Ada-1: Difference between revisions

|othernames=Adelaide Meyrin

|homeworld=[[Earth]]

|birth=[[Golden Age]]

|species=[[Exo]]<br>[[Human]] {{c|formerly}}

|gender=Female

|eyes=Blue

|affiliation=[[Black Armory]]

|rank=Curator of the Black Armory

|notable=[[Golden Age]] Survivor

Ada-1 was originally Adelaide Meyrin and a member of the Black Armory's cofounders. Her family and three others started the armory to prepare for extraterrestrial invasion by making powerful weapons.

{{Expand-section|[[Lore:The Black Armory Papers]]}}

Adelaide's mother, Henriette Meyrin, was wary of the Traveler lulling everyone into a false sense of security. She soon detected what she assumed could be proof of something coming. During the [[Collapse]], Adelaide was fatally injured by a minion of the [[Darkness]] when the armory was attacked, forcing her mother to save her life by implanting her consciousness into an experimental [[Exo]] frame, becoming Ada-1.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/final-entry#book-the-black-armory-papers Final Entry]''</ref>

{{Expand-section|[[Lore:The Black Armory Papers]]}}

Proto-[[Warlord]]s killed her mother and the co-leaders of the Black Armory, and she survived through the ages.

Ada eventually reached [[The Last City]] and set up a hidden Black Armory refuge within the walls of the growing city under the Traveler. She offered her wares to those who needed to defend themselves, but refused to work with the [[Vanguard]] and its [[Guardian]]s due to her past with rogue Lightbearers. However, the [[Red War]] disrupted the operations of the Black Armory, and the [[Volundr Forge]] fell into the hands of the [[Red Legion]] in the [[European Dead Zone]]. Without the forge, Ada could no longer produce weapons for the Black Armory's customers and allies.<ref name="BAQ">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Black Armory (quest)]]''</ref>

As Ada pondered what to do, she was surprised when the Guardian known as [[The Guardian|the Young Wolf]] entered the Black Armory. As they approached a display containing a model of [[Izanagi's Burden]], Ada approached them and stated that weapon was special, as it had borne witness to and helped avenge the death of the Black Armory's founder at the hands of Lightbearers. She angrily declared that they were not welcome in the Black Armory's halls, but the Guardian presented a token given to them by [[The Spider]], one of Ada's allies who had grown tired of the Black Armory being shut down. Reluctantly, Ada allowed the Young Wolf continued access to the armory and to enlist their help in reclaiming the Volundr Forge.<ref name="BAQ"/>

When the [[Festival of the Lost]] was held later that year, Ada participated in it and decorated the Black Armory in Festival decorations. When the Young Wolf visited her, Ada explained the Festival was new to her but that the Black Armory had a rich tradition of celebrating history and memory. She thanked them for welcoming her into the Tower's community and letting her join the City's festivities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'', [[Festival_of_the_Lost#Year_3|Festival of the Lost]]</ref>

In the wake of the [[Kell's Scourge]]'s rise to power, their theft of Black Armory weaponry, Ada ultimately put aside her ill-feelings towards the Guardians for the greater good, knowing full well what kind of damage the terrorist Fallen could bring with her order's wares. In addition, she grows grateful of the Guardians efforts to restore the Black Armory's old forges. In time, and in great effort on the Guardian's part, Ada's attitude towards the Guardians begins to soften, especially as they aid her in recovering the lost papers and secrets of the Black Armory's founders. She stated that she was honored to have the Guardian bear the weapon [[Izanagi's Burden]] and putting an end to [[Siviks, Lost to None]]. She became especially grateful towards the Guardian for recovering the [[Obsidian Drive]], a lost piece of herself which enabled her weapon-upgrading abilities.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-the-obsidian-accelerator Obsidian Accelerator]''</ref> In the future, Ada-1 became one of the few individuals in the Tower who was indifferent to the Guardians wielding the power of Stasis. Having seen Light used for good and evil by the Warlords and Guardians, she thus viewed Stasis as another tool in one's arsenal, no different from the Light.

*If one lingers around Ada-1 long enough, she can be heard singing ''"Le Temps Des Cerises."''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8I9HSjKsWw], a French song composed by Jean-Baptiste Clément in 1866. She learned the piece from her mother<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entries-150-151 Entry 150-151]''</ref>.

*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]]'' {{1st}}