Spoiler - Gameinformer article on Destiny 2's story

[baxter]

I know that pretty much everything in here has spoilers, that’s the nature of a Lore site, but this article contains a lot of spoilers for Destiny 2, so don’t read it if you don’t want to know anything about Destiny 2!

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny_2/b/playstation4/archive/2017/06/11/destiny-2s-lead-creators-discuss-story-direction.aspx

Some interesting quotes:

“Destiny 2 is a game about Light, and what happens when it’s taken from you, and the lengths that Guardians will go to get it back,” Smith says. “We’re exploring the relationship between the player and the Ghost in terms of Light, and Ghaul’s coveting of the Light. As such, we wanted to carve off other things that we didn’t think were important to the release, such as words like The Darkness.”

“We’ve never really said what [The Darkness] means,” Smith continues. “Ultimately, we do owe our players a story there – what is The Darkness? – but that’s not this game. We wanted to remove as much of the extra terminology as possible and focus on telling the Destiny 2 story. In so doing, allow Destiny 2 to usher in the rest of the saga. It’s going to start some threads that we intend to carry through.”

“The manifestation of Light in the game is about what it means to be chosen,” Smith says. “That’s what ultimately happened. The Traveler chose humanity to wield its greatest power.”

“The Cabal have nothing to do with the Darkness,” Noseworthy says. “They are not of the Darkness, or its representatives. The Hive are the closest, because they worship the Darkness – but you can worship a thing that you are not.”

The above quote seems especially relevant to the discussion on the difference between the Darkness and the Cabal.

As Destiny 2’s story unfolds, we’ll get direct insight into Ghaul and his backstory through scenes specifically about him. One central way that story will be expressed is through his interactions with his mentor, a figure we know only as the Consul. The Consul is played by acclaimed actor Frank Langella, whose career includes everything from the role of Gabriel in The Americans to the memorable role of Skeletor in 1987’s Masters of the Universe. The Consul serves as a voice guiding the strength of Ghaul. “The Consul is like the coach on the sidelines while the Olympic runner is getting gold,” Noseworthy says. Long before the Cabal took aim at Earth, the Consul advised Ghaul in his military coup of the Cabal, unseating and exiling the prior Cabal Emperor named Calus.

I’m really excited to see how the story is told and how these things develop. It will be really interesting to find out more about the nature of Light, even if we don’t get to find out much more about the nature of the Darkness (yet).

I’m also really surprised that this article confirms that the former Emperor, Calus, was overthrown by Ghaul! That’s not something I would have expected to be shared ahead of the launch of the game.

Overall I feel like Destiny 1 is a game about mystery, and Destiny 2 might be the first step in beginning to answer some of those mysteries.

[LedoftheRing]

Wow, very interesting article! Some questions answered and some more questions raised.

A move away from the Darkness could also mean that we may not be seeing Gaurdians turning to the Darkness as many had predicted after the AoT Grimiore releases about the Shadows of Yor.

The quote about the Hive worshipping the Darkness suggests that the Darkness and the Deep may in fact be the same thing; a popular interpretation which had yet to be confirmed. It also makes me wonder whether the Vex would be considered to be of the Darkness since they mimic Hive worship rituals.

Overall, some significant lore predictions dispelled, or at least postponed. Very interesting!

[GhostDante]

More than that, he overthrew him thousands of years ago, so Ta’aun was reporting to him!

[Phoenixfiend]

Wait, If Ghaul overthrew Calus, why would he have stayed Commander of the Red Legion? Or did he appoint someone under his command as Emporer?

[GhostDante]

Wait, If Ghaul overthrew Calus, why would he have stayed Commander of the Red Legion? Or did he appoint someone under his command as Emporer?

Emperors in ancient Rome were often military commanders, hence the word “imperator”, from which we get our word “Emperor”. Legates were appointed by the Emperor to lead a legion and were usually Senators or governors. It’s possible that Dominus is either the same as Legate or literally the Cabal word for “emperor”, because it does actually mean “lord”, from the Latin itself.

[Andraste_Blaze]

Dominus means Master - usually of slaves.

Hmm…