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{{Quote|It would save us a lot of time if you would just kill me."<br>"For one who calls himself "Speaker" you have remarkably little to say.|The Speaker and Dominus Ghaul}}

On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Speaker was preparing to give a speech when the Last City was suddenly assaulted by the Cabal's [[Red Legion]].<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> The [[Tower]] was the focal point of the Legion's assault, and despite the efforts of [[Ikora Rey]] and [[The Guardian]],<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Homecoming]]''</ref> the Speaker was captured in his quarters and imprisoned aboard [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s command ship, ''[[The Immortal]]''.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Adieu]]''</ref> While the Red Legion worked to complete the [[Traveler Cage]] and learn how to extract its Light, Ghaul interrogated the Speaker on the nature of the Traveler's favor and how to gain the Light as the [[Guardian]]s did. The Speaker taunted Ghaul and told him to save them both the trouble and kill him, causing Ghaul to note the irony of the Speaker's title due to how little he had to say. He revealed that his men had reported that the Guardian had regained their connection to the Light and demanded to know how that was possible if the Speaker and his people had no power over the Traveler. The Speaker mocked the idea that the Light could be contained as it lived in all things and angrily claimed that the Traveler would protect itself from Ghaul's ambitions. When Ghaul then claimed he and the Traveler were not so different, the Speaker continued his mocking by declaring they were nothing alike and that Ghaul had begun small and would end small. Angered by the Speaker's defiance, Ghaul grabbed him by the throat and stated that if the Traveler had truly chosen Humanity through free will, then nothing would stop him from taking the Light by force. Refusing to be intimidated, the Speaker informed the leader of the Red Legion that only those chosen could wield the Light. Calming once more, Ghaul revealed that he knew this, and that was why he had spared the Speaker in order to learn how to get it to choose him.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Combustion]]''</ref>

As his captivity continued over several weeks, the Speaker continued to have conversations with Ghaul about the nature of the Light and the Traveler. One day Ghaul questioned what qualities drew the Traveler to Guardians. The Speaker explained that devotion, self-sacrifice, and death were the keys to being a Guardian. Ghaul was intrigued by the Speaker listing death and asked for an explanation. He told Ghaul that devotion inspired bravery, which led to sacrifice and death, and thus sarcastically suggested that Ghaul should try killing himself to claim the Light. Ignoring the Speaker's mocking, Ghaul told him of his history as an outcast raised by [[The Consul]] to be an instrument of revenge and how he had risen past his deformities to gain not only glory but control of the Cabal Empire, a goal he had devoted himself to and sacrificed for. Ghaul declared he would not take the Light by force as to do so would be to admit defeat, and he would not be defeated. He asked if the Speaker understood now why he believed he should be chosen, the Speaker claimed to understand, now knowing more about the monster who stood before him. The Consul then entered the room, and the Speaker overheard them exchange words about Ghaul's reluctance to forcibly claim the Light. As Ghaul left, the Speaker and the Consul were left staring at each other, with distates evident on the Consul's face.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Fury]]''</ref>

 

When the Vanguard launched a counterattack to reclaim the Last City and free the Traveler, the Speaker witnesses Ghaul and the Consul argue over their losses, including the sabotage of ''[[The Almighty]]''. With the cage complete, the Consul encouraged Ghaul to take the Light by force, but Ghaul ignored him and turned to the Speaker, questioning what more the Traveler wanted of him. The Speaker lies to him that although he claims to speak for the Traveler, he never said that the Traveler actually spoke to him.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Constellations#Singing|Constellations: Singing]]</ref> This lie confuses and angers Ghaul, who turns away from the Speaker, giving the Consul the opportunity to kill the Speaker for his influence over Ghaul. The Speaker's body fell limp to the ground and his mask was crushed beneath the Consul's feet, but Ghaul executed the Consul for his insolence before ultimately being destroyed by the Traveler itself for attempting to steal the Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chosen]]''</ref>