Open Call for Warframe Theme Ideas!

[mrrobotto67]

The theme about this warframe would be adaptation thru consumption, meaning that his stats would be altered depending on what it consumes. So eating grineer would give him an armour buff, and ballistic damage increase, corpus would mean increased shields and overshields and beam weapons and so on.

[Null-Core]

I've been having this idea of a tactical snipe artillery Warframe going in my mind for a while. Even had a few abilities ready, but from how this contest is set up i'll just go with a generic idea.

The Warframe would be able to "ground" itself into terrain and walls (maybe ceilings), becoming immune to knockdowns and staggers and whipping out an exalted-like, built-in cannon with very high punchthrough. Assist the fight even from kms away with a mechanic similar to Zenith's alt-fire, but done better. 

Other skills would revolve around the Warframe being able to scan the surroundings either with a drone or a radial radar, and be able to pick off enemies through walls and floors even when alone.

The way i pictured it was a tall and slender, very rugged-tech looking frame with a clear Grineer aesthetic (this was before Grendel though) - hooks and pistons embedded in its limbs, and a big backpack-like device on its back serving as base for the scanning tools and the cannon.

[casias661]

A warframe based upon the theme of swords, passive could be that when only a melee weapon is equipped it gains bonus damage and speed

Could have an exalted weapon which is are short ranged dual wield swords that get more powerful but drain more energy as time goes on

[AllieCatte]

I think a shapeshifter themed Warframe would be amazing. A Warframe that alters itself to benefit itself or harm enemies. Could be altering itself to blend in or to become a physical weapon, to be more mobile or whatever. A shapeshifter theme would be super versatile and interesting. 

[Atamanel]

Nuckelavee

Passive: Deal more damage on dry land

Demonick horse-like warframe with deadly corruption breath which strike fear into enemies hearts and illnes in their bodies.

1 abillity: Growl

Knock out nearby enemies and damage them with deadly toxin

2 abillity:Drain

Drain enemies life from their bodies (heal some HP from nearby enemies)

3 abillity: Black Water

Throw bubble of black sea watter to destroy enemies skinn and make them suffer (Corrosive damage and armour break)

4 abillity: Well

Create pool of cursed illnes and terror to kill everybody (massive virus and cold damage to nearby enemies and warframe

 

[arc_enon]

A gas themed warframe the story of which is based on Slavic stories and tales. My idea is to base him on "Koschei" a.k.a. "Koschei the Immortal" or "Koschei the Deathless".
Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koschei

[(PSN)pyronarf]

Hutatma the martyr 

They(gender assigned as required) are the shield of the tenno the front line against the sentient scourge. 

They gave thier life protecting thier railjack crew only to be lost in the viel for countless years

Passives

one

when equipped with a sidearm they dual weild thier shield wich reduces frontal damage and draws fire within a certain range

Two

gain charges when inflicted with a status effect 

First ability shield toss tap/charge

Using the shield will remove from Hutatma's arm 

Tap

A homing shield wich can transfer any active status effects on Hutatma to enemies it strikes if you successfully transfer a status effect on to an enemy you gain a passive charge 

Hold consumes charge

Send the shield spinning around you at high speeds knocking back enemies and deflecting fire back at enemies

Second ability blessed shield tap/hold

Tap

Lights up Hutatma's shield to increase damage resistance and drive enemies within range into a frenzy forcing them to target Hutatma 

Hold consumes charge

Smash your shield into the ground creating a violent radial discharge you gain a base invulnerability time and extra invulnerability time based on the ammount of enemies that you strike. During this invulnerability time you store damage delt and redirect the energy as a healing wave for you and your squad

Third ability  sin bearer 

Tap

Draws all active status effects from your squad mates within affinity range to you during the duration of the ability. During the ability you are immune to the effects of the status effects but they still are on. you each active status proc will give you hp regeneration. 

Hold consume charge

Hutatma and all squad mates within affinity range gain hp regeneration and damage resistance any damage reduced as a result of sin bearer will be stored and added to the next shield toss or blessed shield as either a damage bonus or as a damage shield

Firth ability dharma exalted arm cannon

Transform your arm into a weapon of righteous furry and blast enemies with raw power of the void

Deals void damage has a firing mechanic similar to the opticor

Can be used with Hutatma's shield

Each shot consumes a charge

Killing an enemy with dhrama leaves behind a super charge pickup that gives energy regen and a damage bonus fir a short time. Does not stack can not be refreshed till expired. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Xenogear-Cross]

I personally would love to see a snake/serpent based Warframe, some poison abilities not dissimilar to Saryn's, maybe even a charming ability like Nyx's mind control. 

[buggynutt]

Klunkar, a big slow beat up frame that is made of parts it picks up. Build a volt chassis and boom your have volt speed, build a rino system and boom you have rino skin. Build parts give a specific ability. All in all a create you own frame from other frame parts.

[HadronVictorioso]

Just now, casias661 said:

A warframe based upon the theme of swords, passive could be that when only a melee weapon is equipped it gains bonus damage and speed

Could have an exalted weapon which is are short ranged dual wield swords that get more powerful but drain more energy as time goes on

AKA Excalibur but with dual Exalted Blades?

[LostEpoch]

An old concept of mine, Retiarius the Gladiator Warframe. This Warframe has a history of rebellion, used by the Orokin for sport and spectacle. Through sacrifice, he bolsters the spirits of his allies, taunts the enemy, and leads rebellious legions. 

[CephalonStorm]

You have a Corpus themed Warframe, Hildryn. and an infested themed warframe, Nidus. But what if your converted kuva liches could take you on a mission to steal the parts for a grineer-themed warframe that the queen has been working on? (The Warframes name would be "Mongrel" in reference to the corpus calling the grineer "dogs" back in The gravidus dilemma and would have grineer-themed abilitys)

Whatever happened to Cephalon Cys old crew? Surely at least one of them was using a unique warframe. Go through a quest to find Cephalon Cys old data, stored in a lost, derelict tenno dojo, to uncover the power of Epsilon, the Cosmic Warframe. (Abilitys would have to do with space)

Ill probably come up with more. We could also use a frame that has something to do with the Arbiters of Hexis, seeing as they haven't gotten a proper quest yet.

[(PSN)DiscordWhooves]

1 hour ago, Zeski_The_Friendly said:

War Themed Warframe, as in a Warrior seeking more and more extreme challenges, constant struggle slaughter and stuff, the type of guy to get dogpiled, clear the dogpile with extreme predjudice and laugh cheerfully

This makes me think of Godbrand from Castlevania on Netflix. Maybe a Norse inspired design?

[leBone]

Pls make something like a water based Frame, we have never had one before. :3

[CxLL]

Isn't there an entire section of the forums as old as the forums devoted for this sort of thing that is somewhat actively receiving player submissions?

[razorwu]

Warframe mimic/shapeshifter, which can take form of enemies or allied warframes partially coping their abilities. 

It would be cool to mimic stalker or zanuka if you lucky to encounter them on mission. 

Or identify yourself as a resource crate, and be sure those corpus units will have no chance to find you.

Wanna try Grendel , but still didn't build one - mimic you friend on mission. 

You always was obsessed by kuva - try yourself as kuva lich , dont forget to tax your friends after mission completeon!

 

 

 

[WeaponizedKarma]

tech based frame, droneframe with a swarm of micro drones with different support abilities, I dunno. maybe affinity based so they can go off and help team mates like a separate AI or something

[CheLe.21]

The Cursed One: a warframe that becomes stronger by weakening his allies.

[(PSN)ShadowDeterminYT]

Seen as i know yall over at DE like some anime, how about a Goku inspired theme? I know theres Wukong who hes based off of but imagine a frame with a badass Aura and one of his abilities being swapping between tranformations that give different buffs at the cost of energy?

[(PSN)Tommy_700]

It would be great to see a Warframe based on darkness theme, an obscure and primordial creature like Amatsumikaboshi that could shape any form of dark according to her will (all this “manipulated” darkness should be in form of black ink).

[GeekyPokez]

a dinosaur warframe, like, their abilities are based off of different types of dinosaurs or maybe also just prehistoric creatures in general

[Epicous]

I always thought about a gravity based Warframe. Something like they can manipulate personal gravity or allies' for better movement, and enemy to slow down or even throw in a direction. Depending on the limits, may even choose the walls of a room to be "down".

[Raven-XIII]

An onmyoji, Japanese spellcaster and priest,  warframe with a design based on the kyuubi no kitsune, Nine tailed trickster fox spirits of Japanese mythology.

ghostly flames, transformation powers, curses, seals, and lashing tails make for a host of potential aspects to this theme.  

the beautiful designs of fox masks from the culture would translate well to the aesthetics of a warframe and to the asthetics of the game in general.

 

[CephalonStorm]

1 minute ago, leBone said:

Pls make something like a water based Frame, we have never had one before. :3

You mean Hydroid?

[SpectreLlama]

Make an insect like warframe make it kind of a glasscanon cus it would fit the concept of an insect quite well for design i was thinking like some small wings on the back and maybe like have four arms and like a head of a praying mantis and make it have like ant like body structure with like 3 parts the head the torso and the abdomen