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Ikora rey needs more love.

Indeed. Honestly I’m pretty sure she’s in stage 15 depression, so any love we send her way is good

Aight, so no lie this is one of the most beautiful and cinematic parallels I have ever come across in a game (And I don’t think it was even intentional)

I can’t even properly explain this(if anyone has a better explanation, please add) but the way Ikora looks at the darkness(the pyramid) and Zavala looks at the light(the Traveler) is just stunning, for lack of a better term.

Like Ikora looks to what we have to attack while Zavala looks to what we have to protect

Also getting real tired of all the hate she and Zavala get. They’re good characters but they never got elaborated on because Cayde was always there. And yeah it sucks he’s gone and stuff but at least now we get to see other characters get used

Ikora rey needs more love.

Indeed. Honestly I’m pretty sure she’s in stage 15 depression, so any love we send her way is good

AAAAAA SKDGHFOSEIFNHSOEFJBHAKLJUGHASKDAL THIS IS PERFECT.  This is beautiful, I cry.

Vanguard Reunion

A fluffy, polyamorous Vanguard moment for @zephynight who won one of the drabbles for 12 Days of Destiny. Rated pg for kisses and cuddles? lol

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Zavala is... an interesting character, to say the least...

He’d have to be an Arc Titan because of the weird rule-of-three thing the Vanguard does, right? Awoken Arc Titan, Human Void Warlock, Exo Solar Hunter.

Now here’s where things get even more interesting:

In the EDZ bunker mission, he uses the Void Titan banner shield ability thingy

In the vanilla campaign, he repeatedly uses Void Titan Bubbles when the tower falls

BUT:

In the Season of Worth trailer, he uses an Arc Striker ability against the Cabal on the Almighty

Zav also used Arc abilities in his story trailer

There are “holograms” of Zav using a Solar hammer in the Dark Forest of D2’s Red War campaign

Now, I’m a Solar Gunslinger. I’ve never played a Titan before, so I’m not entirely familiar with their abilities, but this is intriguing from a story standpoint.

Sure, Ikora is a fucking badass and has used both Voidwalker and Stormcaller abilities, and Cayde did stuff from all 3 Solar trees in that Last Stand cutscene, but they’re both specialists in their elements and are rarely shown multiclassing.

Saint is a Void Titan- That’s all but confirmed. However, as someone kindly pointed out in the notes, he has used Arc abilities before in the comics.

Now that I think about it, we’ve only seen a few Vanguard members, current or otherwise, not using abilities other than those of their element.

Idk about Andal or Tallulah, but as far as I know, Andal was a Solar Hunter... and Tallulah gives me Solar vibes from the entry I’ve read (The Bombardiers exotic leggies for Hunters)

In Conclusion? I’m wrong. A lot. And while the Vanguard may have the rule of three going on, their members aren’t all restricting themselves to their main element, which is awesome.

Update 2:

Thank y’all in the notes for informing me about Ikora and Zav in the forest and trailers! Sorry that I didn’t know about those...

Updated about Saint using Arc abilities

I’ve revised the post accordingly

Update 3: 

Osiris uses all three Warlock Supers in the Immolant pages (which *I think* came out a few months after this original post). Removed note about him only using Solar.

Caliban-8 also mainly used Solar. Updated bc Caliban’s Hand exotic

Why isn't anyone talking about these hanging in Zavala's office?

According to Destiny lore he's not a Solar Titan and he's hated by the Sunbreakers, so why does he even have these in his office? The shield makes sense since he is a Void Titan but these two don't make sense.

Ikora Rey, the Stormcaller?

Okay, so shout-out to Destiny Lore Vault on YouTube for uploading videos on Osiris' Interpretation. They are from the Lightfall campaign. I'm not sure if you get them from completing the last mission, but that is when I listened to them all. If you haven't listened to them, basically they are the five elements we can now use in containers around Osiris in the Hall of Heroes and he briefly explains a bit about each. It's a nice touch for New Lights or returning players, as it describes what Void, Solar, Arc, and Stasis are. Osiris also explains his current understanding of Strand as the fifth.

(TLDR at the end!)

Here is the dialogue from each of them:

Strand is our newest foray into Darkness. As I understand it now, it is the elemental manifestation of psychic connection. All minds are connected in a web of consciousness, which we can now see and feel. To wield Strand is to pull on the hidden connecting threads, and to use them to create, manipulate, and unravel. I had assumed this element would behave similar to our other Darkness ability. But unlike Stasis, mastering Strand seems to require one to relinquish control. To embrace the connecting threads, and perhaps flow WITH them. I look forward to experimenting more with this new element.

Stasis is the element of will and control. It slows, detains, and shatters. It was our first step into Darkness, and taught us the universe is not as black and white as it first seemed. Elsie Bray and Eris Morn have slightly different interpretations of how one masters this element. Fitting, as Stasis thrives on individual will, but merging their thoughts gives me this... Control over the self can foster control over others, but without power over the self, destruction runs wild. When we wield Stasis, we must exercise the ultimate authority over both self and others.

Void is the element of cosmic distortion. It is the pull of gravity and the promise of entropy. The vacuum of space, and the gravitational forces that shape it, teach us that emptiness is not nothingness. In Ikora's words... "To wield Void is to draw strength from both the immeasurably small and the unfathomably massive." With it, we bend the very fabric of space-time.

Arc is the element of motion and conduction, and is created when the electromagnetic forces of our universe struggle to achieve balance. According to Ikora, Arc teaches us that change is a fundamental aspect of the universe. "To wield it is to ride the storm of the unguessable."

Solar requires us to both exploit and rely on the power of our sun. But to master it is to understand the star's duality. The nuclear force that scorches anything foolish enough to draw near... is the same force we harness to heal. It feeds the flora of our galaxy, just as it begets drought and famine. Destruction and re-creation are a necessary cycle.

One thing is really interesting--who Osiris decides to quote for each. Obviously, it's only really him and the young wolf who know about strand at this point, so he just gives his own thoughts on it. And well, he is known as the Phoenix, so obviously he is also just giving his own interpretations there. Mentioning Elsie and Eris makes sense for Stasis, since they are part of the "Darkness Vanguard" of Beyond Light (and would be the types to have more academic thoughts on it then say Drifter).

But then we get to Void and Arc, and interestingly, he quotes Ikora for both. Obviously the two most well-known/prominent lightbearers of Void are Ikora and Saint. I assume Ikora has done a lot more academic work than Saint on Void, thus Osiris doesn't quote his husband.

But why Arc? This really makes me wonder if Ikora was a Stormcaller before becoming a Voidwalker. But at the same time, this made me realize we don't really have an arc users well-known enough in the game currently (and I mean well-known enough for them to quote it to possibly people who don't read the lore/new to d2/returning players). We have so many solar users, a few void users, and lots of people who either use different elements or their preference isn't specified. But arc? Saladin used it in the one lore entry where Lady Efrideet yeeted him, but that is about it.

So yeah. Just something that made me rant to my boyfriend while we listened to these together. Even he was kinda surprised Ikora was quoted for arc. Idk, is this back up in lore that I haven't read? Or is this new lore that perhaps Ikora was a Stormcaller? I've always assumed she was a Dawnblade before becoming a Voidwalker.

TLDR: Osiris decides to quote Ikora when giving a brief overview arc, which is pretty random. Was she a stormcaller at some point or do we just have like no other arc-users to quote?

I did it for my favorite, hinted in the lore but not in game ship, Chalco Yong and Ikora Rey! Okay, Ikora to me is totally a lesbian. I think she was in a relationship with Eris Morn at one point. But her current gf is Chalco Yong. Ever since I read how much Ikora opens up to Chalco about her worries in the Witch queen collectors edition lore book, I've shipped these two together. I see them being a power couple, but also having a complicated relationship because they spend so much time away from one another with Ikora being a vanguard and Chalco doing her Hidden work. I really hope one day we see what Chalco actually looks like and she is featured in the game instead of being just a lore-only character.

Figured I'd make my own ship bingo for my specific ship opinions. (Feel free to steal!)

YW: but mom told me to hang out with my friends one last time before the end!

Zavala: Guardian! The Black Fleet is approaching! We need to deploy everyone to space and defend The Traveler and The Last City ASAP!

Young Wolf, not looking away from their phone: Relax, we’ve got plenty of time, 5 days at least.

Zavala: What the hell are you talking about?!

Young Wolf: Stuff that important only happens on Tuesdays for some fucking reason.

I forgot to add to my Sunbracer post that I also have a headcannon that Bubo got her Sunbracer from Ikora. Let's be real--Ikora probably has a ton of random exotic warlock armor that she hordes and does nothing with, especially all those solar/arc specific armor. Ick. Ikora is probably as bad of a hoarder as Osiris is. So I think she just gave Bubo a pair she had laying around. I have to figure out when she actually gave them to Bubo, but now they are Bubo's main exotic, though she has quite the selection that she uses frequently (Nezarec's Sin, Sunbracers, Phoenix Protocol, Lunafaction Boots, and Swarmers).

Finished the season's story last night and omg, omg, Eris is such a badass! Like it was such a great idea to rez Savvy and kill her to help strengthen Eris against Xivu. And Ikora's radio message/hidden report at the end was so good. You can tell how much Ikora cares about Eris and how happy Ikora is that Eris is experiencing happiness finally. She deserves it. This was such a great season with one of my fav cast of characters. Tho I haven't been into this season as much as Splicer cause I was burned out (Splicer I always hold in high regards too because that's when I really got into the story), but story wise this is definitely one of my favorite seasons!

My bf and I did the Final Shape mission where we went to Europa with Mithrax and Ikora was on the comms. Afterwards, Mithrax comments on how Eido looks up to the "Great Ikora Rey." I didn't even have time to comment about how Mithrax is talking about my favorite nerdy eliksni when my bf says, "just date Eido already. You like her. She's nerdy. You just want a cute date in the city where you two can have tea and discuss human/eliksni culture, and also talk about how you both look up to Ikora. And probably a dreaming city star cat would be there that you would be petting." My bf knows all too well I just want to go on a cute tea date with Eido.

"with love, Chalco" // Chalco and Ikora wip

Had to contribute to the Ikora Rey week! I want to do this with markers, so it'll take some time before it's done (probably not before the end of the week, which is why I'm posting the wip). I've always loved Ikora and Chalco's relationship since we got the juicy Hidden Dossier lore book right before Witch Queen (if you're an Ikora simp, you must read the book).