Corporations
The Blue Sun corporation is a powerful conglomerate which has much influence within the Alliance. Joss Whedon compared this with "Coca-Cola or Microsoft" and said that "practically half the government was Blue Sun". Their agents are "Hands of Blue". The Weyland-Yutani corporation from Alien is also referenced as their logo can be seen on Alliance weapons. In the movie Serenity, the Alliance also relies upon local security companies.
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