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Edited by NeonPropose:
4/7/2020 5:47:19 PM
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HUGE SPOILERS FOR THIS WEEKS BUNKER STUFF: Discussing the implications
This post will feature heavy spoilers regarding this weeks bunker introduction; this is your final warning, I recommend viewing what it has to offer before going further into this post. Final warning.
[spoiler]So, this week reveals two heavy lore implications;
The first, Rasputin is now seen as an equal by Zavala. Some might argue that this isn't a big thing, but seeing as Zavala basically commands the City and Guardians, and for the longest time has seen Rasputin as nothing more than a weapon, and he has now changed his mind based on the fact that he now has a further understanding on how Rasputin works; deeming him worthy as an equal.
Obviously a further question must be asked, does Rasputin see us the same way? but that's for another day.
Secondly, and arguably more importantly from a lore standpoint; The Pyramids, are close, and they're surrounding us. coming in from multiple angles. The dialogue played from the Collapse, of officials recording the amount of people they have, not just on the Archology but also on a colony ship they mentioned, gives us further insight into the destructive path of the Pyramids back 800yrs ago (time = rough estimate).
Point is; they are so much more closer than any of us thought. And whilst the possibility of it being from pre-collapse is possible; I think this is now (if you look at the maps in each bunker there are 2 triangles that glow red). And they're on their way.[/spoiler]
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So this was something that recently occurred to me after reading some more cynic views on letting the Almighty hit Earth. We know Rasputin doesn't trust the Traveler, but if he does actually fail to stop the Almighty then do you think the Traveler will help? Say the Traveler either strengthens Rasputin's weapons or uses its own strength to stop the Almighty (perhaps not even destroying it). Such an action would have multiple consequences: Rasputin recognizes that the Traveler is still willing to help humanity, even if he assumes it's out of self-preservation rather than benevolence. If he thinks it's genuine though then maybe he'll be more open about establishing a connection with Guardians. This does bring a counter point that Rasputin realizes that he's failed to save humanity twice with his own power. The idea of the Traveler helping him would be either a kick to his ego or a boost to it depending on how things play out. This also works the other way, specifically with Zavala. The Io bunker talk made him realize that Rasputin was also a victim of the Collapse and, despite his power, he still failed to protect humanity. He's willing to sympathize and work with the Warmind at least until the Almighty is dealt with. If the Traveler is willing to directly aid him though then that means that Rasputin is a trustworthy power that we will need for the final fight. Zavala has no choice but to put the past behind them. This could also be uplifting for him because he finally has something positive to look forward to ever since the Red War and Forsaken. This is more dependent on the weeks to follow. So we know the Pyramid ships are just outside of our solar system and I'd like to believe that they're going to stay there and study how we take care of the Almighty. They may draw closer anyways as we continue to arm Rasputin, but I like the idea of them staying back until we prove that we can save ourselves. After all, if the Almighty hits then there's no point in heading to Earth unless the Traveler survives. If for some reason the Traveler gets involved though, should this hasten the Pyramid's voyage to Earth? If the Traveler is willing to directly intervene, it seems like all the more proof that humanity still needs to be "salvaged" since they ultimately can't defend themselves without immense paracausal interference. While I'm betting none of this would ultimately play out, it's a nice idea to speculate. If there's anything in the lore that goes against this though then this can be disregarded.
