Archibald Robotics

**Archibald Robotics** was an Aryan corporation known for its secrecy. However, it is noted for its brilliance in robotics and cybernetics; Though these specialisations are only meant to benefit themselves and their main customer, the genocidal megacorporation, PROJECT. For the longest time, it has been claimed that Frazier Lashley is the founder. That is, until it was proven that a man named Gionne Franklin Houghton is the true founder.

## History

### Background

Archibald Robotics was a large corporation that was founded in 2950. It is unknown what their true intentions are, but they are well-known for their expertise in cybernetics and, of course, robotics. This is because they have been a major supporter of PROJECT in order to avoid destruction. They have viciously kidnapped people in order to transform them into cyborgs for their presentation at some R&D events, claiming that they "volunteered to become cyborgs."

### PROJECT-G/NEX War

They have secretly aided PROJECT in causing widespread terror throughout the planet. Safe to say, they are known to be complete lunatics. Throughout the *PROJECT-G/NEX War*, Archibald Robotics remained to be one of the most loyal subsidiaries, supplying them with robots and fearsome machines, whenever they are incapable of producing their highly ambitious designs. They notably gained notoriety for creating a deadly robotic assassin: PROGRAM SLIPSTREAM. She is the most expensive and efficient design, but was quickly taken down during *Bleeding Edge: Ultimatum*, much to their chagrin.

When the Megacorporation has fallen, the corporation has stayed under the radar and used multiple fronts to cover their presence, knowing that they are recognised for creating a highly capable killing machine.

### Bygone: The Uprising

Archibald Robotics was running a secret, shady business to stay relevant, kidnapping numerous unsuspecting people from the planet, so that they can use them for their live experiments and be transformed into Cyborgs. As a result, they became a major target in the new war on the radical era, They supported the Corporate Renegades, a society of terrorist who sought to restore the megacorporation through violent means, and later gain the attention of S.O.L.A.C.E, a nefarious corporation that happens to share the same collective goal.

Despite the fact that they kidnapped and murdered hundreds of thousands of people, the evil Archibald Robotics has remained under the radar for quite some time. This was owing to clever tactics that allowed them to keep their actions hidden from even the most adept assassins. However, Fiona Vance has initiated a campaign to ransack corrupt corporations, which led to their detection and exposure, prompting their members to disperse until they were executed and the corporation was permanently closed down, and their properties demolished.

This downfall prevents anyone from using their resources ever again. Hilariously, Bordeaux Advanced Robotics has been the first to designed a coincidentally similar design from SLIPSTREAM, GEMINI 2.0.

## Structure

Archibald Robotics is a clandestine corporation, and all the general public knows is that they are exceptionally skilled in robotics and the field of cybernetics, which are hot topics in Aryaine Kingdom's digital culture. Its leaders are usually murky and elusive, so no paparazzi may photograph them in public. Some even claim that they frequently change executive members, CEOs, Chairman, and other roles for unclear reasons. What made them infamous, is that they periodically design killer robots for the evil PROJECT megacorporation, if ever they lacked the time to create one that needs to fulfil certain requirements, such as being fast and nimble over strength and toughness.

In the year 3026, it is confirmed that they became the subsidiary of S.O.L.A.C.E. SCODOK was even surprised to see their leaders always changing, proclaiming that they act like a "spy company". Mimeographer sometimes even get paid by them to steal resources from Nexima Robotics Corporation to build more advanced technology to rival his own, as they even knew of the Nextech.

### Members

* Gionne Franklin Houghton - CEO, Chairman
* Adrian Mazello
* Johanna Duhamel
* Cristin Zimmerman
* Ralph Kretschmann
* Klenzendork Waipupu
* Karlos Ayush

## Trivia

### General

* Frazier Lashley is the true founder. He has survived the downfall of PROJECT.
	+ This was later debunked as **Gionne Franklin Houghton** is the true leader.
* Archibald Robotics is notorious for using 15% of the remaining PROJECT resources into their own resources.
* Some say their facilities can be effortlessly duplicated due to nanotechnology. That means, only a weapon or anomaly of sufficient force can destabilise the particles and permanently destroy a building.
* Michael Nexima was once invited in 3017 in their headquarters at Nexima; The city on the same country, much to his disgust.
* Responsible for designing PROGRAM SLIPSTREAM within mere weeks and is a full-ready model prior to *Bleeding Edge: Ultimatum*. This shows that they're capable of creating killing machines in heavy demand no matter the situation.
* Usually involved in not-so-documented corporate wars regarding Sigma R&D.

### Developmental Notes

* Archibald Robotics is an elusive faction that works behind the scenes, supplying PROJECT with their own line of robotic hardware to furthermore enhance their power on controlling the planet.
* This robotics corporation has secretly broken every possible law regarding experimentation.
* When Archibald Robotics was shutdown, all of their resources have been dismantled and recycled into smaller companies, with some even being donated to Sigma R&D and Nexima Robotics Corporation. Most of their dismantled components are confirmed to be fully operational, with some even classed as "high spec". As a result, various scavengers and mercenaries have been sizing each other up to get ahold of the components, knowing that most are applicable for cybernetics and illegal advanced weaponry.
* This corporation is another example of an evil corporation trope with a bit of flair.