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Frohd Bek, like Alad V, is a member of the Corpus Board; however, he opposes Alad in fear that he may become Chairman. After the Corpus lost The Gradivus Dilemma and Alad still being consistent on his Zanuka Project, Frohd Bek travels to Jupiter with a fleet of Corpus ships to capture Alad, possibly to bring him before the Board to expose his ways. Alad V however had other plans, releasing masses of Infested upon the ships, decimating a large majority of them. Desperate for help, he reveals himself to the Tenno with a "Win-Win" proposition -- the Tenno must clear out his old ships of Infested and in return he shall give the Tenno the location of Alad.
He also claims that Alad V is a con man and an imposter, perhaps proposing that he goes against what the Corpus Board's wishes; if he became Chairmen, it could sway the balance of the other members, allowing Alad to take more control.
Revealed in a special alert, "Ties That Bind", Frohd Bek is the father of Darvo, a well-known merchant to the Tenno. He has been grooming Darvo to take a seat in the Board and is angered when Darvo refuses, forcing Frohd to detain him. Frohd also refers to Project Tethra, possibly another development of a proxy or weapon, similar to the Zanuka Project, designed to destroy the Tenno.
Quotes
During The Hunt For Alad V
- "Rescue my ships and not only will I reward you personally but I will show the Tenno where the scoundrel Alad V is hiding"
- "Oh Alad, all your lying, and sneaking, and cheating. And what do you have to show for it? You're in debt to the Board, and I've come to collect"
- "What happened to you Alad? I looked up to you. Your profits. Your products. A little madness and you throw it all into the Void."
- "Look at you Alad, hiding in a corner, playing with your toys. How embarrassing. The Corpus deserve better, and I'm the one to deliver the goods."
- "Who got you fired? Who got Zanuka's funding pulled? Oh, I know this. I know this. It was me."
- "You can't hide, ride, or bribe your way out of this Alad. You've been downsized and your fat head is about to suffer cutbacks. Literal cutbacks."
- "Hey Alad! Zanuka is done! You are done! When you are dead, the Board will be signing over everything you own over to me!"
- "I'm feeling a promotion coming my way! About to climb another rung on this ladder! About to send my old pal Alad V into early retirement."
- "The Tenno are too dangerous, too profitable, to provoke! Zanuka was a bad paradigm. A costly miscalculation. But don't worry Alad, I'll keep your credits warm when you are gone."
- "It's time for you to pay your debts! I've got the Betrayers doing repo work - if you ask me they've got a different idea of blood money."
During the Ties That Bind
- "You! You have no place here Tenno! Darvo, is this your doing?"
- "You belong here Darvo, there is no other option."
- "This is a family matter Tenno. You will not interfere."
- "Darvo, you disappoint me yet again."
- "Nobody chooses to turn down a seat on the Board. You were groomed from a young age. Sacrifices were made in your name. And this is how you repay your debt?"
- "Darvo, we are backed into a corner. Project Tethra will be the death blow! You are needed here. What have these Betrayers ever done for you?!"
Notes
- In one of Bek's taunts, he mentions Alad V throwing his research down the void. This is a possible reference to the Arid Fear Event, considering it was Alad V who ordered his scouts to be sentenced into the void.
- Lotus appears to dislike Alad V more than Bek, although the Lotus still doesn't trust Bek.
- The taunt about the Tenno having a different idea about blood money might refer to how he is paying the Tenno to kill the Infested while normally blood money is payed to the family of someone who is killed.
- He might be referring to the fact that Alad have been killing Tenno for the Zanuka project and that his repayment to the Tenno will be death.
- One of Bek's taunt calls the Tenno "too costly to provoke", which implies that we may get more business propostitions, or maybe even alliances, from Frohd in the future.
- Or this simply means Bek sees the power of the Tenno and would not want to risk having a war with them directly.
Trivia
- Frohd Bek had an official cameo appearance in Alad V's Zanuka Project auction on the PS4 trailer. He was the third Corpus board member on the third slot, from left to right.
- In "Ties That Bind", Darvo is almost 105 years old, suggesting that Frohd Bek is a great deal older than that. This could explain why his voice is hoarse and why he speaks with difficulty.
- According to Irish Mythology, Tethra is a formorian. This implies that Project Tethra might have connections to Operation Sling-Stone, or at least the Grineer.
