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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.
	*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on ~~IMDB~~<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>		*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDb,<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref> and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>
	*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''{{w\|Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe}}''.		*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''{{w\|Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe}}''.

	==~~Footnotes~~==		==References==
	~~<references/>~~		{{reflist\|2}}

	[[Category: Businesses]]		[[Category:Businesses]]
	[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen]]		[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 20:24, 17 September 2018

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	===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===		===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
	After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4}}		After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4\|Alliance #4}}

	===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===		===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===
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	===''The Last Prime''===		===''The Last Prime''===

	Sam watched a television report on the findings of the [[Wyatt Commission]] in their investigation into McClaren Robotics. The commission placed all responsibility on the company, and dismissed other speculation as mere conspiracy theory. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}		Sam watched a television report on the findings of the [[Wyatt Commission]] in their investigation into McClaren Robotics. The commission placed all responsibility on the company, and dismissed other speculation as mere conspiracy theory. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}

Cyberlink420 at 12:52, 10 September 2018

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	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.
	*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDB<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>		*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDB<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>
	*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''~~[[Wikipedia:~~Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe]]''.		*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''{{w\|Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe}}''.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

Abates at 11:52, 6 July 2012

2012-07-06T11:52:37Z

86.144.102.99: I see this was discussed briefly in the past, but yeah, I think these warrant a merge.

2011-05-26T13:02:49Z

I see this was discussed briefly in the past, but yeah, I think these warrant a merge.

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	{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the ~~other fake~~ robotics company\|Mendelson Robotics}}		{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the robotics company which is absolutely real, we swear\|Mendelson Robotics}}
	~~{{disambig2~~\|the ~~fake robotics company\|~~the ~~other fake robotics company~~\|Massive Dynamics}}		:''McClaren Robotics is a company from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series\|movie]] [[continuity family]]. It is also known as '''Massive Dynamics'''.
	[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]		[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
	~~'''McClaren Robotics''' is an American defense contractor which took~~ the ~~blame for the garbled reports~~ of ~~giant robots seen during the~~ [[Mission City]] ~~incident.~~		Needing to cover up the battle of [[Mission City]] and the very public [[Transformer]] activity it involved, the [[United States of America\|American]] government fabricated a company it could use as a scapegoat. That company was '''McClaren Robotics''', and the Transformers were passed off as autonomous biomechanical constructs developed for rescue and evacuation which wandered off their test site when the global communication blackout knocked the Global Positioning System offline.

	~~It is unclear if they are an ''actual'' defense contractor, or a dummy corporation set up by~~ [[~~Sector Seven~~]].

	~~{{quote\|...Today, two years after the destruction in Mission City~~, the [[~~Wyatt Commission~~]] ~~presented Congress with its official findings~~. ~~The commission places all responsibility with defense contractor~~ McClaren Robotics and ~~dismisses all other reports~~ as ~~media conspiracy theories~~.~~\|TV reporter\|<u>[[The Last Prime]]</u>}}~~

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Transformers (2007)===~~
	To cover up the existence of the [[Transformer]]s and to discredit conspiracy theories, the official government investigation into the battle of [[Mission City]] blamed defense contractor McClaren Robotics for the chaos and destruction that occurred. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}

	===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===		===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
	After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4}}		After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4}}

			===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===
			{{quote\|The government's dissemblers had come up with a company name that suggested it might manufacture anything from supertankers to swizzle sticks.\|[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|''Revenge of the Fallen'' novelization]]\|p27}}
			[[Sam Witwicky]] watched congressional testimony about the Mission City incident from Massive Dynamics with disgust. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

			===''The Last Prime''===

			Sam watched a television report on the findings of the [[Wyatt Commission]] in their investigation into McClaren Robotics. The commission placed all responsibility on the company, and dismissed other speculation as mere conspiracy theory. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to ~~be named, and even~~ play a role, in ~~the~~ [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] ~~itself~~. ~~An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008~~ listed a "[[~~Massive Dynamics~~]] CEO" as ~~one of~~ the ~~new characters.~~<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ~~("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since~~ July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB ~~listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO~~<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, ~~whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as~~ the ~~CEO of [[~~Massive Dynamics~~]] at the same time~~.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.
			*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDB<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>
			*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe]]''.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

Ascendron: /* Trivia */

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Trivia

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	After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4}}		After hunting down and destroying the [[Decepticon]]s [[Swindle (Movie)\|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)\|Dead End]] in [[San Francisco]], [[William Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] team called upon clean up crews in McClaren Robotics trucks, noting that if anyone saw the Transformers, they would use "the usual story." {{storylink\|Alliance issue 4}}

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Notes==
	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "[[Massive Dynamics]] CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "[[Massive Dynamics]] CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>

Greenygal at 12:52, 27 July 2009

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "[[Massive Dynamics]] CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, ~~wheras~~ Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "[[Massive Dynamics]] CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, whereas Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

Greenygal at 17:01, 23 July 2009

2009-07-23T17:01:31Z

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	{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the other fake robotics company\|Massive Dynamics}}		{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the other fake robotics company\|Massive Dynamics}}
	[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]		[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
	'''McClaren Robotics''' is am American defense contractor which took the blame for the garbled reports of giant robots seen during the [[Mission City]] incident.		'''McClaren Robotics''' is an American defense contractor which took the blame for the garbled reports of giant robots seen during the [[Mission City]] incident.

	It is unclear if they are an ''actual'' defense contractor, or a dummy corporation set up by [[Sector Seven]].		It is unclear if they are an ''actual'' defense contractor, or a dummy corporation set up by [[Sector Seven]].

	{{quote\|...Today, two years after the destruction in Mission City, the [[Wyatt Commission]] presented ~~congress~~ with its official findings. The commission places all responsibility with defense contractor McClaren Robotics and dismisses all other reports as media conspiracy theories.\|TV reporter\|<u>[[The Last Prime]]</u>}}		{{quote\|...Today, two years after the destruction in Mission City, the [[Wyatt Commission]] presented Congress with its official findings. The commission places all responsibility with defense contractor McClaren Robotics and dismisses all other reports as media conspiracy theories.\|TV reporter\|<u>[[The Last Prime]]</u>}}

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Transformers (2007)===		===Transformers (2007)===
	To cover up the existence of the [[~~Transformers~~]] and to discredit conspiracy theories, the official government investigation into the battle of [[Mission City]] blamed defense contractor McClaren Robotics for the chaos and destruction that ~~occured~~. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}		To cover up the existence of the [[Transformer]]s and to discredit conspiracy theories, the official government investigation into the battle of [[Mission City]] blamed defense contractor McClaren Robotics for the chaos and destruction that occurred. {{storylink\|The Last Prime}}

	===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===		===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===

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	* ~~It's possible that~~ McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, wheras Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>, apparently another working name for the same company (which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie). This was the first time either company name was mentioned in the context of ''Revenge''.		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. An extensive casting call list leaked to the internet in April 2008 listed a "[[Massive Dynamics]] CEO" as one of the new characters.<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> ("Massive Dynamics" was another working name for the same company, which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie.) Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, wheras Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>

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	* It's possible that McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, wheras Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>, apparently another working name for the same company (which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie). This was ~~long~~ the first time either company name was mentioned in the context of ''Revenge''.		* It's possible that McClaren Robotics was originally intended to be named, and even play a role, in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|film]] itself. Ever since July 2008, the official website of actor Steve Tom is listing him as appearing in ''Revenge of the Fallen''<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>, even though he isn't actually listed in the film's credits. Back in July 2008, IMDB listed Tom as playing the role of McClaren Robotics' CEO<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, wheras Theiapolis Cinema listed him as the CEO of [[Massive Dynamics]] at the same time<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref>, apparently another working name for the same company (which is also used in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|novelization]] of the movie). This was the first time either company name was mentioned in the context of ''Revenge''.

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	{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the robotics company which is absolutely real, we swear\|Mendelson Robotics}}		{{disambig2\|the fake robotics company\|the robotics company which is absolutely real, we swear\|Mendelson Robotics}}
	:''McClaren Robotics is a company from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series\|movie]] [[continuity family]]. It is also known as '''Massive Dynamics'''.		:''McClaren Robotics is a company from the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)\|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series\|movie]] [[continuity family]]. It is also known as '''Massive Dynamics'''.
	[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]		[[Image:Alliance04 mcclarenrobotics truck.jpg\|thumb\|250px]]
	Needing to cover up the battle of [[Mission City]] and the very public [[Transformer]] activity it involved, the [[United States of America\|American]] government fabricated a company it could use as a scapegoat. That company was '''McClaren Robotics''', and the Transformers were passed off as autonomous biomechanical constructs developed for rescue and evacuation which wandered off their test site when the global communication blackout knocked the Global Positioning System offline.		Needing to cover up the battle of [[Mission City]] and the very public [[Transformer]] activity it involved, the [[United States of America\|American]] government fabricated a company it could use as a scapegoat. That company was '''McClaren Robotics''', and the Transformers were passed off as autonomous biomechanical constructs developed for rescue and evacuation which wandered off their test site when the global communication blackout knocked the Global Positioning System offline.
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	===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===		===''Revenge of the Fallen'' novel===
	{{quote\|The government's dissemblers had come up with a company name that suggested it might manufacture anything from supertankers to swizzle sticks.\|[[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|''Revenge of the Fallen'' novelization]]\|p27}}		{{quote\|The government's dissemblers had come up with a company name that suggested it might manufacture anything from supertankers to swizzle sticks.\|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|''Revenge of the Fallen'' novelization]]\|p27}}
	[[Sam Witwicky]] watched congressional testimony about the Mission City incident from Massive Dynamics with disgust. {{storylink\|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}		[[Sam Witwicky]] watched congressional testimony about the Mission City incident from Massive Dynamics with disgust. {{storylink\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)\|Revenge of the Fallen (novel)}}

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	* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.		* McClaren Robotics was originally intended to play a small role in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)\|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', serving as an explanation for why the existence of Transformers was still not public knowledge, but like a lot of other plot points over the course of the film's strike-ridden production, it was quietly dropped, and factored only into a select few prequels and adaptations. The company went through at least three separate working names, all of which it appeared under in various bits of fiction—the third was '''Mendelson Robotics''', which appeared only in the [[Sector Seven (game)\|online alternate reality game]]. We have listed this article under "McClaren Robotics" as that name appears most often (twice, versus the single appearances of the others), and given Mendelson Robotics its own article, as it, like [[Reggie Simmons]], occupies a separate continuity in which it is part of a "real life" cover-up.
	*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDB<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>		*Actor Steve Tom was to play the company's CEO in this dropped story element, variously identified as the "McClaren Robotics CEO" in an April 2008 casting call<ref name="iesbcall">[http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4663&Itemid=99 Casting call at IESB, April 2008]</ref> and a July 2008 entry on IMDB<ref name="tfwimdbtom">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-casting-steve-tom-as-robotics-ceo-katie-lowes-as-ra-165438/ TFW2005 referencing an (unarchived) IMDB entry for Steve Tom and his alleged role in ''Revenge'']</ref>, and the "Massive Dynamics CEO" on Theiapolis Cinema.<ref name="theiarotf">[http://cinema.theiapolis.com/movie-2RLF/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/cast.html Theiapolis Cinema entry for ''Revenge'']</ref> Tom evidently did record his scenes, as his resume continues to list him as a member of the cast (albeit with the slightly specious descriptor of him as a "principal" actor).<ref name="stevetom">[http://stevetom.com/picsandresume.html Resume of actor Steve Tom]</ref>
	*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe]]''.		*[[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]] named "Massive Dynamics" after the fictional company "Massive Dynamic" from their television series ''[[Wikipedia:Fringe (TV series)\|Fringe]]''.