In line with Black Friday, Bungie has expanded its store selection with some new items. One fan item in the shop reveals new details about the upcoming premium DLC Black Armory for Destiny 2.
The Black Armory, the first of three premium DLCs for owners of the Annual Pass, is set to be released on December 4, 2018. However, Bungie has been withholding details.
Official information is scarce even a week before the planned release. Now, ironically, a new longsleeve shirt from the Bungie store provides the first hints about the upcoming DLC.
Three Houses from the Golden Age
What the T-shirt reveals: Specifically, it’s about the “Black Armory Raglan” T-shirt. This is printed on both sides with symbols from the upcoming DLC Black Armory.
The product description and the symbols themselves reveal some interesting details about what Guardians can expect soon.
According to the description, the logo of the Black Armory adorns the front of the T-shirt. The description states: “Three lost cultures from the Golden Age forged some of the most impressive weapons ever seen by the Guardians. Your task to find them is the perfect occasion for this T-shirt.”
The back of the T-shirt continues interestingly. There are three symbols visible again.
In the item description, they are referred to by Bungie as “House Crests.” These three crests apparently represent the three different cultures or factions around which the Black Armory will likely revolve.
Symbolism partly already known: The symbol with the fish can also be found on some images for the upcoming DLC. The fish adorn a weapon that the alleged new vendor from the Black Armory holds in their hands.
It is therefore likely that the three houses will each have their very own weapons for players to obtain.
What’s interesting about it: In the Destiny universe, houses have only been organized among the Fallen so far. However, it is unlikely that the Black Armory revolves around this alien race. What could this be?
Clever fans on Reddit have now discovered that the individual symbols on the shirt are partly real symbols:
- For example, the sickle (at the bottom of the front of the shirt) is a symbol for Chronos or Saturn.
- The leaves (top right on the back of the T-shirt) together form a symbol called Zeus’ staff or Jupiter’s staff.
- The Viking ship (top left on the back) bears the cross of Jerusalem or the Taxila cross, which is often used to represent water or a body of water.
Fans are now pursuing the theory that these may be hints about the origins of the three lost cultures – more specifically, about planets and their moons. It is possible that the respective houses were located there during the Golden Age of humanity.
When will there be more info? Whether this will be a lore or history lesson for Guardians, or whether these elements will also affect quest progression or gameplay, is not yet known. However, Bungie has scheduled a new ViDoc for November 27, where concrete information about the contents of the Black Armory is finally expected.
Additionally, a calendar is also supposed to be released that illustrates what Guardians can expect for the rest of the year.
What do you think? What will the story of the Black Armory revolve around?
