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Gavin
MemberTrilobiteApril 30, 2012I have seen lately that a lot of fellow forumers have been getting their corporate timeline mixed up regards the infamous Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
So to educate those that don't know, and confirm to those that think they do, here is the corporate timeline of the "Company" as seen in the movies...
2004 - Weyland Industries founder and CEO Charles Bishop Weyland, recognised by Scientific American magazine as a "Pioneer of Modern Robotics" dies during and expedition to Bouvet Island, Antarctica. Weyland Industries endeavours included robotics, satelite communications and weaponry, with its CEO frequently funding archelogical digs and expeditions.
2004 - Ms Yutani (presumably founder and CEO of the Yutani Corporation) acquires advanced alien technology from the American O.W.L.F. (Other World Life Form) task force, the intention being to reverse engineer the technology to advance hum an technological advancement in the field of space travel.
2012 - Peter Weyland, at the age of 22, founds the Weyland Corporation. Weyland Corporation grand endeavours include AI synthetics, FLT deep-space travel, security, medical, terraforming and colonization.
2023 - Peter Weyland makes an appearance at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference, with grand claims of his companies abilities, history teaches us that his claims became fact...
209? - Weyland Corporations Project Prometheus - details forthcoming
2122 - Contact is lost with the Weyland-Yutani vessel the USCSS Nostromo. Computer systems onboard the Nostromo were so old the navigational displays incorrectly read out the name of "the company" as Weylan-Yutani.
2179 - The weyland-Yutani Corporation holds seats on the ICC (Interstellar Commerce Comission) and the ESCA (Extra-Solar Colonial Administration), as well as co-funding colonization endeavours and manufacturing ESCA Atmosphere Processors. Furthermore, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation also holds contracts with the USMC (United States Marine Corps), manufacturing their weapon systems and spacecraft. Finally Weyland-Yutani developed synthetics are common place aboard all vessels, both civilian and military.
233? - The Weyland-Yutani brand and name are sold to Walmart, with all Weyland-Yutani assets becoming property of the USM (United Systems Military).
...Also The name Weyland-Yutani was coined by by Ron Cobb. Weyland was in reference to the British lorry maker Leyland Motors, with Yutani being the surname of one of Ron Cobb's neighbour. Originally, Ron Cobb, viewed the company name as a double barrelled name showing the coming together of the east and the west, not as a merger of two large companies that had previously been in competition with one another. Although many fans thought this it wasn't confirmed until the appearance of Weyland Insudtries in AVP, supported by the appearance of Ms Yutani in AVPR and concreted by the corporate timeline of Weyland Corp on the website www.weylandindustries.com
April 30, 2012
@ colonelangus - explain the website www.weylandindustries.com then
April 30, 2012
@ Mentos...
Same as there is no mention of Charles Bishop Weyland, the references are in the address of the site and the name "Weyland Industries".
April 30, 2012
it already has!
April 30, 2012
Let what go, like I've said before I don't care whether its considered canon or not, and that's not what this thread is about but let me put it simple for those that don't see it...
Q. What is the company called that funds the expedition in AVP?
A. Weyland industries.
Q. What is the company called that funds the expedition in Prometheus?
A. Weyland Corp.
Q. So if I google Weyland Industries I'll get a website related to AVP?
A. No you get a website related to Prometheus.
WEYLAND INDUSTRIES = AVP
WEYLAND INDUSTRIES.com = Prometheus
April 30, 2012
The site says Weyland Corp was incorporated in 2012 by Peter Weyland. Thats Weyland Corp, not Weyland Industries.
like I said...
Q. What is the company called that funds the expedition in AVP?
A. Weyland industries.
Q. What is the company called that funds the expedition in Prometheus?
A. Weyland Corp.
Q. So if I google Weyland Industries I'll get a website related to AVP?
A. No you get a website related to Prometheus.
WEYLAND INDUSTRIES = AVP
WEYLAND INDUSTRIES.com = Prometheus
April 30, 2012
Okay let me try this another way...
Q. What company is this logo from...
[img]http://www.clayj.com/WCiPad.jpg[/img]
A. Weyland Corp(oration)
Q. What is the URL for this company?
A. www.weylandindustries.com?
Q. Weyland Industries, where have I heard that before?
A. AVP
April 30, 2012
@ Grindolf - I'm 33, therefore not a kid, I am not a fan of the AVP games or comics, and the films were 1) politely - a missed opportunity or 2) honestly - sh*t. And as I have said many times I do not care whether those two films are canon or not.
I am not trying to make AVP canon, I am trying to show that Prometheus has already made it canon.
April 30, 2012
@ grindolf - I am showing facts and evidence, not personal opinion.
Whats the problem, just because they are canon doesn't mean you have to like them does it.
April 30, 2012
AVP and AVPR being Canon within the Alien universe has absolutely NOTHING to do with Ridley Scott or Scott Free productions. It doesn't even have anything to do with Brandywine Productions. The decision stands with, and only with 20th Century Fox, and when you look at the commercial success and merchandising of those two films and the URL for the viral marketing for the upcoming Prometheus it is plain to see that Fox have decided to make the two AVP films canon within both the Predator and Alien universes.
