1999

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1999 is a year in history, located in the distant past.

Overview

Located in the distant past, the year of 1999 was rediscovered by  Orokin scientist Albrecht Entrati, who traveled back in time to use it as a shelter to escape from The Indifference.

Lore & History

The year of 1999 in Warframe is similar to the real world year of 1999, with computer technology becoming a more and more prominent aspect of everyday life yet remaining comparatively primitive - the KinePage boasted a 2 megabyte storage, and CDs were still actively used as a method to store data. Phones that resembled real-world Nokia brand phones were also widespread, with Entrati having used several during his time in 1999. Issues such as the Y2K problem were also prominent enough to be common knowledge.

On Earth, the most common religious denomination was Dualism, with Sol (the Sun) and Lua (the Moon) being considered deities of their own right. The exact details are unclear, but most people generally invoke the names of Sol or Lua similarly to how followers of Abrahamic religions invoke the name of God.

According to Eleanor, humanity has yet to expand to the solar system like the Orokin did.

1999 also possessed a variety of games, including the real-world first-person shooter game Half-Life, the fictional War Sector (most likely a parody or reference to the real-world Dark Sector also developed by Digital Extremes), and "Fables and Frontiers" (a parody of tabletop game Dungeons and Dragons).

Sometime prior to 1999, a Techrot outbreak occurred in Höllvania, and the national government replied by establishing martial law, allowing the Scaldra, Höllvania's military, to seize total control of the city-state, banning any technology vulnerable to the Infestation, and exterminating any Techrot that went up to the surface with Efervon gas. Despite their efforts, most of Höllvania's underground has been choked out by the Infestation, with growths covering up entire subway stations.

Meanwhile, Albrecht Entrati would arrive under the title of "Doktor", offering healing and treatment to those that came to him. He would use samples of the present-day Helminth Strain to create Protoframes - humans who would partially transform into Warframes, but retain their personality and mind, for samples while he developed his Vessels. The Hex are all such subjects, having met Entrati one way or another and consequently becoming Protoframes.

Regions

Höllvania

A city-state implied to be located in the Warframe equivalent of Central or Eastern Europe, formerly within the sphere of influence of the (currently unnamed) Warframe equivalent of USSR, currently grappling with the Techrot outbreak and isolated from the rest of the world.

Britannica

The Warframe equivalent of Great Britain, the birthplace of Arthur and Eleanor Nightingale.

Jipangu

The Warframe equivalent of Japan, where Aoi's family traces its origins. Much of the game's visuals draw heavy inspiration from manga and anime.

Canata

The Warframe equivalent of Canada, home to the real-world studio Digital Extremes. Side note, when the first European Settlers entered what would become Newfoundland, they asked the locals what this land was called, and when the natives thought they meant their settlement they replied "Kanata" Algonquian for "Village", instead the Europeans decided to call the land that would become Canada this word instead. A slight homage to where the word for Canada came from.

United States of Libertatia (USL)

The Warframe equivalent of the United States of America, the home country of Amir Beckett. Minverva and Velimir are also from here.

Xaymaca

The Warframe equivalent of Jamaica, country of origin of Quincy's family prior to their move to Britannica.

Mexica

The Warframe equivalent of Mexico. Lettie is from the capital of this country. Side note : Mexico City and Mexica are the location of the largest pre-exploration age known city in the new World : Tenochtitlan. In the Warframe universe the city keeps this name.