Talk:Oberon/@comment-27197089-20160119150203/@comment-75.183.74.214-20160220041005

Non-DnD Paladins come from well before WoW existed. I think it was FF3 that had the hero start out as a blackguard and eventually turn into a paladin. Obviously being a Japanese production the concept was a bit different, but largely paralelled the protective and anti-evil powers typically given a paladin (though that was long time ago, don't ask me too many specifics there). There was also the Diablo 2 paladin class that could cast attack spells and had loads of offensive and defensive auras.

Partly I'm kind of ambivelent to strict comarisons and a need for sameness in situations like this - I've seen it go terribly, terribly wrong. I also realize that this is DE making Warframe. Its like a painter saying he'll make a work based on your dog, and only after he's done do you realise that he's an impressionist. Just look at the stuff they make - Kubrow "dogs", Oberon "paladin", Chroma "dragon", Ivara "tree frog". The concept they mention is just a jumping off point in their system, I would never recomend taking it too seriously.