Exo: Difference between revisions

They are self-aware machines built during [[human]]ity's [[Golden Age]]<ref name = "GI"/> for a long forgotten struggle,<ref name = "ExoGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Exo|Exo]]''</ref> with the purpose of protecting their creators.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> The conflict itself has long been forgotten and the Exo are ciphers, even to themselves, for their purpose has been forgotten as well.<ref name = "ExoGrimoire"/> There is one clue to their origin, though; many Exo experience a dream they call [[Deep Stone Crypt]], the "place where they were born."<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Ghost Fragment: Legends|Ghost Fragment: Legends]]''</ref> It is described as "the infamous subroutine which seeded the first Exo consciousness."<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Deep Stone Crypt]]''</ref> [[Cayde-6]]'s memories stretch further, where he recalls being a human before traveling to [[Europa]] to become an Exo, as he "came there in flesh and bone. Gave everything to the ice. Started over. Rebooted."<ref name = "Cayde">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King Collector's Edition'', [[Cayde's Treasure Island Book|Modified Treasure Island Book]]</ref>