Asher Mir

Asher Mir
Biographical information
Other name(s):	Gensym Scribe Fragmented Researcher The Scribe
Homeworld:	Earth
Species:	Human Vex (partially)
Race:	Awoken
Gender:	Male
Hair color:	White
Eye color:	Blue
Political and military information
Affiliation:	Gensym Scribes Vanguard
Rank:	Guardian
Class:	Warlock
Notable info:	Brakion, Genesis Mind replaced his arm with a Vex construct Guardian aid during the Red War Vex and Taken researcher

"Ah, Assistant! You are just in time to join my dimensional anomaly research crew!"

— Asher Mir

Asher Mir was a grumpy Awoken Warlock of the Last City, and a researcher with the Gensym Scribes who specialized in the Vex. During the Red War Asher established a research outpost on Io to study the Vex and discover a cure for the Vex virus that was slowly transforming his body. In addition, he aided his friend Eris Morn in studying the Hive, Taken, and the Darkness.

Biography

Caring for Eris

When Asher's friend Eris Morn emerged wounded and changed from the Hellmouth on Luna following a failed mission to assassinate the Hive Prince Crota, he took care of her and helped in her recovery. Thanks to Asher's aid and compassion, Eris regained some hope and found some sense of her old self.

Encounter with the Genesis Mind

"Be safe, Gensym Scribe. A storm is coming. And I will not be at your side when it finds its way to our shores."

— Eris Morn

While researching the Vex, Asher hired two Hunters to accompany him on a mission. They worked well together and continued to function as a fireteam. They eventually attempted to explore the Pyramidion on Io, where they encountered a constantly changing landscape of impossible geometries. Facing stiff resistance, Asher and his team were resurrected by their Ghosts dozens of times before they discovered Brakion, Genesis Mind by the shores of a radiolarian lake in its depths. The Vex Mind experimented on the Guardians by attempting to inject radiolaria and graft Vex technology onto them. They attempted to flee, but as they fought he witnessed a Fanatic explode and rip his Exo Hunter companion in half. Horrified, he frantically reloaded his Fusion Rifle and looked around for his other friend, who then saved Asher by using her Nightstalker bow to destroy ten Vex approaching him. However, four Vex then appeared behind her, and Asher could not bear to watch as they killed her as well. As he searched for a way to escape, a tentacle grabbed his Ghost, and he felt a blinding pain in his right arm before passing out. Somehow, Asher, his fireteam and his Ghost survived and escaped the Vex, with Asher's right arm replaced by a Vex's and his Ghost heavily augmented, now possessing an unblinking red eye like a Goblin's.

Asher made it back to the Last City but fell into a coma from his wounds, with the Vex arm attempting to infect more of his body. Shortly before his friend Eris Morn disappeared from the City, she visited Asher in the Tower's medical bay and explained that she was leaving to find a way to defeat the Hive outside of the safety of the City. Eris wished him well, sadly noting that she would not be by his side during the City's oncoming struggles.

The Red War

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Asher later woke up from his coma and worked closely with Guardian forces during the Red War, conducting research into the Vex and Taken at the same time from his outpost on Io.

Securing Io

Stopping the Taken

"Completely suicidal! The Vex infect whatever they touch. Their self-replication subroutines would consume the Taken from the inside out. Perhaps they simply don't realize the dangers."

— Asher

With the Red War won, Asher and Ikora turned to confronting the other threats that remained on Io. They monitored the Guardian's investigation of reports that the Taken were capturing Vex, and Asher dismissed Ikora's theory that they were attempting to take them, arguing that without a King like Oryx to guide them, the Taken had no power to do that. He quickly changed his mind after the Guardian fought Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria, which escaped into a Cabal warbase. Asher informed the others that he could feel something happening to the Vex through his arm, describing it as a presence that wished to rip his essence out of his body, and implored them to stop the Taken quickly. When the Guardian discovered the Vex in Taken prisons, Asher joked that perhaps the Taken had invented law and order, but quickly became serious when the cells converted the Vex into Taken. Asher believed this to be suicidal, as the Vex infected whatever they came in contact with and that their self-replication protocols would consume the Taken. He wondered if the Taken simply did not realize the dangers of Taking the Vex, but Ikora believed they were building an army.

Meeting with the Guardian, Asher explained to them that he believed the Taken were going to use the Pyramidion to Take the entire Vex Collective at once using the warp gates within. He noted that he had lost his arm within the Pyramidion, and feared what they would lose if they followed the Taken inside. The Guardian departed for the Pyramidion, which the Taken had already begun infiltrating, and Ikora worried about the devastation that the Taken would unleash should Ir Arok Take the entire collective. Asher responded that losing the Guardian to the Pyramidion would also be a blow to the Last City and implored his assistant not to venture further into the Pyramidion than required before also asking them not to die. Soon, Asher and Ikora were contacted by the Guardian and learned that Ir Arok was slain, but that some Taken had entered the Pyramidion through a warp gate before it was destroyed. Ikora thanked the Guardian, but Asher stated that he had something that he wished to tell them only in person. When the Guardian arrived at his camp, Asher admitted that when they first met, he assumed the Guardian was useless and that they doubtlessly understood why. However, he admitted to being wrong and noted that they had survived entering the Pyramidion, although not to the lake where he and his fireteam ventured. Disconcerted, Asher noted the Vex never failed to leave a mark, a fact he was sure the Taken would learn in time, and informed the Guardian that they warranted his further observation.

Vengeance on the Genesis Mind

At some point during the Red War, the Vanguard organized a Strike mission to infiltrate the Pyramidion and destroy Brakion, Genesis Mind. Asher was a correspondent on this mission and expressed great enthusiasm at the opportunity to see his Vex nemesis defeated. During the expedition, Asher would repeatedly express fascination, yet also frustration at the ever-changing Pyramidion's structure, much to Ikora Rey's amusement. Once Brakion was destroyed, Asher would request its arm be brought to him as a trophy.

Deteriorating Condition

"Your Hidden know NOTHING about this illness! The Queen's witches, if they still live, know NOTHING about this illness. No one can stop it! I am beginning to believe there is no sense in even trying!"

— Asher arguing with Ikora about seeking aid for his condition

Despite the Vanguard's victories on Io and gaining vengeance against the Genesis Mind, Asher was no closer to finding a cure for his condition. One day, while examining the spreading infection in a mirror within his dwelling on Io, he worried about what would happen when it reached his lungs and noted that coughing was already becoming painful. He was startled when Ikora arrived and suggested he go to the Reef. Angry at the unexpected intrusion and that someone had seen how bad his condition was, Asher quickly put on a shirt and berated her for not announcing her visit ahead of time. Ikora ignored his outburst and noted that Tyra Karn believed that Ives and the Reef Cryptarchs could assist Asher. He dismissed this idea, writing off the Cryptarchs as focusing on theory, and adamantly declared that only the Vex held the answer. She then suggested that he should have visited Osiris with her then, but he also dismissed the former Vanguard Commander as a useless and self-obsessed wretch. Ikora remained silent, and Asher realized she was implying the same description applied to him. Annoyed, he conceded her point but refused to acknowledge it any further. When she then tried to suggest that her Hidden believed the Techeuns could also have answers, Asher snapped and yelled that neither group knew anything about his condition and despaired that no one could stop it, and he was coming to believe there was no point trying.

A year after the Red War, Cayde-6 was murdered by Prince Uldren Sov of the Reef while on a mission to the Prison of Elders with the Guardian. Asher heard of his death, and when the Guardian next visited him, Asher noted that his fireteam's expedition into the Pyramidion had been motivated by greed and self-interest and had exacted a heavy and continuing price. Asher suggested that Cayde's pride had led him to pay a similar price within the Prison of Elders, and cautioned the Guardian about letting their desire for vengeance, as it would make them pay another price of their own.

The Arrival

"If something steps out of that ship and descends down the pulsing electric corridors of the Pyramidion, through the infinite swirling Cantor dust of its interior... they will find me in its heart. On the shores of my radiolarian lake. And I will be ready for them."

— Asher, refusing to cede the Pyramidion to the Darkness

Days after the destruction of the Almighty at the hands of Rasputin, Asher bore witness to a Pyramid entering Io's atmosphere, holding position above the Cradle at the foot of Echo Mesa. His first reaction was to build a makeshift railgun and fire it at the Pyramid, which he expected to result in the projectile being deflected by a shield, or, in the best case, cause almost negligible damage to the Pyramid. Instead, the projectile ceased to exist, intriguing Asher and goading him into experimenting with the defensive mechanism by firing another projectile detectable via radiation and a radio signal. After launching a projectile equipped as a relay station, he discovered that the projectiles still physically existed, but were otherwise invisible. This left him with the question of what the Pyramid was doing to the projectiles, and why.

Asher was later visited by the Guardian to discuss what the Gensym Scribe could contribute to the Vanguard's defense of the solar system. Upon seeing his assistant, Asher informed them that he had noticed their enemies on Io were responding oddly to the presence of the Pyramid. He ordered them to hunt down their foes and record their findings. He then glanced over at the Pyramid hanging above the Cradle and noted that time was obviously of the essence in this task. When the Young Wolf returned with the data, Asher quickly analyzed it in his terminal. He observed from the data that the interference from both the Taken and Pyramid, combined with Savathûn, the Witch Queen's recent attempt to assault the Pyramidion through the Festering Core, indicated that something was studying the Vex closely. Looking once more towards the Pyramid, Asher deduced that a "chess game" between two powers was being played and that something did not want the Vanguard to know who won. He ordered the Young Wolf to continue their patrols on Io and that if he needed further assistance and had time to mentor them further he would send for them.

While working to continue his studies, Asher regularly hiked through dangerous Taken-infested territories into the Cradle to provide supplies for Eris Morn, who had camped at its center next to the Tree of Silver Wings. During one of his visits, he listened as Eris described the messages she was receiving from the Darkness and how she experienced a secret thrill in tangling with and seeking to uncover the secrets of the Darkness. Asher reflected that he knew that thrill well from his encounters with the Vex and settled into the camp to spend time with his old friend. After some time, he brought out a bottle of alcohol and two glasses as he prepared to leave and asked if Eris had everything taken care of, suspecting that his final death might soon be approaching. Eris, intent on the swirling vortex of Light beneath the Tree, stated that she did. Realizing that she did not understand his meaning, Asher rephrased his question and told her that he needed to know if things would be taken care of. Understanding at last, Eris turned to him and, after a brief consideration, reassured him that she would take care of everything to the best of her ability. Satisfied with her answer, Asher began the long trek back to his own camp to continue his study of the Pyramids and the Vex.

Commander Zavala contacted Asher a few weeks later to order him back to the City, but he insisted that the data he was gathering was too important to abandon, even if it cost him his life. When the Guardian returned to reiterate Zavala's wishes in person, he dismissed the message without a second thought. Instead, he tasked the Guardian with helping him to finish his data gathering by investigating and collecting samples from unusual Taken activity, as well as by searching the Pyramidion for evidence that it is being scanned to confirm his theory that something was studying the Vex. When they returned, Asher looked over the data gathered and concluded that the Darkness must be the entity studying the Vex and that it would attempt to discern the secrets of the Vex. He declared that he would prepare to fight any agent of the Darkness seeking to claim the Pyramidion at the shores of the radiolarian lake where he lost his arm.

When the Guardian left Io for the last time, Asher realized that he had never truly expressed his high opinion of some of their work. He contemplated leaving a letter, but believed it would have been relegated to a backlog of tasks he would never be able to complete. Asher entered the Pyramidion, destroying any Vex security in his way. As he continued through the corridors of the Pyramidion, he found that it seemingly began to welcome him, with security laser grids bending to avoid touching him and gravitational anomalies leaving him unaffected by shifting ground under his feet, while the Vex simply observed. Asher found himself next to a pit under the radiolarian lake hidden in unusual geometry. He reached up with both his arms and pulled the lake down to himself.

The instant after Asher brought the lake down upon himself, he encountered a Vex terminal. Ordering it to register him into the Vex Collective and halt his transformation, Asher then escaped into the Nexus just as Io vanished. He would not be seen again for years, the Vanguard declaring him MIA with Sloane in the meantime.

Digitization

"I will do the same thing I always do: find answers. Then I will deliver them to you and you can use them to form some sort of plan."

— Zavala's hallucination of Asher

Following the reformation of the Traveler, Zavala began to daydream of those lost on the disappeared planets, Asher included, while preparing a speech to the people of the City. He imagined Asher contacting him over comms requesting approval to develop a machine to disable the Pyramids, which he granted. After hanging up, the hallucinated Asher momentarily reconnected to give his thanks.

Unbeknownst to the Vanguard, Asher continued to explore the Vex network as a digital entity, where he looked for information regarding the Darkness and the Black Fleet. He would only ever reveal his presence to the material world if the Nexus itself bled into reality by either sending a Harpy or creating projections of his original body. Mithrax implies from his transmissions through radiolaria that his ventures are extremely painful to his consciousness.

Half a year later, during the Endless Night, Asher began appearing in Vex predictions regarding Lakshmi-2, seemingly accompanying an invasion of the City. On the Last City version of the Override activity, the aforementioned Harpy overlooks the events near an array of computers; while it does not interact with a Guardian, it emits beeps that can be translated via Morse code to read "ASSISTANT", the term that Asher had given to the Guardian frequently on his missions.

At an unknown point in time, Asher discovered an access point to the portion of the Nexus connected to Neomuna. He would later use this to monitor the Guardian as they led excursions into the network to stop the Shadow Legion from damaging its integrity, with Quinn Laghari finding cryptic messages whose signatures matched his name.

Avalon

"It is as I said all along. No one can stop it.
There is no sense in even trying."

— Asher's final words before completely fading from existence

A week after The Witness communed with The Veil and vanished into the resulting portal made on the Traveler, Asher would use the Nexus to contact Mithrax and the Guardian from the European Dead Zone, using a Harpy as he had previously done during Lakshmi's coup. Following his guidance, the two discovered a rebuilt Brakion pursuing him for tampering with the Nexus's data. After Brakion was stopped, Asher rewarded them with a specialized glaive designed to break the Vex's security protocol and weaponize the barrier technology that Brakion had previously employed to fight him and the Vanguard. Repeated excursions would later reveal that to manually perform the simulations and downloads required to obtain the data he needed, Asher was forced to resume his integration into the Vex network. This ultimately culminated in a full simulation of the Veil, much to Mithrax's shock, but at the cost of Asher's transformation becoming completely unstoppable.

Following the full extraction of the Vex's data on the Witness and the Veil, Asher pushed further into the center of the Vex Network, discovering billions of simulations that all end in the Final Shape being invoked. He was then unspooled into pure data and disintegrated into the rest of the Vex Network. This initially appeared to be fatal until the arrival of the Echo of Command on Nessus a year later, where he attempted to use the strands of his current form to grasp the Echo despite his initial admonition of its call.

Personality and traits

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Ikora Rey: "Asher can't figure out where you are. If he drops out, it's because he's thrown a tantrum and broken his microphone."

Asher Mir: "I heard that, you wretch!"

Ikora Rey: "Mmm. He feels safe saying such things because he is on Io and I am not."

— Ikora and Asher.

Asher Mir's personality was prickly, as Ikora Rey was noted to have been exasperated with him, while Eris Morn regarded him as a kindred spirit and a friend. They related to each other in being changed by alien enemies. He tried to help her with her research on Nokris, but unfortunately found nothing. He was a very whimsical, narcissistic and eccentric individual, not particularly caring for the safety of the subjects that he sent out for research duties. He strongly valued evidence and careful planning and had little regard for people who act impulsively or rely on faith. He particularly disdained Titans, thanks to their "punch first, study later" habits. Though Asher preferred to remain in solitude with his research, he did allow some people to "assist" him, and when he was forced to interact with people, he preferred the company of fellow Warlocks. Ghost even wondered how his original fireteam was able to work well with him, given his behavior. However, it is worth noting that since his own mission into the Pyramidion, Asher has not spoken to his old Fireteam.

While his experiences with the Vex have Asher fixated on the alien machines, he was driven by a sense of revenge and scientific understanding, not out of a dangerous obsession to learn the Vex's secrets. As such, while unnerving, his studies on the Vex aren't as dangerous as Osiris' obsessions with the Vex or even Toland, whose morbid fascination with the Hive led to his exile. His one true obsession may simply be science itself.

At times, Asher called the Guardian his "assistant" and gave them dangerous missions to aid his studies on the Vex and Taken, not particularly caring for their safety. Even when they succeed and aid in his research, he doesn't show gratitude. Even the Guardian's Ghost finds Asher infuriating at times, but can't deny his expertise in science. Despite his disrespect for the Guardian, their efforts and success throughout the Red War granted them a morsel of respect from Asher. He even grows slightly concerned for their safety during their missions involving The Pyramidion, not wanting them to go through what he did, but aids them in destroying Brakion, Genesis Mind. Following Cayde-6's death at the hands of Uldren Sov, Asher notes that he paid a price for his curiosity and self-interest in the Pyramidion, and warns that the Guardian's quest for vengeance will be met with an equal and opposite reaction, a sentiment echoed by Zavala later on. Despite this sentiment, Asher possessed no love for Uldren, actually expressing gratitude that the disgraced Awoken prince was dead.

Asher has an overall bad habit of explaining situations and certain topics using advanced scientific definitions, leaving many confused and forcing him to simplify his answers, which annoys him considerably. Additionally, when faced with a conundrum he can't fathom or figure out, Asher tends to act childishly, throwing temper tantrums or refusing to acknowledge that he can't figure it out, as noted by Ikora. Despite this, Asher will, albeit grudgingly, admit when his analyses are incorrect.

His surliness may be in part driven by a deep-seated anxiety regarding his gradual assimilation by the Vex, and his frustration that all his efforts to halt it have failed. Similarly, Asher possesses a great deal of guilt for what happened to his Ghost during his original mission in the Pyramidion. He attempted to cure its condition, but failed. He also considered ending his Ghost to spare it from the Vex modifications it received, though he couldn't bring himself to do it. Asher, therefore, considers himself a coward for that.

With his presence returning in Season of Defiance, Asher has revealed an affinity for Arthurian legends. Despite being in a dire situation, possibly permanently disembodied in the Vex Network, he still relishes in his ability to interfere with Vex operations, extracting as much fun as he can by likening his and the Guardian's activities to legends of the old world. Further, despite the experience of being digitized into the Vex's world, Asher's main characteristics remained largely unchanged as he sent messages through a Harpy calling for the Guardian's "assistance", and Mithrax noted in similar messages to stop bothering him. He also kept his grudge against Brakion and took great satisfaction in seeing him destroyed by the Guardian within the Vex Network. However, his bitter, spiteful nature also remained underneath his bravado, worsened by his findings on the totality of the Final Shape. Despite his outward glee at watching the Guardian extract his resources, Asher's dying thoughts were of resignation and anger towards the universe for allowing his apocalyptic foresight to come to pass.

Quotes

• "If only I had more time…"
• "…Ever-spiraling complexity… Yes, their simulations are potentially limitless!"
• "I have not been reborn since the accident. In truth, I do not know what would happen. Is my Ghost even capable of such a thing anymore?"
• "Cabal Again!? With their blasted rock shaking concentration shattering Machinery!"
• "These calculations would astonish even the most hardened of Cryptarchs!"
• "Every iteration of the Collective nets me more data; I need more information!"
• "Perhaps if I just… no! I will NOT suffer ambiguity with this work!"
• "I see your point Sloane. But I fail to see how resistance problems on Titan affect me out here."
• "What could you possibly want?"
• "Dead Orbit's philosophy is the one true way; I'm convinced now. Our future lies beyond these stars… somewhere."
• "What? NO! Cayde, there is nothing you could teach me about the Vex that I would want to know!"
• "Dead Orbit had the right of it. System's doomed."
• "Yes, Arach. I'm willing to pass along my data if you think it will get us out of this graveyard of a system."
• "Are we having a moment?"
• "I'm so close… if I can just--Gah!"
• "If my calculations are correct- QUIET YOU!"
• "You're not hearing me, Sloane! There's nothing to suggest--I DON'T KNOW! Get somebody to explain the big words to you!"
• "It doesn't hurt; not really. My nerve endings have been transformed where they meet with the biocircuitry. None of that matters when I dream though."
• "You're imagining it! You cannot feel the nanomachines in your tendons! It's just your mind playing tricks on you!"
• "If you are staring at my arm, leave… NOW!"
• "I am not a museum specimen!"
• "Speak or move on!"
• "This is why I work alone."
• "Ugh, so once again I must endure the TORTURE of 'collaborative science'.. ugh."
• "Did Cayde ask you to bother me?"
• "I am annoyed, and I am armed."
• "It's hard to calculate with you just STANDING there!"
• "Go swiftly, Hunter."
• "Experiment 922: Planning: Radiolarian fluid and exposure to high heat."
• "Are you seriously telling me that you have access to a Golden Age AI… and you're letting it just SIT THERE!? WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!?"
• "There's no pit in the Pyramidion!"
• "Spare me your pity, Guardian. I stand before you of sound mind and filled with intellectual fury. What is there to pity?"
• "I have considered ending my Ghost. None of my research indicates a way to extricate the Vex technology from its shell. This is how I know I'm a coward; because I cannot bring myself to…"
• "Despite how it may seem, I regret what happened to my Ghost. I chose to enter the Pyramidion. He just… had my back."
• "Warlock, don't let them see you blink."
• "I will spare you the torture of vague and repetitive praise. It does terrible things to the mind… but uh… thank you."
• "As much as it pains me to say it, I predicted you'd succeed. Take my thanks and never speak of it again."
• "Cause Pandemonium among the Cabal? Detonated vehicles? Pulverize a Commander?"
• "From the unbearable racket! MY HEAD!"
• "That horrible interference again. I trust you know what to do."
• "That is the difference between adequate and proficient."
• "My condition has spread to my lungs. I fear my heart is next."
• "Hold to the light."
• "Use your studies well, Warlock."
• "It is remarkable how a ticking clock can focus your vision. Redefine what is and is not important."
• "Speak, assistant."
• "I know what I'm still doing out here. But you Sloane? What are you still doing on Titan? On some sort of secret mission are you?"
• "So I outlived another one, eh? Wouldn't have thought it."
• "I uh… really should show my appreciation to Ikora more often. She has been very supportive since the incident. Moreover given my… disposition."
• "Juicybox, hn."
• "Lets be quick!"
• "sigh, I miss Eris."
• "I don't see how that's relevant!"
• "Experiment 1008: Radiolarian fluid and exposure to EVEN HIGHER HEAT! TAKE THAT YOU MISERABLE GOOP!"
• "DON'T DIE!"
• "Yes, we are done."
• "What are you into now?"
• "Guardian!"
• "That will have to do."
• "The price is right. I suppose."
• "The purchase will suffice. I hope."
• "Your lackluster attitude reminds me of… eugh, nevermind. I can concentrate again."
• "Science waits for no one!"
• "Is there something you need?"
• "The suspense is killing me. Oh wait! That's the Vex."
• "PATHETIC OLD FOOL! Can't even solve the Radioloria origin question in order to… quite literally, SAVE YOUR OWN DAMN LIFE!"
• "DO NOT TEST MY PATIENCE!"
• "Ahhh… just because I'm Awoken. I have never been to the Reef, Ser fen."
• "Any word from the Reef? Strictly professional curiosity of course."
• "Are you satisfied from your quest for vengeance?"
• "After the accident, my fireteam did all they could to help. But everything they did reminded me of that day. I wonder… I wonder if they survived the attack on the City?"
• "It strikes me, not for the first time, that Guardians are uniquely ill-equipped for grief. We spend much of our formative years thinking we are impervious to it. But… well look at us."
• "The more I study the Vex, the more I believe they are not guided by true purpose. They are just blind entropy, we ascribe them false intent."
• "The Vex are beautiful. The simplicity of even the basic Goblin, the purposeful design. I still admire them… in a way."
• "I did not want to come to Io. The crowded nature of Venus, and the Cabal stake in Mars left me with little choice! This was a quiet little moon, until you showed up.
• "Hope is logical fallacy. Only data leads to concrete solutions."
• "No Petra, I'm afraid I don't have any additional information for you. But I will look over the Warmind's latest analysis."
• "As if I wasn't horribly behind on my correspondents. I will respond as quickly as I can Serfen."
• "Unsurprising that the Awoken keep Ahamkara. I've heard far more salacious allegations leveled against them."
• "Walk away from the Dreaming City. It's a lost cause."
• "Have you seen anything in the Dreaming city that might help my condition?"
• "I suspected Mara survived the attack on Saturn. She's far too wily to die to some Hive King."
• "I hear you've been waxing quixotic. Why do you throw yourself on that curse in the Dreaming City?"
• "Have you found anything on the Reef that might help my condition?"
• "Uldren Sov was a conniving wretch. I'm glad he died."

Cayde's Death Quote

• When I entered the Pyramidion, I was led astray by curiosity and self-interest. I now pay an expeditiously advancing price. Comparable, regrettably, to how Cayde's pride accosted him in the depths of that atrocious prison. As I understand it, retribution has had its claws in you. Bear in mind, assistant, try as you might, there's no circumventing the price.

Inventory

Asher serves as the vendor and one of the main questgivers for Io. He is situated in The Rupture. Turning in Io tokens, Phaseglass Needles and Phaseglass Spires increases player reputation with Asher Mir and rewards legendary faction gear, shaders and other rewards.

Faction armor

• Gensym Knight Suit

Faction weapons

• Valakadyn
• The Rattler
• Baligant
• Unspoken Promise
• Widow's Bite
• Tarantula
• Blue Shift
• Berenger's Memory

Always for sale

• Man O' War - upon completion of the Io World Quest.

Trivia

• Asher is voiced by Darryl Kurylo.
• Eris Morn was the first to refer to Asher as "Gensym Scribe", hinting at his affiliation with the research collective. Several other characters, including Ikora and Zavala, also address him by this title.
• Asher's Vex condition is similar to Kabr's as both could feel the Vex's presence intruding on their bodies (or mind in Kabr's case). Asher knows that unless he can cure his condition, over time, he will die.
• Judging from his quotes, Asher appears to be a supporter of the Dead Orbit Faction, as he finds the Solar System at times to be a lost cause.
• Asher states that he has considered ending his Ghost, and he hasn't been resurrected since the incident, so he doesn't know if his ghost can still revive him. He states he can't feel his arm.
• There was a small chance that on completion of Flashpoint Io, Asher would drop an Exotic.

List of appearances

• Destiny: Age of Triumph (First mentioned)
• Destiny 2 (First appearance)
  • Curse of Osiris (Mentioned only)
  • Forsaken
  • Season of the Forge
  • Season of the Drifter
  • Shadowkeep (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Undying (Mentioned only)
  • Season of Dawn
  • Season of the Worthy (Mentioned only)
  • Season of Arrivals
  • Beyond Light (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Hunt (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Splicer (Mentioned only)
  • Lightfall
  • Season of Defiance
  • Season of the Deep (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Witch (Mentioned only)
  • Episode: Echoes (Mentioned only)
  • Episode: Heresy (Mentioned only)
• The Hidden Dossier (Mentioned only)