For decades the Corpus Crewman foot soldiers deployed across the system have been equipped with high-powered shields and spandex-like suits built for the harsh environments of space, but thanks to Nef Anyo’s latest gambling venture “The Index” an upgrade is on the way. Early studies have shown that by outfitting arena contestants with Alloy Plate armor could improve their survivability (and the Board’s profits) by over 500%.

Due to a loophole in the rules, the Tenno had made their way into Nef Anyo’s latest gambling attraction and thrown the event into chaos. The Index had started off as an opportunity for talented engineers to show off their latest inventions and earn large sums of Credits but had quickly devolved into a massacre as the warframes cleaved through them. After a week, the event was shut down and the Tenno walked away with a sizable hoard of Credits.

Nef Anyo, keen on exploring all possible paths to profit, saw this disaster as an opportunity. The Robotics Technology Division, pioneered by Jad Teran, had performed significantly better than the Zenith Galactical and Loan Reclamation Division teams and earned the curiosity of Nef Anyo’s researchers. Initially the success was attributed to the use of robotic units being far more adept for combat than the Corpus engineers themselves, but was ultimately dismissed as a viable option for mass production due to steep Credit costs.

So how could the Corpus improve the effectiveness of their forces without suffering devastating reductions to profit margins? Improve the effectiveness of their Crewman forces. Looking to the Grineer for inspiration, Nef Anyo realized the answer was as simple as utilizing the Alloy Plates being collected across nearly every Corpus outpost in the system to produce new armor.

The Corpus Board of Directors have announced plans to re-launch Nef Anyo’s gambling venture and are confident they can seize back the Credits they lost to the Tenno. Corpus manufacturers are confident they can scale up with the demands to produce this new armor and outlast the Tenno in the arena.