The Valkyr Gersemi Skin further implement this connection. Her Rip Line ability gives Valkyr enhanced mobility and a way to toy with her prey, while her unique passive traits – added knockdown recovery bonus and immunity to heavy landings – belie a feline agility.Įquipping a whip (Lecta or Scoliac) while using Hysteria gives the appearance of a tail, though it may possibly be just a bug (requires testing). One of her alternate helmets, Bastet, is named after an Egyptian Cat-headed Goddess of Home and Family.
Hysteria gives Valkyr a set of claws which accents the ability's wild, feral nature. Valkyr's thematic design is inspired in part by the feline or wolverine: Valkyr is the second Warframe to replace Alloy Plates with Circuits in her construction. Valkyr is the only Warframe which has human-like audible cries, voiced by Digital Extremes community coordinator, Megan Everett. She is the second female Warframe whose base stats defy a trend of fragility despite having low shields she has the highest armor value of all the Warframes.īoth her Warframe Profile video and in-game description verify that she's a product (or possibly a failure) of the Zanuka Project. It was generally believed that dying in battle with your honor intact was a sure way of being chosen. According to Norse Mythology, the Valkyries were a host of divine creatures in service of the gods that brought the "chosen" among the fallen up to Asgard (where the gods resided). Valkyr's abilities reflect her madness, accompanied by cries of anguish. However, blueprints of her components can still be found after defeating Alad V in combat. Ultimately, Valkyr was deconstructed and used to produce the Zanuka prototype, Alad V's companion fighting machine. This mad science would greatly expand the Corpus' knowledge of Warframe design, and consequentially left Valkyr maddened and scarred. The obsessed Corpus scientist would bring Valkyr to his lab on Themisto, Jupiter where she would be restrained and subjected to harsh experiments. Previously having thrived among the Tenno in her natural Gersemi form, Valkyr is known for her capture and subsequent torment at the hands of Alad V.