List of companies in Macross
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In the fictional anime series Macross
, many aerospace companies exist as part of the world government or RDF which do not in the real world. These are split into two categories: Those which are ringers for companies in the real world (with similar-sounding names provided to give verisimilitude
yet not be actionable legally), and new companies formed in-timeline. Companies with the same name as they possess in the real world are not listed.
Macross
is a series of science fiction mecha anime, directed by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth/Humanity after the year 1999. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West...
, many aerospace companies exist as part of the world government or RDF which do not in the real world. These are split into two categories: Those which are ringers for companies in the real world (with similar-sounding names provided to give verisimilitude
Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude is the quality of realism in something .-Competing ideas:The problem of verisimilitude is the problem of articulating what it takes for one false theory to be closer to the truth than another false theory...
yet not be actionable legally), and new companies formed in-timeline. Companies with the same name as they possess in the real world are not listed.
Aircraft/Variable fighter manufacturers
- Stonewell (Rockwell InternationalRockwell InternationalRockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation....
) - Fate: Merged with Bellcom between 2007 and 2009 - Bellcom (Bell Aerospace Textron) - Fate: Merged with Stonewell between 2007 and 2009
- General Titanic (General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
) - Fate: Unknown - Lockhee (Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
) - Fate: Unknown - LVT (Ling-Temco-VoughtLing-Temco-VoughtLing-Temco-Vought was a large U.S. conglomerate which existed from 1969 to 2000. At its peak, its component parts were involved in the aerospace industry, electronics, steel manufacturing, sporting goods, the airline industry, meat packing, car rentals and pharmaceuticals, among other...
) - Fate: Unknown - Shinsei Industries (origin: Spun off from Stonewell Bellcom in 2012) - Fate: Still operating as of 2059.
- Stonewell Bellcom (product of a theoretical merger between Rockwell and Bell) - Fate: Spun off aircraft development group as Shinsei Industries in 2012, fate of company unknown
- McNell Douglar (McDonnell DouglasMcDonnell DouglasMcDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
) - Fate: Unknown - NorthropNorthrop CorporationNorthrop Corporation was a leading United States aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman in 1994. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, although only a few of these have entered service.-History:Jack...
(also known as Northrom)* - Merged with Grumman as Northrop GrummanNorthrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
. Fate: Still operating as of 2051 as Northrom Grumman. - Grumman* - Absorbed by Northrop as Northrop GrummanNorthrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
in 1994. - General Galaxy (established in 2017 within Macross universe) - Fate: Still operating as of 2059.
- Messer (Messerschmitt-Bölkow-BlohmMesserschmittMesserschmitt AG was a famous German aircraft manufacturing corporation named for its chief designer, Willy Messerschmitt, and known primarily for its World War II fighter aircraft, notably the Bf 109 and Me 262...
) - Fate: Unknown
Vehicle/Destroid manufacturers
- Chrauler (ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
) - Fate: Unknown - Vickers plcVickers plcVickers plc was the remainder of Vickers-Armstrongs after the nationalisation of three of its four operating groups: aviation , shipbuilding and steel...
- Krauss-MaffeiKrauss-MaffeiThe Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG or simply Krauss-Maffei is an injection molding machine manufacturer and defence company based in Munich, Germany...
- Continental AGContinental AGContinental AG, internally often called Conti for short, is a worldwide leading German manufacturer of tires, brake systems, vehicle stability control systems, engine injection systems, tachographs and other parts for the automotive and transport industries. The company is based in Hanover, Germany...
- Daimler AG
- Smart MCC (MCC SmartSmart (automobile)Smart is an automotive branch of Daimler AG. Smart is a German manufacturer of microcars produced in Hambach, France, and Böblingen, Germany...
)
Weapon manufacturers
- Raitheon (RaytheonRaytheonRaytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...
) - Fate: Still operating as of 2045 - Mauler (MauserMauserMauser was a German arms manufacturer of a line of bolt-action rifles and pistols from the 1870s to 1995. Mauser designs were built for the German armed forces...
) - Fate: Still operating as of 2045
Engine manufacturers
- Shinnakasu(AnagramAnagramAn anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of Nakajima Aircraft CompanyNakajima Aircraft CompanyThe Nakajima Aircraft Company was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer throughout World War II.-History:...
) - Fate: Unknown (also produced the VF-1 ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
under license) - P&W (Pratt and Whitney) - Fate: Active as of last Series
- Roice (Rolls-Royce plcRolls-Royce plcRolls-Royce Group plc is a global power systems company headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second-largest maker of aircraft engines , and also has major businesses in the marine propulsion and energy sectors. Through its defence-related activities...
) - Fate: Unknown - Daimler (Daimler-BenzDaimler-BenzDaimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motor vehicles, and internal combustion engines; founded in 1926. An Agreement of Mutual Interest - which was valid until year 2000 - was signed on 1 May 1924 between Karl Benz's Benz & Cie., and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, which had...
) - Fate: Unknown
- Northrop GrummanNorthrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
exists in the Macross universe, and was part of the consortium with Stonewell and Bellcom to produce the VF-0VF-0The VF-0 Phoenix is a fictional transforming aircraft from the Macross Zero anime science fiction series. It was created by mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori.-Fictional History:...
fighter. However, at the time that the original series had started production, NorthropNorthrop CorporationNorthrop Corporation was a leading United States aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman in 1994. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, although only a few of these have entered service.-History:Jack...
and Grumman were still separate companies, with their real-world merger still over a decade in the future. In much of the in-story-universe background materials, "Northrom" and "Grumman" are treated as separate companies. Several of the mirrored companies in this list (most notably General DynamicsGeneral DynamicsGeneral Dynamics Corporation is a U.S. defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest defense contractor in the world. Its headquarters are in West Falls Church , unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Falls Church area.The company has...
, Rockwell InternationalRockwell InternationalRockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate in the latter half of the 20th century, involved in aircraft, the space industry, both defense-oriented and commercial electronics, automotive and truck components, printing presses, valves and meters, and industrial automation....
and McDonnell DouglasMcDonnell DouglasMcDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It formed from a merger of McDonnell Aircraft and Douglas Aircraft in 1967. McDonnell Douglas was based at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport...
) either ceased to exist or left the aviation industry in the real world before the 1999 crash of the SDF-1SDF-1 MacrossThe SDF-1 Macross is a fictional interstellar transforming spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an anime science fiction series that aired in Japan in 1982–1983, and its American adaptation Robotech...
.
Processed Food
A natural consequence of space travel was the requirement for adequate processed food. With footholds on new planets, the variety and types of foods available to humanity naturally increased, though there are many examples of processed foods familiar to people on Earth found on the Macross and subsequent vessels. Examples include, but are not limited to:- Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
: Seen throughout the film Macross: Do You Remember Love?, wherein Hikaru IchijyoHikaru IchijyoHikaru Ichijyo is one of the main fictional characters of the Macross Japanese anime series. His voice actor was Arihiro Hase in the Original Japanese version and Vic Mignogna in the English dub by ADV Films in January 2006...
and Lynn Minmay open a can, which flies all over the chamber as they sip bubbles of the soda in the air at zero gravity. - Vanilla CokeVanilla CokeCoca-Cola Vanilla is the limited relaunch of the formerly produced Vanilla Coke soft drink from the early 2000s. Vanilla Coke is a vanilla flavored version of Coca-Cola Classic....
: Seen on Macross Zero, where Aries Turner pours a cupful of it on Roy FockerRoy Fockeris a fictional character from the Japanese anime science fiction series Macross and the prequel OVA Macross Zero...
's head when he attempts to make a move on her. - Appare! Genki(あっぱれ!元気) :Macross Zero, where Aries Turner bribe Mayan island's people with cheap drink"Appare! Genki"in the deception.
- PepsiPepsiPepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
Cola : Seen throughout the first series, and film Macross: Do You Remember Love? in 1984, wherein VF-1 ValkyrieVF-1 ValkyrieThis article is about a fictional vehicle; for the fighter squadron see VF-1.In the fictional Macross Japanese anime series and its English adaptation Robotech, the first mass-produced variable fighter or veritech fighter is called the VF-1 Valkyrie.-Background:The VF-1 was created by the...
missiles from Maximilian Jenius take their form (as a visual joke), along with: - BudweiserBudweiserBudweiser is a German adjective describing something or someone from the city of České Budějovice in Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic.Beer brewing in České Budějovice dates back to the 13th century...
: A popular brand of American beer. - Macrossnalds (McDonalds) : A local rebranding of the fast-food company for space flight
New manufacturers
After Space War I, many new manufacturers came into being in order to satisfy consumer demands for products of various types.- General Galaxy (see above)
- LAI : A high technology company, with branches throughout the inhabited Galaxy. Family-run by the Angeloni clan, and well known for producing high-technology items that are unknown anywhere else, such as the first fold-drive able to pierce fold-faults. The LAI company has interests in space-ship building, starfighters, weapon systems, fold drives, computers, medical technology & pharmaceuticals. They can be compared with MitsubishiMitsubishiThe Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
, which has similar wide-ranging industrial interests.