I know some of you are gonna be like... WTF is he talking about here but I gotta tell you, this was one of the most fun videos I've had the chance to make. These are all just theories mind you, but... This is one of my favorites, one that actually spawned from discussion with you all in the comments!
If you haven't played the quests in a while I HIGHLY recommend it. They all look different with the visual refresh and there are certain little things that REALLY stand out now. The new shadow rell is really well done...
Who does the voice, “hey kiddo” belong to? Perhaps a piece of our selves that we fear has been cast out of our mind and is now roaming about, trying to return
Yeah I'm also neutral, but I did make some light and some dark choices. One of the dark choices I made was also letting Teshin kill her. I felt like he suffered long enough under her and deserved his revenge.
This is an amazing theory and would benefit the game in so many ways. Imagine the amount of veterans returning if this actually became a thing. Fighting a villain that we created based on our own decisions... Your videos just keep getting better and better!
HEY DUDE! Somebody came into my Discord today telling me about your video. Unfortunately, I have never played Warframe, but I watched through your whole video! As you will see... the more you investigate Jung, the more you see his theories apply to the world around us. Here, you not only see Jung's archetype of shadow, but you also see his theory on the necessity of opposites. Warframe seems to have a psychological sophisticated morality mechanic... maybe I should investigate it more. BTW, you have a golden "radio" voice. Felt very relaxed listening. :)
Thank you so much... I can't tell you what it means to know you actually saw this and approve. You should definitely check warframe out, by the way, there are a ton of subtle undertones in the narrative I feel like you could pull apart so fast. I can't tell you how quickly I would click on a Max Derrat Warframe video, pure and simple. I know I said this in the tweet, but... your work is inspiring, it really allows me to understand the mountain of real world concepts you talk about so easily, which is a gift. Thank you again for the shout and the time you took to check out my video. It's been a truly great day for me!
@@LordRixuel I kind of think the Grineer are just enacting their revenge from their time as the lowest slaves of the Orokin and its no better than how the Corpus keep that old sin going as they stuff themselves with riches like the Orokin and trod on fellow humans and profit over conflict. So I can't fault the Grineer because most of them have been brainwashed by their hatred while most of the Corpus are self serving and fully aware of their actions. But Steel Meridian's great though, they manage to do a lot for just about everyone and I think their's is the true strength of the Grineer.
They might be leading up to our relationship with the man in the wall. Sun: Man in the wall is the enemy Neutral: Man in the wall is the void Moon: Man in the wall is an ally Because think. In TWW, the man in the wall becomes angry if we dont drink the kuva, but he seems pleased if we do...
Malcolm Low I think the man in the wall is a representation of the void that the tenno created in there mind to cope with there reality of there situation and that over time it grew a mind of its own and started trying to guide the tenno to there most powerful self. Just think if you chose the moon choices in TWW the tenno recalls a time there dad called them kiddo. The man in the wall that appears on our ship calls us kiddo all the time. Our tenno created the man in the wall and then over time we gave it a form. It’s almost like the man in the wall is a parental figure.
@@MykeThaOrphan0209 I know it sounds stupid, but I still believe that our "dad" got absorbed by the void as being a conduit to our minds and to become its "personafication" (since we don't ever really know if our father was also killed in the Zariman, in fact, we don't know much of him at all) and that's why he always talks to us as "Kiddo"
I’ve been choosing with how I personally felt during the quest and letting my emotions decide my choice. My dial is almost completely shadow now and I’m starting to realize that maybe it is already too late for my space boy.
I went full shadow, deciding ruthless pragmatism was more fitting for my character and being willing to live with the potential consequences. If this does actually have an effect on gameplay or lore, I do think they should give us the opportunity to change our choices however. From a lore perspective it doesn't make sense but this type of game doesn't fit a permanent consequence like this.
My choice thing is almost all grey with 1-3 light/dark and my "Man in the wall" my void demon almost every time pops around corners but usually saying "Hey kiddo." and nothing else as if shy but has built up the courage to say hello.
Weird my “man in the wall” had a full on conversation with my operator I think I remember it went like this: “Did you kill isaah” “No” “Did umbra kill isaah” “No, we did”
Lore was the only thing keeping me playing destiny 1. When destiny 2 came out I came to Warframe and couldn't have been happier. There is so much lore to search for just like a Fromsoft game! (My favorite is Bloodborne) and yes I've played every game up to sekiro lol.
I was thinking yesterday that you've actually set me down the path of where all this stuff ties in more philosophically than I ever imagined. Thanks for that. I have a different appreciation for the game.
The light (sun path) is passionate - emotional, with less logic. The middle path: a mixture of emotion and logic ... Neutral. The dark moons path (moon), Logic over emotion. This concept made more sense to me, than morality.
The choices lead to nothing cuz they forgot lol Jk Jk But i REALLY do hope it either affects mabye how the man in the wall interacts with you or the concewuences in the duviri paradox.... idk SOMETHING
TheDsIEGE I chose the moon the man ON the wall. I have never seen in a missoin. But players WHO dide the Sun Will see tha man on the wall In a missoins? Cus thats creepy and its like there punishment
Igotta say, my take on this one is veeery similar to this one, ad is something that has always been bugging me too... As a Star Wars The Old Republic player too, i've been constitantly "challenged" in wich i would want to follow, either the ligth or the dark side of things, and as a person that I myself want to believe I am, I always cling to ligth, something i also started to do when the meter fist appeared in the quests, but my take on this, is sligthly different... What I gather from this is, if you tryllu follow your own principles instead of seing if it will give you euther ligth or dark side affinity, you will always find your self in the said shadow, the ballence between light and dark. Think about it, if you start with folloing compassion and kindness from every dialogue without looking at the metter, you'll start by following the light (or either, the sun), but progressing throw the story, and once again, following your filosophy and not looking at the metter, you'll actually start to also kling to the dark side even if you're choosing kindness and compassion. The same will happen if you choose the start by being the edge lord, you start by going full dark (or moon), and evetually, even though you're clinging to "dark emotions", you'll also start to cling to the ballance. Etiehr way you choose, the only one that's actually keeping itself the same with options and metter, is the ballance. My take on this, is to make us realise that (once again, make sure the metter doesn't exist when your choosing your answers) the way it is suppoused to be, is ballance, not light, nor dark, since we all have both of them in ourselves. Just a little side track on this one, how the hack does the Helmith knows wich path we're taking??? (if you don't know what i'm talking about, open the helminth door with nidus, that use transference and get your tenno inside that room, the Helmith will say stgs about not understanding how you're awake, but will also tell you if your walking on the light, the dark or in between them. Also find it interesting the fact he also calls us "demons").
The recent devsteam showed a clip that shows their "Work from Home" staff and interestingly provided an audio voice character from Neewa. So i guess Neewa will come back somewhere in Warframe universe possibly thru a quest. 🤔
@@Nezha_Main no more like there's a place where everything is happening at once but are events of different times like the trailer a horseman that is dead and alive at same time your future self and past self interacting with each other
I have never noticed it in mission (probably because I am too busy slashing away), but when I played the Sacrifice (first time btw), I had that weird thing on my operator... even though I have chosen neutral for everything. I also thought it was a video glitch.
then I had my choices done as I am in real life being on verge of balance but tipped to the dark side "the moon" and now thinking about it everything makes sense not only in warframe but in life too Thank you for this really thank you
If DE does follow through on your theories then we could potentially see this as a game mechanic similar to the Kuva Lich except that your void demon hunts the player instead of you hunting it if your choices lean more toward the sun side of things. If you're neutral then your interactions with the void demon may turn it hostile or friendly for a particular mission, and if you're more on the moon side then your void demon could repress some one of your operator abilities for a mission? Man that sounds annoying at face value actually.
I had noticed that, when my gf played the sacrifice and met with Umbra, her image was distorted. Which I found weird because it didn't happen at all when I played it. So it turns out that it's because I'm perfectly balanced (yeah, I know, as all things should be, I said it) while she was going towards the sun a little. That explains a lot, thanks.
I've actually had an interesting experianc.e. Starting out as mostly Sun (with the sole exception of letting Teshin lopping queenie's head off.) Then with Glast gambet being 'waaitaminute that's her choice, not ours.' And on and on sliding further into balance. Not always pickign the moon option, but seeing 'sun' as being willfully blind to the way thigns are and wanting to impose 'our' will on the situation. That said? My choice to Ballas was to tell him the cycle was Broken. because He cannot hurt us anymore. We have moved past his moving us about like a Go stone, and he can't enslave others to do his dirty work. Aaand then eh got all sentientified.
I went full moon because I saw it not as a shadow but as my tenno knowing what the shadow can do: it is to consume for its own benefit. I cares not of other's but itself which I've come to realize personally is the best option. When you think of the tenno, none of their actions have been their own from the start. You didn't choose to wake up, the Lotus did. She led her concerns on you in everything, especially on those missions where she says "change of plan tenno, leave nothing alive". You don't get to even pick your allies such as hunhow being apparently a "bad" tenno yet what if you are a 'bad' tenno as well. So to be one with yourself, you must depend only on yourself which is why I chose to devote only to my shadow.
Thats very interesting! It even satisfies my question of what the man in the wall is. It's us. That's why he looks like us when visiting. It'd be so cool if this turns out to be true.
I devoured the darkness to become stronger myself, I am one of the "moon people"... I didn't expect that this theory would make me believe that I made a mistake but in the long run it does feel like that. This doesn't mean anything negative though, I will see the end of my path and enjoy what's there for me in the future! Talking about the sun/moon system, I'm going to show you a youtuber that gives out a nice idea of it. Your theory was really good indeed Edit: SmoughTown is the channel I was talking about, go watch his warframe stuff... it's good I say
Also, if you visit your railjack in the Dojo, not sure if the audio treatment was intentional, but it's less distorted, and it uses your Operator voice
Right now if I'm perfectly neutral but if it gives me the decision to kill the lotus let's just say I might not be afterwards. Also the ghosty boy in your mission has never happened to me ever, I do see the guy in my ship sometimes but it's extremely rare
@@unknown-cq8dj yes the glitchy clear thing on missions. i see him very rarely but he does show up. my circle is majority neutral tilting slightly toward light.
I really do believe that our choices will have an effect on how we INTERACT with the man in the wall. But your theory that it will actually change the Man does seem plausible
Yo back when I was doing all the quests and I made my decisions I looked for the most complete way to deal with the situation at hand witch to me was neutral and I don’t see any void ghost or anything and I rarely see the man in the wall in my shop either maby by picking that choice stops the demon from even manifesting
@@TheDsIEGE Thanks for the reply, to me out of all the UA-camrs who discuss Warframe lore you're the only one who digs deep into the lore as you do making your videos truly novel. P.S. I chose the balance between the light and the dark and I'm glad I did.
For me my alignment is in the middle with little bit of the moon because for me I picture myself in the tenno place when it comes the those sun,neutral,moon choices
... ive yet to replay the sacrifice(gotta get them somachords), and ive never seen the translucent operator before. just seen the spook haunting my orbiter like everyone has. now im gonna hafta start looking for this thing.
Well I feel the man in the wall always existed but it’s the things he says that make him a trickster god or a deal maker .........it is chaotic ( in our eyes) but always with an endgame or with purpose..........I always knew that the man reminded me of a beloved cartoon demon bill cypher.......it is the things he said in the war within “ have you for gotten ...you owe me” deal makers are a true evil
The way how you eliquently explained the Ying and yang system truely touched my heart. Like even tho as you said you took the knowledge from someone else's video but the way You explained it in ur manner was special. Keep up the good work .
Tony Stark: A famous man once said , " We create our own demons." Uncle Ben: With great power comes great responsibility. I'm thinking of Neewa's quest line here, the Glast Gambit. We could give her back to the colonists, where she would be sacrificed to allow everyone to live with the infested. We could let her choose. Or we could just save her. Although it's their way of life, it doesn't sit easy with me that a whole society would groom a child to be a sacrifice, especially when that sacrifice is so they can live with the infested. Do they really have to? They survived an infested attack, but there should have come a point where the society decided it would have been better to leave, and make plan for it. Instead they got complacent, and just kept a cycle of sacrifice going, passing a death sentence from kid to kid. I couldn't let her go back. I could give her the choice, but she has the weight of an entire people on her mind. When they've raised her to be this, and nothing but this. Saviour, they'd call her, at least it's not me they'd think to themselves. She is not in a state of mind to be able to choose, she's too young and doesn't know everything. She never asked to be the Triuna. It's unfair to give that choice to a child. I made it for her. I had her cured. I was put in the position of being able to make the change, with as little consequence to Neewa as possible and the Myconian colony will just have to adapt. Perhaps think about finally moving away from an infested ridden home. They have the support they need from the Tenno for that, if it's a matter of credits, I'll go rob (I mean play) the index a few times. And I get that there is a culture there, that could be lost, but they didn't always live with the infested, who were they before that? What was lost then? What could be regained? Is it possible they could live without condemning an innocent? Yes, yes it is. I went full light with my choices, to see what would happen against a friend who has gone half and half. Kind, but vengeful. Thinking about it, that's kinda me in a nutshell. And if that means I'll have an annoyed shadow coming after me at the end of it, then all I can say is bring it.
I am so in love where this channels and the videos seem to be headed! taking on the whole shadow idea reallly made me think good and well while linking it with my favourite game! this is an awesome bunch of theories that i think would be amazing to see prove correct.
For me, 90% of my choices are Sun, with a select few being Neutral ("They lost their minds" and letting Niwa choose her own path, for example). However, part of me now wishes I could go back and choose to be almost entirely Moon, as "idealistic" is a term I often associated with myself. But then again, only the passionate, vengeful choices normally make any sense, in my mind.
I dont know why but i feel like The Man In The Wall is noone but a of part tenno. A part in real world and a part in the void . Druvi paradox might give the answer , who knows 🤔
Finally! Thank you for making a video on this. I've had so many conversations, leading similar to yours. But all in all, isn't he wondrous? The Man In The Wall. So kind. So jesting...so beautiful. Roses can be red Or as white as a dove but The Man InThe Wall Bares the colours of my love. Edit: P.S. I also thought that was a visual glitch.
Been struggling with reality lately as I feel like everything is falling down around me. You talking about the world being on fire was legit exactly what I have been picturing trying to keep a face to not upset anyone or worry them. Funny how this actually helped me a bit.
This video just helped me irl with my own mental health, I've been controlled by my shadow for so long that I have been aligning my own identity with the shadow
Thank you so much for making real Warframe spoilers. I played every quest but I'm totally lost. I can't even find the cutscenes on you tube a people who do try to talk still hold things back. I wanted an open discussion about the story and you're the only one that does. You are doing a just service. Thank you.
Eventually I'm going to do each of the quests so keep your eyes out for that. I don't think enough people get what's going on the game, so you're certainly not alone.
this theory is very believable, especially after your ordis video last week where you discusses his shadow form, his former self. again a pretty good video! why do you have so little subs? your videos have good content, are well structured and your voice is easy to listen to.
Because I'm not a very good youtuber. I just like to make videos, you know? I don't ask for subs or likes cause I want people to want to sub, not feel like they SHOULD cause I'd like them too, which is a terrible way to UA-cam. So, I'll probably never have a huge sub count. But... if the people that do sub like what I do, that's all that really matters. Also, I'm bad with schedules and my video editing skill are average at best. I'd say that has a lot to do with it too. Maybe more than the first thing, I don't know, lol...
This analysis mostly jibes with my conclusions when I first encountered the choices and the evolving plot...but it was the mention of Raziel that really made me smile. I know a man of culture when I hear one.
Thank you! I would like to incorporate more philosophic ideas into the greater lore of warframe, because I think there's a lot there to discuss. That's where we're going, so I hope you're along or the ride!
Thank you for the wonderful video! ^^ This is one of the reason why I love the game - it gives each player enough pieces to form their own version and story. It's not linear like most games and (this is just my opinion based on the video) I think the storyline will continue based on the players' interpretations. Maybe DE has other ideas, but I believe there're enough external enemies (grineers, corpus, infested, etc.). What made me appretiate the game in a new way started with the Sacrifice quest. We not only found our character is not a machine, an empty shell, but a strong yet fragile child, who is also filled with internal struggle. And Fears. The Man on the Wall might be just another fear that we need to overcome. But it'll be different based on player's choices and actions. Which makes the game even more intriguing. It makes it very close to reality. Тhe Operator is not just another character, it's a reflection of ourselves. And we struggle, fight and grow with him.
I dont even care about the game to this level but holy damn your voice, the topics, the depth and the concepts are just amazing. Especially in this video, the concept really is captivating as the psychology and morale of the Tenno is interesting.
i absolutely LOVE videos like this. i love it when game devs take real-world psychology stuff and integrate it into a game so smoothly. I'm no psych major, but i do hold quite a bit of interest in what makes people tick!
I'm glad someone thought to bring this to light. Ballas said "We believed everything to be of two parts". Reaching into eastern philosophy, yin and yang have to be equal to bring balance to the world...something the Lotus reminds you you need to do while invasions are active for example. This philosophy is throughout the entire story and I love it. It goes really well with the ninja vibe.
My guess is nothing until DE gets this whole Warframe project back on the rails. I believe they can do it, but it's going to be a rough road, and a lot of work for them.
Of all your videos I think this one is the best one yet. I think the entire Warframe community is curious about “The Man in the Wall”. I think you actually nailed it with this theory. It also makes a lot of sense. I mean think about what the void really does to people. It basically brings out their desires. When you play through the game and read the content related to the void I think a constant theme is that it bends to the will of the person interacting with it. I also, loved your talk about “The Shadow”. This video was great so far as game discussion but also personal growth as well. Thanks.
This....WAS A FECKEN BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION ON WHAT ARE SYMBOL MEANS!! This was amazingly in depth of what may happen due to are actions and choices, very interesting!
Well, I chose the light path except the time I told Teshin to kill the worm queen, Let Neewa decide herself, and told Balas that this was inevitable. Now I got to face my demon by myself.
I'm really enjoying these type of videos, often what I usually hear while playing is about rivens, cheesy builds and complaints. It's nice to follow a channel that can step back and look at the grander scheme and nuances of the tenno story
That's all you're gonna get here... Well that, some opinion videos if I feel strongly about a thing or funny stuff. Builds, what's best in the game, I couldn't even tell you...
Awesome to see you watched Max Derrat Jung's series, I did it as well! And I began to infer you did based on your last video... great job on that. Here's hoping that DE is thinking about these concepts, and not just pulling philosophical stuff out of their butt
ill be honest with you, at the end it felt almost as if you were talking about in game as well as irl. it was crazy, because i could see myself in all the situations, what my life could have been or will possibly end up being, and it put me through some deep thought, and kinda scared me a bit. the good kinda scare though, the "hey your on the edge, dont keep walking forward" kind. or in another way of putting it, a "come to jesus" moment
Max is fantastic at summarizing deep psychological themes and academic opinions on the topics. He is such an underrated creator, has a gentle and inoffensive voice and speaking manner and occasionally a dry sense of humour. I'd love to see him tackle some of the more psychological parts of Warframes story missions someday.
I like this idea, it's a very cool idea of the choices building towards different interactions/encounters with the man in the wall. That said I'm a bit more of the opinion that the choices are more a reflection of a traditional yin/yang dichotomy. And in the context of that the different stances the choices take in the quests make a lot more sense. Sun is lead by emotion which leads to both "good" empathetic choices as well as "bad" rash decisions born of anger. Moon is lead by logic and leads to both "bad" callous decisions as well as "good" measured reactions seeing the larger picture. Neither is the "good" path or the "evil" path, they are simply different ways of looking at the world.
This whole theory is... amazing! At first I always chose the Sun yet there are times where I have picked the Between as I thought it matched more. Realizing that maybe, just maybe, my choices have this much of an outcome makes me comprehend that I’m doing more harm to my Tenno then good. Asides from that, this is really good of a theory on what could be happening; and maybe it is time I don’t fear balancing out the Sun and Moon... the shadow and the demon we’d create.
We can't see in the darkness, we would have to be guided... Also, we can't see in a strong light as we could get blinded... Maybe he' s right. Anyway, Your videos are on another level, I really enjoy watching them to see Your point. Amazing analysis, as always! Have a nice day ;)
Honestly, i didnt know about the effects of the choices. I ended up near neutral, with a little shadow, so the effects are unseen...that or i havent noticed. Neat.
I just finished this quest and chose all Neutral choices. Yet I still find the last shot with the operator saying, "Remember you are nothing without me kiddo". to be scary as hell. Being both very menacing yet truthful given this explanation, but it is also referred to as "The Indifference" or so I've heard. It's shown to be a malevolent entity so if both options and thinking's are true in one sense or another, wouldn't we be playing right into it's hands? Indifference is to really not care either way in any given situation, to let things play out and see what happens. I agree though the demon we create for ourselves can be a savior or a destroyer, it wont exactly be friendly either way, in fact probably quite vindictive given the story so far. One thing that anyone can say for sure is nothing will be the same ever again after that point.
ive chosen the neutral side, because i love the concept of balance between light and dark, and it matches with my operator quite well since i main equinox and made my operator inspired by her
I always saw the white as heightened passion and decision based more on emotion, whereas the dark is peace of mind and acceptance - a decision based more on logic made in that peace of mind.
This makes more and more sense the more that you consider the Orokin philosophy was very deeply rooted in Dualism much like where the Warframe/Tenno comes from being body and soul respectively. glad I stumbled upon this because seeing some of the option in the story had me confused, my thinking in line with typical light/dark views.
Damn, I knew it was deeper than dark bad light good, but I didn't think it was this much. I really hope they'll use it in a way that makes our choices matter for real. I always chose the grey path because those were the ''best'' answers, but if what you said becomes true, well dang I'm going to have fun.
I know some of you are gonna be like... WTF is he talking about here but I gotta tell you, this was one of the most fun videos I've had the chance to make. These are all just theories mind you, but... This is one of my favorites, one that actually spawned from discussion with you all in the comments!
Cant really call this a theory, its really spot on... kina inspired me to play back the quests back to back
If you haven't played the quests in a while I HIGHLY recommend it. They all look different with the visual refresh and there are certain little things that REALLY stand out now. The new shadow rell is really well done...
Who does the voice, “hey kiddo” belong to? Perhaps a piece of our selves that we fear has been cast out of our mind and is now roaming about, trying to return
i believe ur right about this :)
Mm.
Neat little thinker.
So glad I choose almost all neutral *expect I let Teshin kill the queen because I felt like it*
Hey, we can't all be perfect, not to mention... I'm sure Teshin didn't mind cutting her, you know?
@@TheDsIEGE Given everything he suffered under them? Giving him permission to, in that moment, let go.
U are the only person i know that didnt kill her themself, like thats so anticlimatic
That's me
Yeah I'm also neutral, but I did make some light and some dark choices. One of the dark choices I made was also letting Teshin kill her. I felt like he suffered long enough under her and deserved his revenge.
This is an amazing theory and would benefit the game in so many ways. Imagine the amount of veterans returning if this actually became a thing. Fighting a villain that we created based on our own decisions... Your videos just keep getting better and better!
Hey thank you! This was admittedly one of my favorites to put together...
Villian of our own. - Kuva Lich... :D
@@whirlly we dont talk about that here
Looking at the Kuva lich system this sounds like something that is far beyond the capabilities of DE
Probably gonna have to grind 10 tenno relics to get the control orbs, so we know the 5 slot combination to take out our tenno, yaaaay sounds like fun!
Damn that invisible looking Tenno demon is so interesting I haven’t heard anyone else talk about that keep up the good theories
I don’t think it’s intentional.
I think that it is pretty interesting, but a better word to use here is CREEPY
HEY DUDE! Somebody came into my Discord today telling me about your video. Unfortunately, I have never played Warframe, but I watched through your whole video!
As you will see... the more you investigate Jung, the more you see his theories apply to the world around us. Here, you not only see Jung's archetype of shadow, but you also see his theory on the necessity of opposites. Warframe seems to have a psychological sophisticated morality mechanic... maybe I should investigate it more.
BTW, you have a golden "radio" voice. Felt very relaxed listening. :)
Thank you so much... I can't tell you what it means to know you actually saw this and approve. You should definitely check warframe out, by the way, there are a ton of subtle undertones in the narrative I feel like you could pull apart so fast. I can't tell you how quickly I would click on a Max Derrat Warframe video, pure and simple. I know I said this in the tweet, but... your work is inspiring, it really allows me to understand the mountain of real world concepts you talk about so easily, which is a gift. Thank you again for the shout and the time you took to check out my video. It's been a truly great day for me!
The Tenno kinda gonna need therapy eventually cause right now they out here committing mass genocide every day and all kinds of stuff
Steven: so what you are here for?
Tenno: it's a long story
well grineers are racists. they dont like orokins, corpus and tenno :P
I honestly prefer corpus over grineer for one reason when you support them they ask sort of nicely but the grineer just demand you help them or die
meh you get used to it
@@LordRixuel I kind of think the Grineer are just enacting their revenge from their time as the lowest slaves of the Orokin and its no better than how the Corpus keep that old sin going as they stuff themselves with riches like the Orokin and trod on fellow humans and profit over conflict.
So I can't fault the Grineer because most of them have been brainwashed by their hatred while most of the Corpus are self serving and fully aware of their actions.
But Steel Meridian's great though, they manage to do a lot for just about everyone and I think their's is the true strength of the Grineer.
They might be leading up to our relationship with the man in the wall.
Sun: Man in the wall is the enemy
Neutral: Man in the wall is the void
Moon: Man in the wall is an ally
Because think. In TWW, the man in the wall becomes angry if we dont drink the kuva, but he seems pleased if we do...
Malcolm Low I think the man in the wall is a representation of the void that the tenno created in there mind to cope with there reality of there situation and that over time it grew a mind of its own and started trying to guide the tenno to there most powerful self. Just think if you chose the moon choices in TWW the tenno recalls a time there dad called them kiddo. The man in the wall that appears on our ship calls us kiddo all the time. Our tenno created the man in the wall and then over time we gave it a form. It’s almost like the man in the wall is a parental figure.
Its even said that the tenno are “blessed by the void” and Onkoo even said “the void seems to love you”.
@@MykeThaOrphan0209 I know it sounds stupid, but I still believe that our "dad" got absorbed by the void as being a conduit to our minds and to become its "personafication" (since we don't ever really know if our father was also killed in the Zariman, in fact, we don't know much of him at all) and that's why he always talks to us as "Kiddo"
André Chumela bruh no that’s a great theory
The man in the wall is only the void...But something as dark or as mysterious as the void can be a powerful ally...Or a cunning enemy
I’ve been choosing with how I personally felt during the quest and letting my emotions decide my choice. My dial is almost completely shadow now and I’m starting to realize that maybe it is already too late for my space boy.
Guess you'll have to spare The Lotus/Natah to try to make up for it. Or you could go full dark and deal with the consequences.
I went full shadow, deciding ruthless pragmatism was more fitting for my character and being willing to live with the potential consequences. If this does actually have an effect on gameplay or lore, I do think they should give us the opportunity to change our choices however. From a lore perspective it doesn't make sense but this type of game doesn't fit a permanent consequence like this.
the dark and light aren't good and evil, it's yin and yang. Your space boy just needs to find a counter balance :)
NOOOO 😭 :(
Can't wait for the Deadlock Protocol. Hopefully one day we might get to see or play as Ordan (Ordis)
My next vid is gonna be on that... promise.
@@TheDsIEGE ight I'll make sure to watch it
I wanted the broken frame to be ordans body or something like that but ok
@@TheDsIEGE when tho i cant wait
@@konstantinvasovic3079 one part of his body they managed to grab
My choice thing is almost all grey with 1-3 light/dark and my "Man in the wall" my void demon almost every time pops around corners but usually saying "Hey kiddo." and nothing else as if shy but has built up the courage to say hello.
Weird my “man in the wall” had a full on conversation with my operator I think I remember it went like this:
“Did you kill isaah”
“No”
“Did umbra kill isaah”
“No, we did”
Wait that glitchy operator in missions was the man in the wall. holy shit I thought it was warframe being bugged out the ass.
I've never seen this in my own missions, is it because I'm full neutral?
Sudsy probably, I haven’t seen mine either. I’m also full neutral
I haven't seen him but my alignment is slightly tipped towards moon
Wait IN missions? Any forum links you can give?
/unstuck .... I FIXED THE LORE !!!
I love anything lore video related, gives me "My name is Byf" vibes from the destiny community and I love his videos
He is definitely an influence...
Lore was the only thing keeping me playing destiny 1. When destiny 2 came out I came to Warframe and couldn't have been happier. There is so much lore to search for just like a Fromsoft game! (My favorite is Bloodborne) and yes I've played every game up to sekiro lol.
"keep that shadow in check"
I love that
Swazdo-lah Surah
stay safe everyone
I was thinking yesterday that you've actually set me down the path of where all this stuff ties in more philosophically than I ever imagined. Thanks for that. I have a different appreciation for the game.
@@TheDsIEGE
take this as a give for all that you did.
I'm not what you hope for. Then again, you've created me, or I too.
If it's not a finger....
The light (sun path) is passionate - emotional, with less logic. The middle path: a mixture of emotion and logic ... Neutral. The dark moons path (moon), Logic over emotion. This concept made more sense to me, than morality.
The vengeance choice with umbra in the sacrifice, and a choice from the war within kind of counter this though.
This opens up a whole new perspective for me
EXCELLENT! That's like... what I do this for, seriously... It really does make it worthwhile.
These are some very interesting theories
Definitely something to think about, Amirite?
@@TheDsIEGE yup
The choices lead to nothing cuz they forgot lol
Jk Jk But i REALLY do hope it either affects mabye how the man in the wall interacts with you or the concewuences in the duviri paradox.... idk SOMETHING
I think we're already way deep into what they will end up showing...
concewuences uwu
TheDsIEGE I chose the moon the man ON the wall. I have never seen in a missoin. But players WHO dide the Sun Will see tha man on the wall In a missoins? Cus thats creepy and its like there punishment
@@unknown-cq8dj I can refer to that also Im fully moon yet no void demon has made a presence known to my operator yet
@@joshpalmer2925probably because youve become the void demon.
I feel so good about my tenno being a filthy centrist now lmfao
When one is in balance both sides will try to pull one to them.
You mean Chad Centrist
What's wrong being a centrist
It matters not what try’s to control my operator the only thing that matters is the death of all who dare oppose me or so i think
Igotta say, my take on this one is veeery similar to this one, ad is something that has always been bugging me too...
As a Star Wars The Old Republic player too, i've been constitantly "challenged" in wich i would want to follow, either the ligth or the dark side of things, and as a person that I myself want to believe I am, I always cling to ligth, something i also started to do when the meter fist appeared in the quests, but my take on this, is sligthly different... What I gather from this is, if you tryllu follow your own principles instead of seing if it will give you euther ligth or dark side affinity, you will always find your self in the said shadow, the ballence between light and dark. Think about it, if you start with folloing compassion and kindness from every dialogue without looking at the metter, you'll start by following the light (or either, the sun), but progressing throw the story, and once again, following your filosophy and not looking at the metter, you'll actually start to also kling to the dark side even if you're choosing kindness and compassion. The same will happen if you choose the start by being the edge lord, you start by going full dark (or moon), and evetually, even though you're clinging to "dark emotions", you'll also start to cling to the ballance. Etiehr way you choose, the only one that's actually keeping itself the same with options and metter, is the ballance. My take on this, is to make us realise that (once again, make sure the metter doesn't exist when your choosing your answers) the way it is suppoused to be, is ballance, not light, nor dark, since we all have both of them in ourselves.
Just a little side track on this one, how the hack does the Helmith knows wich path we're taking??? (if you don't know what i'm talking about, open the helminth door with nidus, that use transference and get your tenno inside that room, the Helmith will say stgs about not understanding how you're awake, but will also tell you if your walking on the light, the dark or in between them. Also find it interesting the fact he also calls us "demons").
Extremely underrated channel with an awesome host.
Hey, thank you! I'll let him know you said that, lol...
Me: *sitting near neutral with a tilt towards sun*
Me: "Yeah, I'll take that. That's fair. #relatable"
same
Same except my tilt is towards moon
The recent devsteam showed a clip that shows their "Work from Home" staff and interestingly provided an audio voice character from Neewa. So i guess Neewa will come back somewhere in Warframe universe possibly thru a quest. 🤔
duviri is time travel shenanigans isnt it?
@@Skywatcher16 more a like a jumbled time loop
@@yokai1235 so the girl from agents of S.H.I.E.L.D xd, (theres a girl living in all time lines at once at some point)
@@Nezha_Main no more like there's a place where everything is happening at once but are events of different times like the trailer a horseman that is dead and alive at same time your future self and past self interacting with each other
@@yokai1235 so a dimension whete dinos guns the future the past hitler romans and well everything exist, interesting
Yo that invisible thing he showed, i need someone to confirm this please.
Same lol
I've seen it at least once in my mission, i can confirm
I have never noticed it in mission (probably because I am too busy slashing away), but when I played the Sacrifice (first time btw), I had that weird thing on my operator... even though I have chosen neutral for everything. I also thought it was a video glitch.
@@Jeckurosaki ty so god damn much.
Never seen it, though I'm mostly neutral..
then I had my choices done as I am in real life being on verge of balance but tipped to the dark side "the moon" and now thinking about it everything makes sense not only in warframe but in life too
Thank you for this really thank you
I'm glad you liked it!
If DE does follow through on your theories then we could potentially see this as a game mechanic similar to the Kuva Lich except that your void demon hunts the player instead of you hunting it if your choices lean more toward the sun side of things. If you're neutral then your interactions with the void demon may turn it hostile or friendly for a particular mission, and if you're more on the moon side then your void demon could repress some one of your operator abilities for a mission? Man that sounds annoying at face value actually.
Too bad they’ll just Retcon it.
I had noticed that, when my gf played the sacrifice and met with Umbra, her image was distorted. Which I found weird because it didn't happen at all when I played it. So it turns out that it's because I'm perfectly balanced (yeah, I know, as all things should be, I said it) while she was going towards the sun a little. That explains a lot, thanks.
I've actually had an interesting experianc.e. Starting out as mostly Sun (with the sole exception of letting Teshin lopping queenie's head off.) Then with Glast gambet being 'waaitaminute that's her choice, not ours.' And on and on sliding further into balance. Not always pickign the moon option, but seeing 'sun' as being willfully blind to the way thigns are and wanting to impose 'our' will on the situation.
That said? My choice to Ballas was to tell him the cycle was Broken. because He cannot hurt us anymore. We have moved past his moving us about like a Go stone, and he can't enslave others to do his dirty work.
Aaand then eh got all sentientified.
The cycle was absolutely not broken. An orokin squabble interrupted by the sentients sounds familiar no?
I went full moon because I saw it not as a shadow but as my tenno knowing what the shadow can do: it is to consume for its own benefit. I cares not of other's but itself which I've come to realize personally is the best option. When you think of the tenno, none of their actions have been their own from the start. You didn't choose to wake up, the Lotus did. She led her concerns on you in everything, especially on those missions where she says "change of plan tenno, leave nothing alive". You don't get to even pick your allies such as hunhow being apparently a "bad" tenno yet what if you are a 'bad' tenno as well. So to be one with yourself, you must depend only on yourself which is why I chose to devote only to my shadow.
Thats very interesting! It even satisfies my question of what the man in the wall is.
It's us. That's why he looks like us when visiting.
It'd be so cool if this turns out to be true.
This went deep... this was amazing, keep up the good work dude! I'm subscribing right now!
Thank you! I appreciate the support!
I really hope we have stumbled onto something here. I would love to see something like this pop up in the game.
you and me both...
I’m in for a heck of a time since I am just now seeing the waves of the Moon choices
I devoured the darkness to become stronger myself, I am one of the "moon people"... I didn't expect that this theory would make me believe that I made a mistake but in the long run it does feel like that. This doesn't mean anything negative though, I will see the end of my path and enjoy what's there for me in the future!
Talking about the sun/moon system, I'm going to show you a youtuber that gives out a nice idea of it. Your theory was really good indeed
Edit: SmoughTown is the channel I was talking about, go watch his warframe stuff... it's good I say
Oh, believe me... I already saw it! I'm a fan of that channel!
Also, if you visit your railjack in the Dojo, not sure if the audio treatment was intentional, but it's less distorted, and it uses your Operator voice
Right now if I'm perfectly neutral but if it gives me the decision to kill the lotus let's just say I might not be afterwards.
Also the ghosty boy in your mission has never happened to me ever, I do see the guy in my ship sometimes but it's extremely rare
Creeper Chap he chose the sun thats why he must suffer with the man in the wall in His missoin
I picked neutral and he still shows up occasionally. I didn't even realize it was the man in the wall. I Thought warframe was just being buggy lol.
EIPLAYS no on missoins for the ones WHO choice sun. not in orbiter
@@unknown-cq8dj yes the glitchy clear thing on missions. i see him very rarely but he does show up. my circle is majority neutral tilting slightly toward light.
He can show up on the reliquary on the railjack. First time he spooked me in YEARS
I chose all dark paths
Also i like your take on warframe with bringing phycology to the game
I really do believe that our choices will have an effect on how we INTERACT with the man in the wall. But your theory that it will actually change the Man does seem plausible
We'll see! Hopefully sooner rather than later...
I embrace it, the shadow, the bottomless ocean of horror that coiled my tender heart.
Yo back when I was doing all the quests and I made my decisions I looked for the most complete way to deal with the situation at hand witch to me was neutral and I don’t see any void ghost or anything and I rarely see the man in the wall in my shop either maby by picking that choice stops the demon from even manifesting
Check through the comments of this video and I think you'll see that it might be the reason. You're definitely not alone.
Your videos are truly epic you deserve more views than this keep up the good work.
As long as the people that do view them enjoy, I'm happy. But thank you!
@@TheDsIEGE Thanks for the reply, to me out of all the UA-camrs who discuss Warframe lore you're the only one who digs deep into the lore as you do making your videos truly novel. P.S. I chose the balance between the light and the dark and I'm glad I did.
@TheDsIEGE Thanks for the links to the videos I'm always interested in philosophy.
Fighting a demon based on our choices would be really cool. I got that perfect balance, so I guess I'm all good to go
Lucky...
Same
For me my alignment is in the middle with little bit of the moon because for me I picture myself in the tenno place when it comes the those sun,neutral,moon choices
... ive yet to replay the sacrifice(gotta get them somachords), and ive never seen the translucent operator before. just seen the spook haunting my orbiter like everyone has. now im gonna hafta start looking for this thing.
This is a great video, i saw the surface observation of this mechanics from DK Diamantes but this goes into more depth and explained everything.
Again, I can't say for certain this is all 100% accurate but... it's hard to ignore so many parallels between them...
12:49 Yeah, I think that's just a bug, This happened to me in my first playtrough and all my choices are neutral
you're the only consistent warframe lore youtuber. great videos.
Well I feel the man in the wall always existed but it’s the things he says that make him a trickster god or a deal maker .........it is chaotic ( in our eyes) but always with an endgame or with purpose..........I always knew that the man reminded me of a beloved cartoon demon bill cypher.......it is the things he said in the war within “ have you for gotten ...you owe me” deal makers are a true evil
The way how you eliquently explained the Ying and yang system truely touched my heart. Like even tho as you said you took the knowledge from someone else's video but the way You explained it in ur manner was special. Keep up the good work .
Tony Stark: A famous man once said , " We create our own demons."
Uncle Ben: With great power comes great responsibility.
I'm thinking of Neewa's quest line here, the Glast Gambit. We could give her back to the colonists, where she would be sacrificed to allow everyone to live with the infested. We could let her choose. Or we could just save her. Although it's their way of life, it doesn't sit easy with me that a whole society would groom a child to be a sacrifice, especially when that sacrifice is so they can live with the infested. Do they really have to? They survived an infested attack, but there should have come a point where the society decided it would have been better to leave, and make plan for it. Instead they got complacent, and just kept a cycle of sacrifice going, passing a death sentence from kid to kid. I couldn't let her go back.
I could give her the choice, but she has the weight of an entire people on her mind. When they've raised her to be this, and nothing but this. Saviour, they'd call her, at least it's not me they'd think to themselves. She is not in a state of mind to be able to choose, she's too young and doesn't know everything. She never asked to be the Triuna. It's unfair to give that choice to a child. I made it for her. I had her cured. I was put in the position of being able to make the change, with as little consequence to Neewa as possible and the Myconian colony will just have to adapt. Perhaps think about finally moving away from an infested ridden home. They have the support they need from the Tenno for that, if it's a matter of credits, I'll go rob (I mean play) the index a few times. And I get that there is a culture there, that could be lost, but they didn't always live with the infested, who were they before that? What was lost then? What could be regained? Is it possible they could live without condemning an innocent? Yes, yes it is.
I went full light with my choices, to see what would happen against a friend who has gone half and half. Kind, but vengeful. Thinking about it, that's kinda me in a nutshell. And if that means I'll have an annoyed shadow coming after me at the end of it, then all I can say is bring it.
I am so in love where this channels and the videos seem to be headed! taking on the whole shadow idea reallly made me think good and well while linking it with my favourite game! this is an awesome bunch of theories that i think would be amazing to see prove correct.
Well, we just hit 10k, so... we've only just begun!
DE be like: Yeah, we totally thought of that, that was our intention (it's sarcasm btw)
For me, 90% of my choices are Sun, with a select few being Neutral ("They lost their minds" and letting Niwa choose her own path, for example). However, part of me now wishes I could go back and choose to be almost entirely Moon, as "idealistic" is a term I often associated with myself.
But then again, only the passionate, vengeful choices normally make any sense, in my mind.
I dont know why but i feel like The Man In The Wall is noone but a of part tenno. A part in real world and a part in the void . Druvi paradox might give the answer , who knows 🤔
I think he is too. Doesn't make him any less dangerous...
Finally! Thank you for making a video on this. I've had so many conversations, leading similar to yours.
But all in all, isn't he wondrous? The Man In The Wall. So kind. So jesting...so beautiful.
Roses can be red
Or as white as a dove
but The Man InThe Wall
Bares the colours of my love.
Edit: P.S. I also thought that was a visual glitch.
I love your poem!
Ill embrace the shadow? Lies
The shadow will embrace me
Deep shit, bro
**Bane vibes intensify**
Been struggling with reality lately as I feel like everything is falling down around me. You talking about the world being on fire was legit exactly what I have been picturing trying to keep a face to not upset anyone or worry them. Funny how this actually helped me a bit.
Just know you're not alone.
I was waiting for a jumpscare at the end . . .
also if we make our own demons mine isnt a "finger" in the railjack engine
Lately there are so little lore videos and yours are always godsend
I got a whole lotta more to come...
This video just helped me irl with my own mental health, I've been controlled by my shadow for so long that I have been aligning my own identity with the shadow
Honestly DE should hire this guy for even better story development. This theory is so interlinked with the game itself it just makes my mind explode
I actually was hoping this was what they originally thought when writing it, but hey, if DE wants to hire me, I'm all in!
Thank you so much for making real Warframe spoilers. I played every quest but I'm totally lost. I can't even find the cutscenes on you tube a people who do try to talk still hold things back. I wanted an open discussion about the story and you're the only one that does. You are doing a just service. Thank you.
Eventually I'm going to do each of the quests so keep your eyes out for that. I don't think enough people get what's going on the game, so you're certainly not alone.
this theory is very believable, especially after your ordis video last week where you discusses his shadow form, his former self. again a pretty good video! why do you have so little subs? your videos have good content, are well structured and your voice is easy to listen to.
Because I'm not a very good youtuber. I just like to make videos, you know? I don't ask for subs or likes cause I want people to want to sub, not feel like they SHOULD cause I'd like them too, which is a terrible way to UA-cam. So, I'll probably never have a huge sub count. But... if the people that do sub like what I do, that's all that really matters. Also, I'm bad with schedules and my video editing skill are average at best. I'd say that has a lot to do with it too. Maybe more than the first thing, I don't know, lol...
This analysis mostly jibes with my conclusions when I first encountered the choices and the evolving plot...but it was the mention of Raziel that really made me smile.
I know a man of culture when I hear one.
this is my favourite video of yours. great work man i love the narration
Thank you! I would like to incorporate more philosophic ideas into the greater lore of warframe, because I think there's a lot there to discuss. That's where we're going, so I hope you're along or the ride!
Dude you are crushing it. You really bring depth to the games story and lore. Bravo
Thank you! Now if DE would just give me some more quests to dive into...
I love this theory my character has gone for all dark choices and will remain to be defined by anger and darkness
Thank you for the wonderful video! ^^
This is one of the reason why I love the game - it gives each player enough pieces to form their own version and story. It's not linear like most games and (this is just my opinion based on the video) I think the storyline will continue based on the players' interpretations. Maybe DE has other ideas, but I believe there're enough external enemies (grineers, corpus, infested, etc.). What made me appretiate the game in a new way started with the Sacrifice quest. We not only found our character is not a machine, an empty shell, but a strong yet fragile child, who is also filled with internal struggle. And Fears. The Man on the Wall might be just another fear that we need to overcome. But it'll be different based on player's choices and actions. Which makes the game even more intriguing. It makes it very close to reality. Тhe Operator is not just another character, it's a reflection of ourselves. And we struggle, fight and grow with him.
I centered my channel around the lore of this game. That should speak volumes regarding what I think about it.
I dont even care about the game to this level but holy damn your voice, the topics, the depth and the concepts are just amazing. Especially in this video, the concept really is captivating as the psychology and morale of the Tenno is interesting.
i absolutely LOVE videos like this. i love it when game devs take real-world psychology stuff and integrate it into a game so smoothly. I'm no psych major, but i do hold quite a bit of interest in what makes people tick!
I'm glad someone thought to bring this to light. Ballas said "We believed everything to be of two parts". Reaching into eastern philosophy, yin and yang have to be equal to bring balance to the world...something the Lotus reminds you you need to do while invasions are active for example. This philosophy is throughout the entire story and I love it. It goes really well with the ninja vibe.
My guess is nothing until DE gets this whole Warframe project back on the rails. I believe they can do it, but it's going to be a rough road, and a lot of work for them.
Replaying War Within with an amp is cursed lmao
Of all your videos I think this one is the best one yet. I think the entire Warframe community is curious about “The Man in the Wall”. I think you actually nailed it with this theory. It also makes a lot of sense. I mean think about what the void really does to people. It basically brings out their desires. When you play through the game and read the content related to the void I think a constant theme is that it bends to the will of the person interacting with it. I also, loved your talk about “The Shadow”. This video was great so far as game discussion but also personal growth as well. Thanks.
What if I told you a part 2 is in the works?
This....WAS A FECKEN BEAUTIFUL EXPLANATION ON WHAT ARE SYMBOL MEANS!! This was amazingly in depth of what may happen due to are actions and choices, very interesting!
Thank you!!!
@@TheDsIEGE 😊
The shadow, 46 & 2, Tool, i love that song and it has a message about the shadow within it
I've been a fan of Max, and your theory is reasonable and pragmatic. Excellent work Tenno.
Well, I chose the light path except the time I told Teshin to kill the worm queen, Let Neewa decide herself, and told Balas that this was inevitable. Now I got to face my demon by myself.
I'm really enjoying these type of videos, often what I usually hear while playing is about rivens, cheesy builds and complaints. It's nice to follow a channel that can step back and look at the grander scheme and nuances of the tenno story
That's all you're gonna get here... Well that, some opinion videos if I feel strongly about a thing or funny stuff. Builds, what's best in the game, I couldn't even tell you...
Bro...This was a very good and insightful video. Makes m respect the decision system even more
I found this channel recently and I have been binging all your videos. I have subscribed and love your work
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that!
best warframe lore channel, this got me so hyped for the end of this story arc
Thank you! And I can't wait either... dying to get more info on all this...
Awesome to see you watched Max Derrat Jung's series, I did it as well! And I began to infer you did based on your last video... great job on that. Here's hoping that DE is thinking about these concepts, and not just pulling philosophical stuff out of their butt
ill be honest with you, at the end it felt almost as if you were talking about in game as well as irl. it was crazy, because i could see myself in all the situations, what my life could have been or will possibly end up being, and it put me through some deep thought, and kinda scared me a bit. the good kinda scare though, the "hey your on the edge, dont keep walking forward" kind. or in another way of putting it, a "come to jesus" moment
Max is fantastic at summarizing deep psychological themes and academic opinions on the topics. He is such an underrated creator, has a gentle and inoffensive voice and speaking manner and occasionally a dry sense of humour. I'd love to see him tackle some of the more psychological parts of Warframes story missions someday.
He sure is, one of my favorite channels!!! I told him to look into it, maybe at some point he will.
love your videos man and your theories fascinate me keep it up
Thank you... This video has opened my mind now
Your "hey all" at the beginning gives me life
I like this idea, it's a very cool idea of the choices building towards different interactions/encounters with the man in the wall. That said I'm a bit more of the opinion that the choices are more a reflection of a traditional yin/yang dichotomy. And in the context of that the different stances the choices take in the quests make a lot more sense. Sun is lead by emotion which leads to both "good" empathetic choices as well as "bad" rash decisions born of anger. Moon is lead by logic and leads to both "bad" callous decisions as well as "good" measured reactions seeing the larger picture. Neither is the "good" path or the "evil" path, they are simply different ways of looking at the world.
This whole theory is... amazing! At first I always chose the Sun yet there are times where I have picked the Between as I thought it matched more. Realizing that maybe, just maybe, my choices have this much of an outcome makes me comprehend that I’m doing more harm to my Tenno then good. Asides from that, this is really good of a theory on what could be happening; and maybe it is time I don’t fear balancing out the Sun and Moon... the shadow and the demon we’d create.
We can't see in the darkness, we would have to be guided...
Also, we can't see in a strong light as we could get blinded...
Maybe he' s right.
Anyway, Your videos are on another level, I really enjoy watching them to see Your point.
Amazing analysis, as always!
Have a nice day ;)
Honestly, i didnt know about the effects of the choices. I ended up near neutral, with a little shadow, so the effects are unseen...that or i havent noticed.
Neat.
I just finished this quest and chose all Neutral choices. Yet I still find the last shot with the operator saying, "Remember you are nothing without me kiddo". to be scary as hell. Being both very menacing yet truthful given this explanation, but it is also referred to as "The Indifference" or so I've heard. It's shown to be a malevolent entity so if both options and thinking's are true in one sense or another, wouldn't we be playing right into it's hands? Indifference is to really not care either way in any given situation, to let things play out and see what happens. I agree though the demon we create for ourselves can be a savior or a destroyer, it wont exactly be friendly either way, in fact probably quite vindictive given the story so far. One thing that anyone can say for sure is nothing will be the same ever again after that point.
ive chosen the neutral side, because i love the concept of balance between light and dark, and it matches with my operator quite well since i main equinox and made my operator inspired by her
Now that i heard all of this im Thinking about it. Thanks for the video keep it up.
Now i regret my sun choice 😒.
Nice theory and I am standing on your side on this one.
I always saw the white as heightened passion and decision based more on emotion, whereas the dark is peace of mind and acceptance - a decision based more on logic made in that peace of mind.
I love that last bit referencing the ending lines from Iron Man 3
This makes more and more sense the more that you consider the Orokin philosophy was very deeply rooted in Dualism much like where the Warframe/Tenno comes from being body and soul respectively. glad I stumbled upon this because seeing some of the option in the story had me confused, my thinking in line with typical light/dark views.
Damn, I knew it was deeper than dark bad light good, but I didn't think it was this much.
I really hope they'll use it in a way that makes our choices matter for real. I always chose the grey path because those were the ''best'' answers, but if what you said becomes true, well dang I'm going to have fun.