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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Caring for Eris=== | |||
When Asher's friend [[Eris Morn]] emerged wounded and changed from the [[Hellmouth]] on [[Moon|Luna]] following a failed mission to assassinate the [[Hive]] Prince [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], he took care of her and helped in her recovery. Thanks to Asher's aid and compassion Eris was able to regain some hope and find some sense of her old self.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Regarding_Stasis#To_Asher_Mir|Regarding Stasis - To Asher Mir]]</ref> | |||
===Encounter with the Genesis Mind=== | ===Encounter with the Genesis Mind=== | ||
{{Quote|Be safe, Gensym Scribe. A storm is coming. And I will not be at your side when it finds its way to our shores.|[[Eris Morn]]<ref name="GFEM/>}} | {{Quote|Be safe, Gensym Scribe. A storm is coming. And I will not be at your side when it finds its way to our shores.|[[Eris Morn]]<ref name="GFEM/>}} | ||
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With the Red War won, Asher and Ikora turned to confronting the other threats that remained on Io. They monitored the Guardian's investigation of reports that the Taken were capturing Vex, and Asher dismissed Ikora's theory that they were attempting to take them, arguing that without a King like [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] to guide them the Taken had no power to do that.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]: [[Premeditation]]''</ref> He quickly changed his mind after the Guardian fought [[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria]], which escaped into a Cabal warbase. Asher informed the others that he could feel something happening to the Vex through his arm, describing it as a presence that wished to rip his essence out of his body, and implored them to stop the Taken quickly. When the Guardian discovered the Vex in Taken prisons, Asher joked that perhaps the Taken had invented law and order, but quickly became serious when the cells converted the Vex into Taken. Asher believed this to be suicidal, as the Vex infected whatever they came in contact with and that their self-replication protocols would consume the Taken. He wondered if the Taken simply did not realize the dangers of Taking the Vex, but Ikora believed they were building an army.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]: [[Calculated Action]]''</ref> | With the Red War won, Asher and Ikora turned to confronting the other threats that remained on Io. They monitored the Guardian's investigation of reports that the Taken were capturing Vex, and Asher dismissed Ikora's theory that they were attempting to take them, arguing that without a King like [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] to guide them the Taken had no power to do that.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]: [[Premeditation]]''</ref> He quickly changed his mind after the Guardian fought [[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria]], which escaped into a Cabal warbase. Asher informed the others that he could feel something happening to the Vex through his arm, describing it as a presence that wished to rip his essence out of his body, and implored them to stop the Taken quickly. When the Guardian discovered the Vex in Taken prisons, Asher joked that perhaps the Taken had invented law and order, but quickly became serious when the cells converted the Vex into Taken. Asher believed this to be suicidal, as the Vex infected whatever they came in contact with and that their self-replication protocols would consume the Taken. He wondered if the Taken simply did not realize the dangers of Taking the Vex, but Ikora believed they were building an army.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]: [[Calculated Action]]''</ref> | ||
Meeting with the Guardian, Asher explained to them that he believed the Taken were going to use the Pyramidion to Take the entire Vex Collective at once using the warp gates within. He noted that he had lost his arm within the Pyramidion, and feared what they would lose if they followed the Taken inside. <ref name="Dynasty">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]''</ref> The Guardian departed for the Pyramidion, which the Taken had already begun infiltrating, and Ikora worried about the devastation that the Taken would unleash should Ir Arok Take the entire collective. Asher responded that losing the Guardian | Meeting with the Guardian, Asher explained to them that he believed the Taken were going to use the Pyramidion to Take the entire Vex Collective at once using the warp gates within. He noted that he had lost his arm within the Pyramidion, and feared what they would lose if they followed the Taken inside. <ref name="Dynasty">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]''</ref> The Guardian departed for the Pyramidion, which the Taken had already begun infiltrating, and Ikora worried about the devastation that the Taken would unleash should Ir Arok Take the entire collective. Asher responded that losing the Guardian to the Pyramidion would also be a blow to the Last City and implored his assistant not to venture further into the Pyramidion than required before also asking them not to die. Soon, Asher and Ikora were contacted by the Guardian and learned that Ir Arok was slain, but that some Taken had entered the Pyramidion through a warp gate before it was destroyed. Ikora thanked the Guardian, but Asher stated that he had something that he wished to tell them only in person.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dynasty]]: [[The Long Play]]''</ref> When the Guardian arrived at his camp, Asher admitted that when they first met, he assumed the Guardian was useless and that they doubtlessly understood why. However, he admitted to being wrong, and noted that they had survived entering the Pyramidion, although not to the lake where he and his fireteam ventured. Disconcerted, Asher noted the Vex never failed to leave a mark, a fact he was sure the Taken would learn in time, and informed the Guardian that they warranted his further observation.<ref name="Dynasty"/> | ||
====Vengeance on the Genesis Mind==== | ====Vengeance on the Genesis Mind==== | ||
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When the Young Wolf left Io for the last time, Asher realized that he never truly expressed his high opinion of some of their work. He contemplated leaving a letter, but believed it would have been relegated to a backlog of tasks he would never be able to complete. Asher entered the Pyramidion, destroying any Vex security in his way. As he continued through the corridors of the Pyramidion, he found that it seemingly began to welcome him, with security laser grids bending to avoid touching him and gravitational anomalies leaving him unaffected by shifting ground under his feet, while the Vex simply observed. Asher found himself next to a pit under the radiolarian lake hidden in unusual geometry. He reached up with both his arms, and pulled the lake down to himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Asher:_Conclusion|Duress and Egress: Asher: Conclusion]]''</ref> | When the Young Wolf left Io for the last time, Asher realized that he never truly expressed his high opinion of some of their work. He contemplated leaving a letter, but believed it would have been relegated to a backlog of tasks he would never be able to complete. Asher entered the Pyramidion, destroying any Vex security in his way. As he continued through the corridors of the Pyramidion, he found that it seemingly began to welcome him, with security laser grids bending to avoid touching him and gravitational anomalies leaving him unaffected by shifting ground under his feet, while the Vex simply observed. Asher found himself next to a pit under the radiolarian lake hidden in unusual geometry. He reached up with both his arms, and pulled the lake down to himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Asher:_Conclusion|Duress and Egress: Asher: Conclusion]]''</ref> | ||
The instant after Asher brought the lake down upon himself, he encountered a Vex terminal. Ordering it to register him into the Vex Collective and halt his transformation, Asher then escaped into the [[Vex Network|Nexus]] just as Io vanished. He would not be seen again for years, the Vanguard declaring him MIA with Sloane in the meantime. | |||
===Digitization=== | |||
{{Quote|I will do the same thing I always do: find answers. Then I will deliver them to you and you can use them to form some sort of plan.|Zavala's hallucination of Asher}} | |||
Following the reformation of the Traveler, Zavala began to daydream of those lost on the disappeared planets, Asher included, while preparing a speech to the people of the City. He imagined Asher contacting him over comms requesting approval to develop a machine to disable the Pyramids, which he granted. After hanging up, the hallucinated Asher momentarily reconnected to give his thanks.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Phobos_Warden_Armor#Lore_3|Phobos Warden Vest/Plate/Robes]]''</ref> | |||
Unbeknownst to the Vanguard, Asher continued to explore the Vex network as a digital entity for unknown reasons. He would only ever reveal his presence to the material world in the event that the Nexus itself bled into reality by either sending a Harpy or creating projections of his original body, and [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]] implies from his transmissions through radiolaria that his ventures are extremely painful to his consciousness. | |||
Half a year later during the [[Endless Night]], Asher began to appear in Vex predictions regarding [[Lakshmi-2]], seemingly accompanying an invasion of the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Lore]]: [[Stochastic_Variable#Lore|Stochastic Variable]]''</ref> On the [[Override: Last City|Last City version of the Override]] activity, the aforementioned Harpy overlooks the events near an array of computers; while it does not interact with a Guardian, it emits beeps that can be translated via Morse code to read "ASSISTANT", the term that Asher had given to the Guardian frequently on his missions. | |||
At an unknown point in time, Asher discovered an access point to the portion of the Nexus connected to [[Neomuna]]. He would later use this to monitor the Guardian as they led [[Partition|excursions]] into the network to stop the [[Shadow Legion]] from damaging its integrity, with [[Quinn Laghari]] finding cryptic messages whose signatures matched his name. | |||
===Sacrifice=== | |||
{{Quote|It is as I said all along. No one can stop [[Final Shape|it]].<br>There is no sense in even trying.|Asher's final words before completely fading from existence}} | |||
A week after [[The Witness]] communed with [[The Veil]] and vanished into the resulting portal made on the Traveler, Asher would use the Nexus to contact Mithrax and the Guardian from the [[European Dead Zone]], using a Harpy like he had previously done during Lakshmi's coup. Following his guidance, the two discovered a rebuilt Brakion pursuing him for tampering with the Nexus's data. After Brakion was stopped, Asher rewarded them with [[Vexcalibur|a specialized glaive]] designed to break the Vex's security protocol and weaponize the barrier technology that Brakion had previously employed to fight him and the Vanguard. Repeated excursions would later reveal that to manually perform the simulations and downloads required to obtain the data he needed, Asher was forced to resume his integration into the Vex network. This ultimately culminated in a full simulation of the Veil, much to Mithrax's shock, but at the cost of Asher's transformation becoming completely unstoppable. | |||
==Personality and | Following the full extraction of the Vex's data on the Witness and the Veil, Asher pushed further into the center of the Vex Network, discovering billions of simulations that all end in the [[Final Shape]] being invoked. This ultimately cost him his life, ceasing to exist as an individual and disappearing from the Nexus entirely. His final thoughts were spent cursing the outside world, lamenting that he had been right all along about the nature of the universe's end. | ||
==Personality and traits== | |||
{{Quote|Asher can't figure out where you are. If he drops out, it's because he's thrown a tantrum and broken his microphone."<br>"I heard that, you wretch!<br> "Mmm. He feels safe saying such things because he is on Io and I am not.|Ikora and Asher.}} | {{Quote|Asher can't figure out where you are. If he drops out, it's because he's thrown a tantrum and broken his microphone."<br>"I heard that, you wretch!<br> "Mmm. He feels safe saying such things because he is on Io and I am not.|Ikora and Asher.}} | ||
Asher Mir's personality is prickly, as [[Ikora Rey]] was noted to have been exasperated with him, while [[Eris Morn]] regards him as a kindred spirit and a friend.<ref name="GFEM"/> They related to each other on being changed by alien enemies. He tried to help her with her research on [[Nokris]], but unfortunately found nothing. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Gensym_Knight_Armor#Lore|Gensym Knight Armor lore]]''</ref> He is a very whimsical, narcissistic and eccentric individual, not particularly caring for the safety of the subjects that he sends out for research duties. He strongly values evidence and careful planning and has little regard for people who act impulsively or relying on faith. He has particular disdain for [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s, thanks to their "punch first, study later" habits. Though Asher prefers to remain in solitude with his research, he does allow some people to "assist" him and when he is forced to interact with people, he prefers the company of fellow Warlocks. Ghost even wonders how his original fireteam was able to work well with him, given his behavior. However, it is worth noting that since his own mission into the Pyramidion, Asher has not spoken to his old Fireteam. | Asher Mir's personality is prickly, as [[Ikora Rey]] was noted to have been exasperated with him, while [[Eris Morn]] regards him as a kindred spirit and a friend.<ref name="GFEM"/> They related to each other on being changed by alien enemies. He tried to help her with her research on [[Nokris]], but unfortunately found nothing. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Gensym_Knight_Armor#Lore|Gensym Knight Armor lore]]''</ref> He is a very whimsical, narcissistic and eccentric individual, not particularly caring for the safety of the subjects that he sends out for research duties. He strongly values evidence and careful planning and has little regard for people who act impulsively or relying on faith. He has particular disdain for [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s, thanks to their "punch first, study later" habits. Though Asher prefers to remain in solitude with his research, he does allow some people to "assist" him and when he is forced to interact with people, he prefers the company of fellow Warlocks. Ghost even wonders how his original fireteam was able to work well with him, given his behavior. However, it is worth noting that since his own mission into the Pyramidion, Asher has not spoken to his old Fireteam. | ||
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Asher has an overall bad habit of explaining situations and certain topics using advanced scientific definitions, leaving many confused and forcing him to simplify his answers, annoying him considerably. Additionally, when faced with a conundrum he can't fathom or figure out, Asher tends to act childishly, throwing temper tantrums or refuses to acknowledge that he can't figure it out, as noted by Ikora. Despite this, Asher will, albeit grudgingly, admit when his analyses are incorrect. | Asher has an overall bad habit of explaining situations and certain topics using advanced scientific definitions, leaving many confused and forcing him to simplify his answers, annoying him considerably. Additionally, when faced with a conundrum he can't fathom or figure out, Asher tends to act childishly, throwing temper tantrums or refuses to acknowledge that he can't figure it out, as noted by Ikora. Despite this, Asher will, albeit grudgingly, admit when his analyses are incorrect. | ||
His surliness may be in part be driven by a deep-seated anxiety regarding his gradual assimilation by the Vex, and his frustration that all his efforts to halt it have failed.<ref name=GS/> Similarly, Asher possesses a great deal of guilt for what happened to his Ghost during his original mission in the Pyramidion. He attempted to cure | His surliness may be in part be driven by a deep-seated anxiety regarding his gradual assimilation by the Vex, and his frustration that all his efforts to halt it have failed.<ref name=GS/> Similarly, Asher possesses a great deal of guilt for what happened to his Ghost during his original mission in the Pyramidion. He attempted to cure its condition, but failed. He also considered ending his Ghost to spare it from the Vex modifications it received, though he couldn't bring himself to do it. Asher therefore considers himself a coward for that. | ||
With his presence returning in ''[[Season of Defiance]]'', Asher has revealed an affinity for Arthurian legends. Despite being in a dire situation, possibly permanently disembodied in the Vex Network, he still relishes in his ability to interfere with Vex operations, extracting as much fun as he can by likening his and the Guardians activities to legends of the old world. Further, despite the experience of being digitized into the Vex's world, Asher's main characteristics remained largely unchanged as he sent messages through a Harpy calling for the Guardian's "assistance" and Mithrax noted in similar messages to stop bothering him. He also kept his grudge against Brakion and took great satisfaction in seeing him destroyed by the Guardian within the Vex Network. However, his bitter, spiteful nature also remained underneath his bravado, worsened by his findings on the totality of the Final Shape. Despite his outward glee at watching the Guardian extract his resources, Asher's dying thoughts were of resignation and anger towards the universe for allowing his apocalyptic foresight to come to pass. | |||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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* "...Ever-spiraling complexity... Yes, their simulations are potentially limitless!" | * "...Ever-spiraling complexity... Yes, their simulations are potentially limitless!" | ||
* " I have not been reborn since the accident. In truth, I do not know what would happen. Is my Ghost even capable of such a thing anymore?" | * " I have not been reborn since the accident. In truth, I do not know what would happen. Is my Ghost even capable of such a thing anymore?" | ||
* "Cabal Again!? With their blasted rock shaking concentration shattering Machinery!" | |||
* "These calculations would astonish even the most hardened of Cryptarchs!" | * "These calculations would astonish even the most hardened of Cryptarchs!" | ||
* "Every iteration of the Collective nets me more data; I need more information!" | * "Every iteration of the Collective nets me more data; I need more information!" | ||
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* "Speak, assistant." | * "Speak, assistant." | ||
* "I know what I'm still doing out here. But you Sloane? What are you still doing on Titan? On some sort of secret mission are you?" | * "I know what I'm still doing out here. But you Sloane? What are you still doing on Titan? On some sort of secret mission are you?" | ||
* "So I outlived another one eh? Wouldn't have thought it." | * "So I outlived another one eh? Wouldn't have thought it." | ||
* "I uh... really should show my appreciation to Ikora more often. She has been very supportive since the incident. Moreover given my.. disposition." | * "I uh... really should show my appreciation to Ikora more often. She has been very supportive since the incident. Moreover given my.. disposition." | ||
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Asher serves as the vendor and one of the main questgivers for [[Io]]. He is situated in [[The Rupture]]. Turning in Io tokens, Phaseglass Needles and Phaseglass Spires increases player reputation with Asher Mir and rewards legendary faction gear, shaders and other rewards. | Asher serves as the vendor and one of the main questgivers for [[Io]]. He is situated in [[The Rupture]]. Turning in Io tokens, Phaseglass Needles and Phaseglass Spires increases player reputation with Asher Mir and rewards legendary faction gear, shaders and other rewards. | ||
===Faction | ===Faction armor=== | ||
*[[Gensym Knight Armor]] | *[[Gensym Knight Armor]] | ||
===Faction | ===Faction weapons=== | ||
*[[Valakadyn]] | *[[Valakadyn]] | ||
*[[The Rattler]] | *[[The Rattler]] | ||
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*[[Berenger's Memory]] | *[[Berenger's Memory]] | ||
===Always | ===Always for sale=== | ||
*[[Man O' War]] - upon completion of the Io World Quest. | *[[Man O' War]] - upon completion of the Io World Quest. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Eris Morn | *Eris Morn was the first to refer to Asher as "Gensym Scribe", hinting at his affiliation to the research collective. Several other characters, including Ikora and Zavala, also address him by this title. | ||
*Asher's Vex condition is similar to [[Kabr, the Legionless|Kabr's]] as both could feel the Vex's presence intruding on their bodies (or mind in Kabr's case). Asher knows that unless he can cure his condition, over time he will die. | *Asher's Vex condition is similar to [[Kabr, the Legionless|Kabr's]] as both could feel the Vex's presence intruding on their bodies (or mind in Kabr's case). Asher knows that unless he can cure his condition, over time he will die. | ||
*Judging from his quotes, Asher appears to be a supporter of the [[Dead Orbit]] Faction, as he finds the Solar System at times to be a lost cause. | *Judging from his quotes, Asher appears to be a supporter of the [[Dead Orbit]] Faction, as he finds the Solar System at times to be a lost cause. | ||
*Asher states that he has considered ending his Ghost, and he hasn't been resurrected since the incident so he doesn't know if his ghost can still revive him. He states he can't feel his arm. | *Asher states that he has considered ending his Ghost, and he hasn't been resurrected since the incident so he doesn't know if his ghost can still revive him. He states he can't feel his arm. | ||
*There | *There was a small chance that on completion of Flashpoint Io, Asher would drop an Exotic. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' | **''[[Forsaken]]'' | ||
***''[[ | ***''[[Season of the Forge]]'' | ||
***''[[ | ***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' | ||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' | ***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' | ***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' | ||
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of Defiance]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Awoken]] | [[Category:Awoken]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Guardians]] | ||
[[Category:Vendors]] | [[Category:Vendors]] | ||