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Evidence of "Dark Traveler Theory" - Is the Traveler evil?
The Traveler supposedly saved our worlds, sacrificed itself only for our benefit. But is this really the truth? Do we have any infallible evidence to prove this? We, at Binary Star Cult, do have a theory. We believe the Traveler may not be as "holy" as it is made out to be. It may have acted only in selfish reasons, or even in malicious ones. It could have brought the Darkness to our doorstep intentionally, or it could even BE the Darkness. However, you may ask yourself, how can this theory be any more correct than the one that states the goodness of the Traveler?
The answer is: we have evidence. Or at least, we will. This is why this thread is being posted, to find, collect, and analyze the evidence of this theory. I will start it off with a piece of evidence below, from a ghost fragment. This thread is public. Anyone can put their facts or suspicions here. Don't be afraid to speak your mind. The smallest detail you may have could be the key to this entire theory.
Although we firmly believe in this theory, we do not want to be blind like some of the followers of the Traveler. If you have any piece of evidence against this theory, if you still believe the Traveler is pure, please, tell us. If we cannot challenge and refute your hypotheses, then how valid are ours?
Nevertheless, as promised, here is a bit of confirmation for the theory.
Source: [url=http://destiny.gamepedia.com/Ghost_Fragment:_The_Traveler_2]Ghost Fragment: The Traveler 2[/url]
This Grimoire card is a brief passage from "Dreams of Alpha Lupi." It says:
[quote]"This has been such a long chase. This will be the place you will fight. Fight and win.
But do you really know why you go where you go, and where this journey is taking you?
The chase leads you where you need to be, you believe.
Unless...you are being pushed."[/quote]
The final line is the key to this evidence. It questions the whole nature of our quest to revive the Traveler. It is not a particularly strong piece of evidence, but we will find more. We will find out the truth about the Traveler. We will find out if I will ever stop speaking like some kind of holy priest giving a sermon. Please, contribute to this theory, not to support any faction or cult, but to support every player of Destiny by discovering the truth.
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There is evidence in one or two of the cards that the Fallen were once like the Guardians, touched and raised up by the Traveler. The Fallen lost their homeworld to the Darkness and it makes me wonder if we are merely another in a long line. Perhaps the reason the Darkness came to their world was because of the Traveler, like it did to ours, and when it did it nearly destroyed them completely. As their world burned, it fled to find another host species to use as a proxy army to defend itself. As it ran, it made victims of all it passed, perhaps not intentionally, but certainly without any visible remorse. The Cabal flee the Darkness as well, so one may infer that the Traveler at least passed near their system and brought a storm in its wake. I'm not sure what this means in the long run, but the pieces fit. There's also a good possibility that the Hive were once a human-like species (note the similarities in their soldiers' garb to flight suits, optic helmets and reinforced armor; perhaps this calls back to what they once were) and that the Vex and the Traveler may be related somehow, though whether they share a creator or one made the other is uncertain.
