Hope you guys enjoy part 1! Aiming to have part 2 out next weekend (probably another Sunday upload given how busy the main week is gonna be) In the meantime, would love any feedback given this is the heftiest upload I've attempted (ie pacing, lighting, audio, whether you laughed at the jokes or found the content interesting, so on and so forth). I personally only upload something if I find it already entertaining, but love getting feedback on new ventures as well. Hope you guys have a good week!

The rhino stopping is the first time a tenno transfers into the warframe, it was the tenno who stopped the beast. I think.

Octavia does have a tiny bit of lore that is worth mentioning. The Tenno uprising happened in the middle of the grand ceremony celebrating the end of the Old War. The victory of their mutated slaves was meant to be honored with the beat of ceremonial naga drums, but Octavia hijacked this ceremony and played her anthem instead, giving all of the Tenno the signal to start slaughtering the Orokin in retaliation for murdering Margulis and being generally abusive douchebags.

Not talking about Visp's huge rear bumper in warframe takes... strongest of wills. Also Limbo got teared to pieces just because he miscalculated is incredibly funny. "Risks were calculated, but man, am I bad at math" - Limbo, probably.

Mesa is canonically blind because it is appealing to easily for her to hit people so she now where’s a blind fold to make it easier and more fun So she literally never misses a shoot while blind imagine her without it

Nekros's and Saryn's prime trailers also have some cool lore. Like Vauban and Banshee they were made to face specific enemies. Saryn was made to fight poison with poison on earth, which was, for a time, taken over by infestation. Nekros was made to kill Orokin. To remind them of the terror of death.

Excalibur lore ingame: 🗡️💂‍♀️ Excalibur lore irl: one of the finest tales of believing in your vision I've ever seen

Bit of a correction, Ember, while its minor does have some pretty important lore tied to her, she was the officer who first found the tenno children when the Zarriman re-entered real space. He fire powers presumably originating from the void burns she recieved. So I'd argue she's lore lite.

My favorite part about Protea Prime’s trailer is that Parvos absolutely dominates the narration, and by the end Ballas sounds super bitter and angry in his line delivery.

8:10 "Space Therapists" more like "Space Coulselors" because we are unlicensed XD

So Valkyr's (and actually pretty much all of Alad's lore) uh non-consentual cleaning out of her skin happened because of an event that can no longer be accessed, and isn't documented anywhere. The Zanuka in Alad's boss fight is also what happened to Valkyr's skin. Although it doesn't seem to matter because Valkyr prime made the lore around her really confusing because Valkyr was a different warframe with different abilities but she also isn't because her prime warframe has the same abilities and that's explicitly what Ballas designed her to do. So I guess that Alad flaying her just made her go from regular angry to Khornate berserker angry.

The recap suddenly made me think about the situation with Ballas. The Orokin ruled through fear. In the Sacrifice quest he said that he didn't understand how he didn't understand that the Tenno could calm the Warframes through empathy. He was jealous because we were able to control something that he couldn't. So he tried to control us, but we wouldn't, so he tried to control Margulis instead so she can control us. It worked for a while. But Ballas got jealous that Margulis could control us while he couldn't. So he wanted her to get of us, but she chose death instead. Ballas than tried to control us through a deal with the Sentients. They were to give us a new Margulis. But because it's machine, Ballas was hoping that he could control her too. But even that went wrong because of the amount of Margulis she was exposed to by the void. Ballas tried reprogramming Lotus in trying to turn her into an enemy for us and then manipulate us into killing her. But we intercepted him and stabbed him. He made another pathetic attempt to make this work. Until he got his eyes on a new way of trying to control her through reviving her brother somehow and controlling him. It worked again for a little bit until she yet again showed that she doesn't let herself be controlled. So Ballas accepted that he couldn't control neither us nor Lotus, so he decided to just get rid of us with a clever trap. Because only if we're gone, he would be able to be in full control of everything. After the Void brought us back. There was frustration in him because he knew that he will never be in full control as long as we are around. So instead he decides to just destroy everything and go to world of machines where he can program everyone how he likes it. But for a man who wanted to control everything, he met his demise by not even being in contol of himself and surrenders to his own lies immediately. Empathy and compassion are incomprehensible poisons to Ballas. He hates us because he couldn't control us because of it and didn't understand why.

addition to garuda piece in the video: her blueprint was found in basically a pile of trash and saryn: ballas was so down bad for margulis, he designed the frame to look like her? i guess?

I didn't see it mentioned, but it should be noted that for Chroma, the Warframe itself is wearing the pelt of a sentient dragon it killed. I always assumed THAT was why it was hunting down the old sentient relic, because the frame itself lost control and the dragon was the one in control at that point. I don't know if there's any other verification for this, unfortunately. Also, PHENOMINAL work. Just excellent. It's a ton of information to sift through.

We're here live at part 1 of the warframe lore

10:27 huge missed opportunity to photoshop lotus over palpatine going “execute order 66”

I'm pretty sure Xaku's name is a mix of the void words Xata, Lohk, and Khra, meaning Truth, Void, and Time. Xaku's powers also do have todo with these things too. Their 1 is a void damage buff called Xata's (Truth) Whisper and their 4 is called the Vast Untime which pauses the timers on their abilities. 3 is called Grasp of Lohk (Void) and their cycle ability, The Lost, names are Gaze, Accuse, Deny which sound quite similar to a certain line in a certain void poem.

Caliban was made during the old war. This detail is just tucked away on his alt helm. Also this is a huge stretch but there is an unaccounted for tenno that has awoken from the second dream that we know was in control of certain wolf frame. Maybe they had something to do chroma smashing the machines to hide secrets. Especially if one of those machines had the truth of the tenno. Amazing video btw

Excalibur having no Lore is crazy to me considering he's the poster boy.

As a Lavos main, part 2 of this series excites me. Expect to see me there, Fledgling Loremaster.

Tiny sliver from the Saryn Prime trailer, she was designed to wipe out the Infested on Earth. One of the tougher things is that Ballas is an unreliable narrator (outright the "Golden Lord of Lies" as Hunhow put it, lol) so the Prime trailers and the Vitruvian are kind of sus. And Drusus is "that one guy" running the wiki who may or may not be fanfiction lol. So theres a grain of salt to take on the Leverian, especially when it implies things that the frames (or universe in general) in the game don't seem to reflect as actual possibilities (like Lavos Snakes being an Orokin Executor) For the Stolen Dreams, we set off the “all good, time to rise up and attack” signal that Natah was supposed to send out but never did after the Tenno cut off the Orokin heads. New Strange is a bit more open ended. As you note “someone” is trying to stop the Tenno from rediscovering Sentients. Could be Natah assigned Chroma before her memory issues, possibly an early intervention of Ballas, or Hunhow himself. In the now-lost to time loading screen for Chromas update, it referred to his pelt as being made from the remnants of”his worst enemy”, which for a Warframe at the time would have been a sentient. Possibly meaning it gave Sentients sone influence over the frame in the absence of Tenno.

100% invested, a bit sad that Excal doesn't have a big lore, but I think I know you will give Excal Umbra his own spot. I'll be waiting for part 2, o' Lore Master (in training)

As far as I can tell, Hildryn was Ballas' primary bodyguard, perhaps a close friend growing up, and she kept this part of her personality through her transformation.

I like to theorize about the warframes we have very little lore about and what kind of person would be given such a form. I'm a huge Zephyr main so I theorize that she was some sort of pilot or archwing user before changing since she would need a good sense of 3d positioning ahead of time. When it comes to Ember, she's obviously got a punk aesthetic and the moltov cocktail is the iconic punk weapon, I imagine she was a revolutionary leader or someone who was actively protesting the Orokin and was captured and changed as a form of cruel irony. I have so many more theories but Ill be rambling all day lol

I need more. DE are sitting on a treasure trove of potential lore with Warframe alone. If they treat Soulframe as good, I'll be drowning in good lore.

I became a Caliban main recently and by god I would LOVE it if he got a quest diving into his inception and perhaps using him to show us more about the sentients. I’ve become a huge fan of the faction since I’ve started playing him, their designs are so good. Also in terms of gameplay he’s not as bad as people say, his first ability is the worst ability in the game but just helminth that off for something that’s actually useful and he can be a great weapon’s platform

I laughed so much at the "part-time podcaster" for ballad and it's so true

I know who was controlling chroma. Essentially his coat is made from sentient technology so it could be inferred that his own coat has become self aware and is manipulating the frame, it wants to destroy the arcane codexes because it leads to sentient more sentient tech that the Tenno would most likely destroy. Also with the whole rhino thing, Davis’ theory was that the void-touched children of the Zariman would be able to transfer themselves into the warframes, pioneering transference technology used before the war within quest. Due to the danger of accessing the sleeping children and putting a highly violent warframe near them is probably not safe even by Orokin standards he released the beast so he could have his experiment without needing to go through the bureaucratic channels.

I managed to completely forget Hidden Messages existed when Mirage Prime was released. I never considered the idea that first gen Frames might've still been around for all the time that the Tenno had been asleep.

(SPOILERS) My theory with the events on the Zariman is that when we shook Wally's hand he did some eternalism shenanigans and instead of just saving us he instead decimated all posible time lines where the 10-0 children move to the farm in your words. This left just 2 time-lines left; Our one, we escape and become a Tenno and Duviri/The Drifters time-line where we don't escape and create Duviri. Eventually through more void shenanigans they both end up converging after the New War

I've been looking for a comprehensive breakdown of this stuff for a decade. Instant subscribe. Thank you so much!

I'd say ,the proto warframe skins for frames like Excalibur and Volt, and addition of Dark Sector might also open more lore opportunity here

About the Chroma quest: the Voice from the Arcane machine was actually Hunhow. The voice back then was named "sentient voice" in the gamefiles. It was set up for the Second Dream quest. Likely Hunhow either trying to taunt us or trying to contact someone about the reservoir, but it got interrupted by old Orokin Technology. Lotus acts uncomfortable during these sections like she knows more than she says. Theories are that either Lotus send the Chroma to keep you away from Hunhow and keep her last barried. Or Stalker was being contacted by Hunhow and either of them were trying to cover their tracks. There were a lot of theories going around when these quests dropped because around that time it really felt like they are teasing that something big was coming. We didn't know about Hunhow yet. But we did see that it was called "Sentient voice" and we have heard about the Sentients in the previous lore we found about the Old War. So from here it became clear that our ancient enemies are about to return. And the Rhino story: Rhino looks at his hands just like in the Second Dream. The scientist proved that the Tenno can calm the Warframes

i love every minute of this. editing is smooth and show what you talking about. witting commentary. great job keep it up

Just found the channel, but already love it. Its refreshing to see someone who acts like they genuinely like the topic they are discussing. Not to mention the great humor. Can't wait to see more.

W gyre attention (i have seen only 6 gyre mains ever)

Glad to see that your loremaster skills are improving. I finally understand the Warframes

I’m waiting on the part 2, this is perfect for me. KEEP IT GOING.

Very well done video! Informative and entertaining

I think we need more cc like you in the warframe community. Most cc are min-maxers, how to’s, and grind channels. I think we need more lore heads like you to help even vets like me better understand the world we explore and grind. Keep up the great work man, you got a sub from me!

So the theory for the new strange was that the one controlling Chroma was the sentient mothership AKA Natah/Lotus's mother.

Absolutely loving this series! Now my brain can rest easy processing all these mumbo-jumbo lores scattered around

I’m here for every frame and the loremaster! 🎉 patiently waiting for part 2 and more

The way you recapped the story was so clear and easy to follow. Makes me wish I started here to get a basic understanding. Thank you for the video

The thing with the sentient relic with Chroma is because It's skin is the skin of a sentient, thats where it's adaptation to damage comes.

Holy hell! This is kiterally the best warframe lore explenation ive ever watched! Kudos!

Part 1 was funny. But saryn prime does have a lil lore on why balis build her

You're making me miss Rahetalius with these lore videos haha Really liking these 🤘

Ah yes, another criminally underrated lore channel

Croma was originally mentioned to be a warframe Sentient hybrid. So the implication was the sentient part of him was what was letting him be controlled.

Great video as always! Can't wait for part two!

This is such a good breakdown

Haven't watched the whole thing, but i know its gonna be a very thrilling video. Subscribed recently and I love all the content. Thank you

Part 2 better drop soon, this had me so invested

Okay so, I have been playing warframe on and off since 2014 now and I never completely grasped the lore until your videos 😭 Love how you approach your videos !!

This was good man . Very good *bows*

18:18 “or he was into muscular women” the one agreeable take Ballas had. To be fair, I have a tremendous amount of bias given that 56.5% of my 2,577 hours played split between Hildryn and Hildryn Prime(~1,456 hours)

I just finished New War and was confused as hell so thank you so much for the beginning lore recap

I know there was a bit of saryn lore when her prime variant came out. Ballas mentioned she was created to fight the infested. A way to "fight fire with fire" type of ordeal. Kinda neat how banshee was made to fight grineer, vuabon corpus, and saryan the infested.

I've seen this video like 5 times now and man.... I love this games story. This videos made me go back and I am getting ready to play New War.

10:46 - "Her dad is mad, HE'S STUCK IN UR ANUS" I just couldn't stop laughing

Great job! Subbed and ready to dive into all those previous videos!

thank uuuuu! i really loved it!

I liked how u organization the warframes lore. I was thinking you might do it in order of release, but this is nice too.

if im not wrong, excal was the first to be ever concieved, hence why he's so basic and almost non-distinguishable from your everyday regular dax. also Rahetalius did some amazing fan lore for equinox and many loreless others back in ye olde days when he was still playing (my favorite is zaku's one where he makes a play on survivalist guilt and how people deformed by war are greeted when they come back)

wow wow wow i cannot believe you only have 3.5 k subs i've been getting back into warframe this past couple weeks and it's so nice to see new videos about it you're editing and speaking are amazing keep up the great work im looking forward to watching the rest of your videos ❤❤

Oh boy, cant wait for part 2 and maybe proto-frames lore on next updates

Subscribing because you are funny and one of the best loremasters ive seen bravo

First time in my life of playing warframe (about 10 yeas for now) i see _simple_ explanation of pre-game lore in 10 minutes, so even not so bright person as me understands it. Bravo!

My man, love the work

I still remember rhino being my frame going into you know when. Absolute shivers and one of the best gaming moments I can remember

We gonna need you to make a pt.2 😊

Hi. First time listener, long time Warframer... Thanks for the Lore. Now I gotta go check your other videos out. 👍

Why these recent Warframe videos are so good in quality!? You have earned yourself a new subscriber sir Best of luck to you!

"The Full Lore-section!" What a tease! 😆 Hella looking forward to part 2!

You are so much wonderful energy, I'm very happy I found your video.

Thank you very much for video ❤ Just a few moments. Some warframes on the "No Lore" list could be characterized more as "There are two lines of lore, still more than Garuda" - Excalibur was probably the first warframe developed, given description and Ballas' Vitruvian - Ember. There's a suggestion that she's the infected Inspector Kalin, the woman in charge of the case of the missing and suddenly returned Zariman 10-0, who asked too many questions. However, this is speculation based on the fact that Kalin's story is told to the Ember Prime codex. - Hydroid was created to remind the people of the Empire who their gods were (that is, to intimidate the population). He also had a feud with Sevagoth, judging from the description of Sevagoth's Deluxe - Necros is essentially the same thing, intimidation of enemies and the population - Oberon was presumably created to protect Earth - Octavia coordinated the massacre of the Orokin and had the same role ih the Old War, but against the Sentients - Sarina probably was also one of the attempts at terraforming Earth. Also, Ballas created her in memory of Margulis - Wisp was created to terraform and protect Earth - Wukong. Nothing regarding him specifically, but he is one of examples how the Orokin embodied heroes and gods from legends

I’m in love with this video but for me, a quick critique I feel that turning up background music a little more will add to the narrative a bit, love this vid btw

Nice to know my main Nova is in the full lore section

DUUUUUUDE!!!! This is great!! This is the first time im coming across your channel so i havent seen any of your other lore videos (yet) but i have to say, the mosst epic thing about this video is the clear cut straightforeward description of the lore recap in the game, even as an mr 26 veteran (3000 hours) who cares a lot about lore ive never really gotten a picture as clear as what youve painted in the beginning of the video! Youve earned yourself another loreling army member and a sub my good sir!! 😎

Your hilarious! Great vid 😅 subbed

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE HOLLLYYY INSANE VIDEO (Tldr: Me like keep doing this awesome content!)

Your doing gods work thank you very much!😍

great vid dope one as a retune player since (closed beta) its a heart warming humage to the best space ninja game out there, buttttt i need part 2 XDD keep it up

this is extremely well explained thanks for this type of content

Lets go loreling, i pat my back you pat yours too. Keep going dude, love your style of explanation 🔥

Love the way you explain all this like we are all new to WF. I watched one of Brozime vids on lore a few weeks ago. Its was an hour long and I didn’t understand it very well. Do thank you for this vid❤

I was SO sad my main (Gara) wasn't here, and then I saw that Part 2 is gonna have the frame with full lore... and I'm SO HERE FOR THIS! Great video, really funny, but also informative video! Subbed! \o/

The lore, it all make sense to me now. Great video

Liked, aaaaand noice, keep it up lore master!

a 30 minute warframe lore?? we eatin good today bois

Drop the second please ! I’m excited for it

*@CorgTheMighty* 💥 Looking forward to *PART* *2!* Funny, entertaining, informative, fascinating, and interesting, thank you sir!

This is a really cool video

Did not expect part 1 to be 30 minutes long

These vids are rad.

After 7:16 I realized just how much he isnt including lol. Definitley subscribing and definitley binging all of his videos eventually

Through out this hole video I actually or finally got information about warframes that raised confusion.And I think Im still on fire after the 11 minute skip I love this hole video of lore and background but I'm only waiting for Gauss(The Saint on Altra) and Umbra Excalaber because I believe the quest did not give a full explanation about him even if it was a quest.

Half an hour lore. Yaooo. What a blessed day.

Holy crap this is awesome😂😂😂 I learned more lore from just half this video than playing the same story quests over and over and over and over and I feel like I’m living in a paradox and holy crap yes please make a lore video on Duviri paradox👍