Blacklist Private Military Contractors

Blacklist Private Military Contractors or BLPMC was a mercenary company in hire of the UNSC. It had the single longest history of any PMC company in the UNSC and the third longest history of any company period. It was noted for its use of advanced technologies and the constant controversies that surrounded the organization, ranging from accusations of war crimes to breaking the AI Accords.

Early History
Blacklist was founded on 2205 in Saint-Étienne, France by former French soldier and industrialist, Edmond Boucher. With large scale war once again becoming prevalent, Boucher hoped to create a new type of PMC company in order to profit from the bloody business. Using nearly all of his savings, he outfitted thirty men with the best weapons and armor that humanity had, and also bought a ship, the Dark Troubador, making BLPMC the first PMC company to own an interstellar naval vessel.

This came in good use when in 2163, after numerous jobs in various peacekeeping and private security missions had led the BLPMC to expand to 200 men, the BLPMC accompanied UNSC Marines in the Argyre Planitia Campaign. The campaign was the first time that UNSC Marines had fought off Earth, and was also the first time a PMC company had as well, Blacklist playing a small but pivotal part in the conflict.

The UN victory in the war was in doubt up to the point it was announced, and Blacklist was well rewarded for supporting the faction when it could have easily aided another when they had the other hand. Blacklist received exclusive contracts, which were plentiful in the chaos following the war, and soon found itself expanding to a regiment in size. In addition, Blacklist was also given a multitude of UN equipment and given links with several arms producers, one of whom, First Earth Strategic, would eventually be bought by Blacklist.