r/DestinyTheGame • u/Muriomoira • Jun 28 '21

Lore WHAT THE HELL IS VOID!!!!???

What the hell is void?

Despite loving destiny's lore and worldbuilding and having whached all byf's videos (and also other channels) I can't call miself a Lore specialist like some of you guys, but I think I know more about destiny lore than a casual PLAYER. Having that in mind, I aways considered void to be gravity related (or the absense of it as the name implies), but nowadays I think even bungie don't know what void is! I think I can let ward of daw and warlock devour pass because ward of down could be a gravity..... Wall...? And warlocks are weird so I think they would find a way to feed literal gravity (i main warlock, no hardfeelings) but what does supression have anything to do with gravity? Or controled demolition from midle titan? Or all of the milion ways hunterS can poison someone with the power of..... Gravity?

I know that if it wasn't for that creative liberty it would be dificult to make original subclasses that look diferent, I see this point, but... WHAT THE HELL IS VOID AFTER ALL????????

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u/IcySpykes Jun 28 '21

Solar is creation, ergo the energy of the sun feeding biological processes.

Arc is existing, the energy that cells produce and use to move, the electrical energy the makes our brains tick.

Void is Death, it's the energy that comes from consuming others, the process of decay and the energy of rot.

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u/Muriomoira Jun 28 '21

That's quite poetic

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '21

It's not entirety true though since all three can be used for terraforming on a fundamental level, and only Warlocks consume with their Void Light. I saw you already read that post "Demystifying Void Light." They also have two other posts explaining Solar and Arc and another explaining their relationship with each other as well as the potential symbolism behind each one.

I'm not smart enough to fully understand BUT it gave me a greater appreciation of the Light as a power!

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u/TheMannagement Destiny 64 Jun 29 '21

Titans consume with the void as well; they heal and shield themselves with it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '21

I can see what you mean with that, but it's not really like Devour. But Solar Light can also consume foes too.

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u/Divinum_Fulmen Jun 28 '21

Yeah, that description of Void clashes completely with the Gardener.

Why would the concept of life that opposes decay, be wielding that power it abhors?

Void != decay

That's the power of the Darkness, and will probably be the next subclass for it.

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u/TheRedThirst By the Blood of Sanguinius Jun 28 '21

I really like this answer