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<strong class="selflink">Blackrock Industries</strong>, sometimes called Blackrock Enterprises, is a large corporation, headed by [[G.B. Blackrock]].  Its interests include petroleum refining, defense,and a chain of gas stations.  [[Roxxon Corporation]] is Blackrock's major rival.
:''Blackrock Enterprises is a business from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''


Strangely enough, though Blackrock Industries is a large supercorporation existing in a world that includes [[Spider-Man|at least one superhero]], it does not appear to be ''totally'' evil. How unconventional.  President Blackrock himself does seem to secretly divert some of the company's resources toward his private interests, but this isn't ''nearly'' evil enough. Perhaps if he formed [[Neo-Knights|his own private army]] it would be a start.
[[File:Marvel-us-07-blackrock-enterprises-headquarters.jpg|upright=1.1|right|thumb|upright=1|He's a full-tilt diva, right? He wants flowers, he wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered... <br><br><br><small>...sunnuva.</small>]]


[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] has a nifty protection racket going with Blackrock Industries.
[[G.B. Blackrock]] built '''Blackrock Enterprises''' through his business savvy and willingness to always put a priority on the company's profits for the sake of investors and stockholders. He now serves as the company's president and wields great power within the company and seems to be able to make all the major decisions on his own. He has an office at the corporate headquarters in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]].


The [[Blackrock Chronic Care Institute]] and the [[Blackrock Motor Speedway]] are presumably associated with Blackrock Enterprises in some unrevealed manner.


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Later on the company was named '''Blackrock Industries''' and was headquartered in [[Washington, D.C.]]
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[[Roxxon Oil]] is Blackrock's major rival.
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'''Notable employees:'''
*[[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]]
*[[Ferdy and Gabe]]
*[[Ames (G1)|Ames]]


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'''Notable facilities:'''
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*[[Oil-drilling platform]]
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*[[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]
*[[Blackrock Oil Storage Facility]]
*[[Blackrock's chemical plant]]


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==Fiction==
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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G.B. Blackrock personally, but unsuccessfully, supervised the defense of Blackrock Enterprises's [[oil-drilling platform]] from a hostile takeover by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}
 
G.B. Blackrock watched the news of the Decepticons' takeover of Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One from his office in Portland. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
 
G.B. Blackrock speculated that whoever was targeting Blackrock Enterprises facilities was doing so because of the facilities' advanced technology. He was confident that the combined might of Blackrock Enterprises and the [[United States Army]] forces under Colonel [[Hawthorne]] would be able to drive the robots out of the aerospace plant. But then Shockwave emerged and gave them a good thrashing. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}
 
General [[Capshaw]] appealed to G.B. Blackrock's sense of patriotism by urging him not to draw attention to the robot problem by publicizing his new anti-robot superweapon. G.B. Blackrock defiantly told the general that he put a higher priority in protecting the profits of the investors and stockholders of Blackrock Enterprises. Later, G.B. Blackrock was working late in his office in Portland when he got a visit from [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]], who revealed her new identity as Circuit Breaker. G.B. Blackrock was later approached by [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] who explained about the Autobot/Decepticon war. The two struck a deal: the Autobots would provide protection from the Decepticons in exchange for free fuel from any of Blackrock's gas stations. G.B. Blackrock agreed. Shortly thereafter, at [[Blackrock Motor Speedway]], G.B. Blackrock unveiled Blackrock Enterprises's new [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]], which was sabotaged by Circuit Breaker. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}
 
The Autobots gave G.B. Blackrock a tour of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and he thought about how access to the technology he witnessed would give Blackrock Enterprises a major advantage over the competition. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}
 
Five Autobots took advantage of the deal struck with Blackrock and bought gasoline from a Blackrock filling station using their [[Blackrock Gold Priority Card]]. The converters [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] installed in their fuel intakes converted the gasoline into a [[Transformer fuel|form they can use]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}
 
''[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and Jazz were taking delivery of a shipment of fuel at Blackrock's chemical plant near Portland when it was attacked by [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]. An out-of-control fire started by the Decepticons threatened environmental catastrophe for the area, but fortunately Jetfire's instinct for protecting humans kicked in and he managed to extinguish it.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}
 
While G.B. Blackrock was under the influence of a portable [[stroboscopic opticon]] he held a press conference in Blackrock Enterprises's corporate headquarters in Portland to explain the new direction the company was taking into the [[Wash and Roll|car wash business]]. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}
 
Eventually, under [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock's]] leadership, Wheeljack developed the [[Geothermal Generator]] which provided vast amounts of energy directly from the Earth's heat and stored it into [[energon cube]]s, which granted them energy independence from Blackrock. {{storylink|Used Autobots}}
 
Quite a long time later, G.B. Blackrock, [[Thunderpunch|Lee Gruber]], and [[Rapture|Katrina Vesotsky]] met at Blackrock Industries's corporate headquarters in [[Washington, D.C.]] to discuss the formation of the [[Neo-Knights]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}
 
===''Wings Universe''===
Generation 2 Autobot [[Carzap (BT)|Carzap]] was created in the [[Block Town]] unit of Blackrock Corporation's [[Tsukuba Laboratory]]. {{storylink|A Common Foe|Carzap's ''Wings Universe'' profile}}
 
==See also==
*[[Onyx]]
 
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 businesses]]
[[Category:Wings Universe]]

Latest revision as of 21:33, 7 March 2019

Blackrock Enterprises is a business from the Marvel portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
He's a full-tilt diva, right? He wants flowers, he wants parades. He wants a monument built to the skies with his name plastered...


...sunnuva.

G.B. Blackrock built Blackrock Enterprises through his business savvy and willingness to always put a priority on the company's profits for the sake of investors and stockholders. He now serves as the company's president and wields great power within the company and seems to be able to make all the major decisions on his own. He has an office at the corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

The Blackrock Chronic Care Institute and the Blackrock Motor Speedway are presumably associated with Blackrock Enterprises in some unrevealed manner.

Later on the company was named Blackrock Industries and was headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Roxxon Oil is Blackrock's major rival.

Notable employees:

Notable facilities:

Fiction

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Marvel The Transformers comics

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Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

G.B. Blackrock personally, but unsuccessfully, supervised the defense of Blackrock Enterprises's oil-drilling platform from a hostile takeover by Shockwave. The Worse of Two Evils!

G.B. Blackrock watched the news of the Decepticons' takeover of Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One from his office in Portland. Warrior School!

G.B. Blackrock speculated that whoever was targeting Blackrock Enterprises facilities was doing so because of the facilities' advanced technology. He was confident that the combined might of Blackrock Enterprises and the United States Army forces under Colonel Hawthorne would be able to drive the robots out of the aerospace plant. But then Shockwave emerged and gave them a good thrashing. Repeat Performance!

General Capshaw appealed to G.B. Blackrock's sense of patriotism by urging him not to draw attention to the robot problem by publicizing his new anti-robot superweapon. G.B. Blackrock defiantly told the general that he put a higher priority in protecting the profits of the investors and stockholders of Blackrock Enterprises. Later, G.B. Blackrock was working late in his office in Portland when he got a visit from Josie Beller, who revealed her new identity as Circuit Breaker. G.B. Blackrock was later approached by Jazz who explained about the Autobot/Decepticon war. The two struck a deal: the Autobots would provide protection from the Decepticons in exchange for free fuel from any of Blackrock's gas stations. G.B. Blackrock agreed. Shortly thereafter, at Blackrock Motor Speedway, G.B. Blackrock unveiled Blackrock Enterprises's new Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon, which was sabotaged by Circuit Breaker. DIS-Integrated Circuits!

The Autobots gave G.B. Blackrock a tour of the Ark, and he thought about how access to the technology he witnessed would give Blackrock Enterprises a major advantage over the competition. The Next Best Thing to Being There!

Five Autobots took advantage of the deal struck with Blackrock and bought gasoline from a Blackrock filling station using their Blackrock Gold Priority Card. The converters Wheeljack installed in their fuel intakes converted the gasoline into a form they can use. Rock and Roll-Out!

Jetfire and Jazz were taking delivery of a shipment of fuel at Blackrock's chemical plant near Portland when it was attacked by Thrust and Bombshell. An out-of-control fire started by the Decepticons threatened environmental catastrophe for the area, but fortunately Jetfire's instinct for protecting humans kicked in and he managed to extinguish it. The Gift

While G.B. Blackrock was under the influence of a portable stroboscopic opticon he held a press conference in Blackrock Enterprises's corporate headquarters in Portland to explain the new direction the company was taking into the car wash business. Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom

Eventually, under Grimlock's leadership, Wheeljack developed the Geothermal Generator which provided vast amounts of energy directly from the Earth's heat and stored it into energon cubes, which granted them energy independence from Blackrock. Used Autobots

Quite a long time later, G.B. Blackrock, Lee Gruber, and Katrina Vesotsky met at Blackrock Industries's corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C. to discuss the formation of the Neo-Knights. The Human Factor!

Wings Universe

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Generation 2 Autobot Carzap was created in the Block Town unit of Blackrock Corporation's Tsukuba Laboratory. Carzap's Wings Universe profile

See also

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