History Characters / DestinyTheGuardians

** Next on the checklist? [[spoiler:Savathûn, the Witch Queen herself. Granted, the Young Wolf has to go through a lot of hoops to weaken her ever since she became the first-ever Hive Guardian and you throw off her A-game by pissing her off by revealing how she was [[{{Irony}} deceived]] by the forces of Darkness, and that her supposed clever ploy to "take" the Light of the Traveler was actually freely given, as was the plan the whole time. Savathun's VillainousBreakdown leaves her open to be defeated by the Young Wolf, leaving only Xivu Arath and whatever relatives of the Taken King are left[[note]]However, since Savathun 'is'' a Hive Guardian now, there's always the possibility she will come back since her Ghost Immaru is still running around[[/note]].]]

* BeenThereShapedHistory: Being Really700YearsOld, he came to the City when it was just a conglomeration of tents, and he helped with the construction and expansion efforts of the City throughout the years while fighting in major battles like Six Fronts and Twilight Gap.
* BrokenPedestal: When the Traveler awoke at the end of the Red War, Zavala believed it to be a sign of a new Golden Age for humanity and was sure that it would protect them. By ''Season of Arrivals'' and the invasion of Pyramids across the solar system without any reaction from the Traveler, it is clear he no longer has any faith in it and has a growing anger about its seeming apathy. By ''The Witch Queen'' expansion, it's revealed [[spoiler:[[BigBad Savathun]] never stole the Light but in fact was ''blessed'' to be a Guardian by the Traveler after being KilledOffForReal]] which, finally has Zavala [[NotSoStoic snap]] and scream his frustrations at his fellow Vanguard and the Traveler over the sheer absurdity of it and has borderline lost all faith in the Traveler.

* FamilyOfChoice: With Ikora, Cayde, and Amanda. The four of them are all extremely close and actively refer to each other as their family, with Zavala being particularly close to Amanda, who he has known since she arrived in the city as a child refugee and often serves as a confidant to Zavala.

* NiceToTheWaiter: Even when the waiter is questionably sapient -- Kadi 55-30, the BeleagueredBureaucrat Tower postmaster, refers to him as a 'kind man'.

* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler:His adopted son Hakim was killed in a Fallen raid on their village during the Dark Age.]]

* LivingEmotionalCrutch: ''The Witch Queen'' speculates his adoration by the Guardians was in fact this trope in action, suggesting they universally rely on DeadpanSnarker-type characters to remain functional. This eventually proves problematic since not only [[spoiler:has he been dead for a few years by this point]], but the only other characters with personalities akin to his are emphatically ''not'' on the side of good, namely Savathun and ''the Darkness''; Ikora even lampshades this in a fit of self-loathing by saying that if she were to write a defense of Light (over Stasis), they'd just throw it out and say Cayde would have endorsed Stasis in a heartbeat.

* BrokenPedestal: In ''Season of the Splicer'', Osiris [[spoiler: actually Savathûn]] tells him that his reputation has taken a hit from many Guardians, both young and old. First from how he was nowhere to be seen during the Red War, then during ''Season of the Chosen'', he was openly against a ceasefire with the Cabal, and many Guardians have accused him of being responsible for the assassination attempt on Zavala’s life during the negotiations with Empress Caiatl. He doesn't take it well. [[spoiler:Which is exactly ''why'' Savathun, posing as Osiris, said this, in an effort to isolate Zavala from a trusted ally in Saladin, raising the question of whether the younger Guardians even believed the theory.]]

* FrontlineGeneral: While the leader of the Iron Lords he is still willing to do Vanguard grunt work; asking if any Vanguard fireteams need his help when he has free time.

A veteran Titan and the field commander overseeing operations on Saturn's moon, Titan. She acts as Zavala's vice-commander when the latter attempts to rally Guardians on the moon's surface.

* AmbiguousSituation: Much of Osiris' demeanor and actions throughout the Seasons of ''Beyond Light'' up until ''Season of the Lost'' makes it ambiguous whether [[spoiler:it was all Savathun with hints of Osiris leaking through, or if it ''was'' him, but dancing to Savathun's tune while involuntarily acting as her meat suit]].

* AndIMustScream: He fades in and out of consciousness while [[spoiler:possessed by Savathun, desperately crying out for anyone to notice that he has been taken over.]]

* CassandraTruth: In ''Season of the Seraph'', he tells the Vanguard of his experience [[spoiler:while under Savathun's control]], including things he managed to gleam [[spoiler:from within her own mind]]. Among other things is information about something Savathun was pursuing in Neptune. To Osiris' frustration, the Vanguard dismisses these claims as their investigations found nothing. The lore tabs for the seasonal armor show him under watch by Aunor on Ikora's orders, believing him to be compromised [[spoiler:and possibly still suffering from Savathun's control]].

* MeatPuppet: [[spoiler:He was possessed and controlled by Savathun shortly after he lost his Light.]]

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:The loss of his light, possession by Savathun and the resulting year-long coma he got put in due to said possession have all given him a more introspective look on life, his own mortality and how he treats those close to him. The first radio message in ''Season of the Seraph'' has him lamenting to Ana about his dismissive attitude towards Saint at times when he was offered tea during his studies. He then goes on to say that while your accomplishments will outlast you, the people around you might not, and that when you finally decide to pay attention to the world around you and how much it's changed, you'll lament the absence of even the smallest act of kindness like a cup of tea.]]
* TransformationOfThePossessed: [[spoiler:When using him as a MeatPuppet, Savathun has to actively gorge herself on deception to ''not'' turn him into a form more similar to her true one. She relaxes in Season of the Lost, causing him to become a giant hybrid of himself and a Wizard.]]

A competitor in the Trials of Osiris traumatized by the Red War, later driven to villainous levels of insanity by the existence of Stasis [[spoiler:and the influence of Savathun]].

* AxCrazy: A combination of pre-existing psychological trauma, her aversion to both Stasis and the Darkness as a whole, and [[spoiler:the tender care of Savathun, disguised as Osiris]] has twisted her into a violent fanatic willing to murder anybody she thinks is connected to the two, regardless of whether or not they’re actually using it or are losing control of themselves. Even fellow guardians and innocent civilians are not safe from her wrath.

* HiddenDepths: Before Savathun, Shayura was wracked with guilt and remorse for her violent breakdown in the Trials, and sought psychological help from the Warlock Vanguard (with the gentle encouragement of Aisha and Reed-7). Unfortunately, [[spoiler:she got Savathun instead.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Killed by Prince Uldren in the teaser trailer for the ''Forsaken'' expansion. WordOfGod confirms that he isn't coming back.]]

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NathanFillion (''Destiny'', ''Destiny 2'' Year One, ''Destiny 2'' Year 7), Creator/NolanNorth (''Destiny 2: Forsaken'')

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/NathanFillion (''Destiny'', ''Destiny 2'' Year One), Creator/NolanNorth (''Destiny 2: Forsaken'')

* TheBusCameBack: She features in the first piece of art for the Season of the Deep. [[spoiler: and she's at least partially Taken.]]

* PutOnABus: It's uncertain whether she yet lives after Titan's abduction by the Darkness. The last thing we see of her is Sloane strapping herself into an experimental suit of Golden Age PoweredArmour and preparing to throw down with anyone unlucky enough to be caught in isolation with her.

* TheCorruptable: Elsie was worried that Ana was this, seeing a lot of similarities between her and their grandfather. [[spoiler:In the prior timelines Elsie has lived through, Ana has become corrupted by the Darkness in many of them for various reasons. Preventing this is one of Elsie's main goals in each life she lives.]]

* TheGungslinger: While she uses the Polaris Lance and 18 Kelvins as her primary loadout, Ana's skill with the Golden Gun is well-known, to the point that other Guardians sometimes refer to her as "Gunslinger".

* SpannerInTheWorks: Deviating from Clovis' agenda by introducing Rasputin to art, litterature and philosophy resulted in the warmind gaining independent thought and coming to see the true value of humanity, and as a result locking out Clovis from his protocols, ultimately preventing Clovis from using Rasputin to [[spoiler:destroy the Traveler]].

* LuckySeven: Averted. Cayde actually believed the number to be distinctly unlucky, even hinting that he may have had more resets than his "-6" suffix suggested but still kept the number because of his fear of the number 7. In a lore entry written towards a rebooted version of himself ("All-In"), he writes:

** Its worth noting that Bungie’s favorite number is seven and their games are generally LOADED with references to the number.

* PutOnABus: It's uncertain whether she yet lives after Titan's abduction by the Darkness. The last thing we see of her is Sloane strapping herself into an experimental suit of Golden Age PowerArmour and preparing to throw down with anyone unlucky enough to be caught in isolation with her.
** TheBusCameBack: She features in the first piece of art for the Season of the Deep. [[spoiler: and she's at least partially Taken.]]

* BadassBaritone: Has one of the deepest voices in the game and you do not become Titan Vanguard without reason.

* BadassBaritone: His voice almost always has a low growling tone to it.

** ''And then'', ''Lightfall'' adds [[spoiler:two more disciples to that list - Emperor Calus and Nezarec]].

* BrokenPedestal: In ''Season of the Splicer'', Osiris [[spoiler: actually Savathûn]] tells him that his reputation has taken a hit from many Guardians, both young and old. First from how he was nowhere to be seen during the Red War, then during ''Season of the Chosen'', he was openly against a ceasefire with the Cabal, and many Guardians have accused him of being responsible for the assassination attempt on Zavala’s life during the negotiations with Empress Caiatl. He doesn’t take it well. [[spoiler:Which is exactly ''why'' Savathun, posing as Osiris, said this, in an effort to isolate Zavala from a trusted ally in Saladin, raising the question of whether the younger Guardians even believed the theory.]]

* DayInTheLimelight: The ''Rise of Iron'' expansion focuses on Lord Saladin and the history of the Iron Lords. He takes an active role again in ''Season of the Chosen''.

* EveryoneHasStandards: As much of an open advocate for aggressive action against mankind's enemies as he's become, even he's taken aback by the Future War Cult's actions against the Eliksni refugees in Season of the Splicer, warning Zavala that they can't be trusted anymore after they nearly incite a lynch mob.

* TheFaceless: Prior to Rise of Iron, he was NeverBareheaded. He drops the helmet once SIVA rears its head again.

** [[spoiler: The lore entry for Forge’s Pledge makes it clear that Saladin is... unhappy with Savathûn, for pretending to be Osiris. Or more accurately, ''pissed off beyond mortal imagination.'']]

** The lore for the Iron Forerunner gear also reveals one toward Crow; the reason he didn't reply to Crow's barbs during Season of the Chosen is that he's aware of what Crow went through between his resurrection and that time. Even when he's furious with Crow for his remarks, he chooses to let it go on account of the cruelties visited on the Hunter by his fellow Guardians and the Spider.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: After the Exodus quest, Asher locks himself in the Pyramidion and commands the radiolarian lake to bring itself down on him. Though radiolaria exposure had already killed Kabr and is slowly killing Asher himself, what this turn of events actually means is as of writing unexplained]]. ''Season of the Splicer'' confirms that [[spoiler:while he's been turned into a Harpy, enough of his consciousness remains to recognize the player, not attack on sight, and continue observing and researching things as he's always done]].

-> "I stop counting at six, no higher. Ya hear me? No. Higher. Think there's just something about the number 7 that gives me the heebie-jeebies - unlucky, overrated, I don't know, just a number with bad mojo in my book. So, if you've got a 7 in tow, or above, someone's changed the game. Someone's not playing nice. Might wanna do something about that."

* DePower: Is subjected to this shortly before ''Season of the Hunt'' begins due to [[spoiler: Sagira being destroyed in a Hive ritual]].

* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:The loss of his light, possession by Savathun and the resulting year-long coma he got put in due to said possession have all given him a more introspective look on life, his own mortality and how he treats those close to him. The first radio message in ''Season of the Seraph'' has him lamenting to Ana about his dissmissive attitude towards Saint at times when he was offered tea during his studies. He then goes on to say that while your accomplishments will outlast you, the people around you might not, and that when you finally decide to pay attention to the world around you and how much it's changed, you'll lament the absence of even the smallest act of kindness like a cup of tea.]]

* NeutralNoLonger: [[spoiler: As detailed in the Season 2 Cosmo Shell: During the Red War, Efrideet takes up a sniper's nest in the Last City, killing 216 Cabal with 199 bullets, and was present when the Vanguard retook the City and the Traveler reawakened.]]

* OneHitPolyKill: [[spoiler: She sniped 216 Cabal with only 199 bullets, so ''some'' of them had to be this trope.]]

[[folder:Shiro-4]]
!!Shiro-4, Vanguard Scout

An Exo Hunter who is one of the Vanguard's most trusted scouts, Shiro-4 was once a member of a notorious Fireteam alongside Andal Brask and Cayde-6, and serves as a major Hunter connection to the Vanguard. Shiro-4 specializes in the Fallen, combating their threat across Earth, Luna, and Venus. He is sent by the Vanguard to assist Lord Saladin at Felwinter's Peak in combating the Devil Splicers and [=SIVA=].

* {{Foil}}: To his former mentor, Cayde-6. Both are Exo Hunters and stalked in the same Fireteam, but unlike Cayde, Shiro is no-nonsense and wastes little time joking around outside of occassional sarcasm. He also relies heavily on intel, while Cayde's known for his precise intuition.

* RefusaloftheCall: After Cayde's death he has joined the majority of Hunters in stating absolutely no interest in taking being the next Hunter Vanguard. [[JumpedAtTheCall His Ghost on the other hand...]]

A former member of the Bray family in her previous life -- the founders of the Golden Age Clovis Bray corporatio -- now a Hunter. When she became Risen, she had her personal effects on her, including an ID Card for Clovis Brey with the name 'Anastasia Bray' on it, and a picture of herself. Ana Bray was a major player at the Battle for Twilight Gap, where her Golden Gun was said to leave wells of light where her shots landed. She used the Battle to fake her own death and go into hiding, so she could research her previous life and find out more about Rasputin on Mars without Vanguard authority looming over her.\\

* BastardAngst: [[spoiler:Although she believes she is just adopted, she was actually born from her father's "infidelity", and her mother and sister, Elsie, merely told her she was adopted to hide that she was an illegitamate child, and also to try and protect her from her father's and grandfather legacy of "genetic cruelty"]].
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Overlapping with BrokenPedestal. As the story progresses, Ana (and the player) are learning more and more about her Pre-Guardian life just as she wanted... and a lot of what she's learning about herself and her BigScrewedUpFamily is ''not'' as happy and heroic as she clearly expected it to be.

-->'''Ana Bray:''' At Twilight Gap that Fallen gave me the opening I needed...to let the world believe Guardian Ana Bray was dead...So that Doctor Anastasia Bray could finally do what needed to be done.

* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler:Assuming the strong hints that the Exo Stranger is Elsie Bray are correct, she and Ana are sisters.]]
* MayflyDecemberRomance: She is in a relationship with Carmen Dumuzi, a agent of the Owl Sector. Ana is at the very least a few hundred years older than her and is effectively immortal.

* ActionGirl: As a first generation Guardian, Efrideet has accomplished incredible feats of physical strength, enough to incite awe from [[BloodKnight Shaxx]] whenever the latter reminisces about the old stories of Twilight Gap.

--> '''Voiced by''': Creator/CrispinFreeman

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Zavala is an unquestioned master of both the Striker and Defender Titan classes. Before the City was even built, he was fighting the Fallen and unleashing devastating examples of the Fist of Havoc on the invaders. When the Cabal invade the City in ''Videogame/Destiny2'', he throws up a Ward of Dawn that withstands a direct bombardment from the Cabal fleet which is smashing the Wall and the Tower all around them.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: [[spoiler: After the events of ''Season of the Risen'' puts him on Caiatl's War Council, he starts as a Bracus, the lowest rank in the Cabal's hierarchy. After winning ''six'' Rites of Proving, which included one occasion of defeating another member of said War Council in [[OneHitKO one blow]], he gets promoted to Valus, the third highest rank in the Cabal hierarchy. He manages this within about ''three days'' of being in Caiatl's service.]]

* FreudianExcuse: He harbored an IrrationalHatred for the Fallen and alien life in general, but only because he lived through the early days following the Collapse, during which he witnessed [[AliensAreBastards the absolute worst the Fallen had to offer]] and watched the people he tried to protect die at their hands.

* IrrationalHatred: He has a bitter and [[UnknownRival one-sided]] vendetta against Rasputin, as he blames the Warmind for Felwinter's death.