History Recap / Destiny2SeasonOfTheWitch

* ReplacementGoldfish: Xivu Arath is delighted to see Eris taking up the mantle of Hive god. In her eyes, this means she has a new baby sister in her life to fill the hole in her left by Oryx's death.

* ReplacementGoldfish: Xivu Arath is delighted to see Eris taking up the mantle of Hive god. In her eyes, this means she has a new baby in her life to fill the hole in her left by Oryx's death.

* WhatTheHellHero: Elsie is ''pissed'' that Ikora and the Young Wolf are complacent in the events of the season at all, as Eris turning into a Hive God is one of the Dark Future's pivotal events. It falls on deaf ears, however, as the Dark Future has been averted on several counts already and it would ultimately be ''more'' dangerous in the long run if she were allowed to throttle the operation now.

* GambitRoulette: Savathun had anticipated the very possibility of the Vanguard needing her to pursue the Witness after it entered the Traveler. This involved anticipating both her own defeat and Immaru managing to escape and not be executed on site, as well as knowing the Witness would successfully reach the Veil and use it to forge a link with the Traveler. She left recorded messages taunting the Guardian on needing her once more. While Eris and Ikora muse on her foresight, surprisingly, Immaru is the one to dismiss how clever she was.

* TheSocialDarwinist: The underlying principle the Hive have abided by is something they called Sword Logic, the strongest will always rise up and prove themselves stronger. If they are defeated then they were weak. After ascending to godhood Savathun recognized the primary flaw with Sword Logic [[TheSwordOfDamacles being the eternal threat of finding an enemy that is stronger]], which made her seek to TakeAThirdOption. Eris in this season reveals a related flaw, as the Hive Gods clung to Sword Logic out of fear and allowed their pact with the worm gods as an eternal holding option rather than a means to an end. She rewrites the philosophy of Sword Logic as meaning "prove your right to exist," a cutscene shows Eris' backstory where she lost her fireteam and her light, fighting her way out of the Hellmouth by mastering Hive magic. By devising a way to become a Hive god she is in a position to fulfill Sword Logic not from fear but through vengeance and retribution, avenging her fireteam and protecting Earth.

* TheSocialDarwinist: The underlying principle the Hive have abided by is something they called Sword Logic, the strongest will always rise up and prove themselves stronger. If they are defeated then they were weak. After ascending to godhood Savathun recognized the primary flaw with Sword Logic [[SwordOfDamacles being the eternal threat of finding an enemy that is stronger]], which made her seek to TakeAThirdOption. Eris in this season reveals a related flaw, as the Hive Gods clung to Sword Logic out of fear and allowed their pact with the worm gods as an eternal holding option rather than a means to an end. She rewrites the philosophy of Sword Logic as meaning "prove your right to exist," a cutscene shows Eris' backstory where she lost her fireteam and her light, fighting her way out of the Hellmouth by mastering Hive magic. By devising a way to become a Hive god she is in a position to fulfill Sword Logic not from fear but through vengeance and retribution, avenging her fireteam and protecting Earth.

* TrueCompanions: Drifter cements himself as one to Eris. While everyone else expresses concern over whether Eris can control her new form, Drifter merely states that he trusts that Eris knows what she's doing and that she can handle it, and he simply says he'll still be by her side by the time this is all over. Eris certainly appreciates it, as evidenced by her repeating one of his {{Verbal Tic}}s to him.

* ThanatosGambit: Savathun had set aside plans that would trigger in the event that she was slain and wasn't revived. Specifically, that she'd be needed again, since she alone knows how best to go after the Witness.

* DressingAsTheEnemy: More symbolic than literal as Eris undergoes a PainfulTransformation with Hive magic to become a Hive God, while teaching the Guardian how to wield Hive magic as well, all to undermine the Hive stalemate with their own power. And while there have been plenty of Hive themed armors in the past (Crotas End, Kingfall and just last season Ghosts of the Deep) the seasonal armor makes you look near closer to actual Hive than ever before.
* EnemyMine: The Guardians make an alliance with the Lucent Brood to because Savathun knows how to enter the portal the Witness made into the Traveler, but first they need to execute her plan to neutralize Xivu Arath. Interestingly, unlike the Guardians' alliances with the Imperial Cabal and the House of Light, the Guardians and the Lucent Hive don't stop trying to kill each other, because the Hive still follow their SocialDarwinist mentality.

* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: The central premise of the season is about imitating the Hive in order to defeat them: their magic, their sword logic, and their tithe system. The seasonal exotic, Ex Diris, is basically a Hive Boomer.

* ChekhovsGun: The idea of one of the allied characters taking on a Worm to acquire the power of a Hive God was suggested back in ''The Witch Queen'', as Mara Sov used that promise to trick Savathuns' previous Worm to become the Parasite grenade launcher. Since then Eris has developed a method to [[HourOfPower emulate their power for a time]], done by using other worms in the construction of a Hive magic staff with instructions provided Immaru and Savathun.

* GambitRoulette: Savathun had anticipated the very possibility of needing her again to pursue the Witness after it entered the Traveler. This involved anticipating both her own defeat and Immaru managing to escape and not be executed by the Vanguard, as well as anticipating that the Witness would successfully manage to reach the Veil and use it to forge a link with the Traveler. She left recorded messages taunting the Guardian on needing her once more. While Eris and Ikora muse on her foresight, surprisingly, Immaru is the one to dismiss how clever she was.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Eris' Hive God form brings to mind OurWerewolvesOurDifferent - concern over whether she's still herself when she transforms, her becoming much more aggressive and scary in that form, and her assuring others she's still in control.

* BodyHorror: Eris becomes a grotesque fusion of Hive chitin over her body, resembling Savathun but retaining more human proportions.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Savathun's ghost Immaru is the most dangerous character to the Vanguard, seeing as if he revives Savathun without some safeguards, the Vanguard is most likely doomed. Unlike Fynch, Immaru is a true believer in the Lucent Hive and he is trading barbs with Eris through much of the first mission. The Young Wolf nearly kills him from sheer annoyance.

With Savathun dead but withholding vital information on the Witness the only way to move forward is to contact her ghost Immaru. The rules become clear, he will not revive Savathun unless they defeat Xivu Arath. Unfortunately, as learned in ''Season of the Seraph'' the Hive God of War is empowered through conflict so they cannot confront her directly. Eris develops a different strategy... using Hive magic to warp herself into a companion God of War to leech that power for themselves.

* BullyingADragon: Immaru continues to mock the Vanguard and Eris while standing right next to the Young Wolf. If it wasn't for the fact that [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou he's the only one who can resurrect Savathun]], he would have been crushed like any other Hive ghost.

* GambitRoulette: Savathun had anticipated this very possibility of needing her again, this involves anticipating both her own defeat and Immaru managing to escape and not be executed by the Vanguard. She left recorded messages taunting the Guardian on needing her once more, while they muse on her foresight surprisingly Immaru is the one to dismiss how clever she was.

* TakesOneToKillOne: Eris takes on the power of a Hive God in order to split the war tributes that would empower Xivu Arath. This was seen as the only way to move forward because a massive war campaign was not viable and likely to fail.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Savathun's ghost Immaru is the most dangerous character to the Vanguard, as if he revives Savathun without some safeguards the Vanguard is most likely doomed. Unlike Fynch, Immaru is a true believer in the Lucent Hive and he is trading barbs with Eris through much of the first mission. The Young Wolf nearly kills him from sheer annoyance.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Savathuns' ghost Immaru is the most dangerous character to the Vanguard, as if he revives Savathun without some safeguards the Vanguard is most likely doomed. Unlike Fynch, Immaru is a true believer in the Lucent Hive and he is trading barbs with Eris through much of the first mission. The Young Wolf nearly kills him from sheer annoyance.

With Savathun dead but withholding vital information on the Witness the only way to move forward is to contact her ghost Immaru. The rules become clear, he will not revive Savathun unless they defeat Xivu Arath. Unfortunately, as learned in Season of the Seraph the Hive God of War is empowered through conflict so they cannot confront her directly. Eris develops a different strategy... using Hive magic to warp herself into a companion God of War to leech that power for themselves.