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[Warframe Concept] Typhus - The Parasite Warframe

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Warframe Prime Time - Episode 8 - http://youtu.be/jQ2xD7kfHgs?t=51m31s

Warframe Prime Time - Episode 9 - http://youtu.be/HOfLkwdpPCQ?t=41m27s

Warframe Prime Time - Episode 35 - http://youtu.be/0RExSsnmk6g?t=33m27s (Concept of the week)

 

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Name

Typhus  -  The meaning of the name↓

Typhus is any of several similar diseases caused by Rickettsia bacteria. The name comes from the Greek "Typhos" meaning smoky or hazy, describing the state of mind of those affected with typhus. The causative organism Rickettsia is an obligate parasite bacterium that cannot survive for long outside living cells. Typhus should not be confused with typhoid fever. While "typhoid" means "typhus-like", the diseases are distinct and are caused by different species of bacteria.
 
The first reliable description of the disease appears during the Spanish siege of Moorish Granada in 1489. These accounts include descriptions of fever and red spots over arms, back, and chest, progressing to delirium, gangrenous sores, and the stink of rotting flesh. During the siege, the Spaniards lost 3,000 men to enemy action, but an additional 17,000 died of typhus.
 
Some of the symptome include:
Extremely high fevers
Boiling blood
Delirium
Nausea
Vomiting
Rashes
Severe muscle pain
And death.

 
Theme
Parasite.

Role

Glass-Cannon/Leech (Weak, but uses abilities to weaken enemies while buffing himself)
 
Short Bio
He is a parasite-type Warframe that uses organic cutting tendrils and viral compounds to take the target's strengths for himself to bolster his own inherently weak armour and shields. Typhus is a leech, a parasite that knows only how to take from those around him to support himself, rather than his allies.
 
Typhus is inspired by parasitism; the result of incorporating more biological features into the the Warframe's operation. The Warframe creates a symbiotic--albeit parasitic--bond with the wearer; Typhus doesn't only feed off of Void Energy in order to manifest its abilities, it also consumes some of the Tennos own flesh to do so. To supplement and replenish the lost biological matter (health), Typhus needs to regularly consume enemies.
 
Typhus is, however, very far removed from the Infested. Where the Infested seek to consume, assimilate and mutate all biological matter as a means of reproduction, Typhus leeches the biological matter off enemies only to support the wearer.
 
The infested is an all consuming wildfire; desolating all in its path.
Typhus is a controlled flame, searing away the weeds so the forest may grow strong.
 

Powers List

 

Devouring Claws - Typhus summons bone-like claws from the ground in front of him, moving towards him in a line. A portion of damage done by theses talons return to Typhus as health. (It works as a cone so its hits multiple targets.)

Boiling Blood - His armour becomes instable, pressure rises, his blood boils over and at the peak he erupts in a display of gore and frenzy. Trading his health for debuffs, Typhus can start violently ripping away steel and armor of their enemy. (The Boiling blood deals a certain amount of damage to himself.)

 

Cannibalize Armour - Typhus launches out tendrils, Severing an example of the enemy's defensive system and mimics it with similar effects. This can be used to buff or restore Typhus' own stats.  If he targets Grineer, he improves his armor. If he targets Corpus, he improves and restores his shields. If he targets Infested, he improves and restores his health.

 

Parasitism - (Not to be confused with Cannibalize Armour, which is a self-stat buff, whereas this is a Combat Function Self-Buff) Typhus gains the physiology of the last devoured enemy and temporarily assuming its traits in order to deliver a massive area attack. Consuming a Grineer Unit results in a Bio-Missile Barrage, consuming a Corpus unit results in a Bio-Laser barrage, and consuming an infested unit results in the creation of a cluster of viral insects that burst out of Typhus and swarms the immediate area, consuming and slowing anything not Tenno. Example: http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2015/031/c/4/warframe___typhus__parasitism__grineer__by_redskittlez_da-d8g6f15.png

 

*Passive Ability - When Typhus health falls below 30% he gains a slight increased damage to his abilities and in melee.

 

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Physiology  Note: The art is out of date, but the information is still valid.

 
Exoskeleton
An exoskeleton is the external skeleton that supports and protects an animal's body, in contrast to the internal skeleton (endoskeleton) of, for example, a human. Some animals, such as the tortoise, have both an endoskeleton and an exoskeleton.
 
Exoskeletons contain rigid and resistant components that fulfill a set of functional roles including protection, excretion, sensing, support, feeding and acting as a barrier against desiccation in terrestrial organisms. Exoskeletons have a role in defense from pests and predators, support, and in providing an attachment framework for musculature.
 
Exoskeletons contain chitin; the addition of calcium carbonate makes them harder and stronger.
 
In-growths of the arthropod exoskeleton known as antipodes serve as attachment sites for muscles. These structures are composed of chitin, and are approximately 6 times as strong and twice as stiff as vertebrate tendons. Similar to tendons, antipodes can stretch to store elastic energy for jumping, notably in locusts.
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Typhus' skin radiates a sickly glow because of a chemical reaction produced by the toxin injected by the parasites that reside within his armor. When this toxin comes in contact with living flesh, it will make the skin seem transparent, revealing the tissue, fibers and even bone.
 
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Typhus is not invincible within his exoskeleton. When he receives substantial punishment his exoskeleton begins to chip off, bit by bit. Its a feature I want to apply to him as a way to see your damage in addition to your health-bar. He replenishes his Armour by absorbing the bones of his victims.
 
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The exoskeleton that covers Typhus isn't molded to his body.  Underneath the plate there are hooks and barbs that dig into his flesh, keeping the Armour in place.  He's constantly in pain, even more so when he moves.

 

Symbiosis - long-term interactions between different biological species, which can be mutualistic, commensal or parasitic.

Mutualism - where both organisms experience mutual benefit in the relationship.

Parasitism - where one organism benefits at the expense of another.

 

More on Symbiosis and Parasites:

Symbiosis (from Ancient Greek "together" and "living") is close and often long-term interaction between two or more different biological species. In 1879, the German mycologist Heinrich Anton de Bary defined it as "the living together of unlike organisms."

The definition of symbiosis is controversial among scientists. Some believe symbiosis should only refer to persistent mutualisms, while others believe it should apply to any types of persistent biological interactions (i.e. mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic). Current biology and ecology textbooks now use the latter "de Bary" definition or an even broader definition (i.e. symbiosis = all species interactions)

Traditionally parasite referred primarily to organisms visible to the naked eye, or macroparasites (typically protozoa and helminths). Parasite now includes microparasites, which are typically smaller, such as viruses and bacteria. Some examples of parasites include the plants mistletoe and cuscuta, and animals such as hookworms.

Parasites that live on the surface of the host are called ectoparasites. Those that live inside the host are called endoparasites (including all parasitic worms). Endoparasites can exist in one of two forms: intercellular parasites (inhabiting spaces in the host’s body) or intracellular parasites (inhabiting cells in the host’s body). Intracellular parasites, such as protozoa, bacteria or viruses, tend to rely on a third organism, which is generally known as the carrier or vector. The vector does the job of transmitting them to the host. An example of this interaction is the transmission of malaria, caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium, to humans by the bite of an anopheline mosquito. Those parasites living in an intermediate position, being half-ectoparasites and half-endoparasites, are sometimes called mesoparasite.

Unlike predators, some parasites do not kill their host. They are also generally much smaller than their host, and will often live in or on their host for an extended period of time. Both are special cases of consumer-resource interactions. Parasites show a high degree of specialization, and reproduce at a faster rate than their hosts. Classic examples of parasitism include interactions between vertebrate hosts and diverse animals such as tapeworms, flukes, the Plasmodium species, and fleas. In rare cases, a parasite may even undergo co-speciation with its host. One particularly remarkable example of co-speciation exists between the simian foamy virus (SFV) and its primate hosts.

 

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Typhus utilizes a complex set of sensitive, mutated organs in the roof of his mouth to “Taste” his enemy’s vitality and strength, allowing him to pick out the weakest targets in a group, or harry a victim until it drops from exhaustion. In this manner, Typhus hunts in a way that is eerily reminiscent of the snakes of old earth.

Typhus’ enhanced vomeronasal system uses Amino-Complex acids to break down genetic material and provide a sort of “Trace” on a victim. By “Tasting” an enemy, a small tertiary lobe in Typhus’ brain performs rapid mathematical calculations utilizing “Kleiber’s Law” to relay heart-rate, metabolic, and energy emission information regarding the intended victim to Typhus’ eyes. Essentially allowing Typhus to “See” just how strong his enemy is, and how long it has left to live.

 
 
Typhus' tendril
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Typhus’ tendrils utilize a small amount of mutagenic acid, which is forcibly injected into the victim’s flesh on impact, that breaks down flesh, bone and even Armour and cloth into a genetic slurry that Typhus can absorb and metabolize. This allows Typhus to repair his body and Armour by supplying new biomass, which is stored in a special organ in his chest cavity. This Biomass is then distributed as required by Typhus’ body, and secreted by the parasitic worms as a sort of “Organic Glue” which hardens into new chitin or flesh.
 
Typhus' Setae

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This explains how Typhus can parkour and wall-run.

 
 
Trivia

 

Fanart

Deathshatter's Typhus Fanart - http://i.imgur.com/K4GyAIW.png
arch111'sTyphus meets the Predator Fanart - http://i.imgur.com/6vmeKak.jpg

 
FAQ

#1 Q: “Tysis? Typhus? They’re so similar!”
 
A: That’s actually interesting that you’d bring that up. Tysis is derived from the root suffix “-ptysis” which is “to spit up matter” typically blood, teeth, or bits of bone. Typhus, on the other hand is named after a disease caused by the Rickettsia family of bacteria, the symptoms of which are generally not very pleasant. They may sound similar, but they mean two different things.
 
 
#2 Q: “Is Typhus still an Infested Warframe?”
 
A: Due to lack of lore all we can really say is: No. It’s interesting to note that Tenno are already somehow warped by the Void (Whether or not this is a “True Technocyte infestation” is up to the Devs). It’s also worth noting that all Warframes contain a percentage of Infested Tissues as part of their composition, with a citation from Golem/Lephantis: “Why do you harm us? We are your Flesh”.
 
 
#3 Q: “Why did he turn from a medieval knight into a samurai?”
 
A: Well… Typhus has always kind of had Design Elements of Samurai Armour in his designs. It’s just that so many types of armour look so similar that the easiest way to convey this aesthetic change was to modify the design of the helmet to give it a more traditional Kabuto look in line with typical depictions of Samurai. So it’s not that the overall design has changed, it’s that Typhus’ design has been brought closer to the Warframe aesthetic style.
 
#4 Q: “Typhus looks so evil, is this an enemy concept or a player character concept?”
 
A: Typhus is a player-character warframe concept. But there are a few other warframe designs already in-game that could be construed as “EVIL”. Take for example Nekros, whose entire design philosophy is the manipulation of life and death. Also take into consideration that “Necromancy” is one of the “Dark Arts”. That said; evil can still be used for good. Like with Forest Fires and controlled burns, which can make a forest much hardier and much healthier. Typhus is the Tenno’s controlled flame for the system’s forest. So, is Typhus evil? No. I have it on good authority that he’s actually a really nice guy once you get past that ugly face of his.
 
 
#5  Q: “Is Typhus undead/some-form-of-zombie?”
 
A: Nope. The armour is a Parasite though, and if the host dies, then the warframe dies. Typhus has essentially traded his humanity for the ability to defend the system much more effectively. This is actually a very noble sacrifice given the known views Tenno hold on honour and the suffering Typhus puts himself through.
 
 
#6 Q: “Isn’t this a little lore breaking? Like how Typhus’ armour chips apart and he shows his skin?”
 
A: Well see, that’s the problem. The way things stand right now; we can’t exactly make that call. All we can do is make our suggestions and then hope that the Devs take those suggestions. And obviously they can make their own design changes so that it fits their vision for the game a little better. Because right now there is no 100% canon, everything is up to artist’s interpretation for now.
 

 
 

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This thread was made for my concept Typhus and discussions related to Typhus. You're welcome to be a fan of other concepts, but please do not promote, solicit or link concepts made by others without first getting my explicit permission. This is common courtesy; I don't want people to take my concepts and solicit them elsewhere, so please don't solicit others' concepts here. Cheers.

 

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I actually had no idea that existed. What is your idea of what the claws would look like? "Bone-like claws" sounds like a Nekros kind of power.

 

"Bone-like" does not necessary mean the base of a skeletal structure or literally made out of bones. Its a simple way to describe something that is hard to enplane how it works or what it looks like. Please look at Typhus' Physiology and you will see he is covered in chitin, that will be what the claws are made from Kind of like Scorpion or Lobster, but with a more "bone-like" look to them.

Beside do you think Necros will use something like theses-

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Hi Red! 

 

As someone who's been trying to design frames for quite a bit now how do get that 'warframe-ey' vibe right? What are your guidelines/rule of the thumb when designing a frame?

 

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Here are some sketches of a warframe I have done. I took inspiration from WWII fighter pilots and military officers and generals. So if you have an awesome idea for a  warframe concept its always a good idea to take aspects from different places and try to mold them together. For example this Frame concept is a gravity based Frame,  since pilots have to "bend gravity to their will" in order to fly, and officers and generals choices on the battle field have a "gravity" and "weight" to them. I felt that these two aspects worked well together to portray what a gravity based warframe could look like. Never be afraid to try different things and go outside the box. Always look for inventive new ways to portray something in your concepts and designs.

 

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i'd have plenty of speeches if his aesthetic is disappointing

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I don't see why DE won't get it.

Every time they redesign a fan concept, the community complains about, cuz they loved the old one.

Conclusion, keep the old design. Tyhpus' design even fits the warframe style(in my opinion)

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I don't see why DE won't get it.

Every time they redesign a fan concept, the community complains about, cuz they loved the old one.

Conclusion, keep the old design. Tyhpus' design even fits the warframe style(in my opinion)

In all honesty, how much actual fanart/design have they really used?

If they design Typhus, I bet Mynki will make it really overthetop and weird. Hopefully awesome.

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Here are some sketches of a warframe I have done. I took inspiration from WWII fighter pilots and military officers and generals. So if you have an awesome idea for a  warframe concept its always a good idea to take aspects from different places and try to mold them together. For example this Frame concept is a gravity based Frame,  since pilots have to "bend gravity to their will" in order to fly, and officers and generals choices on the battle field have a "gravity" and "weight" to them. I felt that these two aspects worked well together to portray what a gravity based warframe could look like. Never be afraid to try different things and go outside the box. Always look for inventive new ways to portray something in your concepts and designs.

 

Thank ye good sir!

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In all honesty, how much actual fanart/design have they really used?

If they design Typhus, I bet Mynki will make it really overthetop and weird. Hopefully awesome.

i dont get why they feel they have to 24/7 be 100% original with everything they do. why is it that the only player content they'll agree to making is tennogen stuff? instead of Zephyr the wind elemental, they made Zephyr the avian. instead of a literal Dragon, they made Chroma the dragon hunter.

 

something tells me that, instead of Typhus the viral samurai, they'd make Typhus the viral leech. because they feel the need to stay original with their designs, they would likely seek an alternative design. that being said, they'd have to find an alternative visual parallel that they can build on like they did with Zephyr and Chroma.

 

everything about Typhus is related to parasites or some form of symbiosis in some kind of way. the only organisms related to parasites that i can think of, are worms and smaller invertebrates. there's leeches, ascaris, flukes, roundworms, etc. if there are any microscopic arthopod parasites, then that would be nice inspiration to model off of. but then again, not only is Typhus technically a mass of worms, he is technically a carrier of parasites naturally. so they could posibly model him off of certain organisms that carry parasites. idk, i'll just put my faith in Mynki, i mean, he modeled the Harlequin mirage helmet off a freaking cuttlefish

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The game needs this Frame to come to action. Mindblowing concept, me and my friends been waiting for ages to this Warframe.

 

We have a cowboy inspired Frame but we dont have a Samurai one, in a ninja style game its kinda weird. PLS DE work in this.

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