Destiny Lore - The Last Word & Thorn. The Complete Story.

Thorn and The Last Word are two infamous exotic weapons. This is the complete story & lore of their rivalry, of the guardians that wielded them, of Dredgen Yor and Shin Malphur; The Gunslinger!
Original story by Bungie!
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Voice cast:
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[@koolstool]

Imagine being a famous guardian for having the fastest draw in the system and extinguishing evil guardians but you parents were killed by level 3 dregs

[@GabrielSouza-jq3lz]

with Big Iron on his hip, no wait...

[@Dendyaryadi]

let's start wearing our lucky pants then

[@nachtv0232]

Sad i know

[@optelate]

batman

[@FordMustangCaliforniaSpecial]

Alright I don’t mean to be that guy, or a massive weeb, but thorn and lumina, the same thing, and rose are all based off of an old anime called trigun, fastest draw in the west, basically immortal, and has a twin brother

[@NitroglycerineIII]

*A few years later* Drifter: *Kicks down door* WHO WANTS TO BE THE NEXT DREDGEN YOR?!. Guardians: *Lining up outside of a trashy alleyway*

[@jenniferjump9211]

Yoface Ugly in a year or so we’ll jump out of an alley in front of some random person, flicking open our coat and going “Hey kid, you want some hand cannons?!”

[@WiiSPMusic]

We will be smuggling Hand cannons around the tower

[@meagloaf8559]

Whole tower: everyone has dredgen title and thorn

[@Pure_117]

😂😂💀💀

[@Plug-n]

Btw drifter is dredgon

[@e.g.o.jellyfish8930]

*bullets go off* * man screams* *add pops up* "WhEn It CoMeS tO TrImMiNg YoUr BaLlS..."

[@hanamizuno0625]

Lmao

[@selder248]

66th like

[@MI_HI_]

*sweats nervously*

[@trevordillon1921]

Wdym, doesn’t everyone trim there balls with a gun?

[@nekoboy-1358]

Ik the feeling

[@CallMeAdrian.]

“You wanted to see my prize....look at it...not many get such a clean view” *context is important*

[@Zleepy_ZzZ]

Thanks, this made my day.

[@gorbonzo5340]

You see the bone...

[@harpseal9234]

Hol up ☝

[@oraandrip5266]

@@gorbonzo5340 -r

[@tangent.arc38618]

"the bones say otherwise"

[@grimmSOL]

3 men. 2 weapons. 1 destiny.

[@THERATSANDTHERATS]

2 destinys One with his third father's cannon And another, with a bullet from a third father's cannon round in his body

[@applecider7009]

What kind of wierd ass porn video is that

[@christoe2016]

Destiny too

[@Cayde-6sHorn]

@@THERATSANDTHERATS 3 bullets

[@yungjavi4998]

3 men 2 weapons😳 No homo

[@MordredSimp]

Byf is just an Old Warlock sitting telling stories to Children at the Tower. With Audio Tapes, from other Guardians acting it out. It would be cool if he would take that he is cool seriously

[@changyang1498]

If destiny 3 ever happens then byf should be an NPC in the story. A scholar who knows the tales of old. If you ever need some context to a story then byf will know.

[@demonlordzwei9430]

Factsssss

[@r0b0turtle97]

Now I'm imagining Osiris just sitting in a public library telling these stories to little kids, meanwhile most are asleep and some are now crying.

[@m3tr0id86]

Hell, why stop with just Byf? Have an Archive type area in a social space and have a Hunter or Titan, that values history and stuff like any Warlock and would have his tales of his lore too.

[@OyBoy413]

m3tr01d86 I wouldn't mind that, a nice little library with old lore masters to tell the tales of old to teach and to warn. To better understand our world and enemies

[@bravediomedes217]

This lore makes me think that Yor was the first guardian to find the pyramid ship on the moon.

[@kylel4464]

thats what i said when Shadowkeep came out

[@frasermcmahon888]

It makes sense, that or he saw crota

[@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688]

@@frasermcmahon888 I think seeing crota would make more sense, otherwise we surely would’ve known there was something under the surface of the moon, but then again that would make sense and bungie aren’t very good at that.

[@Matt_10203]

@@kahlebhowarth-jennings9688 probably crota. Maybe not even seeing him but just the sheer darkness of the hellmouth.

[@rayobrown]

I have a feeling it was the ship too cause in the yor lore it was around the time of the great disaster and that all moon missions stopped cause of Crota

[@capnkraken1514]

See, primary rifles just don’t get this level of lore. Theirs is “Hakke/Suros made this funny gun that kills things deader. Have fun kids!”

[@wyvern5890]

That's why hand cannon master race

[@MFGThegeeza]

Sad warlock:No you can’t make a gun that fires faster the longer you hold the trigger creator if sweet business: haha minigun in frame go BRRRRRRR

[@ainsleyhariott4353]

No time to explain "am I a joke to you"

[@localgamer.127]

Y'all make your own lore for your OC's?

[@fluke7506]

Laughs in cowboy rifle

[@xxillumitixx3989]

All I’m hearing is dredgen yor failed to solo crota in year 1. Pathetic

[@nobodie9996]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ninjk7836]

This is the fabled corrupted guardian? Noob

[@elshelalu2027]

WACK

[@StriderZessei]

Even had to class-switch. Tsk tsk tsk.

[@chrislabs6216]

He forgot to buy the gjallarhorn from xur

[@Blessious]

Yours, Not Mine. Kudos on the project, Sir Byf!

[@quiq140]

I’m excited to watch this so I can hear you kill as Shin

[@NemPlays]

Son?

[@Blessious]

@@NemPlays Dad?

[@synocity6283]

YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB DUDE

[@moonvald]

@@Blessious Boy? Guardian?

[@DredgenStorm]

Byf is the Warlock that makes regular visits to the City, telling stories to the children and the citizens around a fire. He takes requests for stories, but saves the best ones for special occasions, such as holidays, great victories, or birthday requests. Byf is the most popular and beloved Warlock in the Last City, because his knowledge and stories give the people, give the CHILDREN, hope for the future.

[@BigMrEv]

I would love for byf to be given an equivalent in game, or referenced in some way. He has probably had the largest impact of any KZbinr in the destiny community

[@JohnnyDoh]

69th like (sorry)

[@SirYeesalotThe3rdlordOfMemes]

Doesn’t Fallout have someone like that?

[@RockRhow]

I’d probably be the warlock who says “wanna see an explosion?”

[@althechicken9597]

Shit dude he gives the guardians as much hope as he does the children.

[@michaeldameron1543]

So "Dredgen" is like Destiny's version of "Darth" then

[@unknown_ghost_02]

I'd say that's a pretty good comparison

[@rayobrown]

Yea Dredgens are basically sith and that’s why I joined them 😂

[@brothersjourney8226]

The star wars saga is basically destinys red war

[@obi-wanwokenobi3806]

Sith*

[@obi-wanwokenobi3806]

Calling every sith "Darth" is like calling every Honda a civic 😂

[@FalloutPlays]

Hour & 25 minutes?!?! ..... heck yeah, time to settle in!

[@demonlordotrt754]

Get the popcorn and beer its going to be a long one.

[@gamingwithmaya502]

I had to take a break from competitive to listen to this. This story is why I got the game and main a hunter.

[@Rocky-io5vt]

*Gets the popcorn and controller ready*

[@TheLegendaryLegacy]

Cr0ws_ yes

[@SLOWP71]

Swear I was forging frams while listening to this lol

[@nonmicrowaveabletoad]

These are the bedtime stories that Eris Morn listened to as a child.

[@s1rbleedsalot284]

I still listen to this going to bed

[@ballsdeep6912]

I guess I’m Eris

[@whisperhawkmoonspecialist9203]

@google / you tube Human, she got "changed" by the hive during her adult life.

[@md14.a]

google / you tube she lost her eyes in the pit

[@md14.a]

google / you tube she’s not hive because to become hive you have to eat a hive larva

[@1verge1]

Ghost- "i will not abandon you". Yor- "You will. Or i will carve the light from your shell and leave the carcass of my first and last friend in the dirt of this dull red world for no one to find." Daaaamn

[@comictitan4509]

*in the afterlife* Rezzyl’s Ghost: “Did you do it?” Dredgen/Rezzyl: “Yes.” “What did it cost?” “Everything.”

[@raisinbran1421]

All you need to know is Shin’s aim was deadly, with the big iron on his hip.

[@ncrranger1358]

Big iron on his hiiiiiiip

[@thehognarok7175]

@@ncrranger1358 saw the comment went to reply, saw it was already done

[@raymondle2007]

I think there's more to the story than that, I mean, Yor also made the mistake of trying to match the Hunter, with the big iron on his hip.

[@ryantherainwing9248]

It didn’t matter, Shin was after Dredgen Yor (after Dredgen Yooooorrrrr)

[@yamayeet8486]

Shin is the only one with the last word catalyst & that being the fastest hand in the west

[@redhood3379]

Teacher: “ok class you have to write a 4-6 page essay on a tragic hero.” Me: *writes about Dredgen Yor*

[@lukenash698]

ty for the idea for a school project XD

[@gamernation2137]

Thanks m8 was going to just pick a random Disney hero since the all have fucked up back ground but this works

[@Dredgen1214]

THANK YOU Yor is just a misunderstood man, taken by the darkness. Right things. Wrong reasons

[@mobius-q873]

COPY PASTE EVERYTHING

[@mobius-q873]

Call it the never ending duel

[@billybob7757]

10:45 Just realized, this guy literally predicted nightmares appearing in shadowkeep before it came out

[@plebgaming7874]

Or maybe Yor's journeys into the Moon were deep enough to find the Pyramid

[@diegoparra1035]

Yor went the moon and saw the deep😳

[@codylujan]

The story of Dredgen Yor is extremely similar to Anakin's story from Star Wars. Noble, brave, best of his class but pride took him.

[@darthvader9173]

Love and tentation*

[@michael99765]

@xen but pride told him he could be incurrupted. He wouldn't have gone in if he knew what he would turn into. He believed to be the strongest light he knew, beyond light. While it was the opposite. He was one of lights darkest shadows.

[@colbanjohnson5086]

@@michael99765 the problem is, he was beyond caring when palpatine revealed himself. He was torn between doing the right thing, or gaining the power to save padme. So when he disarmed Mace he chose the power to save her, and willing let the darkness in, because all that mattered now was her life and nothing more.

[@Lola-414]

@xen I think he was possessed

[@RottenBlossuns]

He reminds me more of Exar Cune from star wars

[@torgcob3173]

Dredgen is the definition of live long enough to see yourself become the villain

[@Ryan-uf4nw]

yup, only if we could meet both dredgen, and shin in game to see what they are really like.

[@neogamer3383]

great glorious leader Joseph Stalin what’s with all of the trolls

[@campbell-duo305]

@@Tech_Stomper he isnt

[@itspetahhh5304]

@@campbell-duo305 have you not seen the newest vidoc?

[@DemoniteLP]

@@itspetahhh5304 Dredgen is just a title he is not Yor

[@a.dykeman1980]

A good, old-fashioned Gunslinger's tale. The legendary hero falls from grace, becomes a legendary villain, and kills the hero who rises to replace him, but the third hero, who rises up to replace the second, is stronger. Two guns match, and Karma, God, or raw skill guides the hero's hand. The tale comes full circle.

[@Theology.101]

It is a God, though not the one you are thinking of. If the Traveller was not a good, Rezzyl Azzir was. And he is, in a sense, the greatest god we get. The Books of Sorrow were a map. A map to us. But the Seventh book was a map to divinity. Yor learned this, and his ship and cannon know it. Yor’s ship is locked in place over that ridge, and it will forever. Because Yor ascended. Do you know how God’s are born? A legend becomes, *more* to the world. Yor knew this, as does Shin. Nothing ends, each legend rises to replace another. Save Yor. Rezzyl was surpassed by Saladin, Radeghast, and other Iron Lords, and than by Saint-14, Shaxx and Zavalla. And than by Us. But the Shadow of Yor remains. Dredgen Cull was to rise to the challenge, but failed. No one has replaced Yor. No one can. And thus, his legend remains. As does his Godhood. But in the end, he choose death. He wanted the Sword Logic to be ingrained into the soul of all. And he led Shin to the Sword. The Master’s blade, after all.

[@Cayde-6sHorn]

Dredgen Yor is *technically* a titan as he is actually Rezzil Azzir.

[@zachv917]

AceofSpades-6 well technically Yor completely cut himself off from the light. At that point, I don’t even know if he was a guardian

[@cupofcoco8948]

This is a better story than the base of both destinys

[@Cayde-6sHorn]

"Are those gonna be your last words then, boy?" *revolver twirl* "Yours *shot* not mine."

[@rileycox1895]

Hearing Dredgens ghosts voice get more and more desperate and sad really sets the tone for how falling really affects guardians. It’s quite terrifying honestly

[@calamari3064]

Her: he's probably thinking of other girls Me:

[@tristan3456]

is this some sort of couple joke? because I'm too forever alone to understand

[@jasonhowe9545]

That's said

[@entername8655]

All i need is a good drink and ill keep my will to live

[@adarshkamoda9183]

@@tristan3456 I feel your feel, bro.

[@tristan3456]

@@adarshkamoda9183 I feel your feel aswell bro...

[@kodyw2960]

Damn, for Yor's voice, I might give into Darkness myself

[@droidzzz8530]

All da pussy

[@hibernianinitiate]

Kody Whittington Ikr he sounds like Jeremy Irons

[@danielkubicek1323]

I thought these audio clips were somewhere in the game, but DAMN, that's some great voice acting!

[@UrbaneLegend]

@@danielkubicek1323 they're not in the game, no.

[@jace_Henderson]

fxlse a lot of evil voices I think are made from editing is some audio software like audacity. Don’t know whether or not that’s the case with him though.

[@TheZamaron]

perhaps Shin became a Guardian because Jaren's death was an extremely rare type of death. We know a Guardian can die permanently if they lose their Ghost, Cayde for one example. But the OG Thorn had a unique property where it could drain the light from a Guardian it kills, this prevents them from being resurrected and leaving Jaren's Ghost not connected to a Guardian, so perhaps this basically reset her connections and allowed her to choose Shin as her new Guardian. For We know he became one since he could use Golden Gun. And Jaren's Ghost is the only one we've heard accompany Shin. But this is just my theory.

[@Olivia-dg4fb]

I think ghosts can rez anyone really. In the pigeon and phoenix lore book Osiris slays a risen who was using his powers to hurt others. He was able to ask the man's ghost why he would choose someone so awful and we learned from Sagira that the ghost was scarred, they needed someone strong and chose them, even if they weren't worthy. They then send the ghost off to the traveler to find his actual guardian.

[@akurami6577]

IIRC, Shin was basically a stillborn, got rezzed by a Ghost, and that ghost later died. So he had latent Light, and his bond with Jarren may have just been the "spark" he needed to become truly worthy of Jarren's Ghost after his passing.

[@TheZamaron]

@@akurami6577 Yep.

[@fallenangeldraco3778]

@@akurami6577 oh shit, that's got to be rough

[@savathunthejudge914]

Let me help yall. you see when shin was born, he was almost stillborn but by a miracle in night, he was revived with traveler's light. In the event jaren died, he was chosen to become a guardian, because of said light.

[@BoyWithLongBlackHair]

Cayde:*is on the ground about to get shot* Dumb emo prince: any last words? Cayde: not mine...yours *pulls out last word*

[@TheConvivialCopywriter]

If only.

[@F4eddy7]

@@TheConvivialCopywriter if only... it’s gonna be amazing

[@TheConvivialCopywriter]

@@F4eddy7 It's highly unlikely to happen.

[@jeffreydavidson5161]

You know what in an alternate timeline cayde does that

[@samuelmorris1035]

Sees the crow Any last words?

[@notjohn5988]

My boy Dredgen tanked 2 whole golden gun shots before the finishing blow. Must have a red bar connection.

[@CallMeArashi]

Yeah but it’s still accepteable my boy shin was using a Golden gun in a 1 v 1 wtf is he doing did he even read the rules ?

[@FabianInPlano]

@@CallMeArashi ikr they waved heavy but pop goldy like???

[@cameronpope6490]

@@CallMeArashi Well when you use guns as broken as TLW and Thorn it makes anything acceptable.

[@derrickwatson4597]

Dredgen Yor=Clay iz Clutch confirmed

[@CallMeArashi]

Cameron Pope No it was the first thorn and it was Trash Shin straight up cheated

[@ellieg1595]

First, the most toxic guardian in history was actually a Striker Titan the whole time, and I find that hilarious. Second, Jaron Ward is literally the Arizona Ranger.

[@Cayde-6sHorn]

to the fringe town of Palomon came a stronger one fine day

[@jamespiper4360]

Pancakedino9356 hardly spoke to folks around him, didn’t have too much to say,

[@connormacdonnell228]

No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip

[@kiwisontoast]

Ellie G I do believe the phrase is “we are yeet”

[@markf5220]

A Striker Titan, and he also spams snipers in Trials

[@adamjensen4429]

Really wanna see a meet up between Shin, Saint, and Osiris. The 3 greats united at last

[@renthos9279]

The Vanguard that actually gets stuff done.

[@Taniks_The_Final_Shape]

Renthos yeah

[@frobro5674]

A Hunter, a Titan, and a Warlock as it should be.

[@SlippyS3raphim]

Oh keep talking

[@Red41554]

Osiris, using his technology, is the mind who guards the City. Saint, the Vanguard who goes into battle against the Traveller's enemies. And Shin, the Vanguard who deals with Humanity's greatest threat, the Darkness.

[@ddoogg111]

When I see “Hand Cannon Calibration” as a bounty: *”In this town there was a Titan with a big iron on his hip.”*

[@creamyscaledsir6420]

To sum up the story Last word good Thorn bad

[@no-vx3wo]

Look not D2 related but are the SCP's secure?

[@prosyndication21]

@@no-vx3wo No.

[@jas6853]

Hawkmoon neutral?

[@aljosek97]

Th3Jez is that you?

[@victorcartagena8524]

Ace of spades both

[@notyourdad665]

"who the hell do you think you are?!..." "according to your facts..... (ad comes on) "im a close talker, thanks to the all new colgate total"

[@andrewvasquez6840]

SAAAME

[@lucasking9196]

Mine was "who the hell do you think you are" "A continental cup of soup!"

[@cassandrastillman8796]

"He looks like uncle Jeff"

[@iknownothingd547]

Same dude wtf

[@chunkyrabbit1032]

I got adblock :D

[@anhilliator1]

The fact that Shin decided to entrust you with the weapon kinda says just how much faith he has in your future.

[@legiterally2902]

Shin Malphur: **Hunts with Last word** Dredgen Yor: **Kills with his thorn** Me: **Laughs while making shapes with Anarchy**

[@ImTheGibby]

Haha Shocky Boi go thunk thunk

[@tuskactiv9690]

Lmao best comment

[@ilike2nap]

Me: Spraying and praying with Misfit

[@gunsfordays273]

Lol that’s so true tho And he also was cheating because he one shot headshot of him With thorn

[@spec7501]

Hehe i made a doadeckahedron of a annihilation

[@FrostyFin]

Every Gunslinger's favorite bedtime story.

[@Maglib207]

Fact

[@teemberjack117]

Am legit listening to this in bed. And am a hunter main. Shaggy is that u

[@ekhumalo0344]

Hunter gang

[@grym712]

Bedtime stories to give only nightmares

[@catisbetterthandog4688]

Lol

[@kurose1]

Dredgen's Voice in this was exactly what I would expect to hear from someone so torn by the darkness.

[@ChippyDippy121]

Part of my hopes if Yor ever gets a line in a recording or something they get this guy

[@muckywookie]

British?

[@onearmedwolf7293]

Reminds me perfectly of Marluxia From the kh series

[@Oob144]

@JAMES LANCASTER fun fact. Lord Saladin and reaper have the same voice actor.

[@onearmedwolf7293]

@@Oob144 So does Marluxia. The Actor is Keith Ferguson

[@eliharrell2804]

I played this on my Bluetooth speaker at my mom's while making Sunday BBQ, my mom said " this is an amazing audiobook" I laughed

[@NChapaWI9436]

The voice acting is on point

[@Bordann]

Pretty good, exceot the ghost sounding like she's trying to seduce Dredgen...

[@Subieghost]

"The finest hunter this system may ever know" *so theres this exo with a gun called the ace of spades*

[@biennialfawn5524]

Hehe yea

[@twistedwariord9902]

called Cayde-6 Lost but not Forsaken

[@biennialfawn5524]

Tangled shore music starts playing

[@kaiseranthony842]

I actually wonder who would win in that situation. Would be a cool duel

[@Subieghost]

@@kaiseranthony842 their bullets would epically collide

[@sue6191]

Zavala: “In another life I would have killed Uldren myself” Guardians: “Yor so full of Shin”

[@charlespullom2691]

Shining Swan underrated comment

[@decayedvanguard2014]

Zavala is legit a pacifist at this point, doesn’t do anything when a member of his fire team dies, and then all he does now is overlook the city while shards of the now awoken traveler hover above him.

[@wlt3585]

@@decayedvanguard2014 He took names when defending the City at the front,he just takes his job as a shield extremely seriously,maybe too much so. But thats a Defender for you

[@Dredgen1214]

Ill kill Uldren with my thorn while my hunter friends fire 8 bullets at time into his knee caps

[@zeekly4135]

Yeah Fuck Zavala

[@nuclearbiscuit236]

Byf: "The most Famous Hero" Saint-14: "Hold my Beer"

[@simohayho8622]

Byf:."Hold my lore book"

[@blazeoftherazgrizsquadron9306]

Player Guardian: Hold my Crownsplitter.

[@efrainarthur6794]

Hold my vex milk

[@jordanbraun1122]

Nuclear Biscuit comment of the year

[@dzehliono8320]

Cheif: Hold my ammo worm!

[@TheChpowell]

Four years later and I am just now hearing this. Man this was so well put together. Huge efforts made by members of the community and well done with the voice over.

[@exodus1815]

After stumbling upon Shin Malphur and his entire lore six months after you, I'm genuinely shocked! As a lore fanatic, discovering this piece of the Destiny universe has been an absolute delight.

[@sammy8174]

Destiny has such rich and glorious lore, and Byf tells it with passion.

[@TheOrangex88]

I actually feel bad for Yor’s ghost and for his fall from grace, his ghost just reminds me of Obi Wan to Anakin “I have failed you Anakin”

[@flaminak7894]

カモメcheegulls I can’t 😂😂😂

[@moscolito1881]

Ghosts are not completely "good". They are made from the traveler after it got shot by rasputin because the traveler was about to abandon our civilization. Yors ghost probably sided with him. He could have killed him like most ghosts during the dark ages.

[@patricklachance5952]

@@moscolito1881 There is no evidence that Rasputin actually fired on the traveller to cripple it. It was one of the options it considered, but I think most signs point to Rasputin never actually taking that course of action. The Traveler was already crippled on Earth, and expended nearly all of its light to defeat the darkness at the end of the collapse, it released the ghosts as a final action before going to sleep. Byf actually discussed this in one of his recent videos. It wasn't the topic of an entire video, but he was discussing Rasputin in one of the videos about this season, and he talks about whether or not Rasputin fired on the Traveller or not.

[@moscolito1881]

@@patricklachance5952 Ok great will go watch that

[@egge6145]

@Bruhtastic what about the ghost karsys(i think thats her name) that watched her guardian get his light stripped from his body

[@sabinetronco9017]

When two hand cannons have a more interesting story than anything you've ever written.

[@eliasacevedo5711]

And sadly, even better and more interesting story than the game campaign itself.

[@DJ_Mooster]

@@eliasacevedo5711 I wouldn't say sadly in that case. Bungie has always had better story in the lore than their actual main games

[@brimward122]

@Arigato Senpai How was it lazy? It fits with the story and the lore.

[@EarCat]

Imagine Bungie is making that Matter IP as a mobile game that gives you the option to follow the path of the Dredgen, or the man with the Golden Gun, and his son.

[@EarCat]

@@brimward122 I think he meant Forsaken. Yes it fit with the lore but imagine if we could tune the Sundial to our past specifically and end up rescuing Cayde from the Scorn Barons and Uldren, yet still end up hunting them down (because it was an attempted murder of Cayde, so we would likely have the backing of the Vanguard that time around) and the whole story was focused on the Capture of Uldren, so he could end up becoming uncorrupted, and he could end up becoming a guardian without being killed first, and he could end up seeing Mara again.

[@864fanta9]

This could straight up be a movie or a spin-off game

[@ParanointDE]

Bungie wouldnt bother...

[@rayobrown]

It could work but only if it was its own movie and just uses yor and stuff but loosely

[@864fanta9]

@@rayobrown facts like us destiny ogs know that this is destiny we’re watching but if some random person is watching and knows nothing about destiny, it’s still a sick movie to them

[@Vynirian]

@@864fanta9 the mandalorian, but destiny and not a series.

[@864fanta9]

@@Vynirian no I think it should be more like family guy or American dad or something like a comedy but about the story of dregen Yor or ir yute or something

[@jdpragmatic8644]

“The Vanguard has their eyes on many things. But what...will you do?” I love that line

[@THELYRICALTMAN]

Byf, I owe you a drink, dinner, and a hug. You just gave me a movie. This was incredible!!! Thank you and everybody else who helped create this.

[@THELYRICALTMAN]

@@memo57708 damn right, so you should get started on it right away!!

[@greghoward1197]

Seriously this shit was incredible

[@Zack_Zander]

T-MANtheHERO A Movie? That’s an understatement. I see it more as an amazing story. A Movie usually miss and mess up the story.

[@nobodie9996]

@@Zack_Zander ikr, they killed it like dre... wait, I'm sorry, I'm a horrible human being

[@karbonatedkoffee]

Anal?

[@whiterunguard1434]

Itd be dope if they added Byf in as a character in the next Destiny, you just see his Guardian sitting in a chair surrounded by Children or other Guardians and he is just reading stories. Let's make this happen Bungie lol Edit: Geeze, lots of likes makes me think this is a popular idea. I'll make a Petition for Bungie to do this. They probs won't listen but it'd be dope. I'll post link l8r.

[@rakas_kone]

Whiterun Guard and if you could sit and listen along to the stories I don’t think I’d ever make it out of the tower if it happened

[@whiterunguard1434]

@@rakas_kone Same

[@whiterunguard1434]

@@rakas_kone Or it's also be cool if they had it to where you could add more stories to his collection by getting lore cards

[@warmegg7407]

In the next expansion if they added him as an npc at the farm next to the camp fire omg

[@funny.gon-12]

Byf should be the next speaker

[@samuelacevedo2800]

Wow. My children and myself just sat on the bed and listened/watched this whole thing. I tell bed time stories to my boys before bed. The stories are always a series that they look forward to hearing each night. I am their favorite story teller. Well... WAS their favorite story teller. That is until they heard this. I'm not even mad. You have a gift and I will support you for more. Liked, subscribed, bell rang, and more as opportunity permits.

[@raziellogan7958]

you sir deserve a medal, watch the original trailer of destiny because that man telling the story is you.

[@max-pn8tt]

@@raziellogan7958 TRUE HE STRAIGHT UP ISSS

[@isengarde9490]

Hang on, lemme get my hazmat suit and knee high boots to wade through all this bullshit.

[@thelonelyduck7267]

NYK: Shin Malphur had 4 father's, his birth father, his father in palomon and 2 guardians that teach him both light and dark.

[@freshbakedmeme]

*hawkmoon crying in the background*

[@capttinklebutt3837]

KA-KAH!

[@RudeSaiyan]

One day...

[@WAPlover]

Oh shit I forgot about hawkmoon

[@tanxin-3273]

I need an episode on this please

[@angelofdeath7751]

It has no lore

[@TiguaRich]

Voice Acted Sections Timestaps 5:29 Yor and the Bandits 12:56 Shin Recounts the Start 16:49 Jaren’s Introduction 21:33 Yours, Not Mine 25:22 Pallamin’s Fate 28:23 Hunting Yor 35:55 Yor and Jaren’s Ghost 1:01:28 Yor and his Ghost 1:09:34 Shin’s Inheritance 1:12:07 Shin Reborn 1:14:16 The Last Loud Word 1:19:12 The Hunt Begins

[@cletzi9068]

Thank you so much

[@CadentClock39]

You Are A True Legend Guardian, Thank You.

[@quill3897]

missed some, or at least one, at 46:35

[@ExiledSummoner]

yor and jarens ghost gave me goose bumps

[@doublegdog]

you are mvp

[@thisisthatoneguy5798]

I was a D1 addict in my high school days. Lore, community, the game itself, I was steeped in it. But now as an adult life had gotten in the way of D2 and I eventually forgot about it. Simply remembering the days of my squad with nostalgia. But recently I got back into the game. And I gotta say as I return to Byf's videos I I've remembered all that I've truly loved about this game.

[@Vynirian]

Welcome back.

[@jenc9532]

There are lines in this story that just really hit different “if one man could stand against the dark so too cold anyone, everyone” “same meat same bone but so very different”

[@Aythion]

This is a prime example why, in my opinion, Byf is THE destiny lore youtuber. There simply is no equal in method of storytelling the destiny universe. This was just amazing.

[@alanhiding1471]

I mean mylin games is pretty good

[@Aythion]

@@alanhiding1471 He is good as well. I still think Byf's videos are better.

[@pinnacle5635]

Teebles why do you think he’s annoying? His voice is soothing to me

[@russellmxnia]

I'm a fan of Byf but if you think Myelin isn't on the same level or better then you clearly haven't watched his videos.

[@meister3400]

Sir wallen matches his story telling and him role-playing as his own warlock chronicling the lore is very neat but the voice actors and art in byf's are top notch

[@nwebb]

“Yor’s not mine” Shin low key hit him with a James Bond one liner.

[@Gamer-kazinky]

The monolouge before Yor killed the citizen is terrifying. Bungie has some amazing writing for these guns.

[@slinky_malinki5330]

I feel the saddest part is when Yor's ghost says "I have failed you." Reminds me of Obi Wan and Anakin

[@DerpyBattleMaid]

"Who are you?" *Gunshot x3* *TOYOTA*

[@dnagerbadger1528]

for me it was Gunshots, EVERYONE HAS A ROUTINE

[@renthos9279]

For me it was JOIN SPRINT NOW

[@somerandomnamehere6011]

Let's go places *screams*

[@dyl7734]

“you have no light” ad: im black superman!

[@ascendant-_-gorilla2400]

im assuming this is supposed to be Hobbs and Shaw

[@Ali-mr9jh]

If they ever make a destiny movie, they should base it on this.

[@Vynirian]

I would throw so much fucking money at the screen.

[@casualalt7869]

If they had millions if not hundreds of millions of disposable cash for filming and cgi they could pull off tons of masterpieces

[@dankerbell]

a tv show really, i know byf summarised it well but if you were to have a proper story with actors and everything then you'd need more time for it to hit harder imo

[@michaelryan5973]

@@casualalt7869 if only a multibillion dollar corporation bought them and will push for more creativity in destiny. Dreams really do come true.

[@DatLeafyBoi]

I feel like one of the most interesting parts of this is that Yor never even drew in the final showdown. The obvious assumption is that he either wanted to die for some ulterior motive or was just too slow. I don't really think the second one is something bungie would do So what other motive would he have? I think the dialogue between yor and wards ghost where the ghost says he might want to tempt shin is most likely the answer. This even ties back to all the way into the future where we are now with shin's story. Shin killed out of vengeance and anger, and beat him with sheer might. That sounds to me like the essence of the sword logic.

[@dankerbell]

he did want to die

[@martindovah3810]

I think, ultimately, the way Yor died was both the Perfect Finish and the Perfect Beginning. On Yor's end, his nihilism and fall from grace finally collided into Solar Light, ending the disgraceful legacy of a once great Guardian. Shin, on the other hand, was able to not only achieve closure for the death of his father figure, but to embody the righteous fury at the heart of the Solar discipline, inspiring countless Guardians forever onward.

[@qibcentricsplayground2043]

To be fair, the ulterior motive was to motivate Shin to train and kill Dredgen Yor. Yor/Rezzyl knew that the one man who can stop him will be Shin - given how he killed his father figure Jaren Ward it would be motivation enough for Shin to end Yor. The brief moment Rezzyl was "back" he gave the last word to Jaren Ward's ghost, which Shin will take and train over the years. Rezzyl knew that he has to end himself in order to stop the madness Yor commits. He also taunted Shin to make sure he doesn't soften up after years of training to reach this final showdown.

[@nickguess4837]

Dredgen Yor's voice actor, Connor Cronus, is absolutely on point in this, his inflections and tone are just perfect.Blessious also does a pretty good job as shin malphur,and Moonvalds voice is just Bewitching to listen too. This was an absolutely amazingly awesomely done episode Good Job guys.

[@jacksonreeves4840]

He sounds like Death from Darksiders 2

[@daniel70738]

Jackson Reeves RIGHT?!? I got that vibe too from him, his gravelly voice is so pleasing to listen to i swear to god

[@SdisticDrummer]

Too bad the other VA's sucked

[@ryanryan3978]

it sounds more like Boris out of men in black 3 aka Jemaine Clement

[@kahlilsalome29]

he sounds like someone from the alloy of law

[@VraelFreorhe]

This level of story telling for a non bungie commissioned is astonishing, you really should be heavily supported by the studio since you bring so much understanding to their lore. I really hope some days they'll realize how valuable you are.

[@itsmemoggie3711]

I’m watching this 2 years after this video has been made and it incredibly well scripted, the perfect balance between first person and third person story telling was so well put together that not one point in this video did I get board or have a lapse of concentration. Really enjoyed it thank you.

[@jsgaming6469]

Great. Now I’m being corrupted. (Stops playing with Titan Class, loads up a Hunter Class and looking for a Gregean Clan and unlocks requirements for Thorn)

[@daonion421]

I really like Dredgen Yor's voice.

[@IronWarrior3267]

I like shins

[@JOBSLOV2]

@@IronWarrior3267 that's bless

[@suhaibkhan2601]

sounds like bane without the asthma

[@russiandude2366]

Skolas, Kell of Kells he sounds like The Ancestor from The Darkest Dungeon

[@jemarcoballard6911]

He sounds like saladin

[@AwkwardCheesecake]

Loken: Those gonna be your last words then, boy? Jaren: no u

[@LermaBean]

Jaren: That's an Uno reverse card for you

[@CutiePie232]

This is absolutely mind blowing. The voice acting was seriously on point. Just wow

[@Dennis_Reynolds_Golden_God]

The voice actors for Dredgen Yor and Jarrens ghost were amazing.

[@TheBassPlayer1296]

I love how these 2 guns are so connected in the lore and in actual play. They were so dominant for so long in D1 that its almost perfect that bungie never balanced them in year 1. We all got to play out this lore over and over in the crucible.

[@agssilv5919]

TheBassPlayer1296 and most times the last word won couse it is better for close range and u can use a sniper for long ranges

[@imapopo2924]

"Open your eyes" _Gunshot_ *Black screen* "You're finally awake" *Suddenly Skyrim*

[@JKgyaru6969]

Todd Howard you've done it again!

[@echo9932]

Dammit Todd!

[@friccle_]

*guardian? Guardian, eyes up guardian*

[@4Skin.]

they need the thorn poison as a subclass, i can already see the supers lol

[@Vynirian]

If this happens, i'm never taking off thorn or the necrotic grips ever again.

[@bleak9157]

These ideas are outlandish Hunters: corrupted blades that do moderate damage but have poison. You could also throw them as a light attack. Kind of like spectral blades but no invis and it lasts like 30 seconds. Warlocks: a disc of corruption that does decent impact and makes a large cloud of poison after explosion. Titans: a massive lance much like a rasputin valkyrie that you throw very hard dealing massive damage in a small area and doing small damage over time effects.

[@Ectoplasma08]

It’s called strand

[@4Skin.]

@@Ectoplasma08 manifested it fr💯

[@Wompiez]

If only he had infinite primary

[@moonvald]

What an ABSOLUTE HONOR to be a part of this! I can't express my gratitude enough! Thank you so, so much.

[@Emblyne]

Your ghost dialogue was exquisite! You nailed it!

[@moonvald]

@@Emblyne Anything I did was made infinitely better with your editing and SFX!! 😊💕

[@jnlewis114]

moonvald you slayed, GG

[@jesseritchie9282]

You were amazing I must say!

[@moonvald]

@@jnlewis114 Many thanks!

[@dannyboi7877]

the female ghost voice is absolutely incredible. Bungie should hire her as a voice actor.

[@moonvald]

😘

[@alyoshathedorkknight6110]

@@moonvald you are an amazing VA seriously hit up Bungie and offer your voice as they are short on them.

[@blodriska2498]

@@moonvald Agreed, You should hit bungie up and have you as an voiceactor for a ghost or a NPC tbh. For destiny 3 or another DLC. It's so fitting and just sounds incredible

[@jasonmingo1871]

YES!!! F'ING AWESOME!!! I am gonna listen to this story multiple times this was just as awesome as The Book of Sorrows!!

[@leviakasuna2806]

@@moonvald I'd love to have you voice my ghost in destiny 3. If there's something you can do to be a ghost voice actor in destiny 3 id really appreciate it.

[@jamychal2]

2 years later and this is still a beautiful piece of lore. The art, the sound, the actors. Top tier

[@dakotagarcia997]

These are the stories the Destiny TV show needs to be about

[@MynameisByf]

HI GUYS! 3 things to note! 1) RE: Dredgen Yor vs Rezyl Azzir (hunter vs titan). I hope I've given what is a good explanation of the relationship between these two characters. However! The idea behind the character up until the Rezyl reveal was entirely that the identity of Yor and his class would be a subject of debate. So discuss this! We might know the fuller story but it's still an interesting thing to talk about. What makes a titan or a hunter? What makes a class archetype? Can titans aside from Saladin wear cloaks? Does someone with the same body have the ability to change a class? Do the monikers of classes even apply to those that use the powers of Darkness? Think about some of those questions. I know the writing team at Bungie would definitely love it if you all had a little friendly back and forth about this story. 2) Thank you. Thank you for watching this and thank you to all the people who put time into making this, be they voice actor, artist, editor, sound mastering or even the guys who helped me to capture some of the gameplay. You've all been essential to the creation of this video and I'm so glad to have worked with you all! 3) Confessions of hope I hear you whispering... It's a later potential addition to this story and whilst it's heavily implied, nowhere is it confirmed that Shin was indeed the child in that story. Considering that it wasn't part of the original Last Word and Thorn Saga, and because assumptions are dangerous I decided against including this in our story. If we see more of it come out we may well see some answers. You'll note in the video that we used the phrase "If we are to take Shin at his word." The use of that phrase is a nod to this. I hope we can all understand that a little more at some time later on.

[@lukefield1011]

BYF GO TO SLEEP

[@acgearsandarms1343]

To be fair, Saladin wears a cape, not a cloak. There’s no hood. And some characters do wear articles of clothing not commonly associated with a class, like Osiris with a hood. Truth be told, I think a lot of players would love some visual flair like that. Love the way you presented this interpretation of Yor.

[@bernardgaming6466]

P.S great job with the story 👍

[@endlessdreams1316]

I’ve been sitting in my room for an hour relaxing, connecting my phone to the speaker and just enjoying the story. Great job 💜💜

[@killikhivemind2776]

Can we get a list of voice actors? Im curious.

[@thealrighty3534]

"You are an infection." "Im the vengance. Im the night. I AM BATMAN."

[@nathanbeverley247]

"You are a goddamn cliche."

[@beastmode1915]

Azzir’s Ghost put up more of an argument to try turn Yor back into Azzir than Obi-Wan did to try turn Anakin back to the light side

[@CaptaIn_JS1]

In fact, Rezzyk Azzir could be resumed by the Harvey’s Dent quote in Batman : « You ever die as a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the vilain. » So sad 😭😭

[@jackhealy3328]

Okay, I'm saying it right now: this is the most well-produced, high-quality video we have ever seen from you Byf! The brilliant voice-acting, the beautiful artwork, the massive amount of in-depth research and crystal clear execution of said research. This is truly amazing Byf, and you deserve all the praise in the community. And even outside the community as well!

[@jakubdabek6573]

Hell yeah you right bro

[@LukePaganoRotaryWall42087]

GET THIS MAN A TONY

[@shaymclaughlin5258]

Dregen yor was on the moon and seen “nightmares” getting some shadowkeep vibes here

[@titosfilippotis7039]

Dredgen Yor went to the moon when guardians were still called risen.The keep wasnt build yet

[@prophecybydefault4708]

@Aidan Hall byf couldn't have said it better.

[@bohba13]

The Disaster?

[@jasonhowe9545]

He could have stumbled upon the pyramid-ships

[@flaminak7894]

He only stumbled unto the Hive not the nightmares. They probably weren’t even in development during this original Destiny. Also Scarlet Keep wasn’t even built yet lol. Guys needa pay more attention lol

[@craven1927]

The guy that voiced Dredgen Yor was AMAZING! The whole time I was thinking to myself... did Byf manage to hire Jeremy Irons? Bravo

[@asilva5021]

Not surprised the most toxic guardian in lore is a striker titan

[@rakas_kone]

Her: He’s probably out with other girls Me: *out embracing the darkness to just get his voice*

[@adarshkamoda9183]

Shin, stepping out of the shadows: "Allow me to introduce myself."

[@texanenclave3128]

@@adarshkamoda9183 *me quickdraws and shoots my kneecaps by accident* FUCK OW FUCK OH FUCK ME OWWWW

[@protomahawker156]

*Virtual Insanity plays as I slide towards him looking intently as his cannon*

[@bananasaur5209]

Byf should be an NPC in Destiny. He should be like the Lore Master. He would be staying close to Ikora and those books stands and he would have in his inventory Lore audiobooks (with his voice

[@cameronverona7092]

Oh yeah yeah

[@Shawn-by2tl]

Or he could play the next speaker

[@kaguscon]

He would be staying..... #Champion

[@morristone]

That is a good idea

[@JK-bu3pn]

www.change.org/p/bungie-make-my-name-is-byf-the-new-speaker?recruiter=false&.pacific_post_sap_share_gmail_abi.gmail_abi&recruited_by_id=074283f0-2a0a-11e9-8ce5-839cde20ec33

[@somepiffdank]

Can I just say this is exactly what i thought Dregden would sound like? Awesome job on the lore and voice acting that Byf! Bungie needs to consider a nightmare of dregden and give u the voice of him. I cant overstate how awesome that was to listen to

[@CuteDeadlyBunny]

I can not help myself but to listen to this story over and over again after so many years. Destiny wrote a great story but Your rendition of this wondrous tale Mr. Byf is what keeps me coming back to listen over and over again. I wish there was a text to read from as i would love to use some of your story & descriptive lore telling ability in some of my adventure games. I can't tell you how much i love your telling of the Vault Of Glass let alone how brilliantly you put the Last word/ Thorn story together. Thank you for all you do (and telling those children at the tower all the stories of our brave Guardians)

[@RyomenCloud]

Just realized how similar our guardian's story in Forsaken is to shin's

[@Sakuradragon639]

Holy shit you right. Wtf it's actually so close

[@SinFABTCG]

I wonder if that was the point of it. Give us some kind of catalyst to put us on a path towards either darkness or the light. Walk between the lines of right and wrong. CHOOSE a side and all. It adds a layer of complexity to our guardian's story, which was desperately needed to set up the future of our guardian's story. I'm excited to see where it goes.

[@SlicedInThree]

Shin was voiced by blessious I'm pretty sure

[@huskobyte]

Could you imagine actually choosing who to side with.

[@halex107]

can definitely see the parallels, the killer being killed and the beloved hand-canon of the father/mentor figure falling into the hands of shin/us

[@snoozy773]

This felt like a movie, and I loved it soooooo much!

[@Casual_Rojas]

This was the best thing I've seen all month

[@Crowlum]

This would be an amazing movie.

[@BlackAshes6]

Thank you Byf for getting me through another depression day. Thank you for highlighting destiny lore and your narration of the stories. I’m not sure how odd this is to say, but it’s comforting having your voice fill my home during these days. Thank you.

[@kylehill9653]

He’s right about one thing, it’s a story every hunter knows

[@RohanPlays]

“He couldn’t find the witch” just turn up ur brightness

[@titosfilippotis7039]

*omnigul scream in the distance*

[@simohayho8622]

Alak hul: *chuckles* "Im in danger"

[@seanyee7850]

Or just use your super

[@derbotgaming3394]

Holy cow, who did the voice for dredgen I have chills down my spine!

[@Hunt3r001]

DerbotGaming Reaper from Overwatch of course

[@thomaspiskorski7324]

A man called Connor Cronus.

[@cell9899]

he sounds like Lord Saladin

[@jonasandersen5402]

@@cell9899 he actually voices shax!

[@howardsanchez9998]

Dude he was amazing his voice made him come alive

[@LoreChaplain]

That final exchange between Yor and his Ghost was almost heartbreaking, damn this was really well done.

[@thecuriousspiritofopportun1144]

I love this story. It seems like a bedtime story a parent would tell their child/children at night every now and again when the kid is havin' trouble sleepin' or just wants to hear the story.