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Armacham

Armacham Technology Corporation's logo.

Armacham Technology Corporation (sometimes shortened to ATC) is a company heavily featured in the F.E.A.R. series. They are the primary antagonists of the series, as they are ultimately responsible for Alma Wade's hostility and the subsequent disastrous results, and for the creation of the Replica Forces.

Both Timelines[]

F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon[]

Genevievearistide

Genevieve Aristide, the president of ATC.

ATC has been in operation since 1964, according to a news report in F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon. A multi-national conglomerate, ATC prides itself on being on the cutting edge of technology, with research and development occurring primarily for military applications, including aerospace. Within their headquarters, a number of pictures of unconventional aircraft can be seen hung on walls. These include what appears to be a large, two-seat version of an F-22 Raptor with an extended nose flying in formation with a standard F-22 fighter jet, inferring that the company likely works on joint ventures with companies such as Boeing and other private military companies such as Lockheed Martin.

Other projects are a huge compound helicopter using rocket boosters, and a space shuttle design similar to the various SSTO spaceplane proposals of the 80s and 90s, such as HOTOL and the X-30 and X-33. They have had military contracts with the United States military since the 1970s, starting with the Icarus project, as well as making smaller computers for infantry used missiles. The corporation also sells high-tech spy satellites, such as its newest version of the Hannibal series, the Hannibal-3 spy satellite.

They have highly-efficient nuclear reactors, working cryogenic suspension technology, cloning technology, and can be extremely unethical with regards to their methods. ATC is interested in the water contamination in the Auburn District due to one of their experiments causing it, sickening the people in the immediate vicinity of the Origin Facility.

Throughout F.E.A.R., the Point Man encounters several of ATC's high-tech designs. Auto-defense gun equipped with heavy machine guns line the ceilings of Armacham's closely-guarded floors, powered armor exoskeletons under Paxton Fettel's control wreak havoc with impunity and shrug off anything weaker than explosive or high-caliber weapons, and Laser-Armed compact UAVs flit in and about the floors checking for intruders.

They have a small army of heavily armed security guards known as the Armacham Technology Corporation security guards, but they are poorly trained and are easily dispatched when up against Replica troops, due to the superhuman abilities of the Replicas. Some security forces travel around in Ford Crown Victoria interceptors and Chevy pick-up trucks that are unarmored.

Monolith Timeline[]

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin[]

In F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, ATC is divided into two factions. One faction is controlled by the Board of Directors, and the other by Genevieve Aristide. The Board of Directors control the majority of the global ATC, for example, the ATC Black Ops. Genevieve Aristide controls the remnants of the local ATC in Fairport, including Terry Halford, Dr. York, and the rest of the ATC personnel in the Harbinger Facility.

The Board of Directors sends ATC Black Ops under Colonel Richard Vanek to arrest Genevieve, but they fail due to Michael Becket killing Vanek and most of the Black Ops personnel. Genevieve tries to contain Alma Wade by using Becket as a beacon, so he can lure her into the telesthetic amplifier at the Still Island nuclear power plant. With the release of F.E.A.R. 3, it appears that the plan was a failure.

F.E.A.R. 3[]

Phase Commander

Armacham's private military contractors employ far more powerful technologies in the sequel.

With Colonel Richard Vanek dead and the majority of the Armacham Black Ops stationed in Fairport scattered, the corporation sends more private military contractors to finish the same task: eliminating all evidence that connects it to the recent events in the city. This includes aggressive and disciplined soldiers that intelligently utilize cover to search for and ambush their target. They coordinate with other squad members to provide suppressing fire, execute flanking maneuvers, and to patrol and search areas.

Phase Commanders are half-machine soldiers that possess a technology that allows them to become momentarily insubstantial; granting them the ability to simply pass through solid matter, such as walls and other flat surfaces. Phase Casters are also half-machine soldiers, but they possess a technology that allows them to transport conventional soldiers into an encounter via phase portals on flat surfaces.

ATC also deploys mechanized armor, such as the REV9 Powered Armor, Enhanced Power Armor, and the robotic Mech Mule for squad assistance.

Vivendi Timeline[]

F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point[]

In F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point, the Point Man finds numerous ATC labeled boxes, which Replica soldiers are seen moving throughout the game. The Point Man also enters an ATC warehouse, wherein he witnesses several deceased security guards lying on the floor.

F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate[]

The Armacham Bio-Research Facility and the Armacham Perseus facility, as well as various other Armacham buildings, are infiltrated by the secondary F.E.A.R. team in F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate.

Projects[]

ATC is most well known in the F.E.A.R. series for the large amount of unethical experiments performed in the name of financially bolstering the company.

Icarus[]

Main article: Project Icarus

The first of the known projects performed by ATC was Project Icarus, which was started in 1973 with the goal of helping maintain bone density in astronauts during extended trips into space. The subjects were strapped down for months at a time and kept alive on a liquid diet to help them to lose muscle mass and bone density. Despite ATC's best efforts, a solution could not be found, so Replica candidates were operated on, with the goal to remove their bones and replace them with a lightweight material that could not decay. Not only were the operations successful in negating structural decay, it also granted the subjects speed and agility never before seen. However, this project was deemed too expensive, and was shut down.

Paragon[]

Main article: Project Paragon

Though not fully operational until after the catastrophe of the Origin experiment, Project Paragon was first introduced in 1982, when it was used to test the psionic powers of 3 year old Alma Wade.[1] Afterwards, the project would not be used again until it became clear that Alma could not be controlled, and that other subjects with similar powers were needed. At that time, the main goal of Paragon became to find children gifted with unnatural powers. Children who already had some form of powers were tested for strength, while those who did not were given drugs in an effort to create abilities. Project Paragon was still ongoing at the time of events in F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon.

Origin[]

Main article: Project Origin
Almapose

Alma Wade, the subject of constant experimentation by ATC.

The most well recognized of ATC's experiments is Project Origin, which was tailored to the violent personality of Alma Wade. By the age of 6, ATC realized that Alma was far too dangerous to continue to be worked with, and that her steady stream of psychic attacks on ATC employees was only going to worsen. To this end, ATC had Alma put into an induced coma two days before her eighth birthday, so that she could no longer fight back against their experimentation of her. When Alma was 14, she was impregnated with the first of two prototypes, which she gave birth to at the age of 15. She was immediately impregnated again, and gave birth a second time at 16.[2] Project Origin was officially shut down in 2005, when the second prototype went rogue and killed several Origin staffers in retaliation for his mother's mistreatment. The prototype was contained and Alma was killed by removing her life support, while the facility her body was stored in was shut down.

Perseus[]

Main article: Project Perseus

Project Perseus began as a way to hone the psionic powers of Paxton Fettel, the second of Alma's two sons. Replica soldiers were created specifically to follow the psychic orders of Fettel. Perseus was still ongoing at the time of F.E.A.R., and the Perseus Compound is where 30 year old Fettel goes rogue after engaging in a second Synchronicity Event with his deceased mother.

Pythagoras[]

Main article: Project Pythagoras

Pythagoras was the least invasive of ATC's experiments, involving using drugs to teach children better math skills.

Harbinger[]

Main article: Project Harbinger

Project Harbinger was created with the goal of obtaining psychic commanders without requiring Alma to bear a pregnancy. Test subjects were attuned to Alma's psychic signature. However, this caused the subjects to quickly slip into insane rages powered by Alma's hatred of ATC. These subjects became what is known as Abominations, inhuman creatures covered in scars and bandages, barely able to control their own minds.

Locations[]

Besides just their official office buildings, Armacham owns a good many secret locations. The most public of these places is Wade Elementary School, named after top ATC scientist Harlan Wade. While on the outside a normal school, underneath the main building is a research facility, where children were taken for experimentation. Other secret locations include the Perseus Compound, the Origin Facility and a birthing facility, where Alma was taken to give birth to the prototypes.

Trivia[]

  • A company of the same name appears in Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, a previous game developed by Monolith Productions and also written by Craig Hubbard. In SHOGO, they manufacture the Ordog Advanced Series 7 Mobile Combat Armor, as well as satellites, just like its incarnation in the F.E.A.R. games.[3]
  • Armacham Technology Corporation's logo somewhat resembles that of Initech from the 1999 comedy film Office Space. The similarity is likely intentional; one can find "TPS Report" sheets and red staplers on desks in the office, both of which were recurring jokes in the film.
  • Armacham's slogan is: "Working for the future and you."
  • The company appears to be a fictional cross between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, or possibly they bought them out.
  • ATC's control and influence over Fairport is similar to OCP in the Robocop franchise. 

References[]

  1. Alma is inducted into the early version of Paragon to test for psychic abilities. Armacham Field Guide: Alma Time Line
  2. Armacham Field Guide: Alma Time Line
  3. http://www.fullbrightdesign.com/2008/02/concepts.html "Armacham is "one of the dominant megacorporations" in the Shogo universe:

    Armacham Technology Corporation got its start with the manufacture of commercial satellites and ground-based communication systems. Eventually, they would expand to encompass civilian and military vehicle manufacture, musical equipment, security systems, and, predictably enough, MEV and MCA ["mobile combat armor"] technologies. Their MCAs (they discontinued their MEV lines after some early experiments) immediately caught the attention of the private sector and various military organizations alike.

Gallery[]

Armacham Technology Corporation
Board of Directors Genevieve AristideCarson Salyers
Employees Aldus BishopAlice WadeBill MoodyBrettBristolCharles HabeggerGreenHarlan WadeIain HivesJaniceJohn BreyersJohnstonMarshall DislerNorton MapesPhil VecchioRichard VanekSamuelsSaundersScott RasmussenTerry HalfordWalt GraggYork
Projects Project HarbingerProject IcarusProject OriginProject ParagonProject PerseusProject Pythagoras
Products AbominationAlma WadeDark SignalPaxton FettelPoint ManReplica Forces
Facilities Armacham Data and Research CenterArmacham Bio-Research FacilityHarbinger FacilityOrigin FacilityParagon FacilityPerseus CompoundStill IslandThe VaultWade Elementary SchoolWard FacilityBirthing Facility
Other Fairport areas owned Armacham Technology Corporation HeadquartersArmacham Technology Corporation's Secondary FacilityValkyrie TowerWade Hospital
Armacham Forces ATC Security GuardRiot Security GuardArmacham Black Ops Light SoldierBlack Ops HazmatsATC Black Ops SoldiersBlack Ops Heavy SoldierBlack Ops PyroArmacham Black Ops EliteRichard VanekSamuelsPhase CommanderArmacham Phase CasterArmacham Heavy Rocket TrooperArmacham SniperArmacham SoldierATC Heavy Riot TrooperRobertsTuckerTurnerFeldmanArmacham PilotBierce
Weapons developed Type-7 Particle WeaponType-12 Pulse WeaponXS Shock GrenadeHV PenetratorHV HammerheadSHO Series-3 Combat ShotgunThe ShredderDefense TurretArc BeamS-HV PenetratorGoliath
Vehicles used Black Ops APCF-22 RaptorATC Security sedanArmacham Armored Personnel CarrierArmacham HelicopterMi-24 Hind-D
Other Technology developed Unmanned Aerial VehiclesREV6 Powered ArmorREV9 Powered ArmorREV8 LeviathanEnhanced Power ArmorElite Powered Armor
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Alice Wade - Spencer Jankowski - Norton Mapes -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Iain Hives - Genevieve Aristide - T. Atwood - Aldus Bishop - Brett - E. Cotton - Marshall Disler - Charles Habegger - David Hoyle - Janice - P. MacReady - Bill Moody - P. Niculescu - D. Passalaqua - A. Shepard - Phil Vecchio - Bremmer - Doctor Green
Weapons
ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Watson Automatic Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Medkit - Reflex Booster - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Armacham Technology Corporation Headquarters - South River Wastewater Treatment Plant - Origin Facility - The Vault - Fa$t Money - News Stand - Apartment Complex - Almaverse - Birthing Facility
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Replica Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Sniper - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Urban Soldier
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - Replica REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Multiplayer
F.E.A.R. Combat
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Laptops - Vending Machines - Sticky Notes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Secrets and Easter Eggs - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - National Guard - Glitches - F.E.A.R. E3 - Quotes - Walkthroughs - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Intel - Metro Police Department - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Blackhawk Pilot - F.E.A.R. Original Soundtrack
Unreleased Material
D. Mccullough - Street Turret - Conrad Krieg - Unreleased Quotes
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Characters
Major Characters
Michael Becket - Alma Wade - Genevieve Aristide - James Fox - Cedric Griffin - Terry Halford - Redd Jankowski - Harold Keegan - Manuel Morales - Keira Stokes - Richard Vanek - Foxtrot 813
Third Child - Marshall Disler - Johnston - Mendez - Carson Salyers - Samuels - User17 - Harlan Wade - York - Failed Test Subjects - Paxton Fettel - Feldman - Tucker - Redd Schofield - Aristide's Men - Foxtrot 508 - Foxtrot Leader - Saunders - David Hoyle - Turner - Bierce
Weapons
Andra FD-99 Submachine Gun - Andra SR5 Missile Launcher - APC Turret Gun - Armacham HV Hammerhead - Armacham Type-12 Pulse Weapon - AT-L4 Proximity Mine - Balzer LM10 Napalm Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - Patten PK470 Assault Rifle - R3 Incendiary Grenade - Raab KM50 Sniper Rifle - Seegert ACM46 Pistol - Shark FL-3 Laser - SHO Series-3 Combat Shotgun - Vollmer Ultra92 Automatic Shotgun - XS Shock Grenade - AT-14 Pistol - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Medical Injectors
Locations
Fairport - Wade Elementary School - Armacham Technology Corporation's Secondary Facility - Still Island - Valkyrie Tower - Harbinger Facility - Command Post Sigma - Wade Hospital - Old Underground Metro Area - Paragon Facility - Almaverse
Projects
Project Origin - Project Harbinger - Project Pythagoras - Project Paragon
Replicas
Replica Forces - Deformed Replicas - Replica Trooper - Replica Heavy Trooper - Replica Sniper - Replica Elites - Replica Heavy Armor - Replica Assassin - Replica Command
Vehicles
Replica REV6 Powered Armor - Elite Powered Armor - Armored Truck - Mi-24 Hind-D - F-22 Raptor - Black Ops APC - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - ATC Security sedan - Dark Signal APC
Armacham Forces
Armacham Black Ops Light Soldier - Black Ops Hazmats - Black Ops Soldier - Black Ops Heavy Soldier - Black Ops Pyro - Armacham Black Ops Elite - Armacham Forces
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Remnants - Ghost Soldiers - Abomination - Specter
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Diode Implants - Dark Signal - Monolith Timeline - Hallucinations - National Guard - Glitches - Quotes - F.E.A.R. 2 Demo - Slow-Mo - Armacham Field Guide - F.E.A.R. 2 Secrets and Easter Eggs - Replica Stasis Pod - Intel - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Armacham Technology Corporation Board of Directors - F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Original Soundtrack
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Harlan Wade - Jin Sun-Kwon
Other Characters
Michael Becket - Third Child - Armacham Pilot - Genevieve Aristide - Roberts - Carson Salyers
Weapons
Arc Beam - Briggs SMG - Dual MP-970 - EL-10 CAS - G3A3 Assault Rifle - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - S-HV Penetrator - Schuller LDR50 - Strader Mk. VII - The Hammer - The Shredder - XS Shock Grenade - Arsenal AK - Goliath - Knife - Flashbang Grenade - Riot Gear - Unarmed Attacks
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Prison - Ward Facility - Best Save Co. - Fairport Hospital - Slums - Fairport Ridge Apartments - Tower - Bridge - Port Authority Airport - Almaverse
Projects
Project Origin
Replicas
Replica Forces - Armacham Replica Trooper - Armacham Replica Shotgunner - Armacham Replica Explosive Tank Trooper - Armacham Replica Riot Trooper - Armacham Replica Rocket Trooper
Vehicles
Armacham Armored Personnel Carrier - Enhanced Power Armor - Armacham Helicopter - REV9 Powered Armor - F-22 Raptor - Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - Armacham Sniper - Phase Caster - Phase Commander - Armacham Soldier - Armacham Forces - Mech Mule
Other Enemies
Creep - Cultist - Cannibal - Scavenger - Spectre - Alma's Apparitions
Multiplayer Modes
Soul Survivor - Soul King - Contractions - F**king Run!
Multiplayer Maps
This Is Suicide! - Fresh Fish - The Commute - Black Gold
Terms
Psionics - Synchronicity Events - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Armacham Technology Corporation - Monolith Timeline - Alma Doll - Quotes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - F.E.A.R. 3 Secrets and Easter Eggs - Psychic Link - Origin Facility Explosion - Hallucinations - National Guard
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Characters
Major Characters
Sergeant - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Steve Chen - Nightcrawler Commander - David Raynes
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Brett - David Hoyle - Spencer Jankowski - Bristol - Walt Gragg - Gavin Morrison - Scott Rasmussen - John Breyers - Harlan Wade
Weapons
AP-5 Deployable Turret - ASP Rifle - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - K3-BT Grenade Launcher - LP4 Lightning Arc Weapon - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Submachinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - TG-2A Minigun - Type-12 Laser Carbine - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VES Advanced Rifle - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Health Booster
Locations
Armacham Data and Research Center - Armacham Bio-Research Facility - Auburn District - Fairport - Drainage canal - Perseus Compound - Old Underground Metro Area - Sewers - Vault - Warehouse
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Urban Soldier - Replica Laser Elite Soldiers - Replica Urban Snipers - Heavy Riot Armor
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - Lockheed C-130 Hercules - REV8 Leviathan
Armacham Forces
Armacham Defense Turret - ATC Security Guard - Armacham Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle - Riot Security Guard
Other Enemies
Nightcrawler - Nightcrawler Commander - Nightcrawler Elites - Nightcrawler Light Soldier - Nightcrawler Heavy Soldier - Alma's Apparitions - Scarecrow - Nightmare - Shade
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events - Data Dump
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - Laptops - Second F.E.A.R. Team - Source - Hallucinations - Hannibal-3 spy satellite - Quotes - Armacham Labeled Boxes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - F.E.A.R.: Perseus Mandate Secrets and Easter Eggs - Console Commands - List of Alma Sightings - Walkthroughs - Blackhawk Pilot
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Characters
Major Characters
Point Man - Alma Wade - Paxton Fettel - Spencer Jankowski -Jin Sun-Kwon - Douglas Holiday
Other Characters
Rodney Betters - Bill Moody - Harlan Wade - Norton Mapes - Alice Wade - Charles Habegger - John - D. Passalaqua
Weapons
AP-5 Deployable Turret - AT-14 Pistol - AT-S Proximity Mine - G2A2 Assault Rifle - HV Penetrator - M77 Remote Bomb - MOD-3 Multi-Rocket Launcher - MP-50 Repeating Cannon - N6A3 Fragmentation Grenade - RPL Sub-Machinegun - SM15 Machine Pistol - TG-2A Minigun - Type-12 Laser Carbine - Type-7 Particle Weapon - VK-12 Combat Shotgun - ASP Rifle - Unarmed Attacks
Gear
Armor Vest - Reflex Booster - Medkit - Health Booster
Locations
Fairport - Auburn District - Auburn Memorial Hospital - Church - Warehouse - Old Underground Metro Area - Apartment building
Projects
Project Icarus - Project Origin - Project Paragon - Project Perseus
Replicas
Replica Forces - Replica Assassin - Replica Desert Soldier - Replica Elite Soldier - Replica Fatigues Soldier - Heavy Armor - Recon Soldier - Replica Tactical Soldiers - Replica Heavy Riot Armor - Replica Laser Elite Soldiers
Vehicles
Armored Truck - ATC Security sedan - Mi-24 Hind-D - REV6 Powered Armor - UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter - REV8 Leviathan - Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Other Enemies
Alma's Apparitions - Nightmare - Shade
ATC Forces
ATC Security Guards - Armacham Technology Corporation Forces - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Events
Origin Facility Explosion - Synchronicity Events
Items
Cheezee Pooz - Armacham Labeled Boxes
Terms
Psionics - F.E.A.R. (Organization) - Delta Force - Armacham Technology Corporation - F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Secrets and Easter Eggs - Hallucinations - Quotes - Slow-Mo - Intervals - First F.E.A.R. Team - Walkthroughs - Console Commands - Blackhawk Pilot
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