In Destiny 2 there is a secret room in the Tower. This is related to Daito and an Ana Bray.
In the new Tower of Destiny 2, there is a mysterious room hidden that raises many questions.
You enter this room by running to the hangar, passing Arach Jalaal from the Dead Orbit, then going up the stairs, marching across the scaffolding, and taking a leap onto the next scaffolding, under which the banners of the Future War Cult hang. Now you just have to slip through pipes and shafts, and you’ll be in the Daito Room.
The best way to see the exact route is in this video:
What is so special about this room?
Two special features are present in the hidden room:
- On one wall hang large screens displaying the text “daito“. A flower symbol is also visible on it (see our title image)
- Additionally: On the table in the room lies a diary that your ghost can scan. The ghost reveals that the diary belongs to Ana Bray. Apparently, it has been almost entirely redacted, with pages missing from the book. The ghost suspects that something is amiss.
That’s all the information the game gives. Most Guardians will hardly be able to make much of it. What is daito? Who is Ana Bray? Who edited her diary and why does such a room exist in the Tower?
Those who visit this room come away with more unanswered questions about the Destiny universe than before. Let’s take a closer look at the matter.
Who is Ana Bray?
The name “Bray” is familiar to all Destiny 1 veterans: On Mars, there were several “Clovis Bray” facilities.
Clovis Bray was a company founded by the character Clovis Bray during the Golden Age. Bray built, among other things, the Dust Palace on Mars and was responsible for groundbreaking technologies, such as the Engram technology, for the Exos, for the War Ghosts, or for SIVA.
In short: Clovis Bray was a powerful and famous company during the Golden Age. The Golden Age, however, has long passed and information about the Bray family is scarce. There are scant details that family members still exist: For example, Ana Bray.
In the lore, it is mentioned that Ana Bray was involved in the Battle of the Twilight Gap. There is an important piece of information here: Ana Bray was – or is – a Guardian!
You must know: A Guardian does not remember their previous life – the life before they were first revived by their ghost. If Ana Bray is a Guardian, she shouldn’t actually know that she belonged to the Bray family before. Or?
In fact, there is a way to become a Guardian without dying and then being found by a ghost. According to the lore, Shin Malphur is the only known Guardian who received his ghost from another Guardian. However, this story will not be explored further here. It is only meant to show: It is possible to become a Guardian and still remember one’s previous name.
This is a possible scenario of how the Guardian Ana Bray could have retained her name. Another possibility is: Ana Bray has nothing to do with “Clovis Bray” – she simply adopted this name. But we do not know.
As for Ana Bray, the following is known:
- She was or is a Gunslinger Hunter.
- According to Lord Shaxx, she was one of the most powerful Guardians ever. She distinguished herself in the Battle of the Twilight Gap. Wherever she fired her Golden Gun, the earth burned like pure sunlight.
- She wrote a diary, which apparently ended up in the hands of “daito”.
Who or what is Daito?
Daito is a weapon manufacturer in the Destiny universe, about which little is known. In Destiny 1, this is mentioned only once by the gunsmith Banshee-44. He says that Daito requires more Glimmer.
Very few weapons can be attributed to this manufacturer. The best-known representative is the Jade Rabbit from Destiny 1, on which the Daito logo can be found:
In Destiny 2, there is an exciting hint about Daito: The exotic ship “Takanome Wings”. The lore for this ship is a quote from Daito president Chiyoko Mey.
He tells that the first protectors of the Last City were Ayane Takanome and her Rangers. They protected the refugees seeking shelter in the growing city below the Traveler. Their rifles brought down many Fallen and killers, according to Mey.
The Rangers, however, were not Guardians. They had only one life, which they risked each day. Therefore, they planted blue flowers to show the way to the Traveler. So that those in need would find their way even if the ranger who planted the flower was already dead.
Now it gets interesting: The logo of Daito is a flower on a blue background: One may speculate that the Rangers eventually became “daito” over time. This could be the reason why the Daito president tells this story of the Rangers.
The Guardians became the new protectors of the Last City. The Rangers fell into oblivion and became a myth. Perhaps they now continue “secretly” within the Daito organization.
However, why there is a Daito room in the Tower and what the diary of Ana Bray has to do with it remains unknown. Perhaps the Daito people are looking for clues in the diary to also become powerful Guardians without having to die first. Our ghost, after all, is left with the feeling that something is amiss when scanning the diary.
The Daito room is like a puzzle, for which there are a few pieces of information for each puzzle piece. However, the puzzle cannot currently be put together. Perhaps we will learn more about Daito in the future.
What do you think – what is this all about? What do the lore experts among you have to say about it?
