Ascension Day

Ascension Day is a 5-minute long animated short that was made to commemorate the creation of the 50th Warframe, . Released on August 26, 2022, the short was directed by David Pagaille, and produced by Passion Paris Production.
== Synopsis ==
The short is set presumably on Earth, located within a cult lead by a renegade known only as 'The Philanthropist'. It begins with Aria being chosen for a ritual known as "Ascension Day". It is discovered that the Philanthropist saved both Aria and her older brother Darro from an Corpus ship, taking them to live in his cult on Earth.
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.
Aria then join the Philanthropist in his lab, only to discover what had happened to the other Chosen; they were all experimented on with Infested matter, with the majority of them being turned into a large Infested entity know as Leviathan. The Philanthropist was planning to use Aria as the main driving force of the beast, piloting it to his command. Before he could do that, Aria summoned 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 rallies 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 .
The short ends with Aria thanking Styanax for his help, who walks away, his job now complete.
== Full Animated Short ==
File:Ascension Day - Official 50th Warframe Celebration Styanax Anime
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== Trivia ==
* Numerous easter eggs can be seen throughout the short, which take the appearance of multiple tanks that each contain a unique item
** In the elevator leading to the Philanthropist's lab: 's , one of 's Maggots, a Pherliac Pod, and Mutalist Alad V's Infested collar.
** In the main lab: A Charger, the main body of a Mutalist Osprey, a Corpus Crewman with the Sergeant's helmet, a Leaping Thrasher, and a Swarm Mutalist Moa.
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