The Origin System
This infamous Orokin derelict incident on the ship Zariman Ten-Zero that is the origin of the Tenno.
What is the Zariman Ten-Zero Incident?
Mass-cloned survivors of old Earth, this Grineer leader duo reigns over the solar system with a massive military empire.
Who are the Grineer Queens?
Before you can start building any weapon or Warframe in your Orbiter's Foundry, you must first acquire this.
What is a Blueprint? (or what is a foundry segment)
This is the name of the very first Prime Warframe released in the game's history.
What is Excalibur Prime?
The name of the rugged, Grineer-controlled open-world landscape found on Earth.
What is the Plains of Eidolon?
This ancient Dax warrior defied the Grineer Queens to help the Tenno uncover the truth about the Lotus.
Who is Teshin?
These elite Corpus variants use adaptive shields and nullifier bubbles to ruin a Tenno's ability-reliant playstyle.
What is a Nullifier?
The "Mastery Rank" progression system unlocks trading, clans, and higher-tier gear, and is tied directly to doing this to your weapons and frames.
What is leveling (or maxing) them?
Once used as components to craft keys for the "Hidden Messages" quest, these vault-run items are now obsolete despite still dropping in the game.
What are Orokin Ciphers?
The giant, frozen landscape on Venus belonging to the Corpus and controlled by Nef Anyo.
What is the Orb Vallis?
This researcher, executed by the Orokin for her compassion, sought to help the Tenno control their powers.
Who is Margulis?
This elusive, elusive Corpus merchant sells special, modified "Prisma" weapons, but only if you find his Void Trader relay.
Who is Baro Ki'Teer?
This specific damage type, alongside Blast, was historically the primary way to temporarily interrupt heavy enemy attacks.
What is Impact?
According to a popular meme among the Reddit community, all Tenno are fundamentally this type of person.
What is a loser?
The infested open-world landscape carved into the moon of Deimos.
What is the Cambion Drift?
This mysterious, metallic energy is the manifestation of Tenno consciousness and is able to grant resurrection.
What is Oro?
This legendary enemy is rumored to appear as a reward after playing for exactly one hour in the Index.
Who is John Prodman?
These particles, described as programmable matter that holds memory, explain how we can control enemy Warframe specters.
What are Specter particles?
The planet Uranus underwent a major tileset overhaul, evolving from this original Grineer environment.
What is a Grineer Gallon [ship]?
The massive, spider-like Corpus terraforming machines that patrol the Orb Vallis.
What are the Profit-Taker or Exploiter Orb?
The Dax soldier named Soren who served under the Orokin later transformed into this persistent, shadowy assassin.
Who is the Stalker?
This extremely rare, highly mobile variant of the Infested Runner has a glowing orange core and explodes violently when killed.
What is a Volatile Runner?
This fan-favorite Prime Warframe, often associated with shielding and invulnerability, is widely noted to have the lowest base armor of all Prime Warframes.
What is Trinity Prime?
Of all the hundreds of Warframes available in the game, these two are uniquely distinct for having zero polarities on their Aura slots. (as of 19-06-2026)
Who are Excalibur and Nekros?
The name of the Orokin moon where you are granted the ability to leave your Warframe and fight as a Tenno.
What is Lua?