xcrimsonlegendx Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Going to just get right into it. I don't think Nidus prime should have the standard Orokin gold filigree you come to expect with your average primed Warframe, it just doesn't fit his theme. People say he can't be primed, but obviously he will be, there is no denying that. But that doesn't mean he'll look like every other prime frame. So, here we have an image of some Orokin and Infested fish from our open world environments. You can see the evolution from ornate Orokin design to infested mutation. What was once golden trim has morphed into vibrant tendrils, what was shiny metal is now twisted flesh. Orokin design corrupted by the infestation is clearly already a theme in-game and I think its one we can use to imagine future content in this vein. So, it could be possible that Nidus Prime will not be adorned with golden Orokin metals as you would assume but instead with what those bits have been twisted into by infestation. Imagine Nidus prime not with golden crests and filigree, but with waving infested tendrils and complex fins of flesh. These adornments making him look just as regal as any other prime frame with complexity and style but meaty and disgusting as you'd come to expect from Nidus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 That's an orokin fish mutated by the infestation. Warframes are an infested strain mutated by the orokin, opposite direction. It makes perfect sense for nidus to have gold bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHargreav Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 If I'm correct the warframes are covered in some bio-metal so any warframe can be primed including Nidus. Since their skin is part of their bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_R_o_g_u_e_ Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I was excited to see Nidus prime because I was wanting to see him prior to becoming mutated by infestation. However, I wouldn’t really mind this either. What I think is more practical though, is for Nidus prime to look like a prime. Then his tennogen skins/ skins can further explore the infested aesthetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soy77 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Saryn prime has exist for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_R_o_g_u_e_ Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Soy77 said: Saryn prime has exist for years. Personally, I despise Saryn’s prime and still use her default head and skin. The prime mixing her head tails and main body colour together really ruined the skin for me. Specially when the default separates those two channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaotea Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I imagine it will probably be like the delux skin, with a second layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(XBOX)C11H22O11 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Soy77 said: Saryn prime has exist for years. Her theme is disease not infestation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrimsonlegendx Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 5 hours ago, Drasiel said: That's an orokin fish mutated by the infestation. Warframes are an infested strain mutated by the orokin, opposite direction. It makes perfect sense for nidus to have gold bits. I wasn't saying it didn't make sense as far as the lore, simply that it'd look a lot cooler if instead of tacky gold bits hot-glued onto an infested frame, they gave him a thematically appropriate appearance based on what we know an infested Orokin creature can look like. Of course they could take the easy route but it'd look a lot more interesting if they didn't. and hell, Nidus' entire theme is an ever expanding mutation. Who's to say that Nidus Prime wouldn't have mutated over centuries to look like the fish evolution chart pictured above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrimsonlegendx Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 4 hours ago, JackHargreav said: If I'm correct the warframes are covered in some bio-metal so any warframe can be primed including Nidus. Since their skin is part of their bodies. Correct, every frame will be primed at some point. Regardless of their theme, backstory or any other factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivaMain Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Maybe our current unprimed Nidus loses it's outher chassis. The Prime version will have it's infested bits probably covered, but it will reveal itself after a set amount of mutations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Yggranya Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 If it doesn't change with mutation stack, it's going to suck regardless. Only thing i hope is that they don't do the same thing they did with the deluxe skin. Not much of a mutation if you just grow some metal extensions for...reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soy77 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, (XBOX)C11H22O11 said: Her theme is disease not infestation i was referring to the design language instead of actual canon. saryn prime, infested fishes in deimos, pretty much the same design language. i vaguely remember how DE (could be pablo? cmiiw) made a huge deal about her being the first prime who have asymmetric limbs designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)robotwars7 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I wouldn't be surprised if DE maybe drew some inspiration from his Phryke Deluxe Skin, particularly it's mutated form, where Nidus is adorned with additional metallic ornaments. or maybe he'll get the Excalibur/Frost Prime treatments and just be regular Nidus with some gold bits slapped on (probably not). I imagine him as a version of Nidus with a "golden infection" runnign through veins over his body, maybe even with additional mouths/eyes on other parts of his body that are gilded. imagine a Resident Evil Monster (one of the REALLY mutated ones), but soaked in liquid gold, and that's sort of what he might look like. it'd be a good opportunity for a prime that somehow looks both Regal, yet grotesque at the same time. I don't know if DE's design team can pull it off, but I look forward to seeing them try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 7 hours ago, xcrimsonlegendx said: I wasn't saying it didn't make sense as far as the lore, simply that it'd look a lot cooler if instead of tacky gold bits hot-glued onto an infested frame, they gave him a thematically appropriate appearance based on what we know an infested Orokin creature can look like. Of course they could take the easy route but it'd look a lot more interesting if they didn't. and hell, Nidus' entire theme is an ever expanding mutation. Who's to say that Nidus Prime wouldn't have mutated over centuries to look like the fish evolution chart pictured above? eh you think it'd look better but I'd rather have a more metallic nidus; colouring all his fleshy bits is always a bit of a PITA. I use the phryke skin explicitly because I don't enjoy how fleshy nidus is. A non metallic completely fleshy nidus prime would be absolutely the worst in my books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcrimsonlegendx Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, Drasiel said: eh you think it'd look better but I'd rather have a more metallic nidus; colouring all his fleshy bits is always a bit of a PITA. I use the phryke skin explicitly because I don't enjoy how fleshy nidus is. A non metallic completely fleshy nidus prime would be absolutely the worst in my books. And I don't use the phrike skin (i do own it though) because its not fleshy enough. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Just now, xcrimsonlegendx said: And I don't use the phrike skin (i do own it though) because its not fleshy enough. lol There's probably a happy middle ground between us somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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