Open Call for Warframe Theme Ideas!

[SarouSchileuana]

Overall Theme - A Warframe that synergizes closely with its operator as they mutually share each others abilities. A Warframe built by a Tenno sympathiser for a specific operator they admired. The Warframe itself is designed with one purpose, to protect it's owner through self-sacrifice and destroying all malevolence directed towards it's owner.
This is NOT an umbra frame like Excalibur Umbra, it displays some sentience but technically all frames have some semblance of sentience in their lore.

Nickname - Fornax (A void in space - Astronomy lesson for ya'll, obviously up for change based on what the development team would want)

Appearance - This Warframe has the appearance of an over-armoured bulky knight with Orokin style plating and colours. Has large bulky wings that take on the colour of his energy with trimmings that are the colour of his accents. (Think Imperius from Diablo 3, but sturdier) A small initial (M) is located near his neck (whether it's the original frames owner or it's creator we don't know).

Smol Backstory - Due to the recent changes in the solar system with galactic warfare raging amongst the Tenno railjacks and Grineer forces, a foreign Orokin structure enters into Ordis' sensors. The operator receives a foreshadowing in their dreams of heavy sobbing and an ornate cryopod. Long, story short - The Operator and Ordis fly through the solar system, find the foreign structure, the operator enters without their frame due to a disruption in transference and discovers the cryopod. The operator gets attacked by an infested ancient but a ball of steel falls from the ceiling taking the hit. It bellows, pulls out an ethereal gun and blasts the infested. The structure starts to collapse and the foreign Warframe envelops the operator and dashes out, falling apart as it exits the structure.
Ordis gets it's parts and recreates a blueprint.

This is a watered down, slightly revised (although not much) version of a frame I created in my own time a year ago and is the one I would like to see the most out of all my ideas as Warframe/operator synergy is lacking in my opinion. I think a Warframe that could potentially utilise the operators void dashes (when enveloping the operator in an ability) and the operator utilising shields and potentially the firepower of the frame would be a good step forward to making the two feel less isolated than they currently feel. I also predicted the expansion of the sentient lore (or was hoping anyway) and so I was thinking of what might have made an interesting and rewarding prelude if such an expansion was made. (Also the lore, abilities and synergies I wrote for this was originally 5 pages long 😐)

[(PSN)Sivos909]

I'm not sure if someone already mentioned this, but what about a paper themed Warframe?  You could even make it a shapeshifter and name it Oragami.  Perhaps even give it zero armor and have abilities or a passive that work in place of damage resistance.

[Apollo_Dawnstar]

A kubrow beast-master warframe would be cool. While playing through the Howl of the Kubrow quest, you hear about how the Tenno would fight alongside kubrows but there are not any warframes that work with kubrows ability-wise (besides Oberon's passive). It could even use Kavats too.

[Karaphael]

Considering everything we know about Sentients and how big they are a BIG frame would be in order to be able to face that massive size. I am thinking something along the lines of ironman hulkbuster so we summon a BIG (ok big) additional outer armor as 4 ability and can use it to fight. Really high spec but slow and capable of fighting the massive things in game on their level.

[Folfenac]

Water Sphere / Bubble Caster Warframe

[(XBOX)CherryPuppy6285]

I'd love to see a frame based on a roman/spartan soldier 

His abilities could be themed after a leader of an army amidst a war. So he could have a battle cry of sorts that gives buffs like a commander rallying his troops with a speech 

He could have a shield that blocks all damage but makes you move incredibly slow and only blocks the front

Maybe a spear throw that has insane puncture but has a lot of damage drop off the more enemies it goes through

Either a cc that calls a catapult to strike the area OR a self buff that gives him incredible speed and strength but halves his health and shields while active

 

[Aordhyf]

 

Name: Lunaris

Theme
Lunaris is based on the moon, she was embodies the symbol of time, shadow and equilibrium, and her abilities reflect her nature, of instinct, mystery and power. Lunaris is inspired by The Greek Goddess Selene and The Celtic Goddess Arianrhod.

Arianrhod in Celtic Mythology, is the Goddess of the Silver Wheel, carrying the souls of the deceased to the afterlife. She is often associated with owls with the ability to see the truth within human souls.

Selene in Greek Mythology is the personification of the moon itself, and drives a chariot across the night skies of gleaming silver pulled by two snow white horses. “…her great orbit is full and then her beams shine brightest as she increases. So she is a sure token and a sign to mortal men” – Hymn to Selene

Background
During The Old War, Lunaris was selected from among a group of Elite Orokin Scientists that focused on studying moons and their influence over planetary orbits, ocean tides and how the phases affected the human psyche. Ballas chose Lunaris in particular as she developed The Void Shard, a small spherical object of solidified void energy, created to channel the powers of a Luna cycle. The Void Shard was a powerful energy source, and weapon if utilized correctly, and thus was fused with Lunaris as the Helminth forcefully transformed her body into a Warframe, with unforeseen side effects. Lunaris was able to directly channel the dimensional powers of the void in conjunction with the lunar cycles from the different planes of existence. The power was unstable, but mixed with its heavy connection with Lunaris’ emotions, mainly despair and anger, she became highly volatile in the hands of her creators, and was locked away, shunted deep into the void. As her sentence continued she used the time to control her powers, listening in on radio frequencies, hearing as the war continued and as the other Warframes revolted against their Orokin creators, how the relationship between Tenno and Warframe became symbiotic. Longing for a Tenno to help ease her pain and assist in the control the powers that were forced upon her, she mustered the strength to shunt herself from her prison and to the closest object she could find, coincidentally the moon Europa, but in the process casting aside the majority of her sentience, becoming but an empty conduit awaiting a Tenno guide.

The Void Shard
Created by Lunaris in an Orokin Laboratory, The Void Shard connects the multidimensional powers of the void with the phases and powers of the moon. As a solid, but reasonably small object, it was never very conspicuous, but being made of solidified void, was a powerful energy source that could be converted into an energy based weapon. First drafts of the titled Void Ray which was initially a weapon created to fight against the sentients, before Ballas took the drafts Lunaris and the only existing Void Shard.

Ability Ideas

Because Lunaris is based on the moon, her abilities should have some connection to water, magnetism and multiple phases. Which in its most basic concept could be like mixing Hydroid with Mag and Nidus, utilizing a mix of Hydriod’s control over water, Mag’s magnetism with the evolving phases that Nidus, to mimic the changing phases of the moon and how it affects the planets around it.

[(PSN)CommanderDubkip]

The Disgraced Orokin, Pariah

A fallen God-King, denied the mercy of the Jade Light for their crimes

As a Warframe, they are still with the need to command, to inspire, but above all: to strike back at those that wrong them

Despite their position, they carry themselves as they always have: regal, authoritive, composed. Although, just beneath that facade is a quivering animosity. For themselves, for their enemy, for the source of their suffering that exists just beyond their thoughts

Their battle-dress is pitiful, unkept, damaged, decayed. Like an exiled shogunate or a deposed emperor, there is only the ghost of what was, lingering on them. Tattered robes, dirtied jewelry, scuffed and scratched metal

Its life lived in a fugue state, there is but one thing that stirs something within them. A relic of a life that was erased from history, given to it on the day of its rebirth. An mask of the purest metal, sculpted in a face that feels oh so familiar

This Warframe cannot wear this mask. It is a blasphemy to do so

But they will carry it. Rattling on their hip, it will stay. An inside joke. A cruel reminder

[(PSN)ExecutionerNO_5]

I would like to see a warrior warframe like Marvel's Taskmaster, using a shield and sword with maybe kunais or the sword and shield transforms into a spear or javelin.  The theme behind the design is that this is one of the oldest warframe, since it does not have any powers like Ember or even Excalibur.  It was also one of the only warframes to hold a military rank, Commander, which it earned during the old war.  Since it had no abilities it fought with only its physical might and weapons but it could rally other warframes behind it and designate  threats and locations of importance to defend.  It wields with pride the shield given to him with the design of a triangle with the tenno symbols for honor, loyalty and duty and in the other hand a sword, gladiatorial in design, which has a pulsating orb that represents the hearts and future of the tenno it fights for.  The reason why it has never been found yet is that its still lost in the void following its last order to uphold the three tenants on its shield, simply put, to protect the tenno's future. Edit: forgot to add it's one of the only warframes that can talk.

This is just for me but you find it a scene of hundreds of dead corrupted and infested, with it just standing there barely kept together but behind is a huge vault untouched.  In the vault would show records of survivors building and preparing for the inevitable fight to come and breach the vault, which would pan the camera to hundreds of warframes ready for the new war and with a small epitaph "In honor of Galahad" and the image of the Galahad warframe.  

 

[Messkoo]

Quadruped Frame :   (Zanuka like)

 

Disigned to hunt down unreachable target with enhanced agility and mobility. Passive : Track : auto mark an ennemis gaining bonus against it.

Can use the base hyena/zanuka animation with some improvment for  manoeuvre. Guns are on the back like zanuka. Melee can be use like in Okami (Capcom game)

[sin558]

功夫（一款来自中国的战甲）

[Sven_Lazar]

Make this story a cinematic quest Frame ! Like Rell’s. To create a maybe second named operator NPC with a complete opposite atmosphere than Man in the wall.

Background story of this frame and his first Operator that in my opinion could be part of the lore since it uses and  fills up the empty spaces of the actual lore: (English is not my native language so sorry if there are errors in my sentences). This is not the accurate and complete actual lore of warframe, but a theory around these two new characters.

Révélation

These children, now confined in an empty room of this spaceship called "Zariman Ten Zero" where the heat had turned into solitude, now wait in front of the barricaded door which separated them from madness.

They were lost, worried about what was going on outside but also inside. These children too young to know what to do in such a situation needed an example of courage, a protective and loving figure, a replacement for their parent who had gone mad, a figure that would comfort them in this moment of abandonment.

She immediately understood. She was the oldest of them. She had an extraordinary wisdom and courage, that of a goddess. She immediately saw the risk, as if it was a vision, but it was up to Her to do it, because She was their elder. So She showed them, to each of them, sharing Her imagination as a diversion to their grief, making them dream of how to use their new powers through Her silent gestures. It often happened that She was involuntarily burned by the girl who spent her time staring at a flame that she created, stunned by the mental capacities of another young girl or even get frozen the moment after by the young boy to whom She was holding his hand. She knew and never held a grudge against them. She was strict because the situation demanded it, it was necessary so that they survive and harden themselves in this new environment devoid of adults.

Later, new adults came to collect them, the youngest children called them "shining adults". Witnesses of Her protection, Her patience and Her silent affection, She became their tutor, later their teacher and very quickly, their first substitute "mother" (name which will later be given to Her own Warframe). She named Her now children, "Tenno" and founded the 5 schools, predicting by Her wisdom the events to come and hoping that a new substitute mother would protect them in Her place, the same way She has done so far.

Then, She met a "shining adult" by the name of "Margullis" with whom She rapidly became friend with and both started to work together to find a way for the “shining leader” to aknowledge the children. Margullis finally volunteered to take over Her as a mother and used her voice to face the leaders and speak up for the children that were causing fear to these dictators, something that only Margullis was able to do but she ended being killed by their hands instead. She was furious and understood that there was no alternative to the vision that She had on the Zariman Ten Zero and that She had to act alone. But Her children had to come first and now, even though they had never been on good terms, She had a new enemy : “Ballas”, Margullis lover. Ballas was furious towards the leaders for killing Margullis without mercy but had more hatred toward the Tenno that for him, were the real cause of her death.  As revenge, Ballas started to destroy his own and Margullis work on transference and warframes but She managed to steal them before he could do it. She managed to finish it’s work and presented it to the leaders, making them believe it was Ballas creation and they took the bait. They had their pride and were full of themselves, they would have never accepted that it was Tenno’s final work, they were too afraid of them at that time but they were just children and the leaders were desperate against the sentient menace. She had then found a way to make Her children be of use to them and be accepted as Cannon fodder. While Ballas disappeared  preparing his revenge, She proved herself to the “shining adults” and managed to participate in the creation of warframes and even naming them with the help of Her close relation with Her dear Tenno. 

Now, all She had to do is training them, so they could be promoted into primed soldiers while waiting for an opportunity to make them free. And finally, another candidate appeared, she was foreign and yet familiar at the same time, like the remains of an old friend, she seemed dangerous but it was Her last hope. She took the risk and the time to wake up the maternal side that seemed to reside in her. She shared all Her knowledge about warframes with her, gave her the name of a flower and entrusted Her children to her. She then disappeared on a fateful day in the last remains of the Orokin era to finally fulfill Her vision after erasing the memory of the children who trusted Her so that they flee without looking back for Her, become independent and prevent them from mourning if She had to perish.

Many coincidences took place shortly after Her disappearance. Did She have a direct link with the fall of the Orokin leaders ? Who knows ... She was the greatest warrior of us all but if She did perish by sacrificing herself, it was with a loving smile.

After the rebellion, and without looking back for Her, the children with their erased memories followed the path shown by the sacred flower. However, at the time of their departure and to everyone's surprise, the sacred flower disobeyed the only order She had secretly given her: to never mention Her name in front of Her former children at the risk that they would recover their memory and their new substitute mother shouted the name of the mute warrior. "Agdi".

 Only three people that She loved have kept memories of Her. She who had the greatest regret for not having been able to keep with Her this young boy who was humming in front of his Donda.

Frame Name: "Magna" aka "Magna Mater", "Great / First mother"

Culture / history point: "Magna Mater", goddess of knowledge "Cybele" (in ancient Greek, Κυϐέλη / Kybélê meaning "guardian of knowledge") it is the myth of a divinity of Phrygian origin, adopted by the Greeks and the Romans, personifying wild nature. She is presented as "Magna Mater" Great Goddess, Mother Goddess or, First Mother, Mother of the Gods. She is one of the greatest goddesses of Antiquity in the Middle East.

She is known as Agdistis in Phrygia, in present-day Turkey. During the Roman period, she was revered under the name of Idæa mater ("mother of the Ida"). In Greek mythology, it is nicknamed Damia. For many historians, it is the origin of the worship rendered by Christians to the Virgin Mary.

 

Frame theme: Loving mother of all frames and self sacrifice Frame. Unique, versatile and end game warframe that can pivote/swing/rotate her limbs and upper body parts in every directions and encouraging/buffing not only each Frames differently but Tennos at the same time as well.

Appearance: A mix between Trinity, Gauss and Mag's Deluxe skin with a long fur mantle. Has several mobile "eyes" or visual tracker sensors that can track ennemies even behind her and her helmet and upper body can independently swing/pivoting while her legs can stay in the same direction.

Abilities:

Révélation

 Passive: "Mater Ducis" ("Mother Leader" in Latin) or just "Leader": Magna’s (multiple?) eyes or just her head are automatically pointing out/facing in the direction (even opposite of the player view but without moving the cursor) the most dangerous and closest elite ennemy, marking it and granting her team a bonus against it, telling her former children which target to kill first.

First Ability: “Loving hum” or “a familiar sound”: Agdi used to gently clap her hands and hum a different song for each one of her children either to cheer them up or encouraging them in the field of battle. Her warframe was used to transmit her chant to Tenno and ennemies in a long distance without it being loud. Each Tenno might not remember (yet?) but they feel a familiar and long forgotten feeling hearing them, boosting Warframes but also Operators and making enemies confused/stunned for a very short duration (1,2,3 seconds). One hum for each warframe and Each hum varies according to each warframe.

(I feel like the sound team should have more opportunities to show us new creations and amaze us again so some female humming and claps would be great. No doubt they will do an excellent job at it.)

Second Ability: “Tutor's protection”: For a designed energy cost, Magna becomes a moving turret by INSTANTLY pivoting her upper body in the direction of nearest enemies aiming each time the power is activated at a different enemy that holds a weapon, disarming each one of them, one by one consecutively  (can be spammed so but probably need training to master it) while keeping her legs walking in the direction of departure at the time of the activation of the power. Example: Run straight down a lane but shoot an enemy behind, in the opposite direction. Ideally can be done in any situation: mid-air, while crouching, hovering (right click in mid-air), sliding and while sticking to a wall.

 Third Ability: “Forced learning”: Brings challenge to the game (because it crucially needs it more and more as time passes): Consumes all of Magna's energy in order to multiply the level of a single enemy by 5 (a level 30 enemy will become level 150). This enemy gives a massive bonus of affinity when killed (alternative to missions like Hydron being overly used but repetitive, tiresome and monotonous) and also increases the chances of dropping a mod or a rare resource (of its race?) (Example : mutagen sample for infested, argon crystal for corrupt, tellurium for grineer, fieldron for Corpus). (Would be exploited in low level missions)

 Fourth Ability (Ultimate): "Loving sacrifice" / "Maternal sacrifice" or "Empire's end": In a critical and desperate situation, Magna jumps and crashes at the targeted / selected area and self-destructs (sudden death) in order to save his team or a team member from an extreme situation causing higher explosive damage in the center of the explosion and lower damage beyond the center but propelling/projecting all enemies from a distance around Magna‘s crash in the distance.

/! \ Magna cannot be lifted up/can’t get up by teammates from the ground like the other Frames when she falls to the ground. When Magna falls to the ground, her body or her remains remain on the ground, have a health bar and can be targeted by enemies and powers. Magna can however be resurrected for free if her children gather around Magna's destroyed body in order to resuscitate her by giving her their energy (a mixture of arbitration beacons and Inaros passive but absorbing the energy of nearby warframes instead). If playing solo, sentinel can be a replacement for the team (like the “sacrifice” sentinel mod for example).   /! \ When down, Magna’s body/remains also grants a large fortitude bonus (armor / shield / health and damage buff) to nearby Warframes that have gathered around Magna’s remains while she regenerate.

(I realise it would be a lot of work for the development and artistic team but im sure it would be worth it.)

Thank you DE, always loved you and Warframe.

[Zeribos]

Very Interested in having a female caster we have seen a lot frames from the science fiction point of view but not much from a magical point of view.So i wanted to suggest a Witch/Voodoo frame, some reference would be Hecate goddess of magic, Morgan Le Fay enchantress from the Arthurian tales,Morrigan patroness of revenge, night, magic, prophecy, priestesses and witches and finally Marie Laveau the voodoo queen.

[Lemon_nomeL]

I don't have an idea for an actual theme, but there is no warframe with gas damage skills. So maybe a gas warframe?

[Bulldozer56]

How about an animalistic,beastiality (In a non sexual way),finding your inner beast kind of Warframe?

[F4th0m0r9]

My favorite mythological creature that I've held throughout most of my life is the dragon; as anyone might assume, Chroma has been my frame of choice since I stumbled across Warframe three and a half years ago. Despite my desire to see him reworked (as his two draconic spells are rather useless), I've always felt empowered taking him on as a persona. I recently met someone with about five times as many hours logged as me and got to know them a bit. After some time, I came to cherish this friend dearly to the point I consider them a love interest. It would bring me joy to bring joy to them. Their favorite mythological creature is the griffin (or griffon/gryphon).

Bearing the head of and wings of an eagle on the body of a lion, griffins are considered the heroes of mythological creatures. Their grand, majestic bodies make them formidable fighters. They are often depicted as the protectors of great treasures, ancient ruins, and royal families. They possess profound loyalty to those they trust; this makes them an ideal bodyguard.

My only worry is that the design may be too similar to Zephyr to some extent, but it's my hope that this can be brought into the game in some unique fashion that would allow that special someone to get more out of their experience.

 

[AndyTse]

I know this may be silly but a revolution theme Warframe is a not bad idea.
Some may say "Keep politics out of gaming" or something like that.
However, the Hong Kong protest connected lots of people around the world and become a strong union.
I think Warframe has a strong community too that different people can fight with the same belief.
Also, we are about to fight the new war. This is a great chance to add this theme too.

Another reason is that the people of Hong Kong are nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize as well.
It is a great chance to show a game supporting Peace and show the world we are the one.

引用

 

– That fight deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, says Guri Melby, Member of Parliament from the Liberal Party of Norway.

– I have nominated the Hong Kong people for the Peace Prize in 2020 because they are fighting for fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, democracy and the rule of law. What they do matters far beyond Hong Kong itself, both in the region and in the rest of the world, she says.

 

Just saying. I am not spreading hate or against anyone.
Love every one of you.

[Chingishan228]

At the moment, the game has a large number of warframes. In my opinion, this advantage should be used. I suggest introducing "Enigma", a warframe that uses the pure energy of the abyss. The concept is the ability to select as your abilities, the abilities of other existing frames at the discretion of the player. "Enigma", as it were, calls for another frame, in the form of an energy clone that uses a certain ability. Presumably the warframe will look like fragments of armor and seething energy around the operator. At the same time, its appearance (shade, seething, transfusion, density of this energy) will change depending on the player’s “karma” based on the election in missions. I have a large number of ideas, but if I choose, it seems to me that this is the best.
P.S. my english is not perfect sorry 😄


(На данный момент в игре существует большое число варфреймов. На мой взгляд это преимущество нужно использовать. Я предлагаю ввести "Энигма" - варфрейм использующий чистую энергию бездны. Концепция заключается в возможности выбрать в качестве своих способностей, способности других уже имеющихся фреймов по усмотрению игрока. "Энигма" как бы призывает другого фрейма, в виде энергетического клона, который применяет определенную способность. Предположительно варфрейм будет выглядеть как обломки брони и бурлящая энергия вокруг оператора. При этом его вид (оттенок, бурление, переливание, плотность этой энергии) будет изменяться в зависимости от "кармы" игрока, основанной на выборах в миссиях. У меня есть большое число идей, но если выбирать , мне кажется, что эта лучшая)

[Donut_Genesis]

A warframe who uses Saws.

as in circular saws, chainsaws, any saws.

i can imagine it has saws on its legs that it can use for mobility (kinda like roller skates?)

 

Maybe it could summon a big, circular but hollow sawblade, then stand in the middle and ride it like a monowheel. (and ram opponents)

 

 

[Chester_Wills]

Warfram centered around companions(mostly kubrows and kavats thematicly), with a passive that allows to equip aditional companions in weapons slots (since player must have at least 1 weapon equipped up to 3 companions[after the removal of pet stasis]. Abilities would be mostly pet buffs/heal/commands/powerful temporary stat conversions. Ult could be a transformation into a werekubro/kavat depending on your equipped companions[with exalted claws since having melee weapon in not mandatory]. Frame would be naturaly tanky with high base HP and armor. Augments could involve removal of pet bleedout timer/automatic revives while in the range of heal.

[Deathgem]

Mimic

Has ability to mimic stuff, some of his skills could be

Mimic can mimic any other NPC if he can see him for a while - kind of like scanning there is a bit of a delay.  Mimic can turn into a Grineer, Corpus, Infested, ect... but is a different glowing color.  He gains the skills, attacks, and weapons of the NPC he is mimicking, but scaled to Mimic's power level - so a level 1 Mimic could not look at a level 120 bombard and become just as strong, he would turn into a low level bombard.  

he can mimic any other warframe in the group that the player has previously mastered and gets their abilities - but not the mods - still uses own mods, and power level is scaled to his level.  So if Mimic is in a group with a Rhino and he has mastered Rhion then he can turn into Rhino, but if the player is in a group with Khora that has not been mastered, then Mimic can not turn into it. 

He can mimic a NPC exactly, same coloration and can infiltrate and go unnoticed a bit like if he were invisible. 

[Dreamweaverer]

Human (operator) that wanted to join in the tenno, but did not made it. Using the tenno technology he/she is able to possess/transference him/her self into a warframe body/sentinel and other technology alike. I see this as a possibility for a good unique warframe that we do not have so far, also would be cool to be able to transference into an sentinel and possibly play a new meta spy/hijack character. 

Happy birthday Warframe 

[-Soulless-]

I can't tell you how original this idea actually is, but I figured even if someone else had it before I came up with it, it was worth bringing up again. 

I'm still tossing up names, I quite like 'Angst,' but for now let's assume the name is Dread; the terror lurking in every shadow and the warframe embodiment of Fear. Dread assumes something of a counterpart to Baruuk (not necessarily canonically, just concept-wise), a yang to his yin- but while Baruuk stands for peace and restraint, Dread (or 'Eymah' if you want to continue with the Hebrew theme that Baruuk did- i'm not attached to the name, the concept is what matters) feeds off the fear and trepidation of his enemies, growing ever more powerful as their stomachs roil and their legs turn to jelly. Sorry about breaking that up with the brackets.
I won't go into abilities, since we were asked not to, but assume for now that Dread feeds off his enemies, potentially implementing a new, frame-exclusive stat (like Baruuk's restraint) and uses this stat or other abilities to paralyze, entangle, debuff or turn the enemy against one another (or additionally/alternatively to grow stronger, buffing health/armor/damage etc
I've seen a lot of people calling for a shadow-based warframe, but that could be challenging to create without simply delving into another stealth driven warframe in a game that seems to consist exclusively of people wanting to speedrun everything. Not so with the creation of Dread! Shadows and darkness are an intrinsically linked concept with fear, and i'm sure Dread would use this to devastating effect, twisting the shadows around you into haunting hallucinations or slipping away into the inky blackness before your very eyes.
Not you specifically, just you if you happen to be a Grineer.

Canonically speaking, I feel this would be a relatively simple concept to slip into the lore, (though i bow to the Devs' greater judgement)- another lost child of the Zariman, found and captured, experimented on until twisted by fear and anxiety, their mind slipped into darkness and they turned and unleashed their terror upon their captors.
Now we'll see who is afraid, when the night comes for you all.

 

Cheers.   

[(XBOX)WickedGit]

This is Myst, the ethereal warframe. Myst commands vapour clouds to regenerate, heal or kill.

1 Vapour Shield – generate a cloud of bullet-proof vapour that reflects weapon fire. When Myst fires through the vapour shield it boosts damage output by 50%.

2 Hydration - Generate a healing pool of mist that regenerates allies shield and health.

3 Condensation - Call forth a deadly mist that travels out from Myst’s outstretched arms, melting enemies it touches.

4 Etheria – Turns Myst wraith like, semi translucent. Gains protection from enemy fire while the ability is active. When Myst passes through enemies she dissolves them into vapour. Enemies take damage from contact with the vapour.

[Wulfric94]

Aeon, The Frame of Time

Control the ultimate force of Nature, Tenno. Become Time itself.

Passive: Taking damage fills a time gauge/meter. Can be used to rewind time a short while after taking critical damage. (Max 10s)

Ability 1: Chrono Wave - Use on enemies to age them rapidly, cutting all stats in half for 10s (affected by duration mods.), cast again on allies to restore heath and energy

Ability 2: Armor of Time - Envelope your warframe in an armor made of a time rift. Any projectiles, will begin to slow down and explosives will will have their timers reduced

Ability 3: Sphere of Time - Slow down time and everything in the sphere, Tenno

Ability 4: Ravages of Time - Select up to 5 targets and attack them with a blade of time