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|image= [[File:The Fallen Speaker.jpg|300px]]

|species= [[Human]]

|affiliation= The [[Last City]] <br> [[Guardians]] <br> [[The Consensus]] <br> [[Vanguard]]

|rank= Voice of the Traveler

|class= [[Warlock]]

{{Quote|Devotion inspires bravery, bravery inspires sacrifice, sacrifice leads to death, so... feel free to kill yourself.|The Speaker<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxFY8RjJcg '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - "Devotion, Bravery, and Sacrifice" Cutscene'']</ref>}}

The Speaker has a study in the North tower, where he sells [[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 will also exchange high-level [[upgrade material]]s.<ref>[http://planetdestiny.com/complete-reef-reveal-recap/ '''Planet Destiny''': Complete "Reef Reveal" Recap]</ref>

The Speaker served as a [[Warlock]] during the early days of [[The Last City]], helping to build [[The Last City]] alongside [[Lord Saladin]], [[Zavala]] and [[Lord Shaxx]]. After the destruction of the [[Iron Lords]], the Speaker gained power in the Last City and established the [[Consensus]] and [[Vanguard]] to help keep order. He appointed his disciple and adopted son [[Saint-14]] as the [[Titan]] Vanguard and [[Tallulah Fairwind]] as the [[Hunter]] Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Garden Progeny 1]]''</ref> At the recommendation of Saint-14 and impressed by his actions at [[Six Fronts]], the Speaker appointed the Warlock [[Osiris]] as both Warlock Vanguard and [[Vanguard Commander]] despite many rumors about his origins and the opposition of the [[Concordat]], who claimed Osiris was the product of a failed [[Golden Age]] experiment mistakingly reincarnated into a human by his Ghost, [[Sagira]].<ref name= "Osiris"/>

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, [[Xur]], 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 lead 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> Osiris was exiled by the Speaker for his growing obsessions, particularly with the [[Vex]], and misuse of Vanguard resources. 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 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 his adopted son before informing him of the situation on Mecury. 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"/>

After a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]] discovered the presence of the Hive in the [[Cosmodrome]], the Speaker summoned them and explained his role and some of the history of the conflict between the Traveler and the Darkness. Disturbed by the Hive activity, the Speaker lifted the Lunar Interdiction and sent a Titan to scout the moon. With that scout failing to report back, the Speaker asked the new Guardian to follow his trail and discover what became of him. The Titan and his Ghost were found dead, but the Guardian managed to recover information from the dead Ghost.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> The Speaker analyzed the information recovered and learned of [[The World's Grave]], a location within the Hive's catacombs on the moon where they kept a repository of information. He once again dispatched the Guardian to raid the World's Grave and gather whatever information they could about the Hive and their plans for Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)]]''</ref>

The Guardian learned that the Hive were conducting a ritual to reach out and disrupt the Traveler by draining its [[Light]]. Armed with this knowledge, the Speaker could now sense the dark ritual and ordered the Guardian to return to the moon to stop the Hive. The Guardian was successful, freeing a shard of the Traveler from the Hive's corruption, but during the mission they received a mysterious message from a [[Exo Stranger|Exo]] who requested they meet her on [[Venus]]. The Speaker thanked the Guardian upon their return to the Tower, noting that the Traveler, while still broken, had regained some of its Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chamber of Night (mission)]]''</ref>

{{Quote|For centuries, we feared the forces of Darkness massing against us. We sought to hide and cower beneath a broken god... No more. 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 fought their way into the Black Garden and discovered the [[Black Heart]] at the center. They destroyed it, bringing the Black Garden back into reality on [[Mars]], which enabled Light to return to the Traveler. The Speaker summoned the Guardian back to the Tower, where he hosted a celebration for this great victory over the Darkness. Addressing the Vanguard, dozens of Guardians, and the citizens of the Last City, the Speaker proclaimed that they no longer had to fear and cower before the forces of the Darkness. The Speaker then met privately with the Guardian in his Observatory, noting that he had faith in the Tower, the Vanguard, the City, and in them while the Traveler remained silent. He thanked them for all that they had done for the City and all that they would do in the future.<ref>

'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Black Garden]]''</ref>

After the defeat of [[Crota]] by the same Guardian who destroyed the Black Heart, the Speaker was reminded of Osiris' warnings about the Hive god and wondered if his other warnings could be true as well. As he considered the evidence that pointed to his former pupil and his disciples still being alive and active throughout the system, the Speaker sent out a message to Osiris in the hopes that he would hear it and agree to meet.<ref name= "Osiris"/> Despite his desire to meet with Osiris, the Speaker was still concerned about his former pupil's teachings and influence within the City. After hearing rumors that Lord Shaxx was a secret follower of Osiris, the Speaker launched a formal investigation into the [[Crucible]] handler. Shaxx was outraged by this, and sent a letter to the Speaker denying the accusation and defending his use of Osiris' belief that the minds and bodies of Guardians could be sharpened like one sharpens a sword correct, declaring that the results in the Crucible was proof enough.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Conqueror 2]]''</ref>

{{Quote|It would save us a lot of time if you would just kill me."<br>"For one who calls himself "Speaker" you have remarkably little to say."|The Speaker and Dominus Ghaul}}

During the [[Red Legion]]'s invasion of [[The Last City]] and the attack on the [[Tower]], the Speaker was captured and imprisoned aboard [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s command ship, [[The Immortal]]. While the Red Legion worked to complete the Traveler's cage and learn how to extract its Light, Ghaul interrogated the Speaker on the nature of the Traveler's favor and how to gain the Light as the [[Guardian]]s did. The Speaker eventually reveals that although he claims to speak for the Traveler, he never said that the Traveler actually spoke to him.

After [[The Almighty]] was deactivated, [[The Consul]] had become enraged with Ghaul. He released the Speaker against the wishes of the Dominus, and subsequently crushed his mask, frustrated that Ghaul would heed the Speaker's advice over his own. The Speaker's fate after being released from the restraints is unclear, but could be presumed that he succumbed to his injuries. Following Ghaul's defeat, [[Ghost]] notes that although the Speaker is gone, he was not the first to hold the title, and may not be the last.

===Class Items===

*Hunter Cloaks

**[[Cloud Walker Tribute]]

**[[Cosmic Joke]]

**[[Cult/Trinary Star]]

**[[Dead Zone Revolution]]

**[[Legend of Six Coyotes]]

**[[Quantum-Phoenix Blue]]

**[[Strength of the Pack]]

**[[Venom of Ikaheka]]

 

**[[Deep Stone Crypt]]

**[[Freeholder's Memory]]

**[[Honor of Cormorant]]

**[[Moctezuma-Polyphonic]]

**[[Season of Ages XII]]

**[[Spirit of Saturn]]

**[[Thalor's Golden Maul]]

**[[Year 1993]]

 

**[[Binary Lazarus]]

**[[Harlequin Pendulum]]

**[[Seal of the Twin Eagle]]

**[[Spirit of the Vulture]]

**[[The Five Lives of Albios]]

**[[Ulan-Tan's Burial Ring]]

**[[Union of the Consensus]]

**[[White Polygon Construct]]

The Speaker also sells a selection of Rare [[Ghost Shells]] for 810 [[Glimmer]] each. They are set at levels 34, 36, and 38, and are capped at 190 [[Light]]. These same Ghost Shells also have a chance to randomly drop as loot, and can have any Light value up to 300.

*The Speaker was nicknamed the "Mask" for a time. <ref name="Bungie Commentary"/>

*He is a [[Guardian]], and helped to establish the Last City alongside Zavala and Lord Shaxx.

 

File:Mask with Guardian 01.jpg|The Speaker and a Guardian within the City.

File:Mask man and Ghost.jpg|The Speaker and a [[Ghost]].

File:YoungSpeaker.jpg|A younger speaker, during his time as an active Warlock, celebrates the establishment of [[The Last City]].

== List of appearances ==

**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{C|Mentioned only}}

**''[[Age of Triumph]]''

== References ==