The story of the Shadowkeep expansion revolved around the mysterious Pyramid ship on the Moon. Until Season 9, it was the great danger in Destiny 2. But currently, it has become quiet regarding the Darkness and these mysterious ships. What’s next? Bungie has something to say about it.
What’s the deal with the Pyramid ships? At the end of the story from the base game, it was already hinted – at some point, we would likely have to deal with the mysterious Pyramid ships. They embody, in principle, the Darkness, thus the greatest threat to humanity and the Traveler.
In Shadowkeep, it finally happened, the great danger was finally there. Although the ships did not come “to visit” directly, one of them was found beneath the Moon’s surface. Many players celebrated and hoped that a great mystery of the Destiny universe could now be unraveled.
However, many Guardians were disappointed with the Shadowkeep story. While it answered some questions, it raised many more new ones and ended quite abruptly and openly – right at the peak of the plot.
This is the current status of the Pyramid ships: Since the end of the Shadowkeep story, many are upset but also curious about how it will move forward with the triangular ship and the mysterious figure within.
However, since then there have been no new clues or hints – not even in Season 9. So far, the story revolving around the ships and the Darkness has neither been continued nor addressed in any other way.
Will that possibly change? Is there more to come? Some have not given up hope yet. And what does Bungie say?
What’s next for the Pyramid ships? Here’s what Bungie says: This question was also posed to Bungie by the website Polygon in an interview.
There, Narrative Designer Jonathan and “Season of Dawn” Design Lead Tom Farnsworth revealed a bit more about the future of the Pyramid ships. They are not forgotten and will remain a threat.
“The pyramids will be a permanent concern for our players,” Tom said. “We can’t talk about the exact extent of this concern in the upcoming seasons, but we are definitely concerned about them,” he continued.
It looks like there’s a good chance that the story will be picked up again. How and in what form – Bungie hasn’t revealed that yet.
But what are the chances that we will learn more about these ships in the current season? Bungie did not provide a concrete answer to that either, but gave at least a hint in response to further questions:
“It’s a brighter, more hopeful season (Season of Dawn),” Farnsworth said. “If you look at Shadowkeep, it’s a dark and terrible psychological horror. In many ways, the season of dawn, as the name suggests, is a reaction to what’s happening. When players set things in motion for the season (of Dawn), it’s a story about death and resurrection. About brothers, tragedy, and redemption.”
So it doesn’t look like the grim story arc about the Darkness and the Pyramid ships will be addressed in the shining Season 9 – but if it does, it will be at the earliest in Season 10.
What did you think of the story surrounding the Pyramid ship from Shadowkeep? Would you have wanted a continuation of this story line for Season 9? Or do you find it more diverse that it first continues with another theme?
