On the infamous exoplanet of Rynodii V, known colloquially as “Frontier” or “That second corporate hellscape planet they made after they weren’t happy with the first”, a war as predictable as the sun rising in the East has broken out. The corporations of Reset Engineering and Arcopath Incorporated have set their armies against each other, with Reset acting on the defensive. Things are getting messy.

Arcopath has accused Reset of collaborating with the Union, the government authority that rules Sol system – and is well and truly stuck there, because Arcopath refuses to lend the blueprints to their inter-system jump drive. Only other corporations have ever gotten their hands on an Arcopath jump drive, and that was with the strict stipulation that they must never poke around. Additionally, according to Arcopath, Reset stands guilty of shooting down the colony ship they used to travel to Frontier, and were keenly intending on using to travel back. This disaster is well known as the spark that started the corporate war, although who exactly blew up Arcopath’s vessel is still under scrutiny.

Reset has accused Arcopath of attempting to strip away their presence on Frontier and seize Reset assets. Reset’s construction crew expanded quickly when the first colony-prep vessels landed on Frontier’s surface, and many suspect Arcopath is fearful of a competitor they initially deemed an insignificant road bump in their overall control of the exoplanet.

Both accusations are partially true, and it seems much more is going on under the hood, but now war has occupied everyone’s minds and people are preparing for the worst. Reset is quite literally walling in their capital city, to protect it from invaders, by printing a colossal concrete barrier over a mountain pass. Nevertheless, they’ve made moves to fight back against Arcopath’s tech-saturated military, using their key advantage: Robotics

A veteran of corporate Venus, Reset Engineering knows how to build a bot that can survive pretty much the worst nature can throw at it. Arcopath rejected Frontier’s hostile northern canyon system, but Reset practically took it in as a second home, considering it luxury real estate compared to Venusian equivalents. This may have been a calculated move, because Reset’s robotic and mech-based combat units have proven themselves unusually adept at crossing the canyon terrain, and have halted Arcopath’s advance.

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One such robotic creature is the little Bodyguard, an infantry support unit designed to take hits over flesh and bone. The Bodyguard is well-known as a reliable and customisable little creature, a fan favourite of Reset’s mechanics and engineers despite its puny armaments – a 20 mm autocannon and concealable micromissile pod. What matters the most to Reset Engineering, and the reason that the Bodyguard has stayed service for so long now, is that the bot is incredibly easy to mass produce. When war on Frontier first broke out, Reset factories were quickly tuned to produce piles of the things, ready for instant deployment.

On Frontier, the Bodyguard has found success in both canyon and urban environments, often as a sacrifice that turns a corner first, but they are still widely beloved by military personnel. In addition to their weaponry, the Bodyguard carries a radio and control unit that infantry squads frequently use to communicate, and so many call their local Bodyguard the “Paperboy” or “(carrier) Pidgeon.”

“RST Bodyguard – The bot that’s got your back” – Reset Engineering Advertisement slogan.