Destiny 2 Lore - Did the Vex of Neptune steal a generation? The Swarmers & Neomuna's lost Children.

Destiny 2's Lore and Story in Lightfall tells us about how the Vex might've stolen and entire generation of Neomuna's population. In the lore of the swarmers exotic, we learn about a Vex Mind called Aesop, who supposedly offered the people of Neomuna sanctuary in return for proclaiming it to be their sovereign. When they refused, it stole their children.
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[@MynameisByf]

Hey gang...

[@stevenpedersen1505]

I read the “their connections went dark” as more of a “the children were just outright killed” than anything

[@kwright663]

The fact that Cloudstriders have a 10 year lifespan is honestly surprising and kinda sad

[@fruityplumguy6532]

I wonder if we could calculate approximately how long neomuna has been around by counting the amount of graves in the hall of hero’s and multiplying by 10 (plus 9 for Rohan). That would also tell us how long ago the collapse was and maybe even how long the golden age lasted.

[@jasonhernandez9023]

You know, I've never been the "I need representation" type, I've done enough in my own life to be proud of without it, but I have to admit I enjoy knowing that when the ships left Earth during the collapse they took people from every background, culture, and creed. Hearing a Neomuna lore snippet use the word, "Nino", is a great touch. Indicating, at least to me, that by the Golden Age such superficial things were cast aside and we were all looked upon as we are: The Human race.

[@DigiThorn]

All of the lore surrounding Cloadstriders seems to be heavily hinting that Neomuna has more then a few skeletons in its closet (both digital and otherwise)

[@ethana.kaknes6014]

Btw for anyone curious there are over 420 graves in the hall of heroes on neomuna and if all of them are cloudstriders that's at least 2800 years worth of cloudstriders to give you an idea on how long the city and conflict could have been around and going on

[@acgearsandarms1343]

You know what they say about nanomachines? About hardening in response to physical trauma? Well, let’s include emotional trauma too.

[@liammcdevitt6917]

If i had a nickel for every time Bungie made a story about children being kidnapped and turned into super soldiers, i would have two nickels. which is not a lot but its weird it happened twice.

[@Bugattiboy912]

The more we learn about Cloud Striders the more we find that they're just Halo Spartans. Painful augmentation, indoctrination, and in the case of Spartans, against their will because they were abducted from Reach and other planets.

[@TacticalWee]

The name Aesop could be a clue to the fictional nature of the tale. However, it’s also important to remember Aesop’s fables teach important morals and life lessons.

[@wumpuswoo9946]

Honestly, the big reveal in this lore book for me is that Neomuna has their own version of Sesame Street, and in this version has a capybara character.

[@MegaDrainProductions]

I think the whole "keep you ports closed and passcodes a secret" is for even though the Vex can't get in now, it doesn't mean they can't find a way. Just like the Vex thought no one could infiltrate their systems, but Bluejay did.

[@SpaceHaven]

Okay, the Aesop thing is kind of interesting. The Vex are patterns, basically, and really only act to enact that pattern. Aside from the notable cases where an outside force is influencing, like Asher, the Vex don’t speak, they don’t bargain, and they don’t deceive.

[@vyrv6719]

My mother told me bedtime stories to teach me lessons.

[@ViralN9]

I wouldn't be surprised if Aesop the Sovereign is a mythologized version of actual events, put in a way that children can process. A single Vex Axis Mind named Aesop (a greek fable writer) that demands fealty is probably a lot less horrifying to a child compared to the near-infinite hivemind of the Vex possibly wiping out an entire generation in their attempts to get Soteria.

[@sleeper6000]

I think Aesop is gonna be one of those Destiny threads Bungie will pull on in the future. It felt like there's a lot more to this story that is being held back. Plus there's very clearly a New Republic esque government in charge of the Neomuni, who are downplaying just how serious the threat of the Vex, by extension Witness is.

[@atothetaco]

Nimbus is basically still a kid, they've spent their entire life idealizing chrome covered mutated humans that they didn't have time to actually grow up which explains why they're so awkward

[@boombass4616]

I think what’s more interesting to me, is how that childrens story implies that Aesop is actual an individual. Individualism is practically unheard of in the vex, and the idea of there being a Vex with it’s own personality is so interesting to me.

[@christopherm.1258]

There are/were more threats than the vex. The exotic hunter helmet talkes about dangerous monsters on a moon of Neptun and the helmet is from an eliksni. Also Winterbit is a glaive from a diciple that attacked the Exodus Indigo when they crashlanded on Neptun. They could have fought against the forces of the witness.