Seegson (Earth-5875)

"Tomorrow, Together."

- - Seegson's motto

Seegson, formerly known as Sieg and Son, was an European conglomerate and one of the most well-known synthetic manufacturers, founded in 2135. Despite its status, Seegson soon faded away from the market with the arrival of newer companies such as Misriah Armory and the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

History
"Here at Seegson, we understand science and technology need to work with society. There are many discoveries and opportunities out on the horizon, but we believe that before we set off into the wild blue yonder, we should concentrate on solving those problems closer to home. That's why at Seegson every new technology, research project and discovery is concentrated with finding real world applications to help families, small businesses and local communities, We don't forget the little details when seeing the big picture. We don't want to show you a new world, we want you to discover it with you, we hope you'll join us for the journey."

- - Seegson's manifesto Sieg and Son was founded in 2235 by the German entrepreneur Josiah Sieg. Following the discovery and breakthrough of slipspace travel in 2191, Sieg and Son turned into one of the major competitors of the Weyland Corporation, the first company to experiment with the technology. Unlike Weyland, however, Seegson's willingness to share its FTL products made it stand out from its competitors, enabling the company to achieve huge success. By 2266, Sieg and Son possessed massive refineries and manufacturing plants on Earth, Luna, Reach, Arcadia, and Venezia. In 2271, the Sieg family sold their shares into the company, expanding the company's exponential rate, becoming market leaders in production of cars, chemicals, school equipment, synthetics, and construction materials.

In 2315, Sebastian Sieg, son of Josiah Sieg, published a series of articles which he titled "Tomorrow, Together", which chronicled the history and development of the corporation, published in the book Eye of Seegson. Some of Seegson's most expensive and important business practices were the investment on deep space orbital platforms, with the most famous of them being Sevastopol Station, orbiting the gas giant Asimov, which they bought from GeoFund Investor in 2624. The base went from a dilapidated outpost to a living station, inhabited by hundreds of colonists and businesspeople, becoming the main site for off-planet operations of Seegson, as well as the home for the development and manufacturing of their Working Joe synthetics. Sevastopol was outfitted with the Superintendent-class artificial intelligence Apollo, who governed the day-to-day life at the station, and winning several awards for its state-of-the-art system.

The subsequent decision for Seegson to venture into deep space platforms proved to be disastrous. The company faded into obscurity; according to Julia Jones of the Colonial Times, it was "abundantly clear that Seegson has gambled wildly with both its own investment and that of banking corps such as GeoFund Investor". The rushing process of the company's space exploration and the exorbitant budget required to do so culminated into Seegson's crippling, being eventually forced to shut down. As a result, its space stations were placed on the market on September 16th, 2537.

Technology
While Seegson aimed for the development of advanced technology, their products were inferior and rudimentary in comparison to those of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation or JOTUN Heavy Industries. Most of their synthetics, particularly the Working Joes, were both physically and mentally more robotic, not looking properly human such as Autons, as well as lacking their complex behavior such as the formation of opinions and thoughts.