The second expansion “Warmind” puts the Super AIs in the spotlight of the ongoing story of Destiny 2. However, Warminds were actually meant to be much more central to the focus in the first part of Destiny. What did Bungie originally plan for Rasputin and Charlemagne?
As part of the second expansion “Warmind” for Destiny 2, the Super AIs will play a central role. However, in the predecessor, the Warminds were supposed to be an integral part of the original story, which was then rebooted during the development of Destiny 1. We will show what Bungie originally planned for Rasputin and Charlemagne.
Rasputin was at the center of the original Destiny
Many fans remember the last Warmind Rasputin from the Cosmodrome. With the release of the second DLC, he will obviously play an important role in the second part of Destiny. However, much more was originally intended for the last remaining Super AI in Destiny 1 than just listening to classical music in his bunker on Earth.
This is what was originally supposed to happen with Rasputin in Destiny 1:
In the original story version from 2013, Rasputin was the focus of the events. At that time, he was supposed to be kidnapped by the Hive during the course of the plot and taken to the ship known from “King of the Possessed.” The focus of the game should then be on his rescue.
Rasputin also had a physical appearance in the form of an Exo body. Only in the course of a DLC was it supposed to be revealed that Rasputin was not an Exo, but an AI and had merely controlled the Exo body.
However, even after the story reboot, there are still hints in Destiny 1 that Rasputin used a physical body. There is a secret room in his Warmind bunker on Earth that cannot be accessed normally from the game.
If you glitch into this room, you will see, among numerous monitors and control elements, a row of seats, one of which is extended and illuminated. Fans speculate that Rasputin’s Exo body was stored here.
This would also support the theory of many fans that Rasputin could also use an Exo body in the Warmind DLC for Destiny 2.
This is what really happened with Rasputin in Destiny 1:
The last remaining Warmind from humanity’s Golden Age remained a part of the story of Destiny 1 even after the reboot, stationed in the Cosmodrome on Earth, but he no longer took center stage in the narrative. He also no longer had an Exo body but became known only in the form of a massive technical structure with a penchant for classical music and Russian quotes.
Although the lore surrounding Rasputin in Destiny 1 is still very extensive, it is mostly found in the form of code fragments only in the Grimoire cards.
Charlemagne was supposed to be the original Mars Warmind
Charlemagne was not only the English and French name of Charlemagne – the King of the Franks – but also a Warmind originally planned for Destiny 1.
This is what was originally supposed to happen with Charlemagne in Destiny 1:
Charlemagne – a Warmind AI – was just like Rasputin intended for the plot prior to the story reboot in Destiny and was even mentioned in the promotional material for the pre-alpha. Players were to recover a fragment of his AI core during the course of the then-current story.
Furthermore, another location – Charlemagne’s Vault – was planned beneath the Dust Palace known from Destiny. Here, players were to receive the famous hand cannon Thorn during the story.
However, this location was either not completed or the Mars Warmind Charlemagne was completely removed from the story. Only a concept art of his vault still exists.
This is what actually became of Charlemagne in Destiny 1:
Charlemagne did not vanish without a trace from the Destiny universe. In a step of the quest for the weapon Sleeper Simulant, one must charge the Ikelos fusion core. To do this, one must, among other things, secure war satellites during WARSAT events on Earth, the Moon, and Mars.
Here, the war satellites on Earth and the Moon bear the abbreviations RSPN and on Mars the abbreviation CHLM. According to lore experts, these abbreviations correspond to Rasputin and Charlemagne, who were originally supposed to control the respective satellites.
This leaves a potential return of the Mars Warmind possible in upcoming DLCs. And for fans, it is quite conceivable that the paths of Charlemagne and Rasputin could cross again. Because at Bungie, nothing is ever discarded.
What do you think? Will some elements of the original story return with the second DLC “Warmind”?
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