Merlot Industries



Merlot Industries is a corporation that appears in the video game RWBY: Grimm Eclipse, where it plays a major role in the plot. It has yet to be mentioned or appear in the series itself.

History


Merlot Industries was a research and development corporation that had its main facility in the ill-fated settlement of Mountain Glenn. The corporation lost its primary facility as well as many of its chief staff officers in the fall of Mountain Glenn, and was unable to recover from this blow, shutting down shortly after.

Many years later, Merlot Industries technology began reappearing in the Emerald Forest, where the security network was also mysteriously sabotaged. Large cages bearing the logo of the defunct corporation were also found in the area, which Professor Port speculated were intended for capturing live Grimm specimens.

In order to investigate, Team RWBY headed to the corporation's abandoned facility in Mountain Glenn, which was booby trapped with a large bomb. The team also encountered mysterious mutant Grimm Creeps that detonated explosively when near to an enemy in the subterranean ruins of the city.

Trivia

 * The World of Remnant episode "Grimm" explores the possibility of Grimm capture and study. The narrator states that it is incredibly difficult to capture and keep Grimm in captivity, and that study of Grimm have left scientists with more questions than answers.
 * Merlot is a type of dark blue grape used in wine making, lending its name to the company and its color to their logo.