StarCitizen:Mirai

Mirai is a subsidiary of StarCitizen:Musashi Industrial and Starflight Concern (MISC) that develops and manufactures high-performance spacecraft. Established as a sub-brand based in StarCitizen:Saisei in the StarCitizen:Centauri system, it lets MISC pursue experimental and performance designs while retaining its industrial identity. Its lineage traces to a specialized MISC team formed in StarCitizen:2833, which produced the racing ship StarCitizen:Razor after MISC gained access to StarCitizen:Xi'an technology through a StarCitizen:2910 agreement; the StarCitizen:Fury fighter was the brand's market debut.<ref name="galactapedia">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

History

MISC's interest in moving beyond industrial ships dates to StarCitizen:2833, when CEO StarCitizen:Kori Desmon pushed the company to expand its portfolio on the strength of surpluses generated by the Hull series. A coalition of board members favored staying focused on industrial ships and forced Desmon to scale the ambition back to a single design team working on a dedicated racing ship, the Daedalus. The Daedalus competed in the StarCitizen:Murray Cup and placed third in the 2853 race. The team was officially designated MISC-M, and it served as the liaison between MISC and the racing team that campaigned the ship.<ref name="portfolio">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref name="galactapedia" />

MISC-M was also directed to produce imaginative new ship designs with no requirement to keep them industrial. Most remained theoretical, and the division gained a reputation as a place where inexperienced designers learned their craft and veteran designers explored unusual ideas. Over decades it cataloged thousands of designs for ships, components, and furnishings without advancing any to the prototype stage.<ref name="portfolio" />

The division's value became apparent after MISC signed a landmark lend-lease agreement with the StarCitizen:Xi'an in StarCitizen:2910. Tasked with evaluating the influx of Xi'an technology, MISC-M revisited its design database and revived the Daedalus concept, developing it into the StarCitizen:Razor. The Razor won the StarCitizen:Murray Cup Classic Race in 2945 and, on its release in 2947, sold well and received strong reviews.<ref name="portfolio" /><ref name="galactapedia" />

The brand itself was created later, when MISC CEO StarCitizen:Irena Adjei saw a prototype of the StarCitizen:Fury fighter. Adjei proposed launching a sub-brand to satisfy a board divided between members who wanted MISC to focus on industrial ships and those who hoped to expand the brand. The new sub-brand, named Mirai, allowed MISC to retain its industrial identity while providing an outlet for experimentation, and the Fury served as its market debut.<ref name="portfolio" />

Development

Mirai was introduced to the game to strengthen the brand identity of MISC by separating performance ships such as the StarCitizen:Razor from the industrial ships that MISC offers. The Razor and its variants were transitioned from MISC to Mirai.<ref name="cl19289">Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Trivia

• The name Mirai means "Future" in Japanese. It honors the settlers of the StarCitizen:Centauri system, home to MISC's headquarters, and embodies the brand's goal of creating the next generation of ships.<ref name="portfolio" />
• Mirai's motto is "The future of performance".<ref name="cl19289" />

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