BLITZEN-AXTO.Inc

**BLITZEN-AXTO.Inc ,**formerly named the **AXTO**/**APEX, Inc.** and The **AXTO UNION, Inc.** is a Massive general Multinational, Consumer electronics, industry, industrial machine production, computer, cartography, automobile, manufacturing conglomerate corporation that was formed from a variety of industries and companies from the Wolfenstein Nazis sold and bought by a John Tae-se (Vice-President and Premier of the Korea) who have merged them with his company the **APEX** **Corporation** to from a new company. Originated on Earth, PvZ World, Z-Tech, and on multiple worlds in the multiverse. They produce a wide variety of materials and products, ranging from personal and public electronics, lab equipment, rubber, industrial machinery, wall terminals, desktop computers, household electronics, portable generators, and (as of wolfenstein 1980) video game consoles. who's most successful product is **Blitzen Diesel** (a petroleum brand) for trucks and tanks.

## History

Following the Invasion of the **Nazi regime** in 2047, German companies and Industries were taken and transported to **Suburmania** as war spoils, however instead of incorporating them. Z-Tech decided to keep its arms divisions and sell them to the public so it can bring new faith into the market and a new form of income needed. The company was originally founded as APeX Computers by Joe Tae-se in 1972. The company made its first successful marketing with the world's first personal computer. APeX Computers ushered North Korea's digital revolution and catalyzed the Silicon River, a chain of tech startups straddling the Ryesong River. By the 1980's, APeX Computers hired talented programmers from both Korea and abroad, and developed the first web browser. By the turn of the 21st century, APeX Computers had become an integral cultural influence in North Korea for establishing the nation as the most highly economic and technological superpower in East Asia.

Despite its reputation, APeX was not without controversy. In 1988, a APeX-owned Chinese factory was exposed for mistreating its workers and disregarding environmental safety.

In 2003, Joe Tae-se passed away from cancer and left APeX to his son John Tae-se. Under John Tae-se, APeX Computers was renamed as the APEX Corporation to reflect its strength and modern identity. Tae-se also founded the company's Advanced Weapons Division and transformed the APEX Corporation as the highest demanding weapons manufacturer in the world. But unknown to the public, APEX had every piece of their technology chipped with remote access that allowed APEX to control over huge sections of the world's militaries. In 2022, John Tae-se was elected as Premier of North Korea, effectively solidifying the influence of the APEX Corporation into the Korean government.

Among APEX's highest-paying clients was the United States, who invested in APEX military technology for their wars in the Middle East. However, the U.S. accumulated trillions of dollars in external debt and was unable to repay APEX and the North Korean government. In response, John Tae-se remotely shut down the U.S. military and its APEX-branded technology, and allowed North Korea to effortlessly invade the United States under the pretense of forcing the U.S. to repay its debts.

In 2029, the Resistance and NATO forces destroyed APEX's satellite network, causing APEX's communication and weapon system to collapse, and making KPA forces to become vulnerable to NATO attack in their occupation of America. Furthermore, without the satellite network, the KPA no longer can track the activities of the Resistance leading them more and more vulnerable for guerrilla attacks in the open fields.

The APEX Corporation is a North Korean multinational technology company and is the world's largest defense contractor. The company is headed by the CEO and Premier of North Korea John Tae-se. It is the main antagonistic force in Homefront: The Revolution.

Phantom Talon Corp was founded on Earth in 2344 by Anders Benoit and Oliver Adamska, both of whom had formerly served as Special Forces operatives in the United Colonial Army. With their close ties to the UCA, they were able to recruit elite ex-soldiers and secure lucrative contracts from the Earth-based authorities.

The PTC was involved in a number of minor corporate and colonial disputes, especially following the signing of the 2350 trade deal between Helghan and the breakaway colonies of the Independent Colonial Strategic Alliance, which saw tensions grow across the Alpha Centauri system.

The Company acquired a reputation of ruthless efficiency and a willingness to sell its services to the highest bidder, whether it be government or corporation. This led to tensions between Adamska, a patriot who believed it was PTC's duty to support Earth's interests in any conflict, and Benoit, whose primary motivation was business. Adamska was KIA on assignment in 2348, the circumstances of his death being unclear. Benoit moved quickly to expand and restructure the company, appointing subordinates to run two new affiliates, Skull Knight Enterprises and Eclipse Forces, which were established on different colonies across the Alpha Centauri system.

**Libertā Industries** is a Vekta-based company which developed equipment & tools for the ISA in the 24th Century.

The company is responsible for the mass production of the very popular ISA Engineering Tool. They also produce most of Vekta City's courior drones.

**Corinthmetall** was an large industrial company on Helghan, famous for its steel. It serves as the main supplier for the other companies, but also produces heavy weaponry like the TG 140mm /L22 smoothbore gun used in the Helghast hovertanks. Corinthmetall was also responsible for producing and supplying Stahl Arms with 500 electrostatic plates for the Helghast harvester drone. Their headquarter is located in Pyrrhus.

**Huygens** is a computer company that manufactures most of the ISA Command's computer systems and software.

**Blackjack Armories** are vendors owned by Blackjack featured in *Killzone: Mercenary*. They contain a surplus of supplies, and are used primarily by mercenaries, specifically the Phantom Talon Corp. They are best known as the only place to purchase a VAN-Guard.

The **Thoralf-Sigurd-Vig** is a shipping company that manufactures civil and naval vessels. After Scolar Visari's rise to power, the company rapidly expanded their array of products. In preparation of the Second Extrasolar War, Thoralf-Sigurd-Vig produced railways, trains and cargo ships in order to boost the Helghan industry. Later on, they use their knowledge to build a large space fleet.

Thoralf-Sigurd-Vig also have a large food production department.

Planet Yummy

**Planet Yummy** is a Mars-based company responsible for supplying foodstuffs to the colonies. It is known to offer a wide selection of snacks, juice drinks and soda. Several vending machines are located across Vekta, in the port and Vektan Malls. Planet Yummy is presumed to be an important food company for other colonized planets.

Kaiser is an automobile manufacturing company based in the Greater Germanic Reich, producing four-seater cars as of 1960. A Kaiser-brand car was used by BJ Blazkowicz and either Fergus Reid or Probst Wyatt III (depending on player choice earlier in-game) to escape Eisenwald Prison in 1960, running over a few Nazi prison guards in the process. A Police Kaiser can be seen when Fergus/Wyatt try’s to Hotwire the vehicle, another one can be seen by Nazi guards when catching up on them.

While Kaiser is an entirely fictional brand, references to real-life automotive companies are found throughout the alternate 1960s of Wolfenstein--a song by the "soldier-singer" Hans mentions Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, while some of the cars in Wolfenstein II's rendition of Roswell resemble Volkswagens and Cadillacs.

Dincon, Inc is A company that makes portable generators.

**Blitzen Diesel** is a petroleum brand in the timeline of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. After the German victory in World War II the world adopted diesel as its predominant commercial transportation fuel instead of gasoline. Blitzen quickly took over American oil companies such as Standard Oil to develop a nationwide distribution franchise in the occupied United States.

Blitzen Diesel's logo was a white lightning-bolt on a half orange half black diamond shaped background. The name likely comes from the German word for Lightning Blitz. It has been infamously applied to Germany's tactic of Blitzkrieg in both world wars where the German Army used concentrated firepower to quickly overwhelm enemy forces and advance across Europe without allowing a counterattack. Advertisements credit Blitzen as having more efficient fuel than its competitors and being victorious. Blitzen gas stations also sold Malted Milk, local Newspapers, Snacks, and National literature.

One of Blitzen Diesel's stations was located in downtown Roswell, New Mexico. It was owned and managed by local businessman Hunter Jones. Manager Jones was secretly opposed to the socialist nature of the Nazi Regime, but he urged his employees to hide their own criticisms of the oppressive government. In 1961 there was a local diesel fuel supply shortage in Roswell due to deployments of Supersoldatens and APCs.

**Pflaumen** (German for Plum) is a consumer electronics company based in the Greater German Reich. They primarily produce wall terminals, desktop computers, and household electronics. As of 1960, they were the largest computer company in the world. Among their products is the Laserflop.

The name "Pflaumen" (Plum), logo, and role as a major manufacturer of home computer systems in the alternate 1960s of Wolfenstein suggests that Pflaumen is a parody/analogue to the real-life company Apple.

**MAPE** is a computer and cartography company based in the Greater German Reich. They produce maps, survey imagery, and computing systems found on Moon Base One. At least one of their computers was designed experimentally, using "bio-mechanical" components as opposed to regular machine electronics.

**Neumond** (New Moon) is a multimedia company based in the Greater German Reich. Presumably working in close coordination with the media and propaganda bureau of the Greater German Reich, Neumond as a media corporation distributes Nazi propaganda, television shows, and music across Germany and its occupied territories across the globe and beyond.

### *Neumond Records*

A record label under the Neumond brand, producing popular music in a wide variety of genres (as long as the lyrics and themes conform to Nazi standards of patriotism, purity, and national service, although this is somewhat questionable given their use of rock-and-roll music and styles reminiscent of the Motown and Punk sounds of the actual 1960s). Nevertheless, most of their songs are in German, and extoll themes related to the experiences of Germans around the world in the 1960s. Acts under the Neumond Records label include *Die Käfer* (heavily implied to be the Beatles of the Wolfenstein-timeline), *Die Partei Damen* (the Nazi version of the Motown sound), the soldier-singer Hans, the surf-pop band *The Comet Tails*, and more. For more information, see Neumond Records.

### *Neumond Television*

The television production division of Neumond, which handles the casting and production of popular television programs in the Greater German Reich. Neumond Television has a sizable and influential presence within the American Territories, running programs and films out of subsidiaries such as Paragon Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Many of the Television programs produced by Neumond appear to be wholesome sitcoms, and game shows reminiscent of the type of programming found in 1950s-1960s America--however, all of these shows have a hefty dose of Nazi propaganda inserted into them.

Popular programming produced by Neumond Television include the game show German or Else (where losing contestants are sent to reeducation camps to learn German), Blitzmensch (a live action superhero television series about a superpowered Aryan Olympic athlete who fights crude caricatures of pre-WW2 American icons), Trust in Brother (a family sitcom where most of the gags and jokes have to do with casual failure to comply with Nazi-enforced social and racial standards), and Liesel (a show about a young German girl living in the American Territories and her "pet" Panzerhund). Neumond also produced competitions for music such as *So you think you can yodel* and also supervised on film productions, such as a movie produced by the ailing and deranged Adolf Hitler known as Das Ende Alles Bösen.

## Trivia

* Music produced by Neumond Records during the 1960s is incredibly reminiscent of styles and popular acts of the actual 1950s-1960s. While the legality and societal acceptance of Rock, R&B, and Punk music under any Nazi regime would be questionable at best, the producers of the promotional music did mention that they tweaked many of the instrumental compositions to be similar to actual enforced standards of music during the Nazi Regime, whereas music produced by Neumond Records during the 1980s is reminiscent of techno-pop music, which was very popular in the actual 1980s.

* Likewise, a conversation between an American citizen and a Nazi Commander in Roswell suggests that there is some disdain for the pop and rock music produced by Neumond.

* Television programs produced by Neumond are parodies of popular American television as they would have been broadcast in the 1950s-early 1960s: German or Else resembles *Jeopardy!* or *Truth or Consequences*, Trust in Brother is a parody of *Leave it to Beaver*, Liesel resembles *Lassie*, and Blitzmensch resembles the 1960s *Batman* TV show starring Adam West.

**Klasse Spielzeug** (Great Toy) is a German company that produces children's toys, such as the Elite Hans line of action figures, as well as miniature figurines of Wehrmacht Soldiers and the aerospace craft known as the Haunebu-V. They have various outlets across the occupied territories of the Greater Reich, including a store in Roswell, Neu-Mexiko.

**Laserflop** is a data storage medium produced by the Nazi company Pflaumen seen in *Wolfenstein: Youngblood*. The Laserflop disk is advertised as a "Fast and reliable" disk and likely comes in differing storage capacities, with the Supermax variant being advertised, apparently offering more storage capacity than the unmentioned standard variant. Pflaumen is listed as Laserflops developer & primary manufacturer.

## Trivia

* Laserflop's may be a homage to the early optical disc format, along with the late 70's and early 80s trend towards the use of absurd laser based optical technology, such as laserfilm.

* The product is implied to be a floptical disk system similar to the ones available in the early 1980s, These diskettes used a small laser to align the magnetic read/write head along with grooves ingrained in the disk. this would allow for large (at the time) amounts of data of up to 120 megabytes on some disks to be recorded in about the same amount of space of a conventional floppy diskette.
* The name also could mean that it is some sort of magneto-optical disc like the ones available starting in the mid 1980s, such as those used in the NeXT cube and later in the Sony Minidisc system. if this was the case the name "Laserflop" would be illogical given magneto-optical discs are similar in solidity to the compact disc.
* The design of the disk is reminiscent of typical 5.25 inch floppy diskettes used in most home computers at the time.

**Neumond Records** (lit. *"Newmoon Records"*) is a fictional recording company in the alternate version of the 1960s where the Nazis rule the world, including the United States of America. The tracks published under the label are mostly parodies and homages to real pop songs of the period "modified" to suit Nazi themes and doctrines.

Neumond's Television Productions division appears to have had a direct connection to another part of the Nazi propaganda machine Paragon Pictures, which in turn suggests that the Nazi collaborator Chuck Lorentz may have also been involved with Neumond.

After New Colossus, the company was forced to evacuate their employees, executives and resources out of the United States due to the increasing activities of the American Resistance Network as well as the fact that the Nazi regime is losing control of the US and it's populace at a fast rate. However, the most important fact is that nearly all of American people now had grown sick of Nazi propaganda.

After the Second American Revolution, the leftover studios and equipment in America are taken over by the revived Hollywood industries. However, a separate branch in Paris, France is still operating, and even is producing cassette tapes in the 1980s, which include techno-pop style remixes of some of their previous records, along with some new songs as well, some of which are even sung in french, implying that due to Adolf Hitler's familiarity with the French language, that the Nazis are open to the idea of songs being performed in French. The fact that the songs were recorded in Paris only helps prove this. In addition, an illegally recorded bootleg tape of a song published by Neumond, that was performed live can be found. Some jukeboxes made by Neumond can be seen in various windows.