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===Deteriorating Condition=== | ===Deteriorating Condition=== | ||
{{Quote|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}} | {{Quote|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 still no closer to finding a cure to his condition. One day while examining the spreading infection in a mirror within his dwelling on Io, he worried 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 [[Techeun]]s 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.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Gensym_Scribe|Gensym Scribe]]''</ref> | Despite the Vanguard's victories on Io and gaining vengeance against the Genesis Mind, Asher was still no closer to finding a cure to his condition. One day while examining the spreading infection in a mirror within his dwelling on Io, he worried 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 [[Techeun]]s 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.<ref name=GS>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Gensym_Scribe|Gensym Scribe]]''</ref> | ||
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 Young Wolf. Asher heard of his death, and when the Young Wolf 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 into paying a similar price within the Prison of Elders, and cautioned the Young Wolf about letting their desire for vengeance making them pay another price of their own.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Call]]''</ref> | 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 Young Wolf. Asher heard of his death, and when the Young Wolf 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 into paying a similar price within the Prison of Elders, and cautioned the Young Wolf about letting their desire for vengeance making them pay another price of their own.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Call]]''</ref> | ||
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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, annoying him considerably. Additionally, when faced with a conundrum he can't fathom or figure out, Asher tends to act childishly, throwing temper tantrums or refuses 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. | 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, annoying him considerably. Additionally, when faced with a conundrum he can't fathom or figure out, Asher tends to act childishly, throwing temper tantrums or refuses 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 be 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.<ref | His surliness may be in part be 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.<ref name=GS/> 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 her condition but failed and thought about ending his Ghost to spare her from the Vex torment, though he couldn't bring himself to do it. Asher therefore considers himself a coward for that. | ||
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