Regarding Luke Smith's wardrobe change during reveal event (Destiny)

by Pyromancy @, Thursday, July 06, 2017, 16:30 (2822 days ago)

For those that may not have noticed, during the DRE (Destiny Reveal Event), Luke Smith changed hooded sweatshirts during a short break in the middle of his presentation. I have been thinking about the significance of his hoodies from his abrupt wardrobe change for weeks now. There have been various conversations regarding the wardrobe change around the internet (Reddit). This conversation was intensified recently during the PlayStation Lifestyle interview where Smith was questioned by a particularly observant press member; regarding the wardrobe change.
https://destiny.bungie.org/n/1980

PSLS: I have to ask, you wore two different hoodies there on stage. I went back and I re-watched that whole thing, and I did a 4,000-word recap, and I noticed you wore two different hoodies with two different symbols there. Is there any significance to that?

LS: I always have a reason and with stuff like that, that’s always pretty deliberate. There’s almost always a plan. And with reason and plan, there will also be a time for the reveal.

PSLS: So you are teasing something there?

LS: You know, it’s funny. That particular trick is a trick that I had used internally on the team before, where I’ve had different presentations where I’ve done hoodie changes with other stuff. In [The Taken King] we did it where, all the foundries for the game, like Suros, Omolon– we hadn’t really made those foundries real until TTK, and I worked with Jim who is our [visual department] lead, and he and I talked about well, what if I changed clothes between talks for the team. It was just a funny idea and for DRE I had an idea again, and let’s do that trick on a little bigger stage. Give the fans something to talk about. I’ve seen a bunch of pretty interesting analysis, and I’m excited for the day when we can find out if the analysis was right or not.

  • Hoodie 1:
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  • Hoodie 2:
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  • The First hoodie has not been definitively identified as of yet. A possible tie to Osiris has been hypothesized (color scheme).
  • The prevailing thought regarding Hoodie 2 is that the Blue circles are spheres from the pre-Destiny Alpha Lupi experience (ARG-ish event). This seems potentially plausible.


Amongst other ideas, I have been thinking that the color scheme and symbology remind me of Cabal ship/computer control stations around Mars and The Dreadnaught. Rather than slog through the game manually (and with no good form of capture) I turned to the net for some links. I found a great link with a few of these control stations pictured.
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I wasn't able to find an exact matched out symbol or symbol set (triangle rounded corners, sphere separately).


I was just circling back to have another look at the Cabal Empire themed emblem and short sword (circular symbols on sword blade) that is included with the Digital Deluxe, Limited, and Collector's Editions of Destiny 2:
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Beside the symbols on the sword I especially wanted to re-examine the cup/chalice, since it keeps reminding me of a classic optical illusion - Rubin Vase (2 faces vs. vase, candlestick, cup).

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The cup/chalice in the Destiny emblem features a ball (or knop) midway up the figure and I was thinking if you drew a triangle under it toward the base/foot of the cup it would fit just about perfectly. Then I looked to the right and noticed in the larger portion of the image a sphere with a triangle underneath it...
Similar? Except the corners are not rounded off

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Cool. Nice job investigating this further.

by Ragashingo ⌂, Official DBO Cryptarch, Thursday, July 06, 2017, 16:51 (2822 days ago) @ Pyromancy

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Klooz!

by Vortech @, A Fourth Wheel, Thursday, July 06, 2017, 17:13 (2822 days ago) @ Pyromancy

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Neat!

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I replayed mission 'Outbound Signal' on an alt character

by Pyromancy @, Monday, July 17, 2017, 02:26 (2812 days ago) @ Pyromancy
edited by Pyromancy, Monday, July 17, 2017, 02:51


Hoodie 1:
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Amongst other ideas, I have been thinking that the color scheme and symbology remind me of Cabal ship/computer control stations around Mars and The Dreadnaught. Rather than slog through the game manually (and with no good form of capture) I turned to the net for some links. I found a great link with a few of these control stations pictured.
[image]
I wasn't able to find an exact matched out symbol or symbol set (triangle rounded corners, sphere separately).

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The cup/chalice in the Destiny emblem features a ball (or knop) midway up the figure and I was thinking if you drew a triangle under it toward the base/foot of the cup it would fit just about perfectly. Then I looked to the right and noticed in the larger portion of the image a sphere with a triangle underneath it...
Similar? Except the corners are not rounded off

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The other day I replayed the mission 'Outbound Signal' on an alt character that I have been finally been leveling up before D2 drops. On board The Dreadnaught, this mission has you fight towards the crashed Cabal ship bridge. (The bridge is in a locked corridor on the way towards where you go to fight the Shield Bros.) I noticed the computers/terminals have large screens above them along this area that feature a very similar seeming symbol to the one in the 'Cabal Empire themed' emblem for D2?
(A sphere with triangle directly underneath it)

Local: 90850
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Ishtar-Collective
Outbound Signal
Board the Dreadnaught and put an end to a Cabal transmission to the stars. Complete mission "Outbound Signal."
"We know next to nothing about Cabal control structures above the system level. Perhaps in disabling this signal, and ending the legion's communication beyond the system, we'll learn something." —Zavala

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Outbound Signal
“To answer your question, yes. We can confirm the signal was received. I've enclosed our best guess for the targeted area of space. It's problematic, because our tightest footprint still encompasses several light-years worth of systems. It is worth noting, for what it's worth, that whoever received their signal lies within that sphere. All available deep-space assets have been alerted, and will continue to monitor the situation as best we can.” - Arach Jalaal, report to Zavala and the Speaker

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The sphere with a triangle symbol appears to be directly attributed to the Cabal Empire during this mission when you "scan it" with your Ghost, and it appears to be featured in the 'Cabal Themed' Emblem slated to be in Destiny 2? Could it directly represent the Cabal Empire, or could it indirectly represent the 'Distress Signal', 'Outbound Message', or 'Signal Received'?
Could Luke's sweater have a stylized version of this symbol on it?

When you turn in this mission to Arach Jalaal he says on the flavor text of the mission completion:

"You've done very well, Guardian. Excellent. This simple act of coordination between the fleet and the Tower is the beginning, I hope, of something greater. Something that may shape us for years to come."

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