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At times the Witness leaves a series of "afterimages" of itself while in motion; for example, when moving its arms, multiple ghostly silhouettes of its arms will repeat the gesture after a delay. The significance of this is unknown. | At times the Witness leaves a series of "afterimages" of itself while in motion; for example, when moving its arms, multiple ghostly silhouettes of its arms will repeat the gesture after a delay. The significance of this is unknown. | ||
The Witness appears to be single-mindedly devoted to bringing about the [[Final Shape]], | The Witness appears to be single-mindedly devoted to bringing about the [[Final Shape]], its ultimate end-goal of winnowing everything in the universe into a idealized state of existence. It is also extremely hostile towards the usage of the Darkness for any purpose outside of its control; the civilizations such as the [[Noesis]], the [[Ecumene]] and the [[Qugu]] had previously use the Darkness for peaceful purposes, but were ultimately driven extinct and were expunged from history either by the Witness or its pawns. It also holds a profound hatred for the [[Light]], especially for the [[Traveler]] and all the races it uplifted with its gifts, given its view as an instigator for suffering and chaos. | ||
The Witness seems to always refer to itself in the plural; Savathûn also makes reference to the Witness having "many selves". This suggests that the Witness may be a gestalt entity or collective consciousness of some kind. This was confirmed by Ahsa during her recounting of the Witness' origin, in which she revealed the Witness to be a being formed from an entire species which had merged their consciousnesses together using the Darkness.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7QkdWMV18&t=626s</ref> | The Witness seems to always refer to itself in the plural; Savathûn also makes reference to the Witness having "many selves". This suggests that the Witness may be a gestalt entity or collective consciousness of some kind. This was confirmed by Ahsa during her recounting of the Witness' origin, in which she revealed the Witness to be a being formed from an entire species which had merged their consciousnesses together using the Darkness.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7QkdWMV18&t=626s</ref> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Witness Reference Kit.jpg|Witness Reference Kit | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]] | *''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] ''{{1st}} | ||
**''[[Season of Arrivals]] {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of Arrivals]] {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Beyond Light]] {{Mo}} | **''[[Beyond Light]] {{Mo}} | ||
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[[Category:Black Fleet]] | [[Category:Black Fleet]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||