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'''North Central Positronics''' or '''NCP''' is a [[fiction]]al [[corporation]] in [[Stephen King]]'s [[The Dark Tower (series)|''The Dark Tower'' series]].

==Fictional history==

North Central Positronics, also known as Lamerk Industries, appears in multiple works of Stephen King, in the Dark Tower series and related works.  It is a huge corporation which manufactures technologically-advanced items such as [[robot]]s, [[computer]]s, and weapons. 

Many of the products are prominent in the [[The Dark Tower (series)|Dark Tower]] series, where the few remaining North Central Positronics products still functioning have gone [[insane]], preying upon life and the remnants of [[civilization]]. This is related to the phenomenon affecting much of reality; everything is falling apart. As stated in the books, the world has 'moved on'. 

By the time it is encountered by [[Roland of Gilead|Roland]] and his [[Ka (Dark Tower)|ka-tet]], North Central Positronics is part of the [[Sombra Corporation|Sombra Group]], owned by the [[Crimson King]], the personification of [[Satan]] and [[evil]] in the world of the Dark Tower. The Crimson King's stated goal is the destruction of the [[Parallel universe (fiction)|multiverse]]/all reality.

Among NCP's creations in the books are dipolar computers, a number of [[Android (robot)|android]]s and [[cyborg]]s (namely the Guardians of the beams, including [[Shardik_(Dark_Tower)#Shardik|Shardik]] the Bear and Maturin the Turtle), Andy the Messenger Robot, and [[Blaine the Mono]], a sentient monorail system that enjoys riddles.

In ''The Dark Tower: End-World Almanac'' published by [[Marvel Comics]], one of North Central Positronics' major products is said to be the "[[Isaac Asimov|Asimov]]-class robot".

== References ==
* {{Citation 
 | surname1    = Flamini
 | given1      = Anthony
 | year        = 2008
 | authorlink  = Anthony Flamini
 | place       = [[New York City]]
 | title       = The Dark Tower: End-World Almanac 
 | publisher   = [[Marvel Comics]]
 | id          = 
}}.

* King, Stephen. (2003–2006), written at London, ''The Dark Tower Series 1-7'', Hodder & Stoughton
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