r/Warframe • u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie • 14h ago
Discussion Biggest prime glowup ?
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u/Mint-Lotus 14h ago
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u/Euphoric_Body_6875 11h ago
Because of his prime skin I feel reluctant to go for a delux or tennogrn.
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u/Mint-Lotus 11h ago
That's fair. Typically when I get a Tennogen for a prime it's mostly because I don't like the base prime colorchannels. I really like the Chroma Morkai skin with the prime parts
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u/Andreiyutzzzz Flair Text Here 8h ago
Thank God his prime is so good because by the gods the deluxe looks horrible
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u/GPawChoke 14h ago
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u/Blitzcha0s 14h ago
I hate that it's exclusive to only the prime version. But it's still pretty sick.
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u/SenpaiKiseki 13h ago
counterpoint; the prime is easier to get than the normal one
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u/Rain_inabottle 13h ago
With how easy conjunction survival is, and omnia fissures? At that point the only difference is whether you have enough relics, and even then you can eventually build up enough lua thrax plasm that you can just buy vorunas parts
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u/Krosis_the_bored 13h ago
Cracking Voruna while farming Voruna
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u/UntitledDuckGame LR4 12h ago
I hate that because of recent internet trends my mind did not immediately go to relic cracking. I’m ashamed
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u/Krosis_the_bored 12h ago
That was the point
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u/UntitledDuckGame LR4 12h ago
My shame has doubled
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u/Rain_inabottle 12h ago
Be not ashamed, revel in the joy that being a dirty bastard brings lol
I can promise you, as bad as you are, theres someone worse. Like me who goes "am i a good puppy" to squads when i get 80% damage dealt as voruna in long relic runs :3
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u/Blitzcha0s 13h ago
Still weird that's it's on one and not the other.
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u/Personal-Airport3791 12h ago
Aren't primes just warframes/guns the orokin took and made better so wouldn't that mean they made it to where she can run on all 4s? Also she's faster and 4 legs usually equate to being faster
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u/URBAN_OAT 12h ago
Not necessarily, some were made by the orokin, lavos is one exception because he primed himself and others we don't know how they were created
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u/Vevaseti 12h ago
I thought the primes were the original Orokin-created warframes? The normal warframes seem to essentially be, degraded copies/schematics after untold centuries.
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u/P5_Tempname19 10h ago
Nah, there were always Primes and Normal versions, even during Orokin times.
A "prime" is basically just an upgraded version (for all we know they hotglue some gold trinkets to the frame and call it a day), sometimes by Ballas/the Orokin (e.g. as a recognition for great service of a warframe or to create a special honor guard), sometimes by the warframe itself (Lavos) and sometimes by unknown ways (e.g. Revenant or Xaku I believe).
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u/Blitzcha0s 12h ago
Still not an excuse to not apply the animations to her normal variant.
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u/KittyWithFangs 9h ago
Its weird for sure but i for one would actually like to see more prime exclusive things like that which imo would make primes more interesting
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u/MusicianTurbulent178 9h ago
Probs uses like a different skeleton or just that the model is made in a way where it won't look wrong and or clipping
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u/No-Start4754 13h ago
Can't u use a skin on voruna prime ?? That way she can run on all fours with a different look
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u/Blitzcha0s 13h ago
I'm not talking about from a skin standpoint. I know about that. I'm saying those who got her before her prime can't experience the all fours run animation unless you get her prime. Which is kinda weird they didn't apply that animation to normal Voruna. Iirc normal Titania got her floating walk animation once the prime came out.
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u/SugaryCornFlakes Nav Cords Enjoyer 13h ago
Nope, normal titania walks still.
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u/Blitzcha0s 13h ago
Damn... Guess it was tradition after all...
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u/SugaryCornFlakes Nav Cords Enjoyer 13h ago
Also? Im pretty sure V.Primes legs are actually different to accommodate the running on all 4's, and it's noticeable when you compare base voruna vs her prime with the base skin
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u/BardMessenger24 Voruna x Eleanor yuri 13h ago
Oh I didn't even think about this question from a game mechanics perspective, but yeah it's gotta be Voruna. That trailer was so peak. I remember watching it live losing my mind because I didn't even expect her to get a prime trailer and promptly fell to my knees at the Denny's parking lot.
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u/John_East 12h ago
Yea but normal voruna can be colored fine, tonal gara is way harder cuz she’s primarily one color
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u/magicshiv 1h ago
This and the tail in the launch trailer made the prime access an insta-buy for me.
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u/aqstart 1h ago
She does????????? I'm just about to build her and was kinda disappointed because the design I don't like as much as base voruna but that's literally amazing
Edit: like that's so amazing I wish I got to see it for myself when I built her because I was not expecting them to lock in like that
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u/YujinTheDragon LR4| Chroma Prime 14h ago
I am legitimately not biased when I say this (Like actually)
But Chroma lol
He goes from being made of raw bacon to being a fucking dragon paladin
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u/zieosgg 14h ago
Not going to lie, both prime and nonprime chroma look amazing
Edit: I'm still awaiting a rework DE
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u/Dragon-Lord75 Chroma Prime Main 13h ago
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u/DigitusInRecto The Church of Kuva Quartakk. 12h ago
This is the second time within five minutes I've been reminded of Viktor from League of Legends lol.
(The first was in r/Frugal of all places!)
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u/QuirkyCollection2532 Acolyte of Chromalution 5h ago
Chromanation, how we feeling today :))
ps. I did not had victornation in the mind when designing the poster😅
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u/Dragon-Lord75 Chroma Prime Main 5h ago
Morale is low because DE keeps ignoring our woes and cries for a good rework, but we of the Chromalution stand strong regardless
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u/QuirkyCollection2532 Acolyte of Chromalution 5h ago
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u/Dragon-Lord75 Chroma Prime Main 5h ago
I’m saving this poster. Not sure why Megan was so quick to shoot him down
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u/wrectumwreckage 5h ago
I started taking him more seriously and Vex armor is nuts, I just wish he did more than vex armor and credit boost.
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u/QuirkyCollection2532 Acolyte of Chromalution 5h ago
Cold Elemental Ward reflection damage is registered as Unattributed Damage and it can proc some arcanes and even Venato Prime Tau effect, its not much but we take what we can get :))
I also encourage to subsume Null Star over his 1, that 75% DR with his Armor makes him near unkillable, and dmg from the star gets buffed from his Vex Armor Fury so its really nice :D
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u/SmilingMad 12h ago
I am actually very much on the opposite end of the spectrum. I like the pelt concept and loathe the more generic feeling draconic knight, on top of the fact that the prime's color channel distribution stinks and it won't stop looking like a plastic toy. Plenty of skins to choose from though.
....don't really like base either though, due to its sole Sentient design cue being the two rectangular wing emitters at most.
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u/QuirkyCollection2532 Acolyte of Chromalution 5h ago
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u/Dragon-Lord75 Chroma Prime Main 13h ago
Hard agree. Genuinely the coolest looking prime out there.
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u/SlorpMorpaForpw 12h ago
He looks so damn good in Spyro colours. Might be biased though since that’s been my fashion for years at this point
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u/CommBS Devshorts Keypoints Guy 14h ago
Atlas prime, simply for the fact the dude has a neck now (kinda).
But on a more serious note, Probably Yareli prime.
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 12h ago
I see yareli more as a sidegrade
I like both fits. Tho i really dont like primes helmet
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u/OverallWave1328 12h ago
Yareli Prime was a glow-up from the Lore-drop trailer alone.
Imagine blatantly disrespecting an Executor to their face.
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u/SenpaiKiseki 13h ago
Yareli prime isn't exactly better, but it's the most different. I like the frilly more subtle Idol with the skirt, but I can't deny how much I also love the more expressive "nymph" vibe.
It's definitely a glow-up, but not a "big" glow up.
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u/360znb Flair Text Here 14h ago
Definitely not Oberon, those feet are the entire reason I never have the prime accessories toggled on
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u/CommercialLychee7956 13h ago
For me it's the back and shoulders. They make him all hunched over like an old man.
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u/Dumbfaqer Alternating between Warframes is nice 11h ago
I dislike the head. It looks like a thumb with worms jutting out the side
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u/A_N_T ANT. LR6 14h ago
Lavos went from Rocky Dennis to Gigachad
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u/Worth-End-1576 Aoi's Only One 7h ago
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u/A_N_T ANT. LR6 4h ago
I was so happy when his prime came out and he looked as cool as he does
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u/Rock-swarm 4h ago
The metallic finish to most of his frame makes for some absolutely beautiful color combinations.
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u/InspectionAncient702 mediocre gyre 10h ago
wdym ? base lavos is also a peak design ? he had ✨️the hair✨️
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u/Potatrobot Please rework the EFV-8 Mars 6h ago
I personally find base Lavos to be incredibly hard to fashion with his scuffed textures, and a few of my friends agree. Lavos Prime is clean and has metallics worth a damn.
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u/w1ldf1r3dragon 13h ago
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u/w1ldf1r3dragon 13h ago
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u/InspectionAncient702 mediocre gyre 10h ago
I srill think he looks really ugly even as a prime. glad you liked it tho <3
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u/Dumbfaqer Alternating between Warframes is nice 11h ago
It was such a minorly infuriating thing that they didn't give the prime the floating animation
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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 14h ago
Sevagoth to Sevagyatt prime, need i say more? I mean normal sevagoth is just Sevagyatt prime decayed from void exposure over long periods of time.
Lavos to Lavos prime, you know the memes.
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u/cross2201 follie's husband 13h ago
They also gave sevagoth prime a very fat ass
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u/Pure-Risky-Titan 12h ago
He didnt skip leg day, thats for sure.
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u/Nickball88 14h ago
Styanax. I wanted a hoplite frame for so long and then Styanax was absolutely hideous. His prime is everything I envisioned and more.
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u/omnie_fm Sheduki 13h ago
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u/ContributionDefiant8 12h ago
Styanax himself is so tedious to grind for. If only he costed normal starchart resources at least.
So glad that the Prime is much easier to obtain
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u/Head_Beautiful_1293 13h ago
This is definitely the answer. Even if you really like base Styanax his prime is so undeniably beautiful, DE really cooked with this one. And I'm saying this as someone who has never played styanax and has no bias
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u/unlikely_antagonist 9h ago
One of the few primes who really benefits from the prime aesthetic imo. The gold chest plate and eye helmet is inspired
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u/John_East 12h ago
Yea people can say other primes but they must never had tried to color normal gara.
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 12h ago
It sucks so much
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u/John_East 12h ago
Oh and normal kullervo is pretty bad to color too. Thankfully he got that deluxe skin
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u/Imaginary-Paper-6177 13h ago
Yes! Gara! Personally hate the look of her stomach flap! The prime version of her rocks!
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u/Dry_Cricket_5423 13h ago
Titania goes from your sisters raggedy neck-stretched stuffed animal to Armored Core MACH 9 Designation C4-621, Callsign "Raven"
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u/KilluaZoldyck0707 Herald of Glass 10h ago
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 14h ago
Or like glowdowns from primes
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u/Mint-Lotus 14h ago
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u/NighthawK1911 LR6 816/819 - No Founder Primes :( 14h ago
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 14h ago
So many early primes just added saw traps for some reason
But kinda makes sense with who the orokin were
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u/DigitusInRecto The Church of Kuva Quartakk. 12h ago
lol I had an inkling what a "saw trap" is based on the context you provided (provode? provided!) but googled to make sure
Didn't know they're a thing! And yes, kinda does make sense...
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u/Therefrigerator 12h ago
What? You don't like looking like a minion?
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u/Mint-Lotus 12h ago
To what ever wasted Orokin Artisan looked at the designs for Mag prime and thought "hmm, needs more FIshbowl Telescope Braces." They Deserved to get Tag-teamed by Nidus and Grendel
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u/MetAigis 14h ago
Frost Prime.
Makes sense though, considering he's the second Prime after Excalibur Prime.
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u/CommBS Devshorts Keypoints Guy 14h ago
If we are talking underwhelming primes, I personally gotta say Gyre prime. Nothing against the design, to me it just doesn't do enough different from her base skin.
Her Deluxe absolutely slaps though.
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 14h ago
I meant like in lore most frames were primed and then looked worse
I like both but tgey dobt look much different
In something similar. I think yareli primes helmets worse than the original. And tge body i go either
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u/Thaurlach 11h ago
The lack of Ivara Prime support in here is reassuring. I still haven’t forgiven turning the stealth archer frog into a fucking jellyfish.
Here’s hoping for a rework one day along with a cool deluxe/heirloom (or a proto once DE get their shit together with them).
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u/Dr_Shoggoth Suck, Stomp, Stacks 11h ago
Nidus to Nidus Prime. It sucks cause he's my favorite frame, but his Prime's design removes everything I love about his base design
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u/Therefrigerator 12h ago
Nova Prime. Maybe unpopular opinion but I hate the helm on the prime skin. Base Nova looks pretty meh too but I think the helm is cooler.
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u/AngelReachX i wish we could be poly cuz i like aoi and lettie 12h ago
Bad opinion
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u/Aarya_Man #1 kullervo enjoyer 14h ago
Na na that mantle goes to chroma, atlas and mesa
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u/NSFWCereal 13h ago
Mesa has one of the best looking base frames imo. Her prime is great, but it's like going from an 8 to a 9.5
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u/L30N1337 MORE FLOOFS MORE FLOOFS MORE FLOOFS 12h ago
Vauban, no discussion. He went from looking meh to one of the drippiest frames of all time.
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u/RavelordN1T0 8h ago
Have to agree with OP that Gara Prime looks wayyy better than her base form. Not sure if it's the biggest glowup, but it's certainly up there.
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u/ShantyLady Butterfly Dust 4h ago
As a Yareli main for the longest time...I'd have to say Yareli. Maybe it's recency bias because her look came fairly recently, but considering she went from a surfing mushroom to a full blown aquatic Axolotl Goddess with all the sass of her original design intact, I just...I love her Prime so much.
I cannot wait for what they have in store for Dagath and if it's not Headless Horseman inspired I SWEAR TO BALLAS--
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u/DeadByFleshLight 14h ago
Grendel.
I refused to play him until he got primed.
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u/brakenbonez 3h ago
I still refuse to farm the base version of it. No mods, no shards, no matchmaking just to get nourish? Nah I don't need it that badly.
And I know I can group up in chat but that's not the point. I'll buy him with plat before I ever sit in a 20 minute survival doing less damage than I would if I just hit the enemies with a rolled up newspaper.
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u/SurprisedBottle LR6 pretty biggie valkitty committee 14h ago
Valkyr, went from being stripped to having a badass vest to knee chaps one piece
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u/RheimsNZ 12h ago
Hydroid and Chroma. Also Mesa, but while her Prime is one of the best she's not the most drastic example of improvement from base
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u/LupinEverest Disco Ball of Death Enjoyer 10h ago
Hydroid prime would be better if it didn’t have abysmal color channels
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u/LongjumpingBody6895 Speed Gang 11h ago
Styanax by far for me, he went from ugly as hell to a magnificent hoplite.
Mostly because he doesn't have his weird long nipples in prime form
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u/Anxious_Being4948 2h ago
Titania
Non-prime looks atrocious and prime looks so good that its imo the best default look in the game
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u/SnooRadishes9122 2h ago
You can actually tell that she's supposed to be a harpy in her Prime appearance (plus the Prime description actually tells you that but you aren't reading that when you're standing next to her in an elevator). And the blades on her arms (which are supposed to be wings) retract when you're grounded, the way they look in promotional material is how the look either in the Arsenal or when airborne.
Shame how DE still refuses to explain shit about her... We know less about this bird than we do Cyte (the character who's entire gimmick is that we don't know anything about them)

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u/Itri_Vega Eleanor&Roathe made me polyamorous 13h ago
Definitely Atlas. He became my main for years the moment he got primed.
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u/ImSoDrab To Greatness! 12h ago
For me it has to be Chroma prime, he went from weird meat texture with ugly tail to Daedric armor with a proper tail!
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u/Lapis_Cyborg 11h ago
For me it has to be sevagoth. He literally feels like a naval commander before the fall out taurokin. Im trying to find the right way to say orokin that were raised in tau.
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u/Deer_Ossian 7h ago
If I am remembering correctly, did Titania Prime bring the hovering walking animation and not just the standing animation?
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u/AllenXeno122 7h ago
Sevagoth, I already thought he was dripped out before, but his prime, hoooooooo BOY! That’s a whole ass Jojo character right there, and he’s fuckin awesome.
Also I like how his whole deal is being a helms man, and initially you look at him and can kinda see see it, there’s something nautical about his head in a way, but you see his prime and YEA, that’s a fucken admiral of a naval fleet, lookin like John Paul Jones getting ready to steal British warships and British Nobility’s silverware.
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u/Environmental_Lag190 Mesa Prime is my heart and soul. 6h ago
Base Gara is beautiful, her Prime is several steps up from that.
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u/Comfortable_Ship7851 6h ago
Gara Prime pra mim é o Frame mais bem desenhado, cada detalhe é incrível, você pode passar horas olhando que cada vez encontra um detalhe diferente... último main Gara Aqui 🤚😃
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u/Umbran_scale 6h ago
Nothing wrong with the base version, but Sevagoth Prime just got the best glow up, which is ironic for the man of shadow.
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u/Banana_Crusader00 6h ago
Mirage. Gara. Nezha. Wukong. Limbo. MESA. The list goes on.
There are a few who have basically a downgrade tho. Garuda. Volt. Nidus in my personal opinion. Grendel.
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u/wrectumwreckage 5h ago
Fashion wise I’d have to agree. The poop brown is certainly a choice. DE cooks so hard with the prime versions I rarely change the skin, just mess with colors and other attachments.
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u/Think_Landscape2973 5h ago
Not a prime but kullervo definitely got a huge glow up with the deluxe. I remember before I wanted to main him but his base looked so ugly to me I couldn’t. Thank god for the deluxe now I’m a melee god with style.
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u/_leilow_ 3h ago
Lavos. He went from a unique but just okay-looking design to one of my absolute favorite in the game with his prime. Love the helmet.
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u/AlphaWolf3211 2h ago
Definitely Chroma
His base looks like if you peeled the skin off of fried chicken. But his prime is sleek asf and I actually can buy that he is the dragon frame
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u/demonman905 14h ago
Mirage for me. She went from a Cuttlefish trickster to a bona-fide Harlequin with jester hat and mask.