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 a well established conglomerate that produces multiple lines of mass manufactured toys with a family-friendly brand. As a long time partner of BattleFrame Industries, they have produced some of the first and oldest Frame Girl designs.
Headquartered in Albany, New York.
Planetary Defense Coalition
Primary article: Planetary Defense Coalition
Save-Mart
Primary article: Save-Mart
Their Frames are often cheaper than the other 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, limiting their ceiling for effectiveness.
Alternate Attack
Primary article: Alternate Attack
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.
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.