A Bungie developer discusses some details about enemies in Destiny 2. Have you spotted them yet?
David Bocek has been a Combatants Designer at Bungie since 2015. That means he works on the looks of the enemy races. In Destiny 2, he was mainly responsible for the Cabal Red Legion.
When a Reddit user discovered a detail about the warbeasts, the dog-like creatures of the Cabal, Bocek couldn’t hold back and spilled some more info about the enemies.
Warbeasts have brand marks
The Reddit user pointed out that the warbeasts have the symbol of the Red Legion branded on them. Each beast shows this brand on its hind legs, which can be seen particularly well in the following concept: Bocek happily replied that someone finally noticed this. He himself got this symbol as a tattoo after working on the Red Legion:
Bocek is a guy who passionately pursues his work and describes himself as a huge Destiny fan and “Lore junkie”.
However, he revealed not only his tattoo on reddit but also another detail about the warbeasts: If you shoot off a beast’s helmet, you will see “barrel openings”. These were implanted in the poor creatures to pump a specific liquid into their brains, which makes them extremely aggressive.
Additionally, the scaly skin of the warbeasts is used by other Cabal units to create flexible armor. You can particularly see it at the joints of some Cabal units, like here with the Gladiators: Alongside this information about the Cabal, Bocek also shared a detail about the Fallen in Destiny 2: Unlike the Exiled in Destiny 1, the Exiled in Destiny 2 grow two additional arms: There is a reason for this found in the lore: The Fallen, including the Exiled, always have four arms. If they lose an arm, it regrows easily. However, the Exiled rank very low in the hierarchy of the Fallen, which is why they are allowed to have only two arms as a symbol of shame. Once a Fallen proves to be worthy to ascend in rank, they are allowed to regrow their arms.
That the Exiled in Destiny 2 can simply regrow their arms is a sign that they want to leave their traditions behind. And this is a sign that the Fallen are currently in a desperate situation.
According to Bocek, there are still many more hidden details that can be found throughout the game, showing how passionate the developers, who design all this stuff, are. They want players to enjoy the small details too, if they look closely enough to discover them.
Maybe you’ll slow down a bit in the Destiny universe over the next few days and take a closer look at all the enemies you encounter. What cool details about the enemies have you discovered?
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