Frame Manufacturers
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In the Universe of BattleFrame Girl, various companies serve as manufacturers for the Frames themselves. These companies can vary wildly in their goals, corporate ethos, and chosen aesthetics and styles. While there are several names vying for market share, the majority of Frames are produced by the 'Big Four,' who collectively maintain a majority in the Frame Girl market.
The 'Big Four'
Wonder Toys
Primary article: Wonder Toys
Founded in 1952, Wonder Toys is primarily an Edutainment toy company focused on kindergarten through elementary school learning aids. As a long time partner of BattleFrame Industries, they have produced some of the first and oldest Frame Girl designs. They produce a wide variety of Frames, with the only common theme being that they are named after historical or mythological figures.
Headquartered in Albany, New York.
Planetary Defense Coalition
Primary article: Planetary Defense Coalition
Planetary Defense Coalition (or PDC) is a multimedia entertainment company with a focus on television, video games, and comics. The smallest of the Big Four, PDC is nonetheless beloved for the rich lore and universe they have created for their Frame Girl designs. Their Frame Girls have a distinct 'future military' aesthetic.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Save-Mart
Primary article: Save-Mart
Save-Mart is a nationwide department store chain founded in 1961. A long time retail giant, Save-Mart produces its own Frame Girl toys under license from BattleFrame Industries to sell in their store Toy departments. Their Frames are often the cheapest of the Big Four and produced in larger quantities, making their models popular with beginners and casual hobbyists as 'Starter Frames.' However, they also have a reputation for less strict design tolerances, making their build quality inconsistent.
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Alternate Attack
Primary article: Alternate Attack
Alternate Attack (or AA) is a music label famous for artists such as CATGIRL MURDER SQUAD that in the late 2010s started a new division of their company dedicated to making BattleFrame Girls. AA prides itself on its Counter Culture aesthetic, and tends to specialize in Melee Type Frames with loud, alternative styles.
Headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Other Manufacturers
BLK-STR
Primary article: BLK-STR
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
Manufacturers of the Frame Girl EDIE.
Durandal-Masamune
Headquartered in Europe/Japan.
Manufacturers of the Frame Girl Tsubaki.
FABRIQUX
A company that primarily partners with other media companies to make limited runs of promotional tie-in Frames. They are committed to staying accurate to their source material moreso than to making their Frames competitively viable.
Manufacturers of The Frame Girl Nameless.
Groove Dynamics
Pyroferret Productions
Primary article: Pyroferret Productions
While Pyroferret Productions may have, quite literally, began as three men in a garage; the frame manufacturer quickly grew into a small-scale enterprise threatening to spill over into a regional powerhouse. They focus on a quality over quantity approach, and offer extensive customization, repair, and parts refurbishment services to their small but growing base of loyal clientele. It may be difficult to find their models in most brick-and-mortar hobbyist stores given their relative small size, but consistent placements have made the brand far better known than their size would indicate.
Pyroferret Productions is headquartered just outside of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.