Zaibatsu Corporation

For the vehicle company of a similar name, see Maibatsu Corporation

Type	GANG
Zaibatsu Corporation
The Zaibatsu Corporation logo.
Group information
Status	Active
Locations	Downtown, Industrial and Residential Districts of Anywhere City
Leaders	Trey Welsh, Red Valdez and Uno Carb
Type	Organized Crime Syndicate
Enemies	Rednecks, Yakuza, Scientists, Russian Mafia, Hare Krishna, Loonies and Yutes
Affiliations	Claude Speed
Colors	Black and Gold
Vehicles	Z-Type
Businesses	Pharmaceuticals
Fronts	Zaibatsu Pharmaceuticals, The Village, Chemist, House of Guns, Zaibatsu Power Core
Members	Trey Welsh(deceased) Red Valdez(deceased) Uno Carb(deceased) Flambo Cortez(deceased) Sacchmo(deceased) Doctor Cubana(formerly/deceased) Shady(formerly/deceased)
Game information
Appearance(s)	Grand Theft Auto 2

The Zaibatsu Corporation is an organized crime syndicate in Grand Theft Auto 2.

They hide behind the guise of a pharmaceutical company, and their website describes them as "the world's last major privately owned corporation". They appear frequently throughout the entire game, as their presence can be seen and felt in all three districts of Anywhere City. They became embroiled into a violent struggle over control of business interests and gang territories with all other gangs in Anywhere City during the period of which Grand Theft Auto 2 is set in.

The following gangs that contests the control by the Zaibatsu Corporation are: Yakuza, the Rednecks, the Scientists, the Loonies, the Hare Krishna, and the Russian Mafia. They were presumed to be the most powerful criminal organization of all in Anywhere City during the time of Grand Theft Auto 2. The top-ranking leaders of the Zaibatsu Corporation frequently refer to Claude Speed by the nickname they gave him, "Gecko". In the film/movie rendition of Grand Theft Auto 2, Claude is shot dead by a Zaibatsu assassin sent to avenge for his theft of Zaibatsu merchandise.

Products of Zaibatsu

Advertised:

• Zoom Zoom - Energy stimulant.
• Silky Milky - Breast implants that "feel and taste like the real thing".
• Doesn't Need Anything (DNA) - Baby food.
• Hush - Self-reliant sedative.
• Equanox - Alertness pills (advertised in GTA III).

From their in-game car crushing / manufacturing plant:

• Medicine.
• Body armour.
• Weapons.

Electricity:

• Zaibatsu owns the electrical power stations in Anywhere City.

Trivia

• "Zaibatsu" is a Japanese business term, referring to business conglomerates in the Japanese Empire, that have major influence over the country's economy.
• Once the player reaches the Industrial District, the tutorial NPC erroneously mentions them as the "Zaibatatsu".
• Despite having appeared in only one game, the Zaibatsu are very popular among fans of the early GTA games, and tributes to them have been made in form of mods and fan art. Rockstar Games even added a Z-Type in GTA V to pay tribute to them.

Gallery

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The Zaibatsu Corporation Symbol (Original)

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The Zaibatsu Corporation Symbol (White)

Z-Type, the gang car of Zaibatsu Corporation

Members of the Zaibatsu Corporation hanging around Zarelli.