MORAX, EUROPA—After successfully completing their mission objective, a local system Tenno spent nearly twenty minutes posing for the perfect screenshot to capture Nova Prime’s essence before reaching the extraction point. Sources report the Tenno had not gone in to the mission with an intent to start a photo shoot, but had found inspiration at the site. Finding the right lighting had proven to be a far more challenging task than exterminating the Corpus outpost.

As SoulSlayer1999, MR23, effortless cleaved through dozens of Corpus soldiers for no other reason than the Lotus said to do it, her mind wandered away from the battlefield. “Wow, has it really been two years since Nova Prime was released?” she asked herself out loud. Nova Prime had been released on December 16, 2014, over two years ago. The antimatter queen had wormholed her way into the community’s heart over the years and has been a staple component of many endgame squad compositions ranging from resource farming to Sorties and even to the Trials. “I can’t believe she’s already been vaulted, too.”

Pausing for a moment over the dismembered corpse of a Crewman, SoulSlayer1999 took a moment to appreciate how well Nova Prime’s design has aged. “I guess the only thing that looks a little outdated on her are the energy cones for her helmet. They’re pretty rigid in their shape compared to the more free-flowing energy designs newer warframes and primes have.” Though players have had a mixed response to the redesign of certain aspects of Nova when the Prime variant was created, many agree that Nova Prime has a pleasing aesthetic.

After finally breaking free from the icy tunnels across Europa an emerging into the brilliantly illuminated surfaces, SoulSlayer1999 was inspired to find the perfect backdrop for a Nova Prime screenshot to submit to the subreddit in hopes of earning internet points. As her squad impatiently waited for her at extraction, SoulSlayer1999 took several dozen screenshots before realizing she had forgotten to turn off the FPS counter.

At press time, sources report that SoulSlayer1999 chose to re-enter the mission with Remote Observers to see if they could adjust the bloom settings and dynamic lighting to create a more cinematic environment for the screenshot as her squad impatiently waited at the extraction point.