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According to the [[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]] lorebook, '''Medusa''' is a purported [[Craftmind]], a [[Golden Age]] artificial intelligence designed for covert operations. She made contact with the Guardian under the guise of [[Eris Morn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Truth_to_Power#Will_you_smile?|Truth to Power - Will you smile?]]''</ref> Subsequent information suggests she may in fact be a manifestation of the [[Taken]] [[Vex]] [[Axis Mind]], [[Quria, Blade Transform]], although this is unconfirmed.

Both the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] and the Golden Age AI [[Failsafe]] have stated that they have no record of Medusa's existence, despite Rasputin having been involved with virtually all military operations in the Sol System during the Golden Age, and Failsafe being affiliated with the Exodus Project.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Forgeries|Stollen Intelligence - Forgeries]]''</ref>

The nature of Truth to Power itself makes it difficult to discern facts from fiction, the lorebook being told by an unreliable narrator. According to the information provided there, Medusa was created during the Golden Age as a covert intelligence-gathering agent, and was assigned to observe the [[Project Amrita]] colony mission. She survived the passage through the singularity that consumed the [[Yang Liwei]], and hid herself among the Awoken on the [[Distributary]]. She later followed [[Mara Sov]] as she left the Distributary and re-entered the Solar System, and eventually stationed herself as a covert observer within the Dreaming City.

As Truth to Power has most likely been written by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], Medusa might, however, never existed, serving only as a narrative device to hook [[the Guardian]] and make them wonder, thus generating [[Imbaru]] for the Witch Queen.