District 21 (U Corp.)
U Corp. is one of the 26 Wings of the City, overseeing District 21.
Overview
U Corp. is known for its trade in packagings that remain completely sealed and undisturbed until their opening, and producing Resonance Tuning Forks, devices that can merge two separate objects. U Corp.'s District occupies part of the Great Lake, with most of its activity taking place in the Five Great Ports of U Corp. A large amount of District 21's Backstreets are located on colossal mobile "Portships" that move across the Lake's surface.
Singularity
The Singularity of U Corp. is the ability to merge the essences of objects. This is primarily done through use of the Resonance Tuning Fork, a device that will turn two affected items into one. This is demonstrated being used by ships in order to dock, with the Mephistopheles' aft being caught in between two ships attaching to each other, to which Dante says that the cut in the ship was so clean that it "Felt as if it were Never There". Furthermore, the Molar Boatworks Fixers use the Resonance Tuning fork frequently, allowing them to use scrap in specialized tasks, which is the method that allows them to take the scrap off of Trash Crabs and implement it in their weaponry and their modifications of Mephistopheles. One of the voice lines for Molar Boatworks Fixer Sinclair describes the altered scrap to be "As if it had always been made for that purpose".
It is heavily implied that their Singularity is created from Whale Oil, a substance that is able to merge people into Whales, which is how Mermaids are created. This is why whaling ships such as the Pequod travel the Great Lake and is a major part of the District 21 economy. When Ishmael falls into the belly of a dead Whale captured by the Pequod, she lands in a pool of Whale Oil, which begins to absorb her. According to Ishmael, while Whale Oil from a living Whale turns people who touch it into Mermaids, Whale Oil from a dead one will "Degrade the Self" until there is nothing left.
There are mentions of a product referred to as "Mermaid Oil", but judging from the contexts it is used in, it is unlikely to be related.
Notable Groups
The Middle
The Middle is active within the Backstreets of District 21. In Marlin Port, one of the Five Great Ports, their subsidiary the Twinhook Pirates runs a kidnapping ring.
Molar Boatworks
Following their awakening from their books in the Backstreets of District 21, the members of the Molar Office opened a Workshop by the seaside.
Known citizens
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Ahab Captain |
Starbuck First Mate |
Stubb Second Mate |
Ishmael Crew |
Queequeg Harpooneer |
Pip Crew |
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Ricardo Big Brother of the Middle |
Smee Twinhook Pirates First Mate |
The Indigo Elder Color Fixer |
Sinner Identities
The World of U Corp. Identities were added in the Season 3 Target Extractions as Seasonal Identities and can be obtained through Extraction or the Dispenser from Season 5 onward.
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Don Quixote Little Sister |
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The Pequod
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Ishmael Captain |
Heathcliff Harpooneer |
Yi Sang First Mate |