"Megacorporation" is a term popularized by William Gibson derived from the combination of the prefix mega- with the word corporation. William Ford Gibson (born March 17 1948 is an American - Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the Cyberpunk subgenre Mega- (symbol M) is an SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 106, 1000000 (one Million A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business It has become a term popularly used in cyberpunk literature. Cyberpunk is a Science fiction genre noted for its focus on " High tech and low life. It refers to a corporation that is a massive conglomerate, holding monopolistic or near-monopolistic control over multiple markets (thus, it exhibits both horizontal and vertical monopoly). A conglomerate is a large Company that consists of seemingly unrelated Business sections In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient Megacorps are so powerful that they can ignore the law, possess their own heavily-armed (often military-sized) private army, hold 'sovereign' territory, and possibly even act as an outright government. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. They often exercise a large degree of control over their employees, with the idea of 'corporate culture' taken to an extreme. Organizational culture is a concept in the field of Organizational studies and Management which describes the attitudes experiences beliefs and values

It is generally agreed that no real megacorps currently exist in the real world. Even the largest multinational corporations (MNCs) do not possess anywhere near the same level of direct power seen in the megacorps of cyberpunk literature. Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers The South Korean chaebols and the Japanese Zaibatsu, it may be argued, come closest to fitting the role of megacorps in today's world, at least on a national level. Chaebol (alternatively Jaebol, Jaebeol) refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. is a Japanese term referring to industrial and financial business conglomerates in the Empire of Japan, whose influence and size allowed for control over significant In Nigeria, multinational oil companies are heavily intermingled with the local police, who act as their security forces. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal [1] Historically, there have been similarities between megacorps and the trading companies of the 17th and 18th century mercantilist period, such as the British East India Company as well as resource exporting companies such as United Fruit, which effectively controlled several Central American governments up through the 1960s. Mercantilism is the idea that a colony should export more goods than it imports and that a colony should sell at higher prices and buy at lower prices The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or The United Fruit Company was a major United States Corporation that traded tropical Fruit (primarily Bananas and Pineapples grown

List of fictional megacorps

Arasaka, from the Cyberpunk 2020 role-playing game. Cyberpunk 2020 is a Cyberpunk Role-playing game written by Mike Pondsmith and published by R Axon corporation, from the Unreal series of video games Aztechnology - Shadowrun The Cartel from the Afterworld web series. Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Afterworld, a Score Entertainment Collectible card game Afterworld is a song by the Psychobilly band Tiger Holds almost complete trade and business control of a post-apocalyptic United States in which 99% of the population has disappeared. Founded by economic purists in the hope that a free market economy could restore order. CabalCo, from the first person shooter Blood II: The Chosen. Blood II The Chosen is a First-person shooter computer game developed by Monolith Productions Comstar, from the Battletech science-fiction game franchise Ares Macrotechnology, from the Shadowrun role-playing game Blue Sun, from Firefly and Serenity CHOAM, from the book Dune Conglom-O, from Rocko's Modern Life Cinque Flèches, from Blood+ Corporate Sector Authority and Commerce Guild, from the Star Wars universe Dan Halen Sheetrock International from Squidbillies DBA in Solaris (2002 film) has it's own ships, stations and security force. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. BattleTech is a Wargaming and Science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation and currently owned by WizKids. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has In the television series Firefly, the Blue Sun Corporation is a large diversified Corporation (or possibly Megacorporation, compared by creator Firefly is an American Science fiction Television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Serenity is a 2005 space western Film written and directed by Joss Whedon. The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles ( CHOAM) is a fictional universal development corporation in Frank Herbert 's ''Dune'' universe, first In physical Geography, a dune is a Hill of Sand built by Aeolian processes. Rocko's Modern Life is an American Animated series created by Joe Murray that aired for four seasons from 1993 to 1996 This is a list of major characters in the Anime series Blood+, which was adapted from the 2000 animated film Blood The Last Vampire. is an anime series produced by Production IG and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Squidbillies is an Animated television series produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network Solaris is a 2002 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney. It isn't clear whether they are benign or sinister. Maybe a government contractor. Eurocorp Syndicate, from Syndicate Wars Fuschi - Shadowrun GENOM, from Bubblegum Crisis Izanagi corporation, from the Unreal series of video games Kramer Associates, from For want of a Nail. Syndicate Wars is the third Video game title in the ''Syndicate'' series created by Bullfrog Productions in 1996. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has is a Cyberpunk -style anime set in a future post-disaster Tokyo, called "Megatokyo" Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. Jupiter Mining Corporation, from Red Dwarf Jennings & Rall, from Jericho LexCorp/LuthorCorp, Wayne Enterprises, Sivana Industries, and several others in the DC Universe. According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool Star, of the Main sequence, either late K According to the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool Star, of the Main sequence, either late K Jennings & Rall (commonly abbreviated to J&R) is a fictional Government contractor company that is part of the television series Jericho. Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô LexCorp (originally styled Lexcorp) is the Fictional company founded by billionaire Lex Luthor in the popular DC Comics Superman Wayne Enterprises (formerly WayneCorp) is a Fictional company in the DC Universe. Doctor Thaddeus Bodog Sivana is a Fictional Comic book Supervillain. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place Liandri corporation, from the Unreal series of video games Ling-Standard Products, from Traveller Mitsuhama - Shadowrun Omni Consumer Products (OCP), from RoboCop and spinoffs Omni-Tek, from the sci-fi MMORPG Anarchy Online Paradigm Corporation, from the anime The Big O Megacorp, from the Playstation 2 game, Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Gadgetron, from the Playstation 2 and 3 games, Ratchet & Clank, Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. Traveller is a series of related Science fiction Role-playing games the first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop and subsequent editions Mitsuhama (三津浜 formerly also known as Mitsugahama is the main port of Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Omni Consumer Products ( OCP) is the primary fictional Corporation in the RoboCop series of Movies, Television series, RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood Anarchy Online is an online role playing video game published by Funcom Productions. is a Japanese animated Television series created by director Kazuyoshi Katayama and designer Keiichi Sato for Sunrise Studios Ratchet & Clank Going Commando ( Ratchet & Clank 2 Locked and Loaded in Europe Australia and New Zealand is a 3D platform Ratchet & Clank is a platforming and shooting video game for the PlayStation 2. Ratchet & Clank Up Your Arsenal ( Ratchet & Clank 3 in Europe and Ratchet & Clank 3 Up Your Arsenal in Australia is a Platform Ratchet & Clank Size Matters is a platformer / shooter in the ''Ratchet & Clank'' series for both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction (known as Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction in most PAL regions Tools of Destruction Vox Industries, From the Playstation 2 game, Ratchet: Deadlocked. Ratchet Deadlocked, titled as Ratchet Gladiator in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and also known as Ratchet Pentex, from the World of Darkness roleplaying games. The World of Darkness (or WoD) is the name given to three related but distinct Fictional universes The first was conceived by Mark Rein-Hagen, while the Pharmacom Industries, from the movie Johnny Mnemonic Phayder Corporation, from the Unreal series of video games PTMC, from the Descent series of video games RAMJAC, from Kurt Vonnegut's Jailbird Shinra Electric Power Company, from Final Fantasy VII Stark Industries, from Marvel Comics Iron-Man along with its rival Stane International which Stark buys out and its future descendant Stark-Fujikawa. Unreal is a series of First-person shooter Video games developed by Epic Games. PTMC ( Post Terran Minerals Corporation, also Post-Terran Mining Corporation) is a fictitious Mega-corporation from the Descent game series Descent is a 3D First-person shooter Video game developed by Parallax Software and released in 1995 The RAMJAC Corporation is a fictional multinational conglomerate or Megacorp, featured in several novels by Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black Jailbird is a Novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Gaia is the fictional world in the 1997 Console role-playing game Final Fantasy VII. is a Console role-playing game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Stark Industries, later also known as Stark International, Stane International, Stark Innovations, Stark/Fujikawa and currently Stark Enterprises Iron Man is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Also known as Stark International. Tamerlane from the movie War, inc rules and controls the fictional country of Turaqistan as well as fighting "the first war to be outsourced to a private enterprise". War Inc is a dark Political satire film starring John Cusack and Hilary Duff and directed by Joshua Seftel. Tessier-Ashpool S.A., from William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy (particularly Neuromancer) The Transnats, from the Mars Trilogy, which eventually buy out whole countries Trade Federation, from Star Wars TriOptimum Corporation, from the System Shock video game series Tyrell Corporation, from Blade Runner U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, from I, Robot novel and movie franchise Ultor Corporation from the first-person shooter, Red Faction. Tessier-Ashpool is a fictional family appearing in William Gibson 's Sprawl trilogy novels Neuromancer is a 1984 novel by William Gibson, notable for being the most famous early Cyberpunk novel and winner of the science-fiction "triple The Trade Federation is a fictional organization that exists in the Star Wars universe at the time of the Galactic Republic. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded System Shock is an Action role-playing game developed by Looking Glass Technologies and published by Origin Systems. The Tyrell Corporation is a fictional Megacorporation from the 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner. Blade Runner is a 1982 American Science fiction Film, directed by Ridley Scott. The fictional corporation US Robots and Mechanical Men Inc is the major manufacturer of Robots in the 21st century in Isaac Asimov 's ''Robot'' Series I Robot is a collection of nine Science fiction Short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an A first-person shooter ( FPS) is an action Video game from the Shooter game The initial development of Maze War For the video game franchise by Volition see Red Faction (series Red Faction is a First-person shooter Umbrella Corporation from the Resident Evil series Union Aerospace Corporation also known as "The UAC", from the Doom video game series, featured most prominently throughout Doom 3. The Umbrella Corporation is a fictional Bioengineering Pharmaceutical company appearing in the Resident Evil series of Survival The Union Aerospace Corporation ( UAC) is a fictional conglomerate focused on military-industrial research in id Software's science Vector Industries, from the Xenosaga videogame series Weyland-Yutani, from the Alien films and spinoffs. --> TC --> is primarily a series of Science fiction --> TC --> is primarily a series of Science fiction Weyland-Yutani is a fictional corporation in the motion picture Alien and its sequels often referred to simply as " The Company " The Alien film series is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Yamatetsu - Shadowrun Abstergo from Assassin's Creed. Shadowrun is a pen-and-paper Role-playing game set in an imaginary future where huge corporations control the lives of their employees and the return of magic has Assassin's Creed is a Video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. The World Aeronautics and Robotics Corporation from the video game One Must Fall: 2097. One Must Fall 2097 is a Fighting game for the IBM PC compatible, programmed by Diversions Entertainment.

See also

• Corporatocracy

External links

• Article on Mimecom

Corporatocracy is a Neologism that describes a Government dominated by corporate influence banks and governments

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