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When DE added the ability to replay The Second Dream, there was something I remembered that'd left me peeved, though experiencing the quest's epic finale for the first time had caused me to completely forget about it at the time. That being Alad V's restoration after receiving the cure to his Mutalist-state. What peeved me is that he was never physically punished for his hubris, and effectively received a get out of jail free card at the mercy of the Tenno. When I say physically, I mean that more than half of Mutalist Alad V's body is consumed by the technocyte virus and despite that being the case the only apparent permanence due to his acts are a few glowing scars on his face - the least infested area of his body. I found that to be a tad ridiculous and a waste of an opportunity for Alad V to grow as a character, considering he's one of the few antagonists in Warframe who has had the opportunity to mature and be further fleshed out. Also, such a miraculous and magical cure that completely destroys and reverts infested tissue, something that could in theory remove the Infested blight from the system and yet that quest was the last time it was ever mentioned or referenced to.

So, in a state of gripefulness I decided to redesign Alad V's aftermath, replacing the infested areas of his body that would most likely have had to be amputated and scorched away with hastily jumbled-together Corpus cybernetics. Basically the Darth Vader treatment. A piece of art that inspired me was Syncrasis' "Panic" piece seen here: syncrasis.deviantart.com/art/P…
I really liked the idea and wanted to take it a step further. In this form I can see Alad V becoming a more sombre character, having realized the price his arrogance and lust for power and control nearly cost him, having nearly been consumed by the infested hive mind. Not so much a shell of the man he once was, but one who needs the time to recollect himself and find a new purpose in his life and for his craft.

Alad V (C) DE;Warframe
IGN: MonsieurZero

Description
When DE added the ability to replay The Second Dream, there was something I remembered that'd left me peeved, though experiencing the quest's epic finale for the first time had caused me to completely forget about it at the time. That being Alad V's restoration after receiving the cure to his Mutalist-state. What peeved me is that he was never physically punished for his hubris, and effectively received a get out of jail free card at the mercy of the Tenno. When I say physically, I mean that more than half of Mutalist Alad V's body is consumed by the technocyte virus and despite that being the case the only apparent permanence due to his acts are a few glowing scars on his face - the least infested area of his body. I found that to be a tad ridiculous and a waste of an opportunity for Alad V to grow as a character, considering he's one of the few antagonists in Warframe who has had the opportunity to mature and be further fleshed out. Also, such a miraculous and magical cure that completely destroys and reverts infested tissue, something that could in theory remove the Infested blight from the system and yet that quest was the last time it was ever mentioned or referenced to.

So, in a state of gripefulness I decided to redesign Alad V's aftermath, replacing the infested areas of his body that would most likely have had to be amputated and scorched away with hastily jumbled-together Corpus cybernetics. Basically the Darth Vader treatment. A piece of art that inspired me was Syncrasis' "Panic" piece seen here: syncrasis.deviantart.com/art/P…
I really liked the idea and wanted to take it a step further. In this form I can see Alad V becoming a more sombre character, having realized the price his arrogance and lust for power and control nearly cost him, having nearly been consumed by the infested hive mind. Not so much a shell of the man he once was, but one who needs the time to recollect himself and find a new purpose in his life and for his craft.

Alad V (C) DE;Warframe
IGN: MonsieurZero