Recently, Bungie revealed the name of the major autumn expansion for Destiny 2 – Forsaken. However, there may be more behind this name than just the title of the upcoming addon.
On June 4th, Bungie unveiled the name of the next expansion for Destiny 2 in a short teaser. They also provided significant hints on how your Guardian’s journey will continue in autumn 2018. Players will reportedly return to the Reef, the home of the Awoken and also a (currently) allied Fallen – Variks.
However, it is possible that the last known survivor from the House of Judgement is not the only fallen ally that players will find among the ranks of the Fallen.
Can we expect an unusual alliance in Forsaken?
There may also be allied Fallen in Destiny 2. After completing the Destiny 2 campaign, players have the opportunity to return to various locations and engage in different missions.
One mission series on Titan is called “The Enemy of My Enemy” and leads players to the Rat King questline. However, before that, there is an interesting encounter during this mission. Players encounter a Hive Knight and a Fallen Captain fighting against each other in a reactor room.
Notably, the English name of the Fallen stands out: Mithrax, The Forsaken. When Guardians encounter these two fighting enemies, they must decide whom to eliminate. If you take out Mithrax first, you are then forced to destroy the Hive Knight as well.
However, if you take out the Knight first and refrain from shooting at the Fallen afterwards, the Captain remains calm. Mithrax even turns to the Guardian, utters a few words in the language of the Fallen, and then teleports away or assumes a defensive stance instead of attacking his usual enemies. Apparently, he is thankful to his rescuers.
Is this a hint at the autumn expansion? Some fans now believe that Bungie is using this encounter to hint at the upcoming Forsaken expansion and a potential alliance between the Vanguard and the Fallen.
Mithrax is a member of the House of Dusk. According to Destiny Wiki, the House of Dusk is made up of former members of various other Fallen houses. The Fallen regrouped under a new roof after being severely diminished in the storyline of Destiny 1 and losing much of their infrastructure.
The House of Dusk was formed with the aspect of survival in mind. Worshipping and revering Servitors and other machine gods is not at the forefront of this Fallen house. And even though the House of Dusk is currently not friendly toward the Vanguard, many Guardians believe that it would be plausible and even logical to form such an alliance in this time of need.
The Fallen can’t afford to suffer more losses, and the Vanguard is still grappling with the aftermath of the Cabal invasion.
Perhaps Mithrax will help to initiate a new alliance between Guardians and Fallen to withstand new threats together. Bungie is known for ensuring that such nuances never find their way into the game by chance.
However, this is of course just speculation and one of many plausible theories on how the story of Destiny 2 might progress. None of this has been officially confirmed in any way. But in a few hours, we should know more. The official reveal stream for the Forsaken expansion will start then. As is tradition, we will accompany this reveal with a live ticker.
What do you think? Will there actually be such an unusual alliance in Forsaken? Might Prince Uldren even have a say and promote such an alliance?
