Talk:Focus/@comment-143.89.156.100-20151206163506/@comment-24.90.77.7-20151206190213

As the editor of that point in question, I deliberated a while on it and poured over some notes, so I tried to consider a variety of possibilities. That being said, remember that these various element-systems have a smiliar origin, so there's going to be a lot of overlap and evolution apparent, as cultures interpreted the concepts int heir own way.

Now, the actual evidence. Yes, the symbols do appear to look like a tree, and possibly a mineral or crystal. There is also the fact that zenurik has written out everywhere on its path tooltips 'void' and is about giving energy. Now, crystals are often associated with energy, in new age thought as well as many fantasy and sci-fi settings. This is related to their orderly, crystalline structure, much like what makes metals useful! The thing about metals, is that you have to have some technology and energy to make it useful -- humanity developed metal tools over time, and not all metals were able to be utilized at all times. Steel/iron swords were considered mystical, powerful beyond the common understanding. Then that role was filled by meteor-metals. Then atomic-age radioactive metals. This last one is what made the big link for me -- a lot of stuff in both our actual nuclear technology, and in the Warframe world, is about radioactivity, decay, and metals that give off radition and energy in large quantities. Or was that argon crystals?

Wood is associated with wind in a lot of eastern mystic traditions. Plants cycle air between themselves and animals. Wood is light, and lends itself to agile weaponry. As far as other modern media that depicts elements in these ways, air bending school in Avatar uses gliders made of wood as a primary tool and weapon. Wood as a solid is otherwise fairly flexible and bending, so is spiritually like wind, in a sense. As far as the abilities themselves, I envision someone using a crit melee, constantly moving between enemies to keep the invisibility up. Swift and unseen.

I would at this point make an argument for it being designed ambiguously on purpose, to allow for multiple interpretations, since that allows for the most intrigue and inclusiveness. I saw a tree at first, but also a stylized arrow. I saw a crystal, which means both heavy solid and energy all at once, as I mentioned just now. That being said, I went with the Japanese wording if only because the actual words used in the tooltips also lend themselves to that. But it's all jumbled together at the end of the day.