#destiny witness

[tarakanpaintedpurple]

getting ready for one hell of a tabletop session

[thorough-witness-enjoyer]

As taught by our victory over the Witness in the Final Shape, DO!! NOT!!! LET!! YOUR!! EXISTENCE!! BE!!! DEBATABLE!!!

Do not let that entitled mass form a force that will go uncontested. Do not let the tyrannical sum of many sanctimonious parts jeopardize the future and justify its horrendous past.

Nobody makes your fate but you! Do not move an INCH for a seemingly unstoppable force; do not weaken your push by a MUSCLE on a seemingly immovable object.

No matter how powerful it seems, like Rezyl Azzir said, “Hope is a currency. It buys tomorrow”.

You are not some piece to be used and moved for a greater purpose. You have not lost, but you cannot let go.

It will not win. Your existence is not to be used for a grand plan. We will have our Excision if we all stand strong together.

Wishing protection and safety for you all. We will fight through ruins if we have to.

[lavenderarts]

keep in mind, the places you'll go: a Destiny 2 AMV

My first ever animated video is finally done!! It's been 2 straight months of hard work learning to animate and improving my video editing skills, and I'm super psyched to be able to share it with you all. I've wanted to make something else since the response to Lemon Boy from last year was so good, so here's a little retrospective on where we started and how far we've come, just before Final Shape.

Check it out HERE: 👉 https://youtu.be/UumGULU9qNU 👈

Thanks for all the good times, Bungie. See you on the other side, Guardians.

[aghostsdestiny]

DestinyTober24 Day 21! "Ensnare"

Ensnared, pinned, potayto potahto...

"Since when is it a crime to high-5 the giant hand statues? Pure luck that it moved on me-"

"Please keep him out of our space. We had an agreement about this."

Flyswatter mode activated.

[frozen-planet]

witness deez nuts

[mikanouart]

forgot to post it yesterday but it’s finally here🔺

[mwem]

The Witness's True fear 💠

[eiramew]

God I love this bit of Savathun/Witness dialogue.... Im shaking..

[thewildnopeboat]

Guardian: Ghost.

Ghost: hm?

Guardian: you're connected to the darkness and the light, correct?

Ghost: yes.

Guardian: why haven't you just blasted some music at the darkness?

Ghost: wat

Guardian, shrugging: if the darkness can hear, see, and talk through you, is there not a way for you to do the same?

*an hour later*

Witness: Xivu, turn that fucking music off!

Xivu:Glorious Witness, I can't seem to turn it off!

Connection with ghost, on the seventh loop: "I'm a Barbie girl -"

[darkpredacon]

"We are so close to perfection!"

[blue-is-grey]

Release me

[anjian]

doodle collection ft. a manipulative little shit

(and @knightscendant’s guardian)

bonus: caption contest

[thorough-witness-enjoyer]

(Small, frivolous rant incoming, apologies)

One thing I wish the Destiny fandom did more of was dabble in the utter horror this universe holds, especially when it comes to portraying the vile atrocities committed by many of the cosmic level characters.

Destiny‘s T rating holds it back so much in my opinion (but it still manages to lay down excellent foundations for horror and more mature themes!!) and I really wish there was more fan works that explored the unimaginable tragedies that occur in lore!!

When you really dwell on the scale of many of the disasters that happen in lore, it really dawns on you just how sinister and monstrous many of the larger villains are. Antagonists like Eramis are much more grounded, certainly not saints though, but some of the antagonists we have encounter are truly odious in their behaviors, even if they are deluded into thinking what they are doing is correct (like the Osmium siblings ravaging whole star systems in pursuit of the sword).

For example, it’s no secret that I LOATHE the Witness like no other. This wicked entity has me fighting bile at the mere thought of it and I truly think the way it delivers cruelty with such a sense of compassion and righteousness to be the most stomach wrenching form of being baneful. I could not think of an entitlement more deplorable than the Witness‘ and it’s existence is a travesty that has caused irreparable harm that spans EONS.

Yet, in my experience, I never see much content that taps into the horrors experienced by those touched by the Witness and its pawns, such as the Noesis and humanity during the collapse. There are INCREDIBLE artistic and written works that tap into the psychological horrors of exos and the unethical hell Clovis was putting people through, but not as many on the more cosmic horrors from what I have seen!!

This may just be a me thing and the personal reasons why I want the Witness put under a hydraulic press speaking, but I often see plenty of depictions of the Witness being uncharacteristically soft and having deeper feelings towards its disciples, but works about its vengeful rage, simple mindedness, violation of the autonomy of others, and predatory grooming are quite barren.

I wish to see just how HEINOUS it is displayed in all its turpitude and how it leaves a festering rot on everything and everyone it touches. I love the Witness because it is so evil in it‘s actions and my heart SINGS any time I see people tap into the trauma it causes, especially for characters like Rhulk or Savathûn!!

There is so much room for exploring just how vast the Destiny universe is when you decenter perpetrators in stories and focus on the incomprehensible number of victims.

Destiny genuinely has a character running around with the title „The Final God of Pain“ haunting people and refusing to permanently die, but there is only so much a T rated game can do and I feel like Destiny enjoyers can go beyond what’s in game in such creative ways!! Just thinking of the fall of Torobatl has me going „Wow, I’m actually so sick to my stomach, I need to honor Caiatl and really capture the pain of such an event!“

The latest lore on the Qugu? My chest HURTS.

Some of the hive experimentations? The hive in general? Hell is not hot enough for what the Witness lead them into.

But you know what they say, be the change you want to see in the world! Create the content you want to enjoy and promote the content you do enjoy!! I wish to dabble into the darker areas of lore, and of course, promote Witness hatred any chance I get!! Hopefully I get more time to write about these things and really value the work the Destiny writers have put into portraying such strong feelings of loss time and time again!!

And also!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read The Garden‘s Witness by Titanmaster_117 !!! ESPECIALLY THE FIRST CHAPTER, I COULD RANT ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROSE ALL DAY, IT GENUINELY MADE ME CRY!! PROMOTE THE CONTENT YOU ENJOY ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!!

But this is just something I’ve been thinking for some time now. This isn’t condemning anyone in the fandom or saying there is an issue, just a desire I would love to see (and hopefully fulfill if I ever get back into writing for Destiny!) If you guys have any recommendations for Destiny works that are horrific, focus on themes of loss and devastation, or hate on the Witness, feel free to mention them so other people can find them!!

Not enough Witness hate going around for my liking… this looks like a job for me.

[destiny2skeleton]

⚜️‘ ‘ The witness.. an entity of lies and truths.. one of twisting souls and agony… don’t trust it..’ ‘

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🃏Finished Witness Concept for Upcoming youtube video- I hope you guardians enjoy my au’s version of the witness. Also sadly couldn’t show the twisting element in the digital ref so here is also the physical sketchbook concept!

[aghostsdestiny]

"Why is he still saying things to us?"

"Now you know what the Vanguard went through."

"Your Vanguard has earned their victories..."

[violet-919]

I think the reason Rhulk and Nezarec have similar kinds of bodies is because they were both reformed/healed by The Witness. Well, more specifically, the Darkness.

In Lubrae’s lore, Rhulk was thrown into a pit at the brink of death but The Witness revealed itself to him and reformed his body and glaive to continue fighting and become a Disciple.

Nezarec was, obviously, dead with his only remaining body part in the Witness’ pyramid ship being his head. The Witness must’ve had it in that weird container we see him in at the start of RoN trying to resurrect him or waiting for the tank to do so (or maybe just as a souvenir, who tf knows), but when The Traveler hit the pyramid ship, Nezarec got Resurrected with the power of both Light and Dark. That’s why he has the signature “meaty red body and black head” that Rhulk also rocks but ALSO has those Light wings on his back.

This is also why Calus doesn’t have the signature Red Meaty Body, because he has never needed to be reformed with The Dark.

In conclusion, Bungie is not lazy, they’re consistent, some of y’all are not paying attention and are just always looking to criticize them.