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Despite its stoic nature, The Witness is nonetheless a fearsome being and is often dreaded by its own followers, who very clearly fear its wrath. Savathûn, herself a god who had the power of the Light and resurrection, would rather sequester the Traveler than attempt to confront the Witness directly. Eramis, once freed from her Stasis cocoon, is explicitly motivated by fear of what the Witness will do to her and her [[House of Salvation|House]] now that she has failed to gather the Pieces of [[Nezarec]] and failed to activate [[Abhorrent Imperative]]. Rhulk, although much more subtle about it, is quick to beg the Witness for forgiveness upon his final defeat. Calus, normally unflappable and full of braggadocio that the Witness is wasting its power, is quickly cowed by the wrath of the Witness, who quickly looms large upon Calus in anger at his commentary. All of the above suggests that its emotionless demeanor hides a barely-concealed state of constant rage at the world around it. | Despite its stoic nature, The Witness is nonetheless a fearsome being and is often dreaded by its own followers, who very clearly fear its wrath. Savathûn, herself a god who had the power of the Light and resurrection, would rather sequester the Traveler than attempt to confront the Witness directly. Eramis, once freed from her Stasis cocoon, is explicitly motivated by fear of what the Witness will do to her and her [[House of Salvation|House]] now that she has failed to gather the Pieces of [[Nezarec]] and failed to activate [[Abhorrent Imperative]]. Rhulk, although much more subtle about it, is quick to beg the Witness for forgiveness upon his final defeat. Calus, normally unflappable and full of braggadocio that the Witness is wasting its power, is quickly cowed by the wrath of the Witness, who quickly looms large upon Calus in anger at his commentary. All of the above suggests that its emotionless demeanor hides a barely-concealed state of constant rage at the world around it. | ||
Despite the Witness being an entity willing to acknowledge its responsabilities on things, as well, fully willing to declare others's responsabilities, it has been shown that it may have hypocritical tendencies when it concerns the Light and the Traveler. The Witness had claimed that the "children (the inhabitants of the Solar System)" had "cry out for salvation"; despite being the fact that the Collapse happened in the first place due to the Black Fleet's assault on the human civilization centuries before, leading to mankind's status on the present. As well the Witness claimed that the Traveler had "promised them life, but deliver only death, as you have for so many before"; also, despite being the Witness's and the Black Fleet's persecution of the Traveler, and the following assault on each civilization the Traveler had go. In Lightfall, after forming a link between the Veil and the Traveler, the Witness stated that the universe "made them all victims and perpetuators of its infinite cruelty", and that the Traveler "suffered both fates". This may indicate that the Witness, while being an largely honest individual to those who willingly swore themselves to it, it is willing to forsake such believes when it cames to its perceived "swore enemy", namely, the Traveler. | Despite the Witness being an entity willing to acknowledge its responsabilities on things, as well, fully willing to declare others's responsabilities, it has been shown that it may have hypocritical tendencies when it concerns the Light and the Traveler. The Witness had claimed that the "children (the inhabitants of the Solar System)" had "cry out for salvation"; despite being the fact that the Collapse happened in the first place due to the Black Fleet's assault on the human civilization centuries before, leading to mankind's status on the present. As well the Witness claimed that the Traveler had "promised them life, but deliver only death, as you have for so many before"; also, despite being the Witness's and the Black Fleet's persecution of the Traveler, and the following assault on each civilization the Traveler had go (an example being the Whirlwind, the Eliksni equivalent of the Collapse on their homeworld, Riis). In Lightfall, after forming a link between the Veil and the Traveler, the Witness stated that the universe "made them all victims and perpetuators of its infinite cruelty", and that the Traveler "suffered both fates". This may indicate that the Witness, while being an largely honest individual to those who willingly swore themselves to it, it is willing to forsake such believes when it cames to its perceived "swore enemy", namely, the Traveler. | ||
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