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[[File:H5G Liang Dortmund.png|thumb|250px|Liang-Dortmund Corporation emblem.]]
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The '''Liang-Dortmund Corporation''', simply referred to as '''Liang-Dortmund''' or '''LDC''', is a private [[human]] mining corporation. Liang-Dortmund contractors work to "deglass" and mine the surfaces of [[Alluvion]], [[Meridian]], and [[Ruthersburg]], [[Outer Colony|Outer Colonies]] [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. To assist in the evacuation process, Liang-Dortmund established several settlements to operate out of, including [[Meridian Station]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/meridian '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Meridian'']</ref>
|name=Liang-Dortmund Corporation
|image=[[File:H5G Liang Dortmund.png|100px]]
[[File:H5G - Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare.png|300px]]<br/>A [[Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare]].
|founder=
|leader=
|associations=
|parent=
|subsidiaries=
|headquarters=
|locations=*[[Ruthersburg]]
*[[Alluvion]]
*[[Meridian]]
|role=*Terraforming{{Ref/Reuse|BBSunder}}
|products=
*Construction materials{{Ref/Reuse|stormbreak}}{{Ref/Reuse|arc}}
|founding=
|dissolved=
|affiliation=*[[United Nations Space Command]]
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]]
}}
{{Quote|As [[human]]ity has scattered across the stars, one name has been turned to more than any other when a barren world requires restoration: Liang-Dortmund. Whether it's developing state-of-the-art [[glassing|deglassing techniques]] or perfecting an industry leading [[terraforming]] process, Liang-Dortmund is there wherever humanity needs a home. Liang-Dortmund...renewing worlds!|Advertisement{{Ref/Novel|Id=BBSunder|HBatB|Detail=Adjunct - [[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]}}}}


==Security force==
The '''Liang-Dortmund Corporation''', simply referred to as '''Liang-Dortmund'''{{Ref/Reuse|meridian}} or '''LDC''', is a private human mining corporation.
 
==Overview==
===Products===
The corporation also produces construction materials for [[human]] settlements on [[Kamchatka]]{{Ref/Map|Id=stormbreak|H5G|[[March on Stormbreak]]}} and [[Alluvion]].{{Ref/Map|Id=arc|H5G|[[Escape from ARC]]}} Other specific items include the [[Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare]].
 
===Facilities===
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 50%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
!scope="col"|Planet
!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|Facility Name/Facility Role
|-
|[[Alluvion]]
|[[Sundark Sea]]
|[[Alluvion Research Center]]{{Ref/Reuse|arc}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Meridian]]
|[[Meridian Station (location)|Meridian Station]]
|Settlement{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Meridian Station (level)|Meridian Station]]}}
|-
|[[Apogee Station]]
|Settlement{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Unconfirmed]]}}
|-
|[[Darkstar Station]]
|Settlement<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-glassed-ceiling ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Glassed Ceiling]</ref>
|-
|[[Pinnacle Station]]
|[[Space elevator]]{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Glassed]]}}
|-
|[[Jorta Station]]
|Private security command hub/research hub<ref name="cfbuzzgenerating">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating ''Halo Waypoint:'' Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating]</ref>
|-
|[[Ruthersburg]]{{Ref/Map|Id=molten|H5G|[[Molten]]}}
|
|
|}
 
==History==
===Post-war===
Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Liang-Dortmund began work on a number of [[glassing|glassed]] planets. On [[Meridian]], Liang-Dortmund began work on deglassing the surface.<ref name="meridian">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/meridian ''Halo Waypoint'': Meridian]</ref> Liang-Dortmund also began working below the surface of [[Ruthersburg]].{{Ref/Reuse|molten}}
 
In [[2556]], Liang-Dortmund established the [[Alluvion]] [[Alluvion Research Center|Research Center (ARC)]] inside the perimeter of [[Forerunner]] pylons to research a new fuel type discovered at the bottom of the Sundark Sea. The pylons retracted a year later, costing Liang-Dortmund the ARC.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/alluvion ''Halo Waypoint'': Alluvion]</ref>
 
Prior to the [[The Reclamation|emergence]] of the [[Guardian Custode]], Liang-Dortmund were in competition with [[Aquarius Terraforming Solutions]] for the rights to begin re-terraforming processes on [[Reach]] - though the necessary resource and territorial concessions required to make this possible made Aquarius the preferred candidate for the operation.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFFoundations|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-foundations|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Foundations|D=12|M=01|Y=2022}}
 
===Created uprising===
{{Main|Created uprising}}
{{Expand-section}}
 
==Equipment==
[[File:H5G LiangDortmund Truck.PNG|thumb|A truck sporting the Liang-Dortmund logo.]]
Liang-Dortmund employs a vast fleet of non-combat vehicles for mining and transportation purposes.
*[[Liang-Dortmund mining rig|Mining rig]]
*[[Brahman light hauler]]
*[[EM-240 Neides auger]]
*[[JOTUN Arilus]]
*[[Komodo]]
*[[Forklift|SL-4 Traxus Cargo Transporter]]
*{{Class|Star Charter|colony support ship}}
**''[[Meridian 5-Alpha]]''
*Unidentified trucks
 
===Security force===
The corporation employs an embedded security force, which is authorized to purchase weapons and vehicles from the [[United Nations Space Command]] suppliers, with special modifications according to the corporation's operational needs.
The corporation employs an embedded security force, which is authorized to purchase weapons and vehicles from the [[United Nations Space Command]] suppliers, with special modifications according to the corporation's operational needs.
*Corp [[M12 Warthog]]
*[[Corp Warthog|Corp M12B Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12 Warthog LRV]]
**Corp [[Scout Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12R Warthog]]
**Corp [[M12R Rocket Warthog]]
*Corp [[M290 Mongoose]]
*Corp [[M290 Mongoose]]
**Logoless Corp M290 Mongoose
**Logoless Corp M290 Mongoose
**Corp M290-M Gungoose
**Corp M290-M Gungoose
*Corp [[M820 Scorpion]]
*[[Corp Scorpion|Corp M820 Scorpion]]
*Corp [[D79-TC Pelican]]
*[[Corp Pelican|Corp D79-TC Pelican]]
*Corp [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis]].
*Corp [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis]].
*Corporate Security [[HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops#Variants|HRUNTING Mark III Cyclops]]<ref>[https://shop.megabrands.com/en-us/shop/construction-toys/halo/corporate-security-cyclops-fdy48 '''MegaBloks''' ''-Corporate Security Cyclops'']</ref>
*[[Corporate Security Cyclops]]<ref>[https://shop.megabrands.com/en-us/shop/construction-toys/halo/corporate-security-cyclops-fdy48 ''MegaBloks'' - Corporate Security Cyclops]</ref>
 
==Products==
The corporation also produces construction materials for [[human]] settlements on [[Kamchatka]]<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', multiplayer map ''[[March on Stormbreak]]''</ref> and [[Alluvion]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', multiplayer map ''[[Escape from ARC]]''</ref> Other specific items include the [[Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* The name 'Liang-Dortmund' probably originates from the city Dortmund located in the west of Germany, which is known for its former steel industry and its disused coal pits. The association with the city Dortmund is additionally indicated by the paintings of Liang-Dortmund's vehicles. Yellow and black are the colors of Dortmund's local soccer club, Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund. "Liang" itself is a relatively common Chinese surname. It could also be a reference to Liang Wengen, founder of Sany Heavy Industry, a Chinese company which is the sixth largest heavy machinery company in the world, specialising in excavator, crane and coal mining machineries amongst other construction machineries.   
The name 'Liang-Dortmund' probably originates from the city Dortmund located in the west of Germany, which is known for its former steel industry and its disused coal pits. The association with the city Dortmund is additionally indicated by the paintings of Liang-Dortmund's vehicles. Yellow and black are the colors of Dortmund's local soccer club, Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund. "Liang" itself is a relatively common Chinese surname. It could also be a reference to Liang Wengen, founder of Sany Heavy Industry, a Chinese company which is the sixth largest heavy machinery company in the world, specialising in excavator, crane and coal mining machineries amongst other construction machineries.   


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:H5G-Warzone-EscapeFromARC.jpg|Liang-Dortmund's [[Alluvion Research Center]].
File:H5G-Warzone-EscapeFromARC.jpg|Liang-Dortmund's [[Alluvion Research Center]].
File:Miners.png|Liang-Dortmund miners engaging a [[Promethean Knight]].
File:Miners.png|Liang-Dortmund miners engaging a [[Promethean Knight]].
File:Tool box.png|Liang-Dortmund mining equipment and tool boxes.
File:H5G-LiangDortmundToolbox.png|Liang-Dortmund mining equipment and tool boxes.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo1.png|Simplified Liang-Dortmund corporate logo.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo1.png|Simplified Liang-Dortmund corporate logo.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo3.png|Liang-Dortmund's space division logo.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo3.png|Liang-Dortmund's space division logo.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo4.png|A variant of the L-D space division logo.
File:CIV-Liang-Dortmund-logo4.png|A variant of the L-D space division logo.
File:H5G - Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare.png|A [[Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare]].
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
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File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_5.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_5.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_6.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_6.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_7.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_8.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MeridianMiners_Concept_9.jpg|Concept art of civilian miners for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G MinerFaces Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of civilian faces for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G MinerFaces Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of civilian faces for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G MinerFaces Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of civilian faces for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G MeridianMiners.png|Miners charging through Promethean forces at the entrance of Meridian's space elevator.
File:H5G MeridianMiners.png|Miners charging through Promethean forces at the entrance of Meridian's space elevator.
File:Miner 914.png|Miner defending a [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] on Meridian.
File:Miner 914.png|Miner defending a [[Bridge (structure)|bridge]] on Meridian.
File:H5G_Corp_pelican.png|A Liang-Dortmund branded Pelican.
File:H5G LDminer.jpg
File:H5G_MiningRobot_Concept_1.jpg|Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G_MiningRobot_Concept_2.jpg|Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HTV ReachCity Concept Night 1.png|Concept art of [[Reach City]] with a Liang-Dortmund advertisement present.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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**''[[What Remains]]''
**''[[What Remains]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Unbound]]''
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]''
**''[[Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:Human Businesses]]
[[Category:Mining corporations]]

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Liang-Dortmund Corporation
H5G Liang Dortmund.png

H5G - Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare.png
A Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare.

Organizational information

Location(s):

Major role(s):

  • Terraforming[1]

Major product(s):

Chronological and political information

Affiliation(s):

 

"As humanity has scattered across the stars, one name has been turned to more than any other when a barren world requires restoration: Liang-Dortmund. Whether it's developing state-of-the-art deglassing techniques or perfecting an industry leading terraforming process, Liang-Dortmund is there wherever humanity needs a home. Liang-Dortmund...renewing worlds!"
— Advertisement[1]

The Liang-Dortmund Corporation, simply referred to as Liang-Dortmund[4] or LDC, is a private human mining corporation.

Overview[edit]

Products[edit]

The corporation also produces construction materials for human settlements on Kamchatka[2] and Alluvion.[3] Other specific items include the Liang-Dortmund red emergency flare.

Facilities[edit]

Planet Location Facility Name/Facility Role
Alluvion Sundark Sea Alluvion Research Center[3]
Meridian Meridian Station Settlement[5]
Apogee Station Settlement[6]
Darkstar Station Settlement[7]
Pinnacle Station Space elevator[8]
Jorta Station Private security command hub/research hub[9]
Ruthersburg[10]

History[edit]

Post-war[edit]

Following the Human-Covenant War, Liang-Dortmund began work on a number of glassed planets. On Meridian, Liang-Dortmund began work on deglassing the surface.[4] Liang-Dortmund also began working below the surface of Ruthersburg.[10]

In 2556, Liang-Dortmund established the Alluvion Research Center (ARC) inside the perimeter of Forerunner pylons to research a new fuel type discovered at the bottom of the Sundark Sea. The pylons retracted a year later, costing Liang-Dortmund the ARC.[11]

Prior to the emergence of the Guardian Custode, Liang-Dortmund were in competition with Aquarius Terraforming Solutions for the rights to begin re-terraforming processes on Reach - though the necessary resource and territorial concessions required to make this possible made Aquarius the preferred candidate for the operation.[12]

Created uprising[edit]

Main article: Created uprising
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Equipment[edit]

An unnamed truck sporting the Liang-Dortmund Corporation logo on the map Prospect.
A truck sporting the Liang-Dortmund logo.

Liang-Dortmund employs a vast fleet of non-combat vehicles for mining and transportation purposes.

Security force[edit]

The corporation employs an embedded security force, which is authorized to purchase weapons and vehicles from the United Nations Space Command suppliers, with special modifications according to the corporation's operational needs.

Trivia[edit]

The name 'Liang-Dortmund' probably originates from the city Dortmund located in the west of Germany, which is known for its former steel industry and its disused coal pits. The association with the city Dortmund is additionally indicated by the paintings of Liang-Dortmund's vehicles. Yellow and black are the colors of Dortmund's local soccer club, Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund. "Liang" itself is a relatively common Chinese surname. It could also be a reference to Liang Wengen, founder of Sany Heavy Industry, a Chinese company which is the sixth largest heavy machinery company in the world, specialising in excavator, crane and coal mining machineries amongst other construction machineries.

Gallery[edit]

  • Liang-Dortmund seal.

    Liang-Dortmund seal.

  • Liang-Dortmund's "Renewing Worlds" banner.

    Liang-Dortmund's "Renewing Worlds" banner.

  • Liang-Dortmund's Alluvion Research Center.

    Liang-Dortmund's Alluvion Research Center.

  • Liang-Dortmund miners engaging a Promethean Knight.

    Liang-Dortmund miners engaging a Promethean Knight.

  • Liang-Dortmund mining equipment and tool boxes.

    Liang-Dortmund mining equipment and tool boxes.

  • Simplified Liang-Dortmund corporate logo.

    Simplified Liang-Dortmund corporate logo.

  • Liang-Dortmund's space division logo.

    Liang-Dortmund's space division logo.

  • A variant of the L-D space division logo.

    A variant of the L-D space division logo.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian miners for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of civilian faces for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Miners charging through Promethean forces at the entrance of Meridian's space elevator.

    Miners charging through Promethean forces at the entrance of Meridian's space elevator.

  • Miner defending a bridge on Meridian.

    Miner defending a bridge on Meridian.

  • A Liang-Dortmund branded Pelican.

    A Liang-Dortmund branded Pelican.

  • H5G LDminer.jpg
  • Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Concept art of Liang-Dortmund mining robots in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Concept art of Reach City with a Liang-Dortmund advertisement present.

    Concept art of Reach City with a Liang-Dortmund advertisement present.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: Battle Born: Adjunct - Free Frontier Education: The Sundered Legion
  2. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map March on Stormbreak
  3. ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map Escape from ARC
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Meridian
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Meridian Station
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Unconfirmed
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Glassed Ceiling
  8. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Glassed
  9. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating
  10. ^ a b Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map Molten
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint: Alluvion
  12. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Foundations (Retrieved on Jan 12, 2022) [archive]
  13. ^ MegaBloks - Corporate Security Cyclops
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