| WEYLAND YUTANI |
| OK... ok.....obscure MAYBE...if you got this one without looking here go to the head of the class, You LOVE SCI FI |
| Weyland-Yutani: A large Earth conglomerate, Weyland-Yutani owned many aspects of human life. Weyland-Yutani was an Anglo-Jap corporation formed in the early 22nd century, and by the year 2179, controlled most of the government and the media, and had many tie-ins with the military, buying them out for special projects . Weyland-Yutani desperately wanted get its hands on a Xenomorph specimen, and contracted the Nostromo to pick one up at LV426 in 2122. However, after the mission failed, Weyland-Yutani tried again in 2179, and again at Fiorina 161 in 2180. Weyland-Yutani was thought of as generally corrupt by many of its employees, and was known for considering Weyland-Yutani personell as "expendable". Weyland-Yutani also owned Aspen Beer, Trispast Salvage, and the Red Giant luxury liners. Weyland-Yutani was bought out by Wal-Mart in the mid-24th century. (A, A2SE, A3, A4, H, B, XA, XAP, AVPG, SU) |
| INTERSTELLAR COMMERCE COMMISSION planets. Weyland-Yutani ships often act as refineries for the materials as they planets. Weyland-Yutani ships often act as refineries for the materials as they transport the goods back to Earth. transport the goods back to Earth. COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION In order to maintain control of the large amounts of colonies settled on distant planets, the government commissioned the Weyland Yutani Colonial Administration. The CA deems which planets are rich in enough in raw material to begin the terraforming process. The Atmosphere Processors are set up by Company employees and must be maintained over several decades in order to make the planet's air breathable. Because of the long-term contracts involved, Company employees have the option of bringing family members with them to the terraforming colonies. WORK CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES Because of the Government's inability to handle the over-burdened correctional system, the practice was commercialized and Weyland-Yutani became one of the top enterprises in the field. The Company's success in space exploration and settling terraforming colonies made creating a network of outer-rim prison planets an easy task. The facilities act not only as prisons, but as mines where inmates serve sentences of hard labor, and produce valuable commodities at the same time. BIO-WEAPONS DIVISION Weyland-Yutani works closely with the Government in the development of new weapons technology in order to ensure the safety of it's terraforming colonies, transport ships, and the lives of Company employees who serve on them. Mankind has explored space for centuries, and the discovery of every new world presents new dangers. These factors are taken very seriously by the Company, and the Bio-Weapons Division is constantly developing new forms of protection against such threats. |
