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The '''Speaker'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MbUCkGWkiE#t=294 Destiny Walkthrough Part 3 - LIVE - EXPLORING THE TOWER (Destiny Gameplay Alpha PS4)]</ref> was the head of the [[Consensus]] within the [[Last City]]; He was very old, having lived as far back as the earliest days of the City.<ref name = "Osiris">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris#Osiris|Osiris]]''</ref> He apparently acted as an advisor and mentor to the [[Guardian]]s,<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal''' — ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> even referring to the Titan [[Saint-14]] as his son.<ref name= "Saint-14">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref> The Speaker at one time also had an apprentice, [[Osiris]], but in the end they became bitter rivals over their differences in philosophy, and eventually Osiris was exiled from the City.<ref name = "Osiris"/> For this reason, the [[Cult of Osiris]] does not think favorably of the Speaker. | The '''Speaker'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MbUCkGWkiE#t=294 Destiny Walkthrough Part 3 - LIVE - EXPLORING THE TOWER (Destiny Gameplay Alpha PS4)]</ref> was the head of the [[Consensus]] within the [[Last City]]; He was very old, having lived as far back as the earliest days of the City.<ref name = "Osiris">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris#Osiris|Osiris]]''</ref> He apparently acted as an advisor and mentor to the [[Guardian]]s,<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal''' — ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> even referring to the Titan [[Saint-14]] as his son.<ref name= "Saint-14">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref> The Speaker at one time also had an apprentice, [[Osiris]], but in the end they became bitter rivals over their differences in philosophy, and eventually Osiris was exiled from the City.<ref name = "Osiris"/> For this reason, the [[Cult of Osiris]] does not think favorably of the Speaker. | ||
The Speaker had a study in the North tower, where he sold [[legendary]] class items and emblems in exchange for [[Mote of Light|Motes of Light]].<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014 | The Speaker had a study in the North tower, where he sold [[legendary]] class items and emblems in exchange for [[Mote of Light|Motes of Light]].<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> The Speaker also exchanged high-level [[upgrade material]]s.<ref>[http://planetdestiny.com/complete-reef-reveal-recap/ '''Planet Destiny''': Complete "Reef Reveal" Recap]</ref> | ||
During the [[Red War]], the Speaker was abducted by Red Legion forces and imprisoned aboard [[The Immortal]], where he was interrogated by [[Dominus Ghaul]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/hdWkpbPTpmE?t=5s '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - Official Launch Trailer'']</ref> | During the [[Red War]], the Speaker was abducted by Red Legion forces and imprisoned aboard [[The Immortal]], where he was interrogated by [[Dominus Ghaul]].<ref>[https://youtu.be/hdWkpbPTpmE?t=5s '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - Official Launch Trailer'']</ref> | ||
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===Disagreement with Osiris=== | ===Disagreement with Osiris=== | ||
[[File:Mask man and Ghost.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Speaker within his library]] | |||
{{Quote|Now that we have Consensus, I may inform you I have decided to banish former Warlock Vanguard Osiris from the Last City.|The Speaker}}<ref name="CoF">'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Curse of Foresight]]''</ref> | {{Quote|Now that we have Consensus, I may inform you I have decided to banish former Warlock Vanguard Osiris from the Last City.|The Speaker}}<ref name="CoF">'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Curse of Foresight]]''</ref> | ||
As time went on, the Speaker and Osiris became close, with Osiris becoming the Speaker's apprentice,<ref>'''Bungie (2015 | As time went on, the Speaker and Osiris became close, with Osiris becoming the Speaker's apprentice,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Bond of the Exile]]''</ref> as the Speaker saw Osiris grow weary of ordering countless missions and dealing with the cryptarchs. The Speaker became increasingly concerned about Osiris' investigations into thanatonautics, [[Ahamkara]]-lore, [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]] and [[The Nine]], as well as his questioning about the nature of [[Ghost]] reincarnation and the Traveler's motives, which the Speaker believed could disrupt the unity of the City and faith in the Guardians.<ref name= "Osiris"/> | ||
Osiris began diverting Vanguard resources in his quest for answers, including launching an expedition to the [[Reef]], and influencing other Guardians to abandon their duties in the City to pursue the same questions, which often led to their deaths. The Speaker decided to act after determining that Osiris had created a cult of personality around himself. After the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015 | Osiris began diverting Vanguard resources in his quest for answers, including launching an expedition to the [[Reef]], and influencing other Guardians to abandon their duties in the City to pursue the same questions, which often led to their deaths. The Speaker decided to act after determining that Osiris had created a cult of personality around himself. After the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Mark of the Exile]]</ref> the Speaker decided to exile Osiris for his growing obsessions, particularly with the [[Vex]], and misuse of Vanguard resources.<ref name= "Osiris"/> At a meeting of the Consensus, the Speaker officially announced the exile and appointed [[Ikora Rey]] to take over as Warlock Vanguard and Commander [[Zavala]] as Vanguard Commander, with none of the Consensus objecting to his decision.<ref name="CoF"/> Osiris and his followers, now known as the [[Cult of Osiris]], left the City and disappeared across the solar system. The Speaker sent out Ghosts to gather information on his former apprentice, and those that returned only reported contradictory rumors.<ref name= "Osiris"/> | ||
Eventually word reached the Speaker that Osiris had been spotted in the [[Fields of Glass|Caloris Basin]] on [[Mercury]] to investigate the Vex. After Saint-14 reported that he had killed [[Solkis, Devil Kell|Solkis]], the Kell of the [[House of Devils]], the Speaker congratulated the Titan before informing him of the situation on Mercury. Concerned that Osiris would provoke the Vex into assailing the City so soon after the war against the Fallen, the Speaker dispatched Saint-14 to stop their former friend.<ref name= "Saint-14"/> | Eventually word reached the Speaker that Osiris had been spotted in the [[Fields of Glass|Caloris Basin]] on [[Mercury]] to investigate the Vex. After Saint-14 reported that he had killed [[Solkis, Devil Kell|Solkis]], the Kell of the [[House of Devils]], the Speaker congratulated the Titan before informing him of the situation on Mercury. Concerned that Osiris would provoke the Vex into assailing the City so soon after the war against the Fallen, the Speaker dispatched Saint-14 to stop their former friend.<ref name= "Saint-14"/> | ||
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===The Rising Darkness=== | ===The Rising Darkness=== | ||
====Investigating the Hive==== | ====Investigating the Hive==== | ||
[[File: | [[File:SinkentoSpeaker1.gif|thumb|right|300px|The Speaker warning the Guardians of the Darkness.]] | ||
{{Quote|Nothing is more important now. We believe the Hive are engaged in a ritual that is draining The Traveler of its Light. Whatever power they wield must be understood... and destroyed.|The Speaker}} | {{Quote|Nothing is more important now. We believe the Hive are engaged in a ritual that is draining The Traveler of its Light. Whatever power they wield must be understood... and destroyed.|The Speaker}} | ||
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====The Black Garden==== | ====The Black Garden==== | ||
{{Quote|For centuries, we feared the forces of Darkness massing against us | [[File:SinkentoSpeaker2.gif|thumb|right|300px|The Speaker talking to the Vanguard and Guardians]] | ||
{{Quote|For centuries, we feared the forces of Darkness massing against us. These Guardians show us what we are, what we have always been, and what we will be again. We are what remains of the Light and we will not be stamped out.|The Speaker}} | |||
The Guardian learned from the strange Exo that the [[Black Garden]] was connected to the Vex and contained a threat to the City which prevented the Traveler from healing. The Guardian would require the aid of the Awoken in the Reef to find and enter the Black Garden. Concerned about the Vex and previous rumors about the Darkness that resided in the heart of the Black Garden, the Speaker allowed the Guardian to pursue this quest.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Venus,_Ishtar_Sink#A_Stranger.27s_Call|A Stranger's Call]]''</ref> He congratulated the Guardian after they killed the Vex Gate Lord [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]] in order to acquire its eye to access the Black Garden. However he warned them that despite Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s assistance, she would likely have an agenda of her own and was not to be fully trusted.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Venus,_Ishtar_Sink#Eye_of_a_Gate_Lord|Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> The Guardian broke into the [[Cabal]]'s exclusion zone on Mars to discover the location of the gate into the Black Garden. The Speaker thanked them for reopening the Vanguard's access to the [[Meridian Bay]] and the lost city of [[Freehold]] and its Golden Age secrets, but again cautioned them on the Awoken's tactics.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Mars,_Meridian_Bay#Exclusion_Zone|Exclusion Zone]]''</ref> | The Guardian learned from the strange Exo that the [[Black Garden]] was connected to the Vex and contained a threat to the City which prevented the Traveler from healing. The Guardian would require the aid of the Awoken in the Reef to find and enter the Black Garden. Concerned about the Vex and previous rumors about the Darkness that resided in the heart of the Black Garden, the Speaker allowed the Guardian to pursue this quest.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Venus,_Ishtar_Sink#A_Stranger.27s_Call|A Stranger's Call]]''</ref> He congratulated the Guardian after they killed the Vex Gate Lord [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]] in order to acquire its eye to access the Black Garden. However he warned them that despite Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s assistance, she would likely have an agenda of her own and was not to be fully trusted.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Venus,_Ishtar_Sink#Eye_of_a_Gate_Lord|Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> The Guardian broke into the [[Cabal]]'s exclusion zone on Mars to discover the location of the gate into the Black Garden. The Speaker thanked them for reopening the Vanguard's access to the [[Meridian Bay]] and the lost city of [[Freehold]] and its Golden Age secrets, but again cautioned them on the Awoken's tactics.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Mars,_Meridian_Bay#Exclusion_Zone|Exclusion Zone]]''</ref> | ||
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==Personality and Traits== | ==Personality and Traits== | ||
[[File:Speaker5.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Speaker]] | |||
Calm, visionary, wise and compassionate were among the best words to describe the Speaker. The Speaker wholly believed in the Traveler as the savior of humanity in its darkest hour and never doubted in its decision to create the Guardians to protect people in its place. For this reason, the Speaker looked to guide Guardians on the right path in protecting the Last City from the forces of the Darkness. He became something of a mentor to some to even a father figure to the Guardians, Saint-14 in particular, whom the Speaker loved like a son. | Calm, visionary, wise and compassionate were among the best words to describe the Speaker. The Speaker wholly believed in the Traveler as the savior of humanity in its darkest hour and never doubted in its decision to create the Guardians to protect people in its place. For this reason, the Speaker looked to guide Guardians on the right path in protecting the Last City from the forces of the Darkness. He became something of a mentor to some to even a father figure to the Guardians, Saint-14 in particular, whom the Speaker loved like a son. | ||
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*''"There are rumors that the Shard still exists. I feel its pull."'' | *''"There are rumors that the Shard still exists. I feel its pull."'' | ||
*''"The journey will be dangerous, but if we could find the Shard..."'' | *''"The journey will be dangerous, but if we could find the Shard..."'' | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery perrow=3> | |||
File:Speaker.jpg|The Speaker next to an observation orb | |||
File:Mask with Guardian 01.jpg|The Speaker and a Guardian within the City. | |||
Speaker4.jpg|The Speaker in his library. | |||
Speaker1.jpg|The final moments of The Speaker. | |||
Speaker2.jpg|A close up of The Speaker. | |||
SpeakerGhaul1.jpg|The Speaker and Ghaul staring each other down. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Speaker was nicknamed the "Mask" for a time. <ref name="Bungie Commentary"/> | *The Speaker was nicknamed the "Mask" for a time.<ref name="Bungie Commentary"/> | ||
*The Speaker is voiced by [[wikipedia:Bill Nighy|Bill Nighy]]. | *The Speaker is voiced by [[wikipedia:Bill Nighy|Bill Nighy]]. | ||
*Prior to Update 2.0.0, the Speaker sold a selection of Legendary [[Emblems]] for 7 Motes of Light apiece. After the update, these Emblems were moved to [[Eva Levante]]'s rotating inventory. | *Prior to Update 2.0.0, the Speaker sold a selection of Legendary [[Emblems]] for 7 Motes of Light apiece. After the update, these Emblems were moved to [[Eva Levante]]'s rotating inventory. | ||
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*It is implied that the Speaker was an Earth-born Awoken. One of his lore cards describes him as "the child of two self-exiles", which would possible descriptions of Awoken who left Mara's Court against her wishes and settled on Earth. This would also explain how he lived for hundreds of years, from the forming of the Last City to the Red War, without being either an Exo or a Guardian. | *It is implied that the Speaker was an Earth-born Awoken. One of his lore cards describes him as "the child of two self-exiles", which would possible descriptions of Awoken who left Mara's Court against her wishes and settled on Earth. This would also explain how he lived for hundreds of years, from the forming of the Last City to the Red War, without being either an Exo or a Guardian. | ||
*Scannables in the Tower state there has been more than one Speaker, and that the newest was not the last. This was confirmed in the Lore Book "Constellations", released in the Season of the Dawn, where speakers date back to before the Collapse. | *Scannables in the Tower state there has been more than one Speaker, and that the newest was not the last. This was confirmed in the Lore Book "Constellations", released in the Season of the Dawn, where speakers date back to before the Collapse. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||