{"data":{"id":17974,"title":"Portfolio: Gemini","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/17974-Portfolio-Gemini","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/17974","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/17974","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":26640,"name":"Gemini-JP-Image.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/s3akdg02k8bc4r\/source\/Gemini-JP-Image.jpg","alt":"","size":520077,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-02-01T18:17:01+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26640","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26640\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 8.1.\nJanuary 3, 2667, was an uncommonly warm night when New Junction police received a comm claiming that shots were fired at a bar popular with off-world haulers. Officers responding to the call rushed inside to find an enraptured audience watching Polli Dalal discharging a weapon at a block of ballistic gelatin covered by heavy armor. Several smoking holes in the armor leading to the shredded gel underneath indicated the only victim in the establishment. The police quickly charged Polli with violating the armistice zone and confiscated a weapon the incident report described as a \u201ccustom-made, unregistered hand cannon.\u201d When questioned about why she would live-fire a weapon in public, she replied with a simple statement: \u201cto make some money.\u201d Polli quickly paid off her fine and returned to the bar to pick up a list from the bartender. On it were the names of patrons that had made a down payment for one of her homemade weapons. These became the first official orders for Gemini weapons.\n\nGemini started with a simple mission to provide affordable and effective ballistic weapons to the masses, an area of the marketplace they felt was increasingly underserved during the mid to late 27th century. In the decades following the Second Tevarin War, the weapons market exploded thanks to the myriad of technological advances made during the sprawling conflict, and as increasingly advanced weapon technology became more available to the public, manufacturers became embroiled in an arms race to explore more unique weapons that delivered energy, chemical, or distortion damage. As a result, traditional ballistic weapons with their limited ammunition capacities were viewed as antique tech and fell out of favor. A hyperbolic United\/Tribune article from 2665 even wondered when \u201cstandard bullets would only exist in museums\u201d. While no one truly believed that ballistic weapons would vanish, the quality gap between brands was more drastic than ever as several mid-market manufacturers went out of business. In 2666, famed bounty hunter Amado \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Baugh admitted to only using ballistic weapons from earlier decades, complaining that anything modern was \u201ceither so cheap it\u2019d melt your hand or so expensive it\u2019d cost an arm and a leg.\u201d\n\nPolli Dalal also noticed the trend. Having grown up in the slums of New Junction, she understood the importance of affordable yet reliable weapons to one\u2019s personal safety. Polli and Clem, the mastermind of the \u2018custom made hand cannon\u2019, frequently found themselves in dangerous situations and in need of protection. Partly due to Polli\u2019s penchant for mischief, but primarily because Clem, the weapon maker, was Tevarin.\n\nThe Odd Couple\nClem knew nothing of his roots, only that his family participated in the Tevarin cultural purge before fleeing to New Junction. Though the Tevarin Wars were long over, the slum\u2019s Human residents shunned the family. After their house burned down under suspicious circumstances, Clem was the lone survivor and struggled to live on the street. That\u2019s when he met Polli, who hated going home to her abusive and alcoholic parents. The two became inseparable. They moved into an abandoned shack and, to survive, pulled petty crimes using Clem as a distraction. To protect himself and Polli, Clem became obsessed with weapons and led to the creation of Gemini\u2019s first official weapon: the unregistered hand cannon.\n\nPolli and Clem used the down payments from the buyers at the bar to manufacture their first run of guns. Polli used this success and growing word of mouth to attract investors and expand the company\u2019s operations. Direct and demanding, one early investor said that \u201cPolli essentially willed the company into existence.\u201d She remained the face of the company, but to hide the fact that Clem was a Tevarin, claimed her \u2018brother\u2019 was the brains behind the guns. In case anyone got too curious, Polli spun a tale that Clem suffered from a crippling social anxiety disorder and even called the company Gemini to lean into the notion that they were siblings.\n\nThanks to their heightened stopping power, Gemini weapons quickly found a clientele. Though only sold in Corel, the weapons appeared across the Empire thanks to the constant flow of haulers coming through the system. Decades of steady growth eventually allowed Gemini to open manufacturing plants in other systems, including Idris and Terra, and launch their first empire-wide marketing campaign. Gemini still uses the slogan Polli picked, \u201cThe only line of defense you need.\u201d\n\nWinds of Change\nIn 2751, Clem and Polli retired and turned over control to a handpicked collective of their most trusted executives who continued to keep Clem\u2019s role in its success a secret. It wasn\u2019t until the early 29th century, after the fall of the xenophobic Messer regime, that Gemini disclosed to the wider public that the company\u2019s co-founder and main weapon designer had been Tevarin. This revelation turned out to be perfectly timed and revitalized a brand that consumers had come to consider a bit bland and outdated, and lead to record profits in 2812.\n\nThe company continued to respect Clem\u2019s vision and legacy, but knew it needed to update and adapt his designs for the modern marketplace. The new model of the R97 ballistic shotgun maintained Clem\u2019s unique under barrel reload design but gave the weapon two distinct fire modes. While materials and manufacturing processes may have changed, Gemini\u2019s ballistic weapons retained the sleek look and reliable performance that made the brand famous.\n\nCurrent CEO Hui Batiste maintains this balancing act of respecting Gemini\u2019s past while reimagining its future. Batiste has undertaken several bold initiatives to keep the company solvent and relevant. His first executive action moved the company\u2019s headquarters from Corel to Stanton to reduce production costs. Then he led a reimagining of the company\u2019s marketing campaign so it would appeal to a more affluent audience. Their latest ads feature sataball star Elsie Heselton extolling the power and speed of Gemini weapons while aboard an 890 Jump. Batiste even broadened the company\u2019s product line to an area once believed to be off limits \u2013 energy weapons. In 2947, he acquired energy weapon start-up Octa with the intention of integrating their technology into Gemini weapons.\n\nWith ads aimed at the elite and a production expansion into the energy weapon market, some Gemini purists believe that Batiste\u2019s changes have gone too far. They even argue that Clem and Polli would have trouble recognizing the company they founded. Despite these minor controversies, Batiste\u2019s actions have elevated Gemini\u2019s profile and market into their most consistent growth rate in centuries. It may not be the same company Clem and Polli founded centuries ago, but it still delivers on their initial promise to make affordable and effective weapons for all.","de_DE":"Dieses Portfolio erschien urspr\u00fcnglich in Jump Point 8.1.\nDer 3. Januar 2667 war eine ungew\u00f6hnlich warme Nacht, als die Polizei von New Junction einen Funkspruch erhielt, in dem behauptet wurde, dass in einer Bar, die bei au\u00dferweltlichen Transporteuren beliebt ist, Sch\u00fcsse gefallen seien. Die Beamten, die auf den Anruf reagierten, eilten hinein und fanden ein hingerissenes Publikum vor, das Polli Dalal dabei beobachtete, wie er eine Waffe auf einen Block aus ballistischer Gelatine abfeuerte, der von einer schweren Panzerung bedeckt war. Mehrere rauchende L\u00f6cher in der Panzerung, die zu dem zerfetzten Gel darunter f\u00fchrten, deuteten auf das einzige Opfer in der Einrichtung hin. Die Polizei klagte Polli schnell wegen Verletzung der Waffenstillstandszone an und konfiszierte eine Waffe, die der Vorfallsbericht als \"ma\u00dfgefertigte, nicht registrierte Handkanone\" beschrieb. Als sie gefragt wurde, warum sie eine Waffe in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit abfeuern w\u00fcrde, antwortete sie mit einer einfachen Aussage: \"Um etwas Geld zu verdienen.\" Polli bezahlte schnell ihr Bu\u00dfgeld und kehrte zur Bar zur\u00fcck, um eine Liste vom Barkeeper abzuholen. Darauf standen die Namen von G\u00e4sten, die eine Anzahlung f\u00fcr eine ihrer selbstgemachten Waffen geleistet hatten. Dies wurden die ersten offiziellen Bestellungen f\u00fcr Gemini-Waffen.\n\nGemini begann mit der einfachen Mission, erschwingliche und effektive ballistische Waffen f\u00fcr die Massen bereitzustellen, ein Bereich des Marktes, der ihrer Meinung nach Mitte bis Ende des 27. Jahrhunderts zunehmend unterversorgt war. In den Jahrzehnten nach dem Zweiten Tevarin-Krieg explodierte der Waffenmarkt dank der unz\u00e4hligen technologischen Fortschritte, die w\u00e4hrend des ausufernden Konflikts gemacht wurden, und als immer fortschrittlichere Waffentechnologie f\u00fcr die \u00d6ffentlichkeit zug\u00e4nglich wurde, verwickelten sich die Hersteller in ein Wettr\u00fcsten um die Erforschung einzigartigerer Waffen, die Energie-, Chemie- oder Verzerrungssch\u00e4den verursachten. Infolgedessen wurden die traditionellen ballistischen Waffen mit ihren begrenzten Munitionskapazit\u00e4ten als antiquierte Technik angesehen und fielen in Ungnade. Ein hyperbolischer United\/Tribune-Artikel aus dem Jahr 2665 fragte sich sogar, wann \"Standardgeschosse nur noch in Museen existieren w\u00fcrden\". W\u00e4hrend niemand wirklich glaubte, dass ballistische Waffen verschwinden w\u00fcrden, war das Qualit\u00e4tsgef\u00e4lle zwischen den Marken drastischer als je zuvor, da mehrere Hersteller aus dem mittleren Marktsegment ihr Gesch\u00e4ft aufgaben. Im Jahr 2666 gab der ber\u00fchmte Kopfgeldj\u00e4ger Amado \"Mad Dog\" Baugh zu, dass er nur ballistische Waffen aus fr\u00fcheren Jahrzehnten benutzte und beschwerte sich, dass alles Moderne \"entweder so billig war, dass es einem die Hand schmolz, oder so teuer, dass es einen Arm und ein Bein kostete.\"\n\nAuch Polli Dalal bemerkte den Trend. Da sie in den Slums von New Junction aufgewachsen war, wusste sie, wie wichtig erschwingliche und dennoch zuverl\u00e4ssige Waffen f\u00fcr die pers\u00f6nliche Sicherheit waren. Polli und Clem, das Mastermind der \"ma\u00dfgeschneiderten Handkanone\", fanden sich h\u00e4ufig in gef\u00e4hrlichen Situationen wieder und brauchten Schutz. Zum Teil aufgrund von Pollis Hang zum Unfug, aber vor allem, weil Clem, der Waffenbauer, Tevarin war.\n\nDas ungleiche Paar\nClem wusste nichts \u00fcber seine Wurzeln, nur dass seine Familie an der kulturellen S\u00e4uberung der Tevarin teilnahm, bevor sie nach New Junction floh. Obwohl die Tevarin-Kriege l\u00e4ngst vorbei waren, mieden die menschlichen Bewohner des Slums die Familie. Nachdem ihr Haus unter verd\u00e4chtigen Umst\u00e4nden abgebrannt war, war Clem der einzige \u00dcberlebende und k\u00e4mpfte mit dem Leben auf der Stra\u00dfe. Da lernte er Polli kennen, die es hasste, nach Hause zu ihren beleidigenden und alkoholkranken Eltern zu gehen. Die beiden wurden unzertrennlich. Sie zogen in eine verlassene H\u00fctte und begingen, um zu \u00fcberleben, kleine Verbrechen, wobei Clem als Ablenkung diente. Um sich und Polli zu sch\u00fctzen, wurde Clem besessen von Waffen und f\u00fchrte zur Erschaffung von Zwillings erster offizieller Waffe: der nicht registrierten Handkanone.\n\nPolli und Clem verwendeten die Anzahlungen der K\u00e4ufer in der Bar, um ihre erste Serie von Waffen herzustellen. Polli nutzte diesen Erfolg und die wachsende Mund-zu-Mund-Propaganda, um Investoren zu gewinnen und den Betrieb des Unternehmens zu erweitern. Direkt und fordernd, sagte ein fr\u00fcher Investor, dass \"Polli die Firma im Wesentlichen mit ihrem Willen ins Leben gerufen hat.\" Sie blieb das Gesicht der Firma, aber um die Tatsache zu verbergen, dass Clem ein Tevarin war, behauptete sie, ihr \"Bruder\" sei das Gehirn hinter den Waffen. F\u00fcr den Fall, dass jemand zu neugierig wurde, spinnte Polli ein M\u00e4rchen, dass Clem an einer l\u00e4hmenden sozialen Angstst\u00f6rung litt und nannte die Firma sogar Gemini, um die Vorstellung zu untermauern, dass sie Geschwister seien.\n\nDank ihrer erh\u00f6hten Haltekraft fanden die Gemini-Waffen schnell einen Kundenkreis. Obwohl sie nur in Corel verkauft wurden, tauchten die Waffen im ganzen Imperium auf, dank des konstanten Stroms von Transportern, die durch das System kamen. Jahrzehntelanges, stetiges Wachstum erlaubte es Gemini schlie\u00dflich, Produktionsst\u00e4tten in anderen Systemen, einschlie\u00dflich Idris und Terra, zu er\u00f6ffnen und ihre erste imperiumsweite Marketingkampagne zu starten. Gemini verwendet immer noch den Slogan, den Polli gew\u00e4hlt hat: \"Die einzige Verteidigungslinie, die Sie brauchen.\"\n\nWinds of Change\nIm Jahr 2751 zogen sich Clem und Polli zur\u00fcck und \u00fcbergaben die Kontrolle an ein handverlesenes Kollektiv ihrer vertrauensw\u00fcrdigsten F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte, die Clems Rolle in ihrem Erfolg weiterhin geheim hielten. Erst im fr\u00fchen 29. Jahrhundert, nach dem Sturz des fremdenfeindlichen Messer-Regimes, enth\u00fcllte Gemini der breiten \u00d6ffentlichkeit, dass der Mitbegr\u00fcnder und Hauptwaffenkonstrukteur der Firma Tevarin gewesen war. Diese Enth\u00fcllung erwies sich als perfektes Timing und revitalisierte eine Marke, die von den Verbrauchern als etwas fade und veraltet angesehen wurde, und f\u00fchrte zu Rekordgewinnen im Jahr 2812.\n\nDas Unternehmen respektierte weiterhin Clems Vision und Verm\u00e4chtnis, wusste aber, dass es seine Designs f\u00fcr den modernen Markt aktualisieren und anpassen musste. Das neue Modell der R97 ballistischen Schrotflinte behielt Clems einzigartiges Design des Nachladens unter dem Lauf bei, gab der Waffe aber zwei unterschiedliche Feuermodi. Auch wenn sich die Materialien und Fertigungsprozesse ge\u00e4ndert haben, behielten die ballistischen Waffen von Gemini das schlanke Aussehen und die zuverl\u00e4ssige Leistung bei, die die Marke ber\u00fchmt gemacht haben.\n\nDer aktuelle CEO Hui Batiste h\u00e4lt diesen Balanceakt aufrecht, die Vergangenheit von Gemini zu respektieren und gleichzeitig die Zukunft neu zu gestalten. Batiste hat mehrere mutige Initiativen ergriffen, um das Unternehmen solvent und relevant zu halten. Seine erste F\u00fchrungsma\u00dfnahme war die Verlegung des Firmensitzes von Corel nach Stanton, um die Produktionskosten zu senken. Dann leitete er eine Neugestaltung der Marketing-Kampagne des Unternehmens, so dass sie ein wohlhabenderes Publikum ansprechen w\u00fcrde. In der neuesten Werbung preist der Sataball-Star Elsie Heselton die Kraft und Geschwindigkeit der Gemini-Waffen an, w\u00e4hrend sie an Bord eines 890 Jump sitzt. Batiste erweiterte die Produktlinie des Unternehmens sogar auf einen Bereich, von dem man einst glaubte, er sei tabu - Energiewaffen. Im Jahr 2947 erwarb er das Energiewaffen-Startup Octa mit der Absicht, deren Technologie in Gemini-Waffen zu integrieren.\n\nMit Werbung, die sich an die Elite richtet, und einer Produktionserweiterung in den Energiewaffenmarkt glauben einige Gemini-Puristen, dass Batistes \u00c4nderungen zu weit gegangen sind. Sie argumentieren sogar, dass Clem und Polli Schwierigkeiten haben w\u00fcrden, die von ihnen gegr\u00fcndete Firma wiederzuerkennen. Trotz dieser kleinen Kontroversen haben Batistes Aktionen Geminis Profil und Markt in die best\u00e4ndigste Wachstumsrate seit Jahrhunderten gehoben. Es ist vielleicht nicht mehr dieselbe Firma, die Clem und Polli vor Jahrhunderten gegr\u00fcndet haben, aber sie erf\u00fcllt immer noch ihr urspr\u00fcngliches Versprechen, erschwingliche und effektive Waffen f\u00fcr alle herzustellen.","zh_CN":"This portfolio originally appeared in Jump Point 8.1.\nJanuary 3, 2667, was an uncommonly warm night when New Junction police received a comm claiming that shots were fired at a bar popular with off-world haulers. Officers responding to the call rushed inside to find an enraptured audience watching Polli Dalal discharging a weapon at a block of ballistic gelatin covered by heavy armor. Several smoking holes in the armor leading to the shredded gel underneath indicated the only victim in the establishment. The police quickly charged Polli with violating the armistice zone and confiscated a weapon the incident report described as a \u201ccustom-made, unregistered hand cannon.\u201d When questioned about why she would live-fire a weapon in public, she replied with a simple statement: \u201cto make some money.\u201d Polli quickly paid off her fine and returned to the bar to pick up a list from the bartender. On it were the names of patrons that had made a down payment for one of her homemade weapons. These became the first official orders for Gemini weapons.\n\nGemini started with a simple mission to provide affordable and effective ballistic weapons to the masses, an area of the marketplace they felt was increasingly underserved during the mid to late 27th century. In the decades following the Second Tevarin War, the weapons market exploded thanks to the myriad of technological advances made during the sprawling conflict, and as increasingly advanced weapon technology became more available to the public, manufacturers became embroiled in an arms race to explore more unique weapons that delivered energy, chemical, or distortion damage. As a result, traditional ballistic weapons with their limited ammunition capacities were viewed as antique tech and fell out of favor. A hyperbolic United\/Tribune article from 2665 even wondered when \u201cstandard bullets would only exist in museums\u201d. While no one truly believed that ballistic weapons would vanish, the quality gap between brands was more drastic than ever as several mid-market manufacturers went out of business. In 2666, famed bounty hunter Amado \u2018Mad Dog\u2019 Baugh admitted to only using ballistic weapons from earlier decades, complaining that anything modern was \u201ceither so cheap it\u2019d melt your hand or so expensive it\u2019d cost an arm and a leg.\u201d\n\nPolli Dalal also noticed the trend. Having grown up in the slums of New Junction, she understood the importance of affordable yet reliable weapons to one\u2019s personal safety. Polli and Clem, the mastermind of the \u2018custom made hand cannon\u2019, frequently found themselves in dangerous situations and in need of protection. Partly due to Polli\u2019s penchant for mischief, but primarily because Clem, the weapon maker, was Tevarin.\n\nThe Odd Couple\nClem knew nothing of his roots, only that his family participated in the Tevarin cultural purge before fleeing to New Junction. Though the Tevarin Wars were long over, the slum\u2019s Human residents shunned the family. After their house burned down under suspicious circumstances, Clem was the lone survivor and struggled to live on the street. That\u2019s when he met Polli, who hated going home to her abusive and alcoholic parents. The two became inseparable. They moved into an abandoned shack and, to survive, pulled petty crimes using Clem as a distraction. To protect himself and Polli, Clem became obsessed with weapons and led to the creation of Gemini\u2019s first official weapon: the unregistered hand cannon.\n\nPolli and Clem used the down payments from the buyers at the bar to manufacture their first run of guns. Polli used this success and growing word of mouth to attract investors and expand the company\u2019s operations. Direct and demanding, one early investor said that \u201cPolli essentially willed the company into existence.\u201d She remained the face of the company, but to hide the fact that Clem was a Tevarin, claimed her \u2018brother\u2019 was the brains behind the guns. In case anyone got too curious, Polli spun a tale that Clem suffered from a crippling social anxiety disorder and even called the company Gemini to lean into the notion that they were siblings.\n\nThanks to their heightened stopping power, Gemini weapons quickly found a clientele. Though only sold in Corel, the weapons appeared across the Empire thanks to the constant flow of haulers coming through the system. Decades of steady growth eventually allowed Gemini to open manufacturing plants in other systems, including Idris and Terra, and launch their first empire-wide marketing campaign. Gemini still uses the slogan Polli picked, \u201cThe only line of defense you need.\u201d\n\nWinds of Change\nIn 2751, Clem and Polli retired and turned over control to a handpicked collective of their most trusted executives who continued to keep Clem\u2019s role in its success a secret. It wasn\u2019t until the early 29th century, after the fall of the xenophobic Messer regime, that Gemini disclosed to the wider public that the company\u2019s co-founder and main weapon designer had been Tevarin. This revelation turned out to be perfectly timed and revitalized a brand that consumers had come to consider a bit bland and outdated, and lead to record profits in 2812.\n\nThe company continued to respect Clem\u2019s vision and legacy, but knew it needed to update and adapt his designs for the modern marketplace. The new model of the R97 ballistic shotgun maintained Clem\u2019s unique under barrel reload design but gave the weapon two distinct fire modes. While materials and manufacturing processes may have changed, Gemini\u2019s ballistic weapons retained the sleek look and reliable performance that made the brand famous.\n\nCurrent CEO Hui Batiste maintains this balancing act of respecting Gemini\u2019s past while reimagining its future. Batiste has undertaken several bold initiatives to keep the company solvent and relevant. His first executive action moved the company\u2019s headquarters from Corel to Stanton to reduce production costs. Then he led a reimagining of the company\u2019s marketing campaign so it would appeal to a more affluent audience. Their latest ads feature sataball star Elsie Heselton extolling the power and speed of Gemini weapons while aboard an 890 Jump. Batiste even broadened the company\u2019s product line to an area once believed to be off limits \u2013 energy weapons. In 2947, he acquired energy weapon start-up Octa with the intention of integrating their technology into Gemini weapons.\n\nWith ads aimed at the elite and a production expansion into the energy weapon market, some Gemini purists believe that Batiste\u2019s changes have gone too far. They even argue that Clem and Polli would have trouble recognizing the company they founded. Despite these minor controversies, Batiste\u2019s actions have elevated Gemini\u2019s profile and market into their most consistent growth rate in centuries. It may not be the same company Clem and Polli founded centuries ago, but it still delivers on their initial promise to make affordable and effective weapons for all."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":19,"created_at":"2021-02-03T03:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"5 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 20:26:17","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":17970,"next_id":17975}}