If you don’t know something is implemented... (Destiny)

by Pyromancy , discovering fire every week, Monday, October 23, 2017, 11:36 (2390 days ago) @ Ragashingo

The main campaign of Destiny 2 is the continuation of a Destiny 1 plot thread we last saw in the mission Outbound Signal.

Honestly, I think this fact has flown under the radar of many people. Especially since there has been quite a bit of content released after The Taken King that did basically nothing to continue the foreshadow of an impending doom, at the hands of the Cabal.

The first DLC, Curse of Osiris, is heavily rumored to focus on Mercury and the Vex, another group that hadn’t been in the spotlight yet. The DLC after that is rumored to focus on Rasputin who got some minor screen time but who’s actions and motives have still only been on the edges. Soon, Rasputin too might get his time in the spotlight.

Is there any new info for these DLC's besides just the expansion pass promotional icons, which were simply an "Eye of Osiris" image and the Warmind/"Rasputin symbol"? Are the rumors growing and embellishing as time goes on, like "the telephone game"?

There are several hints throughout Destiny 1’s Grimoire and Destiny 2’s Strikes and Adventures that Osiris is highly linked to the Vex. Specifically:

- Osiris which mentions the Vex quite a bit. I just now noticed that it also mentions that the Vex can’t simulate Guardians. That’s an idea I though came with Destiny 2, but nope, it was introduced in House of Wolves. Cool!
- In the Pyramidion Strike, Ikora sometimes mentions that she thinks she heard Osiris.
- In one of the final Adventures on Nessus, the one where you try and link your Ghost to the Vex network, you find that Osiris was also in the network. I don’t remember the exact words at the moment, but he even sent your Ghost a nice friendly little message.
- The Trials of Osiris Cult had their Lighthouse based on Mercury, a fully Vexified planet.
- I don’t have an exact quote yet (because print magazines and or time travel shenanigans) but Luke said recently (in the December 2017 EDGE article) that there are big hints in that post-credit scene -- specifically that although the payoff of the black pyramids being awakened won't be paid off for years[. And] the fact that Mercury was the first area to be shown as being impacted by the Traveler's light expansion was a very intentional setup of the first expansion.

Yes Osiris's link to the Vex and Mercury, these are facts.
Just because Osiris has seeming relationships with a particular race or setting does not necessarily mean that those HAVE to be the focus of the DLC. It is reasonable to think that is where the story is heading though.
I quit following print media years ago. You've inspired me to check out this EDGE article. Even though it is a print article and you are jet lagged from your time traveling(lol), your summation of what Luke said at the very end of the article is accurate.

- Then there’s the official listing for Curse of Osiris that reads:

Destiny 2 Expansion I: Curse of Osiris continues your Guardian’s journey with all-new story missions and adventures set in a new destination, Mercury. Journey through time and space to learn the secrets of Osiris, avert a dark future, and rebuild the ties between the legendary Warlock and his greatest student - Ikora.

[snip]

Oh wow, now that I have not seen yet: the marketplace listings for the first DLC. Even though it is not "official" (if this was on Bungie.net or DestinyTheGame.com I'd call it official), it is about as close to official as we may get since this info is sent to 3rd party marketing or promotional likely directly from Bungie/Activision. Thanks for that link, As I have not seen/read that before.

We also saw some movement in the Taken’s thread with very strong hints that Savathûn and perhaps Xivu Arath have at least taken over leadership of the Taken, or maybe Savathûn has figured out Oryx’s power to Take, which would be a major shakeup in therms of who holds power within the Hive. The idea that the Hive in our system are attempting to summon Savathûn is also somewhat present.

I don't remember any specific hints about Xivu Arath at all, much less taking over leadership of the Taken.
I'll be glad to replay a mission if possible, or re-visit an adventure or two.

I’d need to go back through all the missions. Obviously is mentioned. Her name is all over the place. But I seem to recall a more minor reference to Oryx’s other sister... Sorry I can’t be more specific.

Xivu Arath? Not obviously. Not obviously at all. Not mentioned all over the place.

The voice actor for Prince Uldren walked the red carpet at the Destiny 2 launch event and hung out with Bungie at their big Destiny 2 launch party. I’d almost guarantee we’ll hear from Prince Uldren again at some point down the line, and if we do it will almost certainly be in regards for the search for Queen Mara Sov and his obtaining control of the House of Kings.

I hadn't heard about this, and I don't think that this info is widely known. Do you have any additional notes for this?

Not a ton. I looked up each of the voice actors on social media right as Destiny 2 launched. Mara Sov and Prince Uldren’s were very excited. Prince Uldren’s had photos of him on the D2 red carpet and at the Bungie D2 launch party. A little earlier he also noted that he did some motion capture for Zavala’s cutscene on Titan.

Worst case, Bungie included new material about Prince Uldren taking control of the House of Kings in the Age of Triumph then followed that up with sly references to that happening in D2 but only brought the voice actor to do motion capture for... a different character?

Realistically, it’s likely he reprised his role as Prince Uldren, we just haven’t seen it yet.

So I decided to look up the info you have so casually mentioned
Well...let's provide links...rather than generate inferences or talk about it like it is general information...
Let's mention his name and give the artist some credit for his work.



Brandon O'Neill
https://twitter.com/brandonactor
https://www.instagram.com/brandononeillactor/

From July 26th - SDCC '17 Exclusive video
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/890110522011656193
https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=VGBDed9GkNE
Never seen this before. This might be a fun video watch in a non shaky-cam format

September 3 - Destiny 2 Red Carpet Paramount Theater Seattle
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/904410247057383424

Video/gif of Brandon doing a Red Carpet 'snow angel'
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/904599484637732864
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYnCE3MntT4/

Picture of Brandon holding 'a brick of Glimmer' down on the party floor
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/904736657580187649
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYoAcxlH7bu/

Picture of Brandon and his wife? From a higher balcony above the party floor
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYrrQtGn43i/

Setember 6 - Destiny 2 Release day
Brandon wishes everyone a Happy Destiny 2 Release Day with a photo from 3 of the behind the scenes mo-cap artists. Brandon O'Neill, Richard Nguyen Sloniker, Allyson Kulavis
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/905622929785937920
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYuTepiHth-/
"Happy #destiny2 Drop Day from your Cinematics (Vangaurd) Fireteam. Between the 3 of us we've done Motion Capture and expression work for Cayde6, Zavala, Ikora, Dominous Ghaul, Lord Saladin, The Stranger, Amanda Holliday, The Player, Efrideet, Uldren Sov & Hawthorne plus other bit players throughout. (No not sweeper bot) I know I speak for all of us when I say we feel so lucky to be a part of the @bungie @destinythegame community and are stoked to finally share Destiny 2 with the world." Hashtag mess under spoiler - not pleasing to look at"#BeBrave #zavala #cayde6 #ikora #destinythegame #videogames #motioncapture #performancematters #performancecapture #lordsaladin #uldrensov #uldren #awoken #hawthorne #efrideet #amandaholliday #fireteam #vangaurd #thetraveler #warlock #hunter #titan #activision #playstation #xboxone #seattleactor #richardsloniker #allysonkulavis #brandononeill"

I don't know if I've ever seen these before:
September 4 2014
Brandon posted some cool shots of an underground subway with Destiny Advertisements adorning it (New York? Part of the huge above ground Times Square decorations?)
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/507745216657625088
https://twitter.com/brandonactor/status/507744979503304704