Ishukone Corporation is one of the "Big Eight" Caldari megacorporations. Unlike Lai Dai Corporation, their ships tend to favor buffer shield tanks with high resists, as well as hybrid turrets over missiles. Ishukone ships can be recognized by their mottled black and brown color.
In-Game Description
Ishukone was for a long time the feeblest of the Caldari mega corporations, but contact with the Jovians changed that. Ishukone was the first company to establish trade links with the Jovians and received the capsule technology from the Jovians, which made Ishukone billions of ISK in revenue before other companies could catch up. Ishukone is still reaping the rewards of their good relations with the Jovians and it possesses the most advanced technology outside Jove space.
Lore
Under the guidance of late CEO Otro Gariushi, Ishukone became one of the leading corporations in the cluster, specializing in the production of high-tech equipment and machinery. It possesses some of the most advanced technology outside of Jovian space, and was instrumental in the development of capsuleer technology and capsulebased flight.
Ishukone was for a long time the weakest of the Caldari megacorporations. Its main business model initially revolved around research and development, though it was rarely able to benefit greatly from any of its discoveries. Only in the last century or so has it bloomed, and it is now in the process of becoming one of the most powerful corporations in the Caldari State. Well known for maintaining an exceptionally high standard of living and support for its employees under the regime of Otro Gariushi, the corporation continues to follow this legacy under its new CEO, Mens Reppola.
The harshest and most open critic of both the Caldari Providence Directorate and Tibus Heth, Ishukone came close to bankruptcy during Heth’s five-year reign as executor of the Caldari State, due to both an expensive philanthropic legacy left behind by Otro Gariushi and trade restrictions placed on its dealings by the CPD as a consequence of its opposition. The Ishukone Corporation now also administrates the Caldari Districts on Caldari Prime, after the Gallente Federation’s successful execution of Operation Highlander, which removed the Leviathan-class titan Shiigeru from orbit, ending the half-decade-long siege of the Caldari home world.