Talk:Eris Morn

Is Eris Morn evil?

With speculation of the intentions of Eris Morn at the end of The Taken King we see in the final cut scene that she "has accepted her fate" while taking a relic from the sword of Oryx. What does this mean? There have been many theories that have come to the surface since the release of Destiny: The Taken King on September 15, 2015. And granted this article is purely opinionated and would like other theories within the thread.

Throughout the expansion, we see Cayde playing a huge role as helping us take out The Taken King. We also see more of a charismatic side of Eris as they both play important roles in this expansion. But throughout the expansion Cayde is constantly putting down Eris for sending Guardians on unsafe adventures that could lead to potential threat to The Traveler. Could this mean that Eris has a malicious agenda toward our relatively newly founded Guardians? Or could it mean that she was willing to risk anything to silence the Taken King?

A little back story of Eris Morn is a story that we all know. Eris and a small fireteam enter the Hellmouth to defeat the Darkness in order to recover the Moon to the Light. As we know, "6 came down and 1 came out". Eris. Now, there have been theories that Eris had sacrificed her fireteam to Crota and lived with the Hive to uncover their secrets. There has also been speculation on how Eris had gotten her green eyes. I am lead to believe that in order for Eris to survive in the pit, she had to kill a hive knight and use it's eyes as her own to see in the dark. Hence why there seems to be black blood flow constantly from her eyes and why she wears a head dress of sorts.

Now with Eris being in the pit surviving, Commander Zavala and The Speaker have stated that Eris had been changed. Perverted by the darkness, they believe Eris might have a slight obsession with the taking down of Crota. Even when The Dark Below expansion was released, Eris was highly concerned that the Hive would awaken her enemy and that he would come for her. Now, some could say that Eris could be a double agent. Being amongst the hive for an extended period of time, knowing how to become an Ascended Thrall, there are many chain of events that could say that Eris didn't become a Hive, but one with the Hive. Creating an empathy for the enemy that once destroyed her.

Now, with my own personal theory in mind, I think that Eris has had a malicious agenda since the beginning. We know that Eris is a very smart and bright individual. Now, with the end scene of The Taken King, we know how it ends. I think that since Eris was in the pit, she became obsessed. She started to understand and feel the Hive. Like in previous theories, Eris was one with the Hive. Knowing the ranking and hierarchy of the race. So, since being compulsively obsessed, I am led to believe that Eris is the potential threat to the Traveler. Eris already knows so much. She is part of the Warlock "Hidden" clan to gain other intel for potential threats. Eris could turn out to be the biggest threat the Vanguard has seen. At the end scene, Oryx wasn't destroyed but defeated. Now, with a weak point within the Hive hierarchy, Eris could see this as an opportunity to control both the Hive and the Taken. Knowing all these secrets from the Vanguard; Eris might not be the double agent, but a weapon of the darkness. Although she is a Hunter, one could say that the Darkness consumed her light, and turned her to the darkness. Perverting her thoughts and motives. I believe that Eris will be the next threat to the Vanguard. With her intel, experience, and (possibly) Hive and Taken army, this could become the next great Guardian adventure.