Wallace Corporation has become the beating heart of the city. It has brought new business. New technologies. A new way of life with renewed hope, which is quite a feat for a society left behind on a dying planet. Even if their CEO hadn’t conquered the food crisis, their contributions to the economy and all corners of commerce have made Wallace Corp a household name and a hero to the people. Not to mention one of the biggest and wealthiest megacorps in history.
Just about every facet of the city revolves around Wallace Corp. Everyone or everything is either in their good graces, eager to win their favor, actively at war, or desperately avoiding their wrath. Tech companies are fighting to appeal Wallace’s exclusive rights and poaching the best bioengineers at any price. Special interests of every agenda are fighting to appeal the legal rights and ethical statutes around Replicants in their favor. Countless contradicting lobbyists and lawsuits urging to reclassify all Nexuses as full citizens, wholly own-able assets, criminal offenses, or immoral abominations.
Meanwhile, Empathizers and Sympathizers are fundraising in the suites and protesting in the streets. While criminal syndicates squabble over the crumbs, scams, and shadows. With the repeal of Prohibition, the system is now seething as the power balance has heavily swayed in Wallace Corp’s favor. And yet, few can deny that the power has indeed swayed. And realistically speaking, Wallace Corp is now the most valuable and invaluable company in the galaxy, holding the city, the UN Council, the whole system firmly in its grip. So while endless usurpers strive to break Niander Wallace’s hold on society, is anybody truly strong enough to do it? Or even offer a comparable solution, which equally addresses the needs of the colonies with an infinite, competent, expendable workforce? Nope. Not by a long shot.