Rasputin

"Rasputin's fingerprints are all over this data. He doesn't even care if we know."

— Master Rahool

Rasputin
Biographical information
Species:	Artificial intelligence
Political and military information
Rank:	Warmind

Rasputin is a Warmind from Russia. He was created during the Collapse and was believed to have been destroyed during the event. The Fallen and Guardians have discovered he is still alive, and protecting something valuable in the Cosmodrome. Rasputin is later encountered on Mars, attempting to protect a broken warmind from the invading Cabal, but ultimately loses it to the Psion Flayers.

Quotes

The following are quotes from the mission The Warmind; when hacking the two antennas, Russian dialogue is overheard. It is believed that this is Rasputin speaking.

• "Safety protocol 8-6-3. Hostile entities discovered."
• "There's no one to blame, it is not their fault or ours. It is the misfortune of being born when the whole world is dying."
• "There is no immortality of soul, thus there is no greater good. Therefore everything is permitted." (A reference to The Brothers Karamazov)
• "Count up this, define the probability of that."
• "They are but meat pressed in the mouth of the shell."
• "If, as they say, the coming events cast their shadows ahead of time, then the past events cannot but leave their reflections behind them."
• "The whole natural order stands as evidence of a progressive movement toward an elevated state of being."

Trivia

• Rasputin was a Russian priest and mystic closely associated with the Romanov family, the last Tsars of Imperial Russia.
• At the Tower, Xander 99-40 may occasionally say "Suspended bounty, Rasputin, no claimants." This implies that Rasputin is attempting to sponsor bounties for Guardians, or as a humorous aside suggesting that someone placed a bounty on Rasputin himself but no one stepped forward to carry it out.
• At the Forgotten Shore, a somewhat hidden zone named Bunker RAS-2 can be found in the basement of a ruined structure atop a prominent hill. This zone is protected by three level 20 enemies: two Hallowed Knights and one Celebrant of Oryx. The room they guard contains several black, rectangular capsules seemingly jammed into the walls and stacks of Kapton-sealed crates. One capsule is emblazoned with the Cyrillic letters "ФБ", and an inactive access console stands to its right. The bunker's name, "RAS-2", implies a connection with Rasputin, while its purpose in the game remains unknown.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First Mentioned)