Is it really that ambigious? (Destiny)

by breitzen , Kansas, Tuesday, September 11, 2018, 12:14 (2057 days ago) @ Kermit

I mean sure, it technically is, because of the cut and we don't see anything.

But our Guardian lowers their gun at one point, then right before the gun raises it and points it at Uldren again. That seems pretty clear to me.

My Guardian certainly pulled the trigger. ;)

I thought it was implied Petra did it via Venstian Dynasty.

And I thought it was implied that both guns fired.

Apparently, they did a pretty good job of leaving it ambiguous. :)

Which is for the best, at least to the extent that it would have gone a way towards answering Uldren's question about our goodness.

I realize that one of the conventions of this western-themed expansion is rugged justice, but Uldren was obviously manipulated, and I like that idea that my guardian might have shown mercy at the last.

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I agree. And my headcanon is right there with you.

I do think Bungie's version is "Both Petra and the Guardian kill Uldren". Everything from the Theme of the story, the Line "You won't have to, Uldren Sov is mine." to our Guardian's actions of lowering then raising their weapon after Uldren's line about the Light and Dark, implies that we weighed that statement, and found him still in the wrong. The text presented with Petra gives you Vespian makes it pretty clear she shot too. I think the biggest clue is the gunshot itself. You can definitely hear Vespian, but I think its way too loud for only a sidearm shot. There's definitely hand cannon audio mixed in there.

TLDR: I think if you look really closely you can figure out what Bungie's version is, but its presented in a way that lets you decide the outcome. #HanShotFirst