Jinju ran final checks on the jumpship.
A dark Pyramid loomed overhead.
An experimental Exo chassis was secured in
the ship's cargo hold.
One foot in front of the other.
Welcome back Guardians, in today’s destiny
2 lore episode we discussing how Rasputin
will be saved.
You may ask… saved from what… well at
the beginning of Season of Arrivals we saw
a cutscene with Rasputin facing the pyramid
ships, the cutscene itself implied that Rasputin
was ineffective against the pyramid ships
but didn’t give much more away than that.
The lore book Duress and Egress expands on
what actually happened, which is quite significant
and using some other bits and pieces we can
speculate on how to save Rasputin.
In my opinion, this could all link back to
Deep Stone Crypt, which I think would be really
cool.
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[INTRO]
Ok, lets first just start with the opening
scene from Season of Arrivals as a reminder
to what we see in game.
So, Rasputin appears to activate a defense
system, likely Warsats, the Pyramid ships
resist, and Rasputin’s lights goes out.
I assume the lore entry Ana: Frayed describes
what actually happens to Rasputin during this
scene… now I say assume, because the lore
entry could technically describe another encounter
with the pyramid ships that has not occurred,
but for the most part, I think they are one
in the same.
Have a listen, the lore entry Ana: Frayed
reads,
Rasputin lay dying in a dozen empty screens
splayed out around Ana's command station.
She could visualize the bleeding code running
through her fingers.
Zavala's voice was in her ear, as ambient
haze—relegated to the background of her
mind like distant gunfire.
The image of the Pyramid's distortion wave
was still raw.
This wasn't an attack.
It was a command.
A lazy dismissal of all their best laid plans.
There were no explosions.
No blaring sirens or sparks of dramatic electricity.
Nothing to combat or fix.
Just a Guardian walled in silent black glass
and disbelief.
She had been so sure.
Ana's eyes tracked Jinju as the Ghost sped
from console to console, attaching strings
of Light to each.
They slowed her as she went, buried under
some load.
"Ana," Jinju's voice strained under crushing
distortion.
"I think I've got him.
Most of him, but not for long."
The words cut through the distant gunfire.
"What?"
Ana asked.
Her voice came softly at first, unsure what
form to take as the information processed.
"What?!"
Jinju groaned and whispered an exasperated,
"Pillory…
Engram…"
"It's not ready."
"Ana, now!"
"He'll go insane!
I… can't."
The Light tethers attached to Jinju began
to pop one by one.
"It's this or nothing!"
The prospect sent Ana tearing across the room.
She belted a command into the air, and a floor
safe opened in response.
Ana snatched the dodecahedron enclosure from
the safe and braced it in front of Jinju.
"Jinju, do it!"
The Ghost's shell reformed to forge a directing
structure before her core erupted with Light
and data.
A stream of pure information beamed into the
Engram, filling it with spiraling wisps of
Light.
"Did you…?"
"As much as I could."
Outside the windows, bolts of atmospheric
friction dragged flames through the sky as
Warsats plummeted from low-orbit defensive
positions.
Their impacts were distant.
So…
Rasputin gets instantly deactvitated by the
Pyramid ships and in Ana Bray’s last ditch
effort to save Rasputin she and jinju (her
ghost) transfer what they can into an engram.
Now, at this point we don’t really know
how much of Rasputin was saved, all we know
is that Ana tried to save as much as possible.
Now, the question is what do you do with Rasputin
inside an engram, what do you transfer Rasputin’s
mind into… well, have a listen to the Lore
entry Ana: Black Box… and see if you come
to the same theory as me, it reads,
Jinju had called it "reverse salvage."
She knew a thing or two about building something
from the wreckage of their past.
The building was nearly empty.
She had sent as much tech to the Tower as
they could handle: an entire freight vessel's
worth, packed to bursting.
She turned to the large glass window overlooking
silent Warsat cannons.
There were no Cabal.
The death buried beneath Mars had quieted.
Valkyrie subroutines that could be maintained
remotely remained active, just in case.
Jinju ran final checks on the jumpship.
A dark Pyramid loomed overhead.
An experimental Exo chassis was secured in
the ship's cargo hold.
One foot in front of the other.
I don’t know about you, but an experimental
Exo chassis would seem to be a perfect vessel
to save Rasputin, transfer Rasputin’s mind
into an Exo… which has already sort of been
done with Felwinter.
Now, this may seem like quite a heavy speculation
because nothing really implies that they are
trying to put Rasputin into an Exo, however,
there are a couple of clues, the first is
the title of the lore entry, it is called
Black Box.
A Black Box on aero planes is a recording
device used to help investigate accidents
or incidents, so in this case, the Black Box
was what they could salvage of Rasputin and
put into the Engram.
Also, Rasputin is known to have a Black Box
morality system, which allows him to make
decisions independently of humanity.
So, the title of the lore card, Black Box,
may be a small clue that they talking about
saving/transferring whatever remains of Rasputin.
The other clue in the lore entry that may
indicate the plan to transfer Rasputin into
an Exo body is Jinju’s reference to “reverse
salvage”, building something from the wreckage
of the past.
Now if you consider that they have Rasputin
in an engram and an experimental Exo chasis
aboard their ship, they may be trying to salvage
what is left of Rasputin.
Now, lets for moment, pretend that this will
in fact happen, that Rasputin’s mind will
be placed into this Exo frame, how would this
play out in game.
Well, I think this could involve the Raid
in Deep Stone Crypt, the motivation to enter
Deep Stone Crypt could be to save Rasputin,
Deep Stone Crypt was the birth place of the
Exos, so likely would contain the technology
to transfer Rasputin’s mind.
On top of that, we know that previous Clovis
Bray faciliaties and stations still obey Ana
Bray’s command.
Back in season of the Worthy, Bungie released
some web lore that described Ana bray exploring
Clovis Bray stations, stations that were design
to split up Rasputin’s mind.
When Ana bray reactivated a frame aboard the
station, it reported to Ana as if she was
still the boss.
Have a listen, it reads,
The Frame sparks to life, looks directly at
Ana, and speaks with grating age to its voice.
“Welcome, Ana Bray!
Very excited to see a Bray walk this hall
again.
It has been a long time.”
Ana grasps at words.
Jinju shrugs, plugs of Light toss in zero-G.
Ana massages her palm.
“What was my role in all this?”
“As you know, your work on the Warmind made
you a prime asset to oversee applicant selection.”
“I chose the people in there?”
Ana watches the ringlet spin, her mind repeating
the statement back to her.
Artificial night slips back to artificial
day as the station's rotation continues.
“As you know, yes.
Additionally, your work on the Warmind, as
you know, was vital to the establishment of
Clovis 1-12.”
“Do I know where the candidates came from?
Did they volunteer?”
“I do not have access to candidate profiles.”
So, I am thinking that Ana Bray already knows
that she can re-activate clovis bray systems
and still be in charge, she has Rasputin saved
in a engram, she has an exo chassis, it would
make complete sense for make her way back
to deep stone crypt, reactivate the system
and SAVE Rasputin!
That is my theory, and with that, that concludes
this latest Destiny 2 lore episode.
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