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'''Saint-14''' is an [[Exo]] and one of the most famous [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s in the history of [[The Last City]]. Partnered with the [[Ghost]] [[Geppetto]], he served as the first Titan [[Vanguard]] and was the right hand of the [[Speaker]]. After the exile of [[Osiris]] and Saint-14's crusades against the [[Fallen]], Saint-14 disappeared on a mission to [[Mercury]] to prevent Osiris from disturbing the [[Vex]]. He was later stripped of his [[Light]] by the Vex and perished in the [[Infinite Forest]] shortly after documenting his final notes to [[Osiris]], the [[Speaker]], and to [[The Guardian]]. However, he was spared this fate with the time-traveling intervention of the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] that served as his inspiration, and has since returned to the City to oversee the [[Trials of Osiris]] at his old friend's request, to prepare the City for the coming [[Darkness]].

Saint was revived by the [[Ghost]] [[Geppetto]] in the [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]]. Geppetto was accompanied in this task by the [[Speaker]], who told Saint that he would become an example for others to follow. The three then traveled to [[The Last City]], where Saint became a [[Guardian]] under the guidance of the Speaker.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Pigeon_and_the_Phoenix#15:_Shepherd|15: Shepherd]]</ref> Saint befriended a [[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] who was searching for a partner still, and the Ghost hoped that his [[The Guardian|Guardian]] would be like the Titan.<ref name="NEtD">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Legends Lost]]: [[Not Even the Darkness]]</ref>

During the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], Saint-14 was assigned to the western front of the battlefield. When a detachment of nine Guardians from the [[Firebreak Order]] overstretched their lines and became trapped by the Fallen, Saint was sent to rescue them. He found eight of them downed, but spotted their Ghosts hiding on a nearby ridge out of sight of the Fallen. He joined [[Elriq]], the one Titan who remained standing, in a crater for cover, and informed her that they needed to clear a path for the Ghosts. Above them he saw one of Osiris' reflections cut through the air and burn down several Fallen with Solar energy, scattering their ranks. Saint asked Elriq if she was ready, but the Titan was scared as the Fallen reorganized and reformed their lines. He told her that they needed her but she was scared to die. Reassuring her that they would not perish, the eight Ghosts then joined them, and Saint convinced Elriq that this would be a new chance at the battle and they charged their foes to provide cover to resurrect their fallen comrades.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Pigeon_and_the_Phoenix#8:_Observer_Effect|8: Observer Effect]]</ref>

Their mission succeeded, and Saint continued to fight alongside Elriq for the rest of the battle. They never fell to their foes once, and when the Fallen's signal jamming was brought down he reported in to the rest of the front commanders that the western flank had held. Osiris, Lord [[Shaxx]], and Lord [[Saladin Forge]] reported the same from their fronts, and they all laughed at Shaxx's mocking of the Fallen. Osiris reported no further casualties, which Saint credited to his work and Elriq for aiding him in resurrecting the other members of the Firebreak Order. He praised her contributions, but she told him that it had been an honor to fight by his side. Saladin was impressed and questioned how many times he died in his charge, but Shaxx refused to believe Saint's claim that he never fell during the battle. Saint wondered if this was because Shaxx himself had died, and noted that he heard a rumor that one of Shaxx's horns had been broken by the Fallen during the battle. As Shaxx protested, Elriq vouched for Saint's claim, and Shaxx admitted that he wished they had more Titans like him. Saint once more credited Elriq for her covering fire, and then turned his attention to Osiris, who had died many times in the battle and despaired over how many close calls the Last City's defenders faced. He reminded his friend that it was due to him they held at all, but Osiris focused only on the casualties of the battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Pigeon_and_the_Phoenix#10:_War_Stories|10: War Stories]]</ref> Saint later claimed that he was inspired to fight and keep the City safe thanks to the vision his [[The Guardian|savior Guardian]] had given him, whom he knew would one day arrive and make the City safe for humanity.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Helm of Saint-14]]''</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], Saint-14 hunted down [[Solkis, Kell of Devils|Solkis]], [[Kell]] of the [[House of Devils]], whom was one of the instigators of the Fallen's attempted assault on the Last City. The two fought a fierce battle, with Saint-14 expending most of his [[Light]] during their fight. He managed to defeat the Kell by gathering his remaining Light into a headbutt, using the horn of his [[Helm of Saint-14|helm]] to pierce Solkis' head. He had his Ghost confirm the Kell was dead, wary of the powerful Kell's strength. Relieved that he had ended the threat of the House of Devils for the moment, he contacted the Speaker and informed him of his victory. The Speaker praised his adopted son and declared him the greatest Guardian of the City and that all would know of his deeds. Saint-14 informed him that he would need time to recover before returning, and after noticing concern in the Speaker's tone inquired what was wrong. The Speaker informed the Exo that Osiris was on [[Mercury]] in the [[Fields of Glass|Caloris Basin]], alarming Saint-14, who believed that such actions would provoke the Vex and threaten their newly hard-won peace. Vowing to stop his former comrade, Saint-14 ordered his Ghost to prepare his Vex arsenal and prepare for travel to Mercury.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legend: Saint-14]]''</ref>

Sometime following the death of the [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind|Infinite Mind]] and the discovery of Saint-14's remains, [[Osiris]] began pooling resources from the [[Infinite Forest]]. With the [[Drifter]]'s consultation on its engineering, Osiris created a prototype of a time-traveling device, [[The Sundial]], with the intent of saving the fallen Titan from his final fate. Using a dozen of his Echoes, Osiris scoured throughout the history of Mercury for the moment where Saint fell to the Martyr Mind, but was unsuccessful in his attempts at locating the right time span before giving up and shutting down the Sundial in disappointment. <ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/48436</ref>

When three [[Psion Flayer]] sisters from the [[Red Legion]] hijacked the Sundial and began fragmenting Mercury into multiple alternate timelines, [[the Guardian]] took up the seemingly impossible task of rescuing Saint-14 from his fate much to Osiris' bitter skepticism. Using a unique frequency keyed to the Perfect Paradox that they recovered from Saint's personal effects (after it had in fact been created by the Guardian at [[the Infinite Forge]] on Mercury), the Guardian and their [[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] traversed time to an early moment in Mercury's past, during Saint's first off-world mission. Upon aiding the Exo in a fight against [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Rain]], the Guardian gifted Saint with the Perfect Paradox, and their Ghost shared a vision of the present-day [[Last City]]; this act would inspire Saint to become the hero he is remembered as in the present.<ref name="CorridorsOfTimePt1"/>

Days later, Osiris discovered a distress signal from Saint's Ghost in the Vex network, and dispatched the Guardian to [[Nessus]] to open a gateway into the network and find it. The Guardian located the dead Ghost held by a broken Goblin atop a pile of dead Vex, and heard Saint's last moments before he is killed. With the Ghost as a guide, the Guardian again used the Sundial, this time managing to arrive at the proper moment in time. They come across Saint amidst the wreckage of several Vex, his Light already drained by the Mind created to stop him: [[Agioktis, Martyr Mind]]. Before the Guardian arrived, he had been about to send his Ghost away, but with the Guardian there, he believed, the Vex were doomed. Agioktis trapped Saint as it battled the Guardian, backed up by [[Descendants|Descendant]] Vex and shielded by several [[Minotaur]]s. After a pitched battle, the Martyr Mind trapped the Guardian, and thus released Saint from his own trap; with his Light restored, Saint used his [[Sentinel Shield]] to smash Agioktis with the very Light it had been intending to drain. Saint then told the Guardian to return to their own time and open a gate from the Infinite Forest for him; even though that means he would remain in the Forest for years until that happened, the Vex had expended all of their effort in creating the Martyr Mind, and now had nothing to stop him. Returning to their present, the Guardian opened the pathway to the Forest. A moment later, Saint emerged, smashing through Descendant Vex, ending with a Minotaur that he headbutted to death in the same fashion as he had killed Solkis at Twilight Gap.

Sometime after his reemergence, Saint-14 returns to the Last City to see how much has changed since last he left while also hearing of the Red War. At first, Saint-14 is overwhelmed by the changes, particularly the deaths of the Speaker and Cayde, but is happy to be home, and is inspired by how the people have carried on. Setting up his ship and supplies in the hangar bay of the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|Tower]], Saint-14 wonders how best the City would use him and thinks of a solution, based on notes provided for him by Osiris. He resolves to create a beacon that would light the way home for those who are lost, and connect to the obelisk network created by Osiris to link to the Sundial. He also commissions a monument to the colonists of the Golden Age who had been lost on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] and Nessus.

Much later, Saint-14 guides the Guardians to the Twilight Gap to gather components needed to construct a new weapon, [[Devil's Ruin]]. As the Guardians searched the Gap for the components, Saint-14 recount grim stories of the battle but they get contacted by Osiris who asks for an explanation. Saint-14 intervenes and soon gets into a brief banter with his old friend.  

Further on, Lord Shaxx enters the comms, demanding an explanation on why the Guardian are traversing the Twilight Gap, as no [[Crucible]] matches were scheduled for the area. Saint-14 regains contact with another of his old friends. Lord Shaxx is surprised to hear that Saint is alive and the two quickly enter a friendly banter. As the Guardians collect the last of the components, Saint-14 asks Shaxx on the whereabouts of mutual friends and of weapons that Shaxx had developed, apparently weapons that Saint can't earn. Though Shaxx is confused by these questions, Saint doesn't reveal why. Though Saint express his amazement at what Shaxx has done for the City, Shaxx retorts that what he has done pales in comparison to what the Guardian has accomplished. Saint recounts how he foretold the Guardian's arrival to which the Crucible Handler scoffs that the Guardian is not a divine savior. At this, Saint asks Shaxx is he wants to bet, to the old [[Warlord]]'s amusement but is recalled that he owes him a good deal of [[Glimmer]]. Though Shaxx admits that he doesn't make as much being Crucible Handler, Saint-14 thinks of a way to pay him back: carrying children and singing to them. At first, Shaxx quickly refuses but being unable to pay him the Glimmer, he makes a lackluster attempt at singing a song made by [[Eris Morn|Eris]], to which Saint finds the attempt awful.

Regardless of the old heroes' bantering, the Guardians were successful in gathering all the components and assemble the weapon.

Following the disappearance of [[Mercury]], [[Mars]], [[Io]], and [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], Saint-14 stood with a child riding upon his shoulders alongside Osiris in a crowd in the Last City as they listened to Zavala's speech about the planetary disappearances and presumed deaths of Deputy-Commander [[Sloane]] and [[Asher Mir]]. The Vanguard Commander encouraged the citizens of the Last City to maintain faith in the recently reformed [[Traveler]] and the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Mission]]: [[Darkness's Doorstep]]''</ref> Not long after this speech Saint met with the Young Wolf and sat with him in the Tower's hangar amongst the pigeons, watching the City below them as people lived their lives. Saint encouraged his friend to take moments like this often and clear their mind. He related that Osiris believed the mind was a muscle that must be worked, but Saint had taught him that carrying too heavy a burden tired it if bared it for too long. Expressing his belief in the Traveler and that it had saved them from the advancing Darkness, Saint worried that Ikora did not see it that way, lost in mourning those who had disappeared along with the planets. Saint mourned too, but declared that this was a time of change and choice, and that they must take care to set a strong example through patience and justice, not vengeance.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/saint-14-change-and-choices Change and Choices]''</ref>

As the Endless Night ground onwards, a conspiracy unfolded within the Consensus. Lakshmi-2 and Executor Hideo, of Future War Cult and New Monarchy respectively, spoke with Dead Orbit's leader Arach Jalaal about forming a united front in the face of perceived Vanguard weakness. They needed to secure support within City authorities, ruling out figures such as Saladin Forge for his attachments to Zavala. Thanks to his known issues with the Fallen, and his popularity amongst the people, they targeted Saint-14 as a recruit to the plot to overthrow the current Vanguard leadership.

Later on, Lakshmi-2 and Executor Hideo sought out Saint-14 to initiate his recruitment. They found him wandering a deserted street of the City, spending time contemplating with his beloved pigeons. Their offer of becoming a figurehead for a new regime was initially rejected by Saint, as he considered it a foolish maneuver. Firstly, he appeared to believe in the leadership of the City, and secondly, he remarked he was no politician. He decided against providing a definitive answer at that time, and mentioned he wished to speak with Osiris. He parted company with the Consensus conspirators and went his own way, with the conspirators worried that he may tell Ikora or Zavala, to their ruin.

At a point, a sabotage attack is made upon the Eliksni Quarter, by a group of Last City civilians unhappy with the presence of the Eliksni. To attempt to bring Saint-14 closer to the Eliksni, Ikora tasks Saint-14 with investigating this sabotage. However, he fails to find any witnesses that will speak to him, and mentions that it is all too much to expect people to live beside the monsters they have fought for centuries. In riposte to this, Mithrax relays how the Eliksni feel about Saint-14, colouring him one of the greatest dangers for their race. An unrelentingly violent, undying nightmare, a figure the Eliksni are all educated about from a young age. This causes Saint-14 to begin thinking twice about his words and actions, understanding the perspective of the Eliskni. He begins working alongside Mithrax, aiding in the effort to end the Endless Night.

Eventually, Lakshmi-2's madness and paranoia takes full hold, and she summons an army of Vex to attack the Eliksni Quarter. Ever the stout defender, Saint-14 is there to hold back the swarm and protect Eliskni lives, arm in arm with Mithrax. From this experience, a powerful friendship is born between the two former foes. At the memorial for the lost for the Vex attack, Saint-14 and Mithrax exchange words regarding this newfound alliance between races, with Mithrax providing encouragement towards Saint-14 to find his fugitive partner, now under suspicion of enabling Lakshmi-2's plot.

Saint-14 was a kind, courageous and honorable Guardian who never hesitated to aid those who needed help. His skill, kindness and compassion made him beloved by those of his fellow Guardians and those who dwelled in the City. Prior to this, he wished that he could die due to him unable to help the survivors at Mercury during the Dark Age. Saint-14 was also known for being rather eccentric as he stated to have a dream of a Guardian who would rise and slay countless threats to the Solar System, showed a fondness for pigeons and collects "accolades", pieces of lavender-colored ribbons from those whom he personally saved. When Saint-14 never initially returned from his mission looking for Osiris, many within the Last City mourned him; only to venerate him upon his return which deeply humbled the former.

Upon reemerging, Saint-14's personality remains largely the same before his fate was changed and is happy to return home, reunite with old friends and see how much has changed. Though overwhelmed at first, he quickly adapted to the situation and wished to be of use to the City. He was saddened upon learning of the Red War, those who were lost in the war and the death of his father figure, The Speaker.  Saint-14 remained steadfast in protecting the innocent.

Saint-14 had theorized that the [[Darkness]] was an army of aliens that had been rejected by the [[Traveler]], which he would in-fact allude to the [[Fallen]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/19)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#The_Darkness|Darkness]]''</ref> Saint-14 has shown a strong disgust towards the Fallen, having witnessed their brutality and was driven sick upon witnessing [[Dreg]]s devour children. He has also shown a strong dislike of the Vex, who in his words "murdered" Mercury. Given his aversion with the Fallen, Saint-14 refused to speak with [[Mithrax]] and those of the House of Light, though he would eventually say that he would have to find the time to do so. His dislike with the Fallen would come to a head after Ikora granted Mithrax and the House of Light sanctuary within the Last City in an effort to gain their aid in combating the Endless Night. At first outraged with the Fallen being welcomed into the Last City and often verbally sparing with Mithrax, his belief that the Eliksni of the House of Light being no different to the Fallen he battled in the past would change after seeing the House's non-combatants live in terror of him, including their children. From Mithrax, Saint-14 learn that his deeds against the Fallen, that made him a legend in the Last City, also made him a monster that the Eliksni tell their children and now to live in peace, they must live with that nightmare everyday. Mithrax's tale changes his attitude towards the Eliksni, coming to an understanding with the Light Kell. Eventually, after fighting the Endless Night together, Saint-14 would accept Mithrax as a friend and ally, along with the House of Light, protecting them from Lakshmi-2's plot to expel them using the Vex.