History Characters / WarframeCorpus

* DirtyCoward: {{DefiedTrope}} -- unlike Nef Anyo (who is never fought in battle, instead sending Bursas, Orb Mothers, and the Razorback to fight for him) and Frohd Bek (who remains aboard his ship during the Ambulas boss fight), Alad is fought in-person during his assassination mission, and actively supports Zanuka such as invoking a fire burst or striking the Tenno with blinding beams. Notably, his first response to [[spoiler: the Sentients demanding the "submission" of his city]] is to immediately fire at them. [[spoiler:Alad attempting to surrender to the Sentients is more a sign of just how strong they Sentients are compared to him than it is of his courage finally failing]].

* EmperorScientist: Not only is he the Founder of the entire Corpus Empire, he is a brilliant businessmen and scientist, owning many successful businesses and through his ventures, discovering the Specter Particle that the Tenno uses daily, even making the Xoris glaive to trap those Particles.

* GreaterScopeVillain: For Corpus railjack missions, including during Call of the Tempestarii. The captains and crews of the ships you face are Granum loyalists, acting either on his orders or defending his interests.
* {{Greed}}: His defining characteristic along with his diligence. He has made a conscious choice to turn Greed into his life philosophy, and strives to earn more money and obtain new assets and things he doesn't have yet out of pure principle.

* PetTheDog: Despite manipulating the Tenno into helping him escape from the time prison and [[LetsYouAndHimFight pitting the Protea specter against them]] he holds a soft spot for Protea and is genuinely grateful for her saving his life, and laments that she was turned into a specter when she overextended her powers to save him. He even offers a sit to Solaris United, who are overexploited to death by Nef in his new Board of Directors and give them the chance to be free of their debts.

* RichGenius: Like the majority of the Corpus, he was as much a scientist as a businessman. He discovered the Specter Particles and technology that even Tenno regularly use to mimic their load outs or enemies, even developing the Xoris, a glaive that is designed to harvest the Specter Particles to deal great damage. He unleashes his own Specters to devastating effect on Nef's fleet. The Business even notes that his level of invention puts him in an unexpected level of genius. And despite being locked outside of time for who-knows-how-long, he - unlike Nef Anyo - ''very quickly'' figures out who's leading Solaris United, namedropping Eudico and The Business, as though they don't have enough to worry about. In the [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t0ONmP3TGZ4 Protea Prime trailer]], its is revealed that he was the one who designed Protea, her weapons and abilities, and tasked Ballas to make her for him, since he didn't have access to the Helminth Infested strain to make Warframes.

* SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He seems to believe this, having born in a family of dirty poor farmers, he was in a very young age, put to work in the fields over long hours under the scorching sun, wounding himself over the years as he grew up. This was exactly why he hated the Orokin so much, the slavery he and countless people had to go through convinced him to found the Corpus and attempt to end the slavery of the Orokin. This is also why he hates the modern Corpus so much, they became exactly the very thing Parvos tried to end when founding the Corpus.
* TragicVillain: For all of Parvos' ruthless and cruel behavior over the System, his origins definitely is very sad. During the times of the Orokin Empire, Parvos was born in a family of farmers who worked 24/7, collecting grains in the fields and paying a quota to their golden masters. The work made he and his family extremely injured and left them in a horrible health condition, and to add more salt to the injury, the Orokin paid them incredibly bad and not only did they do this to his family, but to hundreds of other farmer families. One day, tired of his low position in society and motivated by a mysterious voice, he went to the nearest Orokin city and started to stole gems from them, convinced he was only taking what he was owed, only for the guards to trap him and cut off his left hand. But he managed to swallow a rubedo gem and dragged himself away back to home, where his brother Cladius bemoaned him for leaving them. He felt guilt because of this but the voice told him to spit the gem he swallowed and ransom it for money as a collateral. With that money, he started to give his fellow farmers loans and started his own business where he would become insanely rich. But despite all the money he had, Parvos couldn't save his father, who died working in the same field he used to live in. Both he and Cladius mourned for his death, but now, more determined to end the slavery the Orokin made them all languish, he builds over the field they used to live and despite the protest of his brother, Corposium, a city where he would invite other people like him - people who wanted more when they had nothing - to try and use their intelligence and gain money through honest ventures. But not even his tenets would help him, as the Board he relied on, wanting to gain money through means Parvos unapproved of, set a trap and overcharged the Void drives of the ship he was in, only surviving thanks to Protea, the Warframe bodyguard he got from a deal with the Orokin, used her time manipulation abilities to protect him from the explotion. But not only did his bodyguard, whom he cared for, slowly became a Specter of herself, he saw from his own space of the Void how without him the Corpus slowly became no better than the Orokin he despised were, slavers that overexploited people with no chances to ever rise up like how he did. He considers the Corpus he built as his own son and he is truly in pain of what they have all become without his guidance, suggesting he might as well kill them all to make road to a new better Corpus.

[[folder:Sisters of Parvos '''(Unmarked Spoilers!)''']]
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[[caption-width-right:1000: ''"Sisters! Below, below,''\\
''We're going where the winds don't blow!''\\
''Yes, we're all bound down to the deep''\\
''And we'll all be sleeping in the cold below, below,''\\
''Sleeping in the cold below."'']]

->''"So... in my youth, I often imagined I had another sibling. A specter of sorts... A sister. And in my mind, she and I - oh how we would conspire... great schemes, risk-trades, rapacious plots. And should I ever find myself... back at the trough. Penniless. Betrayed. Rich, only in enemies... She'd be at my side, axe in hand."''
-->-- '''Parvos Granum'''

A sisterhood composed of abused and neglected Corpus women who have sworn fealty to Parvos Granum after he chooses them to become part of the sisterhood, volunteering themselves even at risk of death. They have undergone a process similar to the Kuva Liches working under the Twin Queens, granting them immense power and a feuding rivalry with the Tenno and Warframe that killed her.

* AceCustom: They wield special versions of Corpus weapons known as the Tenet weapons. These feature modified stats and effects compared to the originals but with overall increased power. Interestingly, most of them are able to fold up into a [[BriefcaseBlaster briefcase-shaped form]] to reflect the business obsession of the Corpus. In addition, the Sisters also have a few Tenet weapon designs unique to them, namely the Tenet Envoy that fires rockets [[PlayerGuidedMissile that can be guided by the wielder when aimed]], the Tenet Spirex [[MagneticWeapons railgun pistol]], and the Tenet Diplos [[GunsAkimbo dual]] [[MoreDakka machine pistols]].
* ActionPet: The Sisters are always accompanied by their modular Hounds, whom you slay and deliver a Parazon kill to in order to collect murmurs to discover the Sister's weakness.
* AmazonBrigade: Unlike the Kuva Liches, Parvos only recruits Corpus women to become his Sisters.
* AmbiguouslyBi: They can flirt with the Tenno regardless of their gender.
* BanditMook: Like the Kuva Liches, missions in areas where a Sister has political influence result in said Sister stealing some of the mission rewards; the only way to get them is to defeat the Sister. Unlike Liches, though, the Sisters only ever steal aa good chunk of your credit reward.
* BattleBallgown: Sisters of the Heat element have a chance of spawning with the Zarina Ephemera, most notably granting them a long skirt made out of Corpus holograms, alongside shoulder rings and a halo. It's yours to keep if you can defeat her, allowing you to make any of your Warframes or Operator follow suit.
* CoolBigSis: What they are supposed to be for Parvos. In his childhood, he wanted a smart and strong sister he could rely on because his brother was a DumbMuscle that was to naïve and trusting to the Orokin.
* CustomUniform: The Sisters' appearance is always personalized.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Just like the Kuva Liches, when they are finally defeated, the Tenno has to choose whether the Sister is spared or executed. If spared, you don't get their Ace Custom weapon, but they'll occasionally show up to help you during missions. With the right upgrade, they can be assigned to your Railjack crew as defenders.
* EliteMook: They were low-ranked and abused Corpus women until they are chosen by Vala Glarios and are given Warframe abilities and the ability to survive fatal injuries. Additionally, they have "Hounds" to populate their territory, which fit this role more closely: Hounds are {{RobotDog}}s that require a Finishing Move to kill.
* EvilCounterpart: They are essentially Parvos' Corpus answer to the Warframes, possessing a form of immortality and their own versions of Warframe powers.
* EvilIsPetty: They're immortal supersoldiers who work in Parvos' name and will conquer large swaths of the solar system, and relentlessly oppose the player until they're defeated. How? By stealing a fraction of your mission rewards and taunting you about it on the "mission success" screen. Gameplay and Story Segregation might be in play, but the fact that you get all of these rewards back when you finally defeat the Sister implies that they aren't even doing anything with what they steal: they're just taking it to mess with you. Even worse is that some of the Sisters will claim that they intend on spending the money they steal, but it turns out they've been hoarding it the whole time.
* HeelFaceTurn: Sparing one after having them dead to rights will have them join the Tenno's side to reclaim their lost honor. Upon sparing them they send the Tenno a contract stating that they've officially cut their ties to the Corpus Board and Parvos himself in order to form a partnership with the Tenno, although some of their lines imply that they're still in contact with the rest of the Sisterhood.
* HotBlooded: Folksy Sisters are quite emotional, and will go ''apeshit'' on you if you piss them off.
-->'''Angry Folksy Sister (after killing a Tenno):''' I have you! I have you! I HAVE YOU!! '''I HAVE YOUUU!!!'''
* MsFanservice: An unusual example, while their level of beauty may depending on the player's own view, their ''dialogue'' can be surprisingly flirtatious or contain an innuendo or two, much to the player's surprise.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Collectively, they are the ''only'' female Corpus bosses in the game, and the only female Corpus of note besides Vala Glarios.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Sure, they're meant to be the Corpus equivalent of the Kuva Lich, which justifies this as that's essentially the point, but in-universe this appears to be in play. Be it a soldier that's infused with Kuva or a candidate that's empowered by Specter Particles, the two adversaries both become superpowered Warframe mimics who can only be permanently killed with their personalized Requiem Sequence, which is obtained through performing mercy kills on their minions. Meanwhile, they take over parts of certain planets and steal your stuff, randomly popping in to kill you in person. One would think Parvos is trying to directly copy the Queens.
* ThanatosGambit: Like Kuva Liches, striking them down without the proper series of Requiem Mods will only make them stronger and allow them to copy another Warframe ability.
* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Averted, as they will drop whatever Tenet weapon they're carrying if finally killed, personalized with their name and elemental bonus. Played straight if you spare them, as they'll keep the weapon.
* VillainousCrush: When converted, Sisters with the "Nervous" personality type seem to be contemplating asking you out, while Sisters with the "Folksy" personality are outright ''flirting'' with you.

!!Special Corpus Units

[[folder:Ambulas]]
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[[caption-width-right:256:Offensive system conclusion: [[ManOnFire Enemy combustion.]]]]
->''"This is the future: Power. Precision. Prestige! The pinnacle of the war-smith's art!"''
-->-- '''Frohd Bek'''

The boss of Pluto. An upscaled Moa-like proxy, funded by Frohd Bek, that uses the advanced Animo AI. Ergo Glast recruits the Tenno to defeat the proxies and put a stop to Animo's growth. Drops blueprints for Trinity.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Not yet, but it has a networked learning A.I. As such, Ergo Glast [[spoiler:his true creator]] fears that the Corpus might [[spoiler:share the fate of the Orokin.]]
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Ergo expresses sorrow for the destruction Animo system that was used on the Ambulas robots, seeing what used to be his greatest invention being reduced to another war machine for the Corpus to exploit on.]]
* DegradedBoss: An interesting case, as rather than happening during the game's completion, it occurred during the game's development. The original Ambulas followed the typical boss pattern, where you have to clear levels of its region before reaching its own level, where you fight it. The new Ambulas can be found on "regular" levels first, and needs to be defeated multiple times before you can move onto the "boss" level. In the actual boss battle the Ambulas itself plays a secondary role, and the main focus of the fight is using the destroyed Ambulas proxies to take out a larger threat in a PuzzleBoss way. Plus, the proxies you fight on the "boss" level are no different from the ones you met before, ultimately making the Ambulas more like an afterthought in its own boss battle.
* FlunkyBoss: {{Inverted}}. Almost every mission on Pluto triggers an event where Frohd would send an Ambulas model to hunt you down.
* KingMook: To the Moas and the Bursas models. It even has enough weapons to make Zanuka look tame.
* MyGreatestFailure: The Animo project was built [[spoiler:by Ergo Glast, the leader of the Perrin Sequence,]] but only to be taken by Frohd Bek in order to further expand his control over most of the Corpus proxies. You get to destroy it and [[spoiler:Frohd Bek's ship [[HoistByHisOwnPetard along with it]]. Frodh survives this assasination attempt however, living to see another day and continuing to lead the mainstream Corpus.]]
* OddNameOut: Isn't named after an animal. The Reborn version is apparently equipped with an ''Animo'' processor, a networked A.I. capable of learning.
* PaletteSwap: The Profit-Taker Orb has two red-colored Terra Ambulas as subordinates.
* ShockwaveStomp: The Ambulas can perform a series of stomps that work similar to a Shockwave Moa's attack, creating a ring that knocks down players in a large area. Previous versions would also create a persistent RingOfFire.
* TrojanHorse: Serves as this against its own creator, Frohd Bek, when Tenno reprogram Ambulas units before they are transported off to his ship to activate and destroy it from the inside.
* WolfpackBoss: While not sent in full groups like the Hyena Pack, Ambulas drones pop out moments after their destroyed copies are towed away for repairs, forcing you to fight them continuously. After the first is defeated they start coming two at a time.
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[[folder:The Orb Mothers]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Tamara Fritz (Profit-Taker), Rachel Sellers (Exploiter)
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Exploiter Orb]]
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[[caption-width-right:1000:Unnamed Orb Mother]]
->''"I am patient, I am still. When I descend, It's you I'll kill."''
-->-- '''Profit-Taker Orb'''
->''"Solaris. United. You shall NOT be spared the rod... as those who came before you... Were. NOT. Spared."''
-->-- '''Exploiter Orb'''

Three gigantic Raknoid proxies guarding Nef Anyo's Orb Vallis project. Each of them is stationed at one of the larger bases: the Profit-Taker Orb oversees the Enrichment Labs, the Exploiter Orb patrols the Temple of Profit and an as yet unnamed Orb is stationed near the spaceport.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: They are all corporate agents with a very long list of scummy things. For example: Nako Xol's BloodKnight tendencies helped him climb through the corporate ranks, Derim Zahn uses his hacking skills for trade laundering funds traded though the Index, Jen Dro spies on rival companies to facilitate downturns against enemy Corpus guilds, etc.
* TheCracker: Derim Zahn uses his hacking skills for trade laundering funds through the Index.

!!High-Ranking Members
[[folder:Alad V]]
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Kol Crosbie
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[[caption-width-right:1000: And now, let me show you the future! Zanuka! '''KILL!''']]
->''"You have loyalty issues, Tenno. My Zanuka project will fix that for you!"''

The boss of Jupiter. A high-ranking Corpus scientist whose experiments have garnered the attention of major powers in the system, including the Board of Directors and the Tenno he experiments on to create his Zanuka proxies. Drops parts for Valkyr.

[[folder:Olvar]]
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[[caption-width-right:1000:"I will never forget the man who gave his life for us. The man whose sacrifice showed us the way. We honour his name. [[AccidentalMisnaming Veko]]."]]
A Corpus Tech (judging by his red jumpsuit) that has joined with Kahl and his Veilbreakers after he was saved by the Grineer Lancer. He usually is sitting in the camp and armed with his Staltah.
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* AccidentalMisnaming: While he didn't mean to do so, he accidentally misnames Veso's name to Veko.
* AllInTheManual: In a patchnotes for update 32.1, it is revealed that his full name is Olvar D.
* BefriendingTheEnemy: He ends up becoming good friends with Jarka, a Grineer, in spite of the mutual hatred the Grineer and the Corpus has with each other.
* HeelFaceTurn: He joins Kahl and his rebel group after he is freed from Narmer captivity, defecting from the Corpus in order to help him. He seems to now fully help Solaris United in a dialogue of his where he sings We All Lift Together.
* LethalChef: He is a terrible cook, ended up getting several burns after trying to cook. He gets better at it though.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Olvar had no idea that the Solaris didn't enjoyed being slaves.
* WhatIsThisFeeling: Years and years of serving the Corpus had made Olvar into a emotionless man whose only purpose in life was to serve the Corpus. After joining the Veilbreakers, he mentions that he never got to feel any of the feelings he is going through,
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* ErmineCapeEffect: Surprisingly averted. He is a very high-ranking member of the Corpus, at least on par if not more influential and high-standing than Alad V or Nef Anyo. Despite that he wears the same outfit used by regular Corpus crewmen unlike Nef and Alad, who wear opulent outfits showing off their wealth and status. In his words, he wears like a regular crewmen to show everyone that he started from humble beginnings and that he worked all the way to the top.

* ThemeNaming: Their ship classes take their names from various support structures, from smaller, destroyer-like "Pillar"-class ships and larger "Stanchion" battleships, to the absolutely ''massive'' "Obelisk" dreadnaughts, which the wreckage of one apparently covers a large part of Europa from a recent space battle. They also have an AnimalThemedNaming when it comes to their robots.