This week, Bungie held a livestream in whichMark Noseworthy and Luke Smith discussed the studio’s visionfor the future ofDestiny 2. One of the biggest surprises was the announcement of three major expansions, one of which is centered around the Witch Queen Savathun.
Destiny 2expansions usually aren’t announced until the marketing material is ready, so, Bungie revealingtwo other expansions alongsideBeyond Lightproves its commitment toDestiny 2. And Savathun taking the spotlight in 2021 is sure to bring a smile to veteran players' faces. The Witch Queen has been mentioned repeatedly inDestiny 2and even has multiple strikes revolving around her schemes.
RELATED:Bungie Plans to Add Destiny 1 Content to D2; Cosmodrome Coming This Fall
Savathun is, for all intent and purposes, a God among her people. She is the most cunning of her siblings and could be one of the most formidable forcesDestiny. She and two her siblings created the horde players know as the Hive, and carried out a crusade across the stars, ridding the galaxy of weakness as they believe the feeble do not deserve a place in the cosmos. The first of the three Hive Gods players encountered was Oryx and he unleashed the Taken scourge upon the system.
Once Oryx was defeated, the Taken army became leaderless and uncoordinated. It is believed that Savathun will take control of the Taken and will most likely unleash it during the upcoming expansion. She controls her own Hive army too and had tried to harvest Void Light from dead Guardians to summon an unknown being to Titan, indicating that she knows how to manipulate or utilize Light.
Savathun is one of the rare villains whose actions players have dealt with before meeting them. She has been in the background ofDestiny 2’s story ever since launch and is said to be pulling many strings. One of the most memorable ways in which players have engaged with a machination of Savathun is the never-endingcurse on the Dreaming City. It remains to be seen what other parts of theDestinyworld her agents have infected already.
Last year’s Shadowkeep expansion included the Festering Core, during which Eris Morn explained that Savathun was gathering her strength for some unknown purpose. No one inDestiny 2lore knows what she is planning, and that seems to be by design. Savathun goes to great lengths to be unpredictable and smart about her moves and could mean that whatever happens inThe Witch Queenwill not be telegraphed beforehand.
It is quite promising thatBungie is committed to Savathun’s storythis early on. She is one of the biggest antagonists inDestinydespite the fact that players have actually come face to face with her.
Destiny 2is out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
