Editing Corporate Team (section)

==Modus operandi==
Corporate teams generally act as a business. They have to operate at a loss initially, but once they've gathered some fame they can act as a parahuman "talent agency" for acting, [[Merchandise|merchandising]], and [[rogue]] work. The greatest goal is to become so well-respected that cities will pay them to operate in the area, generally on a two-year contract.<ref name=":0">

 - [https://redd.it/6jhr0y How do corporate/independent heroes function?] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2017-06-26)</ref>

Corporate teams have a heavier emphasis on public relations and marketing than other teams.<ref name=":1">There's a heavy emphasis on the public eye when you're on a corporate team. Being marketable, being able to sell yourself to the public & to the team, etc.<br><br>But being a corporate superhero means, in part, being a hero. You have to produce results too, when it comes to defeating the bad guys, etc. - [https://redd.it/6jhr0y How do corporate/independent heroes function?] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2017-06-26)</ref> Successful corporate heroes are paid much more than successful Protectorate heroes, but most end up being paid less. There's more risk, but also more freedom than being an official cape. Successful corporate heroes become celebrities, often getting into acting or music.<ref name=":0" />

Among the freedoms offered by corporate teams are the fact that young [[Wards]] are not allowed to wear skimpy costumes (although particularly successful corporate teams can still face the wrath of the [[Youth Guard]]), the fact that it can be difficult to move around freely when you have official responsibilities, and the fact the PRT disapproves of taking public stands on various issues - especially religious ones.<ref name=":0" />

Corporate heroes are not required to attend [[Endbringer]] battles,<ref name=":0" /> but they are expected to actually catch criminals.<ref name=":1" />

Corporate teams are sometimes suspected of being fronts for the [[Elite]].<ref name=":0" /> The Elite do in fact control a number of corporate teams behind the scenes.<ref>I won't say much more, but they appear in brief in Worm. Long story short is that they snap up all of the rogues (ie. if Brockton Bay were on the west coast, Parian would be ''leveraged'' into joining one of the Elite's subsidiaries) and they control a lot of corporate 'hero' teams from behind the scenes. They're organized crime with an emphasis on organized and a varying emphasis on crime, depending on the city. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Weaverdice/comments/50g7x6/populate_my_world_los_angeles_friendorfoe/d73sbsg Wildbow on Reddit]</ref>
===Legal Issues===
Corporate teams don't require any sort of license. They usually have a lawyer or legal team to ensure that they follow all the necessary procedures. They don't perform any action without word from the lawyers. This ensures that they don't, cause property damage, deviate from [[Earth Bet]]'s expanded policies for citizen's arrest, mishandle evidence, or step on the toes of legitimate authorities. They often make a point of involving local law enforcement.<ref name=":0" />

Over time, the local authorities generally grant them more leeway and begin cooperating on specific projects, splitting jurisdiction and shifts with them, and/or allowing them access to equipment in exchange for favours. Police, lawyers, and government often periodically audit them to ensure everything is legal, and they often have dedicated liaisons from the PRT.<ref name=":0" />

Corporate teams that fail to comply with procedure are sometimes tacitly allowed to continue operating but are officially labeled vigilantes.<ref>If they screw up, then they're pressured to either close up shop, or they're labeled vigilantes. There's a weird grey area for vigilantes to operate in, where they are breaking the rules or causing issues in procedure, but are tacitly (and not explicitly) acknowledged and allowed to continue operating by local law enforcement and government. There's a careful & dangerous balance to be struck in this, but it offers a lot more freedom. - [https://redd.it/6jhr0y How do corporate/independent heroes function?] ([[Wildbow]], Reddit.com, 2017-06-26)</ref>