Welcome back my friends (or acquaintances, if you want to be that picky) to Lore for Dummies! Today, we will begin cracking down on the past more than we have been by going over humanity’s greatest defense... [b]Rasputin.[/b] Well, he [b]was[/b] the greatest defense, which we will go into shortly! If this is your first time joining us, Lore for Dummies is for people who either want to dive deeper into the Destiny universe, or people who just want a simpler explanation on this crazy world. Anyways, we will be separating all this into a couple sections: Rasputin’s history, his abilities, purpose, and how he functions, what happened to him, and what saving him from Xol meant for the solar system. [b]History[/b] So, the facility known as Clovis Bray run by the Bray family (which I might go over in the future) were tasked with the creation of a military intelligence, known as a Warmind with the power and knowledge to protect the entire solar system. While many engineers and other important people worked on the weapons and such, Ana Bray (the main NPC in Warmind) worked on the whole... intelligence part. She gave Rasputin a language, taught him how to comprehend cultures, and much more, so that he can think for himself. Not sure why an intelligence with the power to wipe out mankind was given sentience willingly, but it’s all in the past, isn’t it? [b]Abilities[/b] Considering the monumental task to defend mankind itself, this AI needed “some heat”, as you cool kids say it. These weapons were incredibly powerful, basically on the scale of being able to destroy a planet. They were restricted to protocols, or functions Rasputin would set in place for specific events. Rasputin also harbored what are known as sub-minds, or small instances of Rasputin. Think of it like an emperor ruling over such a huge amount of land, and giving power to a bunch of people to help him rule over small parts of land. Except those people were him, or small... “pieces” of him. It’s a little confusing, but it’ll make more sense the more you think about it. Anyways, I’ll keep the descriptions of the [b]known[/b] protocols as simple and short as I can, as this post will probably be long enough. Also, please note that when there is a slash in the name, that is a separate part of the protocol, for example AURORA RETROFLEX and AURORA PALISADE are separate parts of the same protocol. Anyways: [b]AURORA RETROFLEX/PALISADE/IMPERATIVE:[/b] Just some lockdown mechanisms for Rasputin, protecting certain parts of the facility and his core. [b]CARRHAE/BLACK/WHITE:[/b] this protocol is mainly for taking control of every single weapon in the solar system. Crazy, right? While CARRHAE BLACK’s purpose is unknown (according to the Wiki, and I’m a little too tired to figure it out myself), CARRHAE WHITE’s purpose is locating if it’s an internal or external event. We will go over one of these... events soon. [b]IKELOS:[/b] A part of the name of a certain infamous shotgun, this is actually a newer protocol designed to assist Guardians, by equipping them with new or experimental gear. [b]MIDNIGHT EXIGENT:[/b] This protocol overrides all others, forcing Rasputin to take any action necessary for survival. Including saving mankind. [b]ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE/LOKI CROWN:[/b] The protocol to fire all weapons at the Traveler, in an attempt to stop it from leaving Earth. While it’s a huge debate whether it ever actually went through, we don’t really know either way. Rasputin actually created this protocol with no one knowing, which is another perfect example of why you don’t give a machine willpower! [b]SCRY OVERSIGHT:[/b] An observation protocol. I know, exciting. [b]VOLUPSA:[/b] This was a counterattack protocol, containing other protocols known as FENRIR HEART, SURTR DROWN, and DVALIN’S FORGE. The first two were weapons, while the FORGE were for arming the populace when a CARRHAE event starts. None worked against the thing he was fighting when this protocol was active. [b]YUGA/SUNDOWN:[/b]Activates MIDNIGHT EXIGENT. [b]SIBERIAN ENTROPY:[/b]Froze everything around him, including Xol and Nokris. [i]Considering how long this is, I’m going to skip a couple unimportant ones... sorry.[/i] [b]So, What Happened?[/b] Why, you may ask, do we know so much about him, even though we’ve had only 1 DLC with him? Well, inside the grimoire in D1, the Darkness attacked. Rasputin activated, realized nothing worked, then went into hiding while humanity almost died. Good job bud. When SIBERIAN ENTROPY stopped working to prevent Xol, we were sent in. We killed corrupt Earthworm Jim, and talked to Rasputin. While MIDNIGHT EXIGENT is still active, RASPUTIN is, once again, assuming control of pretty much everything that happens in the system. Thanks Ana. What a pal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear god this was long. I usually write all this on my phone outside the Destiny app (so I don’t lose everything again), so typing out the [b]bold[/] command can be a little... infuriating. Anyways, thanks for tuning in, sorry for the wait, and correct me if I was wrong on anything. Considering my mental state while writing this, I may very well have been. I’m going to get started on the next probably a week from now, though it may take a tiny bit longer than it usually does. Once again, thanks for being a community guys.