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'''BGI''' is among the most diffuse entity in Oni, essentially because it was supposed to play a bigger part in the plot than it eventually did.
 
 
BGI is involved, through its filial [[Musashi]], in the shuttling of contraband, the.
(00:57:41) Serguei Mechkov: A "lost chapter", too. The one with the Iron Demon
(00:57:49) Serguei Mechkov: [bgi]
==Facts==
===Chung's datapad===
{{:Quotes/Consoles/level_1e}}
===Suspected Syndicate front===
===[[Deadly Brain]]===
===BGI HQ===
In a [[Lost Chapters|"Lost Chapter"]], the already rogue [[Konoko]] was supposed to raid the BGI's HQ. The raid involved blowing the whole place down, and fighting the [[Iron Demon]].
 
 
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==Added value==
===Initials===
It's anybody's guess what the initials BGI stand for. Could be "Big Guns, Inc." ^^
===Status and role===
As can be inferred from Konoko's statements, BGI is some kind of "shadow front" : a big industrial consortium (probably multinational) that's pretty much legit, but is nevertheless suspected to deal with the infamous [[Syndicate]].
Whether it actually does and at what level and to what end is again sorta diffuse : is it opportunistic/mercenary, or is it subordinated to Muro?
 
It's also not clear whether [[Griffin]]'s ambition to crack down on BGI is shared by the rest of the [[TCTF]] and [[WCG]].
There's a subtle balance of power between the WCG and the Syndicate, and both sides (especially the WCG) are interested in preserving it : BGI is an ambiguous organization, poised between WCG and Syndicate, halfway between legal and illegal.
 
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It would seem to [[User:geyser|me]] that even as the core of Muro's Syndicate got corrupted by [[Muro]]'s [[megalomania]] and the [[STURMANDERUNG]] perspective, BGI managed to retain the spirit of the pre-Muro Network and Syndicate : they stayed focused on steady business, as opposed to maniacal violence and global biological terrorism.
 
As long as it helps shuttle the Syndicate's contraband, BGI actually stabilizes the bipolar structure. The Syndicate keeps itself busy and feels in power; the TCTF get a chance to reinforce their credibility as crime-fighters. Same for weapons, and the insecurity they generate : conflict helps the WCG to constantly reestablish itself in the public's eyes as the only alternative to chaos.
 
Naturally the people behind BGI would be aware of that stabilizing role, and it would actually be quite understandable that the prospect of an all-out crisis (collapse of WCG's authority, [[anarchy]] brought about by [[Muro]]) should keep them "doing the Devil's work" : obstinately promoting skirmish-scale violence looks like the only way to keep Oni's world together.