Black Mesa (corporation)
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| Black Mesa | |
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| Political information | |
| Type of organization / government |
Corporation |
| De facto leader | |
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| Societal information | |
| Capital |
Black Mesa, New Mexico, USA (Black Mesa Research Facility) |
| Official language |
English |
| Motto(s) |
Working to make a better tomorrow for all mankind[1] |
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| Technology | |
| Vehicles | |
| Historical information | |
| Era(s) | |
| Date of establishment | |
| Date of fragmentation |
after the Black Mesa Incident |
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Black Mesa is an American research corporation whose headquarters are located in the Black Mesa Research Facility, in the New Mexico desert.
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[edit] Fields array
Black Mesa undertakes research in various fields from standard scientific research to radiation, rocketry, theoretical physics, lasers, experimental propulsion, hydraulics, robotics, hydroelectricity, genetics, zoology, applied mathematics and a very wide spectrum of research into chemistry and all manner of physics research. The research is mostly conducted in the Black Mesa Research Facility and includes both pure research and applied science.
In addition to this legitimate research, several secret projects are also carried out at Black Mesa, which are deliberately left vague. A large amount of classified research is carried out, including the development of high-tech weapons and defense systems, research into extra-dimensional travel, teleportation, and the study of Xen. During the tram ride into the Black Mesa facility that opens Half-Life, an announcement on the public address system states that the facility is seeking employees with backgrounds in theoretical physics, biotechnology, and various other high-tech scientific disciplines. It is also said that jobs in low-clearance security and materials handling are available. Black Mesa, as the same announcement states, is an equal opportunity employer.
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Competitors
Little is known about Black Mesa's competitors. It is known that Aperture Science was competing with Black Mesa on various government contracts, including the development of portal technology. In addition, according to potentially biased information from Aperture Science, Black Mesa received a much larger percentage of contracts than average. The effect that the Xen Invasion had on Aperture Science or any of Black Mesa's unnamed competitors is unknown as of now.
[edit] Gallery
The Black Mesa logo as seen on documents. It uses the Arial font. |
 Ditto, with text. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on blue containers. |
 Ditto, with name. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on red containers. |
 Ditto, with name. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on the SUVs, different from the common logo. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on the scientists' clean suits. |
 Black Mesa flag as seen above the personnel entrance in Blue Shift, featuring or less schematic mesa. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on Alyx's sweater, Beta version. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on Alyx's sweater, retail version. |
 The Black Mesa name and logo on a world map seen in the Sector C lobby. |
 Ditto, in situ. |
 The Black Mesa name and logo on a world map seen in a Black Mesa lobby during G-Man's Episode Two's monologue at Black Mesa. The only difference with the one seen in documents is that it uses the Helvetica font instead of Arial. |
 Vector version. |
 G-Man's Episode Two's monologue at Black Mesa, with the logo and world map behind him. |
 The Black Mesa logo featured in the Portal end credits, appearing when mentioned in the "Still Alive" lyrics. |
 The Black Mesa logo on G-Man's briefcase in the GoldSrc models. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on the security guard's chest. |
 Black Mesa header seen on personnel badges. |
 "Security" logo as seen on the security guard's back. |
 Ditto, HD version. |
 Title card of a slideshow comparing Black Mesa and Aperture Science, which can be seen in the game Portal. |
 The Black Mesa logo as seen on GLaDOS' screens at the end of Portal. |
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life: Day One (First appearance)
- Half-Life
- Half-Life: Uplink
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
- Half-Life: Decay
- Half-Life 2 (Mentioned only)
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (Mentioned only)
- Portal (Picture only) / (Mentioned in Still Alive)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Mentioned only)
[edit] Notes and references
- ↑ Half-Life: Blue Shift instruction manual
