Alien Imperial Megacorp

[ottarrus]

So a question struck me and begged an answer...
If the Third Imperium has alien races fully embedded in its culture, how come there isn't an alien themed megacorp?
Additionally, would anyone be interested if I put some work into such a megacorporation as a proposal?

 

[Limpin Legin]

There are alien (non-Imperial) megacorporations just that the Imperial way of life is more suited to the development of these business entities.
AoCS2 mentions Vilani Zirunkariish and Solimani Transstar. Traveller wiki mentions others.

Sure, if you got alien megacorps of your own creation, post them so that other folk can read them.

 

[ottarrus]

Well, there are three Vilani megacorps with an Imperial LIC. The Sollies do have Transstar, which is in effect an arm of the Confederation government. There are several Aslan corps that reach megacorp status in their earnings, reach and effects on the Hierate. And the Zho's have several megacorp-like companies in their industrial complex.
The idea of an alien-owned megacorp in the Imperium came to me as I was re-reading about alien nobles in the Imperial system, wondering why there isn't one. So yeah, I think I'll fuss with this a little bit.

 

[tzunder]

I think you may be being a bit blinkered. There are many sophonts that are non human in the Third Imperium. Now, unless you are running a variant humanist Empire that is prejudicial or xeophobic, those sophonts will work in the usual megacorps. There will be Bwap accountants alongside Vargr delivery drivers and so on and so on.
The ownerships of the megacorps in the Third Imperium are closely tied to the nobility, but as you have said, there are alien nobles, and in YTU and the OTU, there are many of places for non humans to have dominant positions within the vast organisations that are megacorps.
On the other hand.. go for it.. the more the merrier..

 

[ottarrus]

I think you may be being a bit blinkered. There are many sophonts that are non human in the Third Imperium. Now, unless you are running a variant humanist Empire that is prejudicial or xeophobic, those sophonts will work in the usual megacorps. There will be Bwap accountants alongside Vargr delivery drivers and so on and so on.
The ownerships of the megacorps in the Third Imperium are closely tied to the nobility, but as you have said, there are alien nobles, and in YTU and the OTU, there are many of places for non humans to have dominant positions within the vast organisations that are megacorps.
On the other hand.. go for it.. the more the merrier..

You're making much of my point here.
EVERY Imperial megacorp has alien employees, everything from near-humans to Llelewylolies. Some even rise to powerful positions, regional managers, that sort of thing.
What I'm proposing here is a megacorporation that puts an alien merchant noble on the same social and financial footing as the Tukera, Ling, or Schunamen families.
Certainly this is a IMTU kind of thing. OTOH, there's no reason why such a company couldn't be added to the body of canon lore.

 

[MasterGwydion]

I am guessing that this doesn't exist already because most writers are humanocentric. If you can have a Vargr Archduke, then you can definitely have an alien-run megacorp.

 

[tzunder]

Ok, I guess I have always assumed that Tukera, Ling or Schunamen might be alien run.

 

[ottarrus]

Ok, I guess I have always assumed that Tukera, Ling or Schunamen might be alien run.

Nope. All are run by Human noble families. As are all the other Imperial megacorps.

 

[Anstett]

I think it depends on when they were formed. A Solomani-heritage Corp might be considered Alien Run by some.

 

[MasterGwydion]

I think it depends on when they were formed. A Solomani-heritage Corp might be considered Alien Run by some.

Humanati.

 

[Condottiere]

I am guessing that this doesn't exist already because most writers are humanocentric. If you can have a Vargr Archduke, then you can definitely have an alien-run megacorp.

That's Emperor Penguin, to you peasants.

 

[ottarrus]

I think it depends on when they were formed. A Solomani-heritage Corp might be considered Alien Run by some.

We have the ownership of all current Imperial megacorps. Every one of them is Human, Solomani and Vilani both.
And there is a zero percent chance that the Space Nazis have a non-human run megacorp. In order to reach megacorp status in Traveller's aparteid South Africa, you have to have intimate connections to the Party and that simply isn't gonna happen.