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'''Blackrock Industries''', 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 Oil]] is Blackrock's major rival.
:''The Blackrock Corporate Conglomerate business from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics]] 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.
[[G.B. Blackrock]] built his corporate empire through his business savvy and willingness to always put a priority on the company's profits. In his capacity as president of the '''Blackrock Corporate Conglomerate'''<ref>[[I, Robot-Master!]]</ref> G.B. Blackrock puts priority on maximizing the profits for the sake of the investors and stockholders.<ref name="nine">[[DIS-Integrated Circuits!]]</ref> In practice, G.B. Blackrock wields great power within the corporate empire and seems to be able to make all the major decisions.


[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] has a nifty protection racket going with Blackrock Industries.
The internal structure of the Blackrock corporate empire is largely unrevieved. '''Blackrock Enterprises''' is headquartered in [[Portland]], [[Oregon]],<ref name="nine" /> while the headquarters for '''Blackrock Industries''' is in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref>[[The Human Factor!]]</ref> but the relationship between those two entities is unknown.


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


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[[Roxxon Oil]] is Blackrock's major rival.
 
'''Notable employees:'''
*[[Circuit Breaker|Josie Beller]]
*[[Ferdy and Gabe]]
*[[Ames (G1)|Ames]]
 
'''Notable facilities:'''
*[[Oil-drilling platform]]
*[[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]]
 
==Fiction==
===Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity===
G.B. Blackrock personally, but unsuccessfully, supervised the defense of Blackrock Enterprises's [[oil-drilling platform]] from a hostile takeover by [[Shockwave (G1)|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|Josie Beller]], who revealed her new identity as Circuit Breaker. G.B. Blackrock was later approached by [[Jazz (G1)|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 techonolgy 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)|Wheeljack]] installed in their fuel intakes converted the gasoline into a [[Transformer fuel|form they can use]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}
 
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!}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 businesses]]
[[Category:Generation 1 businesses]]

Revision as of 23:36, 10 June 2012

The Blackrock Corporate Conglomerate business from the Marvel Comics portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

G.B. Blackrock built his corporate empire through his business savvy and willingness to always put a priority on the company's profits. In his capacity as president of the Blackrock Corporate Conglomerate[1] G.B. Blackrock puts priority on maximizing the profits for the sake of the investors and stockholders.[2] In practice, G.B. Blackrock wields great power within the corporate empire and seems to be able to make all the major decisions.

The internal structure of the Blackrock corporate empire is largely unrevieved. Blackrock Enterprises is headquartered in Portland, Oregon,[2] while the headquarters for Blackrock Industries is in Washington, D.C.,[3] but the relationship between those two entities is unknown.

The Blackrock Chronic Care Institute and the Blackrock Motor Speedway are presumably associated with the rest of the Blackrock corporate empire in some unrevealed manner.

Roxxon Oil is Blackrock's major rival.

Notable employees:

Notable facilities:

Fiction

Generation 1 Marvel Comics continuity

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 techonolgy 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!

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!

References