Corpus

The Corpus are a transhuman megacorporation in control of half the Origin System. Their goal is to rule over the remnants of the Orokin Empire through economic superiority and claim the Orokin's secrets for themselves in the name of profit.

Overview
The Corpus faction was founded by Parvos Granum, a farmer who lived and served under the Orokin. Resentful of the Orokin's tyranny and greed, Parvos stole from them and secured a significant financial loan, sharing his rapidly growing wealth with others. Through his growing network of debtors, associates and investors, Parvos preached his philosophy to the common citizenry of the Orokin empire, encouraging desire and accumulation of wealth whilst demonising the concepts of idleness and contentment. Over time, even after Parvos' disappearance following a sabotage on his ship, numerous private organisations embraced his teachings and combined to form the Corpus megacorporation.

Since the fall of the Orokin, the Corpus have sought to seize control of their empire's remnants, with many members of the Corpus board of directors even claiming to be descendants of Orokin. However, the modern day Corpus are very different from Parvos Granum's original vision, becoming a decadent merchant cult rather than an alliance of equal opportunity. Its leaders constantly compete with one another and accumulate further wealth through the indentured servitude of Corpus citizens. As a result of their relentless greed and expansion, the Corpus have made enemies of the Tenno, the Grineer, the Infestation and the Sentients.

To defend their assets and seize control over new territory, the Corpus possess a wide variety of robots to support their troops. Known as Crewmen, Corpus soldiers are brainwashed from birth to revere Parvos Granum as a mythical figure and to effectively worship the concept of profit. Additionally, Corpus Crewmen are also typically adorned in pressurised suits with distinctive box-like helmets with voice synthesisers, making them barely distinguishable from their robot auxiliaries. Lately, the Corpus have been reverse-engineering Sentient technology and combining it with their own, creating new robots and even half-Corpus cyborgs known as Amalgams.