The Record of Destruction
What the public was told, what the archive has recovered, and what remains sealed. Compiled by the Office of Public Records, 2070.
Chronology of the Corporation Wars
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Pre-War
The Long Lead
ULTRACORP held a systematic Neuro-Simulation advantage over every competitor of its age. Its lead was not incidental it was pursued as a principle. Its superiority was admired and feared in equal measure.
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The War
The Alliance
A coalition of rival corporations formed with a single stated purpose: to end ULTRACORP's dominance. The conflict consumed resources, districts, and lives across MegaCity for years. The alliance would emerge exhausted.
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The War
The Late Ally
One corporation attempted to render assistance to ULTRACORP in the final phase of the conflict. It arrived too late to change the outcome. Its identity remains under review by this Office.
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2060
Declaration of Destruction
ULTRACORP was declared destroyed. The name was retired from public use, its holdings dispersed, its records sealed. The alliance claimed the victory at nearly total cost to itself.
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After
What Remains
Neuro-Simulations, data, and secrets were dispersed across MegaCity not lost. In the years since, the Office of Public Records has operated a recovery program to return these artifacts to the public record.
What Is Known
- ULTRACORP was the most advanced corporation of its era.
- An alliance of rivals formed for the sole purpose of ending its dominance.
- One corporation attempted to help too late to change the outcome.
- ULTRACORP was declared destroyed in 2060.
- Recovered records confirm that its Neuro-Simulations were dispersed, not destroyed.
What Is Not Known
- The identity of the corporation that attempted to help.
- The current status of the victorious alliance.
- Whether every ULTRACORP Neuro-Simulation has been accounted for.
- The whereabouts of the Founder.