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The logo of Weyland-Yutani from Alien, an archetypal fictional evil corporation
An evil corporation is a staple of science fiction[1] (but also features in other fiction genres), usually a big multinational company (often a megacorporation with powers which are usually held by governments) which values profits over ethics.
Several real life corporations have been named "evil" by activists[2] and the media.[3] The labeling of corporations as such may be an indicator of a general distrust of corporations.[4]
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List of fictional evil corporations
- Abstergo Industries from Assassin's Creed
- Adipose Industries from Doctor Who (episode "Partners in Crime")
- Aesir Corporation from Max Payne
- Aggressive Solutions Int. (A.S.I.) from Madame Mirage
- Alchemax from Marvel 2099
- American Airlines from Silent Running
- Aperture Science from Portal
- Apocalypse Inc. from The Toxic Avenger Part II
- Arasaka from Cyberpunk 2020
- Astralnet Broadcasting Company (ABC) from Arena: Maze of Death
- ATMOS from Doctor Who (episodes: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)
- Atlas Corporation from Borderlands
- The Bank of Evil from Despicable Me
- Better Living Industries (BL/ind.) from Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
- Biffco from Back to the Future II
- Black Mesa from Half Life
- Blok from The Quillan Games
- Blue Sun Corporation from Firefly
- Bubble Shock from The Sarah Jane Adventures (episode: Invasion of the Bane)
- CCA from Network
- CHOAM from Dune
- Cloverleaf Industries from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Cobra Industries from G.I. Joe: Renegades
- The Company from Doctor Who (serial: The Sun Makers)
- The Company from Heroes
- Conglomo from Rocko's Modern Life
- The Consortium from Total Recall 2070
- Crey Industries from City of Heroes
- Cybus Industries from Doctor Who (episodes Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel)
- Cyberdyne Systems from Terminator
- Czerka Corporation from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- DataDyne from Perfect Dark
- Digital Matrix from Looker
- Dokusensha Corporation from Read or Dream
- Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. from Phineas and Ferb
- Electrocorp from Rise of the Robots
- The Energy Corporation from Rollerball (1975)
- Engulf & Devour from Silent Movie
- Eurocorp Syndicate from Syndicate
- Fatboy Industries from The Middleman (episode: The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome)
- Gandrake Enterprises from Musashi: Samurai Legend
- GeneCo from Repo! The Genetic Opera
- General Construction Corporation (GC) from Escape from the Bronx
- GeoComTex from Doctor Who (episode: Dalek)
- Globalsoft from We Will Rock You
- H.A.R.M. from The Operative: No One Lives Forever
- HeretiCorp from Sluggy Freelance
- Homicide International Trust (HIT) from MacGyver
- Hybra-Tech Corporation from Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
- INTEC from The Nest (1988)
- International Electromatics from Doctor Who (serial: The Invasion)
- Itexicon from Maximum Ride
- Jennings & Rall (J&R) from Jericho
- Lacuna, Inc. from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- Legacy organization from 64th Street: A Detective Story
- LexCorp from Superman
- Lunar Industries from Moon
- Manchurian Global from The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
- Marathon MegaCorp from Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond
- Maximum Inc. from Phantom 2040
- Merrick Biotech from The Island
- Microsith (AKA Numesis) from Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!
- MomCorp from Futurama
- Multi National United (MNU) from District 9
- Narn K Corporation from Nocturnals
- NICE from That Hideous Strength
- Nightrise Corporation from The Power of Five
- Omni Consumer Products (OCP) from RoboCop
- Parallax Corporation from The Parallax View
- Praeda Industries from Doctor Mid-Nite
- Pyrite from Moon 44
- RDA Corporation from Avatar
- Rekall from Total Recall
- Replacement Technologies from The 6th Day
- Rotten Core Industries from the League of Super Evil
- Roxxon Energy Corporation from the Marvel Universe
- Shinra Electric Power Company from Final Fantasy VII
- Sombra Corporation from The Dark Tower
- Soylent Corporation from Soylent Green
- SPECTRE from James Bond
- Subarashii from Mars trilogy
- Sunya Corp from City Limits
- Tai Yong Medical from Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Trade Federation from Star Wars
- The Trust from Stargate
- Tyrell Corporation from Blade Runner
- Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil
- Union Aerospace Corporation from Doom
- The Union from Repo Men
- Veidt Industries from Watchmen
- VersaLife from Deus Ex
- Virtucon from Austin Powers
- Weyland-Yutani from Alien
- Wisdom Company from EOE: Eve of Extinction
- Wolfram & Hart from Angel
- Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
- ZORG Industries from The Fifth Element
See also
References
- ^ Sarath, Patrice (2011-03-08). "Bad company: science fiction and the “evil” corporation". Bizmology. http://www.bizmology.com/2011/03/08/bad-company-science-fiction-and-the-evil-corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Kall, Rob. "The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs". OpEdNews. http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Most-Evil-Corporations-by-Rob-Kall-090324-549.html. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ Goldacre, Ben (August 4, 2007). "Evil ways of the drug companies". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/04/sciencenews. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
- ^ "Understanding general distrust of corporations.". Corporate Reputation Review. Goliath. March 1, 2010. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0198-733514/Understanding-general-distrust-of-corporations.html. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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