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[[folder:'''The [=MegaCons=]''']]

!!'''General tropes'''

* CorporateWarfare
* FunWithAcronyms
* HighlyVisibleNinja: While MERCS are meant to be covert operatives, their clearly distinguished armor makes it fairly obvious who any given MERCS is working for.
* MegaCorp
* MoreDakka: in most MERCS teams, this is the Heavy's main function.
* OneNationUnderCopyright

!! CCC (Commercial Corporate Continuity)
A corporation from the Northeast United States, specializing in metallic compounds. The CCC is a strong [=MegaCon=]. They are often targets of covert corporate espionage due to their stranglehold on formed flexible steel. The have strong ties with the GCC, and are constantly in litigation to protect and revise a large library of patents. They also have a non-binding trade pact with sefadu, who supply the CCC with the diamonds used to create ammunition, though how this relationship will be affected by sefadu's recent dissolution remains to be seen.
* JackOfAllStats: The CCC are essentially the easiest [=MegaCon=] to play, requiering few advanced tatics and their self-repairing armor making them a rather fogiving force to play as.
* SelfHealingPhlebotinum: CCC body armor is of the gradual recovery type, with nanorobots incorporated into the armor that repair it whenever it suffers damage.


!! EIC (East India Company)
The EIC has more manpower resources than any other [=MegaCon=] in existence, which in turn gives the EIC the ability to throw truly a staggering number of MERCS at any given task. They are calculated to employ nearly 3x the number of MERCS that the average [=MegaCon=] has on its payroll. While this makes a hostile takeover of the EIC a troubling prospect, its rival [=MegaCons=] circumvent the need to commit their own forces to such an action by bribing the FCC to carry out hostile actions for them. The FCC houses, especially House 9, who originated in what is now EIC controlled territory, need little “encouragement” to carry out regular terrorist activities against the company.

!! [=EUInc.=] (European Union, Incorporated)
Located in Central and Northern Europe, [=EUInc.=] is the slowly fading old star of the [=MegaCons=]. They have managed to remain alive, however, thanks to having access to old money and lots of it. They no longer innovate much, but they still possess some the best trained and most experienced MERCS in the world. They are under extreme pressure from the FCC on several fronts, owing to a close mutual border.

!! ISS (Ios Security Systems)
ISS is the global leader in ocean transport and security (indeed, they are responsible for 47% of the world's goods transportation, 98% of the world's personnel transportation, and 100% of the world's ocean security), with ports in nearly every major city and [=MegaCon=] in the world. The [=MegaCon=] itself controls the Mediterranean sea and the countries surrounding it. The company is currently under GCC investigation for extensive corruption, however.
* LightningGun: their MERCS Heavy carries a shoulder-mounted one into battle.

!! Keizai Waza (trans. business technique/art)
The Japanese [=MegaCon=], Keizai Waza also controls large parts of Eastern Asia and the Australian continent. This has made them the strongest [=MegaCon=] in the eastern hemisphere. They have also, unlike other [=MegaCons=], continued to explore nuclear technologies, including nuclear powered armor and small armaments. Though it remains unsubstantiated, Keizai Waza has reportedly had outspoken critics and rival corporate leaders assassinated.
* [[JapanTakesOverTheWorld Japan Takes Over Asia]]: including haf of China, North- and South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philipines and all of Australia.
* [[{{Ninja}} Ninja]]: The Keizai Spy.

!! [=KemVar=]
A South American corporation (Brazil and Venezuela being their most prominent territories), specializing in energy production and stealth technology. Easily one of the smallest [=MegaCons=], [=KemVar=] none-the-less has controlling interest in 72% of the world’s energy creation and distribution. Their remote location prevents takeovers, and their “friendliness” with the FCC keeps them relatively safe. They are currently engaged in the occupation of the Texico-held Panama Canal.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: the Board of Directors have repeatedly tried to get Jorge Machado to retire from the MERCS program because of his "unhealthy relationship with the worker-citizens". When that didn't work, they try to have him killed by sending him on suicide missions and outright warning their competitors of his presence.
* GasMaskMooks
* InvisibilityCloak: [=KemVar=] makes extensive use of stealth technology in their MERCS units, though the stealth tech itself has a tendency to be... less than reliable.

!! sefadu
The only true African [=MegaCon=], sefadu was the rising star of the [=MegaCons=] until the 2184 Paradigm Shift. Prior to that fateful event, sefadu was a growing power on the corporate stage. Their revolutionary discoveries in laser technology enabled them to dictate terms to the world, and their MERCS enabled them to repel and defend their natural resources, bringing, for the first time in a long while, some peace and solidarity to the once fractured continent. Alas, their close ties to the CCC, supplying the latter with diamonds for ammunitions, didn't protect them, and in 2184 a joint CCC and FCC operation saw sefadu crippled to the point they could no longer be considered a [=MegaCon=]. However, their MERCS forces are still around, operating as soldiers of fortune, while presumably waiting for an opportunity to strike back at the people responsible for their situation.
* TheBerserker: sefadu used to employ [[http://www.mercsminis.com/world-of-mercs/sefadu/berserker Berserkers]], criminals who have entered the sefadu penal system, as frontal assault units in their MERCS forces. This serves as a handy form of rehabilitation, with every successful year of service in the MERCS forces counting as three in terms of prison time. If the Berserker survives his full tour of duty, he goes free. If not... [[WeHaveReserves there are always more thugs eager for a shot at freedom]].
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: sefadu was hit so severly by the FCC's operatives during the Paradigm Shift of 2184 that sefadu seized to exist as a [=MegaCon=].
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: what the sefadu MERCS have been reduced to.


!! Texico
Texico is located, as its name implies, in Texas and Mexico, with a controlling interest in the Panama Canal. Texico is the smallest [=MegaCon=] in terms of size and numbers. In fact, the GCC has been pressured from unnamed [=MegaCons=] to downgrade Texico, thereby preventing them from taking advantage of the corporate ruleset that governs (and protects) the [=MegaCons=]. Their only remaining, truly relevant asset is their control of the Panama Canal, with nearly 80% of Texico’s MERCS resources dedicated to defending the Canal, with only a single MERCS units (the Last Dragoons) dedicated to exterior issues. In spite of these protective measures, and Texico's rumored ties with the FCC, the Panama Canal is currently being occupied by [=KemVar=].
* BadassBandolier: the Texico Leader and - Marshall wear these.
* BadassLongcoat: the Texico Marshall wears one of these as well.
* FedoraOfAsskicking: the Texico Marshall wears one of these as well, in keeping with the [[TheWildWest cowboy motif]].
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: though it is rather vague how powerful they may once have been, the company is still dying, and rapidly. In-universe experts have given the company until 2185 before they have to file for bankruptcy unless they can retake the Panama Canal from its [=KemVar=] occupiers. It is currently 2184.
* JetPack: the Texico Eagle MERCS makes use of these.
* MexicoCalledTheyWantTexasBack: and got it, after a fashion.

!! USCR (United Soviet Corporate Republic)
An East European corporation, controlling Russia, Alaska and parts of the surrounding countryside, the USCR is the largest [=MegaCon=] in terms of lands possessed. The USCR noticably operates more like a traditional, pre-[=MegaCon=] government than a business. They are a formidable opponent on the field of combat, but often seem more intent to isolate themselves from the rest of the world than interact.
%%* MightyGlacier: the USCR's MERCS are among the slowest in the game, but they are also some of the most heavily armored.
* MiniMecha: the USCR Behemoth is essentially a walking tank.

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!! FCC (Free Corporate Control)
The FCC was formed from the remnants of five global systems that went into dissolution in 2156: estranged ex-[=MegaCon=] employees, assets, technology, weapons, and territory. The FCC now functions as several different "Houses", that work towards the dissolution of the remaining [=MegaCons=]. Because they operate of outside GCC control and supervision, many [=MegaCons=] take advantage of the autonomous nature of individual FCC Houses to spy on or combat rival [=MegaCons=]. This is done through both monetary support and through physical assets such as techs and black ops MERCS. The fact that this inevitably strenghtens the FCC Houses while weakening the [=MegaCons=] overall is just a bonus.
* CodeName: with the exception of the FCC Liasons (the [=FCCs=] contacts with the [=MegaCons=] for black ops), all FCC operatives make use of code names, differing in style by House. House 9 use the names of famous movie stars, while House 12 use the names of saints.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: unlike the [=MegaCons=], who can equip their MERCS with state-of-the-art armor and weaponry, the FCC has to make due with scavenged weapons and body armor when they can't procur more advanced gear from a [=MegaCon=] in return for services rendered.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: For all their mutual goals, the various Houses often end up unintentionally (or intentionally) sabotaging each others efforts because of conflicting interests. For instance, while both houses seek to dissolve the [=MegaCons=], House 6 actively sabotaged House 9's attack on [=KemVar=].
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters

!! GCC (Global Corporate Court)
The GCC is the governing body of the [=MegaCons=], responsible for investigating accusations of corruption, fraud, and other transgressions commited by the [=MegaCons=] against each other. Originally meant as an arbitrator, the GCC now functions with absolute legal authority and enforces their decisions with their own, personal MERCS forces. Fairly small in numbers, the GCC never-the-less remains unhampered in its policing of the [=MegaCons=] through its shrewd use of power balancing: any [=MegaCon=] that doesn't abide or support the GCC's rulings would be immediately descended upon by the GCC and the other [=MegaCons=].

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