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=== Alternatives ===
=== Alternatives ===
* [[Arachnos]] have developed a suspiciously similar network used by [[Villain (Alignment)|Villain]]s throughout the [[Rogue Isles]].  
* [[Arachnos]] have developed a suspiciously similar network used by [[Villain (Alignment)|Villain]]s throughout the [[Rogue Isles]].  
* [[Praetoria]] have developed similar technologies, used by the [[Praetorian Police Department]] and [[Powers Division]].
* [[Praetoria]] have developed similar technologies, used by the [[Praetorian Police Department]] and [[Powers Division]].<ref name=OfficerFlintPraetorian>[[Officer_Flint_(Praetorian)#Talk_to_Dr._Steffard|Praetorian Tutorial: Dr. Steffard]]</ref>
* [[Ouroboros]] are seemingly able to extract an operative defeated while Time Travelling via the [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]], returning them to the citadel.
* [[Ouroboros]] are seemingly able to extract an operative defeated while Time Travelling via the [[Pillar of Ice and Flame]], returning them to the citadel.
* The [[Midnight Squad]] installed modified MediCom Teleporters in a [[Cimerora]]n cave in the distant past.
* The [[Midnight Squad]] installed modified MediCom Teleporters in a [[Cimerora]]n cave in the distant past.

Revision as of 17:14, 16 January 2021

Overview

Medi-Corp are a company based in Paragon City that operate and maintain the MediCom network, allowing fallen Heroes to teleport directly to Hospitals for treatment.

Personnel

Lucas Zanella - President of Medi-Corp

MediCom Network

The MediCom or MedCom Network is derived from technology developed by Portal Corporation researchers[1] following the Rikti War. The medi-porter is a small portable device that can be applied as a patch onto a persons body that communicates with MediCom nodes spread throughout the City.[2] It will analyze the current medical status of a user and teleport them to the nearest Medical Center upon defeat.[3] It can also send Heroes to a registered Supergroup Base if outfitted with a Reclaimator or Resurrection Circle.

Interception

It is possible for the MediCom teleport to be intercepted or disabled. Several groups including the 5th Column, Arachnos, Circle of Thorns, Council and Longbow have methods of intercepting defeated hostiles within their bases, sending them instead to nearby holding cells. The Paragon Police Department are able to intercept Villains using Arachnos' network that are defeated while causing Mayhem in Paragon City, sending them to a nearby PPD cellblock.

During subsequent Rikti Invasions, it was reported in the Paragon Times that the local MediCom network became jammed to capacity due to the high number of Heroes being defeated.[4]

Part of Emperor Cole's planned invasion of Primal Earth involved disabling the MediCom network, which would have resulted in huge numbers of Primal Earth's defenders being captured or killed in the conflict.[5]

Alternatives

Controversy

Medi-Corp have a policy of only issuing medi-porters to Heroes registered with the FBSA. This lead to the formation of a group called the Citizens for medi-porters advocating for widespread availability of the devices. These events resulted in the theft of prototype medi-porter technology and the kidnapping of Medi-Corp President Lucas Zanella.

After the recovery of the technology and rescue of the President, Medi-Corp started a program to distribute medi-porters to the handicapped and elderly of Paragon City.[7]

References

  1. Peregrine Island Overview
  2. Healing Node Badge
  3. Outbreak MediCom Terminal
  4. The Paragon Times July 24, 2007 : Invasion!
  5. Story Arc: No Survivors
  6. Praetorian Tutorial: Dr. Steffard
  7. Story Arc: Bad People, Good Intentions