#CountdownToTheDarkFuture - September: The 4th Corporate War!

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

Day 236 of #countdowntothedarkfuture begins our exploration of a weighty topic. The 4th Corporate War.

 

[Metropolice]

Reminds me of the following somehow.

"In 2021, war was beginning..."

Also,
(some joke about Germans starting some war somehow again)

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

Day 237 of #countdowntothedarkfuture takes a deeper look at the spark that ignited a global war.

 

[Suhiira]

Gotta love a good corporate double cross.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

The war heats up on day 238 of #countdowntothedarkfuture as Arasaka and Militech join the fray.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

Wars begin with baby steps. Day 239 of #countdowntothedarkfuture.

 

[Suhiira]

Gotta love "covert" warfare ...

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

Gotta love "covert" warfare ...

Oh, there was nothing covert about the Ocean War.

The Shadow War that followed, though...

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

On day 240 of #countdowntothedarkfuture, the heat turns down on the conflict between OTEC and CINO but not between Military and Arasaka.

 

[Suhiira]

One might get the feeling Militech and Arasaka didn't like each other much.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

The 4th Corporate War was, ultimately, about the vision of two people. Day 241 of #countdowntothedarkfuture.

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[Suhiira]

While I've always understood Saburo's delusions of grandeur I've never been able to wrap my head around his otherwise rational actions. I'm no psychologist but it seems to me the two would come into conflict and some of his actions would raise red flags in his business partners and make it impossible for him to be as successful as he was for as long as he was.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

While I've always understood Saburo's delusions of grandeur I've never been able to wrap my head around his otherwise rational actions. I'm no psychologist but it seems to me the two would come into conflict and some of his actions would raise red flags in his business partners and make it impossible for him to be as successful as he was for as long as he was.

One of the reasons why so much of his company was controlled by his family. He owned 20% of the company's shares. His various family members probably owned shares as well. Add to that the fact that, until the 4th Corporate War, Saburo was making everyone investing in Arasaka very wealthy... there was just no one to oppose him.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

On day 242 of #countdowntothedarkfuture, the Ocean War ends and Soulkiller emerges once more.

 

[Suhiira]

Hummmm ...

I was under the impression Alt had stalled on turning over a functional Soulkiller to Arasaka until she was ready to make her escape (which was thoroughly FUBAR'd by Johnny).

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

Doesn't mean Arasaka didn't keep trying to make it after.

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

It is Day 243 of #countdowntothedarkfuture and Rache Bartmoss comes out to play in the 4th Corporate War.

 

[Suhiira]

Wars escalate if not tightly controlled?
Say it isn't so!

 

[JGrayatRTalsorian]

The hunt for Rache Bartmoss begins on Day 244 of #countdowntothedarkfuture.

 

[Suhiira]

Not like Arasaka has a rep for caring much about collateral damage. Obviously they couldn't level the building as they needed proof Rache was actually in it (tho it could have been a clone). So I don't imagine more then a couple of Rache's "Corp Guard Dogs" got off a shot.