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Speculative fiction, especially [[Dystopia]]n and [[Cyberpunk]] fiction, tends to lean toward massive corporations. These corporations are usually umbrella corporations, controlling dozens of smaller companies that manufacture [[Acme Products|everything]] from clothing to military hardware. They can even [[Law Enforcement, Inc.|be the police]].

 

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* Toha Heavy Industries from both ''[[Blame]]'' and ''[[Biomega]]''.

** Yiliaster from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' is even closer to this, considering they have so much technology and money that they can actually {{spoiler|manipulate the time stream.}}

** One rather interesting thing about the dub of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!''. In the Japanese version, Alistair's grudge against Kaiba Corps was that they supplied the tanks that killed his brother. In the Dub? Kaiba Corps bought the land he (among many others including his family) were living on and were forcing them out with tanks. Sound like something you'd expect out of a Cyberpunk story?

* Daiwa Heavy Industries from ''Vexille'' succeed in {{spoiler|assuming complete control of Japan, eradicating most of its population and turning the survivors into cyborg drones. They also have plans to do the same on a worldwide scale.}}

* ''[[Death Note]]'': The Yotsuba Corporation. According to ''How to Read 13'', it is a massive international corporate conglomerate that employs over 300,000 people and is involved in everything from heavy industry to resort development to military weapons. It gets even more powerful when the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Yotsuba Group]] uses the [[Artifact of Doom|death note]] to kill off Yotsuba's rivals. [[The Guards Must Be Crazy|Their security is very lax though]] and {{spoiler|after Light kills the Yotsuba Group, the Megacorporation's stock plummets and the Yotsuba Corporation loses much of its influence.}}

 

 

 

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