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==Lore== ===[[The Second Dream]] and [[The War Within]]=== After destroying the Pendula that used to keep [[Orokin Moon|the Moon]] within the [[Void]], a number of conversations between Margulis and several [[Orokin]] figures (most of whom, with the exception of an individual named [[Ballas]], remain nameless) are heard, most likely a recollection of memories. In these conversations, Margulis argues to the rest of the Orokin regarding the orphaned children of the [[Zariman Ten Zero]], as they have been under her care, despite the rest of the Orokin's wishes that they should be killed out of fear of their power.<ref name="orokin_afraid">"You were so brave - but the Orokin were afraid of you. The Void had changed you and you couldn't control it, no one could. They were about to destroy the orphans of Ten-Zero but Margulis... she loved you, she found a way..." - [[Lotus]] during [[The Second Dream]]</ref><ref name="void_devils">'''Ballas''': "...What they need, Margulis, is to be destroyed! They're devils from that hell, not human anymore."<br />'''Margulis''': "No, Ballas, no more destruction. We could heal them. Maybe they're meant to save us."<br />- Dialogue during [[The Second Dream]]</ref> Margulis, as indicated by Lotus, contributed to a process known as 'Transference' in which a Tenno's consciousness and power could be channeled through a vessel strong enough to contain it, leading to the creation of the Tenno-controlled versions of [[Warframes]].<ref name="second_dream">"The Orokin murdered Margulis - used her work to create 'Transference'. Your mind - projected into a surrogate, strong enough to withstand your power. It felt like waking up, but it was just a lucid - second dream" - [[Lotus]] during [[The Second Dream]]</ref> It is heavily hinted by the dialogue and by the [[Lotus]] that Margulis was executed for defending the Tenno, committing apostasy, and disobeying some not entirely disclosed Orokin laws.<ref name="jade_light">"Honored seven, we have gathered here today to carry out the sentencing of Archimedean Margulis... You face the Jade light, recant, and we will grant a merciful death." - [[Ballas]] during [[Apostasy Prologue]]</ref> The sentence was carried out by '''The Seven''', the council of Orokin Executors which included Ballas, to which Margulis states that the Orokin, for all their perfect appearances, are "rotted through and through". Dialogue from [[Teshin]] in [[The War Within]] revealed more information about Margulis and the role she played, caring for the children of the Zariman. {{Quote|Now I am forced to undo what Margulis did, to open the gates... and make you suffer. Margulis lied to you, a lie of omission. She did not cure the Zariman children - she erased them. My only hope is that truth still lingers inside you, buried within your mind. The power and the misery of the Void.|Teshin}} ===[[The Silver Grove]]=== Margulis was mentioned to recruit researchers to help with ''Transference therapy'', presumably to build surrogate bodies for the children of Zariman Ten-Zero. As [[Silvana]], the researcher involved in the creation of [[The Silver Grove]], puts it "''she needed the best Infestation biologist''".<ref name="infested_biologist">"My bags are packed, I'm all set to leave! I can't believe I'll be working with one of my childhood heroes, Archimedean Margulis! On comms, she said she needed the best Infestation biologist there was... I think my knees almost gave out!" - [[Silvana]] during [[The Silver Grove]]</ref> But later, it seemed the project was turned into the creation of [[Warframe]]s<ref name="silvana_warframe">"My childhood dream has become a nightmare. I don't blame Margulis, she's as much a victim as the children we're working with. At first, the project seemed therapeutic and nurturing. I was myself. But now... Transference therapy is being turned into a weapon. Now I build these vile weapons called "Warframes" all for one purpose: death. I've become everything I hate." - [[Silvana]] during [[The Silver Grove]]</ref>. ===[[The New War]]=== In the final confrontation with [[Ballas]], the [[Lotus]] mocks him, stating Margulis chose death over being controlled by him. After a long battle, the [[Tenno]] finally subdues Ballas with a [[Narmer Veil]], deluding him into kissing "Margulis" and allowing the Lotus to steal her powers back from him and end him once and for all. In the aftermath, the Lotus is conflicted with her personalities meshing between herself, [[Natah]], and Margulis. The player can [[Lotus#Customization|choose]] for her to become Margulis in her honor, a woman devoted to restoring the [[Origin System]] with compassion and healing. {{Quote|[[Narmer]] has divided the world, leaving a deep wound. We need healing. I am Margulis.|[[Lotus]] accepting the mantle of Margulis}}
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