Massive Dynamic
Massive Dynamics is a business that features in Fringe.
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History
Massive Dynamic was a company that was founded by William Bell who first created it in 1992 as BELLMEDICS alongside his chief operating officer Nina Sharp. It was originally founded with the intention of helping soldiers that had lost limbs during the Persian Gulf War and received support from the United States Department of Defense. In time, it expanded its operations where it developed microlaser surgical tools for medical use. By 1998, Bell established Fleming-Monroe Aeronautics that had developed technology such as the PEARL Aerocontrol System. BELLMEDICS later acquired Fleming-Monroe Aeronautics in 1999 and the merger saw it rebranding itself as Massive Dynamic.
The globally dominant, multi-billion dollar private research firm maintained a shadowy presence within the highest levels of scientific and governmental sectors. From its immense, high-tech headquarters, the corporation served as a pivotal resource for a fledgling federal task force by providing access to experimental proprietary technology. When investigators encountered a case involving a victim of rapid biological aging, the organization’s executive leadership authorized the loan of a highly advanced electronic pulse camera, which allowed the team to retrieve residual visual data from a deceased subject's optic nerve. Beyond providing hardware, the firm’s chief operating officer exerted significant influence by vetting the investigators and even attempting to recruit key personnel into their private security division. While appearing cooperative, the company’s vast reach was evident in its historical ties to the lead scientist's past research and its possession of classified medical data that surpassed official government records. These actions framed the conglomerate not merely as a vendor of innovation, but as a silent architect of the very phenomena being investigated. (Episode: The Same Old Story) Massive Dynamic intensified its involvement with the federal task force by acting as the primary forensic and scientific authority during a high-stakes investigation into a localized atmospheric anomaly. When a mysterious, impenetrable golden cylinder was discovered at an explosion site, the corporation’s extensive resources were deployed to analyse the object’s composition, which defied all known laws of physics. From the confines of their high-security laboratories, the organization's lead executives provided critical data on the object’s vibration frequency, while simultaneously withholding deeper intelligence regarding its origin. The firm’s influence extended into the medical field as they monitored a high-profile patient with ties to the company’s founder, utilizing experimental treatments that remained unavailable to the general public. Throughout these events, the conglomerate functioned as a gatekeeper of forbidden knowledge, strategically leaking just enough information to assist the authorities while ensuring their own proprietary interests and long-term agendas remained shielded from government oversight. (Episode: The Ghost Network)
Overview
The company produced a number of products that included:
- Amber :
- Cortexiphan :
Members
- William Bell : male founder.
- Nina Sharp : Chief Operating Officer.
- Elizabeth Zedillo : Chief Financial Officer
- Cyrus Manatt : Senior Vice President
- Brandon Fayette : lead scientist
- James Carson : employee
- Richard Steig : former research assistant
- David Robert Jones : former employee
Notes
- Massive Dynamic featured heavily in the setting of Fringe.
Appearances
- Fringe:
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