I was thinking about Nef, as I tend to do, and I finally found a solution to a problem I had with his character - how do I reconcile with the fact that he's quite a fool but still very influential as an individual in the Corpus.
The answer - an entourage of assistants.
Basically Nef is the CEO who is completely uninvolved with his work for most of the time, a "right hand doesn't know what the left is doing" type. He has assistants who manage the finances and the assets and organize everything that has to be done. Nef will get involved based on his own selfish whims, since he is known to be emotionally immature and narcissistic. Obviously Nef is the type of man you can't say "no" to, which is why whenever he appears in the story it results in a major fuckup.
Vox Solaris? He blows up a coolant tower.
Glast Gambit? Gambles everything away.
Deadlock Protocol? Releases his supposedly dead father (and founder of the Corpus) out in the wild.
The Waverider? Gets swindled by literal children.
The relationship between Nef and his employees and contemporaries is a strange mutualism.
The other Board members need him as a useful idiot - capable people get things done but the Board cannot keep being corrupt if it has people with conscience and work ethic, thus someone like Nef keeps the balance: he is very rich and brings in a lot of valuables but at the same time is very hands off and his servants can be easily dealt with as they are more concerned with securing their own wealth, rather than risking messing with high ranking Corpus politics.
His closest confidants and servants benefit from the freedom of managing all of Nef's assets - sure, the boss is a bit of a manchild who might throw a tantrum and you always need extra money for "unexpected outcomes" but in Corpus society, wiping a rich man's ass is a job most Corpus can only dream of. It is the closest a regular crewman can get to luxury.
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| Viri can antagonize Nef because she is a Tenno. |
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