Destiny 2 Lore - The Shadows Of Yor (Part 2) Shin’s master plan! The secret of Dredgen Vale!

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  • Destiny 2 has expanded on the lore and story of Shin Malphur and the Shadows of Yor. In this video I’ll be talking about Dredgen Vale’s darkest secret & Shin’s master plan!
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  • @poet1861
    @poet1861 Před 5 lety +659

    Imagine the Bungie employee who sat down and pitched, "Bear with me guys... what if the greatest western we ever told in Destiny had a meaning deeper than anything that you could do in game?"

    • @tywastaken5150
      @tywastaken5150 Před 5 lety +76

      “So it all starts with two guns and 3 damn great men”

    • @AtimusXanth
      @AtimusXanth Před 5 lety +15

      Well 2 great men and a monster

    • @grahamrafferty5969
      @grahamrafferty5969 Před 5 lety +4

      Atimus Xanth not really

    • @anthonyargueta131
      @anthonyargueta131 Před 4 lety +14

      @@grahamrafferty5969 yor was a monster. He may have had good intentions but he still was consumed by hive magic and did bad shit. He may wasn't completely evil and more of an anti hero but he's not at all a hero

    • @louiesatterwhite3885
      @louiesatterwhite3885 Před 4 lety +10

      @@anthonyargueta131 he wasnt a monster at first. He was a hero. It wasnt until he accidentally turned Rose into Thorn that things went downhill

  • @topheftyr533
    @topheftyr533 Před 5 lety +853

    The ultimate destiny plot twist, has the ultimate destiny plot twist within it.
    God I love these freaking writers...

    • @brucehc4975
      @brucehc4975 Před 5 lety +24

      You should see the new lore for the Lumina quest. We going down the rabbit hole boi.

    • @Zynet_Eseled
      @Zynet_Eseled Před 4 lety +5

      It actually broke me

    • @Cobfan990
      @Cobfan990 Před 3 lety +3

      Just wait til you discover books!

  • @nomad7865
    @nomad7865 Před 5 lety +874

    Hey guys , what do you call a bus full of dredgens?
    An edge transit

    • @TheLegendaryLegacy
      @TheLegendaryLegacy Před 4 lety +56

      If I’m perceiving this pun correctly not only is it underrated...but damn is it clever

    • @TheForbiddenOne55
      @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +30

      10/10 well done you magnificent bastard 😂

    • @Brimst0ne6800
      @Brimst0ne6800 Před 4 lety +28

      ...take your like and get out.

    • @LilNika117
      @LilNika117 Před 4 lety +15

      💯points to Gryffindor tbh

    • @EloquentTroll
      @EloquentTroll Před 3 lety +7

      @@LilNika117 more like Slytherin

  • @timelorddialga815
    @timelorddialga815 Před 3 lety +84

    Shin's dialogue feels so different now that stasis exists

  • @ajrose932
    @ajrose932 Před 5 lety +596

    “My name is Dredgen Vale”
    Me: *rewinds video*
    “My name is Dredgen Vale”
    Me: *pauses video* WTF!!!

  • @stjones1625
    @stjones1625 Před 5 lety +434

    Byf could read recipes out of a cookbook and make it sound epic as heck.

    • @winterwarriorplays9382
      @winterwarriorplays9382 Před 5 lety +12

      He kinda sorta did that (drifter meme) lol!

    • @PlebNC
      @PlebNC Před 5 lety +22

      First, you add a cup... of milk. Then comes a fist full of flour. Of purest white.

    • @namelessfirefly3385
      @namelessfirefly3385 Před 4 lety +1

      I agree hole heartily, we should make a request on his discord

    • @i.currie1543
      @i.currie1543 Před 3 lety +1

      Now it very well could happen

  • @Themindfreak117
    @Themindfreak117 Před 5 lety +306

    This whole lore reveal just kinda turned my views on Season of the Drifter around. I’m not much for Gambit, but damn if they didn’t knock it out of the park on the lore.

  • @fl4shpoint013
    @fl4shpoint013 Před 5 lety +422

    I'm with Shin on this. Guardians need to adapt to face the coming storm if they are to win. The man definitely has my respect and trust as a result of all that he has done.

    • @jzimmy7151
      @jzimmy7151 Před 5 lety +19

      Fl4shpoint0 The more I learn about the lore, the more I regret aiding with the vanguard

    • @crimsoneastwood1787
      @crimsoneastwood1787 Před 5 lety +11

      @@jzimmy7151 same 😔 I just wish you'd get like a second chance to choose who you want to side with.

    • @nolaninger3942
      @nolaninger3942 Před 5 lety +1

      @@crimsoneastwood1787 make a new account I guess

    • @crimsoneastwood1787
      @crimsoneastwood1787 Před 5 lety +6

      @@nolaninger3942 naw, i chose drifter on my hunter

    • @ashtongreen5494
      @ashtongreen5494 Před 4 lety +2

      I think that if you sided with the Drifter, you will see that Shin has wounded the Drifter and then you get to choose to either side with Shin and then you kill the Drifter or If you stick with the Drifter

  • @TheForbiddenOne55
    @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +207

    Could you imagine the amount of seasons Bungie could squeeze out if they had a Netflix series? How many movies they could create from the lore? If they did this shit right, they could very well turn Destiny into the "Star Wars" of tomorrow.

    • @Corvaric
      @Corvaric Před 4 lety +20

      The Books of Sorrow can be 1 or 2 seasons
      The Dark Age can be 1
      City age 1
      Age of Light can be 1
      So too with Age of Loss and age of darkness

    • @TheForbiddenOne55
      @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +7

      @@Corvaric Right. I think the books of sorrow should be mixed into a Hive saga as a whole, y'know? Pretty much have a Taken king saga (showing events that weren't seen in the game) but kinda doing flashbacks to the creation of who the Hive are today.
      The Golden age -> dark age would be a good transition to see too. I'd also love to see the conflicts between the iron lords and warlords.

    • @Corvaric
      @Corvaric Před 4 lety +4

      @@TheForbiddenOne55 Felwinter

    • @aidandunlay8956
      @aidandunlay8956 Před 2 lety +1

      Destiny: The Taken King, The Movie. I would pay good money to see that

    • @siaosiblevins361
      @siaosiblevins361 Před 2 lety +2

      It already is in my mind but gosh whenever this game has an ending, they need to make a tv series based DIRECTLY from the Lore books

  • @Madlad000
    @Madlad000 Před 5 lety +754

    The light is far too bright to always walk, eventually you will burn. The shadow is too dark and before too long, you will turn. I'll walk in the shade and balance the two, and I shall not fade.

    • @kaza2185
      @kaza2185 Před 5 lety +19

      Mad Lad i shed a tear, so beautiful

    • @TerrariaGolem
      @TerrariaGolem Před 5 lety +31

      Poetry without cliches

    • @TerrariaGolem
      @TerrariaGolem Před 5 lety +8

      Rhyming is actually cliche but still good poetry

    • @bobisconsumed520
      @bobisconsumed520 Před 5 lety +7

      Mad Lad I’ll walk neither. I walk the One, the Convergence!
      Shout out to all who get reference

    • @ThatPS4Guyyy
      @ThatPS4Guyyy Před 5 lety +1

      Same

  • @sanitarycockroach9038
    @sanitarycockroach9038 Před 5 lety +37

    Schemes so deep that Savathûn would be proud.

  • @Aiso754
    @Aiso754 Před 5 lety +242

    “So I ask you, are you up to the task?
    *Or have I risked everything I’ve struggled to build up on a hero who is not yet ready to become legend?”*

    • @Sepricotaku
      @Sepricotaku Před 5 lety +32

      Admittedly there were chills

    • @calebhughes975
      @calebhughes975 Před 5 lety +34

      The fact that they used "Become Legend," the tagline for the whole series, as a part of the lore is beyond amazing. Remember when we were all worried the season of the Drifter would just be some boring Gambit expansion?

    • @minusculesun4120
      @minusculesun4120 Před 5 lety +13

      @@calebhughes975 For real. I expected to get some background on the Drifter and that's it. But between the Invitations of the Nine and the new lore books, I'm definitely not disappointed in how much story we actually got.

    • @Aiso754
      @Aiso754 Před 5 lety +7

      MinusculeSun This season is probably going to be the most lore filled. The fact that we’re getting grey guardians *now* surprises me. I was expecting that to wait until Destiny 3.

    • @SanchezBrown13
      @SanchezBrown13 Před 5 lety +2

      Man, using Become Legend, the phrase they used to sell the original Destiny game. That was amazing man

  • @bryanelloco29
    @bryanelloco29 Před 5 lety +50

    The greatest part of Destiny Lore...the tale of the man with the golden gun...of Dredgen Yor and Shin Malphur... of The Thorn and The Last Word....just became a million times GREATER

  • @fufuberry8645
    @fufuberry8645 Před 5 lety +131

    I'm sure everybody says this but dude you make me feel so cool to be a guardian, every single video I'm just so glad to be a part of this community! Thank you for all you do!

  • @TheForbiddenOne55
    @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +106

    Shin Malphur: "We work in the dark to serve the light".....
    So..... so he's an assassin? 😮 mind blown

  • @Eli_Guy
    @Eli_Guy Před 5 lety +379

    *Ulan Tan laughing from the grave

    • @Moose_Hawkins
      @Moose_Hawkins Před 5 lety +38

      *laughs in Symmetrist*

    • @Sapphiros
      @Sapphiros Před 5 lety +11

      From the grove* huehuehue

    • @Sapphiros
      @Sapphiros Před 5 lety +2

      Vernon Roche I’m quite certain

    • @Grimdivide
      @Grimdivide Před 5 lety +9

      He's become one with the Force, I mean the Gray.

    • @Corvaric
      @Corvaric Před 4 lety +1

      @Vernon Roche Gwent

  • @demonsedge4483
    @demonsedge4483 Před 5 lety +99

    Fucking AMAZING my man. Your choice of BGM for the reveal gave me goosebumps.

    • @checkmate1860
      @checkmate1860 Před 5 lety

      Do you know what is the name of the piece of music? I'm desperate to find it

  • @luckygames2338
    @luckygames2338 Před 5 lety +59

    That revelation actually took me by surprise. This gave me a such better perspective of shin from this point

  • @michaelhenry3234
    @michaelhenry3234 Před 5 lety +32

    "Too much of a good thing can make you sick."

    • @noahleonard2481
      @noahleonard2481 Před 4 lety +2

      I don’t know, I’ve been listening to Byf for over 7 hours now and I feel like I know everything

  • @iamzeek2000
    @iamzeek2000 Před 5 lety +90

    Okay let me get this straight
    We are Saint 14’s inspiration
    Basically Shin Malphur’s inspiration now
    Who’s next?

    • @breezy3176
      @breezy3176 Před 5 lety +6

      who knows maybe Osiris next

    • @scxrl3tk1ng35
      @scxrl3tk1ng35 Před 5 lety +6

      Hunters have shin/cayde, titans have saint 14/zavala and warlocks either have roland or osiris and ikora.

    • @mikethehunter5212
      @mikethehunter5212 Před 5 lety +7

      Probably Toland.
      He went a little...crazy. Maybe we can real him back a tad.

    • @ReneHadouken
      @ReneHadouken Před 5 lety +19

      More like Shin's hope, he's testing us and gambling everything he's worked on so far in hopes that we're powerful enough to walk the path between light and dark

    • @asunflavouredsalad9312
      @asunflavouredsalad9312 Před 4 lety +2

      @@scxrl3tk1ng35 did you just write roland. Hes called Toland

  • @dredgenshade7137
    @dredgenshade7137 Před 5 lety +48

    I always thought of such a choice. And I have made MY choice long ago...
    Shadows always were the Light within the Dark... and the Dark within the Light... The path of grey...

  • @benbardin671
    @benbardin671 Před 5 lety +11

    This really adds new meaning to the quote “The line between Light and Dark is so very thin... Do you know which side Your on?”

    • @ardent4273
      @ardent4273 Před 4 lety +2

      Let's cross it together.

    • @TheForbiddenOne55
      @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +2

      Always on the side of light, but I'll have no problem using darkness to aid the light

    • @benbardin671
      @benbardin671 Před 4 lety

      Ben Wittel since I thought they’d just repeat it, I got chills when she said let’s cross it together

  • @sonof_abeach6788
    @sonof_abeach6788 Před 5 lety +103

    Yoooo, shin just played us all like a damn fiddle

  • @graysonsorensen8872
    @graysonsorensen8872 Před 5 lety +43

    Two things: as we have learned from Mara Sov, when light rises, darkness swells to meet it. So as we become powerful so will our enemy. Maybe by walking the tightrope of grey, we can actually bring a celestial conflict to a halt. Maybe not by vanquishing our enemy, but by making them, less dangerous. Maybe not a friend. But not so threatening. However. What world comes out of the most powerful beings in the universe embracing the very thing that caused multiple extinction level events. On the other hand, does that even count as winning? Would it be better, for us to lose, as we hold our ground fighting as our morals and principles demand us to?
    If guardians bring an end to the fight of light and dark by blending them into a grey, we would become, not guardians of humanity. But guardians of the universe, constantly rebalancing the scales so the conflict never rises again.

    • @minusculesun4120
      @minusculesun4120 Před 5 lety +1

      I'm of the opinion that our principles are simply wrong if they get us wiped out. As far as I'm concerned, I'm already walking in the shadows with my Thorn. It seems to me that the smartest move is to blend the better aspects of both light and dark to better protect humanity.

    • @hawkster5589
      @hawkster5589 Před 5 lety +2

      Stalemate can be victory, maybe by just giving life after life to hold back the Traveler and the Darkness we would win. By not letting them become strong

    • @aster84855
      @aster84855 Před 4 lety +1

      Our ultimate sacrifice will be to be hated by everyone, to save the universe

    • @xenomorph383
      @xenomorph383 Před 2 lety +1

      Just wanna give you this notification in light of new story stuff 👍

  • @hikikomorilotus4356
    @hikikomorilotus4356 Před 5 lety +18

    I just realized the dreadnought is in that ending cutscene of the vanilla campaign

    • @shocker6093
      @shocker6093 Před 5 lety +1

      They have been cock teasing that for some time now lol

  • @Forcer69
    @Forcer69 Před 5 lety +154

    I don’t know about anyone else, but I really want Bungie to continue the Concordant lore from D1

    • @Azrael_Equinox
      @Azrael_Equinox Před 5 lety +3

      Oh defiantly

    • @wolfemperor_n112
      @wolfemperor_n112 Před 5 lety +2

      The what?

    • @TerrariaGolem
      @TerrariaGolem Před 5 lety +1

      Agreed

    • @TerrariaGolem
      @TerrariaGolem Před 5 lety +8

      @@wolfemperor_n112 lore plebian

    • @moltentigrex512
      @moltentigrex512 Před 5 lety +31

      WolfMaster The Concordat was a guardian faction of the Consensus led by an individual named Lysander. At some point they attempted to overthrow the Speaker and the Consensus. They were defeated at Bannerfall by the New Monarchy and as such were exiled from the Last City. Their exile also lead to their spot in the Consensus being replaced by the FWC.
      It’s unknown what happened to the Concordat since then but most people doubt that they simply disbanded. They’re most likely plotting a revenge.

  • @kiarezza3468
    @kiarezza3468 Před 3 lety +5

    I AM ABSOULYELY SHOOK
    I've been on a week long binge of your Destiny Lore videos to fill in the gaps that I've missed between Forsaken, Shadowkeep and Beyond Light and THIS BY FAR, BAR NONE, HAS ME UTTERLY SHOOK. I DID NOT SEE THIS COMING. What a beautiful addition to the subtle buildup for us guardians to wield Light and Dark powers in the upcoming expansions. These writers have amazed me, and YOU-- MY GOOD MAN-- ARE A LORE GOD

  • @jordanyates7521
    @jordanyates7521 Před 5 lety +61

    So Shin believes in being "perfectly balanced, as all things should be"? :P

  • @Krowno_
    @Krowno_ Před 5 lety +9

    31:53 at this point, I can see a fire team fighting off the Darkness in a movie trailer with that music and Byf’s voice over it, ending with the Fireteam walking through smoke and I’m sure it would be my favourite movie ever.

    • @checkmate1860
      @checkmate1860 Před 5 lety

      you know what music is that?? i need to know

  • @heerosagayuy2143
    @heerosagayuy2143 Před 4 lety +6

    Seeing this after playing Shadowkeep makes me realize one key truth: The Darkness knows and laughs at us and our small efforts to understand it.

  • @rsmith5606
    @rsmith5606 Před 5 lety +63

    4:16 He has a plan, Bismarck always has a plan, wait, that's not right

    • @AlexDangerJohnson
      @AlexDangerJohnson Před 5 lety +10

      This comment deserves extra credit

    • @johnosburn6814
      @johnosburn6814 Před 5 lety +4

      Biggest plot twist of all: Shin Malphur is Walpole

    • @wolfwoodphreak
      @wolfwoodphreak Před 5 lety +1

      but why let a dead father figure get in the way of embracing a good weapon of sorrow?

  • @3431Ghost
    @3431Ghost Před 5 lety +7

    My head has blown as bright as our cleansing fire througg all that stray the path...... I love Shin even more now, thank you Byf for this new knowledge

  • @henryj.4689
    @henryj.4689 Před 5 lety +25

    As a hunter, I’m in infinite awe of Shin and hope to walk the gray as a Dredgen and a defender of humanity as he does throughout my days as a Risen

  • @alexsinkovic4320
    @alexsinkovic4320 Před 5 lety +43

    "It's not simply a question of 'good' and 'evil', it's about fighting fire with fire... it's about taking the power of the enemy... and turning it on itself."
    - Illidan Stormrage

  • @FlummoxedFish
    @FlummoxedFish Před 4 lety +1

    I just want to appreciate 30:11 the way the dialogue pauses, and the video and music match each other. Almost to make the point about a Hunter veiling themselves in shadows to destroy evil.

  • @vikrantpulipati1451
    @vikrantpulipati1451 Před 5 lety +80

    This definitely points towards some sort of Darkness powers in D3.

    • @vahlok1426
      @vahlok1426 Před 5 lety +6

      I'm calling it: there will be a Dredgen subclass at least for Hunters.

    • @SammehEatWorld
      @SammehEatWorld Před 5 lety +2

      It might not even be that late.

    • @sinroyal7351
      @sinroyal7351 Před 5 lety +9

      It's already been leaked by a very reliable source that there will be Darkness classes in D3, so you are correct.

    • @scxrl3tk1ng35
      @scxrl3tk1ng35 Před 5 lety +1

      @@sinroyal7351 not really very reliable

    • @Soon22400
      @Soon22400 Před 5 lety +12

      @@scxrl3tk1ng35 Anon the nine has been correct on everything he has leaked so far. 100% seems pretty reliable to me

  • @shiro4
    @shiro4 Před 4 lety +4

    Shin: I belive in you.
    Me with Dredgen seal....

  • @Sebastian-ti9jm
    @Sebastian-ti9jm Před 5 lety +3

    My jaw stayed open after hearing about shin. That shit is nuts. This was amazing Byf, with each video that comes out I feel more n more proud to be a gaurdian and part of this community. This just makes me feel awesome tbh.

  • @timengland319
    @timengland319 Před 5 lety +3

    Literally gave me chills. You’re narration is second to none Byf

  • @gl1tched_mochi641
    @gl1tched_mochi641 Před 5 lety +99

    First shadow born first to clam the name Dredgen

  • @thebfgyt8117
    @thebfgyt8117 Před 5 lety +12

    Shin Malphur is the next Dutch Vanderlin with his plans

  • @TheForbiddenOne55
    @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +36

    10:59 so Drifter aka Dredgen Hope was a snitch himself, aye? Hehehe that's rich

    • @josefzalusky7307
      @josefzalusky7307 Před 4 lety +4

      That's partially why I stood with the Vanguard. A man like the Drifter always plays both sides, always does that which he despises, always betrays. Maybe I have learned something from the Drifter, because the very act of working with him and then reporting to Aunor is almost like putting to practice the lessons we've learned from him. One knife pointed in each direction.
      (Dramatic? Yes, but I've been watching a lot of Byf's videos lately.)

    • @TheForbiddenOne55
      @TheForbiddenOne55 Před 4 lety +2

      @@josefzalusky7307 Lol that's actually brilliant 😂. Use his own tactics against him. A "no honor amongst thieves" type of deal 🤣🤣

    • @ExiledSummoner
      @ExiledSummoner Před 3 lety +1

      And he dared to call me a snitch

    • @joelsimons3239
      @joelsimons3239 Před 3 lety

      Well technically yes, but... no. Since Shin was Vale, he already knew but idk if the Drifter knew that

  • @Fenyxclips
    @Fenyxclips Před 5 lety +5

    A lot of destruction is on it’s way. The tower could still be standing after THE attack but casualties would be there. Dredgen is just the first stage to darkness. The ships are the final stage and there are more risks than good. Every Titan, every warlock, every hunter; all fighting off the darkness to keep the city safe while the vanguard and drifter would be watching everything happen and guardians fall.
    Great video Byf 👍👍lore is one thing I like about the Destiny universe.
    Edit: you may speak your language but I speak TANK!!!
    Sorry had to as your tank video was right below this video on the home tab. The only “Sounds like a YOU problem” video that you’ve made is your lore one.

  • @TheFlamingManiac1100
    @TheFlamingManiac1100 Před 5 lety +204

    I just clicked off of my music, that is how important this video is to me

  • @ExtremelyOnlineGuy
    @ExtremelyOnlineGuy Před 5 lety +126

    BEHIND A VEIL OF SHADOWS IN A BED OF ROSES BABY

  • @ivanoflavender9523
    @ivanoflavender9523 Před 5 lety +52

    I think that to face the Dark, and survive, we cannot be only like the Traveler. Even with all of its powerful light, it was still crippled by the Darkness after their fight. We would end up the same or, most likely, worse since we as Guardians are only able to wield pieces of the Traveler's light. But if we can become more, to be able to use light and dark, than there is a fighting chance that the extinction of humanity can be overturned.
    If we can be balanced, we can become more than both the Traveler and the Darkness could *ever* be.
    We can become what they literally cannot be: *both Light and Dark.*
    I say this not being sure if the Traveler or the Darkness can use the exact powers of the other, but from what I can tell they are opposites in every way, even down to their shape. Thus, to rise above the fight of Light and Dark, we have to try to walk that difficult and very thin gray line.

    • @vaevictus4637
      @vaevictus4637 Před 5 lety +1

      Okay, but The Traveler also kept The Darkness back. You think it stopped moving in of its own volition? I highly doubt it.

    • @Lions1977
      @Lions1977 Před 5 lety +1

      The Traveler was crippled because it KILLED the Darkness's god. Which is probably why the darkness left too. (Course that assumes whatever lore videos I was watching were correct)

    • @aster84855
      @aster84855 Před 5 lety

      We used the sword logic to defeat the hive, so we might use the darker powers to beat the darkness

  • @ChipmunkLaugh
    @ChipmunkLaugh Před 5 lety

    I loved this. Being a fan of this story in Destiny's lore for a few years gave me such excitement to hear about this. I love your content byf, keep it coming!

  • @jackrobitaille4911
    @jackrobitaille4911 Před 5 lety +1

    Whoever writes and has written this story of shin, yor, the drifter, etc deserves so much credit for their amazing storytelling. Thank you for telling their stories to us Byf

  • @akchaney3496
    @akchaney3496 Před 5 lety +4

    You're the man! Thank you for all of the great content!

  • @shariffcrawford3215
    @shariffcrawford3215 Před 5 lety +7

    Thanks byf love your videos

  • @spawn2228
    @spawn2228 Před 5 lety +1

    My favorite story in Destiny, just got the biggest plot twist. #MINDBLOWN. And your delivery of it...Masterpiece! When you listed Shin's names, it gave me goosebumps and chills. Thank you so much for this upload.

  • @heidijoe77
    @heidijoe77 Před 5 lety +2

    Goosebumps! Great storytelling as always!

  • @xSinicle
    @xSinicle Před 5 lety +9

    If these new dark powers keep me from floofing off cliffs then yeah count me in

  • @aidanthornton173
    @aidanthornton173 Před 5 lety +8

    I think my light will be enough, it hasn't let me down yet.

    • @dreambiscuits
      @dreambiscuits Před 5 lety

      Lol

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 Před 5 lety

      "Too much of a good thing can make you sick."

    • @F0XHunter
      @F0XHunter Před 5 lety +1

      I presume you've been a guardian since d2 and haven't played the first one?

    • @aidanthornton173
      @aidanthornton173 Před 5 lety

      @@F0XHunter Been a guardian since D1 demo.

    • @F0XHunter
      @F0XHunter Před 5 lety

      @@aidanthornton173 then you would know that we have used the darkness before

  • @nomad_devv
    @nomad_devv Před 5 lety +2

    My right hand wields The Last Word. My left, wields Thorn. And I fight in the shade. ;)

  • @TheG2dude
    @TheG2dude Před 5 lety

    Brilliant! Byf, as always, you never fail to amaze in your long lore deep-dives

  • @brucehc4975
    @brucehc4975 Před 5 lety +206

    What if you
    Wanted to go to heaven
    But god said
    "Alright, alright, alright"

  • @Snakeobich
    @Snakeobich Před 5 lety +6

    WHAT?!
    WHAT?!
    WHAT?!
    It is too early in the morning for my mind to be this blown. AHHHH

  • @garybrewer6218
    @garybrewer6218 Před 5 lety

    By far my favorite video you have done! I have goose bumps from everything I heard! Well put together, well said and I can't believe how good it was!!

  • @dominicslivinski9216
    @dominicslivinski9216 Před 5 lety

    I've waited a long time for Byf to cover this amazing bit of lore. I was not disappointed. Still hit just as hard as the first time.

  • @vladventura1928
    @vladventura1928 Před 5 lety +18

    I wont give up on destiny. I refuse to

    • @wolfofumbra8332
      @wolfofumbra8332 Před 5 lety +2

      Me niether brother. You ready to walk that thin line?

  • @redbandit6277
    @redbandit6277 Před 5 lety +83

    Called it we are going to walk the thin line between light and dark

    • @XionWillow
      @XionWillow Před 5 lety +7

      D3 already has essentially confirmed Darkness Subclasses...I'm so hyped to see where the story goes

    • @AlhazredsGamingGoo
      @AlhazredsGamingGoo Před 5 lety +5

      Well, it hasn't exactly been subtle before now. I wonder if there was a conversation in the writing room where they decided to start hammering on it fairly early instead of making it easier to miss so fewer people would be surprised later on.

    • @redbandit6277
      @redbandit6277 Před 5 lety +1

      @@AlhazredsGamingGoo I'm talking way back when I made theories about light and dark being just tools

    • @scxrl3tk1ng35
      @scxrl3tk1ng35 Před 5 lety +2

      @@redbandit6277 you arent the only one saying the sky was blue. Alot of people said hell even in d1 a cutscene got datamined where our guardians gets envloped in darkness.

    • @redbandit6277
      @redbandit6277 Před 5 lety +1

      @@scxrl3tk1ng35 I never said that I was the first person to have this theory I just said I called it (way to strawman my eureka moment)

  • @TheRealWrathchild
    @TheRealWrathchild Před 5 lety

    Fantastic work as always, MNB. Thanks for all the hard work and dedication.

  • @sealeviathans769
    @sealeviathans769 Před 5 lety

    Another amazing Lore video Byf. Keep up the great work I can't get enough of your Videos!

  • @kevinkershasky8431
    @kevinkershasky8431 Před 5 lety +3

    "You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain." Harvey Dent from The Dark Knight.

  • @-Gilver
    @-Gilver Před 5 lety +5

    As a great man once said and as for my own answer
    "We work in the darkness to serve the light"

  • @Ivandragus69
    @Ivandragus69 Před 5 lety

    What another fantastic video mr byf, the production, the script, the way you brought the story to light beginning to end. 37 mins FLEW by. Bravo

  • @mattlong3726
    @mattlong3726 Před 5 lety

    I’m so happy that you make these because I usually can’t get around to reading lore cards and would have never known any of this. Thank you

  • @gamerprodigy107
    @gamerprodigy107 Před 5 lety +57

    Fun fact: shadows are pieces of darkness that are created by light. Mind blown right

    • @gabrielhill4460
      @gabrielhill4460 Před 5 lety +1

      In that case wouldnt that mean the traveler created the darkness?

    • @gamerprodigy107
      @gamerprodigy107 Před 5 lety +3

      @@gabrielhill4460 in a way he did because the universe needs to stay in balance. So if the traveler is pure light then the darkness need to be created to balance it. So in a way yes. But shadows are the gray area where a little bit of light and dark make something else. Thats why drifter is so strong he balances both. And why are guardian is too.

    • @gabrielhill4460
      @gabrielhill4460 Před 5 lety +1

      Makes sense lol

    • @georgedalpe6103
      @georgedalpe6103 Před 4 lety

      Ok dude no need to blow my mind like that

  • @Thislastusername
    @Thislastusername Před 5 lety +3

    The amount of story bungie has put into this game is absolutely amazing

  • @pepsiatlas5452
    @pepsiatlas5452 Před 3 lety +1

    im just picturing shin in a fake mustache walking up to random groups of guardians being like "boy wielding the darkness sure is pretty great huh guys" and seeing how the respond

  • @EffervescentPhantasm
    @EffervescentPhantasm Před 5 lety +1

    I was totally not expecting my titan to follow the path of the dredgen. But here I am, dancing in the grey.
    Great video again, Byf. I'm actually listening to this one again because of the choices my titan has made as a sort of reflection on the philosophy behind the shadows of yor and their true goals, as well as the revelations that came from the invitations of the 9. In any case, keep up the good work!

  • @collabcentral6006
    @collabcentral6006 Před 5 lety +62

    B-but.. we're Saint's inspiration. My man Saint CANNOT be okay with this

    • @F0XHunter
      @F0XHunter Před 5 lety +20

      Perhaps he admired us because the balance that we bring

    • @TerrariaGolem
      @TerrariaGolem Před 5 lety +1

      Agreed

    • @thewarlock539
      @thewarlock539 Před 5 lety +17

      @@F0XHunter Nope, I think because of the success we had, irrelevant of the means. This reminds me of SWTOR Where in a conversation with Darth Marr (a member of the Dark council, rulers of the Sith empire) He admired my Characters commitment to the empire, despite my light sided nature, and trusted him better than any other sith in the Dark council.

    • @SuperRandomheroe
      @SuperRandomheroe Před 5 lety +5

      SAINT TRUSTS US then I'll trust his judgment of myself

    • @scxrl3tk1ng35
      @scxrl3tk1ng35 Před 5 lety +10

      @@thewarlock539 YES! Darth marr was one of the few who knew being sith didnt mean being a psychopath

  • @martinconway8174
    @martinconway8174 Před 5 lety +10

    Ah, the old Switcharoo

  • @Shakazulu555
    @Shakazulu555 Před 5 lety

    I LOVE LISTENING TO THESE LORE VIDEOS MAN!!!!! BYF KILLS IT. BEEN A FAN SINCE THE BOOKS OF SORROW.

  • @janstucht1793
    @janstucht1793 Před 4 lety

    omg that was a hell of a ride. started with yor and shin this morning now i am here and i have to say. Thank you byf. thaks for staying strong. thanks for giving us these shit tons of information. this was an inspiration, "dance in gray" might be my new motto xD

  • @giantslayer9335
    @giantslayer9335 Před 5 lety +96

    I’ll consider it, but I shall only wield the dark if there is no other option.
    Or if there’s lore to be found

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 Před 5 lety +6

      "Too much of a good thing can make you sick."

    • @vaevictus4637
      @vaevictus4637 Před 5 lety +2

      @@michaelhenry3234 There is no such thing as "too much of a good thing", only a lack of self awareness.

    • @michaelhenry3234
      @michaelhenry3234 Před 5 lety +9

      @@vaevictus4637 Potassium is good for you, but eating too much will poison you and kill you.
      The Jews believed Gods holiness was good but dangerous to humanity, hence they oversaw rituals before ever entering the inner sanctum of a tabernacle so that they might be spared from death.
      Fire is good because it kickstarted human advancement. We could cook our food with it, see in the dark, use it to scare animals... However, fire can easily burn you.
      Water is a necessity for human life. But did you know there's such a thing as water poisoning? It's where you drink far too much water for your body to handle.
      The Sun seeds the world with energy. It provides plants with their energy, which is eaten by herbivores, which is distributed to the rest of the ecosystem, including us. The Sun is what allowed life to flourish on this planet. Yet stay in it too long and you may get sun burned or even worse, you may develop skin cancer.
      (And in case you're not aware, I was quoting Mara Sov, so this concept is directly relevant to Light and Dark.)

    • @loggedoff7136
      @loggedoff7136 Před 5 lety +2

      Or good loot

    • @thementalhealthgamer
      @thementalhealthgamer Před 5 lety +1

      And an exotic weapon

  • @stephennelson4954
    @stephennelson4954 Před 5 lety +5

    That feel when you find out that Blessious becomes evil.

  • @Solarsamwise
    @Solarsamwise Před 5 lety

    Destiny's back story and lore just keeps getting better and better! So good and now I have a reason in game to appreciate both light and dark wielded in balance! Keep up the amazing videos as always byf.

  • @MaydaysCustomWoodworks

    I love these longer lore videos. It seems like you are able to really put a lot lf quality into them. Great stuff

  • @mdhutch2002
    @mdhutch2002 Před 5 lety +6

    I think I know why Dregen Bane is researching the Weapons of Sorrow. He's used to fighting the servants of the Dark and the Light. Neither of them fear death, so their punishment must be more severe.
    I'll see myself out.

  • @omegazero5884
    @omegazero5884 Před 5 lety +19

    Shin aka the man with the golden gun, Dregen Vale and a litttttttllllee crazy maybe

    • @Adcts
      @Adcts Před 5 lety +5

      Not crazy, brilliant. Created the Shadows of Yor to thin the "Guardians" that would fall to total darkness while to trying to use the Darkness to make Guardians even more powerful for the coming war.

    • @omegazero5884
      @omegazero5884 Před 5 lety +1

      Oh I won't deny that but at some point he might have gotten a few bolts loose in his head cause man does he have a slight obbsesion with Yor. I mean he hunted him down after he became a guardian then like in not even a year he's trying to replicate thorn or something I don't remember the exact timeline after he went overkill on Yor

  • @x-boss-hoss-xlg4567
    @x-boss-hoss-xlg4567 Před 5 lety

    Another amazing video! Thanks Byf for helping us understand this journey that we’re on!

  • @djmoonbass
    @djmoonbass Před 3 lety

    Yup. 3rd listen and still got goosebumps. Youre a gem byf.

  • @rodolfodesouzaesilva5601
    @rodolfodesouzaesilva5601 Před 5 lety +6

    Wow, that was dense. So, basically, Shin managed to kill Yor for wielding both light and darkness. He then made the Dredgen Vale persona in contrast to Shin Malphur to enforce this duality and to be able to confront easily corruptable/tempted Guardians by darkness. Then he proceeds to give our Guardian access to both The Last Word and Thorn to test if we are also ready to do the same and get stronger for the future conflicts in D3.

    • @rainygamedays5873
      @rainygamedays5873 Před 5 lety +1

      It's CONTENT like this that makes me WANT to play again. I've been bored this month so I haven't played but oof. Love me some good lore

    • @rodolfodesouzaesilva5601
      @rodolfodesouzaesilva5601 Před 5 lety +1

      If only TLW and Thorn didn't have PvP stuff to do...

  • @SnakeVenom12
    @SnakeVenom12 Před 5 lety +3

    I was originally gonna go full darkness but this kinda changed my mind

  • @spartacus24n74
    @spartacus24n74 Před 5 lety

    Thank you Byf! This was the coolest piece of lore ever, made even better by your narration.

  • @thesaiyantonian3723
    @thesaiyantonian3723 Před 5 lety +1

    Holy traveler this was sooooo good Great Job BYF 👏👏👏👏👏 I’m a subscriber for life.

  • @Azrael_Equinox
    @Azrael_Equinox Před 5 lety +5

    My bullets are sin, my weapon is sorrow.

  • @dmoney8963
    @dmoney8963 Před 5 lety +10

    37 minutes?
    Well better grab some food

  • @djmoonbass
    @djmoonbass Před 5 lety

    Jesus byf. Your narration makes me shiver. You are a blessing to destiny lore. Thank you.

  • @bigtony8352
    @bigtony8352 Před 5 lety

    What a great video byf. Was great to see you in combat in gambit and with this kind of story telling this should be the main story so many good stories coming from the drifter and shin

  • @painfulhappiness2940
    @painfulhappiness2940 Před 5 lety +20

    Don’t worry, I got a plan.

  • @spencerchild8902
    @spencerchild8902 Před 5 lety +13

    light = lawful good
    darkness = chaotic evil
    shin = not even on the chart

    • @LifeWulf
      @LifeWulf Před 5 lety +1

      Shin is the true game master.

  • @cpeck8142
    @cpeck8142 Před 5 lety

    Great video byf loves it

  • @omicronalpha8827
    @omicronalpha8827 Před 5 lety

    Incredible video byf

  • @kodyw2960
    @kodyw2960 Před 5 lety +12

    Shin is hidden by a...Vale

  • @aceofaces0007
    @aceofaces0007 Před 5 lety +4

    Holy fuck! My mind is legitimately blown.
    Still, I can't help but notice how, as much as Shin preaches the value of walking between Light and Dark, Darkness is still only regarded as a "tool"; a means to an end, yet the Light is not also described as a tool. It IS the end. In that regard, the balance between Light and Dark isn't quite so equal, not when the Light is regarded as a Guardian's purpose, and the Darkness as a tool in furtherance of that purpose. It is why Shin is critical of Guardians who only cling to the Light as if they are depriving themselves of a powerful tool to aid the purpose they cling so stubbornly to.
    And yet, all of this is born out of doubt, fear, that Light alone isn't enough. That Light alone will lose to Darkness. The Nine seem to have a similar fear, hence their level of involvement in our plane of existence through indirect aid in order to safeguard their existence that is intertwined with ours. Mara Sov also shares similar doubt and initial ambivalence towards choosing a side.
    But what if Shin was wrong? What if the Light alone IS enough? Because where Shin's philosophy is founded upon doubt, I would counter that a belief in Light alone, a philosophy of hope, is stronger than one built on doubt. Hope is humanity's greatest superpower, and yet the doubters see such hope as folly. So in this regard, just as Shin burns away the corruption, there is an additional layer to this purification, in cleansing the ranks of Guardians of its doubters, naysayers, the ones who lose hope in the face of the Dark abyss, the ones who are no longer "Brave." Bravery acts in spite of fear, not in reaction to it, and there is a difference.
    Shin may believe that he's leading Guardians down a path to the next stage of their evolution as a shade of gray, but I would counter by saying that those who do not follow that path, those who remain steadfast in the Light, may end up the stronger of the two, because they are guided by hope and a belief in themselves. They know their self-worth and do not discount themselves in a need to become "more." Sure, Shin might respond by saying that such faith could be considered as naivety or arrogance, but the Deadly Sin of Pride is but a bastardized, corrupted form of what is otherwise something good: Self-Confidence, sustained by the unwavering power of hope.
    Shin offers a very interesting philosophy geared towards evolving the Guardians into the kind of heroes capable of withstanding the full power of Darkness itself, but if the motto of Guardians is to "Be Brave," I have to wonder how a philosophy predicated on doubt and fear could ever be worthy of being called "Brave."

  • @Theda9
    @Theda9 Před 5 lety

    This was absolutely amazing

  • @Dystopia711
    @Dystopia711 Před 5 lety

    Byf this was awesome!