Talk:Excalibur/Umbra/@comment-198.91.230.193-20180303183352/@comment-27322557-20180402055204

My current theory is that we'll basically be forced to work with the Stalker to track down The Lotus, and come to some sort of reluctant understanding, and Umbra, rather than being a frame will be a mode of play. Instead of your Operator controlling your frame, control is temporarily handed over to the Stalker's Operator (I'm not convinced there isn't one, I do think Frame's have a level of intelligence but not this much) and all your powers are "twisted". Basically the same power-set but maybe used differently so Umbra's 1st slot might be non-Umbra's Ulti, something like that.

Of course I realize that allying with the Stalker is risky both as a plan of action in-game, and as a game-design decision out of game, however I think it could be done. Maybe you ally with the Stalker temporarily to deal with Ballas, and in the process the Stalker is killed or damaged beyond complete repair (I would buy Ballas having the ability to fuck with the Operator through their frame given his ability to interact with Transferance. Seems like he exists solely in the Transferance "world" anyway) and once we defeat (permanently or just for the time being) Ballas, the Stalker leaves behind a Remnant which we can cultivate and utilize to empower ourselves in new ways.