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I Have Found Out What The Zanuka Project Is


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Alright, let's break this down:

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What do we know about Neptune? It's the home of the Corpus and the site of their INDOCTRINATION TEMPLES. WARFRAME and robotics R&D and HIDDEN there. It's clear the Corpus are planning on working on the captured Tenno on Neptune. It's clear they will brainwash the Tenno, perform experiments, and as the Corpus always do, attempt to integrate robotics into the Tenno's Warframe armor.

and so on...

And that's why DE does'nt concentrate on lore. The fams make it by themselves.

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I gotta hand it to you VegetableBasket, kudos to you! It was very informative for me since i live in a different timezone and usually miss the livestreams!

 

You are a being after my own heart.

I wanted to necro this thread like a zombie dolphin just to say thanks, and 'cause this thread doesn't have enough discussion about the Zanuka's aquatic abilities.

In the trailer we only saw it attack Tenno on land and technically in the air.

But in U11 we will see how dastardly Zanuka really is on its own turf.

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Alright, let's break this down:

cCPP2T9.png

What do we know about Neptune? It's the home of the Corpus and the site of their INDOCTRINATION TEMPLES. WARFRAME and robotics R&D and HIDDEN there. It's clear the Corpus are planning on working on the captured Tenno on Neptune. It's clear they will brainwash the Tenno, perform experiments, and as the Corpus always do, attempt to integrate robotics into the Tenno's Warframe armor.

But when we look closely, we can see the fine details. Neptune is the Roman god of the Sea. Every node on Neptune is named after a sea god or a nereid (sea nymph), with the exception of Triton. Let's take a closer look at Triton.

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What do we know about Triton? In mythology, Triton was a merman and a messenger for Poseidon. In the Star chart, it is at the end of a long chain of nodes which do not connect to another planet or a boss. Currently, Triton is tied for being the second most obscure nodes in the game (distance from a node that connects to a boss or another planet, or in other words, how important it is to traverse the star chart).

If we shift out focus to Pluto for a moment:

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What do we know about Pluto? Pluto is a corpus planet which borders Neptune, where the Corpus are working to rebuild to Solar Rail Network. The Solar Rail Network sounds like it functions to allow for speedy travel to locations in the solar system. "Rebuilding" implies it was once destroyed. Now why would someone destroy a rail system? Is it that its reconstruction may allow for travel to otherwise impossible-to-access areas? Areas where the Corpus search for Orokin technology? Perhaps the rail system is predicated on Orokin Technology, which is why the Corpus are searching for Orokin salvage on Mars.

 

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We see how and why the Grineer are trying to stop them with the current conflict. What you might not be aware of, is the similar encroachment on Ceres, a neighbor of Neptune.

 

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So what am I getting at here? The Grineer are trying to stop the Corpus from acquiring sufficiently advanced technology on multiple fronts. Were the Corpus to have free reign over their operations, the solar rail network would allow travel from a location between Triton (the messenger, or, line of communication between the hidden R&D operations bases) and Palus, on Pluto, which we need to take a closer look at:

 

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What do we know about Palus? It's at the end of an obscure chain of nodes. Palus, in mythology, was the area where the Pantheon was built in Campus Martius, otherwise known as the "Field of Mars." (Hmm... Mars you say? What's going on there?) A pantheon is a temple of all gods, and seeing as how the Corpus are a cult, it would seem their pantheon would be constructed at their Palus. This would be the location that the Corpus commune with their deities, which may take the form of the Honorable Board. Alad V himself has stated that he believes the Grineer will strike Pluto.

 

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This is where things get crazy. The Corpus plan is literally spelled out by the chain of nodes while connect to Palus.

 

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Fun fact: The font used on the left is called Kozuka Gothic. Kozuka is an anagram for Zanuka. How is that a coincidence? Actually, Kozuka is a man who designed many fonts which Adobe utilizes. Since DE uses Adobe Flash for it's UI, I think he may have designed font(s) we see in game, so the Zanuka project may be a slight homage to Kozuka. <- false

 

Now, what does all this mean? Take a deep breath, Tenno.

Keeping in mind all the water related names in Corpus geography, all the intentions of the Corpus as a merchant cult to create devastating technology to please their High Board, and the Grineer's adamant resistance to their efforts, the proximity of Triton to Palus, it is clear what the Corpus plan to do with those captured Tenno...

What could traverse a river of pain?

What has the deceptive humanoid nature of Nix?

What has the ferocity of a hydra?

 

What crosses the boundary between the realm of the living and the underworld itself?

 

What would be a worthy offer to the Corpus High Board in their greatest temple?

Monsterous mind-controlled zombie warframe dolphins.

 

You crack it.  I mean, no way, sherlock! Maybe they add the story about the behind the projects about fighting against Tennos?  

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