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The Styanax Warframe will obtain a brief animated featurette to have fun its launchThe body is impressed by historical Greek warriors wielding spears and shieldsStyanax would be the first Warframe to be featured in a devoted animated film
Digital Extremes has revealed that an animated quick movie based mostly on their hit recreation “Warframe” is coming quickly.
The announcement was made throughout TennoCon 2022, the place the devs and the neighborhood celebrated all issues “Warframe.” Halfway by way of the displays, Digital Extremes revealed a brief teaser for the sport’s upcoming playable body: Styanax.
The teaser clip is only some seconds lengthy, however it provides a glimpse of Styanax’s design and playstyle. Based on the accessible media, this body can be a melee-oriented fighter who can wield twin vitality spears in fight.
Additionally, it seems that the arrival of Styanax could embrace a brand new spear and protect weapon archetype. Whether or not this can be unique to Styanax continues to be unclear, however different Warframes like Excalibur, Valkyr and Wukong have their distinctive weapons.
This would be the first time that Digital Extremes will launch a totally animated featurette to advertise a brand new playable body. Much of their older trailers and supplies primarily used in-game footage or 3D CGI. The solely different Warframe featured in a 2D-animated quick was Ivara, as a part of the promotional materials for the discharge of her collectible statue.
Digital Extremes wrote within the video’s description that Styanax’s design and combating fashion have been loosely based mostly on historical Earth when battles have been fought with spear and protect formations.
The new body’s design vaguely resembles the look of a classical Greek hoplite. Its namesake, specifically, is derived from the mythological Greek determine Astyanax, the son of the Trojan prince Hector and his spouse Andromache. He can also be recognized by his delivery title, Scamandrius.
Styanax is because of be “Warframe’s” fiftieth playable character, and the upcoming animated quick is supposed to have fun this milestone. The recreation first went into closed beta again in 2012, and it has remained in an open beta state since 2013.
The launch date of the animated quick was not revealed. But it’s anticipated to premiere earlier than or alongside the discharge of Styanax and the “Veilbreaker” enlargement someday in August. The enlargement will function a follow-up to “New War.” It will then be succeeded by “The Duviri Paradox” later this 12 months.
Kahl-175 wielding a Corinth Prime within the New War gameplay demo in Warframe Photo: Digital Extremes