Destiny 1 & 2 offer a huge universe full of stories. Many of these are not directly told, but are hidden in various lore books or item descriptions. Therefore, we present you with 5 secret facts from the loot shooter that you probably didn’t know.
What are these secret facts? These are Easter eggs and information that are hidden away. We have waded through various forums, videos, and lore books to provide you with 5 secret facts. Feel free to let us know if you knew any of them.
There was a secret 4th faction that was banished
Those who started Destiny 1 surely know the factions:
- New Monarchy
- Future War Cult
- Dead Orbit
But there was also a fourth faction that was active in the ‘government’ of the Last City, and that was the Concordat. Not much is known about this faction, but it originally held the place in the Consensus (a coalition of the various factions) that the Future War Cult later occupied.
In Destiny 1 and 2, their traces can still be seen, especially on the PvP map ‘Bannerfall’. The place also marks the decline of the faction, as Lysander, the head of the party, wanted to overthrow the Consensus and the Speaker and rule over the Last City.
The New Monarchy and its Guardians fought a fierce battle against the Concordat on the map ‘Bannerfall’, which the former eventually won. The Concordat and its members were banished from the Last City for their treason.
The huge bone in the raid against Rhulk has a story
The raid ‘The Vow of the Disciple’ sends Guardians through the Pyramid ship of the Disciple Rhulk. During your journey through the ship, after the swamp passage, you enter a giant room with a gigantic bone in the center. Some Guardians have wondered what that gigantic bone is and especially who it came from, and there is even an answer to this.
The bone comes from the Leviathan, a creature that served the Traveler many years ago. This being at the core of the Hive planet ‘Fundament’ sealed the then Worm Gods and kept watch over them.
Rhulk’s task was to corrupt the Worm Gods, but for that he had to get past Leviathan. The Disciple made short work of him and therefore tore one of his bones out. Rhulk proudly displays it in his trophy room.
Cayde-6 showed you Europa, even before Beyond Light
The story of the Exos has been one of the biggest mysteries of Destiny. Many did not know where they came from and who created them, but with Beyond Light, the answers finally came. But did you know that Cayde-6 revealed the Deep Stone Crypt and its location even before the DLC release?
With the Collector’s Edition of ‘The Taken King’, the third expansion of Destiny 1, Cayde’s Treasure Island Book was released. The book containing various lore content about Cayde provided many clues about the Deep Stone Crypt and its location.
Originally, the Deep Stone Crypt was supposed to be located on Enceladus, an ice moon orbiting Saturn. However, Bungie changed its mind and relocated the Exo workshop to Europa, an ice moon near Jupiter. Many drawings, including documents from Clovis Bray, also support the lore direction, which was then solidified with the release of Beyond Light.
A Warlock exotic is an Easter egg from Dark Souls
Dark Souls and Destiny could not be more different, and yet there is an Easter egg in the loot shooter related to it. The Warlock robe ‘Heart of Praxic Fire’ is a clear reference to the NPC and hero from Dark Souls 1, Solaire of Astora.
This NPC is a warrior of the sunlight who is searching for his own sun. The description of the robe in Destiny 1 states: “In that moment, it shone as bright as the sun, and I wished I were as brave.”
The intrinsic perk of the exotic is also called “Praise the Sun” – just like the greeting of the sun warrior and his corresponding emote. In Destiny 1, Warlocks could activate their Solar ultimate to briefly strengthen themselves. This granted Warlocks a golden glow. Summoning a sun warrior in Dark Souls also causes him to glow golden. So, there are fitting references to Solaire and his sun.
A room in Liminality shows a tragedy from the real world
One of the most difficult strikes in Destiny 2 is Liminality. This sends the Guardians to hunt a Tormentor in the heart of the Traveler. During the strike, there is a phase where you stand before a small, ancient city that is slowly sinking into lava. This city is a memory of the Witness, representing his home. But did you know that Bungie drew inspiration from real-world events for this?
Such an event actually happened in the time of ancient Rome. The city of “Pompeii” fell victim to a volcanic eruption. Mount Vesuvius erupted, pulling the city into its downfall and destroying the surrounding area, as well as countless lives. (via vulkane.net)
When comparing the scene from the strike with the events from the real world, one can recognize the similarity of the depicted scene.
These were our 5 secret facts from Destiny 1 & 2. Did you know any of them and what information do you have that no one else knows? Let us know in the comments. You can find more about Destiny 2 here: 5 of the biggest mysteries from Destiny 1 & 2 and their answers
