The hidden face of Omnicorp
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Omnicorp is a highly controversial company. It is no secret that they have gone to great length to acquire Gashren technology and study superpowers, and essentially control Megalopolis, which they have turned into a massive source of profit. On the other hand, where's the harm? Omnicorp has produced immense wealth, have created the most advanced city on Earth, and provide support to many superheroes. Compared to Venture Industries, Omnicorp easily come across as the less worrisome of the two.
Ironically, while Venture Industries has no hidden agenda or nefarious intentions, the truth of Omnicorp is far, far darker.
Plot seeds:
- Corporate Politics: The patriotic hero Freedom Fighter has decided to retire from crime-fighting and run for president. He seems honest and competent enough, but his running mate is mayor Elizabeth Kennedy, long-time accomplice of George Li and vice-president of Omnicorp. With the mega-corporation's backing and his own charisma, Freedom Fighter looks like he's going to cinch this election...But if an agent of Omnicorp becomes vice-president, then the president himself probably doesn't have long to live.
- Days of Darkness: George Li's plans are working. He's the richest, most powerful man in the world, with an immense pull in both politics and the underworld. But to solidify his control over society, he needs to destabilize it psychologically. To that extent, he decides to erode the moral high ground of the superhero community, pushing more and more of its members to become dark antiheroes - thus making it easier for Omnicorp to impose its own ideas and agenda. Unfortunately, Li is not alone in this objective (see The politics of Hell).
- Outlaw Heroes: After the PCs discover some of Omnicorp's dirty secrets, they suddenly find themselves framed for criminal acts, and hunted by law enforcement in general and the Omni-Force in particular. They will need to prove their own innocence before they can prove Omnicorp's culpability.
- Project Nimrod: For years, Venture Industries have been unwelcome rivals to Omnicorp. But now, Li intends to end this. His spies have obtained most of the data from Venture City's labs; now, he initiates Project Nimrod, which aims to destroy the Tower of Babel and Venture City - simultaenously killing hundreds of thousands of people and eliminating Omnicorp's biggest business rival (as for the research data, Omnicorp can later on claim to have developed it on their own). Unless the PCs can stom Project Nimrod in time...
- Rex Omni: The heroes have finally managed to reveal the hidden face of Omnicorp to the world. Unfortunately, Li has been preparing contingency plans for many years. In no time, Omnicorp launches a massive coup, with thousands upon thousands of soldiers armed to the teeth with advanced technology, numerous superhuman agents (including, but not restricted to, much of the Omni-Force), supervillains with Global Might at their head assisting the corporation, Mecha-Tanks, and Li himself, augmented beyond belief and riding the Omni-Crusher. Defeating Omnicorp on the field of battle may be an even bigger challenge than proving their guilt...
