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* In its earliest appearances, Mitsuhama Computer Technologies from ''[[Shadowrun]]'' were depicted as a front for the yakuza. Eventually, the writers caught on that a billion-nuyen criminal organization is hardly going to use a ''trillion''-nuyen triple-A [[Mega Corp]] as a cover. The retcon became 'because several of the original investors happened to be oyabun, Mitsuhama and the Yakuza have a historical connection'. However, the original oyabun rapidly retired from crime to enjoy their new money machine, and the connection doesn't go much beyond "to the degree that any megacorp will deal with criminal syndicates under the table (for money laundering,
* ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' had Thay as [[The Magocracy]] with two main parties: Imperialist and Researcher. The former favored using their magical prowess for territorial expansion - mostly via military means, but also via subverting other political entities. The latter wanted to use magical achievements for gain, whether directly or indirectly (excess of magic allows production boost in many areas). The Imperialists dominated for a while, but ended up with series of costly failures and the charismatic leader who got disillusioned about both "glories" of war and Red Wizards' competence in this area, and had a personal vendetta with another Imperialist tougher than himself. Lazouril eventually (in ''Silverfall'') switched sides, in the way that would be enough to firmly establish him as a [[Magnificent Bastard]] even if he hadn't been there already. Cue many Thayan enclaves popping up all over the continent in following years.
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