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| - Born to a poor seal-hunter, Varrick managed to expand his business from a single canoe into a global enterprise, controlling shipping ventures worldwide. The company became widespread and amassed publicity through its funding and support of public works, such as the construction of the Republic City prison, where he commissioned a cell specified for his needs, as he predicted he might end up there. Varrick purchased one of the first battleships shortly after its invention, naming it "Zhu Li" in honor of his assistant.
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| - Born to a poor seal-hunter, Varrick managed to expand his business from a single canoe into a global enterprise, controlling shipping ventures worldwide. The company became widespread and amassed publicity through its funding and support of public works, such as the construction of the Republic City prison, where he commissioned a cell specified for his needs, as he predicted he might end up there. Varrick purchased one of the first battleships shortly after its invention, naming it "Zhu Li" in honor of his assistant. Shortly after the Anti-bending Revolution, Varrick Global Industries sponsored Raiko's campaign for President of the United Republic of Nations, with Raiko winning the election. In 171 AG, Varrick met with Asami Sato and Bolin during the Glacier Spirits Festival in order to discuss business arrangements to save Future Industries. Shortly after, Varrick agreed to finalize the details of their arrangement, which made Varrick Global Industries the company's official shipping partner. After Unalaq's battleships arrived at the South, Varrick rounded up the Southern Water Tribe rebels, in an attempt to expel the Northern Water Tribe's forces from Southern waters as well as resume port activity in and out of the harbor city, as the North's blockade halted all exporting and threatened the company's sales. Varrick later traveled to Republic City, where he suggested for Asami to sell mecha tanks to the South as a way to avoid bankruptcy. He also undertook the creation of propaganda films to instigate opposition against the North, featuring his hair dye, Varri-dye, in the film to boost estimated sales of the product during its first week. Ship routes to the South subsequently became subject to ambush, with three attacks on Varrick's ships occurring within the same week. In each incident, bombs were thrown aboard the ship and activated with a remote detonator, before a group of individuals hijacked the vessel along with its shipment. The recurrence of attacks in Republic City's waters prompted the police to look into the case. However, they held a predisposition that Northern sympathizers were behind it in an attempt to disrupt supply lines to the South. Mako disagreed with this, and suggested that the attacks on Varrick's ships were somehow related to the bombing of the Southern Water Tribe Cultural Center, which he believed to be connected to the Agni Kai Triad. Without Chief Lin Beifong's support, Mako devised a sting operation with the help of Asami, Varrick, and the Triple Threat Triad in order to lure the perpetrators into a capturing a bait ship provided by Varrick. Unbeknownst to both Mako and Asami, Varrick paid the triad to keep the two occupied while the Future Industries production line was stolen. With no other recourse, Asami sold a controlling interest in Future Industries to Varrick in order to save the company from bankruptcy. The company sponsored the premiere of the final installment of The Adventures of Nuktuk: Hero of the South, which was held in the Pro-bending Arena. It featured a number of special appearances by the film cast, along with President Raiko and the First Lady. It was revealed during the premiere that Varrick planned to kidnap the president with the intention of blaming the incident on the North, forcing the United Republic of Nations to enter the Water Tribe Civil War in support of the South. As a result, he was arrested for their crimes.
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