Warframe’s first-ever anime reveals its 50th warframe, free for all players

Styanax, inspired by ancient Greek warriors, will go live in the upcoming Veilbreaker update.

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Warframedeveloper Digital Extremes is getting into the anime game with its first-ever animated short film: An introduction to Styanax, the game’s 50th warframe, which will be free for all players for a limited time.

Styanax is a “mighty and herculean” warframe inspired by ancient Greek warriors, a heritage that’s easily seen in the warframe’s design and abilities:

(A spot of trivia:Astyanaxwas the young son of Hector, who was thrown from the walls of Troy to his death after the Greeks sacked the city. The Greeks had some probably-warranted concerns about the whole “vengeance” thing, you see. Not exactly a picture of an imposing hoplite charging Persian lines, but it is a pretty cool name so I think we can let the details slide.)

Styanax will be free for all Warframe players for a limited time (duration currently unspecified) following the launch of Warframe’s Veilbreaker update, which Digital Extremes showcased in today’sdevstream.

Veilbreaker will also bring back Kahl-175, the fan-favorite Grineer, as a playable character in a new quest set after the events of The New War update, along with a bunch of new weekly missions that will enable players to increase Kahl’s rank and earn new customization items.

Warframe’s Veilbreaker update is set to go live in September. A date hasn’t been announced at this point, but you can find out more atwarframe.com.

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