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I started drawing Crow based off the little bit we saw of his new drip on the cutscene. I wasn't able to see Crow in the tower like twice after completing the final shape. And then I finished my sketch (not inking it luckily), I checked the tower again and of course Crow was finally in his spot. I had to change parts of the drawing lol. I was imagining the tassels would have a feather pattern but it's fun with the hunter symbol too!

CROW'S NEW LOOK in DESTINY 2: THE FINAL SHAPE.

Let's talk about how Mara has Wishender I'll start.

*bursts into tears*

My biggest gripe with the Final Shape was the lack of Ikora's ghost, Ophiuchus. I know he is a very quiet ghost and he and Ikora don't have the best relationship (they had a period where they didn't talk for a good 61 years and there is a lore entry this season where Ophiuchus thinks about how he and Ikora are still very much important to each other but not friends like they used to be).

I feel like maybe this could have been a good point for them to reconnect a bit of what they've lost over the years. Like, Ophiuchus also has been around for centuries, seen some messed up things during the dark age, seen the creation of the city, watched Ikora grow from a new light to a crucible main to one of the most important warlocks ever, seen the arrival of the black fleet, etc, etc. And we know from the lore that he is a ghost who thinks a lot and has a lot of personal theories, like the connection between ghosts and guardians that he told Sagira about. It would have been fun to see his reaction to the pale heart. Or to see his reaction to the loss of Targe. Perhaps it was a point in which Ikora tells Ophiuchus how much he means to her, even if they've had many differences and fights over the years.

I know Bungie doesn't like adding too many characters into narrative at once, which I totally understand, but this felt like a time for at least a little bit of dialogue between Ikora and Ophiuchus.

My experience with Excision:

I've been using the one dawning ship for years (I am a not big fan of the ship designs in D2 so I stick with the one. Plus, since ships are super hard to come by in lore, I think the YW sticks with one, but probably has a backup one), so when I saw it crashed, I was kinda upset that my favorite ship was gone.

My fumcking Ship

Just finished the quest for Ergo Sum. I knew that it had a random element and exotic perk going in. I wasn't sure if you got a random roll from the quest, but apparently it is since my bf got something different. And omg, I got the exact roll I wanted on the first try!! Usually I have such bad RNG in d2, so I'm quite shocked I got it on the first try! It's like the Traveler personally gave me this sword, which I guess it kinda does lol. I got one with Ticcu's exotic perk and it's a solar sword. And I love that it glows like a dawnblade when you have ammo!! I see why Saint calls this the Young Wolf's favorite sword because it kinda is becoming that very quickly. Will it be good in game? We shall see. But do I love the concept and lore and headcannon potential behind it? Yes I very much do. And I can finally use two swords and a bow at once!! My headcannon warlock set!! I'm super stoked.

Ikora: it's pride month, guardian. You know what to do.

Bubo (confused bi warlock): what?? Do you want me to like, kiss you?? What??

🌙🐍🕯️💚

Saladin in IB: Show me a new legend!

Bubo: Bro, I killed the Witness.

Some new artwork I did based off the final fight during the "Iconoclasm" mission during Final Shape! My bf and I spent a few nights trying to do that fight on legend and I just knew I had to draw fanart of it. So, here is my warlock with my prismatic load out during the Final Shape and her weapons! I used AdorkaStock on deviantart once again for the pose (check them out if you are looking for fun poses).

Hello fellow Ikora simps! I was looking at random stuff with Ghost in the Pale heart when I accidentally clicked on the button to look at the lore of the chest piece. And I'm glad I accidentally did that! Because it has sent me down a rabbit hole. Of course, I saw the flavor text and instantly knew it was about Ikora, so I had to read it. Here it is for people who haven't read it:

I love when we get little bits about Ikora's past that aren't crucible and her being Osiris's student. Another one of Ikora's comfort books! I love the mental image of Ikora reading it after a bad crucible match and Ophiuchus acting as a light so she could read. It sounds like a time where they were closer, long before the 61 years of them not talking.

And then the other detail, "And [Ikora] thought of other moments, of a warm hand covering her own as she read the text out loud for the thousandth time." A lover perhaps? I love how it's open ended, so you can insert any ship with Ikora (sorry Eris x Ikora shippers, but I'm totally reading this as Ikora on a date with Chalco Yong). I kinda wish bungie would give us her romantic/sexual orientation.

But other than simping for Ikora content, the whole detail about the traveler having a book based off of her memories with such detail is a really interesting rabbit hole. Like are all the things based off of our memory in the traveler because of the darkness inside of it? If the Pale Heart didn't have the witness in it, would it still look like these memories? It seems like it is most likely the traveler itself retaining these memories, not the darkness. So, does the light actually remember as well? Or is the traveler a being of both light and dark, but mainly light and so it can make these memories? I think it would make most sense if the traveler was made of both light and dark like the Veil. But these memories in the traveler just opens up another rabbit hole about the light and dark and I am glad they had Ikora ponder it a bit in the lore.

I LOVE YOU GHOST

I must make a post gushing about them adding Micah-10 to the Final Shape. I first read about her through the story of Micah, the 10 year old who was writing letters to the traveler in the lore book, "Your Friend, Micah Abram." I started reading the chapters as I found all the penguins scattered across Europa. It's interesting seeing a perspective of a kid who has no idea about the exos being actual people, assuming they are robots and her fathers making sure that is what she thinks they are. And the other interesting part are the dreams she has about the traveler. It always seemed like a point in the lore that could go farther.

After reading the lore book, I quickly looked up more about her. She became an exo. Then she was rezzed by a ghost and she used her name from her past life. She always has a pack of ghosts who follow her around, and she protects them. She has become known as the Den Mother of the Ghosts, because of the little pack of ghosts following her. One of the ghosts we actually know was Andal Brask's ghost, and Micah warned the first hunter vanguard, Tallulah, that Andal would be a handful. And then the lore around the Six Coyotes, that she and other lightbearers protected a small village from the House of Kings, which is why she has the coyote on her cloak and chest plate.

I just really found these stories about her interesting. And then to see the preview of Cayde's deck of cards and the one with Micah on it, I was super stoked to see her in the Final Shape. And I just love all the little lore bits that are coming up about her. She mentioned in the mission to save the ghost Link that she has to write her gratitude to the Traveler in her next letter, implying she still writes the Traveler letters in this second life. Or how when you pick up one of the Final Shape collectibles, she is able to interpret visions she sees from them. I love the theory that Micah might become the next Speaker.

I hope whatever Bungie is planning for her, that they at least continue to have her in the game, like how they integrated Eido into the narrative more when they gave us her character model in Season of the Plunder. And I think with the way Episodes are, it might be easier to have Micah involved at some point. Bungie has been doing a great job incorporating Micah into the story and the Final Shape was a perfect opportunity to do so. Now if Bungie gave us Chalco Yong as a proper character instead of an obscure hidden agent, I would be writing a post like this as soon as we get that info lol.

Den Mother of the Ghosts! Micah-10!

The Final Shape

Thank you all so much for all the love you're giving to my art recently. It means the world to me 🌞

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Get ready for the tears y'all.

ah yes, my favourite gun " "

Until the End and Beyond

[Crow; The Final Shape]