Arasaka Corp
Corporate security, Corporate police, and various Corporate suboperations
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Regional Offices: Offices throughout the world
Employees: 1,000,000 ▶ Background ◀ If you want it protected, these are still the people to talk to. Even after a major war, Arasaka still maintains one of the largest armed forces of any Corporation. And though their operations are severely reduced and their headquarters are limited to the Japanese mainland, Arasaka has managed, even in defeat, to hold on to most of its assets thanks to its strong alliance with the official government of Japan. Most of the time, post-War, Arasaka troops are covertly licensed out to other firms around the world as Corporate security guards, couriers, and mercenaries, but usually wearing the uniforms of their new "employers." The best trained and hardest operatives in the security business, they follow their client's orders second only to Arasaka's. To the Arasaka Corporation, however, they are loyal to the point of death. Arasaka is more about protecting its own damaged assets than protecting other companies, so they often use their position of trust with major Corporations around the world to gain inside information, contacts, and advantages that will help them to realize their ultimate goal of returning to the political and economic heights they once held. Arasaka may be under the nominal control of Saburo Arasaka, but as in any powerful organization there are always factions vying for dominance. As of the 2040s, there are three major factions struggling to come out on top. All the while hoping that Old Man Saburo will eventually hand the crown over to them. The Arasaka Factions as of 2045 are: The Kiji 雉 (Green Pheasant) Faction: Led by Hanako, this faction is basically a continuation of the mainline, Saburo-controlled regime. But as Hanako is something of a recluse, more interested in her Netrunning experiments than in gathering power, the Kiji faction is mostly trying to maintain the Corporation according to Saburo Arasaka's sweeping vision. The Taka 鷹 (Hawk) Faction: Led by Yorinobu, Saburo's second son. He's still a renegade who opposes the other factions to his own ends. Thought to have been Soulkilled by his elder brother Kei, it turned out that the person who ended up under the probes was a body double; Yorinobu made sure that during the War he was impossible to find. As long as his father Saburo (or the Kiji Faction) are in control, Yorinobu will still be out there trying to bring about its downfall. Hato 鳩 (Dove) Faction: Centered on Michiko Sanderson (née Arasaka), Kei's only daughter and Saburo's granddaughter. This faction has allied itself behind the American-born Arasaka, although in truth the youngest member of the clan wants nothing to do with her family's machinations. But as a figurehead, the Hato Faction considers her a valuable asset that will provide them legitimacy should they take command after Saburo's death.
Regional Offices: Offices throughout the world
Employees: 1,000,000 ▶ Background ◀ If you want it protected, these are still the people to talk to. Even after a major war, Arasaka still maintains one of the largest armed forces of any Corporation. And though their operations are severely reduced and their headquarters are limited to the Japanese mainland, Arasaka has managed, even in defeat, to hold on to most of its assets thanks to its strong alliance with the official government of Japan. Most of the time, post-War, Arasaka troops are covertly licensed out to other firms around the world as Corporate security guards, couriers, and mercenaries, but usually wearing the uniforms of their new "employers." The best trained and hardest operatives in the security business, they follow their client's orders second only to Arasaka's. To the Arasaka Corporation, however, they are loyal to the point of death. Arasaka is more about protecting its own damaged assets than protecting other companies, so they often use their position of trust with major Corporations around the world to gain inside information, contacts, and advantages that will help them to realize their ultimate goal of returning to the political and economic heights they once held. Arasaka may be under the nominal control of Saburo Arasaka, but as in any powerful organization there are always factions vying for dominance. As of the 2040s, there are three major factions struggling to come out on top. All the while hoping that Old Man Saburo will eventually hand the crown over to them. The Arasaka Factions as of 2045 are: The Kiji 雉 (Green Pheasant) Faction: Led by Hanako, this faction is basically a continuation of the mainline, Saburo-controlled regime. But as Hanako is something of a recluse, more interested in her Netrunning experiments than in gathering power, the Kiji faction is mostly trying to maintain the Corporation according to Saburo Arasaka's sweeping vision. The Taka 鷹 (Hawk) Faction: Led by Yorinobu, Saburo's second son. He's still a renegade who opposes the other factions to his own ends. Thought to have been Soulkilled by his elder brother Kei, it turned out that the person who ended up under the probes was a body double; Yorinobu made sure that during the War he was impossible to find. As long as his father Saburo (or the Kiji Faction) are in control, Yorinobu will still be out there trying to bring about its downfall. Hato 鳩 (Dove) Faction: Centered on Michiko Sanderson (née Arasaka), Kei's only daughter and Saburo's granddaughter. This faction has allied itself behind the American-born Arasaka, although in truth the youngest member of the clan wants nothing to do with her family's machinations. But as a figurehead, the Hato Faction considers her a valuable asset that will provide them legitimacy should they take command after Saburo's death.
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