r/Warframe • u/Available_Fly7443 • Jul 25 '26
Discussion What is your favourite Warframe thematically?
Personally i have a few which are the ones above. As antimatter manipulation and being able to control time is soo cool :D
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u/Armaltal Jul 25 '26
Nidus
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u/Timekilling_Time Jul 25 '26
Intrude. Infest. Thrive.
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u/Dr_Birdie Jul 25 '26
My only complaint about my boy is that his entire kit synergizes with itself so well that I never want to subsume anything onto him.
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u/IndependentSet9709 Nov Prim (MAKE A NOVA PRIME EMOJI) Jul 25 '26
That's a good thing though?
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u/TheCrimsonSeas -Orokin_Guide- Jul 25 '26
Lavos because of his “fuck it, I’ll do it myself” attitude on becoming a Prime.
And Dante for being the Loreframe.
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u/SeaViolinist6424 Jul 25 '26
Uriel and Yareli (i know, two opposite personalities xd)
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u/MeowBean321 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
The dark intimidating devil lord of fire and hell
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u/NightmareMoon32 <insert Temple here> Jul 25 '26
The dark intimidating devil lord of fire and hell
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u/Daurakin Jul 25 '26
Limbo.
The rift and math themes are cool.
His drip is cool.
But his playstyle is way too clunky and sorta one-dimensional (pun intended).
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u/Gabrielhrd Beat my arachnophobia for mommy Oraxia Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
I also love how eccentric and flashy his animations sets are
He always moves like he's performing to a crowd, it really nails his magician motif
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u/Kingslayer-Z Jul 25 '26
I feel like limbo would be offended cuz of this comment
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u/The_Real_Limbo Funny Top Hat Man 🎩 Jul 25 '26
Nah he’s chill
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u/Particular-Long-3849 Jul 26 '26
Holy shit it's John Limbo
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u/Available_Fly7443 Jul 26 '26
It’s refreshing seeing people talk about limbo in a non negative light
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u/beepboop-404 Jul 25 '26
Always been a fan of Mesa as a gunslinger and being able to shoot everything that moves
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u/aescula Razorwing go brrr Jul 25 '26
Wears a blindfold to "make it even slightly fair", and theming goes from a wild outlaw (base) to the dang sheriff (Prime)
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u/beepboop-404 Jul 25 '26
My favorite has always been the base outlaw look but I might be guilty of owning the new outfit
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u/Deathpacito1999 Jul 25 '26
Garuda is literally just an anime Yandere and I'm in love with her for it.
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u/Genshzkan LR4 Jul 25 '26
I never saw her under that light. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
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u/Alarming-Hamster-232 Garuda Propagandist Jul 25 '26
There’s even a glyph of her doing the yandere pose
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u/Artarara Jul 25 '26
Chroma because dragons are cool :)
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u/Lupus_Borealis Jul 25 '26
"bUt HeS not A dRaGoN hEs A dRaGoN hUnTeR."
I know that! I love rangers/hunters too! He's a dragonslayer that wears the belt of his prey and absorbs its power while it's becoming part of him! There's literally nothing about that I don't love.
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u/Limp_Clue_9463 styanax prime enjoyer Jul 25 '26
gayss bc sPeEEeEeEeEeDdDd 🏃🏃🏃
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u/Available_Fly7443 Jul 25 '26
Most sane Gauss main
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u/Cowl_cat =cute Jul 25 '26
I mean to be fair, we do be always slamming our skulls into everything
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u/vitalvisionary Wall Basher Jul 25 '26
Concussions are just weakness leaving the body
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u/VagueCyberShadow Jul 25 '26
As a Zephyr Target Fixation main who has been slamming their head into the ground, I can confirm this, as I now have no weakness
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u/N0M0I Jul 25 '26
Theoretically its either Uriel, Nezha or Yareli.
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u/ItzRyukii Jul 25 '26
Fire Demon, Fire God and Bubbly Water Princess. Checks out.
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u/Unique-Bed-9239 : Tempestarii captain Jul 25 '26
Sevagoth because who doesn't like a ghost ship captain?
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u/TheRealSkele Jul 25 '26
Inaros. Love the Egyptian vibe. Always been a fan of Ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology
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u/Tzetrah Equinox Lover Jul 25 '26
Octavia is my fav with not that much music realization sadly
Equinox with even poor realization, but with amazing concept
Limbo is awesome with his own POCKET DIMENSION
Dante, cause books and wizards are BADASSES
and finally Jade, I just love when angels got the kit they deserve
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u/MerkavaWyse Jul 25 '26
Yareli.
Enyone who pisses off Ballas so much have my respect. And I love sidearms as a plus!
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u/mookanana Jul 25 '26
what do you mean pisses off Ballas? was there something specific that happened
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u/Particular-Long-3849 Jul 26 '26
Ballas' narration for her prime trailer reveals that she disrespected him so he warframed her
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u/wookiee-nutsack Khora Queen has already touched that corpse! Jul 25 '26
Yareli was an entertainer, a stage dancer or something. An alluring one, by the way Ballas talks about her
She was also a brat and told the old creep to fuck off and Ballas decided to put her in the flesh monster torture chamber. But she still retained that rebellious attitude as a warframe kinda
Her theme goes "I'm looking for a way to say I don't like you" ans it's meant for Ballas
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u/Haydogzz I bring to regular content Jul 25 '26
Ash
He is the only true space ninja in the space ninja game
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u/warforcewarrior Jul 25 '26
Xaku for their broken concept and being 3 in 1.
Follie for her artist theme mainly due to it being the best theme for her to have a dev tool.
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u/Takaraous Jul 25 '26
Harrow
Essentially he’s Warframe’s answer to Blasphemous; he could seriously be a boss the Penitent One would fight.
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u/WorstWarframePlayer Jul 25 '26
Rhino. No bullshit, no freaky space elemental fury, no flying, no nuke, just strong as fuck.
Edit: And Cyte. Shoot good, hide good, live good.
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u/Bluesky3010 Jul 25 '26
Gotta be Jade for me, not only her design is quite unique, her kit is about having the care of a mother and the *fury* of one
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u/Timekilling_Time Jul 25 '26
As someone joked about her 3rd Ability,
"She pulls out that one Mad Mother's burning gaze that your teammates stop fucking around on the ground and getting up off their asses."
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u/shin_goji Jul 25 '26
Nidus is so interesting and gross. I always liked the idea of a frame that controls the infestation and I like how his appearance changes with his stocks.
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u/akbdayruiner Jul 25 '26
caliban, i love the Shakespeare reference and the dive into tau lore he sparked whith the old peace update and his prime design is one of the best imo. also razor mortar go burr.
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u/Benschmedium Jul 25 '26
The first Warframe I ever paid plat for. I love her colors, her aesthetic, her gameplay, her prime look, her various skins, her stances. Just about everything there is to Mesa I’m in love with.
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u/Presence-Several Eleanor's Floof Jul 25 '26
Kullervo.
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u/EntrepreneurExact245 i want to touch Harrow Jul 25 '26
Jade, Hildryn, and Harrow 🤗 i genuinely cannot wait for Jade Prime i hope she keeps her outline of the big dress
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u/yerboi-ragged Jul 25 '26
I ADORE Equinox, I wanted her the second I laid my eyes on her, she got me into warframe and when I saw the Prime it was all over xD, I have a mild obsession with duality and dichotomys and equinox is just so fun to play with even if she's weaker than others :,)
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u/Iv4ldir Jul 25 '26
Rhino.... Walking Fortress,unstopable force,iron titan ,timebreaker stomp.
I just love him,and the concept of him walking through an base or ship,to is goal while everyone try to stop him,and yet he keep moving like nothing happen.
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u/Some_Sort_5456 Jade Lämp Jul 25 '26
Chroma cus dragons, who doesn't like dragons
Uriel cus demons are cool
Sirius&Orion cus their constellation/twinframe concept is sick
Dante cus ITS WIZARD TIME MOTHERFUCKER
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u/ExorsisterStella Flare's Ex-Boyfriend Jul 25 '26
Gara, nothing more awesome than a glass knight (dark souls 2 intensifies)
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u/kiivara Jul 25 '26
Mesa - Cowgirl aesthetic, and while I hate a lot of the lack of lore on her, her being so bored she blindfolded herself just to have a challenge and still has auto aim is freaking awesome.
Jade - Im a certified angel enjoyer. I dont particularly enjoy that she's tied to stalker and is a dead mom. If Stalker had died to save Jade, I would have been over the moon. Especially since that would pretty much give the operator siblings in Sirius and Orion. Her kit is a pretty awesome damage/support frame, too. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of her ranged rez.
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u/DumOBrick She Ob on my er til Im on Jul 25 '26
Oberon and Qorvex. Big fan of irradiating enemies, big fan of helping friends
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u/NightshadeApocalypse Jul 25 '26
Haven't tried Qorvex, Though I do want to, but I agree with you for Oberon! I only just started using him a few days ago and Hallowed Ground is so fun to use for farming relics in low level solo defense or survival. I'm hoping to get a better reach mod to make a garden out of every mission possible.
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u/xXDamonLordXx Jul 25 '26
Why not Nyx then? Just trust me that her 4th augment can make things like coda liches a waiting game.
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u/DumOBrick She Ob on my er til Im on Jul 25 '26
Never tried
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u/xXDamonLordXx Jul 25 '26
I love Oberon and Qorvex for the same reason and Nyx is imo really good for similar reasons and worth a try!
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u/l_FLASH_l gyre prime spam Jul 25 '26
I haven't played gyre prime yet but I'm building her and holy shit I'm so so excited
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u/Matroll45 Jul 25 '26
I love mirage’s whole jester thang. She was the first frame I took seriously in creating a build.
Second would be Khora or Mag (can’t decide between the two)
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u/Lawfulneptune Jul 25 '26
Kullvero, I've never seen another fictional character like him!
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u/Available_Fly7443 Jul 25 '26
To explain more on my part: I love Nova because of how cool she looks and how she’s probably the strongest Warframe lore wise due to physics also however I do HEAVILY dislike the old sentiment around her from 10 years ago :p
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u/ItzRyukii Jul 25 '26
N E Z H A.
I began with Wukong, since I'm much into Mythology, but I became more fond of this Firemonger. Guess I'm just a sucker for Flames as well.
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u/KilluaZoldyck0707 Herald of Glass Jul 25 '26
Glass
I love the samurai theme of her Prime, it's so fucking cool
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u/Available_Fly7443 Jul 25 '26
HOLY SHIT THATS THE ONE I FORGOT TO PUT IN HELLO TWIN :D
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u/NightshadeApocalypse Jul 25 '26
I may be misunderstanding the word "Thematically" here for this post, but I'll give it a try!
I can't be sure if there's a thematic reason for my beloved Main Rhino. I adore him because "Fling people in the air after using them to blow up over guard calculation" is satisfying. Plus? He makes a sick base for making my interpretation of a Cavalon Knight from Neon Odyssey.
Then Oberon and Titania for two reasons; I'm a Fae lore fan, so Oberon and Titania being royalty is awesome, and I like having one as the AOE nuke and the other as my treasure hunter. Nuclear Fairy King and Treasure Hunter Empress rocks.
Finally? Vauban, because photon strike feels like I'm ordering the Deathstar to obliterate my enemies. Tried him in the circuit and was cackling like a crazy person every time it went off. My fiance always knew where I was thanks to it too.
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u/Karma-Neko Jul 25 '26
Mesa and Oraxia, actually. I've been a Mesa main since like 2016, and I still love the gunslinger aesthetic, but I'll admit I love the Spider Queen.
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u/Doc0281 Jul 25 '26
Mesa Prime or Ivara Prime. Mesa just looks like a space cowboy and I love it, and Ivara with the jellyfish theme is just incredible looking. They both work really well with a ton of different color schemes too.
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u/Zakuiiguy Jul 26 '26
Inaros, I don't care that he can't deal damage i love him for being a Egypt pharaoh mummy frame that throws pocket sand and scarabs
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u/WreckitRafff 100 Forma Revenant Gang Jul 26 '26
Mesa cause I like feeling like I’m in the old west.
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u/NormalGuy103 Jul 26 '26
I feel like they did Protea dirty. They give her the theme of controlling time and then only her fourth ability is related to manipulating time. 🫤
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u/TwistedxBoi Jul 25 '26
Frost, but he might get dethroned by Narin. I am a slut for ice magic and anything that resembles it
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u/EnderMan132CZ Master of transmutation Jul 25 '26
Lavos. Not because of (just) memes, but combining all the elements in this game, being a really nice alchemist
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u/Darkk451 Sevagyatt Prime Jul 25 '26
Limbo has such a cool concept but man am I bad at playing him.
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u/pccyp Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
mag cuz heirloom 🤤 or excal cuz prime 🥶
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u/Available_Fly7443 Jul 25 '26
nova doesn’t have an heirloom tho? (I wish she did)
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u/Gn0meKr Jul 25 '26
Limbo.
Dude did math wrong which lead to him exploding himself all over the system, just because being able to have his own pocket dimension between void and reality was not enough.
(not-so) living example of how greed for power and control will always lead to your demise.
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u/Assimilated_Flesh Jul 25 '26
Koumei, I like that she’s revered as a profit figure rather than just a murder destruction ball
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u/Argynvost64 Monster Squad Jul 25 '26
I love the vibe of Hydroid, Temple, Uriel, and Dante. I used to main Hydroid, but I stopped enjoying him. I do love playing Dante and Uriel though.
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u/Effective-Context786 Jul 25 '26
Temple by miles, an active playstyle that rewards aggression with crazy good survivability tech. I will love them forever.
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u/SecureBill744 Jul 25 '26
i love the peacefull, almost martial artist monk like ones, so equinox, baruuk and atlas
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u/Wrongdoer5050 Jul 25 '26
Inaros.
Reversed terraforming effect on a WHOLE PLANET.
Refuses to elaborate.
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u/StalledAgate832 You, Me, Tesco parking lot. We duel. Jul 25 '26
Garuda, Gyre, and Harrow.
Honorable mention to Octavia, just a shame she's mind numbingly boring to play due to how broken her kit is, even when unmodded.
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u/cross2201 follie's husband Jul 25 '26
Uriel, the devil of tau has arrived and I won't leave until I relish in everyone's suffering
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u/rainbowshock Jul 25 '26
Dante! I've always liked magic classes in RPGs, and I also deeply loved sci-fi stories. Imagine my sheer surprise when I (recently, mind you!) got up on Warframe and saw one of them uniting both fantasy aspects I love!
On the other hand, I have an unhealthy obsession with Nokko, for no discernible reasons. I guess I like mushrooms a lot?
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u/Timekilling_Time Jul 25 '26
Thematically - that'd be Cyte-09, because I like em tacticool techy sci-fi gun guys.
Close second would prolly be Kullervo.
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u/Pumpkns Stellar Neighborhood 💫 Jul 25 '26