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[[Guardian]]s are the rare few able to wield the Light as a weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> Additionally, the Light was used by the Traveler to construct the [[Ghost]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref> [[Orb of Light|Orbs of Light]] may also be found, which give power to a Guardian's [[Super]], their ultimate use of the Light.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwK9qbLFlGQ '''YouTube''' - ''TTL Plays! Destiny Alpha: The Devil's Lair'']</ref> Light, as used by the Guardians, comes in three different varieties; these are the [[elemental damage]] modifiers, and are used in both a Guardian's chosen [[subclass]] and in certain [[weapon]]s. It is possible for Light to be corrupted, as the shard of the Traveler within the [[European Dead Zone]] is corrupting an area of the surrounding forest. In addition, the Light [[Dominus Ghaul]] wielded was corrupted due to him taking Light from the Traveler, which was an act of [[Darkness]]. | [[Guardian]]s are the rare few able to wield the Light as a weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> Additionally, the Light was used by the Traveler to construct the [[Ghost]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghosts|Ghosts]]''</ref> [[Orb of Light|Orbs of Light]] may also be found, which give power to a Guardian's [[Super]], their ultimate use of the Light.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwK9qbLFlGQ '''YouTube''' - ''TTL Plays! Destiny Alpha: The Devil's Lair'']</ref> Light, as used by the Guardians, comes in three different varieties; these are the [[elemental damage]] modifiers, and are used in both a Guardian's chosen [[subclass]] and in certain [[weapon]]s. It is possible for Light to be corrupted, as the shard of the Traveler within the [[European Dead Zone]] is corrupting an area of the surrounding forest. In addition, the Light [[Dominus Ghaul]] wielded was corrupted due to him taking Light from the Traveler, which was an act of [[Darkness]]. | ||
Like the Darkness, the Light appears to be intelligent in some sense. However, whereas the Darkness seems all too willing to communicate with its | Like the Darkness, the Light appears to be intelligent in some sense. However, whereas the Darkness seems all too willing to communicate with its wielders in their own languages, the Light appears to be more aloof and cryptic, communicating in symbolic visions and signs, if at all. Likewise, whereas the Darkness appears to be associated with memory (as exemplified by [[Deepsight]]), the Light appears to be associated with forgetting, as Lightbearers lose all memory of their past life upon being resurrected and gifted the Light. | ||
===Relation to the Physical Universe=== | |||
As hypothesized by Osiris, the Light seems to be connected to the physical universe, whereas the Darkness appears to be more strongly related to thought, emotion and consciousness more broadly. This dichotomy can be seen in the nature of the elemental manifestations of Light and Darkness: Arc, Solar and Void all grant control over physical forces (electricity, heat and gravity, respectively), whereas Strand allows one to manipulate the psychic "threads" connecting all conscious beings, and Stasis may be seen as embodying the abstract concepts of will and control. This emphasis on physicality versus consciousness may also explain why resurrection via the Light wipes away memories, as well as why the Darkness seems more acutely concerned by the pain and suffering of conscious beings than the Light: both memory and pain are within the realm of conscious experience, and therefore outside of the Light's domain of interest. | As hypothesized by Osiris, the Light seems to be connected to the physical universe, whereas the Darkness appears to be more strongly related to thought, emotion and consciousness more broadly. This dichotomy can be seen in the nature of the elemental manifestations of Light and Darkness: Arc, Solar and Void all grant control over physical forces (electricity, heat and gravity, respectively), whereas Strand allows one to manipulate the psychic "threads" connecting all conscious beings, and Stasis may be seen as embodying the abstract concepts of will and control. This emphasis on physicality versus consciousness may also explain why resurrection via the Light wipes away memories, as well as why the Darkness seems more acutely concerned by the pain and suffering of conscious beings than the Light: both memory and pain are within the realm of conscious experience, and therefore outside of the Light's domain of interest. | ||