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The 501st Corporation is a megacorporation in the Arc 3 Universe founded in 2106. Owning several cities and territories within North America, Neon City, formerly Las Vegas, serves as the corporation's North American headquarters, from where their political, cultural and commercial influence on the continent North America is derived from. It was founded by Konstantin Köhler in 2106. His son Klaus is the founder and leader of SCARLET.
For years, it sat as the world's second largest megacorporation, just behind the Mirage Corporation and above Atlas International. However, after the Great Blackout of 2143, Atlas had risen to the top after its purchase of the Mirage Corporation, whereas the 501st Corporation remained in second still. This would cause bitterness and paranoia within the corporation's leadership towards the Atlas Council. Despite these tensions, economically, both remain on good terms, due to the 501st needing to replace their reserves of Fractured-Space Energy with Atlas' own Artificial-Space Energy in the aftermath of the Great Blackout of 2143. Its also the parent organization of SCARLET, a subsidiary that serves as its security, intelligence, research and development and law enforcement arm.
The corporation will make its first appearance in the 2026 film Futuristic Twilight, the third and final part of the Futuristic Series.