Theory about the Speaker *SPOILERS* (Destiny)

by Schedonnardus, Texas, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 07:46 (2461 days ago)
edited by Schedonnardus, Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 08:23

I don't think this is a new theory per se, but it is something I've been thinking about lately with the new info from D2.

What if the Speaker IS the traveler, or an Avatar of the Traveler.

First things first out of the way, our ghost says in the new tower that there have been many speakers, and there will be another. It's possible that there has really only been one speaker, but under different Avatars. Or the Traveler was finally able to position himself as speaker b/c it gave him some legitimacy and freedom to seek out the most powerful guardian without drawing suspicion.

now:

• The Traveler doesn't wake up until after the speaker dies.
  
• Our guardian is the only guardian chosen to have the vision and to get their light back.
  
• The speaker admits to Ghaul that he is just stalling (b/c he knows that the chosen one, us, needs more time)
  
• The Speaker says "i only speak for the Traveler, I never claimed that it spoke to me." This still works if the speaker is the traveler. He is saying that he speaks for himself.
  
• If the speaker is the traveler, why didn't he just kill Ghaul sooner? He knows what horrors lurk outside the galaxy (pyramid ships). while dormant, they cannot find him. He needs for the Chosen one (us) to come forward before he can risk it. He has to know that humanity is ready to fight a greater power.
  
• After Ghaul monologues to the speaker about why he should be chosen by the light, he asks the speaker "Now do you see why I would be chosen?" to which the speaker replies "I see now. I see all that you have done"
  
• In true Bungie fashion, the speaker is de-masked, yet his face is never shown.