Release Date: March 4, 2016 Entombed for eons, the ancient pharaoh Inaros reawakens to ravage, consume and conquer all life swept up in his cursed sandstorms, leaving only the barren and drained desert of death in his wake. Inaros arose in Update 18.5 (2016-03-04).
Acquisition[]
Inaros' main and component blueprints are obtained from the Sands of Inaros quest. The quest blueprint is tradeable from another player, or purchasable from Baro Ki'Teer for 100 + 25,000. Additional blueprints can be bought from Cephalon Simaris; 25,000 for component blueprints and 50,000 for main blueprint.
Alternatively, upon completion of The Duviri Paradox, Inaros's main and component blueprints can be earned from The Circuit. By selecting him on the rotating week he is available, players can earn his blueprints after reaching Tier 2 (Neuroptics), 5 (Chassis), 8 (Systems), and 10 (Main) rewards.
Lore[]
- Main article: Sands of Inaros
Inaros was a warrior who served the Golden Skymen, but did not approve of them taking away the children of the devout sky-worshippers of Mars. Inaros eventually defected to protect the colony. The Skymen set their armies upon Inaros, but none could prevail against him. The Skymen fled, and Inaros was hailed as the God King of the Mars people before he ascended to watch over the colony from his throne in the sky.
Years later, the Mars colony was attacked by Infested. Inaros came to their defense and swept away the plague, but his metal body was found broken. Believing his spirit returned to the sky, the colony entombed his body in Sacred Vessels, knowing he will one day reclaim his body and rise again.
A young Baro Ki'Teer was part of the Mars colony that worshipped Inaros, but one day it was beset by Grineer. Despite Baro Ki'Teer's prayers, Inaros never came and the colony was eradicated, and he, as the colony's sole survivor, grew to resent the God King.
In present day, Baro Ki'Teer hires the Tenno to excavate Inaros's tomb, but a mysterious voice narrates the legend of Inaros, leaving Baro Ki'Teer distressed. While completing the challenges left on the Sacred Vessels, the voice is revealed to belong to Baro Ki'Teer's late mother. Coming to peace with his past, Baro Ki'Teer thanks the Tenno, remarking that the God King will rise again.
Trivia[]
- Inaros has two possible namesakes, both of which are figures in ancient Egyptian history and are often confused with each other:
- Inaros takes several inspirations from Egyptian mummies.
- His limbs are notably thinner at places and his body is covered in dark bandages, resembling a long mummified corpse.
- His helmet faintly resembles a death mask or front of a pharaohs's sarcophagus. It also resembles a Khepresh (also nicknamed 'The Blue Crown'), a headpiece worn exclusively by pharaohs during the 18th and 19th dynasties. The protrusion from his chin resembles the fake bears pharaohs wore to resemble male deities (playing into Inaros's title of God King).
- Inaros's stances take inspiration from how mummies move in fiction. With agile resembling undead shambling, and noble having Inaros stand in a pose similar to how they are buried (or depicted on sarcophagi, like Tutankhamun's); Inaros stretching his arms out during the pose is most likely a nod to how mummies walk in multiple pieces of media.
- Inaros' tomb being guarded by Kavats during Sands of Inaros, as well as Desiccation's Curse and Scarab Swarm's ability to summon Sand Kavats, references ancient Egypt cats who are revered as sacred protectors to ancient Egyptians.
- Inaros was the first Warframe to have 0 base shields, with Nidus and Kullervo following after.
- Inaros was the first Warframe to have a built-in polarity in the Exilus mod slot. An Exilus Adapter is still required to unlock the slot, but a Forma is not necessary unless changing it to another polarity.
- Previously, Inaros's component pieces were labeled as "Protector", directly tying the blueprints to the lore itself (e.g. Protector Neuroptics).
- As of Update 18.6 (2016-03-16), Baro Ki'Teer has unique dialog when addressing players equipped with Inaros.