Competitron.
Competitron is a software and video game company that, is owned, by Wayne Enterprises.
Competitron was owned and run, by Daniel Mockridge, until he was forced to sell the company to Wayne Enterprises, because his greed for money had, resulted in Competitron suffering from serious financial losses, eventually, leading to it becoming bankrupt.
History[]
Competitron was best known for the computer game, Riddle of the Minotaur, the brainchild of Edward Nygma. But well Minotaur had, made millions of dollars for the company, Nygma was denied payments on his game and was fired, when he had threatened to sue for them. Mockridge had brushed him off, arrogantly claiming that, Competitron's strength lay in it's "corporate attitude", instead of it's products.
Two years later, the Minotaur franchise was still Competitron's leading source of revenue. It had become a merchandising phenomenon, culminating in the creation of an amusement park. But Mockridge's own greed for money eventually drove the company, into severe financial losses and bankruptcy, therefore, he was forced to try selling his company to Wayne Enterprises. For Bruce Wayne's part, his only real interest in Competitron was to move the company to Gotham City, where it would boost the dangerously low employment rate.
The sale was interrupted, by a threat on Mockridge's life from Nygma, who had returned to the limelight as the Riddler, with an elaborate scheme for revenge on his ex-employer. Ultimately, he was rescued from an untimely death, by both Batman and Robin, but the Riddler had escaped.
In the incident's aftermath, the deal went through and Competitron's operations were moved to Gotham. Mockridge had, made ten million dollars on the sale, but was left in constant fear that, Nygma might come back for him.[1]
Appearances[]
Batman: The Animated Series
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