Kord Omniversal

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### Former Members

Theodore Kord, Jarvis Kord, Thomas Kord, Daniel Garrett, Trixie Collins, Jaime Reyes, Geoffrey Barron, David Franz, Allen Northrup, Arnold Daniel Beck

### Allies

Justice League of America, STAR Labs, Wayne Enterprises, Queen Consolidated, Palmer Technologies

## Overview

Kord Omniversal is a technology conglomerate that is most famous for sponsoring StarrWare and publicly funding Booster Gold and the second Blue Beetle.

## History

Following Adrian Veidt’s attacks, Veidt Enterprises was liquidated, and several of his assets were auctioned off to stakeholders and business partners. Philanthropist, explorer, and inventor Daniel Garrett purchased a group of artifacts, among which was the Khaji Da scarab. Garrett used the scarab to become the first Blue Beetle but believed the technology it held had more to offer the world, especially after what Veidt had done to it.

Garrett approached some family friends, two brothers by the name of Jarvis and Thomas Kord. Jarvis and Thomas supported Garrett’s vision of using Veidt’s assets to improve the world at large. Garrett, however, wanted to continue his activities as Blue Beetle and did not want to be the frontman of the company. Jarvis and Thomas agreed to be Co-CEOS.

Jarvis and Thomas recruited a team of top-notch inventors, including Thomas’ own son, Ted, who at only age ten had proved a brilliant technocrat. Other inventors included Geoffrey Barron, Allen “Sparky” Northrup, and David Franz. They assigned them all to create the world’s first smartphone.

In 1995, Kord Omniversal went public with the invention of the Kord Omniphone. Instantly, it was a hit. They set up their main shop in Chicago, and soon erected Kord Tower. However, there was trouble brewing, as behind-the-scenes, Thomas and Jarvis were constantly butting heads. The Board eventually decided to appoint Trixie Collins as CEO.

Shortly after, Garrett became Chairman of the Board after he was injured and had to give up being Blue Beetle. He assigned Jarvis as the head of marketing and Thomas to be the head of research and development. He personally took on Ted as his protege, which proved to be a smart choice.

They struck gold again when Ted invented the BB Gun, which became a bestseller to the United States and Bialyan governments and organizations like Checkmate. In secret, Jarvis struck black market deals with gangs in Metropolis as well as organizations like Intergang.

When the metahuman population boomed, Jarvis saw it as an opportunity to capitalize and fast-tracked the development of the Goldstar Division, a sponsorship program for superheroes that “fit the gold standard.” It was a decision that split the board, with Garrett having the deciding vote. When he sided with Jarvis, Thomas resigned.

Unbeknownst to most, that night, Jarvis went to talk to Thomas, where Thomas threatened to expose Jarvis’ secret black-market deals to the press. Jarvis did not want to back down from the Goldstar Program, and instead recruited Ted to be the frontman for the program, tasking him with modernizing the Blue Beetle.

Ted researched the scarab and discovered an A.I being within the scarab called Khaji Da. He replicated Khaji Da’s O.S to create a security robot he named Skeets, and then gifted him to his best friend, janitor Michael Jon Carter, who also agreed to test some of Ted’s tech. This resulted in Michael stealing an experimental golden armor and jetting off to Metropolis to fight crime.

Ted was alerted to the danger by Khaji Da, who outfitted him with alien armor and flew him to the scene to save his friend from a group of muggers. When news spread to the press, Kord Omniversal was quick to claim them as the first members of their Goldstar Program. From then on, at night, Blue Beetle and Booster Gold would patrol the streets.

While out one night, Thomas’ office was bombed and robbed by corporate saboteurs, killing Thomas. Jarvis took over for him as head of research and development, where he demanded Ted replicate Skeets so they could capitalize on him. This made Ted suspicious of his uncle, so he tasked Skeets with spying on the man, eventually exposing that he had hired the Squid Gang. Ted made the difficult choice to turn him in.

This caught the admiration of the Justice League, who recruited Ted and Michael, but Kord Omniversal was on the verge of going under. STAR Labs agreed to partner with them, making K.O a subsidiary of STAR Labs, successfully pulling the conglomerate from the brink of extinction. Under this new partnership, the Goldstar Division was closed.

Since the merger, Kord Omniversal has scaled back their weapons development, especially after the Titans revealed that HIVE field agents had begun using the BB Gun. Ted focused on perfecting A.I. Their long-running project has become the StarrWare Project, focused on implementing personalized A.I into their smartphones.

Following the death of Ted Kord, Michael Jon Carter became chairman of the board. Kord Omniversal’s stock fell even more and Michael decided to transfer most of K.O’s assets to STAR Labs. K.O has since become defunct, with Michael having sole ownership of the company.

## Notable Assets

* BB Gun Marks I, II, III
* Marino Casino and Island Resort on Kooey Kooey Kooey
* StarrWare Smartphone
* Skeets
* StarrWare Laptops
* Copyright of Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and Goldstar
* The Bug VTOL Aircraft Mark I and II
* Patent for Chocos Cookies