The Entire Story of Destiny (Summarized in 40 Minutes!)

[@ShadowDestiny2]

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[@Warbec]

Amazing work! I am pleasently surprised that finally someone adresses the fact that the Traveller helped humans have their life spawn tripled... making sure that a Golden Age would occur. It's a small thing to be mentioned, but it gives allot of understanding why species thrived under the Traveller. Longer life spawns = More technology progress

[@wyvrius]

great video 👍

[@yugiberto2774]

I can finally say... after 10 years of playing this game, I can Understand the history of the game thanks to this video, great work!

[@ShadowDestiny2]

You're very welcome!

[@piiimp1985]

Agreee..thanks Guardian💪🏻

[@frankylampard3931]

It really made me angry I cant play red war or forsaken anymore tbh. Would help add context to past events for new lights. (Also, fuck them for removing dlc I paid for)

[@shirotako6249]

@@frankylampard3931 I haven't even paid for those since I started playing after they got deleted but man, I wanna play that stuff...

[@Hawk7886]

Ew imagine playing this for ten years lmao

[@GreysDen]

The fact that you've condensed 10 years of story in easily digestible video in under 45 minutes is a massive feat. This is probably the best recap video for guardians like me who've been on a break from the game.

[@ShadowDestiny2]

appreciate the kind words

[@ApothecaryAlyth]

I've been looking for something like this for so long. So many other "story of Destiny" videos cover things either chronologically in-universe, or some other format like covering one faction at a time, etc. But IMO this approach looking at the actual content releases makes way more sense for players just trying to understand where we are and how we got here. Thank you!!!

[@LostEnding_]

I mean he technically did go In chronological order of in universe story, I feel this video could use a bit more information

[@Oron_The_Massive]

MY MAN JUST MADE A 40 MIN VIDEO THAT HAS A WHOLE 10+ YEARS OF STORY WTF

[@JOHNSMITH-vx5yz]

Are you jealous. Eh

[@LostEnding_]

It’s more like a summary of a summary then it is all 10 years. Still a good video for refreshing

[@jasonpeng6767]

yes, it's called a summary

[@Oron_The_Massive]

@@jasonpeng6767 "yea it's called a summery"🤓🤓🤓

[@lnis5073]

There’s a KZbinr who did a 10min video of a million year old formation of earth until now WTF

[@adacskipper]

Couple of quick notes: 1. Clovis Bray is Elsie's and Ana's grandfather, not father. 2. Ahsa is a proto worm God; aka what the worm Gods used to be before the Witness found them. 3. The civilization that preceded the Witness was not in agreement about what the Final Shape actually was; they only combined after the violence that followed the Traveller's departure. 4. We don't know if the Traveller and the Witness have anything to do with the Gardener and the Winnower. Specifically the Winnower is confirmed to NOT be the Witness. Otherwise, great video! Its hard summarizing such a vast and complicated story so having something condensed down to only 40 min is great.

[@GeremyG]

I liked the part where the Traveler said “it’s travelin’ time” and traveled all over the universe.

[@EzraInfinite]

Yee

[@DragonKhy]

Yee

[@super-manny5648]

Yee

[@Jadedbeans]

Yee

[@raiden4467]

Yee

[@marcvskulper2874]

I first started playing D2 during Season of the Drifter. Now I get it. This story is incredibly deep and complex. My man just illuminated us all in under 45 mins where there are some videos that are 11hrs deep. Well done.

[@gen8901]

He delivered on his promise to upload again within two weeks

[@ShadowDestiny2]

told you!

[@gen8901]

@@ShadowDestiny2 you literally did! Haha

[@binaryplays1393]

What are the chances I happen to be invested in the lore of Destiny 2 this evening, and behold the perfect video, the only one I've found that good and less than 3-4 hours!! Great vid chief

[@Neru619]

This video needs more exposure. It needs to be posted and pinned on every Destiny social media platforms. When you take a step back and look how far we've come, it's so beautiful. And the winding path is still ahead of us and as Guardians we must walk that path till the very end.

[@damonsta2014]

Man, I saw this come up on my main page and I just watched it as a recap and then at 22:12 I was like "this is oddly familiar" and saw my name in the bottom right. Thanks for featuring my video and putting credit on it! You're a real one! Great job on the video as a whole too, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I will be waiting for the longer version!

[@Vro_xppy]

shut the hell up

[@Happydude154]

The duality of this and the 10 hour Byf video lol. Respect to both of you, to Byf for all the weeks he put into his and respect to you Shadow for finding a way to somehow condense it all and still be understandable. Cant wait to see what the final shape has to offer!

[@Wonback]

The fact that this amazing story and lore is segmented between 2 games, 1 of them console exclusive, plus many many sunseted seasons should be illegal

[@prototype102010]

This video has helped me so much. I've always just jumped into Destiny here and there, get frustrated by the game just throwing you into random stories/expansions and just giving no context to anything. Being able to finally put a face to some names the game throws at you is so helpful lol

[@cjcj3145]

The hive having to feed an insatiable worm…I know the feeling. 😂

[@danielhardman234]

one error i would like to point out is the traveler didnt actually choose to stay and protect humanity, Rasputin forced it to stay/ delayed its departure, long enough to were it was forced to fight. although the lore on that is pretty old and is mostly left over from destiny's originally planned story of the traveler not being a completely benevolent being, so take it as you will

[@guedes28]

Congrats on this montage. I've stoped playing D2 for several months and was lost with the recent lore, until i saw your video.

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

Absolute same. And sadly i wont be able to play most of it. I stopped at the tree of light thingy lol

[@Hydrodictyon]

Always thought to myself: if the Guardian awakened in Russia, does that make all of the player characters canonically Russian?

[@theguthboyw]

Considering that the last city is somewhere in Russia, Yes

[@ThorfinnSkuII]

edz European dead zone lol also Saint could sorta pass for the accent for examples

[@Jonnymick24]

Indeed we are comrade

[@Tao_Tology]

Konyeshka.

[@Hydrodictyon]

@@Tao_Tology you either meant “of course”, or при чем здесь конь?

[@JOHNSMITH-vx5yz]

Well that was FANTASTICLY. AMAZING ,can't wait for part 2

[@johnreel8728]

I love this game, but my god the plots are all like: Gertrude, Daughter of the Infinite Cosmos and half-sister to Zoloft the Wretched has hatched a plot to steal the traveler’s aura with the use of BDE, a lost science of the Vex. Using the wumbo ray, we must save humanity from darkness because LIGHT! … also Gertrude will still be alive in a different timeline throne world multiverse so we can do another expansion in two years.

[@pch1370]

Now knowing most of the important context, I still think that Nezzy Coffee to wake up Osiris is the most fucking random thing that ever happened in the entirety of Destiny's Timeline and that's saying something. 39:12 also, totally important lore: Proof that our Guardian is canonically actually really good at drawing.

[@martinj7452]

I loved Destiny so much but finding people to raid who weren't completely clueless was absolutely impossible.

[@edandgretchenalexander632]

I’ve been a Destiny player since House of Wolves. Have always loved the ‘world’ and story, but it’s tough to remember all the pieces that have led up to now. Thanks for helping me remember! 🎉

[@seronon]

Gotta be honest, I played a bit of Destiny 1 and also tried to get into Destiny 2 here and there. (Before it got f2p and trying to return multiple times afterwards) Destiny 2 always interested me, but I never really got the hang of it and quite frankly was absolutely overwhelmed by it. When I last gave it a shot - and thanks to one of your videos I learned the systems - I was demotivated after finding out that stories where vaulted and I wasn't able to play everything. Now with Final Shape I decided to take another look, because the Witness really caught my interest. Watching this video now made me sad for all the amazing story parts that I missed, but also really motivated me to keep going now and finally get into the game for real. Thank you very much!

[@gdreyer]

I've been playing Destiny for the past 10 years and still this video answered some questions I still had. Thank you and congratulations, Guardian.

[@Jake-or6rq]

I've been playing this game for 10 years. Haven't understood a lick of lore until you broke down the story.

[@Vro_xppy]

ur just dumb

[@Mr.yapper69]

💀 I already forgot wtf bro was talking about in a 41min video I will definitely not be able to watch a 10 hour video 😂😂

[@gageamato5669]

Lol

[@gamer94339]

tiktok & insta reel effects... attention span reduced! really recommend start watching Old movies. :)

[@zaetheria]

This is fantastic!! Thank you for the short, yet thorough, summary video - it's been hard to find quality story summaries that aren't hours upon hours long. Perfect overall and for returners! Don't feel as lost in the story now ^.^

[@ShadowDestiny2]

that was our exact goal here - concise, but as thorough as possible. Glad that came through in the result. thanks for watching

[@titobudd]

I never knew Crow's ghost's name was Pulled Pork before he renamed him Glint. Delicious.

[@vogelbert7082]

as a day 1 d1 and d2 vet this is the perfect vid for final shape! tyvm kind sir.

[@burchified]

They really drip fed a story about as long and intricate as a goosebumps book

[@thomasclyne4410]

I stopped playing Destiny for quite a while after Forsaken. Began playing again due to the expansions being on PS Plus but i felt totally lost with regards to storyline. This video is exactly what i needed. Excellent work..Thank you!

[@JulesA5266]

Thank you so much for this summary! I played D2 from the beginning, and then left after the Curse of Osiris due to burnout. I came back again in Beyond Light, and while I had played through Shadowkeep and everything else I could at the time, I was definitely lost story/lore-wise. This video helped me consolidate all the things I knew and didn't, and now I've got a better idea of what it is we'd been up to this whole time. I mean, I did lots and lots of pew pew and grinding, but things were disjointed. Kudos, job well done!

[@grant__4741]

Insane lore drop and done so well. Great vid as always

[@meisushimei]

I'm new to Destiny and this video absolutely helped me parse out some of what is going on haha. Thank you!!

[@DjayPaniora]

Sadly you won’t be playing for long😢

[@Fighterpilot555]

How do you even summarize this story when we do not even have time to explain why we do not have time to explain?

[@LibrocreatesL2]

that's the best quote of the entire story 🤣🤣 followed by "How's your sister?"

[@DJGHOSH]

This is the best summation of the story

[@JMsFunActivities]

This video reminded me of my wasted time battling Skolas for hundreds of hours 😂🤣😂

[@headshothunt3r414]

watching this video after coming back made me remember a lot of the things i experienced while playing back then

[@JOHNSMITH-vx5yz]

OK I'm sure I'm not the ONLY ONE ,,,,that notice this,,,,,, BUT when OSIRIS has hes mask and helmet ON. he looks a big tough guy ,,,,,BUT when it's OFF he looks like a little old man,, like Ikoras grand father so to speak,,,

[@hdylta]

Love this. A short video with the parts that are needed.

[@Fever_Punch]

Thank you for making a clear, precise, and condensed video of the story. I have played for years, and this just made everything come full circle.

[@boogerwood]

Great summary. Obviously there are so many details woven into this intricate story. But in 40 minutes, you definitely captured the absolute essence and key event that lead to this final shape. As a veteran gamer, I appreciate the scope and breadth of Destiny. There have been ups and downs. There’s been good and bad. But as a whole, it has been 10 epic years. This is a great tribute video.

[@MrFakeMaker101]

This is exactly the type of video I needed now. I actually know what I’ve been playing.

[@itzdan0s477]

Great work covering this for us new lights that are missing 75% of the story. Only campaigns left were the ones were you acquire the darkness subclasses. And some cut scenes.

[@VolumedWand1]

This is really helpful for me because I play Destiny on and off. Thanks. ❤❤❤

[@ShadowDestiny2]

perfect

[@GothicHellhound]

It was a wonderful time having been here for so long with you all:> can't wait to see you on the other side of the ending of our 10-year war. I hope it'll be amazing.

[@BrianPereyra21]

This was a very good watch. I remembered pretty much all of it, but it was nice to have a bit of a refresher because some of these moments really begin to blur.

[@VoiceofFox]

Thanks for putting this together. After watching I can still say Destiny's story is utterly bewildering and incredibly difficult to follow. Good job the core gameplay is so good.

[@JOHNSMITH-vx5yz]

Heyyyy guys. ,just a question. My black power supply box. Blew up ,fused out , ( maybe old ) does any one know how i can replace it or fix it. ??????

[@alisonanddanlindsey]

I need to say thank you for all the time and effort put into this excellently made video. I haven't played since the witch queen dlc but I enjoyed every minute of playing it. I was completely lost because I had no idea how to follow such a vast storyline. I wasn't even around to play the first game, I am truly a noob, but thanks to this video I now want to play again. I want to be part of the story and finish the fight against light and darkness.

[@fysy9989]

29:09 the image shows the worm familiar which led the siblings into the deep, not the worm inside of Savathun that gave her power, which she had removed.

[@KeanuChrist]

I started in Season of Plunder and I've just missed so much...really wish I could play all of this old content.

[@sirarthur0]

Really enjoyed this in-game retrospective, as someone who has been playing on and off from season to season, it was very easy to follow

[@stroopwafelfalafel]

You’ve done an incredible thing here, but I still have a few questions: 1. What are the Vex 2. What are the Awoken 3. What are the Cabal 4. What is the Ascendant Plane 5. What is an Ahamkara wish dragon I just started playing in season of the witch, and I’m excited to understand what the NPCs mean when I talk to them.

[@mitchconner2021]

God... 19 year old me who grew up playing Halo had such high hopes for this game. I think they made something beautiful here. Not quite Halo levels but dang close and im proud of Bungie its been a wild 10 years. Thanks for making this game so fun fellow Guardians 💜

[@bfedezl2018]

I think Destiny lore is much better and deeper than Halo. It just is a greater universe in terms of complexity. Halo is more basic though has a human component that is quite unique

[@gogopossum]

I nerded out to this far more than I care to admit. Thank you, subbed, and looking forward to going thru more if your content!

[@djstanley1300]

Need the longer version

[@bshawfoolery13B]

The Traveler:"don't forget your towel"😊

[@dizznotdizzy]

wait why was uldron's ghost named "pulled pork" wtf

[@novi0]

It's in one of the Ghost Stories lore book entries from Forsaken.

[@hdylta]

" Pulled Pork" was the name given by the community. I do not think this was ever used by Bungie officially. Glint is the name that was the name given by Bungie.

[@carsonlake3842]

Small note, the traveler didn't become dormant over the last city, we built the last city under it after it became dormant.

[@brianisaac1804]

Man, I really miss the music from D1

[@St1mi]

Hey, I appreciate the hell out of this 😎 the story and overall lore of Destiny is (obviously) so much more in-depth that your typical fps. Annnd how they ixnayed half the old content and campaigns.. this is necessary for me to get caught up! Appreciate this!

[@ShadowDestiny2]

Hey, thanks!

[@Cedrix300]

34:36 It's unclear if The Traveller moved away from the last city because of the threat to it or the threat to the city (and its people). The Traveller could have simply been running but it also could have been leaving the city so its people were not hurt in the conflict. Additionally the explanation that The Traveller has no where else to run may be correct but it could also be finally making its stand. Rasputin sacrificed himself to protect the traveller and it in turn may have stayed to protect the Sol system. "Devotion inspires bravery, bravery inspires sacrifice, sacrifice leads to death."

[@Iknowwhereyoulive95]

i don't remember when did i start to play this masterpiece, but i played it with geforce and when they raised prices i stopped, it was the time when bungie released the dls with the queen of some monsters(i don't remember anything, only about memento mori, it's owner and some cool vinchester gun), every time i see this game i almost cry how nostalgic it for me, but i can't go back, even play again...

[@VTOffRoadAdventures]

This video is a great summary of the story. But man seeing the old D2 clips makes me realize how big of an improvement the lighting engine upgrade was. Yes the changes are subtle but when added together it looks like a much more beautiful game.

[@marwanwalidols94]

"Although we've witnessed quite a story" i see what you snuck in there you sneaky bastard!

[@kingdenali6293]

Thankyou for your dedication to making this video. As someone who missed multiple expansions and seasons this really helped

[@_ChiaroScuro_]

Wow before a beginner guide and now a lore guide for us new players ? Thank you for the good work shadow !

[@DakotaRandol-vo7xy]

Just getting into destiny 2 now, this has made it make a lot more sense

[@willbelive]

Just started streaming this game! It’s epic but incredibly complex. This video was super informative thank you 🙏

[@yaboysavoie4777]

Lmao it’s hilarious that the few seconds you selected to show of rhulk was him bugging out and flying around

[@basednbearded6493]

Damn I stopped playing at forsaken and didn't come back till season of defiance... I missed a lot

[@danielshults5243]

Now that I've caught up with this handy recap, I feel prepared to tackle Byf's TEN HOUR version. See you on the other side!

[@aabates5116]

Great summary for new or returning players to get caught up for the final shape! Now, if this got you interested in destiny's story, go watch Byf's 4 hour long timeline and lore vid...

[@dezman311]

25:10 context: Clovis Bray jr. is not the giant exo head, that would be Clovis bray sr. Who is a tertiary antagonist, them having the same name is due to Clovis sr’s Hubris.

[@JOHNSMITH-vx5yz]

OK has any one noticed that when OSIRIS has all he's gear on. ,,,he looks like a BIG TOUGH GUY. ,, ,,,,,,but when he takes it off ,,,,,he looks like a little old man,,,, ( Ikoras grand father), in a way,,,,

[@BeccaGothBee]

I liked the part where the witness said “it’s witnessing time” and it looked at everything

[@austinrock7636]

👎👎👎 boooooo copycat lameeeee not funny

[@Bunnyheyman]

just an FYI, Clovis (the giant head) isnt their father, but their grandfather. Anastasia's and Elsie's father was Clovis Bray the second, Named after *HIS* father, the psychopath genius Clovis. Clovis II died because Clovis knocked his wife out when she was pregnant, removed almost all of her genetic code from their unborn son so he would be more like him, as well as tinkered with his genes even further to make him near superhuman immunity and the need for far less sleep. What happened was while he was immune from all sickness, when his sleepless gene kicked into high gear and wouldnt let him sleep ever, his body began to break down and he went batshit crazy and no one could find a way to save him because any attempt to alter the gene, remove the gene or turn it off resulted in the immunity to kick in and stop it, thus causing to eventually die after even being transferred to an early prototype EXO body. He also passed the cursed genes onto his daughter, Elsie.

[@Peruvianpa]

Is amazing how this game is all connected to the story, but still continues😌

[@Preestar1]

No way a second part OmG time 2 watch the second part five times in 1 or 2 months

[@seano5098]

Lot of questions : paracausal is mean beyond or aside to causality. The entity did pretty cause and effect maneuvers. If you never garden anything what is gardening . What the Witness, witness to

[@mdp720]

Loved this, but I'm looking forward to the longer video. This is a great recap for Destiny players, but there are definitely parts where I felt like if I was a complete newbie and had no idea what the story was, I'd still be lost. I'd be mostly asking WHY these things happened, and who all these people were beyond brief introductions. I hope the longer version goes on tangents to explain them in greater detail, and also the gameplay and locations a bit.

[@badacid7388]

I quit at shadowkeep, I came back in season of the wish to see the end of this journey. Thanks for the recap!!!

[@stroopwafelfalafel]

Don’t mind me, just making a dictionary for myself 1:50 Black Fleet, The: The Witness’s fleet of spaceships 1:16 Darkness: an ancient paracausal force that flows through the universe. Individuals with a connection to Darkness have special abilities 1:33 Final Shape, The: a state of reality where only perfection remains. The witness hopes to achieve this state by connecting The Veil to The Traveler. 0:44 Gardener, The: witness species’ name for The Traveler 1:16 Light: an ancient paracausal force that flows through the universe. Individuals with a connection to Light have special abilities. 0:42 paracausality: refers to forces, beings and abilities that defy the conventional laws of physics. 2:10 terraform: transform a planet to make it a paradise for living things 2:04 Traveler, The: A spherical entity of Light. It would travel from world to world, fleeing the Darkness. It would terraform the worlds it came across and bless their inhabitants. 1:08 Veil, The: an entity of Darkness that shares a connection to The Traveler 1:40 Witness, The: a being that was created when an entire race of aliens used the power of Darkness to merge themselves together. Its goal is to combine The Traveler and The Veil to create The Final Shape.

[@F1reb0lt]

Thank you for doing this 😁 I came back to destiny last year at the back end of season of defiance after being away for 3 years and this really filled in some gaps in the story that I had missed. Looking forward so the more detailed version 👍

[@theanchor2212]

Thank you for this - perfect recap before getting back to the game for one last ride

[@lostonrodeodrive]

This video made me realize I just be shooting stuff without asking questions

[@thedouble_t3939]

Thank you so much for this video, you made my campaign experience a lot more enjoyable since I wasn't able to experience 90% of the story myself.

[@NickyDiesel]

Always had a fever dream of a prequel destiny game, one where our character ultimately dies in the end. Then the camera pulls up, zooming out while focusing on our character, u til you realize he’s laying dead in a sea of cars in the cosmodrome….

[@WAstEDxLaMA]

This is a great video, thank you! Didn’t really realize a lot of important set up occurred between the major expansions in the seasons. Makes me regret kind of falling off. Even still, I have no idea what is going on lmao. I think Destiny has always been more known for its great shooting gameplay anyways

[@kaoticghost-whitererun7539]

A 10 hour video came out and it’s the only video you need too see ppl been making short versions ever since the long one dropped and the 10 hour video all though long is better then any video you will see about the history and told way better watch it in parts or like me I watched the whole thing while I was playing destiny on a day off worth it

[@AtenSol12]

Cant wait for the full version, shadow ❤❤l

[@singleplayersquad1]

Excellent video man.

[@ShadowDestiny2]

Appreciate it!

[@vectorfox4782]

This is short and straight to the point and still manages to be under an hour. You earned a sub.

[@maticlikar147]

Shadow, you are truly amazing and I absolutely love every single of your videos, keep going, man.

[@jaredowner]

Excellent work here. Can't wait for the long one too!

[@Tao_Tology]

Going by the in-game lore, the Traveller was prevented from leaving the sol system and so then _had_ to make a stand.

[@JohnDoe-ji5cr]

This feels like a stitched together bundle of words taken from in game cutscenes and descriptions. A lot of context is missing for things. Not even a sentence about what a Guardian is or what the Last City is before you talk about meeting the Vanguard in D1. I guess I sort of understand if you’re sticking strict to gameplay events but this doesn’t actually help tell the story of Destiny very well if it’s just a synopsis of missions.

[@dylanwilliams430]

Correction at 4:21, the Traveler didnt decide to stay. RAZPUTIN FORCED it to stay before, by aiming EVERYTHING at the Traveler, IIRC.