Collins International

**Collins International**, formerly known as the **Collins Foundation,** is a privately funded think tank, founded by Saul Collins to aid his plan to go back into space. As time moved on and the company developed, it slowly began to grow and branch out into multiple departments, though its main focus continued to be aeronautics and aerospace engineering. After the Odyssey ended and Protocol Titanium was set in motion, Tia Calinao was appointed internal chief and left to run the company in Saul's absence. However, this was interrupted when she was abruptly murdered by the Entertainer. It was then bought by Dr. Polina Fournier, who ran the company throughout the rest of the year, up until December 15th, when Saul Collins officially returned to his position as CEO of the company, changing the name to Collins International in the process.

## History

### Founding

The Collins Foundation was founded in early February of 2020, to serve as both a front for Saul's work and also help him gather funds to achieve his goal of visiting space once more.

Whilst the Collins Foundation Main Facilities were being built up, Saul Collins would go on to recruit promising minds to aid him in his quest. One such promising person was Tia Calinao, who would end up becoming his protégé as they continued working together.

### The Pathfinder Project

As soon as the Collins Foundation Main Facilities finished construction, Saul and the foundation would begin working on their very first project, the Pathfinder Project. A joint project with multiple other aerospace engineering organizations in order to create the world's first deep-space starship, with the help of alien schematics that Saul had salvaged from his time as Vision Corp's leader.

### The Alphaverse Odyssey

When the Pathfinder finished construction, Saul and Tia would both lead an expedition into deep space, along with the Arcadian Rebels.

### Protocol Titanium

Right before the Odyssey started, Saul created a protocol, named "Protocol Titanium", in the case he had to leave or passed away during the travel. It served the purpose to put Tia as the new leader if she wished to step up to the role, as well as transition from astrophysics and aerospace engineering to bioengineering.

### And Now What?

After the events of July 29th, and with the death of Tia Calinao, the Collins Foundation was put into a tough spot as their previous CEO had been declared missing and the one supposed to take their place had been killed. Though they mourned for the week after Tia's passing, they quickly shifted their attention to seeking a new CEO.

### New Management

In the following weeks of Tia's demise, the Collins Foundation underwent a drastic change as Dr. Polina Fournier bought the foundation, turning it into a privately funded think tank that would once more resume development in deep-space exploration shuttles, as well as other shelved projects.

### Leap Into The Future

Under the management of Dr. Fournier, the Collins Foundation began developing technology decades ahead of its time. Several new departments were established to oversee the production of handheld devices and weapons.

### Back In Business

Months after his return to Earth-1 and the events of November 14th and 15th, 2020, Saul Collins contacted Lina Fournier, using mysterious files to reclaim his position as the CEO of the company. Their meeting was not all bitter, however, as Saul and Lina seemingly mended their relationship by bonding over the similar hardships they went through as parents of their own respective children. On December 15th, Saul would officially resume his duties as CEO, introducing massive changes to the Collins Foundation, now under the new name, Collins International.

Throughout December and January 2020, the new facilities for the Collins Foundation Headquarters would be built, far from Neo Arcadia.

### The Orion Collective

By March 2021, Saul Collins had fully assumed the moniker of Doctor Orion in a twisted attempt to create order throughout the globe, utilizing Collins International as a front to create a secret network of operatives to carry out his will while remaining hidden from the public. Eventually, Doctor Orion and his secret collective would find themselves at odds with Matthew Drake's very own criminal empire, sparking a covert war between the two factions over control of Neo Arcadia.

## Subsidiaries

### Regional-Based Subsidiaries

* Collins American
* Collins France
* Collins Russia
* Collins China
* Collins México
* Collins Australia
* Collins Korea
* Collins Portugal

### Research Field-Oriented Subsidiaries

* Collins Bioengineering & Pharmaceuticals
* Collins Aerospace & Aeronautics
* Collins Motors
* Collins Security
* Collins Industrial and Manufacturing

### Non-Profit Programs

* The Collins Foundation (Non-Profit Prosthetics Research & Distribution)
* Collins Energy Renewal Project (Clean Energy Research)
* Visionaries Program (Scholarships for Gifted Students In Financial Need)
* Collins Advanced (Professional Scientific Research Grants)

## Staff

### Current

* Saul Collins - CEO & Founder
* Tia Calinao - External Assistant & Advisor

## Paraphernalia

### Transportation

* **Pathfinder****:** A deep-space exploration ship designed by Saul Collins in his attempt to reach his previous life in outer space. The official story, however, explained its conception as a way to further aerospace engineering and explore the solar system.