I like to imagine that Xivû went around like an easter bunny and dropped off the broken blade pieces while giggling

@Unsaelig

Жыл бұрын

This is such a cute image for such a brutal and twisted character. I utterly adore it.

@jag9872

Жыл бұрын

@@Unsaeligsomeone needs to animate this make her tip toe as she does it.

@shaylazaman1882

Жыл бұрын

​@@jag9872we don't even know what she looks like

@plaguedoctor5145

Жыл бұрын

​@@shaylazaman1882I think we got one long shot image that one time, idk for sure tho but I think we have an idea of what she looks like

@spudman1905

Жыл бұрын

​@shaylazaman1882 we did actually in a Witch queen Cutscene I believe

You know, props for Oryx for not beating around the bush like his sisters. Man came into Sol and nuke Mara Sov and told the guardians to square up

@DarkDisc1

Жыл бұрын

We did murder his son, so it's kind of reasonable that he came in and wanted to square up with us

@clayless8701

Жыл бұрын

I always love it when the heroes and villains are both trying their absolute hardest to win, but I gotta say it is mad interesting seeing us taking this fight seriously and Xivu just having a good time

@timar6868

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkDisc1 sword logic, there is no murder only survival of the fittest . he squared up and he went triangle and we rectangled him

"Victory is not in the unmaking of an enemy, but in the re-making of an enemy into your blade. -9th Understanding, 7th Revision of Sorrow

@vgernyc

Жыл бұрын

So I will make Xivu my waifu

@saladv6069

Жыл бұрын

Xivu gonna turn us into a gun?!?!

@miniverse2002

Жыл бұрын

Funny how close that is to "destroy your enemy by making him your friend". Sort of...

Important to note that the three broken blades represent each of the Hive Gods. The first we collected from the Throne World was Strife (Xivu), Nessus gave us Ambition (Oryx), and EDZ gave us Cunning (Savathûn).

I love the detail that the Vanguard lost us for a moment and panicked because we vanished off the radars.

@matthewgutierrez44

Жыл бұрын

I love it especially too when they made it for each character, like from Saint to drifter

@WebofHope

Жыл бұрын

Which at this point you'd think they'd be used to. We go off script so often it surprises me they even still make plans for us that isn't just "Point at problem, cross fingers"

@ivanreyes371

Жыл бұрын

Literally the titan submarine.

I mean if the trap is giving us a free gun then the trap can’t be that bad.

@luirvin1733

Жыл бұрын

“Free” is a strong word, that quest is a grind

@riskrunner4532

Жыл бұрын

Sorta like a white van offering free candy. Sure, you got some candy, but now you're locked in someone's basement.

@mauricegreen5321

Жыл бұрын

@@riskrunner4532 does the basement got wifi

@MrDaredevil96

Жыл бұрын

@@riskrunner4532Joke’s on them. I still got my candy!

@riskrunner4532

Жыл бұрын

@@mauricegreen5321 eh probably not but it's got nice rusty chains.

On one hand, Xivu Arath is the embodiment of War and has lead countless crusades across the Universe. On the other, big lady who likes punching things as much as I do who also gives me guns has me feeling things. The Witness is truly a fearsome villain.

I mean, in the ghost of the deep, Xivu explicitly said, "To win a war, you needn't raise a hand. Just let the ignorant fight in your name unknowingly, " (might be paraphrased a bit), which I like to think implies the events of Witch Queen and us. She basically knew we'd follow after and kill Savathun, so essentially, she's been using us to unknowingly fight in her name for a good bit.

@DaReaIJesus

Жыл бұрын

So then by resurrecting Savathun potentially next season, does that mean we’re going against her original plan? Or did she also account for that?

@therealeyezic

Жыл бұрын

@@DaReaIJesusthe Witness already knows about our plan to resurrect Savathûn, and has mentioned it to Xivu Arath already. She knows.

@Gaid152

Жыл бұрын

@@DaReaIJesus Xivu, I think, were she not in any way bound to the Witness, is still a God of War. She gains power just by there being an outrageously large conflict even without picking a side. In Season of the Seraph she pulled, by the analysis, a rather good Xanatos Gambit. If we used the Warmind's Array, we would cause enough fundamental destruction of our enemies that she would be able to bring forth her waiting armies. If we destroy the Array, the Pyramid Fleet has a much easier invasion. And that's with her picking a side. She still gains power just by sitting down and watching and poking at either side as she desires to stir the pot to greater chaos.

@Popexify

Жыл бұрын

Well said, and also Nezarec implies that as well, that our actions have caused suffering therefore we feed his purpose as well, with Xivu Arath makes more sense since we are soldiers in the middle of a war, we feed her worm with each confrontation.

@YuVen3487

Жыл бұрын

@@Gaid152 I think there's a bit more to it than just picking a side and waiting things out. I'm guessing that in order to draw strength from conflict, she needs some kind of catalyst or anchor within proximity of where she intends conflict to be. Something that we're unaware of right now for narrative's sake. That ability just seems far too OP without some conditions, otherwise she'd have lead the hive, not Oryx.

If to the Hive love is war and war is love, that can only mean this entire season has just been Xivu Arath aggressively flirting with us and I will accept no other interpretation.

@epicwisp7450

Жыл бұрын

So much innuendo in her dialougue And during the freeing of Asha from her ritual she seemed to be enjoying it a lot. She's just Tsundere af

@Hasediel

Жыл бұрын

I mean, wouldn't it have been the other way around? To her, a being that sees war and death as an expression of love, our continuous genocide of her people, and specifically, her forces might seem like aggressive flirting. Like that hive knight who murdered a thousand (?) thralls to propose to a witch. She's all indifferent towards us until our kill count started rising. Now she has the hots for us.

@epicwisp7450

Жыл бұрын

@@Hasediel sounds like whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a relationship with the hive God of War

@dudemunch87

Жыл бұрын

@@epicwisp7450 You son of a bitch, I'm in

@Shapeshifting_Nerd

Жыл бұрын

My friend keeps insisting that it's like a long drawn porno to her 😂

I honestly hope and pray her final words are "Thank you.'" Because even though we beat her, she got the fight of her life and we just proved her right. She won't be angry at her defeat. She'll be happy

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

She won't be if we let her know that, much like with the mantle of the taken king, we won't continue her legacy and will instead stop warring wars, completely defying the sword logic and denying the final shape.

@miniverse2002

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. She was more angry the throne was rejected rather than the fact we killed her brother.

the best way to get out of a trap is to intentionally spring it, on your own terms. that way you you know how to get out, or turn it upon the one who set it. Xivu failed the first lesson of destiny school: Never give a Guardian Loot.

Byf I just wanna say, you and myelin and evaze truly add so much context and understand to this game for many people. Bungie owes you guys big time for enhancing their story so well. Thanks for all you do

@twiz66

Жыл бұрын

I agree for Byf and Myelin. Not to exclude Evaze, but I just wish his vids weren't 90% clickbait theory. If he could reel in the clickbait, he'd be a lot more enjoyable.

@quavoking

Жыл бұрын

Evaze is more conspiracy theorist at this point. When he was still Evade, his content was much better. After he changed his name, he rebranded himself into the nonsense of now

@quavoking

Жыл бұрын

@twiz66 I wholeheartedly agree. Before he rebranded and still called himself Evade, he did actual lore videos. Now alot of his videos are conspiracy theory and pure speculation to get people's hopes up

@xXx_Regulus_xXx

Жыл бұрын

that's a little harsh on evaze. I like hearing people's theories as long as they're presented as such, even if they turn out to be wrong sometimes a theory is more interesting than canon

@quavoking

Жыл бұрын

@midgetspinner5354 Nothing I said was harsh in the slightest. Evaze built his larger following on being a LORE page with MINIMAL speculative videos as EVADE. After he rebranded to Evaze, he has promoted more SPECULATIVE and Conspiracy Theorist related content. The reason he rebranded away from lore videos because he felt that Byf and Myelin had pretty much solidified their pages as lore pages. Whereas he feel a need to do something different. The unfortunate thing is with his more speculative driven videos, his new following are usually massively confused about the lore, because most people still reference him as a lore page. Alot of Evaze's content comes from leaks. I know that because I like to look up leaks for the hell of it, while also still keeping up with ACTUAL lore.

I gotta say, this was a really fun mission. It brought me back to the days of the Whisper and Zero Hour missions. And the lore bits you find in the boss room are the cherry on top of this secret mission.

I hope she’s a raid boss and her encounter is like Nezarec because a gladitorial arena would be awesome

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

We should 1000% fight her in the black terrace. The way it's described, the zone would probably look like a huge battlefield, riddled with billions of weapons from those who battled against her and lost.

@LaLloronaVT

Жыл бұрын

Imagine if she made it so that we could only do dps damage with just swords, that’d be nuts

Saint hugs Xivu with no ulterior motive: Xivu: just actually dies

This reads like a “Your not worth my time, yet, one day you will be, I want our fight to break reality.”

It will kinda be amazing that if we do manage to defeat Xivu Arath... learning our mistake of not taking the mantle of the Taken King in the King's Fall raid, we take the mantle of the God of War and use it to defend humanity to once again show the folly of the sword logic.

@aceundead4750

Жыл бұрын

Become Ares on Mars

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

It would be poetic if our final fight against Xivu is in Mars. The planet named after the God of War, that once housed humanity's very own God of War, Rasputin, who acomplished the same objective we would by defeating Xivu, ending war.

@kmhowells2

Жыл бұрын

I’m just hoping Kratos shows up

This mission was fun, reminds me of the Whisper mission. Also, shout out to my LFG team. We managed to kill him with only primaries on our third DPS phase, and we clutched hard because we finished with only 1 second.

There's so much I'm excited about for this build up to go head to head with Xivu. It's always interesting when the villain wants to have the hero at their strongest when they face off. The Hive have always been my favorite faction of enemies, from their design to their beliefs. The Hive pantheon has been more or less the most constant threat. Most of the major story beats stem from them. Crota, Oryx, Savathun, and now Xivu Arath; our story and theirs are intertwined. Our ultimate destiny is now linked to Xivu's.

@theweedphilosopher

Жыл бұрын

Well it makes sense. The witness basically buffed the hive like crazy

Xivu: you're walking right into my trap The Guardian: I'm not the one with a plate mechanic

Xivü is like a boxing coach preparing us for the finale fight against the witness

I think there's a good chance that the Pyramid architecture on Titan is fairly recent since there is also a Tormentor down there, which we know was only created after Calus joined the Witness

It's worth noting that Xivu's position as "WAR" is not infallible. The lore entry from The Manticore exotic where Mara and Xivu do psychic battle with truths proves this. Mara dismantles her claim to be a god of war and her point doesn't falter, it even forces Xivu to switch topic. This must mean there is truth here. Xivu might draw great strength from war, but she always does so running the risk that she might be overrun by the very wars she starts. Activating the warsats, pitting us against her champions, providing us powerful weapons. All these acts are gambles she plans on defeating us in spite of, all to further prove her own might. But it's always possible she misjudges our own strength or provides us too strong a boon and ends up digging her own grave.

I bet some people in the d2 community who would like xivu to use them

@Ark9278

Жыл бұрын

Hello :)

@gimmeyourcalcium4713

Жыл бұрын

I am one of those “people”

"Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be LEGENDARY!" - Xivu Arath

Hey Byf I highly suggest checking out a recent interview pcgamer had with a senior narrative designer at Bungie, where he makes it clear Unveiling is a "parable" & "religious text", he also highly suggested that the Gardener, the Winnower, & the Garden are metaphorical, & that the Witness wrote Unveiling by saying "whatever the Witness says, maybe don't trust It" (Plus given the cover of the book & how we obtain it, i think it's obvious the Witness had Its hands all over it, the narrator even says "I'll come over to hear your answer", then the Pyramids show up in Arrivals)

@Popexify

Жыл бұрын

I looked for that interview and cannot find it, do you know the name of the title of the article? Or maybe a name? I have this theory that Destiny take several elements from the Bible, most of it has elements based on Gnosticism, but also a little bit from Theology.

@BrazarB

Жыл бұрын

@@Popexify Title of the article is "Bungie weighs in on the current argument raging through the Destiny 2 lore community: Has the Witness been retconned?"

Is wicked implement another weapon of sorrow? My guess is yes as it seems to fit the checklist that the thorn, osteo, nechrocasm and ToM all seem to fit. 4 of these are direct links to hive gods. Thorn is the only outlier but it’s story in itself is amazing.

@EB081997

Жыл бұрын

Gotta test with ToM

@corylyonsmusic

Жыл бұрын

I don't know throw on the necromancer gloves from the warlock and find out lol

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: thorn is actually related to Xivu, as the whispers Yor hears coming from the weapon demanding that he continues the killings are hers.

One of the best videos you've done to date Byff. Effortless delivery my friend.

This video is great, just the way you describe the mission with a lore focus makes it very enjoyable!

Thank you Byf and Evaze!

The script for this video is flawless and matches the weight of the missions…great job

This weapon looks suspiciously like Savathun's ship. And the line at 12:12 seems to back that up: > A REMNANT OF GRIEF INSCRIPTED BY MY SISTER'S NEEDLE UPON THIS TEMPLE.

I haven't played for months, but I haven't missed a single lore beat. Thanks Byf

Xinû: Finally! A worthy opponent! This battle will be legendary!

I think this is one of your best scripts of all time. Tremendous job. Thank you for your continued amazing work

If to the Hive love is war, does that mean this whole quest is Xivu...flirting with us? We're not some upstart that needs snuffed out like with Oryx or a pawn that is now safe to remove from the board(Savathun). She treats us as a rival, something worthy of a war god's respect and attention.

@O-bearer-mine

Жыл бұрын

When a million deaths is not enough for Rahool, we've been even with Xivu for a fair while now,

@bohba13

Жыл бұрын

We have waged war for our survival, and we've survived. While we may desecrate the sword logic, we have proven our right to exist through it. We have fought wars in all its forms. Hot and cold, open and shadow, direct and proxy. And we have won every time. To underestimate us is to court death.

@halberd-3291

Жыл бұрын

Destiny 2 Community Try Not to sexualize/romanticize Female Villains Challenge (impossible)

@O-bearer-mine

Жыл бұрын

@@halberd-3291 I haven't seen anyone try and sexualise Sloane, maybe that's just me

@theonewayroad3867

Жыл бұрын

​@@O-bearer-mineeh I betting there are thirsty Sloane simps we just haven't met them yet...

I wouldn't call it arrogance or hubris. It's faith and devotion. Like you said, the Sword Logic is proven either way. In a very real way, she wins even if she dies, for her devotion was answered and her faith fulfilled.Granted its not victory, and its not her preference, but she's proven right. I don't agree with it or share such faith for it, but god damn if I can't respect someone willing to die for their principles, rather than mouthing off and avoiding anything inconvenient or uncomfortable about those principles or their implications.

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

The problem with that outcome is that i'm pretty sure she knows we will stop after her death, and, much like we did with her brother Oryx and the mantle of the taken king, we'll reject her mantle to further the sword logic. Which i believe is why she's trying to win us over while she shapens us for our inevitable battle. She's trying to ensure that, in the event of her loss, there's still something left to continue her legacy, a.k.a, the gaping wound in reality she was talking about. I think she's trying to write the sword logic into a rule of the universe, much like the laws of physics.

@zelious9464

Жыл бұрын

@@voltus20 I'm fairly sure the Sword Logic already is an inherent part of the universe, even in real life (survival of the fittest / entropy). But I do agree that this seems to be her backup plan; if she loses, she wants to be sure we keep fighting. Also see the last lore tab for this season, Xivu briefly describes in a rather technical manner how the sword logic is inherent to the universe and that not even the Witness can subvert it.

That is crazy, thanks for the summary of the info.

I counter your statement of "those who understand the hive". I would claim Xivu Arath is using the Guardian as a final test of the Sword Logic. If she cant best us at our strongest the it was the sword logic that was weak. Then she (and by extension The Hive) can be defeated without complaint.

It's not a trap if you know it's a trap. Now it's a face off

Fantastic job! Thanks for the hard work.

Oryx said And my present which is a weapon,a weapon that takes whatever is available, a weapon bound to malice and they will mantle me. They will become me and I become them each of us defeating the other correcting the other. They were siblings alright 😊❤

Great now I have to go fish more. Thanks Byf! Great video as always.

Byf ain't amused by the fishing, and I respect that.

Love that the soundtrack that plays during this encounter is "The Deserving" from Witch Queen

😅 I legit had a spot on my glasses and inutially misread the title as 'Xur's Wicked Plan...' and gave an audible and genuine 'Nani?!'

I walked by that door and thought, that’s a pyramid door but nothing is happening when approached. Glad it’s being brought up

Did somebody say… “Love Is War”… 🔥🔥🔥show

Byf, you're so good at your job lol

This made me go back and reread Toland's message from Bad Juju. Soft whetstones make for dull blades.

Thanks for making the absolute best "watching while i eat dinner content"

Is it possible that the pyramid structure is titan's pyramid ship, it could have been sunk while titan was gone and perhaps know we know it belongs to xivu arath.

@e-x-eglitch7090

Жыл бұрын

That actually makes a lot of sense

I really missed these kinds of videos. It felt like the old raid lore readings.

A crazy step to a climatic fight!!!

Also note how in the lore tab for Wicked Implement, it states that conquest using it directly feeds tribute to Xivu Arath

Byf: The shards of the Broken Blade are less blades and more keys Caboose: Or maybe it's a key all the time and when you stick it in people, it unlocks their death

It would be cool if Xivu didn’t want to kill us, but actively supported us against the witness and other enemies in the future. Much like Xol, she could aid and point us at her enemies while reaping all the benefits.

@MstrJediKyle

Жыл бұрын

After decades of war with the Hive, we become the tip of their spear? That would be kind of cool.

@Halofan-ey3ul

Жыл бұрын

@@MstrJediKyle I wouldn't really say this applies to Hive outside of Xivu's influence.

@MstrJediKyle

Жыл бұрын

@@Halofan-ey3ul Xivu is the only Hive God left. It won't be long before she commands them entirely.

@Halofan-ey3ul

Жыл бұрын

@@MstrJediKyle It's important to recognize that The Witness has the same influence over the hive as a hive god. I'm fairly certain that the majority are aligned with the witness.

Sometimes “because video game” is really all I need

I like that xivu is canonically just perpetually angry

“The shards of the broken blades we were retrieving were less blades and more keys.” One might dare call them, Keyblades?

@sovietnomad6651

Жыл бұрын

X-BLADE

I think Xivû would enjoy watching trials matches

This is an absolutely foolproof plan that will not end with her getting turned into paste.

She is so like Calus. Can't wait to meet her in the arena.

Xivu is so blood for the blood god i love it. Ive been patiently waiting for Xivu Arath since forever and I am so pleased how she's shaping out. My sword-loving Titan cant wait to meet her blade. He will honored.

You know who else praises us even as we work to take her down? Riven~

Awww Xivu loves us! ❤

"Got any blades?" ... "Nah, Go Fish"

Xivu Arath: *(watches Guardians turn things into guns)* Also Xivu Arath: "I have an idea..."

So cool. Love the hive lore

So by killing a bunch of fish we've caught Xivu's attention. Maybe she got stood up at a seafood restaurant and that's why she's so angry

This in my opinion is as good as zero hour lore and gameplay wise, beautiful byf

She's literally using thr Anime Training Arc trope on us because she wants a good fight, I love it

Ok, so I started playing back in the end of season 14, and this so far has been my favorite exotic quest / mission so far

Can’t believe they made power creep canon

@elijahford3696

Жыл бұрын

Read the Bad Juju lore tab. The pyramid goes ever higher.

Hive hubris most definitely. Xivu must learn the most important of lessons. Those destined for great honor will cause a great downfall of evil.

I'm guessing based off context that this video is about how the new exotic scout is a trap left by Xivu, and if that is the case it's kind of ironic that the (intended) way to get to the "bait" weapon is to toss out some bait of our own and go fishing.

looks like "savathink" will end up saving us from ourselves!

We’ve been adhering to the sword logic for years, of course we could become her champion.

The broken blades are found in places of relative peace (fishing). Its a reminder that even in peace, War is not far off.

So would the greatest insult/rejection of the sword logic be beating down xivu to near death and simply taking our loot and leaving

@aztumtheknightofwumbo7060

Жыл бұрын

Dayum. What a blue ball moment.

@voltus20

Жыл бұрын

Nah, defeat still empowers her. The true slap on the face would be to find a way to siphon *all* her power until she's completely unable to fight anything or anyone, and then let her live in a world where her very existance goes against the sword logic.

I love yours videos Byf

I think the reason for the blades being where they are has to do with those places being fonts of large scale conflict in system. How you interpret that is up to you but Nessus was where calus waged his war to regain his throne (for want of a better description) from. The EDZ has… well a long long history of conflict be that more ancient in the form of the great world wars that most likely spread blood and violence across the region, or our own conflict during the red war and beyond. Just my theory

Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!

So Xivu is getting stronger the more we kill. Good to know that Xivu will give us a fight. Our battle will be legendary n lore will be written on it. With all this power boost she is getting from us she better not be a disappointment 😤

I love how xivu doesnt wanna kill us she just wants a worthy opponent so that when we eventually fight her directly she will face a challenge

I fucking love Xivu. She’s the most badass villain yet.

Xivu-Sama: Love is War

With how Xivu talks, anyone else feel like she's the chuuni sister of the three? "PUSH FORTH UNTIL THE TRIDES SHALL RETREAT AT MY NAME!"

I didn't fish, but thank you fishy people for your sacrifice on fishing.

Yeah, saw a redit post that suggested that Xivu is in love with us; this quest just adds to that theory since she gives us a powerful tool and keeps going on about us and our tribute to her...

You'd think the goddess of war would give us something with a little more... "Umph" than a scout rifle. Surely, I would have guessed something like a rocket, grenade Launcher, or hell, even an LMG.

I'm noticing your use of Wishes a lot... Wonder if there'll be a connection to Mara's Ahamkara egg from Season of the Lost

Idk why but this lore sounds like it’s all late to the older lore like some of us would assumed that Xivu was already doing this using us as a source of power

"To the Hive, Love is War." *Insert Love is War anime meme here*

Only Hive God we need a scout rifle now is from Savathun now lol I wonder why we get so many scouts from them 🤔

The things I love about the wicked implement and Xivu Arath this season: >Xivu’s voice is absolutely awesome and terrifying; perfect for a god of war. >She views us as one of her “champions” and wants us to become stronger so that she as a worthy opponent when we eventually clash. >The lore on the wicked implement are some of the most beautiful words I’ve ever heard.

Get your own schtick xivu we’ve already walked into all of your sisters traps

Kinda cool to see the parallels between would-be Disciples courting us for different reasons. We drew Calus's gaze due to our tenacity and gave us gifts to entrance us to his purpose, effectively to use us for his own gains. Xivu does the same, respecting our brutality instead. All towards her own purpose. It is neat, and we all know what befell Calus

If war is love to the Hive, and the hive have been at war with humanity for decades, this is the longest courtship dance ever!

That statue when you get the gun is hot.