Board Thread:Destiny Forum/@comment-5820164-20130403210343/@comment-2.125.92.165-20150310233637

Jesus this is old. But, still. I want to touch on something that was said early on in this thread, about the Awoken and Exo looking to human. And I completely agree with this, don't get me wrong. But you have to consider the fact they they are related to humans, in a way.

Awoken look very human, aside from different pigmentation in some areas along with bio-luminescense in others. Perhaps a Human origin? Maybe a colony of Humans went to explore what became the Reef? They survived the Darkness through some unknown means, and adapted to their new habitat. Evolution, baby. "But evolution can take millions of years, this is set around 800 years in the future!" The Traveler's augmentations simply sped up the process. Just a theory, but still plausible.

As for the Exo, well. You don't want the protectors of Human civilization to look like huge menacing battle platforms, huh? I mean, if they'd trusted Human lives to giant living tanks, people'd be skeptical, right? Gotta keep things simple. Make them look a bit friendlier, a bit closer to home. Make em look like us. Smaller targets, nimble, dextrous fingers and hands for grabbing stuff, great improvisational skills. The human body is great! Make more artificial ones that are better than ours.