Arthur

“You're not supposed to be in here! You're going to ruin the surprise!”

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"Aoi? Feels like there's someone in my head..."

—Arthur

Arthur Nightingale is a character introduced during the Whispers in the Walls quest. The leader of The Hex, he is a Protoframe who dons a partial exoskeleton-like suit resembling the Warframe Excalibur, carries the AX-52 assault rifle, as well as a short sword resembling a re-modeled Skana. Additionally, Arthur is also able to cast the same abilities that Excalibur possesses, such as Slash Dash and Radial Javelin.

Lore & History[]

TennoCon 2024[]

Classified Protoframe Dossier[]

ARTHUR NIGHTINGALE
“BROADSWORD”
MATCH: CONFIRM
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//TEAM ROLE:
Leader and combat co-ordinator.
//CHARACTERISTICS / HABITS:
Highly disciplined, professionally trained. Curiously, no known personal relationships beyond the others.
//REPUTATION:
Volatility?? Proven leadership, demonstrated selflessness, competent field command, yet still regarded as a loose cannon...
//SPECIAL NOTES:
Exceptionally loyal to his sister despite their clashes; this may prove problematic for group cohesion.

Albrecht's Notes: The Vessels[]

Main article: Fragments/Albrecht

Arthur wall anatomy — A diagram of Arthur's anatomy as seen within the Netracells

Before the events of 1999, Arthur and Aoi were some of the first volunteers who came forward to Dr. Entrati's offer to receive more than healing. They were then infused with Helminth serums from Albrecht's time, which in turn morphed and alchemized them into partial Warframes; Arthur's was that of Excalibur's. Their bodies became newly attuned to the Void, whilst their minds were kept intact.

Repeated samples were then taken from the now-transformed volunteers by Albrecht himself, with research of Arthur and Aoi's own anatomies written along the blackboards of the Netracells of Albrecht's Laboratories. It was implied by the doctor himself that their humanity may not last, and that it may be only a matter of time until the Helminth finally swallows them whole.

Whispers in the Walls[]

Arthur makes his first appearance when the protagonist Tenno performs Transference on Albrecht's Vessels within the Sanctum Anatomica, in which Loid notes that the Murmur is redirecting the Transference stream to somewhere else instead of the Vessel, putting the Tenno in the mind of Arthur.

Arthur fights off some Techrot, Infested humanoids possessing 1990s computers, in an abandoned subway. He contacts his partner, Aoi, stating that he feels like someone is in his head. Aoi then instructs him to link up with a terminal and locate a man named Dr. Entrati. Upon interfacing with a computer, Aoi declares to be under attack as the sound of Mag's Crush can be heard. Arthur is then attacked by the creatures from earlier, and after holding them off, he passes out.

Upon waking up, Arthur is confronted by the doctor and his Kavat, who grins ominously as The Man in the Wall's Voidtongue can be heard.

Trivia[]

Fitting with Excalibur's theme, Arthur is named after King Arthur, wielder of the sword Excalibur.
- His codename and KIM username also lends further credence, being "Broadsword."
He was first revealed during the live demo of Whispers in the Walls during TennoCon 2023.
In the Whispers of the Wall Quest, Arthur's HUD does not identify him by name like in standard gameplay; he and his weapons are all labeled as "????".