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Weyland-Yutani cryo-tube

The logo of Weyland-Yutani from Alien, an archetypal fictional evil corporation

An evil corporation is a staple of science fiction[1] (but also features in other fiction genres), usually a big multinational company (often a megacorporation with powers which are usually held by governments) which values profits over ethics.

Several real life corporations have been named "evil" by activists[2] and the media.[3] The labeling of corporations as such may be an indicator of a general distrust of corporations.[4]

List of fictional evil corporations[]

  • Abstergo Industries from Assassin's Creed
  • Adipose Industries from Doctor Who (episode "Partners in Crime")
  • Aegis Oil from On Deadly Ground
  • Aesir Corporation from Max Payne
  • Aggressive Solutions Int. (A.S.I.) from Madame Mirage
  • Alchemax from Marvel 2099
  • American Airlines from Silent Running
  • Apocalypse Inc. from The Toxic Avenger Part II
  • Arasaka from Cyberpunk 2020
  • Astralnet Broadcasting Company (ABC) from Arena: Maze of Death
  • ATMOS from Doctor Who (episodes: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)
  • Atlas Corporation from Borderlands
  • The Bank of Evil from Despicable Me
  • Better Living Industries (BL/ind.) from Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
  • Biffco from Back to the Future II
  • Blok from The Quillan Games
  • Blue Sun Corporation from Firefly
  • Buy n Large Corporation from Wall-E
  • Bubble Shock from The Sarah Jane Adventures (episode: Invasion of the Bane)
  • CCA from Network
  • CHOAM from Dune
  • Cloverleaf Industries from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  • Cobra Industries from G.I. Joe: Renegades
  • The Company from Doctor Who (serial: The Sun Makers)
  • The Company from Heroes
  • Conglom-O from Rocko's Modern Life
  • The Consortium from Total Recall 2070
  • Crey Industries from City of Heroes
  • Cybus Industries from Doctor Who (episodes Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel)
  • Cyberdyne Systems from Terminator
  • Czerka Corporation from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • DataDyne from Perfect Dark
  • Digital Matrix from Looker
  • Dokusensha Corporation from Read or Dream
  • Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. from Phineas and Ferb
  • Electrocorp from Rise of the Robots
  • The Energy Corporation from Rollerball (1975)
  • Engulf & Devour from Silent Movie
  • Eurocorp Syndicate from Syndicate
  • Fatboy Industries from The Middleman (episode: The Palindrome Reversal Palindrome)
  • Gandrake Enterprises from Musashi: Samurai Legend
  • GeneCo from Repo! The Genetic Opera
  • General Construction Corporation (GC) from Escape from the Bronx
  • GeoComTex from Doctor Who (episode: Dalek)
  • Globalsoft from We Will Rock You
  • H.A.R.M. from The Operative: No One Lives Forever
  • HeretiCorp from Sluggy Freelance
  • Homicide International Trust (HIT) from MacGyver
  • Hybra-Tech Corporation from Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
  • INTEC from The Nest (1988)
  • International Electromatics from Doctor Who (serial: The Invasion)
  • Itexicon from Maximum Ride
  • Jennings & Rall (J&R) from Jericho
  • Lacuna, Inc. from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Legacy organization from 64th Street: A Detective Story
  • LexCorp from Superman
  • Lunar Industries from Moon
  • Manchurian Global from The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
  • Marathon MegaCorp from Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond
  • Massive Dynamic from Fringe
  • Maximum Inc. from Phantom 2040
  • Merrick Biotech from The Island
  • Microsith (AKA Numesis) from Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!
  • MomCorp from Futurama
  • Multi National United (MNU) from District 9
  • Narn K Corporation from Nocturnals
  • NICE from That Hideous Strength
  • Nightrise Corporation from The Power of Five
  • Omni Consumer Products (OCP) from RoboCop
  • Parallax Corporation from The Parallax View
  • Praeda Industries from Doctor Mid-Nite
  • Pyrite from Moon 44
  • RDA Corporation from Avatar
  • Rekall from Total Recall
  • Replacement Technologies from The 6th Day
  • Rotten Core Industries from the League of Super Evil
  • Roxxon Energy Corporation from the Marvel Universe
  • Shinra Electric Power Company from Final Fantasy VII
  • Sombra Corporation from The Dark Tower
  • Soylent Corporation from Soylent Green
  • SPECTRE from James Bond
  • Sarif Industries from "Deus Ex: Human Revolution"
  • Subarashii from Mars trilogy
  • Sunya Corp from City Limits
  • Tai Yong Medical from Deus Ex: Human Revolution
  • Trade Federation from Star Wars
  • The Trust from Stargate
  • Tyrell Corporation from Blade Runner
  • Umbrella Corporation from Resident Evil
  • Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) from Doom
  • The Union from Repo Men
  • VersaLife from Deus Ex
  • Virtucon from Austin Powers
  • Weyland-Yutani from Alien
  • Wisdom Company from EOE: Eve of Extinction
  • Wolfram & Hart from Angel
  • Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
  • Zik-Zak Corporation from Max Headroom
  • ZORG Industries from The Fifth Element

See also[]

  • Don't be evil

References[]

  1. Sarath, Patrice (2011-03-08). "Bad company: science fiction and the "evil" corporation". Bizmology. Retrieved 2011-08-18.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  2. Kall, Rob. "The Most Evil Corporations, Industries and Orgs". OpEdNews. Retrieved August 26, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. Goldacre, Ben (August 4, 2007). "Evil ways of the drug companies". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/aug/04/sciencenews. Retrieved August 26, 2011. 
  4. "Understanding general distrust of corporations". Corporate Reputation Review. Goliath. March 1, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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