After Ana connects with Rasputin, it vows to protect humanity in its own way. The Cabal are also headed to Mars to scavenge warsats,Ĭommander Zavala and Ana disagree on whether to trust Rasputin. In doing so, the company built Rasputin, a dangerous AI also called the Warmind.Īfter descending to Mars to explore her family’s past at Braytech’s abandoned headquarters, she learns Hive – an ancient race of zombie-like aliens that worship The Darkness – are on the planet and want to destroy Rasputin. Ana is the adopted daughter of Clovis Bray, whose company, Braytech, was founded to save humanity. Later, Ana Bray summons the Guardian to Mars. Although previously exiled from The Last City by the Vanguard, he becomes a Vanguard ally. After Osiris becomes trapped in one of the timelines, the Guardian tracks him down and brings him to Mercury. He theorizes that he can recreate the actions that guarantee a future if he can find that timeline. He seeks to find a timeline in which the Vex fail to destroy humanity. Meanwhile, a Warlock named Osiris travels through different simulated timelines using technology from an alien race called Vex. However, The Light’s return causes other disturbances across the galaxy. This event effectively restores the Traveler, leaving humanity hope for another golden age. As he absorbs the Light’s power, it rejects and kills him because the Light doesn’t respond to control by force. However, Ghaul still assumes control of the Traveler and its Light. In the attack, Queen Mara Sov of the Awoken uses her strength to protect the Awoken people, appearing to sacrifice herself in the process.Ĭommander Zavala, Ikora Rey, Cayde-6, and the Guardian, all of whom represent the Vanguard, work together with Hawthorne to disrupt the Cabal’s Almighty, a device that destroys stars. Hawthorne directs the lightless Guardian to the Shard of the Traveler, which they draw on to regain the Light. Now Lightless, the Guardian struggles until encountering a non-Guardian fighter named Suraya Hawthorne. Thus, the sequel begins when Cabal leader Dominus Ghaul destroys the Traveler and takes all remaining Light from The Last City. Doing so awakens the Traveler, but as of the game’s conclusion, it remains inactive. Though it seems all is lost for humanity, the Guardian brings hope to The Last City after using the Light’s power to defeat Oryx, the Taken King. The Traveler once drove a golden age in humanity but is dormant after using the Light to ward off an attack from its enemy, the Darkness. The Ghost’s mysterious energy, called the Light, turns you into a Guardian, and the Guardian sets out to work with the Vanguard to protect the Last City, which exists somewhere on Earth in the shadow of a mysterious celestial object called the Traveler. In Destiny, an AI called a Ghost resurrects a long-dead being – you. The Red War, alternate realities and Rasputinĭestiny 2 takes place after the events of its precursor, Destiny. Whether you’re a New Light or just need a refresher on the events leading up to the present, this synopsis offers a snapshot view of the game’s complex storyline up through Season of the Lost. It’s poised to be one of the series’ biggest releases to date, as it will give Guardians their first encounter with the mysterious Hive witch, Savathûn. The Witch Queen, Destiny 2’s long-awaited expansion set to tie together storylines dating back to the original Destiny, debuts Feb.