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Merlot Industries are the main antagonists in the video game RWBY: Grimm Eclipse. Founded and commanded by Dr. Merlot, they seek to experiment on Grimm and develop a new species of them superior to any existing Grimm, Humans, or Faunus.
Biography[]
Past[]
Dr. Merlot founded Merlot Industries as a artificial intelligence and genetic experimentation laboratory in the ill-fated Vale settlement of Mountain Glenn. However, due to Merlot's crazed and delusional obsession with the Grimm, they began luring Grimm to the settlement in order to perform their experiments, leading to disastrous results and eventually causing the horrible overflow of Grimm into the area and the deaths of all of those who lived there, including most (if not all) of the company's workers, staff, and scientists. Merlot was also presumed deceased.
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse[]
Many years later, shipping crates and technology owned by Merlot Industries was found in the Emerald Forest. Team RWBY was sent to investigate Mountain Glenn, which was filled with booby traps and Mutant Creeps, confirming Merlot was still alive and that Merlot Industries was still functional.
Team RWBY takes their investigation to Forever Fall, where they find out Merlot was still shipping captured Grimm and was holding them in a facility, bringing in cargo, and continuing experimentation. The team stows away on a cargo ship to Merlot Industries' new hideout on a secret, remote island off the coast of Vale.
Merlot catches them snooping around and sends hordes of Androids and Grimm after them, including a giant Mutant Death Stalker. After a hard-fought battle, Merlot destroys the facility, ending Merlot Industries and leaving him to an unknown fate.
Weaponry and Abilities[]
Merlot Industries seems to have large amounts of funding and wealth, though it is unknown where such revenue came from, especially after the company's presumed destruction in the fall of Mountain Glenn (it is possible it is stolen). Merlot and his minions are advanced scientists both in the fields of robotics and genetic/biological experimentation, advanced enough to produce artificial intelligence and experiments on the nearly impossible to study Grimm. The company also has access to weaponry and explosives, as seen in their booby traps and weaponized Androids. However, Merlot's most influential invention was the serum that mutated Grimm into stronger, faster, deadlier and more dangerous abominations.
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Red Androids[]
Red Androids are slim, armored androids with red and black color schemes. These serve as the melee fighters, wielding enormous electrified double-tipped halberds. It attacks with wide range slashes and stabs, with very few of its moves able to be countered. Their armor and structure are extremely durable, making them difficult opponents to bring down.
White Androids[]
White Androids are heavy, armored androids with black and white color schemes. These are ranged fighters, and wield a minigun-grenade launcher hybrid capable of firing bullet ammunition or Dust-based explosives. Their grenades produce explosions powerful enough to rapidly deplete Aura, and will fire bullets in a 180 degree radius. If it is close to an enemy, it will fire grenades at the feet to knock them back and deal massive damage. Their armor and structure are extremely durable, making them difficult opponents to bring down.
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