Rourke International

Rourke International was a company in the Endless Summer series.

Background
Rourke International was founded around the 1980s by Everett Rourke. It was viewed by many such as Olivia Montoya and Lila as a legitimate company that strived to make the world a better place. It was actually a front for Rourke's criminal activities such as murder, conspiracy, and illegal experimentation. On December 31st, 2011, Olivia Montoya was murdered by Lila on Everett's orders for trying to expose him as a criminal.

At some point prior to the series, Rourke had become obsessed with a mythical individual known as The Endless who was able to walk through time and space. He began seeking out individuals who he believed would lead him to The Endless so that he could steal their abilities and rewrite history in his own twisted image.

Staff

 * IRIS
 * Lila Sethi (formerly; deceased)
 * Olivia Montoya (formerly; deceased)

Associates

 * Arachnids
 * Rex Lundgren (formerly; deceased)
 * Fiddler (formerly; presumed dead)
 * Tetra (formerly; deceased)
 * Mike Darwin (Mouse) (formerly; deceased)
 * Everett Aleister Rourke II (formerly)

Role in Endless Summer
The company and its founder served as the main antagonists of the series. Rourke originally presented himself to the protagonists, known in Vaanti culture as The Catalysts, as a mysterious gentleman who was trying to enlist their help to save the world. In Book 2, Chapter 3, he revealed his true colors as a psychotic criminal who only saw The Catalysts as a means to an end.

Rourke and his associates, a paramilitary unit called the Arachnids, constantly clashed with The Catalysts throughout Books 2 and 3.

Trivia

 * Their crimes included illegal experimentation, conspiracy to commit murder, murder, attempted murder and genocide.