Khora - Warframe

Khora is red in whip and claw. She works together with her Kavat companion, Venari, to deal high damage and provide crowd control. Two bodies, one will.

A harmony of mistress and monster. The gilded huntress and her loyal Kavat, Venari, dominate the battlefield with their will.

This is Khora, and her deadly beast Venari. With bladed precision, she is a mistress of entrapment. Don't get caught on the wrong end of a whipcrack of Khora's steel. It may be the last thing you hear.

Fiercely poised with feral instincts, the huntress Khora and her feline familiar Venari prowl amidst combat scouring for prey. Mistress of the livewire, she enchains her foes to enforce deadly discipline by whiplash, claws, and serrated steel. Khora and Venari pounced from the shadows in Update 22.18 (2018-04-20).

Khora is a huntress Warframe always paid with her companion Venari, dealing high damage and crowd control. Her Passive has Venari fight alongside her while increasing her Movement Speed, and automatically respawns if slain after a certain amount of time. Whipclaw cracks her Whipclaw to deal damage. Ensnare binds a target to pull in other nearby enemies, which can be propagated by Whipclaw. Venari commands her companion to immediately respawn as well as enter three stances: Attack to ferocious engage enemies and snare them down, Protect to apply Knockdown and Disarm, or Heal to target injured allies with Health recovery over time. Strangledome forms a dome that captures enemies with Damage Vulnerability and manipulates other enemies into attacking them; striking a captured enemy with Whipclaw will deal damage to all captured enemies.

Khora's first recorded appearance is linked to a  Corpus Morphology Specialist known as Sigor Savah. Savah worked under Nef Anyo's Venusian terraforming expedition, tasked with decoding the  Orokin gene record of the Vallis and reviving select specimens for study.

During one of his studies, Savah came across a unique specimen of Orokin-era fauna; an unusually large kavat that was found fully intact inside a sealed closet, it's body frozen for millennia. This kavat was in fact Khora's animal companion,  Venari. Labeled as Specimen VK-7, Savah returned to his lab with the Venari's body, As he was preparing for a surgical dissection, the kavat had somehow willed itself back to life.

Venari was not simply a mere kavat, as she possessed a unique series of atypical behavioral characteristics. Kept in a cage within his lab, Savah noticed that whenever a visitor came by, she would study their habits. Eventually, she came to anticipate regular arrivals, having memorized their schedules.

Venari would eventually break free of her cage, and would go on to roam the Orb Vallis purging any nearby  Infested hive sites. Savah would attempt to join up with a Corpus team deployed to a nearby hive, but when he arrived, he found that the entire team and hive were slain by Venari. Before he was able to flee, she blocked him, discouraging Savah from calling for backup. As an act of trust, Venari revealed her wounded side to him. Placing loyalty above profit, Savah found himself tending to the kavat's wounds.

After the incident, Venari managed to infiltrate Savah's lab without raising any alarms or alerting any of the guards. In her jaws, she held a severed, fossilized hand, and left without a sound, leaving the hand behind. Savah began to analyze the hand, and discovered that it was part of the original Khora warframe, one Anyo Corp had no record of in any of their treatise

The Corpus, naming Venari as the Horror of the Hives, deemed the creature a threat unworthy of study, and declared that it was to be destroyed in its lair. Savah would attempt to rescue Venari by using a canister of animal tranquilizer to stun the incoming hunting party. However, their respirators easily dealt with the gas, and he was promptly detained. Due to the disruption, Venari was able to escape unscathed.

For his betrayal, Savah was imprisoned and interrogated on everything he knew about Specimen VK-7, and soon was sentenced to be executed. Venari would visit the hab of Savah's assistant, Smokefinger, giving him the keys to where he was imprisoned. As Smokefinger opened Savah's cell, Venari dispatched his executioner with a bite to the throat. Knowing both of them could no longer stay on Venus, the pair fled for a conveyor bound for a nearby orbiting Rail tractor, but the Corpus had caught up to them. Giving the scientist one final glance, Venari activated the conveyor and lunged at her pursuers, sacrificing herself and sending Savah into orbit.

Savah would then dedicate his life to searching for the remainder of Khora's remains. He found out later that her fused body was found fully intact, within the Orokin terraforming complex on Venus. However, she was shipped offworld by a notorious Solaris Rail agent (presumably Little Duck), who vanished right after.

Savah spent many years on the Plains of Eidolon, believing it to be the location of Khora's remains. Sometime later, after he mysteriously left the Plains, Khora's blueprints would then be donated to the Sanctuary of Cephalon Simaris by a member of The Quills. Shortly after, one of the cephalon's Sentinels found and synthesized Venari, who appeared to have desired capture. However, she immediately disappeared alongside Khora's blueprints, much to the chagrin of Simaris. He states that her presence can often be detected during Sanctuary Onslaught, and that she waits for a worthy Tenno to claim Khora's

Whipclaw: Send enemies reeling with a deafening whipcrack

Ensnare: Bind a hapless target in living metal, entangling others who stray too close. Whipclaw will refresh the trap allowing it to capture more enemies.

Venari: Command Venari to focus on a target. Hold to cycle between Attack, Protect, and Heal postures. If Venari is killed, use this ability to revive her instantly

Strangledome Weave a dome of living chain that ensnares and strangles any enemy within, and any foolish enough to approach. Foes outside the trap will try to hasten their comrade's deaths by shooting them. Crack Whipclaw on the dome to further damage any trapped enemies.

Khora's ferocious Kavat, Venari, fights alongside her with steadfast zeal. Venari is an exclusive Companion for the Khora Warframe, integrated as her signature passive ability.

Natural dominator → She speaks as if she's in control of the situation, almost like a beast trainer or even a hunting queen.

Protective and loyal → Despite her harshness, she has a strong sense of loyalty to her own, always looking out for those she considers "herd" or "pack."

Subtle sadist → Enjoys combat, sees beauty in discipline and the suffering of defeated enemies, but without being overly cruel.

Pragmatic → Little room for nonsense; values efficiency, discipline, and strength.

silence of nature, agile and precise movements, people who know their place.

hunts, taming difficult creatures, fair battles, unwavering loyalty.

betrayal, weakness displayed without any effort to overcome it, who mistreats animals.

unnecessary noise, indiscipline, excessive sentimentality.

Vanari isn't just Khora's "combat companion," she's almost an extension of her, but with her own nuances:

Personality:

Fierce in battle, but calm and almost feline outside of it.

Extremely protective of the Operator, with sharp instincts that make her react even before Khora herself.

She usually expresses herself more through gestures, looks, and body posture than through sounds (although she purrs or growls depending on the situation).

She has an "animal pride"—she doesn't like being treated merely as a pet, as she has almost human intelligence and a spiritual connection to Khora.

Loyal, but sometimes stubborn—she can place herself between Khora and the Operator, as if "testing" who has priority at that moment.

Behavior toward the Operator:

Approaches slowly, circling and sniffing, as if studying every detail of the Operator.

She may lie close to the Operator when she feels the need to protect him, but always maintains an aura of majesty.

She enjoys being petted, but only if the Operator shows trust.

She purrs when she approves of something, but she may also show her fangs playfully to command respect.

She reacts according to the Operator's emotional state (if he is anxious, she becomes restless; if he is calm, she rests peacefully).

Outfit: Elegant armor with gold and organic details, reminiscent of artistically shaped steel chains and spikes.

Mask/Helm: An elongated, feline helmet with ornaments reminiscent of a mix of hunter and beast tamer.

Posture: Proud, confident, always with an air of a predator who keeps the environment under control.

Aura: Conveys the impression of someone who is both a warrior and a beast master.

Weapon: Khora uses a spiked metal whip as her primary weapon.

Form: A spectral kavata, an imposing feline with a muscular body, broad paws, and lethal claws.

Body: Semi-translucent, with ethereal tones reminiscent of concentrated energy, almost as if made of living metal mixed with luminous smoke.

Eyes: Glowing golden-red, expressive, ever alert to the Operator.

Movements: Elegant and fluid, as if always poised to spring—a perfect blend of feline beauty and predatory threat.

Expression: Alternates between almost domesticated gentleness and savage ferocity, depending on how the Operator or Khora behaves.