Destiny 2: 10 Predictions For Lightfall | Screen Rant
Destiny 2's newest expansion, The Witch Queen, is full of hidden secrets and some of the best stories the game has ever offered. Not only does Witch Queen compose a masterful plot, but the endgame activities and lore tease some events yet to come.
The Witness and its Darkness forces have finally entered the playing field, which has fans wondering how things might play out in Lightfall. Using some in-depth lore knowledge and in-game hints, there are a few story beats that seem most likely to unfold during the next annual expansion. Naturally, spoilers for Witch Queen follow.
Back in The Taken King expansion in the original Destiny, guardians slew the Hive God Oryx, and now in Witch Queen, they have conquered Savathun, Hive God of Deception. That leaves one more to go, as Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War, still lurks outside Sol System.
Season of the Hunt essentially teased a coming war with her Hive forces, as she had already begun to infect other enemy races across various destinations to do her bidding. She's the only Hive god remaining, and still loyal to the Darkness, so there's no telling what power she may wield.
One of the most popular lore beats in Witch Queen were the weekly Altars of Reflection, during which Savathun offered players two truths and two lies of coming events. One that has fans stirring is the idea that the Traveler is, in fact, not the only of its kind.
This would be an insane twist on the franchise, as it opens up the possibility that there is a higher power governing the Travelers and their actions across the universe. In this way, it sets up the possibility of an ultimate battle between the Pyramid fleet of Darkness and a hoard of Light-wielding Travelers.
The newest raid, Vow of the Disciple, features a massive wall composed of 26 unique symbols used to solve encounters in the raid. As the weeks passed from launch, the symbols moved to spell out a chilling prophecy from The Witness about her arrival on Earth.
Essentially, the symbols indicate that once The Witness enters the system, she will "devour" the Light, stripping guardians of their supernatural abilities and immortality. It's unclear as to what exactly "devour" means or the extent of its truth, but Lightfall will most likely make players much more vulnerable.
Year after year, a new big, bad enemy rises from the cosmos and comes to Sol System hoping to get their crack at Earth's guardians. Similarly, they've all suffered eventual defeat at the hands of guardian weaponry, leaving humanity triumphant and ready for the next battle.
Yet, the prophecy in Vow of the Disciple claims that guardians should not be so sure this time around. Rather, it says that for the very first time, humanity will not come out on top, but rather be left to pick up the pieces of the attacks from The Witness' powerful Darkness forces.
When Beyond Light dropped, the Darkness had finally been made available to guardians, and players were given the first Darkness subclass: Stasis. Now that Witch Queen is out and focused on overhauling the current light subclasses, it stands to reason another one is on the horizon.
Many fans speculate that the next Darkness subclass will be some form of Hive magic, akin to the poisoning effects on popular exotic weapons like Osteo Striga and Thorn. Perhaps in an interesting twist, Savathun will return to teach guardians this power in her ongoing efforts to deny influence from The Witness.
The bad news is, Destiny 2 has been long overdue for a brand-new enemy race to face off against guardians in Sol System. While a few enemies have been modified in their abilities and characteristics, none have been wholly original since Destiny 2's launch in 2017.
The good news is, Vow of the Disciple blew fans away with its final boss, Rhulk, who was indeed from a brand new race known as the Lubraeans. Perhaps this is Bungie's way of teasing fans that there are more unique enemies like this to come, who will hopefully bring an army of foes alongside them.
The Destiny Content Vault (DCV) took a lot of existing content from the game in Beyond Light, most popular among them being Calus' Leviathan. Having claimed to "commune" with the Darkness, he and his loyalists left the system in search of higher meaning from The Witness.
Now that The Witness is headed to Earth with its Pyramid fleet, it makes sense that Calus would follow in tow. For fans, hopefully, this means that they will get to explore this fan-favorite destination aboard the Leviathan once again, as it featured some of Destiny 2's best social activities.
Season of the Chosen and Season of the Risen have done a great job setting up and strengthening the alliance between humanity and the Cabal. Now that humanity has a seat on Caiatl's war council with Valus Forge, the alliance is poised to bring the fight to Xivu Arath.
Caiatl has mentioned time and time again her dream to reclaim the Cabal homeworld of Torobatl, which was ravaged by Xivu Arath's forces long ago. A conquest of revenge for the Cabal would be a perfect segway into an annual expansion with a new destination and story beats.
Towards the end of the Vow Of The Disciple prophecy, The Witness indicates that it will come to Earth and destroy something, but it is still unclear. The most likely answer is the Tower, as it is the only symbology still missing from the prophecy wall up to this point.
Destiny 2 needs an overhaul of social systems, so destroying the Tower and forcing humanity to another haven would be a great story point to tie into this rework. Humanity could find refuge amongst its new alliances with the Cabal or Eliksni House of Light, or maybe somewhere new entirely.
During the Preservation mission in Savathun's Throne World, players learn that Rhulk is the first disciple of The Witness from an ancient past. Meaning, there's no telling how many powerful disciples it has accumulated since then.
It's entirely possible that guardians must face off against an entire army of disciples just as powerful as Rhulk, each commanding their Pyramid and Darkness army. If this is the case, humanity will need to draw upon every alliance it can get for the monumental battle to come.