellevue]], [[Tacoma]], and [[Outremer]], and subsequently to the properties across the border in the [[Salish-Shidhe Council]], through subsidiaries and shell companies. Large portions of it were acquired through the [[2070s]] [[Brackhaven Investments]].<ref name=cg147/> In '''[[Bellevue]]''' the [[megacorporation]] also has extensive corporate facilities,<ref name=ns041>{{Qen|SEA2}} p. 41</ref> (where the Seattle division is also headquartered after the loss of SCIRE;<ref name=ns094>{{Qen|SEA2}} p. 94</ref>) in '''[[Renton]]''' Renraku is a partner in many local software companies;<ref name=ns051>{{Qen|SEA2}} p. 51</ref> and in '''[[Auburn]]''' Renraku owns several large factories.<ref name=ns053>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 53</ref> The '''Omnidome'''' was kept by Renraku even in the time of his greatest disgrace.<ref name=cd013/> It was also from here that Renraku and the [[Metroplex Guard]] and [[JTF Seattle]] planned their operations during the battle against [[Deus]].<ref name=ns037>{{Qen|SEA2}} P. 37</ref> When the '''[[Ork Underground]]''' When the '''[[Orc Underground]]''' had won district rights, Renraku was on hand to register the [[Orc]]s,<ref name=sfront081>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 81</ref> and offered his [[Neo-Police Department]] as a local police service provider untainted by bias. Renraku has held the operating contract for the city databases since at least [[2050]],<ref name=ns075>{{Qen|SEA2}} p. 75</ref> including the city's SIN registry.<ref name=sfront150>{{Qen|SFAront}} P. 150</ref> With the [[Renraku Omnidome]], Renraku also has a prominent [[Trideo]] cinema and event venue.<ref name=ssb039>{{Qen|ssb}} P. 39</ref> | |||
===United Kingdom=== | |||
In [[United Kingdom|Britain]], Renraku is very visible in [[London]], and maintains smaller branches in most smaller cities.<ref name=dtricks134>{{Qen|DTR}} P. 134</ref> | |||
Renraku has a strong presence with '''tourism''', but the [[megacorporation]]'s mainstay here is finance.<ref name=mp143/> Renraku's reputation in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] is that of a reliable, solid and rather boring company from a distant land.<ref name=lsb049>{{Qen|LON}} P. 49</ref> However, the local director, Dan Richardson, is a product of the country's incestuous upper class and best connected.<ref name=mp143/> | |||
The headquarters of the British division of Renraku is '''Dagenham''' in the '''[[London]] [[Sprawl]]'''. Here, Renraku produces and distributes its software and hardware [[Matrix]] solutions to British [[group]]s.<ref name=lsb049/> The '''[[London|City of London]]''' remains an important financial trading center (and the most important after [[Neo-Tokyo]] for Renraku), and <ref name=mp143/> The extraterritorial Renraku complex in Dagenham<ref name=dtricks134/> has its own monorail station connecting it to the [[Sprawl]]'s mass transit network.<ref name=lsb061>{{Qen|LON}} P. 61</ref> Renraku is the official operator of the [[West End Underplex]] and the London Underground.<ref name=mp155/> | |||
===United Netherlands=== | |||
In '''[[Amsterdam]]''', Renraku has one of its larger [[Europe|European]] <ref name=cd079/> | |||
===Antarctica=== | |||
Renraku operates an Antarctic base between the George VI and Ronne Filcher Ice Shelves. Officially a research station, it is more likely there to monitor the activities of other [[megacorporation]]s and [[nation]]s in [[Antarctica]].<ref name=hp105>{{Qen|HP}} P. 105</ref> | |||
===Oceans=== | |||
Renraku, like other [[AAA corporation]]s, operates a number of '''[[Aquacity|Aquacities]]''', partly as aquafarms, partly as secure and self-contained living quarters for particularly valuable employees.<ref name?hp048>{{Qen|HP}} P. 48</ref> | |||
The largest of these is the [[Underwater Living]] aquacity at '''Negros''', an agri-cultural undersea city largely under glass domes.<ref name=cp!071/> | |||
At '''Luzon''', Renraku maintains a second aquacity, which mainly [[Awakening|Awakened]] [[Critter|Sea Creatures]].<ref name=cp!071/> | |||
===Orbit=== | |||
With '''Amenohoakari''', the last surviving solar satellite of [[Japan]]'s once vast fleet of these orbital solar power plants that defied time and crash, Renraku possesses not only another piece of Imperial history, but also a large orbital weapons platform and one of the most important orbital data hubs - in geostationary orbit above [[Neo-Tokyo]].<ref name=ce094>{{Qen|CE}} P. 94</ref> | |||
===Seelie Court=== | |||
With a presence at the Seelie Court, established during one of the first expeditions to this meta-plane [[2035]], Renraku is the [[megacorporation]] with the longest presence in the [[meta-plane]]s. Thanks to the respect for tradition and manners embedded in the corporate culture, Renraku was the first corporation to be allowed to work for the queen of the Seelie court, [[Brane Deigh]], in the form of a census of courtiers. the list thus compiled bought the megacorporation some good reputation at court, and opened further doors for Renraku in the realm of the [[Fae]].<ref name=cos019>{{Qen|cos}} P. 19</ref> | |||
==Employees== | |||
*[[Neil Benson]] | |||
*[[Martina Kaleistos]] | |||
*[[Shigei Kanazuri]] | |||
*[[Aiko Koizumi]] | |||
*[[Ichiro Koizumi]] | |||
*[[Kenta Marushige]] | |||
*[[Nabo Mutai]] | |||
*[[Shikei Nakatomi]] | |||
*[[Takeshi Ozu]] | |||
*[[Orito Sasaki]] | |||
*[[Karl Stadt]] | |||
* ''''[[Renraku Corpkid Riot]]''': A corporate e-punk band,<ref name=rrmp177>{{QDE|rrmp}} P. 177</ref> who are regularly at the top of the charts and can also sell out stadiums in [[Europe]].<ref name=np63/> | |||
===Former Employees=== | |||
*[[Inazo Aneki]] | |||
*[[Navroz Chandaria]] | |||
*[[Vanessa Cliber]] | |||
*[[Devon Eurich]] | |||
*[[Sherman Huang]] | |||
*[[Miles Lanier]] | |||
*[[Haruhiko Nakada]] | |||
*[[Francesco Napoli]] | |||
*[[Yuri Severenko]] | |||
{{NavAAACorps}} | |||
==Final notes== | |||
===Notes=== | |||
* The old name of the city, ''Madras'', is used for the [[Chennai]] branch in {{Qen|CD}} on page 78. | |||
* In {{Qen|MP}} it is claimed that the Oceania Division was hived off from Renraku Asia "4 years ago" (publication: [[2078]]). In fact, according to {{Qen|CG}}, it was already in the early [[2050s]]. It is assumed that the '''renaming''' of the division took place in [[2074]]. | |||
===Sources=== | |||
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==Index== | |||
===Sourcebooks=== | |||
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*{{QDE|adsw}}, 48, 60, 70, 82, 84, 87, 94, 97, 131, 139, 144, 148, 153, 193 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|a2070}}, 127 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|ak}}, 60, 69, 93, 94, 135, 137, 140, 148, 152 | |||
*{{QDE|ber}}, 11 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|ber2080}}, 14, 59-62, <u>105</u> | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|bg}}, 10, 11, 65, 112, 113, 157, 161, 173 | |||
*{{QDE|btech}}, 8 | |||
*{{QDE|bs}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|c&d}}, 64 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|dp:adl}}, 28, 70, 73, 77, 85, 101, 107, 114, 120, 134 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:b}}, 27 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:f}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:h}}, 106, 107 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:ö}}, 21, 26, 30 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:p}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|dp:sox}}, 3, 13 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|dpf}} 22-23 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|dids2}}, 68, 74, 75, 79, 93, 186, 207, 212, 253, 255, 266, 268, 286 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|eme}}, 8, 36, 43-44, 55, 59, 70, 73, 75, 115, 121, 122, 125, 129 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|el}}, 19, 26, 40, 64-65, 124 | |||
*{{QDE|kd}}, 78, 179, 188, 191, 192 | |||
*{{QDE|ken}}, 179 | |||
*{{QDE|kk}}, 19, 72, 74 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|mshfs}}, 148 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|mat}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{QDE|mk}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|mn}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{QDE|mk2078}}, 172, 173 | |||
*{{QDE|nae}}, 73 | |||
*{{QDE|ns}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|rds}}, 23, 50, 104, 152, 178, 183, 185, 189, 206 | |||
*{{QDE|ra:s}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|rrmp}}, 9, 177 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|r3}}, 171, 172, 173, 175, 178, 179, 180, 181 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|rhb}}, 55 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|rk}}, 24 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|shb3}}, 24 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|shb4}}, 15, 76 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|shld}}, 89, 97, 101, 110 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|sk}}, 107, 110, 114, 115 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|slfr}}, 51, 178, 209 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|ss}}, 20, 24, 31, 38, 42, 82 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|ss2}}, 133, 158, 159 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|sr5}}, 22, 25, 26, <u>33, 34</u>, 218, 366 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|sota63}}, 75, 115 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|sota64}}, 137 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|sotaadl}}, 28, 59, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 75 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|sfront}}, 27, 28, 39, 40 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{QDE|sa}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|uw}}, 246 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|vn}}, 18, 24 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{QDE|wpsi}}, 122, 133 | |||
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*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|AR}}, 29, 51, 65, 110, 113, 152 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|AUG}}, 31, 80 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|BitB}}, 19, 25, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49 | |||
*{{Qen|BRA}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{Qen|CD}}, 13, 75-80, 82, 111, 141 | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{Qen|CE}}, 36, 37, 42, 62-65, 69-71, 77, 83, 86, 91, 93, 94, 106 | |||
*{{qfc|3}} {{Qen|CF}}, 17, 30, 70, 75, 77, 80, 81, 87, 93, 108, 217, 220 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|CFS}}, 51 | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{Qen|CG}}, 136-147 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|PIR}}, 65, 71 | |||
*{{qfc|3}} {{Qen|CS}}, 24, 96-97, 139-141 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|DT}}, 17, 21, 66, 74, 102 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|DTR}}, 86, 94, 104, 103, 105, 107, 134 | |||
*{{Qen|EME}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|GH}}, 32 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|GH2}}, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|GH3}}, 32 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|GER}}, 113 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|HP}}, 48, 82, 105 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|LON}}, 49, 61 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|MAT}}, 15, 81, 150, 154, 156, 158, 167 | |||
*{{qfc|4}} {{Qen|MP}}, 134-149, 151 - 155 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|M&M}}, 12, 53, 86, 87 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|JBB}}, 81 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|MST}}, 21, 38 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|NANA}}, 26, 57 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|NAN1}}, 99, 115 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|NAN2}}, 52, 66 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SEA2}}, 16, 30, 37, 38, 41, 51, 53, 75, 128 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|PL}}, 64 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|RG}}, 35, 105, 154 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|RAS}}, 13, 36 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|R2}}, 156 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|R3}}, 19, 21, 161-166, 169, 173, 176, 182 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|R5}}, 121, 129, 130, 136, 137, 148 | |||
*{{Qen|RAM}}, {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|RC}}, 36 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|RF}}, 174 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|RH}}, 42, 81, 129 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SEA3}}, 99 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SB}}, 21, 43, 77 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SR5}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SFA}}, 16, 25, 41, 52, 54, 103, 119 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SFR}}, 81, 96, 144 - 150, | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SGA}}, 44, 148, 173 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SFSF}}, 9, 19 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SFCH}}, 2 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SFCC}}, 2 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SAS}}, 14, 36, 37, 44, 59, 60, 68, 71, 78, 138, 150, 152, 156, 164, 169, 171, 188, 207 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SEU}}, 89 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SNAf}}, 33, 36, 81, 95, 109 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SH50}}, 14, 15, 30, 31, 103, 156 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SR3}}, 31, 32, 34, 35, 207, 316, 328 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SR4A}}, 48, 102, 283, 320, 328, 350 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SR5}} 25, 26, 32, 97, 227, 363, 428, 466 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|SSD}}, 30 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|SSO}}, 52, 53, 75, 107, 131, 132, 133, 134, 180 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|6WA}}, 47, 49, 58, 67, 72, 78, 79, 137, 181 | |||
*{{qfc|3}} {{Qen|SL}}, 38, 42, 107, 108 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} {{Qen|TROG}}, 67-69 | |||
*{{Qen|NASP}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|UW}} {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|VICE}}, 64 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|VR2}}, 65 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} {{Qen|WAR}}, 55, 153, 161, 169, 173 | |||
}} | |||
===Novels=== | |||
{{IdxTab|no_title=1 | |||
| | |||
*{{qfc|2}} [[source, en: The Torn Land|The Torn Land]], 85, 98, 99, 101, 102, 108, 114 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[source, en: House of the Sun|House of the Sun]], {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: Hunter and Hunted|Hunter and Hunted]], 61, 114 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} [[Source, en: Let go of the dragon|Let go of the dragon]], 18, 76, 80, 82, 85, 89, 91, 165, 168, 172, 299 | |||
*[[Source, en: Nosferatu 2055|Nosferatu 2055]], {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[source, en: Shadowhunters|Shadowhunters]], 1112-1114 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: Seek Your Own Truth|Search Your Own Truth]], 225, 229 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: Sounds of Infinity|Sounds of Infinity]], 152 | |||
| | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[source, en: Find Your Own Truth|Find Your Own Truth]] {{+idx}} | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: House of the Sun|House of the Sun]], 43, 130 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} [[Source, en: Never Deal With A Dragon|Never Deal With A Dragon]] {{+idx}} | |||
*[[Source, en: Nosferatu|Nosferatu]], 70 | |||
}} | |||
===Other=== | |||
*{{qfc|2}} *{{Qfr|FR}}, 51, 125, 130 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: Mephisto|Mephisto]] 64, 22 | |||
*{{qfc|2}} [[Source, en: Mephisto|Mephisto]] 50, Supplement School Closing Time | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Source, en: NovaPuls|Novapuls]] 63 | |||
*{{qfc|1}} [[Meta:Shadowrun: Hong Kong|Shadowrun: Hong Kong]] | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Corporations]] | |||
*[[Personalities of the Sixth World]] | |||
**[[Inazo Aneki]] | |||
==Weblinks== | |||
*{{Shwp|Renraku_Computer_Systems|Shadowiki: Renraku Computer Systems}} | |||
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| Renraku Overview (Status: 2070) [1] | |
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| Abbreviation: RCS | |
| Motto: | |
| Founded: 2029 | |
| Headquarters: Chiba, Neo-Tokyo, Japan | |
| Chief Executive Officer: Inazo Aneki (honorary)[3] | |
| President: Orito Sasaki | |
| Supervisory board: Shikei Nakatomi[3] | |
| Rating: AAA | |
| Group status: Corporation under public law[4] | |
| Main shareholders: Unknown[4], 13 families control 60% of the shares,[5] the rest is free float or owned by investment firms.[6] No one has more than 10% of Renraku.[1] | |
Business language:
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| Corporate Grid: Renraku Okoku[7] | |
| Group currency: Renraku Yen[8] (colloquially also Red Yen[9]) | |
| Exchange rate to Nuyen: 10 : 1 (2075)[10] | |
| Cash Available: No[10] |
Renraku Computer Systems (RCS) is the third largest megacorporation in the world.
Business profile
Renraku is fundamentally, as the name implies, a computer technology and services corporation. Long known primarily for its data processing, algorithms and Semiautonomous Knowbots, the corporation was able to compete with the largest megacorporation at the time in the 2050s. Fuchi.[11] In fact, Fuchi licensed many algorithms and program components from Renraku, which held patents and IP rights for them.[12] Together with NeoNET, Renraku is the top manufacturer of computer hardware.[13] Renraku is also a leader in the field of computer software.[14]
However, Renraku has always had other mainstays. One that has become very important since the Second Crash of 2064 is services. The name of the company - which translates as Renraku Communication - says it all.[15] As early as the 2050s, Renraku was a service provider in all Matrix matters, offering computing time, server space, support and system design.[11] In addition, thanks to Inazo Aneki's fascination with sociology[11], the corporation invested heavily in sociological research and linguistics early on - which proved to be the mega-corporation's salvation after the debacle in SCIRE.
The corporation also controls large parts of the Asian Gitter.[16] Renraku is also very present in the cybertech sector, both as a provider of systems and as a supplier, the latter mainly via Iris firmware.[17] Renraku's cybernetics division remains one of the most renowned to this day, as the group continues to produce some of the best microelectronics, microcontrollers and microenergy systems on the market. In the past, it was only surpassed by Spinrad Industries when it presented its new, optimized and modular cyber limbs.[18]
In addition, Renraku is one of the leading corporations in nanotechnology, not only, but of course also due to findings from the debacle with the SCIRE. Its findings continue to be incorporated into all of the group's products, even though Renraku had to work hard to regain the trust of users after the Deus debacles.[19]
And finally, under the impact of the Nakatomi Doctrine, Renraku has become a true Big Data corporation. Renraku aggressively secured national management contracts in South America and Africa after 2067, and along with its already large consumer databases, Renraku became the corporation with the largest data trove,[20] perhaps with the exception of Horizon.[21] Meanwhile, Renraku operates the SIN databases[20] of over 150 independent nation-states.[22]
With these rarely obtrusively marketed but ever-present activities, Renraku is the third largest company in the world and the second largest in the Japanese Empire.[4] Its headquarters are in Chiba in the Neo-Tokyo megasprawl. With Izom Armaments (formerly Keruba International), Renraku also owns one of the founders of the Corporate Court, and thus holds a permanent seat in the court.[23]
History
The Beginnings
Renraku is one of the oldest megacorporations in the Sixth World. And its story begins in a very unexpected place for a Japanese megacorporation - in Slovenia.[4]
Keruba International was a weapons corporation - manufacturing as well as trading.[4] The corporation, founded 2010 by Kerpan Ubavlr,[24] began as a consortium of heavy industry and defense companies.[24] In the turmoil of the first 30 years of the 21st century, the corporation became rich from the many wars raging elsewhere - Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Border Wars - were raging. So rich that the corporation expanded into heavy industry, software and telecommunications technology.[24] Rich enough that he was able to buy his way into the corporate court.[4]
And Keruba was rowdy - so aggressive that it 2012 in a conflict with BMW (shortly before it was taken over by Lofwyr and transformed into Saeder-Krupp) that the Inter-Corporate Council (the predecessor organization of the Corporate Court) was created as a mediation medium to prevent such conflicts and the billions of dollars in costs that would result from them in the future.[25] This did not stop Keruba from further armed conflicts with the ORO Corporation, which would later become Aztechnology.[26]
Many corporations did not like Keruba's aggressiveness - and when Keruba lay shattered after the Crash of '29, its founder dead in a plane crash over Dulles in the wake of the crash,[27] no one shed a tear for the corporation. But one man saw an opportunity - Inazo Aneki.[4]
The shrewd investor and former Shiawase citizen[28] used a huge loan to buy the company under the name of his holding company Renraku[29] Keruba International.[27] On April 12, 2029, the deal became public.[30] Keruba was then renamed Renraku, and in the following years[30] the headquarters were moved from Slovenia, which was dying in the Euro Wars, to the safety of Chiba, Japan,[28] and the new group was restructured from a loose portfolio to a modern Japanese megacorporation.[29]
Although he had planned to simply dismantle the dying Keruba corporation, Inazo Aneki also kept the weapons division,[27] which, renamed Izom Armaments, is still active today and an important subsidiary of Renraku.[28] During the Eurowars, the young Renraku profited extraordinarily from this subsidiary. The wars provided the young corporation with much-needed revenue.[31]
The rise
In the years that followed, Renraku was the small fish in the shark tank.[28] The Matrix became Renraku's new core area, and military technology quickly became less important. While still Keruba, the company had developed some now very profitable patents on data compression and other things. This was now paying off.[29] By 2024, the group had achieved another early coup with the implementation of the Digital XScan codec as a global Trideo standard, which is still in use today, and which was now generating profits.[32]
In an effort to avoid being swallowed up by any of the real mega-corporations, Renraku simply did everything that was beneath the dignity of Fuchi and other AAA corporations of the time. And it paid off. The group was able to amass a lot of money and was instrumental in rebuilding the computer networks after the crash.[28]
Inazo Aneki became lethargic during this time, enjoying his wealth too much.[28] However, corruption among the execs was a major problem that the top management did not address soon enough.[33] In fact, the situation 2038 was so bad that the name Renraku had become synonymous with corruption and waste. In addition, the payments on Aneki's large loan to take over Keruba International became increasingly overwhelming, and Renraku had to restructure its debt several times, which the megacorporation only managed to do thanks to its shares in Global Financial Services, the predecessor of Zurich-Orbital Community Bank.[34]
It was only when some shareholders - who saw their investment crumbling[11] - tried to throw Aneki out of the group that the latter took action against corruption and consolidated his position in the group, purged it of unprofitable elements, and put Renraku back on the road to profit. To do this, he had a plethora of voting securities issued to shrink the shares of the recalcitrant investors.[11] This daring maneuver worked, but cost him a great deal of personal wealth and most of his shares in the corporation.[11] But in return, it brought back the old corporate shark Aneki.[28]
In 2045, the biggest corruption problems were solved. Inazo Aneki's thorough purge of the ranks of Renraku's management, from top to bottom, had consolidated the corporation from an erratic bunch of subsidiaries, each doing their own thing, into a tightly organized, if somewhat stolid, corporate empire. The military division Renrakus was hit the hardest, with large parts of it being sold off.[34]
On September 10 2040[35] Renraku laid the foundation stone for an extremely ambitious project for the time: the construction of the Seattler Renraku Arcology.[36]
In the 2050ss, Renraku, like other megacorporations, was engaged in research on the metagenes, and is among the first to perform a successful metatype adaptation.[37]
Infinite Expanses
Renraku introduce on September 18, 2049[38] as the first megacorporation to introduce an intelligent pre-AI system, a Semiautonomous Knowbot.[39] However, the megacorporation continued its research, its goal being full, sapient artificial intelligence. The project, under the direction of the later CEO Sherman Huang, enjoyed Inazo Aneki's full attention, highest priority and greatest possible secrecy. Renraku was years ahead of any competition at the time.[40] Even though there were attempts to infiltrate the project (such as the infiltration of a deep cover agent by United Oil), Renraku's security department was vigilant and was able to stop them.[41]
And only a few years later, presumably 2050[42] or 2051[43], something monstrous happened: one of these SKs awoke into an AI.[44]
This AI, which called itself Morgan, quickly escaped Renraku's network to pursue its own goals. Unwilling to give up his creature, into which so much corporate resources and Nuyen had been poured, Renraku doggedly pursued the Artificial Intelligence, and was finally able to capture it in 2058.[42]
Parts of the captured AI were used to build the Arcology Expert System, which would later become Deus. Other parts escaped again and formed into a new AI Megaera.[42]
Renraku was one of the corporations involved in the 2055 concerted military action to end Status F in Berlin.[45] In addition, the 2060 group was in charge, together with Proteus, of establishing the futile embargo against the anarchists in the eastern part of the city.[46]
Three years of happiness
More than ten years later - 2057 - things were going very well for Renraku. The company quickly climbed the technology ladder and released one groundbreaking innovation after another. The position of the then market leader Fuchi began to falter.[44] There are rumors that an immortal Elf named Leonardo[47] under the alias Dr. Antonio Vieri[44] shared his vast knowledge in the field of computer technology with Renraku at the time, for unknown reasons.[48] Renraku gained a technological advance over competitors that may have amounted to 10 years in some areas.[34]
Be that as it may, the years between 2057 and 2059 were golden years for Renraku, in which the corporation stormed to the forefront of progress, leaving even Fuchi behind, and there could be no limit to Inazo Aneki and his megacorporation.[44]
The Corporate War
2057 After Darktooth's death, Miles Lanier became one of Renraku's major shareholders when he received shares of Renraku stock from the dragon.[49] Miles Lanier moved to Renraku, and thanks to his insider information and Renraku's groundbreaking innovations, Fuchi was increasingly able to be countered.[50]
In 2059, many problems arose for the group, damaging Renraku financially and publicly. After a change in leadership was almost certain, the Renraku network suffered huge data breaches. An aggressive computer virus is blamed.[44] The majority of their innovations were lost.
Arguably worse was that Miles Lanier turned out to be a spy for Richard Villiers' Fuchi division[51] and left the group for Fuchi again.[52] When Fuchi finally went under during the Corporate War, Shikei Nakatomi Fuchi-Asia to Renraku - which had also suffered losses in the course of the conflict - and bought himself a position on the board of directors.[52]
Renraku had emerged from the corporate war with a black eye, thanks to a friendly takeover of a third of the former Fuchi Industrial Electronics, but it had already suffered losses.[53]
Nevertheless, the Group suffered a significant loss: On March 26, 2060, one of Renraku's judges at the Corporate Court falls victim to an assassination attempt.[54] The megacorporation loses this seat forever.
The shutdown
In December 2059, the Renraku Arcology in Seattle suddenly and completely sealed itself off from the outside world. Shortly after the arcology shutdown, on February 3 2060, CEO Inazo Aneki disappeared.[54] Renraku gave out no official information about this. Rumor has it that he was in Tibet.[52] Some time later, a rumor circulated in the Shadows that the AI Deus had taken over the arcology.[55]
For Renraku, the AI was an absolute disaster. In order to keep Deus under control and limited to the SCIRE, all autonomous and semi-autonomous systems that Renraku had installed or maintained were subjected to a strict audit. Likewise, the entire PLTG was taken offline, and weeks of offline backups (which Renraku, in keeping with his conservative, cautious nature, had taken) were reconciled to undo any tampering that Deus had done undetected. All this while Renraku did his best to cover up the true extent of the Crisis.[27]
In addition, the Metroplex Guard had mobilized in Seattle and sealed off the Arcology. Tough negotiations and many threats later, the furious Seattle government (whose Governor Marilyn Schultz was among the victims) and the megacorporation agreed to cooperate with the armed forces in recapturing the SCIRE.[56]
By 2061, many inhabitants of the SCIRE were able to escape. Aneki returned from Tibet and, with the Otaku group Overwatch, was able to defeat the out-of-control AI Deus seemingly destroyed. Afterward, Inazo Aneki committed suicide Suicide.[44] His position was taken over by Haruhiko Nakada, who had previously replaced him. It would take until 2065 for Renraku to publicly acknowledge the death of its founder.[20]
In 2063, the Renraku arcology was deemed safe again by a UCAS task force. It was turned over to the Metroplex government by the corporation, as Renraku could not or would not pay the bill for the UCAS Army's recapture of the arcology. Due to the loss of face in the Arcology Debacle, Renraku America subsequently withdrew completely from Seattle's economic stage, no longer showing a physical presence there in 2070 and only represented in the Matrix and through subsidiaries.[57]
The Crash
2062, nodes of Deus' Network Renraku were first noticed during the inspection of rescued Arcology victims.[58] In the lead-up to Second Crash, Renraku was well aware of the threat posed by Deus' Network, and cooperated with Shiawase to prevent infiltration by the Network.[59]
During the initial public offering of Novatech in 2064, Sherman Huang - at the time CEO of Renraku - attempted a hostile takeover of the competitor[60] and failed. As he massively violated corporate law in the process (and burned through enormous amounts of Renraku funds)[61], he was sentenced to many years in prison after the Crash of 2064.[62] In addition, Samantha Villiers unsuccessfully attempted to take over Renraku, whose shares had fallen in the run-up to the Novatech IPO.[63]
The Crash wounded an already ailing company again where it really hurts. Renraku's Matrix research department suffered major data losses, and the megacorporation's reliance on data was also its undoing. Fortunately, Renraku had not been completely careless: There were offline backups, and even the Asian [Telecom]] grids were still in Renraku's hands.[62]
By hosting the Second Universal Matrix Converence 2065 in Edinburgh, along with Transys-Erika, Renraku was able to get back into the headlines of the Newsfax services in a positive way and slowly saw light at the end of a long tunnel.[64]
Reconstruction and disorientation
After two devastating blows, things were not looking good for the group. Even with Sherman Huang out of the way and rotting in a corporate prison, Renraku had to reinvent itself in order to rise to its former power.[15]
Renraku made the best of a terrible situation when the corporation tried to turn Deus' atrocities into usable research and products. While no longer the masters of Renraku arcology, Renraku still had plenty of agents and units in place, and was able to secure many interesting samples and data collections.[65]
Further disasters followed, for which Renraku was only partially to blame, but which nevertheless also affected the megacorporation. The Ring of Fire disaster of 2061. The End of the Yamato Era. The Second Crash. The Ghost Decade, which paralyzed Japan and its megacorporations. During this difficult time, Renraku was under the leadership of Haruhiko "Harry" Nakada, formerly COO under Inazo Aneki and Sherman Huang.[20]
Nakada's strategy was to open up new markets in parts of the world where Renraku's reputation had not suffered so much, a massive expansion into the southern hemisphere, whose markets the other AAA Groups were criminally neglecting. Unfortunately, this was not the desired liberating blow. Renraku's products were aimed primarily at the middle class, neither truly high-tech nor mass-produced cheap goods such as Aztechnology and Wuxing could produce, and it was precisely this class that was poorly represented in its designated expansion areas.[66]
Renraku also had to face the reality that the "New Way" of Tenno Yasuhito required a new attitude towards metahumanity and magic. The Yasuhito Ideal reforms cost the group some of its privileges at court, and Tenno's close ties to Shiawase further limited Renraku's influence.[20]
Yamato-Damashii
The late 2060s and early 2070s were a difficult time for Japan's corporations. Between a no longer imperial Tenno and his Japan's withdrawal from occupied territories and strengthening and new competitors, they spent a lot of time fighting each other. In the mid 2070s, however, they came to their senses and renewed the alliance that had enabled their rise at the beginning of the 21st century. Yamato-Damashii, the belief in Japanism Exceptionalism, was back.[67]
And just in time for Renraku.[67] Renraku had initially slept through the construction of the WiFi Matrix, the company had been too plagued by internal problems.[15] Shikei Nakatomi, formerly one of the founders of Fuchi, who had rescued himself into Renraku's arms together with Fuchi Asia, helped Renraku out of its lethargy - and turned the company upside down. Away from the Matrix focus, towards a combination of Big Data and services.[68] Fortunately for Renraku, the Crash had also hit the other megacorporations hard, so its vulnerability was not used to break up the corporation.[66]
Renraku was still in rough seas, but at least not in a hurricane.[69] But the corporation was rather floundering, robbed of its drive with the death of its visionary founder.[66] Harry Nakada failed to put Renraku back on the road to success, and 2067, at the third quarter shareholders' meeting, Nakada publicly committed suicide. His successor, Surin Supachei, an old loyalist Aneki, brought back Shikei Nakatomi as chairman of the board.[20] And he began a corporate shakeout and a streamlining and realignment campaign the likes of which Renraku had not seen since the 2030s[70]
With Supachei, he began - on November 3 2074, Shikei Nakatomi's hard-pressed President Renraku committed Seppuku, taking the rest of the blame for Renraku's poor performance over the past 10 years. He was succeeded by the former division head of Renraku Americas (before its split), Orito Sasaki, a loyalist of Shikei Nakatomi-and a Nisei.[70]
A combination of awareness of his un-Japanese heritage and the emerging success of the service strategy legitimized the new course from the perspective of most Renraku corporate citizens. The service to every customer that was now required and the spiritualization of the corporation after a long period of buck-passing by Inazo Aneki and his loyalists were acceptable after the public suicide of the corporation's father.[70] Thus began Renraku's transformation into a service and big data corporation.[20]
A new image, which the corporation laboriously built up to get rid of its reputation as a "mega-racist mega-corporation that produces murderous AIs", proved difficult to achieve, but with effort.[71] The service corporation model, and an aggressive acquisition strategy, allowed Renraku a growth spurt that made the corporation the third largest AAA corporation in the world.[68] The alliance with MCT and Shiawase kept Renraku's back free.[71] As in the beginning of its history, Renraku is now once again the servant and friend that helps its allies. But this time Shikei Nakatomi is pulling the strings.[70]
Emergence
Before the events surrounding the Technomancer Persecution, Renraku was already one of the corporations researching the new Technomancer phenomenon, drawing on research surrounding the Otaku theme. Rumor has it that they even held some of DEUS's former subordinates captive, who were captured during the recapture. Presumably, this involved Technomancer interfaces and the technological reproduction of their abilities - or the development of technologies to control them. And since Renraku doesn't mind the nature of the research, as long as the right results come out of it, it didn't bode well for the AIPS patients Renraku took under his wing.[72]
Technomancer-Verfolgung
As the witch hunt began in the wake of the Hong Kong Incident, Renraku media, alongside that of MCT and NeoNET, were at the forefront of sowing doubt and distrust of Technomancers. The programs never tired of portraying technomancers as dangerous and uncontrollable and linking them to the Crash of 2064 to further stoke fears.[73] After Mitsuhama took the lead in the pursuit, Renraku quickly assumed a similar position.[74] In doing so, Renraku proceeded mainly out of conviction, as they were convinced of the Technomancers' dangerousness due to historical reasons.[75]
The corporation also offered a bounty for the capture of living Technomancers.[74] However, Renraku's zero-tolerance strategies caused a whole series of internal problems, as a number of innocent people were blackballed. Subsequently, they lost all rights and were imprisoned, which worried many top scientists and caused productivity to drop.[76]
Artificial intelligences
In August 2070, the Renraku GridSec was able to apprehend an entity named Quicksilver, which was initially thought to be a Sprite. After long observation of the entity, it was captured in the Chiba network when it became apparent that the entity was acting autonomously. On the Chandra Scale, which determines intelligence in Semi-autonomous Knowbots, the AI reached a value of 10. Renraku analyzed the kernel of the AI and was able to find a copyright from Novatech, which was dated 2062. From the report that ended up in Jackpoint, it could be concluded that Renraku was ironically behind in AI research.[77] The group was particularly interested in the nature of the self-evolving core of an AI, as well as its personality matrices.[78]
New threats
KFS caught Renraku off guard, but not defenseless this time. Renraku had no part in the disaster this time (though it was immediately among the prime suspects),[79] and solved the problem by interning all employees and corporate citizens suspected of infection, in cooperation with local authorities.[80] The corporation was only moderately affected, with Genecraft Biodesign in particular struggling with a localized infection.[81] Otherwise, Renraku citizens were primarily caught in the crossfire or fell victim to secondary infections,[79] as infected individuals initially attempted to infiltrate Renraku.[82]
The shutdown in Boston, however, was exploited by Renraku's corporate media for propaganda purposes, in order to make all corporations involved, especially Ares' Knight Errant, looked bad.[83] Renraku was also able to profit from the collapse of NeoNET as a result of the revelation of its main culpability in the KFS outbreak, in the form of changing customers[84] and newly acquired divisions of the dying megacorporation.
Ultimately, Renraku's reaction to contacting Monads was surprising for a corporation with such a mixed and troubled history with AIs. Renraku welcomed Monads,[85] and praised the honorability of presenting oneself openly to the world rather than operating from behind the scenes and from the shadows.[86] However, the conditions the corporation imposed on the Monads were quite oppressive - this is where Renraku's conservatism got in the way again.[85]
Structure
After the death of Inazo Aneki, which was officially announced by Renraku in 2065, the position of CEO officially and forever became that of the late Aneki[20] - now Aneki Inazo no kami, a corporate kami.[4] Officially, the president now fulfills the position of CEO, but in fact all power lies with Renraku's board of directors, specifically the chairman of the board, Shikei Nakatomi.[20]
Renraku has, at least at first glance, a highly diversified ownership structure, with no one person owning more than 10% of the group.[87]
The group has a classic structure, with diversified regional divisions;[87] Renraku Computer Systems, which is actually a global company based in Chiba, merely acts as a holding company that holds and owns these divisions together. It has hardly any employees - only the highest-ranking Renraku Exec, division presidents, board members, their personal staff, and a large number of lawyers and accountants work directly for Renraku headquarters. Their main job is to keep track of exactly what the entire megacorporation owns, and what it is worth.[27] This headquarters provides direction, broad strategies and guidelines, but the real corporate policy is made locally, in the regional divisions.[88]
Each regional division is a separate corporation, but fully owned by the RCS.[27] They obey the RCS Board of Directors under Shikei Nakatomi, but are distinctly different from each other in terms of day-to-day operations and corporate culture.[89]
This structure has advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, it is a burden for internal synergies and cooperation and research and development, as many parts of the group do not know what the others are doing, which naturally leads to redundancies. On the other hand, regional divisions structured in this way can focus much better on the local market and design locally adapted products and services. And the redundancies also make the corporation more resilient to strokes of fate - if one part of the corporation fails (for example, because a malicious AI is currently occupying the corresponding arcology), another can often step into the breach and save Renraku's market share.[88]
The Central Division regularly sends audition teams to regional divisional headquarters to check the books and conduct an audit of divisional effectiveness. The emissaries who lead such inspections have the honorific title of Kansayaku (auditor).[90] These emissaries are much more than simple accountants and auditors. They also audit employees and rid the Renraku family of no-goods and dead projects. A kansayaku spreads fear and terror, like a corporate inquisitor.[91] And he is also sent to solve urgent problems for the corporation with maximum efficiency and minimum consideration for those causing them, such as during the Arcology Crisis 2059 to 2063.[92]
Renraku Africa
Once started as the philanthropic arm of Renraku Europa, Renraku Africa was spun off in the early 2070s when Nigerian industrialist Nwabudike Freeman sold his Freeman Industries weapons and heavy industry conglomerate to Renraku Africa in order to secure a seat on its board of directors.[93] As Freeman Industries was one of the architects of the African WiFi matrix network, which largely manages without hardware backbones and is instead designed purely for ad hoc commlink connections, Renraku was able to take a significant step ahead of all its competitors by acquiring the group.[93]
Renraku Africa operates smaller arcologys in every recognized African state, with the largest in Lagos, where the group has its divisional headquarters. In addition, Renraku Africa also operates the Fraternité arcology in Libreville, which is seen as a gateway to the Congo and which Renraku intends to use to open up the largely uninhabited interior of the continent, depopulated by VITAS and VITAS II and unexplored since the Awakening, and harness it for its purposes.[93]
With its cheap factories in Africa, Renraku has also become the world's largest supplier of cheap everyday fashion.[94]
Still from its days as an altruistic project of Renraku Europe, Renraku Africa is the largest MSP and data processing provider in Africa and parts of the Middle East.[95]
In Africa, Renraku is the primary provider of Talentsoft streaming.[96] In addition, Renraku has large cyberware factories in Africa,[97] which manufacture cyber limbs and talent conduits, among other things. In Africa itself, the group is the leading supplier of Fixed_wired_talent softs.[98]
However, another very important mainstay is the arms trade. Even before the acquisition of Freeman Industries, Izom Armaments' products all over the continent.[95]
Renraku Asia
Renraku Asia encompasses all continental Asian and Japanese operations of the Renraku Group.[87] Renraku Asia is Renraku's most profitable division.[88] That and general sympathies towards it - board chairman Shikei Nakatomi has after all contributed his part of Fuchi to Renraku Asia[99] - mean that it also has by far the biggest budget. Not only that - it's also the easiest place to rise as an Exec. And, in keeping with the traditional nature of Renraku, Japan is the (true) cradle of the group.[88]
Many of Renraku Asia's subsidiaries could promote themselves as AA Groups. Almost a third of Renraku's total sales take place in Renraku Asia's vast empire. The main business is software and computer hardware, but mass production (mainly in China and entertainment (mainly in India) are not far behind, and the service sector is also large. In addition, Renraku can rely on a stable basis here with agriculture.[88]
In the 2060s, Renraku Americas under Sherman Huang managed to steal the show and considerable resources from the Asia Division, but after the Arcology Debacle in Seattle and other setbacks, the "home division" has found its way back to itself and its role as the engine of the megacorporation.[88] While Renraku Americas bowed in disgrace and was eventually crushed, Renraku Asia has become the heart of Renraku research; it is home to by far the majority of the Japanokons laboratories.[100]
Renraku Asia's empire is home to the software innovation of Wakatta Software, as well as the booming aerospace subsidiary Ganbare Aerospace, whose involvement in mass accelerators such as Space Elevator Renraku]] has brought considerable prestige to this previously under-managed sector of the global market.[100]
In India, the former Indonesia and Southeast Asia, Renraku are the primary provider of Talentsoft streaming services.[96] With Terracotta Armaments, Renraku is also the largest arms supplier in Asia.[101]
Renraku Asia is ruled by Kaori Eto, a disciple of Sherman Huang, and a brilliant scientist in his own right. He is considered one of the most technically adept high-ranking Execs in the world, on par with Damien Knight, and more at home in the lab than the corporate boardroom, but he can also hold his own politically when he needs to, as well as being a prominent advocate for Technomancers and AIs within Renraku.[88] He is also rumored to be the father of the latest incarnation of the Matrix.[102]
Renraku Europe
Renraku Europa is where all of Renraku's European operations are bundled together. At one time, Africa was also part of this division,[87] but it was spun off in the 2070s[93] This division has been led by Karl Stadt for over 20 years.[87] Until 2057, Renraku Europa was based in Toulouse in France[103], then the division moved to Munich in the ADL.[104]
Renraku Europe is the most conservative division of an already conservative megacorporation.[104] Neither as large as Renraku Asia, nor as financially strong as the now-split Renraku America, Renraku Europe had to hold its own for a long time in a difficult environment against Saeder-Krupp and other Eurocons, with relatively less market power of its own, and in front of the decidedly demanding European consumers.[104] Renraku Europe is the most conservative division of an already conservative megacorporation. consumers.[95] Renraku Europa is particularly experienced in dealing with Saeder-Krupp. Clearly inferior, the group never directly confronts Lofwyr, but evades it, quickly exploits weaknesses, remains discreet, but more agile than the dragon. Karl Stadt sees himself as Lofwyr's equal in matters of economic policy, and after his long history of success this cannot be entirely dismissed.[105]
Originally, Renraku Europa was built around the remnants of Keruba[104] and Blohm & Voss[95]. This focus proved not to be very effective in the fight against Saeder-Krupp, and Renraku had to look for its market elsewhere - and found it in its core business: services and Big Data.[95] Renraku Europa owns many medium-sized groups in Europe, and uses them to market locally adapted products and customized services.[105]
Renraku Europe is also well positioned in the field of matrix services and, above all, matrix security, and not just since it took over Securitech International AG in 2059.[104] Since Saeder-Krupp during the Second Crash took the European grids off the grid, many businesses distrust the mega-corporation and prefer to secure backups with a trustworthy competitor like Renraku.[105]
Data processing and services are key pillars of Renraku Europe. A newly developed market, however, is high-end biotechnology and cyber medicine. Its medical services bundled under Ferrarius Medical and the many high-class private clinics have earned Renraku a solid reputation in the Cyber Clinic Industry.[95] With Securitech International AG, Renraku also has the largest Matrix security provider in the Sixth World under its corporate umbrella.[95]
In addition to its locations in the ADL[104] (Hamburg,[106] Berlin,[104] Munich[104]), Renraku Europe has large branches in France (Paris),[103] Slovenia (Ljubljana),[104] the United Kingdom (London),[93] the Italian Confederation (Trieste),[104] the United Netherlands (Amsterdam),[104] Spain (Madrid),[104] and Russia (Moscow).[104]
Renraku North America
Renraku America once covered Renraku's holdings and operations on both American continents.[87] In the wake of Shikei Nakatomi's reorganization of the corporation after Inazo Aneki's death, the division was broken up, in both North and South America.[107]
More than almost any other Renraku division, North America suffered from the arcology debacle in the SCIRE.[107] The shock brought the entire division to its knees and remains a barely wounded collective trauma to the group.[108] But that was 20 years ago, and Renraku North America has recovered economically.[107]
Renraku North America is the second division, along with Renraku Asia, that does a lot of production of consumer goods. Renraku has also invested heavily in education and entertainment here.[107] Although many of the software and AI research projects once based in Seattle were moved to Japan after the arcology debacle, there are still many end-user contracts for database management and computing power businesses in North America. North America also remains active in matrix security and firmware development by local developers such as Iris Firmware at the PCC.[107]
And finally, Renraku's customer service centers are located in North America.[107]
In the NAN, Renraku is surprisingly popular. The relationship began with the sale of weapons, remained Renraku, and gained local respect and popularity through its ability to integrate into the local culture (and a cultural conservatism that accommodates the Indians) that is denied to other Japanokons.[107]
Renraku North America is under the direct supervision of President Orito Sakasi.[93]
Renraku Oceania
Renamed four years ago, this division, formerly known as Renraku Australasia, includes Renraku operations in Australia[102] and New Zealand,[99] the Philippines,[105] and Oceania,[33] as well as Bandar Seri Badawan in the former Brunei.[99] It was formed in the early 2050s when the division was spun off from Renraku Asia.[99]
Of all Renraku's divisions, Oceania is the smallest and least conservative.[102] Initially a source of innovative software, the division had already changed direction by the 2060ss, shifting its focus to heavy industry, infrastructure and agriculture.[99] In addition, Oceania is where Renraku's magical research is concentrated.[102]
With the Philippines branch, Renraku Oceania is also the only Japanocon still tolerated in that country. After the downfall of the Baihu Corporation in the Dragon Civil War, Renraku brought much-needed investment to absorb the loss of the corporation as an employer and quell unrest.[105]
Renraku Oceania (then Renraku Australasia) is also the division in which the Elevenish Blue Samurai were founded.[105]
The division is currently led by Noriko Sakai, daughter of President Orito Sakai.[102] After several assassination attempts, she has dismissed her contingent of Red Samurai, significantly expanded the Blue Samurai, and appointed them as her personal bodyguard.[105]
===Renraku South America===. Renraku South America is the newest regional division of Renraku. It was split off from Renraku North America in the 2070s to absorb as many assets as possible from the dying NeoNET in South America.[107]
Regionally, the subdivision in Amazonia is the strongest, where Renraku has gladly filled the vacuum left by Horizon's retreat after the lost war against Aztlan. After the great losses of the Awakened Amazonian]] forces, Amazonia is now building up its regular metahuman forces, with readily accepted help from Renraku.[107]
Corporate culture
Renraku's corporate culture is strongly grounded in the teachings of the corporate kami Inazo Aneki. The core is a conservative corporate culture characterized by Japanese culture and tradition, which is also upheld within the group.[107] However - and this is where Renraku differs from Shiawase and MCT - Renraku has no problem approaching other cultures locally and accepting their local wisdom. Renraku means communication, and in this the megacorporation is astonishingly effective, despite all its traditionalism. The result is an astonishingly effective synthesis of a conservative core and a local, integrated and tolerant periphery.[109]
The Great Chairman
Unlike other Asian megacorporations, Renraku has long been rather averse to spirituality. Unlike Shiawase, for example, Renraku refused to build corporate shrines and integrate Buddhist and Shinto rituals.[110]
This changed in the 2070s, where faith was gradually allowed, not least belief in Inazo Aneki, the group's kami. In line with the reorientation of the group under Shikei Nakatomi, a spiritual reorientation of the group has begun, based on the tradition of the samurai.[111]
And an important protagonist of this belief is Inazo Aneki, or Aneki Inazo no kami, who is now revered as a corporate deity. His books are required reading in corporate schools and training centers, and shrines in his honor can be found in all Renraku facilities[111] - something he had always fought against during his lifetime.[110]
Aneki was a devout Buddhist, at least he and his last trip to Tibet 2060 is now sold as such. After his officially announced death 2065, his share in Renraku went to a Buddhist religious community, as stipulated in his will. This community sold all but 1% of the shares, but still has an advisory seat on the board. Their influence, together with the upheavals under Shikei Nakatomi, and Renraku's efforts to regain privileged access to the Tenno, led to a spiritual spring in Renraku's ranks.[111]
After his death, and especially after Renraku's opening to corporate spiritualism under Nakatomi, he has become a kami - a patron saint, spirit, or minor god of Renraku.[111]
Inazo Aneki's spirit is invoked when a Renraku employee won't meet a deadline, when his charm and cunning are requested for negotiations, or his strategic foresight when creating a business plan. He may be dead, but he lives on in the prayers and thoughts of the millions of Renraku employees.[111]
Renraku, which previously actively sought to ban faith from its ranks, even having private shrines removed,[110] is now open to all forms of faith. The Group does not attempt to impose a corporate religion at all locations, but rather integrates itself into the local faith, whatever that may be. However, the Executive Board gives preference to Buddhism and Shintoism, which predominate in Chiba, for propaganda purposes when in doubt.[111]
Aneki Inazo no Kami also has its followers outside the group. Especially in the streets of Chiba - the former suburb of Neo-Tokyo that Renraku transformed so lastingly - shrines to the CEO-kami can be found everywhere.[112]
Corporate Daimyo
Renraku has undoubtedly remained a Japanese-owned company at its core. Nowhere is this more evident than in the heart of the corporation, in Neo-Tokyo's Chiba Ward. In Chiba, traditional corporate culture reigns without mercy, and the same is true throughout the Asia Division.[109] This culture is evident in many of the large and small idiosyncrasies of life within Renraku. The Seppuku of President Harry Nakada 2067 during the shareholders' meeting was an extreme example, but not the only one.[89]
The group's language is Japaneseish, and traditionalists within Renraku believe it is the only language needed. In fact, many Japanese-native speakers within Renraku do not speak a foreign language, and courses or Linguasofts are mandatory for non-native speakers.[110] Execs are almost exclusively older, Japanese men, Norms, and conservative. Dress and manners are strict and traditional, and Japanese values are upheld and celebrated.[109]
Consensus and loyalty are very important to Renraku. This not only leads to endless meetings that only end when everyone agrees to a business plan, but also to widespread fatigue. However, even if an employee nods off in a meeting, it is very unwelcome to point this out - it is expected to wake them up discreetly by reaching for the Kaf or in a similar way. Saving face is a duty, as is making this possible for colleagues. A lot of effort is invested in not embarrassing anyone, or even bringing shame on the company through one's own nakedness or misconduct.[109]
If you want to get ahead in this system, you have to adapt. Only those who know the intricacies of the bowing and greeting rituals of the conservative Japanese corporate world, who speak perfect Japanese, and who have proven their Japanese soul through sacrifice, have a chance of ascending to the highest spheres of Renraku. Happiness, leisure, family and one's own life must be subordinated to the good of the community. Only then will one have truly arrived in the culture that forms the heart of Renraku.[109]
The Periphery
The biggest difference between Renraku and other (not just Japanese-based) megacorporations is how they treat their subsidiaries. Renraku is an ultra-conservative Japanese company at its core, but when it buys into foreign countries, it has no problem adapting. Unlike Aztechnology, for example, Renraku does not want even the last employee of a subsidiary to speak the corporate language, nor (like Shiawase convert them to Shintoism.[109]
Although some of the management positions on the board will also be filled by old, human, male Japaneses, some will also be filled by local businessmen, and the division director is usually also recruited from the local population.[109]
Renraku likes to keep its distance from local subsidiaries, usually through two or three holding companies. Not to disguise who owns the company (as Aztechnology and Saeder-Krupp like to do), because they don't usually withhold that information. But so the locally known name is prefixed to the name Renraku.[109]
This has several advantages for Renraku. Firstly, the company can build on an existing brand identity and does not have to laboriously establish itself in a new market. Renraku can also build on the fact that, for the local population, it is not a faceless, large mega-corporation from outside, but a company with local relationships and connections that people can relate to locally. Renraku thus becomes part of the local culture - they are people you went to school with, or even family members. By blending its own corporate culture with the local culture, Renraku integrates itself in a way that other megacorporations are often denied - perhaps with the exception of Horizon. And thus secures a significant locational advantage.[109]
Conservatism
Renraku can rightly be described as 'value conservative'. Renraku plays safe, favors steady income over short-term gains plays a long-term game and always has an eye on tradition. This view is also reflected in the wider corporate culture. [113]
However, this conservative, martial and nationalistically charged corporate culture also contributes to Renraku's racism and problems with magic-giftedness[89] and the New Path Japans in general that Renraku has. Metahumans are tolerated, but should not be visible; women are to be subservient to men, and artificial life forms are to serve humanity.[113]
This manifests itself in many ways. Not only does Renraku have a problem with Evo because the megacorporation are a competitor - both that they pursue transhumanism like no other megacorporation, and that they have broken with Japan and thus a long tradition, and even discarded the name Yamatetsu, is an affront to everything that is important to Renraku's culture.[113]
A core of Japanese culture is always present in Renraku and can be seen, for example, in the sexual morals preached by the corporation. Renraku is extremely tolerant when it comes to (heterosexual) sexuality and wants to protect couples from any embarrassment. This is why the group operates "love hotels" in its enclaves - hotels by the hour where there are no cameras, microphones or staff. Giving guests their privacy is a matter of decency for the group, which outweighs any short-term political or business advantage.[114]
While Renraku has decided to open up to AIs despite the trauma that the SCIRE incident still represents, they remain wary of them, even if they could reap more rewards with more risk. An example of this is the refusal of the Group Executive Board to accept AI [Goldenboy]], which is one of the megacorporation's top traders, to transfer it to their London branch - so as not to jeopardize their second most important financial market by leaving it to an AI.[93]
As a traditionalist Japanese-style megacorporation, Renraku's corporate culture is riddled with racism towards metahumans - from problems promoting metahuman employees, to subtle dislike, to outright hate crimes (often committed by the Kigyo-Zoku Red Ronin[115]). Even though Renraku traditionally draws many of its common laborers from metamenschian communities, it has always let them know where their place is - at the bottom.[110]
Renraku justifies this by saying that the awakening was a violation of Japanese culture and that metahumans therefore have a moral duty to repent. This is often internalized by metahumans raised in Renraku, and they develop an internalized self-hatred and blame themselves for their own discredit.[116] Many corporate citizens who are metahumans, especially orcs and trolls, undergo metatype adaptation to become more acceptable to the corporate culture.[117] Renraku is not only a leader in this augmentation field, but also offers the most far-reaching treatments that effectively turn a troll into a very large norm.[118] Renraku is unforgiving towards rebellious metahumans - they are quickly cast out of the corporation.[116] However, for those who accept their lot, Renraku offers redemption - and a place in the Renraku family, albeit far below.[119]
Even mages don't have it easy. Despite the disadvantages they face as a result, Renraku has a superstitious and tendentially dismissive attitude towards magic.[89] Unlike many corporations, Renraku only conducts lax and sporadic tests for Aptitude-it is quite possible that a Renraku corporate citizen will go their entire life without learning of their talent.[110] In fact, Renraku culture has never truly accepted Awakening, and myths that UGE and magical aptitude are related persist.[89]
Technomancer did not have an easier time with Renraku. Together with MCT and NeoNET, they were the hardliners among the megacorporations in the early 2070s, who saw Virtuakinetes primarily as a threat - or as experimental subjects.[120]
Renraku's connections with arch-conservative and racist racist groups may not be common knowledge, but they are quite common in the Shadows. Sure, Renraku recruits metahumans, women, and even AIs, but also ensures that an appropriate Human Handler above them, lest they forget their place in the world.[113]
This attitude also carries over to the periphery, even if racism is less upheld here and comes across more quietly,[109] depending on the local culture. But a certain fear of the other, of change and upheaval is always inherent to Renraku, and they also find currents in every local culture that suit them and which they then support.[113]
Corporate family
With over 3 million registered SINs, Renraku has more corporate citizens than any other megacorporation. If you add employees who are not corporate citizens and employees of subsidiaries, this number adds up to almost eight million. In addition to an army of service workers, Renraku also employs many low-wage workers in its many factories in the former Third World.[121] Renraku calls the community of corporate citizens "The Renraku Family".[122] It is one big family.[121]
In his dealings with his corporate citizens, Renraku sees himself in the role of the caring parent who looks after his children and can be sure of their loyalty in return. This quickly turns into paternalism, at least for outsiders.[122] Internally, however, this is seen as part of the social contract - the corporation cares for its employees and corporate citizens, and in return they swear eternal loyalty.[110]
Renraku's corporate citizenship includes a corporate school system that indoctrinates children born into Renraku - but officially passed off as work-life balance and caring.[110] The schools now also actively promote the Aneki cult, portraying the revered Eternal CEO in the best possible light, as an astute business strategist and corporate shogun who protected and expanded his empire, a shrewd businessman, far-sighted politician, true patriot, devout Buddhist and brilliant scientist who formed one of the largest megacorporations in the world.[112] Renraku schools are open only to Renraku corporate citizens and are oriented towards the Japanese school system.[22]
Much of what the caring corporation teaches contains more or less subtle conditioning to xenophobia and neophobia - children are warned to wash their hands when in contact with outsiders, vaccinations and pre- and post-trip medical examinations are advised on vacation trips if one has had contact with locals, and travel advice likes to emphasize the dangers of non-corporate zones, or the poverty, crime, or lack of prospects there.[122]
Renraku was one of the first corporations to offer its corporation citizens full health care - as long as they moved within corporation territory. Employees and corporate citizens who are injured or fall ill outside the protective enclaves of the corporation must pay extra (or see how they get by).[123]
The corporation also operates a travel agency for Renraku members only, an archive where citizens can leave SimSinn records of their lives for their loved ones,[122] and, since the upheaval after the death of Inazo Anekis, shrines and temples.[111]
It is worth noting, however, that Renraku is quite serious about taking care of its corporate citizens. As stifling as the corporation's embrace may seem, there is a genuine interest in the well-being of its employees. If a worker is approaching burnout, the human resources department is encouraged to intervene and find out why.[113]
Where other mega-corporations would prescribe BTL mood chips or performance-enhancing drugs or recommend that the employee just pinch their ass, the prevailing view at Renraku is that everyone has their place within Renraku - and just needs to find it. Accordingly, transfers within the Group are straightforward and simple. It is not uncommon for employees to be transferred several times until they find a position where they feel comfortable. Renraku pays slightly less than other megacorporations for this, but a surprising number of people put up with it in order to have a job they don't hate.[113] Of course, this does not mean that Renraku does not prescribe therapeutic SimSinn chips, such as for chronic depression.[124]
Many corporate citizens thus actually feel deep loyalty to Renraku, far beyond the paycheck. Renraku doesn't mold its employees to do jobs, it molds jobs so that employees like them. Something you would expect to find in Horizon or Evo, but which is surprisingly deeply rooted in this paternalistic corporation.[113]
But Renraku's caring goes much further. Renraku was the megacorporation that widely deployed talent softss and data jackss to make its employees more productive.[110] And Renraku's youth culture, especially in the Asia division, promotes augmentations as early as six years old, for children entering school. All of this is embedded in an aggressive campaign for educational opportunities, duty to the corporation and religion.[112]
Those who are exposed to this indoctrination throughout their lives, however, develop a considerable fear of losing this support - of standing alone, without a place in the world to which they belong. Many Renraku corporate citizens are very afraid of this emptiness - which keeps them in the arms of the corporation, the Renraku family.[125] Not least because of this, many Renraku corporate citizens also dismiss drastic things, such as reports from survivors of the arcology crisis in the SCIRE, as propaganda from malcontents or other corporations. Thinking for themselves is something very few Renraku members dare to do.[126]
Young corporate savages
One effect of this indoctrination is a rebellion of young corporate children in puberty. The pride, the well-meaning authoritarian organization of corporate life, the predetermined path - it simply invites them to rebel against it![127]
But there is also something from the corporation,[127] in the form of Renraku's own Kigyo-Zoku - a corporate gang, tolerated and secretly promoted by the megacorporation, in which the (predominantly male) corporate youth can sow their wild oats: the Red Ronin.[115] This is an important outlet for corporate teenagers, a tolerated form of corporate kid rebellion.[127]
This is where the warrior culture that is so highly valued by Renraku comes into play:[113] Everything hinges on corporate pride and nationalism. If someone comes along who acts differently than the corporate spirit teaches, it is an enemy. The Red Ronin then put on their masks, and suddenly anyone who doesn't belong to them had better be somewhere else fast.[127] The soundtrack to their work is provided by the corporate e-punk band Renraku Corpkid Riot.[128]
This gang has existed since the 2050s and has since spread across the entire corporation. This makes the gang as global as the megacorporation.[115] Early on, also in the 2050s, the Red Ronin Red Ronin]] chapter in the Seattler Renraku arcology.[129] Leaders change as they grow older and rise in the ranks of the group, and with them the mentality of the gang, though it is rarely not at least violent. Their current leader is called Mika.[115]
The Red Ronin have been around long enough to tackle real criminal projects as well. They not only supply the stressed sararimen and rebellious corporate children with BTLs, drugs and other contraband (such as competing brands), but even organize gambling, prostitution and occasional armed robberies.[127]
A peculiarity of the Red Ronin is that they all wear masks when they are out as a gang, and otherwise hide the fact that they belong to the gang. This is because if they were caught or recognized while beating up a metahuman in some alley, they would lose their parents and thus the group's face - and they want to avoid that. They also look more threatening with masks on.[115]
Corporate uniforms
Renraku, like conservative Japanese culture in general, is characterized by a penchant for uniformity. wage slaves wear red coveralls issued by the corporation, office workers and middle management wear Hideo-Tato suits and ties with corporate monograms,[130] and Execs wear Europa, the posh business fashion brand Renrakus.[131]
However, the corporate uniforms again reflect Renraku's willingness to adapt to local circumstances. It is customary in local divisions to adhere to local fashion instead of wearing Japanese brands everywhere. In the ADL, where Renraku's headquarters is in Munich, the dress code is far more relaxed than in Renraku's headquarters.[132] Nevertheless, employees are encouraged, for example, to use clothing of the (Renraku-owned) Stadl brand.[133] Renraku goes particularly far in the Seattler Ork underground: here, the corporation, which has few metahumans among its corporate citizens, pays norms to be surgically transformed into Orks.[118]
A popular ritual is still Meishi, the exchange of physical business cards instead of digital contact information. High-ranking Execs make their cards by hand, showing that they have mastered calligraphy. Having such a card expresses that you have the eye of a high-ranking Exec on you, and thus their goodwill. There is a black market for such cards within the group.[134]
As a strictly hierarchically organized corporation, Renraku has a complex system of security and salary levels according to which all corporate citizens are rated (with less imaginative designations such as Renraku-4, Renraku-5, Renraku-6, ect.). This rather rigid system is also integrated into the corporation's security system and also gives Execs not involved in security powers to trigger or terminate alarms, so as not to produce large-scale deployments for every false alarm, which also cost something.[135] The Exec ranks begin from Renraku-10, everything below are better wage slaves.[136]
Concern Warriors
Renraku is steeped in a warrior macho culture oriented towards the ideals of bushido.[137] As one of the original Japanokons, Renraku has internalized this to the point that it can no longer be separated from the wider corporate culture.[113]
The myth of the samurai is propagated by Renraku at every opportunity. Corporate children grow up with the adventures of the sentai samurai, corporate teenagers read samurai manga or write haiku love beeps to themselves, and the stone-faced, utterly loyal, all-enduring samurai is the ideal to which everyone in the corporation is expected to aspire, and a prominent character in every corporate soap opera for wage slaves and execs alike.[113] The corporate samurai is the model corporate citizen. And when that is hammered into you for 20 years, you naturally believe it, and most Renraku Corporate Citizens do, even in the Periphery.[138] Anyone who does not fit this mold, whether because of gender or metatype, has a hard time rising in Renraku's ranks.[6]
Renraku also exports this social image, adapted to local conditions.[20] Through its media, its SimSinn and Trideo productions, and its employees. And they have been doing this for a long time, worldwide - and successfully. There's a reason why a street fighter in the UCAS calls himself a "street samurai."[138]
Bushido, the ancient Japanese warrior code adapted to local conditions, is at the heart of Renraku's culture. This allows the megacorporation to preserve a core of traditional Japanese values - hard work, honesty, honor, respect, and sacrifice - and build its local cultures around them. Even if the trappings are tailored to local circumstances, Renraku truly believes in these values and what they stand for.[20]
Renraku sees its employees and corporate citizens, unlike MCT or Aztechnology, as more than assets and cogs in the corporate machine. Influenced by a version of the Bushido code that dates back to the zaibatsu of the early 20th century, they are instead seen as integral and valuable parts of a greater whole. In Renraku, each employee is expected to strive to realize their full potential.[137] Renraku expects lifelong loyalty, and offers lifelong security in return.[110]
Each new Renraku citizen is presented with a wakizashi along with their SIN as a reminder of their status and these values. Of course, a normal Renraku citizen does not carry this weapon with them all the time, and of course it is a mass-produced blade of inferior quality. But it is a powerful symbol[138] - and one that, as the Seppuku of Haruhiko "Harry" Nakada with his wakizashi shows, is culturally charged.[20]
This has interesting implications. One of them is that Renraku citizens, unlike other corporate citizens, are not required to keep quiet at all costs. Sure, the chain of command within the corporation, rank and senority are sacred, but in the face of any external threat, the corporation must stand together, which is practiced by Execs and wage slaves alike.[137]
This reinforces the distrust of all outsiders. If a Renraku citizen notices anything unusual, it is reported immediately. And while most corporate drones would never risk their lives to protect their employer's profits, it is entirely possible for a Renraku citizen who has internalized samurai culture to stand up to attackers - knowing full well that they are outmatched and have no chance.[137]
But honor demands it.[137]
Everyone's friend
Surprisingly, Renraku is quite a popular group. Even if they are racist, they don't wear that too openly; Renraku enters new markets mostly discreetly, buying up local businesses and largely retaining local management, so little changes for customers, except that local vendors now have the support, logistics, and financial network of a megacorporations behind them.[109]
Renraku also has a sizable philanthropic department, which is very much exploited for PR purposes, but also does real relief work. Renraku is always committed to preserving and promoting local culture without asking for anything in return. They are friendly and willing to integrate, which makes them very popular.[109]
Renraku is also the largest provider of corporate-friendly resorts, offering them not only to its own corporate citizens, but to anyone interested. Anyone who can afford the price is invited to enjoy Renraku's hospitality.[109]
Finally, Renraku has positioned itself as a mediator. With its departments, it has good neutral grounds when two corporations need to settle something but do not want to do so through the corporate court, and can also provide neutral mediators.[109]
Renraku's asset in all of this is its data business. As a leading provider of data and computing services, Renraku would not have gotten far if they were spying on their customers.[109] In fact, Renraku strives for the principles of Bushido, especially the principle of Makoto, honesty and truthfulness.[113] Even the feared business butcher Shikei Nakatomi has not touched this principle because, after all, Renraku's business would not work without trust in his honesty.[109]
Historically, this attitude has evolved from Renraku's relatively weak position in the 2050s. Caught between the titans Fuchi, MCT and Saeder-Krupp, Renraku had to see how it survived, and it did so by becoming everyone's friend. Today, largely due to the third of Fuchi that fell to it after the Corporate War, it no longer has such problems, but the attitude remains,[113] mixed with Renraku's inherent conservatism.[22] Meanwhile, Renraku sees this as more of a sustainable business practice. In the short term, betraying the trust placed in the group would certainly bring profit, but in the long term it would diminish profit prospects.[22]
And Renraku thinks very long-term and conservatively.[22]
Corporate security
Renraku's corporate security is known as the Renraku Guard.[139]
Renraku's founder, Inazo Aneki, had a schizophrenic relationship with corporate security. He saw it primarily as a cost factor that needed to be minimized.[87] Gradually, however, the realization that corporate security was necessary took hold, and Renraku began to invest in their equipment and training, raising the level of security noticeably, but still to little more than average. When Renraku had major problems, it either sent in Red Samurai or recruited outside forces.[33]
After the SCIRE debacle, there was a group-wide security review, and new procedures were implemented - gradually raising Renraku's security almost to the level of MCT. Especially among members of the Renraku Guard, the Shutdown has left its mark, and corporate security wants to prove to itself and everyone else that such a catastrophe will not happen again.[108]
The result is a competent security department with a very high sense of duty - every alarm is taken seriously and scrupulously checked. However, Renraku tends to rely more on non-lethal weapons - not that they won't hurt intruders, but unlike MCT, they tend to leave it to breaking bones or cutting off the occasional body part.[108]
The Renraku Guard is tightly and militarily organized and uses the Japanese rank system. The transition between corporate security and corporate military is fluid. The highest-ranking security officer in a regional division has the rank of general. Together, the general and his staff are referred to as the Security Directorate.[140]
Physical Security
Renraku's physical security is well trained and equipped.[33] Renraku relies heavily on automation, but also has well-trained, equipped security personnel, often dressed in Modern Oyoroi armors.[141] Lighter-armored guards also have a red uniform.[142]
For a long time, however, the Renraku Guard forces were relatively thinly staffed, and attempts to compensate for this with high-tech were only partially successful. Furthermore, it was deployed in a fluctuating fashion - important facilities were well secured, but what was not considered important was significantly understaffed. Renraku often compensated for this by hiring Ares or another Police Service Provider to step in at short notice.[33] Meanwhile, Renraku also uses its own forces for this, such as the Police Service Provider Najima Securities.[108]
Renraku's security forces are notorious for being quick to resort to lethal force.[143]
Guardian Critter
As early as the 2050s, the megacorporation, which was actually rather skeptical of magic Guard knights such as Barghests.[144] Renraku has increased its use of trained Critters since the early 2060s, regularly using Barghests, Dreadcocks, Hellhounds, and even Harpyes as additional security measures at its locations.[145]
Renraku classifies all non-metahuman security assets as property. This is an expression of the conservative and subliminally Magic- and Awakening-hostile attitude of the megacorporation. This also affects sapient critters, such as nagas and dragons.[146]
Magical Security
Renraku's magical security has long been as structured as its physical - high quality personnel, stretched thin, and deployed primarily at focal points.[33] The well-known skepticism of magic in Renraku's ranks does not mean that the corporation is lax here.[89] Mages are not suited for clerical or assembly line work, but they are equipped with unparalleled skills for industrial espionage. And where there are offensive mages, there needs to be defensive magics.[91] The attitude is that if the other side uses it, counter accordingly. Renraku's security mages are similarly competent to those of other corporations - only the security mage will never be in command.[89]
Matrix security
Renraku's matrix security has always been excellent. Where the corporation otherwise skimped on security, here Inazo Aneki also saw a reason not to skimp.[33] Renraku's matrix security has always been powerful and downright hostile to intruders. In addition to ICE, Renraku has always employed many security deckers.[147]
Renraku has always purchased powerful ICE, but is able and willing to design and use its own as well.[33] Renraku's ICE is considered very black - the corporation has no qualms about using deadly programs.[148] Since matrix security services are one of Renraku's mainstays, it would be a fatal sign if the Group's systems were found to be failing in the event of an attack, so unlike other security divisions, it has never cut corners here. Should physical security fail, this would also be bitter, but of comparatively little economic significance.[149]
Despite her traumatic experience with Deus, Renraku has gradually opened up to the new second-generation AIs and now actively uses them to improve his Matrix security. But Renraku has remained cautious: Here, the AIs are engaged with human partners and have no direct command authority.[150]
Securitech International
While GOD oversees the Matrix as a whole, Renraku's Securitech International AG Renraku's internal grid security. 'Decker of Securitech secure all important hosts of Renraku, and also offer these services to smaller groups. [Securitech International AG|Securitech]] has a good reputation when it comes to Matrix criminals and hunting down undesirable elements such as Technomancers and AIs, and is considered to be as tough as GOD itself.[151]
Corporate military
Template:Main article Renraku's corporate paramilitary units, and not just the Red Samurai, are feared, and rightly so.[16] While Renraku claims to have no corporate military, this is mainly because these units are officially listed as security units, despite having military equipment - tanks, fighter planes. Some of these "guardsmen" are even active in the Desert Warss.[33] Many Renraku samurai serve as officers or in separate units in the corporate forces.[152]
To secure its interests and protect its trade routes, Renraku maintains a navy organized around a carrier group. In addition to escort ships and the aircraft carrier, the Renraku navy also has ships from which state-of-the-art cruise missiles can be fired.[153]
If all this is not enough, Renraku is also the largest minority owner of the mercenary corporation Tsunami, and can fall back on this rentable army in case of doubt.[154]
Corporate Intelligence
Renraku has a multi-layered internal and external intelligence apparatus.[155]
InternalSecurity
Renraku has a very active Internal Security that is often categorized as Red Ninja, even though they have no training whatsoever. They are simply normal employees who keep an eye on what's going on in the company, monitor their employees and are supposed to recognize sabotage, extractions and fraud at an early stage and report them to corporate security. Quite normal counter-intelligence, but the Red Ninja label gives them a mystical aura and ties them into the corporate narrative of Japanese bushido culture.[155]
However, these agents have one thing in common with the mystical ninja - they cannot be seen, and they are very good at quietly observing and not revealing themselves, only to deliver a devastating blow to the back when they are not expected.[156]
Konzernspione
Renraku operates two different corporate intelligence services from different traditions: Keruba Military Solutions and Fuchi Intelligence Systems. The former is part of Renraku's nucleus and is broadly based, in all relevant areas; the latter, on the other hand, came with Fuchi's remnants and focuses on Electronic Intelligence.[157]
The group also has the Singapore-based Market Research Group, a division of Xiao-Renraku at Renraku Asia, which carries out Big Data evaluations for customers or in the interests of the group, and also conducts industrial espionage and counter-espionage.[158]
Black Ops
Renraku has, compared to the other AAA corporations, a very small black ops division.[155] For important operations, they have the Red Ninja, but in general Renraku views such operations as dishonorable and against the corporate code. However, Renraku would never have become a megacorporation if it couldn't think pragmatically. And the solution for Renraku is outsourcing - to the Shadows.[159] Therefore, they are one of the biggest employers for Shadowrunners - who have no honor, are not members of the Renraku family, so it doesn't matter how much they degrade themselves in service to the corporation[155]
Elite units
Renraku Samurai
Renraku Samurai[160] are the elite of the Renraku Guard.[93] Still far from being Red Samurai, they are nevertheless better equipped and often employed in higher positions.[113]
Not eligible to wear the Modern Oyoroi Armour of the Red Samurai[161], they instead wear modified, enhanced heavy armor like that used by parts of the Renraku Guard.[113] They are also reinforced with a set of Cyberwares - Reflex Boosters, Artificial Muscles, Smartlinks, all Alphawares. Not much compared to some street samurai, but not a bad set either.[113] In addition, Renraku Samurai are given a Daisho - a set of katana and tanto - when they rise to this rank. These weapons are standard, mass-produced and factory-made, but quite usable.[138]
The training of a renraku samurai is much more extensive than that of a simple renraku garsdist. Not only must swordplay be mastered, but marksmanship with firearms is also required. In fact, Renraku samurai often avoid rapid-fire weapons and prefer semi-automatic rifles and pistols - to show that every shot is a hit for them.[113]
Joining the ranks of the Renraku Samurai is above all a position of prestige. These security forces consider themselves elite and close to the bushido ideal of the Renraku code. Renraku samurai always carry and train with their ritual weapons, and are always ready to protect honor and the Renraku family.[138] In addition to working as regular security personnel, they are deployed as special forces at Neo-PD and Najima Securities,[162] as bodyguards for Execs or in the corporate military.[152]
Unlike the Red Samurai, the Renraku Samurai also take metahumans, especially orcs,[162] and women[163] into their ranks. Nevertheless, they are also mostly male and only Norms and Elfs are considered for leadership roles. Female Renraku Samurai are mostly used as bodyguards for high-ranking officials, while Orcs are mainly used as frontline fighters (where they rarely grow old), and never hold more than the lower ranks of the organization.[152]
The Blue Samurai of Renraku Oceania[101] are organizationally a sub-grouping of the Renraku Samurai.[152] The Renraku Samurai operate a large training facility in Korea, where they train primarily women, metahumans and other imperfect Renraku citizens who would be accepted into the ranks of the Red Samurai if not for their "flaws".[164]
Red Samurai
The Red Samurai are the elite paramilitary units of the Renraku Guard.[165] No corporate unit is as feared and respected as Renraku's Red Samurai,[16] which the unit has worked hard to achieve.[165] The Red Samurai are famous for their Japanese samurai-style red full body armor, which is actually of high military standards.[166] They are the corporate equivalent of Beefeaters, and like them, trained elite fighters who should be taken seriously.[156]
The Red Samurai were founded in 2029 together with Renraku.[163] Inazo Aneki established them in his new corporate headquarters of what was then still called Keruba International. Initially, the Red Samurai were merely Inazo Aneki's Praetorian Guard, a unit that looked much more dangerous than it was.[87] Well-armed, in their distinctive armor, but without real training, they would have been massively inferior to any real special forces unit. But they stroked Aneki's ego and looked cool, so he spun stories around them and invested money in them.[33] Nowadays, the Red Samurai are a real fighting unit, with a level of training on par with that of the Japanese army's special forces.[6] They operate in tightly knit groups of 5 men, with overlapping skills so that the loss of one team member can be compensated for by others. The only exception is magic - Red Samurai teams have only one awakened team member,[141] usually a Spell Sorcerer, but often an Adepts as well.[167]
Today's Red Samurai have gradually become what they were initially claimed to be, not least due to the influence of Yukiako Watanabe, the longtime chairman of the board.[33] They are absolutely loyal to the corporation, especially to Eternal CEO Inazo Aneki.[165] They take an oath to him and the board known as the "Red Oath"[163] - a traditional Japanese Keppan, an oath signed with one's own blood that pledges loyalty for life.[156] Red samurai see themselves as the highest form of corporate bushido and the sworn guardians of the corporation, and maintain a deep contempt for all who are below them in rank or honor. This only affects other Corporate Citizens to a limited extent, but they are downright hostile towards employees or even Corporate Mans.[168]
The Red Samurai are under the sole command of the CEO or Chairman of the Board.[156] The unit comprises about 1000 men[152] and is based in Chiba, at Renraku's headquarters.[167]Since the unit's founding, no woman[163] and only a few metahumans (all elfs) have been accepted into the unit.[169]
Red Ninja
This unit is the exact opposite of the Red Samurai. Where the latter are flamboyant and heavily armed warriors, the Red Ninja are sleek inconspicuous agents, often Social Adepts or Facedancers highly equipped with bioware, quietly going about their no less deadly business.[6] And, unlike the highly publicized Red Samurai, Renraku denies the existence of the Red Ninja, and conflating the term with Internal Security agents also helps to disguise their existence.[155]
But they do exist, a unit of trained ninja working for Renraku.[155] There werefor a long time that Renraku has his own ninja order.[156]
Rumor has it that the Red Ninja's training facility is a public dojo called Yagyu Ryu. This is where the megacorporation recruits candidates for its espionage and assassination program. The Red Ninja are equipped by Renraku with augmentations in Delta quality and are also provided with memory manipulation technology in order to be more effective in deep cover operations. They are also trained in classical ninjutsu.[170]
According to the training and tactics used, the order goes back to the teachings of the Koga ninja clan, with whom Renraku is said to have a silent training agreement.[156]
The ranks of the Red Ninja are more diverse than those of other Renraku units. They have both Adepts and Bioware-modified infiltrators[156] (although the number of Adepts is far less than Augmenteds[155]), and even a number of kuniochi (female ninja). They are trained in infiltration and assassination, and often work undetected and undercover in rivals and organizations that Renraku has fallen out with.[156] This allows them to act secretly and undetected, something the Red Samurai deliberately deny themselves. In the end, they are nothing more than undercover agents and corporate assassins.[155]
Renraku uses the Red Ninja when they need a stiletto, not a daisho, to defeat an enemy.[156]
Corporate Justice
Renraku's internal justice system is draconian. Modeled after the Japanese culture of the Edo period, it is legitimate for a Renraku samurai or even a Red Samurai to kill someone who has touched their blades.[138] The corporation imposes the death penalty quite liberally, and it is generally recognized as a punishment for severe disloyalty.[171] Even high corporate officials can fall from grace and are severely punished by the corporate justice system, as Sherman Huang experienced.[62]
Renraku's corporate justice system has a legitimate reputation for expressing the racism of the corporation as well, and for example, consensual sexual relations between a human Renraku corporate citizens and a metahumans as adultery (even if the corporate citizens in question were not married at the time of contact).[172] In addition, Renraku is accused of suppressing internal dissidence in this way.[171]
A possible punishment for minor offenses is Seppuku. This is traditionally ritual suicide offered as an excuse for failure in order to save the honor of one's family. In the context of a Japanokon, this means that an Exec or wage slave found guilty of serious business failure or embezzlement or a similar crime is given the opportunity to end his life, usually by throwing himself into his wakizashi or tanto, rather than receiving the intended punishment.[70]
If the Corporate Citizen does so, his family and children are allowed to remain part of the Renraku family without suffering for his failure, with full pay, privileges, and a decent pension. His (seppuku is reserved for men, although women may be allowed an alternative ceremony with jigai) death has atoned for his sins. However, if a corporate citizen found guilty of such a crime were to refuse seppuku, his wife and children would end up on the street with him.[70]
Relationships
The relationship with Wuxing Incorporated, as with the other Japanokons, including Mitsuhama and Shiawase, is anything but green, not least because Wuxing is doing everything it can to break the "economic stranglehold of Japanese corporations in the Pacific region" through the Pacific Prosperity Group.[173]
Renraku has Level 2 cooperation with Lone Star, which includes extensive information and data sharing, as well as permission to provide a liaison who then participates in local investigations. Extraditions are handled on a case-by-case basis.[174]
Involvements
Even though Renraku itself owns only a few assets in the automotive sector, they already owned shares in several vehicle manufacturers due to investments over a longer period of time.[94]
- Dongfeng Motor Corporation 49%[94]
- Ford Motor Company 11.4%[94]
- Hyundai 23.2%[94]
- Mahindra & Mahindra ?[94]
- Toyota 7%[94]
Subsidiaries
Service
- Architectural Dynamics[55]
- A large construction and property management firm focusing on office buildings and malls.[99]
- Armada Personnel[55]
- DataBank[175]
- a renraku daughter from Neo-Tokyo.[175]
- Market Research Group[158]
- A big data company and corporate intelligence agency.
- Renraku Air[176]
- An airline serving mainly short-haul and commuter distances[176]
- Renraku Pan-System Consulting[87]
- A subsidiary of Renraku America.[87]
- Renraku Travel and Tourism[122]
- Renraku's travel agency, which organizes trips both internally and for external clients.[122]
- Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ltd[4]
- Store-You Chain of rental store complexes[177]
- TransLad
- Freight forwarder [177]
Vehicle and mechanical engineering
- Blohm + Voss[55]
- Manufactures civilian and military ships.[110] 2029 acquired in the aftermath of the Crashs, and in the early days the core of Renraku Europe.[95] The headquarters of the traditional German company is in Munich.[178]
- Ganbare Aerospace[55]
- An aerospace company primarily active in space technology, formerly belonging to Fuchi.[110]
- Gaz-Niki[23]
- A manufacturer of off-road and agricultural vehicles, and military equipment.[110]
- Harland & Wolff Nautical Designs[23]
- Shipbuilder, known primarily for their yachts.[99]
- Isuzu Motors[4]
- A manufacturer of civilian vehicles.[94]
- Renraku Components Group
- A manufacturer of specialty optical components based in Seattle.[179]
Finances
- Champion Financial Group[55]
- financial conglomerate that includes GloBank and Temperance Investment[55]
- Fuchi Corporate Services[23]
- The remnant of the once powerful Fuchi I.E. is now an investment group.
- Mizuho Group[4]
Augmentations and biomedicine
- Algona Hospital[180]
- Hospital complex in Auburn, Seattle[180]
- Ferrarius Medical[23]
- Genecraft Biodesign[55]
- Renraku's genetics forge, which has become an expert in unexpected fields (e.g. Paracritter genetics and experimental proteins).[181] Their laboratories in Oslo, Singapore and the Mangalore-Bangalore-Chennai axis are apparently on a par with Universal Omnitech. State-of-the-Art therefore.[181]
- Hypersense[55]
- A 2058 studio taken over by SimSinn, testing unconventional and radical recording methods.[182]
- Renraku Biocomp[180]
- Biotechnical research and clinic[183]headquartered in Auburn, Seattle[180]
- Valley Rose Pharmaceuticals[184]
- Researches FAB strands
Matrix and IT
- All-American Servers[22]
- server performance provider.[22]
- Ascom Telecommunications[185]
- Australian Telecom Services[23]
- Baird Communications[23]
- Emerged from the merger of the Telstra group and several smaller service providers of the new matrix after the Renraku crash.[186]
- Comcast Corporation[4]
- DataPATH[187]
- EuroFact[23]
- Eurosoft AG[55]
- A broad-based software company based in Munich. This is where Shikei Nakatomi ended up after the breakup of Fuchi.[178]
- FactFiles[55]
- Databases and all types of raw statistical data, big data services.[188]
- GridGuide[4]
- The service adopted by MCT for organizing autonomous mobility, which Renraku has expanded to include the sky and the sea.[189]
- IdeiaFix[190]
- An ARE software programming studio, responsible for the Kaodachi agents, among other things.[190]
- Iris Firmware[55]
- Manufacturer of high-quality peripherals for Cyberdecks and Kommlinks, as well as firmware and operating systems.[99] Acquired by Renraku in the early 2050s.[191]
- Microlux AG[192]
- Producer of microchips and electronic components. Acquired in the 2060ss and now also produces Renraku commlinks.
- Silver Dynamics[193]
- Company that owns a huge testing ground near Nabburg in the middle of nowhere. It is well fenced and its periphery secured. Since the company was bought by Renraku, combat drones and autonomous swarm intelligence programs have been tested there.
- Tetradyne Matrix Systems[23]
- Wakatta Software[55]
- Develops data conversion and compression utilities.[99]
- Xiao-Renraku[23]
- formerly an Evo subsidiary acquired by Renraku, 2070 jointly operates WiFi Matrix in Hong Kong with Eastern Tiger Corporation, Asia's WiFi Matrix Market leader for Matrix security hardware and software[194]
Media
- Adams-Westlake Mediaworks[23]
- A media conglomerate that owns National Trideo Network, Paradigm Pictures and Realizm Simulations, among others.[55] In addition, it is successful as a PR and marketing consulting service.[195]
- Confederate Broadcasting Company[196]
- a Trideo network in North America.[83]
- Hitotsubashi Group[4]
- A Japanese publishing group that includes Viz Media,[197] also an entertainment software manufacturer.[198]
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk[197]
- Munich Film Studios
- 2058 taken over by Fuchi in its death throes.[199]
- Renraku Broadcasting[200]
- Renraku's own Trideo network.[200]
- Renraku Entertainment[201]
- Make into lurid Bloodsport-SimSinns, among other things.[201]
- Seattle Datafax™[202]
- A personalized NewsFax feed.[202]
- Socratic Education Group[4]
- A large corporation that offers school services, learning materials and Matrix courses.[133]
- Wacky Brothers Animation[4]
Security services
- Najima Securities[55]
- A Police and security company that is also used internally by Renraku for selective reinforcement of security forces.[108]
- Neo-Police Deployment[4]
- Renraku's Police Service Provider, known for its politeness, poor weaponry, and constant monitoring of its employees through bodycams.[203] They use Renraku's BigData power for impressively bloodless police service and are an attempt to muscle in on the core business of Lone Star and Knight Errant.[121]
- Renraku Security[204]
- Matrix Security
- Black Sheriffs[197]
- Private police service provider from Munich.
- Securitech International[23]
- Securitech is a matrix security company. It guards all Renraku hosts worthy of personal protection and many other corporate grids, including those of some megacons. Their corporate headquarters are located in the Munich Maximilianeum, the former Bavarian State Parliament.[205]
Armaments
- Evington Self Defense[206]
- Evington sits in the CAS, but is a Renraku subsidiary.
- Freeman Industries[4]
- The arms and heavy industry corporation that Nwabudike Freeman sold to Renraku, which distributes weapons throughout Central Africa to anyone who wants them.[93]
- Izom Armaments[4]
- Formerly known as Keruba International. Now renamed and one of Renraku's armor manufacturers.[28]
- Sam Browne
- Manufacturer of uniforms[207]
- Shin Chou Kyogo[55]
- Manufacturer of small arms.[99]
- Terracotta Armaments[23]
- Terracotta Armaments is the largest arms dealer in Asia, both legally and on the black market.[100]
- Ultimax[55]
- Manufacturer of small arms.[99]
Heavy industry
- Australian Development Corporation[23]
- A Renraku-controlled industrial consortium that became a favorite enemy of Aboriginals after the Crash of 2029 when it aggressively sought to develop the Outback.[208]
- Bharat Petroleum[4]
- Underwater Living[55]
- Operates several underwater stations near the Philippines.[99]
Consumer goods
- Europe[197]
- Group fashion label[127]
- Festival Foods[55]
- Flure Essential Oils[209]
- Cosmetics company and Renraku Europe subsidiary that processes Stinkiltis glands into cosmetic products.
- GoodTreats[209]
- Food company and Renraku Europa subsidiary, which processes the flesh of the Stinkiltis into food, among other things.
- Hideo-Tato[130]
- Business fashion for Renraku's middle management, with corporate logos everywhere.[130]
- Lepken Leisure[209]
- Renraku Europe subsidiary that processes the Stinkilti's fur into high-priced textiles for other clothing companies.
- Levi's[94]
- LGSK Electronic Holdings[4]
- Stadl[197]
- a traditional southern German munich fashion label producing traditional costumes.[133]
Thaumaturgy
- Australian Institute of Magical Research[23]
- FarSight Project[210]
- Locus Elementum[211]
- An interdisciplinary magical research organization[211] based in Chiba.[212]
- Rees Arcana[4]
- A magic service provider and manatech manufacturer[100] for personal and paramilitary applications. Acquired in the early 2070s[210].
Known products and services
Biotechnology
- Egel constructs: One of the designs from Renraku arcology that Renraku has capitalized on, leeches were the first symbiotes to hit the market.[213]
Nanotechnology
- Renraku SpeakUp: A nanotech application that allows voices to come from seemingly empty corners, via synchronized air vibration-generating nanobots.[214]
Cyberware
- Renraku Decathlete: A very good talent line model with an ASIST benchmark of 4. Offered by Renraku as part of its Tradejack-Cybersets.[215]
- Renraku Digital Maestro: A cyberset.[216]
- Renraku Kalenjin: A series of cyberlegs optimized for sprinting and in Kenya.[217]
- Renraku Kuroko: A cyberskull model optimized for flexible facial restructuring.[217]
- Renraku Model 45 V1.2: An Alpha quality data socket.[218]
- Renraku NonLinear AC v1.03 : Talent lines with integrated expert system[219] by Renraku.
- Renraku PureFlow™ : Renraku's data socketn top beta quality model.[220]
- Renraku Scuttler: A detachable cyberhand controllable as a drone.[221]
- Renraku Sidekick: A quad chip socket.[215]
- Renraku Tradejack: A cyberset that contains everything you need to use talentsofts.[215]
- 'Renraku TranslatEar: An cyber ear module that simultaneously translates what is heard. Can also be implanted individually.[222]
- Renraku Vision Magnification System: An Alphaware cyber eye system that significantly improves vision, with vision enhancement, cyber camera, residual light amplification, and infrared vision. Available in many designer eye colors.[125]
Other ASIST products
Consumer goods
- Pearl Diver: A luxurious hand cream skillfully marketed by Renraku in its spas.[66]
- Renraku DreamBand: Stylish trodenset.[224]
- Renraku holoFX: Wall-high screens that show trideo images and are popularly used for residential units located within a large building to simulate windows.[225]
- Renraku Home Entertainment Module Series: Renraku's home telecom devices, which had all the entertainment channels popular in the 2050s (primärm Matrix, Trideo and SimSinn.[225]
- Renraku HUSH™: A complex noise reduction system for installation in buildings.[226]
- Renraku MyLife ™ Goggles: Camera goggles from the early 2070ss, obviously recognizable as such.[227]
- Renraku SafeZone™: Small panic room units that are completely burglar-proof and provide protection from burglars or similar attackers in an emergency.[228]
- Renraku SnuffIt™: A home fire extinguishing system that was one of the best systems of its kind in the 2050s[229]
- Sloppy Soy: A brand of cheap soy grits.[99]
- 'Vitmoe: An energy drink with the refreshing taste of meat.[99]
Computer
- Renraku ASC2000': A giant commercial mainframe of the 2050s.[220]
- Renraku BaristaBot: An automated, highly complex coffee machine. Belongs to Renraku's Job-A-Mat series of automation bots.[230]
- Renraku Intern: A desktop facility that, depending on the soft loaded, can solve or answer many law and book switching problems. Belongs to Renraku's Job-A-Mat series of automation bots.[230]
- Renraku Pocket Secretary™: The predecessor of true commlinks in the 2050ss.[220]
- Renraku Zen® CCSS: A home security system, designed for a security decker, from the 2050ss.[231]
Matrix hardware
- Renraku Arguchi: A basic commlink for the small Credstick.[232]
- Renraku Cybot: A top cyberterminal of the 2060s.[233]
- Renraku Desukuwa-ku: A high-end cyberterminal of the 2050s.[234]
- Renraku Hotspot: A small hub-a node for mass transportation-primarily intended for smaller stores, restaurants and cafés.[235]
- Renraku Jupiter 7 Data Core: A powerful server.[236]
- Renraku Power Plant-1: Renraku's best deck of the 2050s.[125]
- Renraku Power Plant-8: A cyberdeck of the 2060s.[237]
- Renraku Retailer Hub: A matrix node optimized for mass traffic that malls and similar establishments use.[238]
- Renraku Sensei: A mid-range commlink of the 2070s[239] and 2080s.[240]
- Renraku Suterusu: En military commlink[241] with top performance data.[242]
- Renraku System 80: A matrix server optimized for networked home office work.[243]
- Renraku Taka: A mid-range PI-Tac model.[244]
- Renraku Tsurugi: A cyberdeck of the 2070s and 2080s.[245]
- Renraku Type 78-B Integrated Commlink: A weapon commlink used as standard in the Ultimax 150. It is based on the Renraku Sensei and is rather underpowered and poorly secured.[246]
- Xiao Technologies XT-2G: A basic commlink between the Arguchi and the Sensei.[232]
Software
- Eurosoft Clavicula: An excellent software suite that offers high level encryption and decryption.[247]
- Iris Orb: A neat operating system for commlinks of the early 2070s.[239]
- Iris Antivirus: A solid antivirus suite[248]
- Renraku Agemaki: A commlink operating system that is nciht characterized by user-friendliness.[249]
- Renraku Breakthrough™: In the 2050ss, the leader in the office software market.[220]
- Renraku Ichi: A popular commlink operating system in the early 2070s.[250]
- Renraku Kaodachi: Small proto-agents that can be collected in AR. Get them all![190]
- Renraku LifeSmart: An intelligent software that generates a newsfeed and AR feed according to the user's personal preferences.[130]
- Renraku-Ryu Karate: A talent soft of medium power levels.[170]
- Renraku Onibawan: An optionally lethal modulatable IC program.[251]
- Renraku SmartIC: A powerful, modular ICE software program.[252]
- Renraku SPAMOUT!: A passable, reliable firewall that keeps spam out and the PAN usable.[253]
- Renraku Teng: Renraku's proprietary programming language. It is optimized to work quickly and effectively.[254]
- Renraku Type 78-B Kyoto Upgrade: An operating system upgrade for the Type 78-B weapon commlink.[246]
- Renraku ZEUS-II Combat IC:[255] It cascades and has a lot of nasty options.[255]
- Xiao-Renraku Fetch: A wizard agent system that can perform matrix searches on its own.[256]
Services
- Portal 24 : various placement apps for everything from tradesmen to hairdressers or babysitters to used cars [257]
- Renraku Babel: A Matrix translation service.[222]
- Renraku Babylon: A streaming service for SimSinns.[83]
- Renraku Data Library of Alexandria: A huge collection of Knows and Datasofts that Renraku offers for loan or purchase for a moderate fee.[98]
- Renraku GridGuide™: A 2074 system acquired from MCT[258] System for organizing autonomous mobility on roads, which Renraku adopted and further developed.[189]
- Renraku HarborGuide™: The GridGuide principle, applied to waterways and harbors to organize ship traffic.[189]
- Renraku Headcount™: A census service provided by Renraku in nations and sprawls around the world.[259]
- Renraku Kohno: A Mapsoft streaming and rental service from Renraku.[260]
- Renraku Network Academy: These online academies offer a wealth of learning opportunities for schooling and continuing education that are even relatively free of corporate propaganda.[101]
- Renraku Okoku: Renraku's global grid.[261]
- Renraku Shoppazulu: A shopping network service from Renraku.[98] Promoted Renrakus entertainment offerings with discounts on fan merchandise and free samples[83]
- Renraku SkyGuide™: The GridGuide principle, applied to airspace to organize the increasing drone traffic in the sprawls of the sixth world.[189]
- Renraku WorkShop: One of the largest Talentsoft download and streaming services.[262]
- UltraSitter: A babysitting referral service.[121]
Civilian vehicles
- Gaz-Niki Iperial Eagle: A Combatbike comparable to the Yamaha Nodachi.[263]
- Gaz-Niki Titan: A chopper similar to the Harley Scorpion.[264]
- Gaz-Niki White Eagle: A lightweight, easy-to-maintain off-road bike.[265] The standard motorcycle of the Polish Army Reconnaissance 2050s.[266]
- Gaz-Niki Wolverine: An off-road bike similar to the Yamaha Growler.[264]
- Gaz P179: A pickup truck similar to the Toyota Gopher.[264]
- Gaz-Willys BJ 321: A true off-road capable SUV similar to the Jeep Trailblazer.[267]
- Gaz-Willy's Nomad: A rugged pickup truck.[268]
- Isuzu Crazy: Small car, common in the ADL 2058[269]
- Isuzu Metrovan: An inconspicuous, streamlined van.[270]
- Renraku Busman: A van available in many model variants.[271]
- 'Renraku Honor: A luxury sedan comparable to the Mitsubishi Nightsky.[272]
- Renraku i90: A city bus used in public transportation in many cities around the world.[273]
- Renraku i905: A large omnibus comparable to the MAN Dragon's City.[274]
- Renraku Kamekichi: A truck similar to the Ares Roadmaster.[264]
- Renraku Konichiwa: A small city car similar to the Mitsubishi Runabout.[275]
- Renraku ParaMed: An ambulance similar to the DocWagon SRT.[272]
- Renraku PeopleCarrier™: A small maglev type ideally suited for use in arcologies.[276]
- Renraku Polar Bear: A tracked van designed for extreme, arctic conditions.[277]
- Renraku Typhoon: A four-wheel drive motorhome comparable to the Ford-Canada Bison.[278]
Security and military vehicles
- Keruba Daikyu A light air defense vehicle.[279]
- Renraku Bear: A military scout and off-road vehicle, similar to the GMC MPUV.[280]
- Renraku Sai: A small patrol car similar to the General Products COP.[280]
Aircraft
- 'Renraku Dragonfly: A one-person combat helicopter comparable to the Northrup Wasp.[264]
- Renraku Jigoku: A ground support Thunderbird, a maneuverable vector thruster with heavy armor.[281] Renraku uses such aircraft to secure very sensitive facilities.[282]
- Renraku Titan: A tilt-wing cargo plane similar to the Hawker-Siddley Skytrain.[283]
Ships and hovercrafts
- Blohm & Voss ESB: A racing boat in hydrofoil design.[284]
- Blohm & Voss Gondola III: A light passenger ferry used a lot in Hamburg and on the passable North Sea coast.[285] Also sold under the name Renraku Sunset[286]
- Blohm & Voss River Commander: A patrol boat for rivers and coasts[287]
- Harland & Wolff Blackjack-Class Destroyer: A fast, maneuverable warship, versatile in use.[288]
- Harland & Wolff Ceylon: A modern sailing ship similar to the Corsair Elysium.[289]
- Harland & Wolff Cigno Biano: A fast catamaran with pimeric sail propulsion, similar to the Corsair Panther.[290]
- Harland & Wolff Classique: A luxury motor yacht for 12 guests and 6 crew members.[291]
- Harland & Wolff Oceania: A trimaran similar to the Corsair Trident with motor and sail propulsion.[292]
- Renraku CK7250: A small patrol boat for coastal and harbor patrol missions, similar to the Surfstar Marine SeaCop.[293]
- Renraku KX-55R3: A wheeled light patrol hovercraft for beach patrols.[294]
- Renraku Mata Ray: A medium-sized submarine comparable to the Vulcan Dolphin RQ7 for a maximum of 8 people.[294]
- Renraku Oyster Shell: A commercial transport submarine.[294]
- Renraku Shinkai: A mini-submarine designed for very deep diving depths with a tool arm, comparable to the Evo DSV-Mariana.[295]
- Renraku ZT72: A mini-submarine.[294]
Drones
- Izom-Shiawase GU-935 Landmate: A bipedal mecha combat drone. Functions moderately and was developed together with Shiawase.[296]
- 'Gaz-Niki GRND-71 BIS Snooper: A crawler drone.[265]
- 'Renraku Arac: A scaled-down, modernized variant of the Renraku Arachnoid. Comparable to the Jena Robotnik Tegenaria.[297]
- Renraku Arachnoid: An iconic small drone that utilized Renraku's nanotech expertise, but fell into disrepute due to the arcology shutdown[19].
- Renraku Barback: An anthropomorphic drone that can act as a bartender or waitress.[298]
- Renraku Bluebird: A bird pet drone similar to the Festo Pigeon.[299]
- Renraku Buzzard: A small LTA reconnaissance drone similar to the Condor LDSD-23.[299]
- Renraku Buzzer: A plain promotional zeppelin drone, comparable to the Horizon Mini-Zep.[300]
- 'Renraku Dove: A bird-like designed drone that Renraku makes exclusively for GOD.[301]
- Renraku DulaDrone™: An obstetric drone from Renraku.[302]
- Renraku Elemental: A RotoDrone modeled after the MCT-Nissan Rotodrone.[303]
- Renraku Evening Mist: A smoke generator drone similar to the Citroen Brouillard Smoke Generaror[304]
- Renraku Gerbil: A tiny scout drone optimized to use narrow shafts and even pipes for locomotion.[221]
- Renraku Hotaru: A jamming drone similar to the Horizon NoizQuito.[305]
- Renraku HouseGuard: A household drone, multifunctional and home WAN-ready.[306]
- Renraku HomePet: A pet drone series comparable to the IFMU Kitty/Doggy 4000.[307] Its basic elements are manufactured in Frankfurt-Oder.[308]
- Renraku Jardinero: A gardening drone.[309]
- 'Renraku LEBD-2 Law Enforcement Backup Drone: A police red drone with weaponization option.[310]
- Renraku Pilot: A harbor drone, developed as a harbor guidance system, but equally usable for sea rescue, as a life raft.[311]
- 'Renraku Manservant-3: A humanoid household drone from Renraku whose harmlessness won back much of the corporation's trust.[312] Almost three out of four households in North America own such a drone, making it the most popular household drone on the market.[313]
- Renraku Martin: A small, unarmed recreational and sentry red drone.[314]
- Renraku Milan: A heavy security and paramilitary roto-combat drone.[315]
- Renraku Misairu Hachi: an insectoid drone comparable to the MCT FlySpy.[316]
- Renraku Nadeshiko: A sexbot similar to Shiawase iDoll.[317]
- Renraku Ninja: A crawler drone similar to the Aztechnology GCR-23C crawler.[304]
- 'Renraku Pelican': A typical quadcopter delivery drone.[230]
- 'Renraku Renegade': A police pursuit drone comparable to the Messerschmitt-Kawasaki Hunting Dog.[318]
- Renraku Sentry: A VTOL fighter drone comparable to the Ares Guardian.[319]
- Renraku Shrew: A spy drone that can be disassembled into discrete parts[320]
- Renraku Sode: A mobile barrier drone designed for police and military duties, similar to the Ares Matilda.[321]
- 'Renraku Stormcloud: A simple mini-zeppelin used primarily for surveillance duties.[322]
- Renraku StreetCleaner: An automated street sweeper and a common sight in inner cities worldwide. Comparable to the IFMU Mr. Sweep; predecessor model of the Wash-A-Way.[306]
- Renraku Tachikoma: An unmanned armored system, available in many variants. Comparable to the Ares KN-Y0.[323]
- Renraku TEB-X4: Quadcopter traffic surveillance drone. Comparable to the Ruhrmetall Hovawart.[324]
- Renraku Toubentsukai: A rail drone system comparable to the Ares' Sentinel-R series.[325]
- Renraku Tsuchigumo: A large runner battle drone similar to the Ruhr Metal Wolf Spider.[326]
- Renraku Wally : Media changing drone, identical in construction to the Jena Robotics Mewero.[327]
- Renraku Wash-A-Way: A street-cleaning drone comparable to the Krupp Minion.[328]
- Renraku WindowWash: A window cleaning drone with suction cup feet that tirelessly cleans facades.[329]
- Renraku X4V: Medium drone as a self-propelled garbage truck / street sweeper (virtually identical in construction to the Shiawase Kurina 162).[330]
- Renraku Yokujin: An insectoid, flying, small combat drone, geared primarily towards drone defense.[325]
Weapons
- æ-Blaze: A chemical warfare agent.[331]
- Izom Aphrodite: A submachine gun with an underbarrel grenade launcher.[332]
- Izom Artemis: A carbine version of the Aphrodite, more compact but still just as deadly.[333]
- Izom CSM-419: A compact bullpup shotgun with patented CompactCarry magazines, and no electronic components.[334]
- Izom HP-49B: A simple heavy pistol with an integrated lamp.[335]
- Izom MT-87J Torpedo: A modern torpedo[336]
- Izom PHP-131: A heavy pistol of lightweight construction.[337]
- Izom Armaments RP-63A: An easily convertible rapid-fire pistol.[338]
- Izom RP-71: A compact rapid-fire pistol of lightweight construction.[339]
- Izom SS-374: A pump-action shotgun. [340]
- SCK Model 100: This submachine gun is synonymous with Japanese corporate security and Renraku's best seller. It is also used by the Red Samurai.[341]
- Terracotta Arma AM-47: An AMR optimized for orcs and trolls.[342]
- Terracotta Arms Caravan: A sporting and hunting rifle.[343]
- Terracotta Arms DLW: A sporting rifle for arctic environments.[344]
- Terracotta Arms Mordred: A durable MP with smartlink.[345]
- Terracotta Arms Orochi Light Rail Gun: A rail gun for vehicle armament.[346]
- Terracotta Arms Pup: A hold-out pistol with an optional silencer.[347]
- Terracotta Arms X-6 MGL: A sturdy grenade launcher with no frills.[348]
- Terracotta Arms TPP: A light self-defense pistol.[349]
- Ultimax 47: A heavy assault rifle without many extras.[350]
- Ultimax 68: An assault rifle with an integrated sound suppressor.[351]
- Ultimax 70: A rapid-fire pistol designed for covert operations.[352]
- Ultimax 83: An assault rifle without many extras.[353]
- Ultimax 150: A heavy assault rifle with an integrated commlink.[246]
- Ultimax Heavy Machine Gun 2: An update to the Ultimax HMG for the 2070s.[354]
- Ultimax Medium Machine Gun: A medium machine gun widely used in Oceania and Asia, known for its corrosion resistance.[355]
- Ultimax Rain Forest Carabine: A carabine designed for jungle combat.[356]
Important Local Activities
Alliance of German Countries
In the ADL, Renraku operates the local GridGuide offshoot ALI.[357] With the Asphalt-Cowboys-München in the DSKL, the group owns a professional Urban Brawl/urban war team.
Alongside Saeder-Krupp, Renraku is the AAA corporation with the strongest presence in Germany.[178] In 2057, Karl Stadt announced plans to bring the European headquarters of the megacorporation to Germany.[358] Renraku's ADL headquarters had already been relocated from Berlin to Munich during the Corporate War in 2058[199].[104] As one of the most important headquarters of the Group, the headquarters of the European Regional Division is protected by a company of Red Samurai, and also has the equivalent of three companies of Renraku Samurai, as well as smaller task forces.[178]
In Berlin, where Renrakusan (formerly Prenzlauer Berg[359]) is completely exterritorial Renraku Group territory, Renraku is mainly present as a service provider for other Group enclaves and with research sites.[360] In addition to Renrakusan, the megacorporation also owns the impressive Renraku Building at Alexanderplatz.[361] One Renraku project making waves is the 2072 AR- and VR-supported learning project "Open Minds" as an educational offer for the disadvantaged. Despite backlash from anarchist circles that it covers up an ethically questionable brainwashing program called "Open Thoughts", with which the megacorporation wants to turn orphans into well-behaved corporate citizens,[362] Renraku is now trying to use "Open Minds" as a jump into the German education system.[133] Renraku had always been one of the staunchest opponents of anarchy in the city and repeatedly made moves against it.[363] Furthermore, Renraku also owns one of the three towers of the Japan Business Center.[364]
In Düsseldorf, Renraku operates extensive office complexes, which are well secured.[365] Here, mainly thought work is carried out - PR and research. The core of the Renraku compound is a chrome-and-glass pyramid, which glows matt red from the inside.[366]
In Erfurt[365], Renraku operates a large Gaz-Niki factory[133], several server farms, and a large research center.[133]
In Hamburg, Blohm + Voss operates a large shipyard for ships, boats and hovercrafts.[106] However, the headquarters were moved to the Munich Renraku Arkology.[178] Furthermore, their group-owned trucking company TransLad is very present in Hamburg, as is the Store-You chain of rental warehouse complexes throughout the city. In addition, there is a growing number of small franchise businesses that belong to Renraku via a few corners, and the offer of their "Portal24" brokerage apps, which help you find a handyman, hairdresser or babysitter as well as a used car, and with which the data octopus from Chiba competes with the local hero DeMeKo on its very own Hometurf. [257] The company also takes care of the highly complex Daneel expert system, which keeps the Freeport Trade Zone running. Renraku has doubled the number of technicians on site, especially since the system has been very reluctant to keep to its precise schedule.[367]
In Franconia, the group operates a large vacation enclave on Lake Brombach.[368] Renraku also has a recognizable presence in Nuremberg, whose toy fair is of great importance for Renraku's learning and toy division.[369]
In Frankfurt-Oder, Renraku is one of the few remaining employers with a chip and drone component factory.[308]
In Göttingen[365] is the German representative of the Socratic Education Group, which operates teaching and learning materials, standardized tests and psychological counselling from here.[133]
In Greater Frankfurt, the group has a significant presence.[370] In the slipstream of Mitsuhama, the Group is trying to provide the data processing capacities for the security authorities in order to also be a big player in the business.[371]
In Mönchengladbach Renraku operates a large factory,[365] in which mainly consumer and small electronics, microchips and electronic components are produced.The German headquarters of Izom Armaments is also in Mönchengladbach, and the group has spare parts manufactured here and handles customer service and sales from here.[133]
Renraku has its Europe and ADL headquarters in Munich. On the alten Zoo grounds in Thalkirchen in Harlaching, directly on the banks of the Isar[358], Renraku has built the Renraku Arkologie Europa, which opened in 2060.[205]. In the arcology, Renraku runs a Delta Clinic,[372] and the German headquarters of Eurosoft, Eurofacts, and Tetradyne Matrix Systems are also located here.[133] Securitech International has its headquarters in the munich Maximilianeum.[205] Renraku also operates the new, fully automated Munich subway, which is controlled by Semiautonomous Knowbots - rumors even speak of an AI.[358] In Munich, Renraku and its local police service provider provide Black Sheriffs. Schwarzen Sheriffs, who came under heavy criticism in the wake of the Olympiapark massacre in the Year of the Comet.[373] These incidents (and general racism) make Renraku a favorite opponent of local politicians.[374]
In the 'SOX, Renraku runs several laboratories for hardware research[236]and has long sat on the 'Control Council.[122] The research centers are among the largest Renrakus in the German-speaking world.[133] Renraku is also a regular Rad-Wars participant with its corporate forces.[375] In the arcology of the corporation in the SOX in the north of the zone, Renraku operates huge offline storage facilities and allegedly a Technomancer prison.[376] In its role on the Control Council, the corporation is responsible for zone IDs, access, and also bureaucracy.[377]
In Unna, Renraku operates an small arcology next to the arcology of Saeder-Krupp, which the corporation took over from Fuchi in the course of the corporate war[378] which is now home to one of Renraku's largest research centers.[133]
The company has also been represented in the Troll Republic of the Black Forest since its opening to corporations. Renraku focuses primarily on traffic and transportation.[379]
In 2070, Renraku's matrix security succeeded in Munich Gitter to capture an AI named "Bethal" and transfer it to the SOX for investigation, but only a year later the AI was freed by E-Wall. Bethal was subsequently instrumental in building the underworld syndicate known as Shader.[380]
Algonkian-Manitou Council
Renraku has a strong local presence in the Algonkian-Manitou Council.[381]
Amazonia
In Amazonia, Renraku is the new megacorporation ally since Horizon hastily left the country after losing the war against Aztlan. The young South America division of Renraku is currently mainly occupied with arms deals, with which Amazonia wants to expand its regular armed forces.[107]
Renraku is also using drones to combat the Sangre del Diablo plague in the former war zones, as the machines are unaffected by the Paraflora's hypnotic abilities.[107]
Renraku are heavily invested in Amazonian agriculture,[94] where they use the 6000 square kilometer Born Futuro Plantation' for the most intensive cultivation of soybeans and other food staples.[382]
Argentina
In Buenos Aires, Renraku operates a major branch.[99]
Australia
Renraku Australia, the largest subdivision of Renraku Oceania, is known as the least conservative and most innovative division of the megacorporation.[102] One such innovation, an attempt in the 2070ss to magically green the outback with genetically engineered plants, backfired badly, as the plants actually grew, but then quickly withered, draining the last of the soil's nutrients.[105]
In Sydney, Renraku is a member of the Sydney Metropolitan Council.[23] The headquarters of Renraku Oceania is also located here.[99] Many of Renraku's activities, such as the observation of mana storms in the Outback, originate from here.[105]
In Cairns, Renraku is a member of the Cairns Metropolitan Council.[23]
In Perth, Renraku is primarily involved in shipbuilding, primarily through large shipyard facilities owned by Harland & Wolff.[383] In general, Renraku maintains a major branch here.[99]
At Wittenoom, Renraku operates an asbestos mine.[102]
On Tasmania, Renraku 2046 attempted to build a prison, but it was mysteriously completely depopulated and written off as a total loss.[384]
With Baird Communications, formed after the Crash of 2029 from Telstra and smaller providers, Renraku is a near monopolist in Australia's matrix provider market, and operator of the state grids.[186] Baird is known to strongly prioritize the sprawls where affluent customers are located over the countryside (or even the outback).[385]
Renraku remains one of the favorite destinations of the Children of the Rainbow Serpent.[386]
Athabascan Council
Renraku controls the country's matrix and entertainment markets via Iris Firmware.[387] The corporation cracks down on smuggling of its products, sometimes even deploying the Red Samurai.[388]
Azania
Renraku Africa was long based in the Orange Vrystaat[104].
In Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vaal, Renraku operates all traffic control infrastructure.[389] The group also operates the large Midtown Market, the largest and safest open market in the Sprawl, which is also a major tourist attraction.[390] The extensive tunnel and subway system beneath the Sprawl in its underground arcologys is also partly operated by Renraku (in cooperation with MCT).[391] Renraku uses its dominant position in the field of traffic management to provide advantages for its own service offerings and to expand its position of power in Azania.[392]
===Bakongo tribal land===. Renraku Afrika operates the Fraternité-Arcology as a gateway to exploration and development of the Congo.[93]
Burma
Renraku is one of the megacorporations with the strongest presence in the country.[393]
Chile
In Santiago de Chile, Renraku operates a larger branch.[99]
Chinese successor states
Renraku still groups the successor states under the label Renraku China, just to emphasize how conservative the group is. The constantly warring shards of the great China are the largest sales market for Terracotta Armaments[102] and a place where Renraku gets rid of (even faulty) overproduction.[97]
Renraku is one of the largest landowners in the Chinese successor states, and operates extensive cultivation areas for rice and soybeans, raw materials that Renraku then sells to other corporations for refinement.[382]
In addition, the Chinese Successor States, like India, are a market of one billion poor metahumans that Renraku can exploit and provide with goods and services. Renraku is also deeply involved in human trafficking in the region - under the pretext of matchmaking, chipped and unchipped brides (and some grooms) are brokered by Renraku all over the world.[102]
Henan
Renraku's relationship with the radical Maoist Splinter State China]] is curious, but highly profitable for the megacorporation. Renraku operates a lot of agriculture, food processing, chemical and biotech industries and large production facilities in Henan.[394]
In Bengbu, Renraku operates a large agri-cultural Arcology, where Renraku also conducts genetic research.[394]
Shaanxi
Renraku has a lot of factories and smaller offices in the Splinter State, and still has good contacts to the current royal family from Keruba times, which makes Renraku the state's most important weapons supplier.[395]
In Xi'an, Shaanxi's capital, Renraku operates extensive factory complexes.[396]
Confederation of American States
Renraku has a noticeable presence in every state of the CAS.[382] The megacorporation has invested heavily in its reputation in the southern states, and this (and a certain shared penchant for racism) pays off for Renraku.[397]
Renraku is rebuilding the school system in the CAS states, which had abolished compulsory education and felt the effects.[83] In addition, Renraku operates many agricultural areas in the CAS, where they mainly grow soybeans.[382] Renraku is also present throughout the country with various resorts and tourism services.[382]
In Alabama, Renraku operates a lot of heavy industry such as steel mills, car factories and mines.[398]
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Renraku operates large branches,[99] and are one of the city's main employers.[399]
In Florida, Renraku operates some light industry and residential enclaves.[400]
In 'Nashville, Tennessee Renraku is present in the media and entertainment scene, always on the lookout for the next corporate star.[83] The corporation also operates a smaller arcology in the city.[401]
In Richardson/Piano', Dallas, Texas Renraku operates an arcology.[402]
Renraku is also invested in the tech industry in Virginia.
France
Renraku has good relations with the nobility in France. Whether it's old-fashioned views, backroom deals or dislike of metahumans, they get along.[93] Renraku and the state cooperate closely in the area of matrix security. Renraku also has a good relationship with the French authorities, who often maintain liaison officers and teams on site.[103]
In Marseille, Renraku operates highly profitable biotech research alongside heavy industry. A Red Samurai unit is also stationed here.[103] Quite a provocation given Saeder-Krupp's overwhelming presence in the city.[403]
In Lyon, Renraku is primarily concerned with agribusiness and magical research and artifact production.[103]
In Paris, Renraku Europa operates an arcology that is one-tenth the size of the building in Seattle[404] and the large electronics department store Méta-Deck.[405] Renraku Paris researches and develops computer and cyber technology, and maintains several chemical plants in Paris and Île de France. The group's main business is in cyberware, data processing and software.[103]
In Toulouse, the old headquarters of Renraku Europe, Renraku has its local headquarters, and is mainly active in the aerospace sector, military technology, Toulouse also operates several factories producing consumer goods, and is a sponsor of some local sports teams including collecting societies.[103]
Free State of California
The headquarters of the California division is San Francisco,[188] headquartered in the 97-story [406] Renraku Building', one of the largest skyscrapers in the city.[407] In the meantime, Renraku America managed itself from San Francisco after losing the SCIRE.[408] In San Francisco, Renraku still maintains a strong presence after the end of the Japanese occupation, and try to repair their reputation somewhat through public donations and charitable work.[409]
In Sacramento, Renraku operates a large branch.[99]
Renraku operates the public database systems of the Free State of California.[188]
Front Range Free Zone
Renraku has never had a particularly strong presence in Denver. After the Arcology Crisis, Renraku established many of its subsidiaries once located at the now defunct North American headquarters in various NANs, while the larger parts of the company relocated to Manhattan.[410] As a result, the megacorporation is still primarily present with HyperSense in the Front Range Free Zone.[411]
In addition, Architectural Dynamics, real estate developers of malls and office buildings, and the weapons manufacturer Terracotta Armaments are increasingly active in Denver.[410]
Indian Union
Renraku's Indian presence is a gigantic sales market for the Group's products and services. In addition to Bollywood products, which Renraku markets heavily, and the huge pool of cheap labor and lax environmental regulations (even by Sixth World standards), India is above all a billion customers for Renraku to sell food, clothing, consumer electronics and services of all kinds to.[102]
Together with Saeder-Krupp, MCT and Shiawase, Renraku is involved in the expansion of the mega infrastructure project Golden Quadrilateral[412]
In Bombay, Renraku operates a smaller arcology.[102]
In Chennai Renraku had its India Indian]] headquarters,[99] which has since been relocated to Arcology in Calcutta.[102] However, there is still a very strong presence of the Japanokon.[99] Renraku is part of the MBC Corridor Consortium, which aims to revitalize the old South Indian tech industry on the Mangalore-Bangalore-Chennai axis.[413]
Renraku's regional HQ is in Kolkata, where the group also operates a smaller arcology.[102] With SimScapes, Renraku operates one of the largest Indian MPSs.[413]
Regionally, Renraku has a surprisingly large presence in the construction industry, which it exploits to use cheap but unsafe materials such as asbestos mined in Australia, pay dumping wages, and source its sand cheaply from the sand mafia.[102]
Indonesia
Another area where Renraku simply refuses to acknowledge that the that country has gone under. Renraku mainly operates huge plantations in the former Indonesia, producing vast amounts of palm oil.[102] In addition, Renraku produces palm oil in factories in Indonesian Sprawls, which it then sells partly in Asia, but partly, refined with new casings into Renraku products, in Europe.[414]
In Jakarta, Renraku operates an arcology that houses all of their Asian linguistics research and many financial, real estate and consulting services.[102]
In Bandar Seri Begawan, Renraku maintains a large branch office,[99] from which it exerts great influence over the Dayak Council territories formerly belonging to Malaysia and Brunei. Renraku is actively involved in Malaysia's struggle to reclaim the territories.[331]
Italian Confederation
Renraku has important branches in the Free City of Trieste in the Italian Confederation.[104]
Empire of Japan
In Japan, the megacorporation operates other large facilities in Neo-Tokyo in addition to its headquarters in Chiba.[99] Here, in Chiba's Renraku arcology,[212] is also the headquarters of the corporation.[415] The Arcology is strictly shielded and guarded by various teams of Red Samurai.[416] Renraku's Clinics in Chiba are considered the best in the world, and indeed they are.[417] Renraku's corporate headquarters on Makuhari Promenade[418] dominates the skyline of Chiba like its arcology dominates that of Seattle.[419] In Nishi-Shinjuku, Renraku has a second giant building in Neo-Tokyo - Fuchi Tower, formerly the headquarters of Fuchi Industrial Electronics.[419] Renraku is also the main sponsor of Gotoko-Ji Temple, the shrine of Maneki-Neko.[420] Renraku is omnipresent in Chiba, but the influence of the megacorporation is also strong in the wider Neo-Tokyo sprawl. Renraku is the operator of all public databases in Neo-Tokyo. As a result of this and other activities, Renraku is by far the most visible megacorporation in the Megasprawls.[112]
Off the coast of Chiba lies Aneki Island, a Renraku showroom named after its Eternal CEO. The island is home to nightclubs, bars, resorts and a huge mall, all networked with an intelligent computer system that can analyze each visitor and make tailored suggestions based on their presumed preferences - club visits, shopping offers and even singles with similar preferences that the system sees an opportunity with. Aneki Island is a popular dating location in Neo-Tokyo.[418]
In Kyoto, Renraku operates the Red Samurai Academy', the training ground for its iconic elite unit. The group cooperates with the Ranken-Ryu and other martial arts academies to guide their best graduates into their training programs.[421]
In Nagano lies Renraku's Delta Clinic, which the megacorporation has taken over from Fuchi.[422] Allegedly, Renraku owns another Delta Clinic directly in Chiba.[418]
Renraku is appointed as Economic Advisor to Tenno and the Diet[23] As a Japanokon affiliated with the Imperialist faction, Renraku supports the Divine Heritage Party, hard-core nationalists, and the governor of Neo-Tokyo Prefecture, Saburo Koga, who is also a hard-core nationalist. Renraku also enjoys good relations with the Japanese army and the Watada-rengo, who are also ideologically in line with the nationalists.[423] However, they do not agree with Emperor Yasuhito's course and, like some other groups, have positioned themselves against it. Yasuhito does not want to allow growth at the expense of places and traditions that are deeply rooted in Japanese society. He also calls for the unity of the country and loyalty to Japan as the highest duties, even for corporations. However, the group is quite sympathetic to his attempts to revive traditionalism in the country.[424]
Renraku was the primary matrix service provider in Japan until the Second Crash and would like to become so again.[13]
Caribbean League
In the Caribbean League, Renraku has partnerships with many islands in the tourism industry or operates resorts and docks for its cruises.[382]
Kenya
The group, like the others of the Big Ten, maintained a business tower near the Complex of the Group Court in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.[425]
Renraku had long struggled with problems at its African cyberware factories, which produced omegaware instead of the hoped-for quality products. However, this was resolved at the end of the 2070s and the quality was brought up to the desired level.[97]
After the launch of the Space Elevator, Renraku took over the shares of the other megacorporations in the Kilimanjaro mass accelerator and now continues to operate it on its own, as a cheaper launch variant into space for smaller corporations and nations.[93]
Kingdom of Hawai'i
Renraku's main interest in Hawai'i is tourism, both as an operator of exclusive resorts and as an owner of large cruise lines. In addition, the group is present with large coffee plantations.[382]
Renraku has a major branch in 'Honolulu.[99]
In Hilo, Renraku maintains a research complex near the University of Hawai'i.[426]
Korea
In Seoul-Incheon Megaplex, the capital of Korea, Renraku operates a large branch.[99] Among other things, the Renraku Guard Academy is located here, where the Renraku Samurai are trained.[427] In particular, a large training unit is located here, training primarily women and metahumans who are competent but too different to be accepted into the ranks of the Red Samurai.[164]
Renraku pushes K-pop worldwide and has Boys Generation, one of the most famous bands in the country, under contract.[83]
Malaysia
Renrakus Network Academies are an integral part of Malaysia's education system, and Securitech International does good business in Malaysia with its ICEs.[428] Renraku also produces considerable quantities of palm oil on extensive plantations in Malaysia.[382]
Renraku operates a large regional branch in their arcology[429] in Kuala Lumpur, which is affiliated with Renraku Asia.[99]
New Zealand
Renraku has a larger branch in Christchurch[99].
Nigeria
Renraku Africa has its headquarters in Lagos. With Freeman Industries, the group also controls the largest local corporation.[93]
Austria
Renraku is a member of the Austrian Group Council.[430]
The megacorporation operates the GridGuide system in Vienna[431] and has a branch in the Vienna Platte, where it allegedly experiments with AIs.[432]
Pakistan
Renraku operates a few militech factories and test sites in the middle of nowhere in the north of the country, which it protects with hired mercenaries.[433]
Peru
Despite Japans withdrawal as an occupying power, Renraku retains some installations in the country, some of which are protected by units formerly belonging to the Japanese army that have defected to Renraku.[434] The megacorporation is the main matrix provider in Peru.[13]
Philippines
In the past, Renraku maintained a corporate enclave on the island of Luzon in the Philippines archipelago, but it was conquered by either Evo or Wuxing when they assisted the HUK government in reclaiming the island. In the 2070s, however, Renraku received permission to resettle locally, albeit under close scrutiny by the HUK and Masaru. The Japanokon has used the authorization to proceed with the construction of its Underwater Arcology in the protected waters off the coast of Manila.[435]
Renraku's presence in the Philippines is surprising, considering the hostility the crew has aroused toward Japanokons here. But Renraku has skillfully integrated itself into the local culture - a prime example of the corporation's ability for social engineering. Instead of coming under criticism itself, the corporation has emphasized the culpability of Shiawase and MCT. And because Renraku emerged here as a savior in the wake of an economic crisis caused by the collapse of Baihu Corporation in the Dragon Civil War, it is now seen by more than a few Filipinos as a savior rather than an oppressor, even though Renraku controls nearly a third of the archipelago's economy.[105] In addition, Renraku operates resorts and docks for its cruise ships in the country.[382]
Renraku's main office in the Philippines is in Manila, where the corporation also operates factories for computer and cyberdeck components, tools and SimSinn technology, most of it destined for export to Japan, Europe and North America.[436] Suspected nanite weapons stored here caused 2077 a severe crisis between the two countries.[437]
Pueblo Corporate Council
Renraku has many laboratories and research facilities, as well as a large branch in Albuquerque.[438]
In Los Angeles, Renraku operates a large branch office[99] and an arcology on Arcology Mile.[122] Like Horizon, Renraku looks for future stars and willing victims for a reality Sim format.[83] The group also operates the Renraku Gallery, which is dedicated to pioneering new art forms and has been instrumental in popularizing AR and VR art.[439]
Renraku operates a large branch in 'Santa Fe.[107]
Quebéc
In Montréal, Renraku operates a large branch.[107]
In Québec City, Renraku controls one of the special economic zones.[440] It also maintains some manufacturing facilities here that once belonged to Cross Applied Technologies.[441]
Russia
Renraku operates a large branch in Moscow.[99]
In Nizhny Novgorod, Renraku operates extensive facilities.[442]
Salish-Sidhe Council
In the SSC, Renraku has a strong presence in Vancouver, actively seeking marketable talent for the group's entertainment divisions.[83]
Singapore, Inc.
In the group state 'Singapore Incorporated, Xiao-Renraku operates the 'Market Research Group, an important intelligence-type think tank of Renraku.[443]
Sioux Nation
Among other things, Renraku is involved as a supplier for the country's high-tech agriculture.[444]
Slovenia
Keruba International originated in Slovenia,[4] and Ljubljana is still an important location for Renraku.[104].
Spain
In Madrid in Spain, Renraku has one of its largest European [104]
Taiwan
In Taipei, Renraku operates a large branch office.[99]
Tir Tairngire
Renraku is in the tourism business in the Eleven state.[382]
Tír na nÓg
Despite conditions hostile to investment, Renraku has been active in the Elf-state of Tír na nÓg for decades.[445] In addition to Harland & Wolff, a longtime member of the Japanokon, the former local shipbuilder Harland & Wolff (Belfast), the De Valera habitat in Dun Laoghaire Renraku's mainstay in the Tír. In this proto-arcology, tightly secured by the TRC, Renraku is to develop experimental software and, in cooperation with unconventionally thinking Elfs, develop new security concepts (and sell the Tír its own surveillance and monitoring systems). In addition, Renraku is said to have secured preferential treatment by using his contacts in the Japanese underworld and passing information to the TRC regarding money flows and arms supplies to domestic terrorist groups.[446]
Thailand
Renraku has long-standing treaties with Thailand to rebuild the country after three decades of endless war ravaging Southeast Asia.[447] Renraku is one of the megacorporations with the strongest presence in Thailand.[448]
Renraku operates a large branch in 'Bangkok[99].
Turkestan
Renraku operates a number of mines in the country.[449]
United Canadian and American States
With the Renraku Invincibles in the NAUBL, the corporation has a professional Urban Brawl/urban war team,[450] the group also owns the New York Mets (baseball).[451]
Renraku operates a large branch in 'Cleveland.[99]
In Kansas City, Renraku operates a large branch.[99]
In Manhattan, Renraku operates a large branch,[99] the 210-story[452] Renraku Tower,[453] here they are a member of the Manhattan Consortium.[23] After the Arcology Debacle, the division moved its headquarters first temporarily to San Francisco, then to Manhattan.[107] Renraku aggressively attacks the remnants of NeoNET here, taking over contracts and positioning his own subsidiaries such as Champion Financial to massively expand his influence in Manhattan.[454] During the KFS crisis, Renraku operated a laboratory in Renraku Tower that took up an entire floor.[453]
In Philadelphia, Renraku operates a large branch office.[99]
In Seattle, Renraku is also back on the United Corporate Council after nearly a decade of absence.[455] The presence of the corporation, whose ACHE stands like an eyesore in the middle of Downtown Seattle is still only a shadow of what it was before the arcology shutdown.[456] But she had never disappeared, only submerged. Renraku was a silent supporter of Kenneth Brackhaven until the end, and has large real estate holdings in Bellevue, Tacoma, and Outremer, and subsequently to the properties across the border in the Salish-Shidhe Council, through subsidiaries and shell companies. Large portions of it were acquired through the 2070s Brackhaven Investments.[141] In Bellevue the megacorporation also has extensive corporate facilities,[457] (where the Seattle division is also headquartered after the loss of SCIRE;[458]) in Renton Renraku is a partner in many local software companies;[459] and in Auburn Renraku owns several large factories.[460] The Omnidome' was kept by Renraku even in the time of his greatest disgrace.[143] It was also from here that Renraku and the Metroplex Guard and JTF Seattle planned their operations during the battle against Deus.[461] When the Ork Underground When the Orc Underground had won district rights, Renraku was on hand to register the Orcs,[462] and offered his Neo-Police Department as a local police service provider untainted by bias. Renraku has held the operating contract for the city databases since at least 2050,[463] including the city's SIN registry.[464] With the Renraku Omnidome, Renraku also has a prominent Trideo cinema and event venue.[465]
United Kingdom
In Britain, Renraku is very visible in London, and maintains smaller branches in most smaller cities.[466]
Renraku has a strong presence with tourism, but the megacorporation's mainstay here is finance.[93] Renraku's reputation in Britain is that of a reliable, solid and rather boring company from a distant land.[467] However, the local director, Dan Richardson, is a product of the country's incestuous upper class and best connected.[93]
The headquarters of the British division of Renraku is Dagenham in the London Sprawl. Here, Renraku produces and distributes its software and hardware Matrix solutions to British groups.[467] The City of London remains an important financial trading center (and the most important after Neo-Tokyo for Renraku), and [93] The extraterritorial Renraku complex in Dagenham[466] has its own monorail station connecting it to the Sprawl's mass transit network.[468] Renraku is the official operator of the West End Underplex and the London Underground.[382]
United Netherlands
In Amsterdam, Renraku has one of its larger European [104]
Antarctica
Renraku operates an Antarctic base between the George VI and Ronne Filcher Ice Shelves. Officially a research station, it is more likely there to monitor the activities of other megacorporations and nations in Antarctica.[469]
Oceans
Renraku, like other AAA corporations, operates a number of Aquacities, partly as aquafarms, partly as secure and self-contained living quarters for particularly valuable employees.[470]
The largest of these is the Underwater Living aquacity at Negros, an agri-cultural undersea city largely under glass domes.[436]
At Luzon, Renraku maintains a second aquacity, which mainly Awakened Sea Creatures.[436]
Orbit
With Amenohoakari, the last surviving solar satellite of Japan's once vast fleet of these orbital solar power plants that defied time and crash, Renraku possesses not only another piece of Imperial history, but also a large orbital weapons platform and one of the most important orbital data hubs - in geostationary orbit above Neo-Tokyo.[471]
Seelie Court
With a presence at the Seelie Court, established during one of the first expeditions to this meta-plane 2035, Renraku is the megacorporation with the longest presence in the meta-planes. Thanks to the respect for tradition and manners embedded in the corporate culture, Renraku was the first corporation to be allowed to work for the queen of the Seelie court, Brane Deigh, in the form of a census of courtiers. the list thus compiled bought the megacorporation some good reputation at court, and opened further doors for Renraku in the realm of the Fae.[472]
Employees
- Neil Benson
- Martina Kaleistos
- Shigei Kanazuri
- Aiko Koizumi
- Ichiro Koizumi
- Kenta Marushige
- Nabo Mutai
- Shikei Nakatomi
- Takeshi Ozu
- Orito Sasaki
- Karl Stadt
- 'Renraku Corpkid Riot: A corporate e-punk band,[473] who are regularly at the top of the charts and can also sell out stadiums in Europe.[128]
Former Employees
- Inazo Aneki
- Navroz Chandaria
- Vanessa Cliber
- Devon Eurich
- Sherman Huang
- Miles Lanier
- Haruhiko Nakada
- Francesco Napoli
- Yuri Severenko
| AAA Megacorporations |
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Ares Macrotechnology | Aztechnology (formerly: ORO Corporation) | Evo Corporation (formerly: Yamatetsu Corporation) | Horizon Group | Mitsuhama Computer Technologies Renraku Computer Systems | Saeder-Krupp | Shiawase Corporation | Spinrad Global | Wuxing Incorporated Former AAA Corporations |
Final notes
Notes
- The old name of the city, Madras, is used for the Chennai branch in Corporate Download on page 78.
- In Market Panic it is claimed that the Oceania Division was hived off from Renraku Asia "4 years ago" (publication: 2078). In fact, according to Corporate Guide, it was already in the early 2050s. It is assumed that the renaming of the division took place in 2074.
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Index
Sourcebooks
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Novels
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Other
M *Template:Qfr, 51, 125, 130
M Mephisto 64, 22- M Mephisto 50, Supplement School Closing Time
- M Novapuls 63
- M Shadowrun: Hong Kong