The Darkness is an ancient, mysterious enemy of The Traveler and is the cause of the Collapse, the cataclysmic event that ended humanity's Golden Age.[1] The Traveler sacrificed itself to save humanity from it, and following its last battle against it, became silent and dormant in the place it now rests, hovering low above Earth and protecting The City.[1]
Though few remember exactly what the Darkness is, it is returning to finish its war against The Traveler and humanity.[1] Guardians must push it back and wake the Traveler in time, or humanity could be lost.[1]
Like the powers that Guardians are granted by the Traveler, the Darkness lends powers to the Fallen, Vex, Hive, and Cabal.[2]
It is also possible that the Traveler and the Darkness are actually the same entity, and the Traveler simply sacrificed its dark power by causing the collapse. The now depleted Traveler had forgotten it's dark past and created the Guardians, and the Darkness returning could be the traveler is waking up the dark power within it. Evidence behind this that the Speaker never went into detail about the war between the Traveler and the Darkness. Another piece of eveidence is that the black garden appears to be inside huge, spherical object, similar to the Traveler in size.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Miller, Matt. (2013-12-11) "Jason Jones - The Destiny Interview". Game Informer. Retrieved 30 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ Miller, Matt. (April 04, 2014) "A Player's Journey". GameInformer.com. Retrieved June 09, 2014.