Styanax/Main

Release Date: September 7th, 2022
Embody the valiant pride of ancient champions past, brandishing shield and spear zealously honed by ageless strife. Relive the legendary mythos of Styanax, the indomitable peltast. Impale the enemy upon Axios, his unstoppable javelin thrown with Olympian might. Repel their advance and sunder their defenses, through a swing of his unbreakable shield, Tharros. Bellow true a call to arms and rally war-torn souls, our spirits and power thus renewed. Ascend, steadfast and heroic, to spearhead the wicked's passage onto the River Styx. Styanax and his army marched into Origin in .
==Acquisition==
Styanax's main and component blueprints are available from Chipper of Kahl's Garrison with earned from Break Narmer weekly missions, available after completing the Veilbreaker quest. The Systems requires players to be at Rank 2 - Encampment, Neuroptics at Rank 3 - Fort, Chassis at Rank 4 - Settlement, and main blueprint at Rank 5 - Home. Each component blueprint costs 60 Stock, while the main blueprint costs 90, totaling to 270 Stock.
===History===
*To celebrate the release of the 50th Warframe Styanax, all players who logged into WARFRAME between September 7th to September 21st, 2022 received a built Styanax Warframe complete with a pre-installed Orokin Reactor and a Warframe Slot via inbox message.
**Due to an error in which players were receiving multiple inbox messages, the free Styanax was temporarily disabled. After the fix, the event duration was extended by one day to September 22nd, 2022.https://forums.warframe.com/topic/1321227-psa-styanax-inbox-temporarily-disabled-resolved/
*Styanax was available again by watching Summer Game Fest 2023 on The Game Awards' Twitch with a Twitch-linked account for 30 consecutive minutes, after 3 p.m. ET on June 8th, 2023, complete with a pre-installed Orokin Reactor and a Warframe Slot.
==Crafting==
==Lore & History==
=== Ascension Day ===
Introduction:
The Philanthropist:
Tharros:
Leviathan:
Styanax Synmora Helmet:
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A surprisingly recent tale, this tale of Styanax takes place on Earth, located within a cult lead by a  renegade known only as 'The Philanthropist'.
Two war orphans, Aria and her older brother Darro, were saved by the Philanthropist from an  Corpus ship, taking them to live in his cult. They would both live within this paradise, until they would come of age and join the Philanthropist's Chosen for a ceremony he called 'Ascension Day'. Between the siblings, Darro was chosen first, with Aria being chosen 5 years later.
During this time, Aria would then come into contact with Styanax through unclear means, presumably flattening a large field of crops into the shape of lotus which could only be seen from space. Whatever the reason, Styanax became Aria's unseen defender, and gifted her a rescue beacon.
When Aria's Ascension Day arrives, the Philanthropist brings her to his laboratory, revealing to be producing a hulking, monstrous Infested named Leviathan, built from the experimented bodies of the other Chosen, and was planning to use Aria as its driving force.
In defiance, Aria reveals her beacon and presses it, summoning Styanax. Faced with near defeat, the Philanthropist chose to pilot Leviathan himself, and implanted himself atop its head. As Infested flesh met Tenno shield, Aria saw the face of Darro among the Leviathan's mass. With a single desperate scream, Aria awakens her brother. Darro, now fully aware. He clamored to where the Philanthropist was piloting, and with a single remaining arm, held the tyrant by his throat.
Thanks to the distraction, Styanax the rest of the afflicted Chosen, causing them all to claw their way up the Philanthropist, drowning him in a tide of flesh. Styanax then strikes the final blow, annihilating the Leviathan with a rain of spears from his .
In the aftermath, Aria offers to return the beacon, but Styanax simply closes her hand and departs.
==Notes==
*Currently, lacks a Signature Weapon bonus with Styanax.
*Styanax is tied with for the third highest base shields out of all Warframes (825 unranked and 925 at rank 30), behind and .
==Tips==
*Given Styanax's passive scales with the amount of shields he has (even overshields), it is recommended to give him mods that grant him extra shields and/or faster shield recharge. It is also for this reason that he is a very good candidate for the Augur mod set.
==Trivia==
*Styanax is the 50th unique Warframe to be released.
*Styanax was first revealed in TennoCon 2022's TennoLive segment in his own animated short teaser. His gameplay showcase followed suit in Devstream 163.
**After 's statue promotional animated short, Styanax is the first Warframe to receive a full official featurette in anime artstyle titled Ascension Day, a collaboration with Passion Paris studio.
*His name likely draws inspiration from the Greek mythological character Astyanax, a nickname given by the people of Troy to Scamandrius, son of Hector the crown prince of Troy and princess Andromache of Cilician Thebe. The name itself means "Ruler of the City" from Άστυ, city and Άναξ, ruler or king.
**Astyanax is also the name of one of the children of Heracles with Epilais.
*His Shield Tharros is likely named after the Greek word for bravery, θάρρος.
*Styanax is a genus of beetles in the family Weevils.
*Styanax's Hoplite theme stems from his early concept art created by Keith Thompson. Inspired by the ancient Grecian soldiers, militia wielders of spear and shield, Styanax's finalized abilities depict him more as a Peltast, a crescent shield-bearing javelineer.
*His movement audio such as footsteps sport armor-clanking sounds, paying homage to the armored warriors of old.
*Prior to and , Styanax's other and Helminth abilities could be cast during , and Final Stand could be recast without needing to touch the ground, allowing the player to remain airborne almost indefinitely with 's shield and energy regeneration and ascend higher and higher into the air when modded for Ability Efficiency and combined with 's jump. This interaction was patched out as it was an unintended function that carried over to Styanax's release, while also breaking many animations.
==Reference==
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