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Using the parts stolen from him, Drifter and The Guardian finished their creation: Malfeasance, a weapon powered by both the Light and the Dark. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Malfeasance (Quest)|City of Secrets]]''</ref>

To test Gambit Prime, Drifter hires a Titan named Joxer, a regular in Gambit who was good at invading. He explains that he was setting up a new version of Gambit, how regular Gambit has been a training ground for it, and he wants Joxer to test it. Joxer brings up [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']], claiming that Drifter favors him, and the Drifter asks why people always assume he has a liking for them. Joxer mentions they built [[Malfeasance|a gun]] together, and he counters Drifter that making Malfeasance took more than just the two of them and that many Guardians have one now, and it wasn't his fault he [[Chimera|kept missing the shot]]. Joxer gets angry, but Drifter calms him down by saying he likes the motes he gives him, with or without Malfeasance. He then complements Joxer's Invading skills and asks him to test Gambit Prime. Joxer isn't enthused by the name, but he agrees to take the job.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47652| Narrative Preview - Gambit Prime]''</ref>

The test is successful to Drifter, even though three Guardians die permanently. Joxer is incensed that he didn't stop the Taken even though he could have. Despite that, the armor Drifter supplied worked perfectly. He pays Joxer, including his dead teammates' cuts, and offers more work. Joxer refuses to work with him anymore out of disgust, but Drifter lets him keep his Invader armor. After Joxer leaves, he reviews the data his Ghost collected, impressed at the results..<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47652| Narrative Preview - The Reckoning]''</ref>

{{Quote|Nah, nah, nah. Not good. They're giving you visions too.|The Drifter}}

When the Young Wolf visited the Drifter again, their Ghost mentioned a vision from the Nine and [[Orin]] that showed them the card game where the Drifter had been gifted the Haul from the Nine. The Drifter was alarmed about the Nine reaching out to them and that they had gotten another glimpse into his past, stating that his deal with the Nine was risky and warned them not to trust the Nine or what had become of Orin. He asked them to ignore the Emissary if they approached them again and to leave the situation to him to deal with.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Invitations from the Nine#Week One|Invitations from the Nine - Week One]]''</ref>

Three weeks later, the Drifter confronted the Young Wolf about their continued visits with he Emissary in the [[Unknown Space]]. He asked them to promise to stop visiting her if he explained who she was, and proceeded to tell them about how Orin was a Reefborn Awoken who was close to Queen [[Mara Sov]] before dying and being reborn as a Guardian. She eventually went looking for the Nine to gain power and got it, but was transformed. The Drifter declared that her past no longer mattered and that she was no longer who she had been, just like him, and made another demand that they stop investigating.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Invitations from the Nine#Week Four|Invitations from the Nine - Week Four]]''</ref>

After you finish your first Reckoning Mote, the Drifter will give you two choices, side with him and be a part of his crew, or side with the Vanguard and work with the Warlock Aunor in trying to find something to incriminate the Drifter.

If you side with the Drifter, he will be extremely pleased and excited with your decision and you'll be told to go talk with the Spider as he has an item called "The Jerky", the Young Wolf will then head to the Spider's Lair and discover the Spider is selling many different illegal items including "The Jerky", a Ghost in a cage, a replica Gjallahorn, and many other items (however you are only able to buy "The Jerky"). Once you buy "The Jerky" from Spider, it'll lead the Guardian to Titan where several supplies the Drifter requires lies then the player will replay the Adventure "[[Thief_of_Thieves|Thief of Thieves]]", afterwards the Drifter will ask the Guardian to talk to him, face to face. He'll then tell the player to go to the Derelict to find a tape that sets up the beginning of a scavenger hunt all over the EDZ. These tapes will tell the Guardian the Drifter's past and reveal some more about his personality including his time in the Dark Age, his distrust of Ghosts, his time in the Shadows of Yor, his fear of Shin Malphur, the Warlock Aunor, who has been after him for a period of time, and even a foreshadowing comment that a Second Collapse is coming and that Reckoning is only a preparation for it{{citation needed}}. After all the tapes have been collected, the Drifter will request your presence one last time, he'll then explain how he has many enemies and that he has seats for people that'll escape the impending apocalypse with him and that he has a seat reserved for the guardian and hopes that they will be with him when that day occurs. He'll then reward the Guardian with a package of Gambit Loot, ending the quest.

If the player sides with the [[Vanguard]] then [[The Drifter (character)]] will sometimes call the player a "Snitch" when a [[Gambit]] or [[Gambit Prime]] match begins or ends, and when they approach him in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)]]

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===Season of Dawn===

The Drifter was hired by Osiris, to Sagira's chagrin, to aid him in the construction of the [[The Sundial]]. Though they completed their machine The Drifter warned Osiris there were no guarantees that it will work. After that, he left to return to the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]].