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Destiny 2

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Destiny 2 is a 2017 online shooter in which Guardians wield Light and Darkness across a sprawling sci-fi universe. Its lore runs deep, from the origins of the Exos to the complicated fates of Osiris, Saint-14 and Calus.

12 Interesting Facts About Destiny 2

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  1. #001

    A commercial for the game used the Beastie Boys song "Sabotage". The Beastie Boys do not allow their music in commercials, but director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is a personal friend of the group, so an exception was made.

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  2. #002

    After confirming that they did not know what the Darkness actually was in the first game, Bungie will not mention the Darkness at all in the second.

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  3. #003

    The Beyond Light expansion added the Stasis super, giving Guardians access to the Darkness—a power that runs counter to their nature.

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  4. #004

    Osiris pushes the Guardian to help rescue Saint-14, a Titan players never encountered because he died before the first game's story began.

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  5. #005

    Exos were built by Clovis Bray Corp. during the Golden Age as shells for human consciousness, with synthetic immortality as the goal.

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  6. #006

    The earliest exomind uploads deteriorated over time and could be uploaded again, yet the same decay always returned and in the end claimed Clovis Bray II.

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  7. #007

    Clovis I solved the exomind degeneration with mysterious aid from Clarity Control, using Vex radiolarian fluid altered by Clarity to stabilize the mind.

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  8. #008

    The Drifter runs Gambit, a PvP mode that lets players summon Taken and unleash them on opponents—something the Vanguard would never sanction.

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  9. #009

    The Drifter holds that his Light stripped him of his humanity, which is why he does not really like his Ghost.

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  10. #010
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    Destiny 2 made Osiris and Saint-14 an openly gay couple, which made Savathun's possession of Osiris all the more unsettling once it came to light.

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  11. #011
    Contains a major spoiler — show

    Calus, exiled after Ghaul overthrew him, communed with the Witness and became its Herald by merging with the Darkness.

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  1. #012

    Cayde-6's journal entry on the Darkness was hidden in The Taken King's Collector's Edition and was shared by lore YouTuber MyNameIsByf in one of his videos.

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