So, here is my pinned post, with a bit about my guardians! In my head, the three guardians you make in D2 is the young wolf’s 3-person fireteam. I play with my boyfriend, so essentially we have a 6-person fireteam, buuuuut, some of them aren’t fleshed out, so here is the basic info. Also, I should add that in my head, my bf’s titan and my warlock are the young wolves, and it is not just one person.

Bubo (she/her)–awoken warlock. Dawnblade. The YW. Ghost: Minerva.

She was rezzed in the Dreaming City at the time the young wolf was rezzed. She loves her dawnblade, but she uses all the light/darkness subclasses (except for stormcalling). She is the student of Ikora Rey and focuses on history, mainly of the awoken and lightbearers. She hopes to establish a museum in the city one day. She often gets in trouble, such as being the first Shadebinder, learning too much about her previous life, and wanting to keep an Ahamkara bone in her house in the city.

Tripore (he/him)–human titan. Sunbreaker. The YW. Ghost: Edgewise.

Tripore was rezzed in the Cosmodrome, a few years before Bubo. He loves the archives and has become a hidden who focuses on better data management. On the battlefield, he yeets as many nades as possible (and says “where’s my hammer?” every five seconds). He loves doing photography and becoming a Dregen in his downtime. Bubo hates how much she is dragged into Gambit by Tripore.

Violet (she/her)–awoken hunter. Nightstalker. Ghost: Rose.

She was on the same fireteam as Cayde and Andal Brask and ended up being on this new light fireteam when she found Bubo in the Dreaming City. A hunter who is probably not the best influence on any new lights, but is quite effective at what she does. She mainly loves sniping, playing with knives, and drinking way too much alcohol.

Cynthia-28 (she/her)–exo titan. Sentinel/ Behemoth. Ghost: Lawrence

Cynthia was rezzed in the early city age. She has an old exo frame that constantly has issues, so she became an exo scientist to learn more about exos and to help others who don’t have the light/can heal themselves. She also tries to take apart our robot dog.

??? (she/her)–awoken warlock. Stormcaller. Ghost: ???

She still needs a name. She was rezzed in the late dark ages and has stayed away from a lot of the fighting, focusing on her studies instead. She ends up on Bubo’s fireteam just cause they needed a bit more firepower fighting Crota, and Bubo just happened to know her.

Shiro-4 (he/him)–exo hunter. Ghost: Suzume

Okay, we haven’t had any lore on Shiro since D1, and I want to know what he is up to, so he is the final member of the Ace fireteam. I think he was on the same fireteam as Cayde, Andal, Violet, and Tevis Larsen years ago, but now Violet and Shiro are the last two from that fireteam. Like the unnamed warlock, Shiro is more so just there to help when Ace needs it and he is a reliable hunter.

My bf and I want to make a stained glass window together at some point, because we are both creative and think we have enough nerdy creative juices between the two of us to do it. Of course we thought of simple things, and then we went into Eris Morn’s apartment, saw her pretty stained glass window, and decided, yeah, that’s the one we want to do. And I’m the one who takes fifty bagillion screenshots, so I quickly got a few. We are gonna have so much random d2 inspired stuff when we eventually live together. I really want one or two of those Turkish lamps it seems like everyone has. And I might have convinced my bf to try some woodworking projects of some furniture in game lol.

I finally made a main Tumblr page! It’s ArtNoctowl. You can find my current art obsessions, hobbies, and a lot of gay since I can’t share it on most of my social media (my mom is homophobic). My D2 stuff will still stay here. Might also make a pokemon side blog, because that’s my other big video game obsession, but one blog at a time. Anyways! My first post is some art for the manga series Witch Hat Atelier, since I very much ship Qifrey and Olruggio!

Okay, so, this lore entry doesn’t really spoil anything for this season (tho it does take place after the beginning of this season), so you can read it, with one minor spoiler of Chalco tracking someone (but they don’t say who). The lore entry is on the “Mirror Imago” smg. And boy oh boy, are Chalco Yong fans eating good this season! Here is the lore entry, so you can read it if you want:

The big reveal! Zavala is asking Ikora to take on more responsibilities from the Vanguard, which will mean Ikora has to step back from the Hidden. And which of her many Hidden does she choose to become the leader? Chalco Yong. Out of anyone, this makes the most sense. Chalco has clearly been in the Hidden for centuries and she is one of Ikora’s most trusted members. Chalco usually is involved in the background with major events (she followed Crow on the shore during Season of the Hunt, she was looking into Nefeles Stronghold which turned out to be Neomuna, she was looking into the resurrection ritual the hive were doing after the Ghosts of the Deep Dungeon, she helped research what could cure Mithrax of Nezarec’s curse long before episode: Revenant, etc). Chalco and Ikora Chalco and Ikora are also really good friends, and they are very open about being honest with each other and things that are happening. They are possibly in a queerplatonic relationship (maybe more. Chalco/Ikora/Eris have a very “It’s complicated” sort of relationship). I think Eris is also a major choice for this, but I don’t think Eris would want the role (and she is too important in her understanding of the Hive to be tied up being the hidden leader). 

The other major detail that is super interesting is Zavala stepping back a bit. Like, in this lore entry, he isn’t stepping down from being Commander/Titan Vanguard, but I feel like he is getting ready to do so. At least giving up the position of Commander to Ikora most likely. I can’t see this happening for years, but perhaps Bungie will expedite this a bit, so we see this happen within the game (like how I didn’t think Bungie would make Crow Hunter Vanguard so soon, even though it was obvious they were going in that direction with his story.) I think the bigger question is who would be Titan Vanguard if Zavala stepped down? None of the titans who we see with character models really seem like they’d fill it. Osiris and Saint have helped a few times with the Vanguard when Ikora and Zavala haven’t been able to, but I can’t see Saint coming back permanently. Sloane is partially Taken now, and we know that isn’t getting any better. Shaxx is busy with Crucible. Saladin is now on Caiatl’s council. Maybe Bungie will just have Zavala step down from Commander and give it to Ikora, but he stays Titan Vanguard. 

So, those are the important lore implications from this entry. I can’t wait to see where they go with this! Also, one minor thing, I think Bungie will eventually give Chalco a proper character model and put her in the game. It might be like Micah-10, where she only appears in her armor, and we don’t really see all of her. And I think with all the lore we have gotten for Chalco and now even making her the Hidden leader, I think Bungie will do a Hidden themed update/expansion and Chalco Yong will be properly introduced to everyone besides us lore nerds. 

But now it’s time for me to gush over my favorite ship (Ikora Rey and Chalco Yong)! I just love Ikora and Chalco’s dynamic, even if we have gotten so little of it. Chalco coming back, a muddy mess from her mission, undoing some of her clothes and just sitting down next to her partner. Also, Chalco being a complete drama queen saying she’s gonna quit the hidden and never talk to Ikora again and Ikora calling her out! Like no, Chalco cannot stay away from Ikora Rey and they both very much know that. I also wonder how long ago Chalco was rezzed, and how long she has been friends with Ikora. Chalco had the line “Damn, Ikora, first you give up fieldwork, then you pass on the curse to me?” She’s clearly being playful with it, but I wonder if they worked together in the past (like, before the creation of the Hidden/Ikora being made vanguard). All the lore we have gotten of these two is in the present day; we haven’t seen them in the past together. And yeah, I do wish we would get more of that. Personally, I headcanon that Wei Ning, Eriana, Eris, Chalco, and Ikora were all on the same fireteam, and were friends for centuries (we at least know Ikora has worked with Wei Ning because they were fighting together during a particular fight against an Ahamkara during the Great Hunt). I just want Bungie to give us more lore about Chalco and Ikora. Also, also, Chalco saying, “I’ll make you proud, boss” and Ikora responding with, “You already do…boss.” Like, omg, just let them kiss already, Bungie!