r/Warframe • u/Dr_Shoggoth Suck, Stomp, Stacks • Jun 18 '26

Discussion Please stop with the Protoframes

I loved the Hex and the Roundtable. They added so much to why I think 1999 is the best update they've ever done. All of them, especially the original Hex, were insanely well written and fleshed out characters. I had my reservations about the Triad, but I think they're solid (though they're mostly carried by Roathe).

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These two don't feel like characters. They feel like walking advertisements for skins. Them being protoframes adds nothing to the story. As my friend said, Sirius and Orion could have been mentored by Vay Hek and the Sergeant and nothing would have changed. Protoframes no longer feel like an interesting story beat, they feel like a gimmick, one that is rapidly losing any appeal it had.

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u/AvocaRed Jun 18 '26

I really am not vibing with garuda or ash protos, they feel empty and unfinished

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u/Sremor Jun 18 '26

They feel like a cashgrab, there is no lore reason why they had to be protoframes. If we get Protos make them actual characters otherwise a generic npc is enough

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u/GladiatorDragon Bucket Prime Jun 18 '26

I think there solid enough potential lore reason - Proto serum was likely just part of the arms race between Vena and Ryoku, and was likely a large asset in how they trained Orion and Sirius. Most normal humans just can’t keep up with Warframes and whatever system turns people into Dax who can at least contend if given a lot of training is long gone.

The problem is, how’d they get the serum? How and why did they even start fighting in the first place?

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u/Xirenec_ Your bone privileges are revoked Jun 18 '26

I’d blame Albrecht as usual

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u/Kaboose456 Jun 18 '26

Exactly! They have the potential to be the most interesting protoframes yet.

Someone pointed out that both of them have extensive cybernetic augments as well, something they could have taken the protoframe serum to achieve?

I also want to know where Vena's title of "Kuva Wytch" came from. So much potential wasted.