With the expansion Beyond Light, something is finally happening in terms of story for Destiny 2. YouTuber Andy Edition summarizes the complete backstory of the DLC in German for you, so you can join the conversation right from the start.
No story for Destiny? For 6 years, Destiny players have heard that the MMO shooter offers no story. It wasn’t always easy to find, but the Destiny universe indeed scores with exciting stories in cryptic lore texts or item descriptions.
Admittedly: Destiny or developer Bungie have not always taken the time to tell everything in a way that the broader player base can understand. Symbolic of the story confusion is the quote from the Exo-Stranger from Destiny 1: “I have no time to explain why I can’t explain anything.”
But it looks like it’s finally time for that:
- Since Forsaken (2018), a change in narrative pattern is noticeable: There is more reliance on direct cutscenes and the story has tangible impacts.
- Since Shadowkeep (2019), the so-called Environmental Storytelling has been introduced, which tells the story through the changing environment that we see and experience ourselves.
- In Beyond Light, Bungie finally wants to connect many of the loose story threads from the past 6 years into a coherent narrative.
So you know exactly what the expansion Destiny 2: Beyond Light is about, let’s take a look at the story in the DLC and the complete backstory along with the most important protagonists.
Warning, spoilers ahead!
This is what players can expect on Europa: At the start of the campaign of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Variks calls us to the ice moon Europa. We haven’t heard anything from the Fallen for a long time. Since he was responsible for the prison break in Forsaken, where Cayde died, he has gone underground.
The DLC location is populated by Eramis and her Fallen, who have gained the Stasis power from the Darkness – we are also adopting this new element. Beneath the frozen surface lies the legendary Deep Stone Crypt, which is said to be the birthplace of the Exos and harbors dark secrets of Clovis Bray.
We are not facing the dangers in the DLC alone; fighting alongside us are the Drifter, Eris Morn, and the strange Exo. In the story of Season 12, the Season of the Hunt, we will finally learn more about Uldren.
Suddenly, many of the most notable Destiny characters are back in the game – some of whom we haven’t heard from since Destiny 1. To help you follow the story of Beyond Light as best as possible, we present the complete backstory in a video.
The backstory of Destiny 2: Beyond Light in the video
This video is about: The German-speaking YouTuber Andy Edition has tackled his most ambitious project yet and pieced together all the lore puzzles for you.
Who is this aimed at?
- Andy Edition builds his video chronologically and allows newcomers to find their way through his explanations.
- Even veteran Guardians and lore enthusiasts can still learn something about the story of Destiny 2 and especially its connections.
- However, the video is best enjoyed if you have already dived a bit into the lore of Destiny.
Since the video is quite long at over 50 minutes, MeinMMO has compiled the timestamps for the most important aspects:
- The video starts with the discovery of the Traveler and the Golden Age.
- From minute 2, it’s about the Vex, Rasputin, and the Bray clan. This is the great inventor dynasty that we owe almost all technological achievements to. They conduct dubious experiments under Clovis Bray.
- From minute 7, the Exo-Stranger comes into play – back then she was still human and went by the name Elsie Bray. She was conducting her own research because she distrusted her grandfather Clovis.
- At minute 9:20 you can watch the famous scene with the quote “I have no time to explain why I can’t explain anything.”.
- From minute 12:30, the story of Mara Sov and the backstory of the Awoken people is told and how they became the third playable race alongside Humans and Exos.
- At minute 26:10, the focus is then on the Drifter and the Emissary of the Nine.
- At minute 43:15, a surprise comes: the mysterious Nine knew about the Cabal’s attack on the Light and the Traveler.
- From minute 49:00, it’s about the origin of the Nine and their split into Light and Darkness.
- At minute 51:00, the final plot twist comes: Savathûn’s connection to the story is revealed. The Witch Queen is the sister of the main antagonist Oryx, the Taken King, and is confirmed as Bungie’s main enemy of 2021.
If you want to entertainingly bridge the waiting time and server downtime until Beyond Light, you should check out Andy Edition’s new video.
How well do you know the Destiny story and lore? Are you into shooting and looting or have you always found the story fascinating?
