Atlas Corporation

The Atlas Corporation is a private military corporation (PMC) featured in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. It was founded and led by CEO Jonathan Irons and is the largest, if not the most powerful private company in the world. Between the missions Atlas and the beginning of Utopia, they are the main allies, but from the rest of "Utopia" to the end of the game, they are the main antagonists.
==History==
Founded in February of 2035 in Colorado Springshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb8bIj7iBho At 0:32, a timeline of Atlas can be seen. by Jonathan Irons, the Atlas Corporation began its investments by purchasing the largest bioengineering research and development firm in the world in April 2037. By June 2039, Atlas had successfully developed and patented advanced exoskeletons for military use.
Atlas continued to experience success in the early 2040s, successful field testing 3D printed weapons and munitions in December of 2041. Atlas would ultimately expand internationally during this decade, opening up its first European headquarters in Belgium and Switzerland in February 2044 and patenting hover technology for weapons and vehicles by November 2047 - these would see fruition in a new generation of hover combat vehicles in 2053. In October 2045, Atlas would once again make corporate history, signing the largest ever weapons contract for the US military.
The Atlas Corporation soon became well known as the first to act after devastating and catastrophic events, assisting various agencies and governments as their first choice. For example, Atlas entered Baghdad after the Second Gulf War in January of 2047, doing more in five years to repair the city than what the U.S. government could do in 50 years.
May of 2050 marked the beginning of the Atlas Corporation as the largest private military company on the planet.
With freedom to act without governmental or congressional approval, the corporation quickly built itself up using its immense funds and vast results. It became the first such corporation to be admitted into the United Nations Security Council.
==Accolades==
*First private military corporation to gain a seat in the United Nations Security Council
*Created the most advanced armored combat vehicle on the planet
*The largest corporation in the world
*Most profitable privately owned corporation in the world
*Established the internationally recognized "United as One" Foundation
*Achieved a higher approval rating than any U.S. President in history
*Atlas named "Savior" among First and Third World nations
*Recipient of the 2051 Technological Innovation Award for advancements in biogenics
*Awarded a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2060Mission: "Collapse"
==Known Operations==
===2054===
*Conducting a search-and-rescue of a VIP in Seoul, South Korea amidst the North Korean KPA invasion.
===2055===
*Assisting Nigerian forces in rescuing Prime Minister Samuel Abidoyo and subsequently rescuing a technologist from the KVA in Lagos.
*Repelling a KVA assault on the Vekron Pacific Reactor and attempting to prevent a nuclear meltdown in Seattle, Washington, which fails and is part of a widespread KVA terrorist attack across the United States.
===2059===
*Capturing KVA co-leader Dr. Pierre Danois in the abandoned city of Detroit with the assistance of the covert Sentinel Task Force.
*Assassinating KVA leader Joseph "Hades" Chkheidze in Santorini, Greece.
*Atlas MP attempt to kill defectors Ilona and Jack Mitchell as they escape from New Baghdad, Iraq.
===2060===
*Destroying the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California to prevent the Third Fleet from leaving the bay after Jonathan Irons declares war on the governments of the world at the UN.
*Protecting Atlas carriers as they enter the San Francisco Bay with Manticore to deploy on military bases across California, however it fails due to the efforts of Sentinel Task Force.
===2061===
*Defending New Baghdad from Sentinel Task Force and with the use of Manticore, nearly all of Sentinel is decimated and Atlas incarcerates the remaining survivors.
==Members==
Name 	Rank/Position	Status
Jonathan Irons 	Founder 	K.I.A.
Dr. Pierre Danois	Doctor 	Alive
Jack Mitchell 	Sergeant 	Alive (Defected)
Ilona 	Operative 	Alive (Defected)
Gideon 	Captain 	Alive (Defected, M.I.A. in Exo Zombies)
Prophet 	Member 	Alive
Carter 	Operative 	K.I.A.
Torres 	Operative 	K.I.A.
Rivers 	Operative 	K.I.A.
Juarez 	Operative 	Alive
Michaels 	Operative 	K.I.A.
Drelick 	Operative 	K.I.A.
===Exo Zombies===
Name 	Rank/Position 	Status
Oz 	Janitor 	K.I.A.,Zombified, Cloned
Kahn 	Executive (formerly) 	Alive
Lilith Swann	IT Specialist (formerly) 	Alive
Jim Decker 	Security Guard (formerly)	Alive
==Vehicles, Weapons and Equipment==
===Vehicles===
*T-600 Titan tank
*Paladin VTOL
*Warbird Assault VTOL
*Sniper Drone
*T-740 Hovertank
*Hoverbike
===Equipment===
*Exoskeleton (RE-105)
*Armored Support Transport
*Prosthetic limbs
===Weapons===
====Assault Rifles====
*Bal-27
*HBRa3
*IMR
*AK-12 (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
*ARX-160 (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
*MK14 (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
====Submachine Guns====
*KF5
*ASM1
*SN6
*AMR9
*MP11 (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
*SAC3 (in Exo Zombies only)
====Sniper Rifles ====
*MORS
*NA-45
*Atlas 20mm
====Shotguns==== 
*Tac-19
*S-12
*Bulldog (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
*CEL-3 Cauterizer (in Exo Zombies only)
==== Heavy Weapons====
*EM1
*Pytaek
*Ameli
*XMG (stated in the Advanced Soldier Manual)
*EPM3 (stated in the Advanced Soldier Manual)
*Ohm (in Exo Zombies only)
*Magnetron (in Exo Zombies only)
====Pistols====
*Atlas 45
*MP443 Grach
*PDW (Hazmat suit soldiers in "Bio Lab" only)
====Launchers====
*Stinger M7
*MAHEM
====Specials ====
*MDL
*M1 Irons (in Exo Zombies only)
*LZ-52 Limbo (in Exo Zombies only)
====Equipment====
*Variable Grenade
*MMG
*Smart Grenade
*Threat Grenade
*Smoke Grenade
*EMP Grenade (in Exo Zombies only)
*Semtex (in Exo Zombies only)
==Gallery==
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Promo Image 2.jpg
Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Promo Image 1.jpg
Gideon AW.jpg
Atlas PMC Soldiers AW.png
Atlas PMC Soldier Signalling AW.png
Advanced Warfare Graphics.png
Advanced Warfare Running from Truck.png
Jonathan Irons 4 AW.png
Atlas Sign 2 AW.png|Atlas building.
Atlas Sign AW.png|Atlas sign.
Atlas Military Vehicles AW.png|Atlas tanks.
Atlas Tanks firing AW.png|Atlas tanks firing during the battle of New Baghdad.
Atlas Headquarters AW.png|Atlas training camp in Denver.
Irons introducing Atlas to Mitchell AW.png|Mitchell being introduced to Atlas Training Camp.
Atlas Cargo Transport heading for base AW.png|Atlas cargo transport.
Atlas troops2.jpg|A few Atlas Troops.
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MP2.jpg|Atlas Military Police
MP1.jpg
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Unknown Atlas Facility AW.png|An unknown Atlas facility, which is the main setting for the Exo Zombies map Outbreak.
Atlas flag AW.png|Flag of the Atlas Corporation.
Atlas sign AW.png|Sign of the Atlas Corporation seen at the Camp David facility.
Atlas logo AW.png|An Atlas stylized "A" is often used as a logo, such as this one seen at the facility in "Outbreak".
Atlas advertisement AW.png|Advertisement.
ATLAS Elite concept AW.jpg|Concept art of an Atlas Juggernaught trooper.
Atlas arctic soldier concept AW.jpg|Atlas arctic soldier.
Atlas Elite 3D concept model AW.jpg|Atlas juggernaut.
Atlas space station concept art by Scribble Pad Studios AW.jpg|Concept art for an Atlas orbital platform by Scribble Pad Studios. The platform is mentioned in Crash but never seen in game.
Atlas Carrier AW.png|Atlas Warship
==Trivia==
*Gideon is the Multiplayer announcer for the Atlas Corporation.
*The company's name is from the Greek mythology's Titan.
*The Tac-19 in Atlas' possession are the only times the gun will spawn with a Foregrip.
==References==
Category:Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Factions