Talk:Tenno/@comment-26298187-20130711121816/@comment-31.185.140.176-20130712145311

Yeah, nothing is certain because we just don't know (and from what's been said on the livestreams, DE are still working this through so they don't really know either). This being said, it's fun to speculate. :)

The Tenno could be AIs, or maybe ancient Orokin warriors whose consciousness has been removed from their bodies by the Technocyte virus. This would explain their ability (the player ability) to occupy different Warframes of vastly different proportions. eg. The Trinity suit and the Rhino suit are plainly not worn on the same "body".

During the mission to kill Sgt. Nef Anyo, Lotus gives many clues such as indicatiing that the dormant Warframes are "fellow Tenno". This could mean they are Tenno in stasis, or it could mean they are Tenno bodies that are occupied by dormant psyches.

This kind of fits in with the identity of Lotus herself. During "mobile defense" missions, Lotus clearly states that we need to "upload" her to complete the hacks. This implies that Lotus is either an AI or a disembodied psyche.

I'm probably wrong, but as I said, it's fun to speculate. ;)