Maibatsu Corporation

"A Japanese multinational conglomerate that manufactures cars, electronics, cruise missiles and just about every other product on the face of the planet. The definition of over-diversified."

- Description at Bawsaq.com.

The Maibatsu Corporation (Japanese Katakana: マイバツ) (BAWSAQ: MAI) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate that has appeared in every Grand Theft Auto game since Grand Theft Auto III, except for Grand Theft Auto Advance.

Overview
The player can buy stocks from them at the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V. The name "Maibatsu" is a of  and , and is also similar in name to "Zaibatsu" (財閥), a Japanese term for a large conglomerate. Maibatsu's description as an "over-diversified" company reflects Mitsubishi Group's incredibly diverse products, from cars (Mitsubishi Motors Corporation/MMC), heavy equipment (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries), aircraft, and home appliances.

3D Universe

 * Grand Theft Auto III: Maibatsu has radio and print advertisements for the Monstrosity, a very large SUV (RC truck in European version) with extremely bad fuel efficiency.
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City:
 * Maibatsu runs a sexually provocative ad on the radio to promote the Thunder.
 * There is an ad run by the lobby group Buy American Coalition which encourages consumers to purchase domestic cars out of patriotism (a reference to the US auto industry being threatened by the growing popularity of cheaper and more fuel efficient Japanese imports), although it concedes that the Maibatsu Thunder is cheaper and better than its domestic contemporaries.
 * On the talk radio station VCPR, Jonathan Freeloader announces Enviromental Week which is sponsored by Maibatsu and the Vice City Power Corporation.
 * On the talk radio station K-Chat, during her interview with Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker, Amy Sheckenhausen says she prefers American cars after Gethsemanee mentions the coracle, which Amy initially believed to be a kind of Maibatsu car.
 * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Maibatsu runs an ad on the radio encouraging parents to buy their kids cars instead of bicycles.
 * Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories: Maibatsu runs an ad on the radio for the Womb, a minivan designed for men. It features a cooler for beer and a television on the dashboard among its features. The ad states that men can watch football, masturbate and be away from their wives in the Womb. They have also put on a petition to ban motorcycles, which has been receiving support from the Liberty Tree.
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories: In the Vice City Inquirer, the Buy American Coalition asks readers to "take a mallet to a Maibatsu today". On the official website, Toni's bag contains keys for a Maibatsu car, which feature the logo emblazoned on then.

HD Universe

 * Grand Theft Auto IV: The corporation is more blatantly based on Mitsubishi. Maibatsu now produces the Mule truck, Sanchez dirtbike, and Vincent sedan. In the WKTT in-game radio, a quick reference to the Maibatsu Monstrosity can be heard.
 * Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars: Maibatsu does not make any notable appearance in Chinatown Wars aside from the presence of the Sanchez dirtbike.
 * Grand Theft Auto V: Maibatsu now produces the Penumbra coupé and the Frogger helicopter, while the Mule truck and the Sanchez dirtbike from GTA IV are also present. They also seem to be a manufacturer of solar panels, as their logo can be seen on several around the city . There is also a Maibatsu Motors Inc. factory in Vespucci Boulevard and Supply Street in East Los Santos.
 * Grand Theft Auto Online: In the After Hours update, when collecting Solomun, English Dave will make reference to Maibatsus being the party pills of the 1990's that made him "chuck it". This is a reference to the Mitsubishi "brand".

Although the Maibatsu Corporation is most famous for the vehicles it manufactures, Maibatsu also manufactures, among many other things, electronics and cruise missiles.

Trivia

 * The "Maibatsu Corporation" is likely a nod to the Zaibatsu Corporation, a massive corporation that plays a large role in Grand Theft Auto 2.
 * The Maibatsu Monstrosity ad seen in the European GTA III handbooks is clearly a Ford F-250 body on a monster truck chassis, with almost no alterations to make it differ otherwise.

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