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==Biography==
==Biography==
Alongside another unpartnered [[Ghost]] named [[Peach]], Balthazar was invited by the [[Peregrine Institute of Higher Learning]] to give a guest lecture on the nature of the [[Traveler]], [[Light]], and Ghosts. Balthazar was excited by the first question about how they understood the Traveler, answering that he believed the Traveler was their mother. As he began to discuss what his old friend the Ghost of [[Pujari]] believed, Peach interrupted him and declared that no one knew what the Traveler was. Balthazar countered that she created them to raise [[Guardian]]s as defenders of humanity and her, but Peach once more interrupted and disagreed about that being their only purpose and his assigning of pronouns to the Traveler. Unperturbed by the interruptions, Balthazar continued and outlined his belief that the Traveler looked through all of human history and the future to find the greatest champions who would be paired with the Ghosts to complete each of them. He was flabbergasted when Peach stated that would make the Traveler a jerk due to all the Ghosts she knew who died without finding a partner and that she did not feel incomplete. Balthazar ignored her and believed that it was his own shortcomings that had prevented him from finding a Guardian and would follow the Traveler's plan for him.<ref name="GSDoO">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:Ghost Stories|Ghost Stories]]: [[Lore:Ghost Stories#Difference of Opinion|Difference of Opinion]]''</ref>
Alongside another unpartnered [[Ghost]] named [[Peach]], Balthazar was invited by the [[Peregrine Institute of Higher Learning]] to give a guest lecture on the nature of the [[Traveler]], [[Light]], and Ghosts. Balthazar was excited by the first question about how they understood the Traveler, answering that he believed the Traveler was their mother. As he began to discuss what his old friend the Ghost of [[Pujari]] believed, Peach interrupted him and declared that no one knew what the Traveler was. Balthazar countered that she created them to raise [[Guardian]]s as defenders of humanity and her, but Peach once more interrupted and disagreed about that being their only purpose and his assigning of pronouns to the Traveler. Unperturbed by the interruptions, Balthazar continued and outlined his belief that the Traveler looked through all of human history and the future to find the greatest champions who would be paired with the Ghosts to complete each of them. He was flabbergasted when Peach stated that would make the Traveler a jerk due to all the Ghosts she knew who died without finding a partner and that she did not feel incomplete. Balthazar ignored her and believed that it was his own shortcomings that had prevented him from finding a Guardian and would follow the Traveler's plan for him.<ref name="GSDoO">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Ghost_Stories#Difference_of_Opinion|Ghost Stories - Difference of Opinion]]''</ref>


Another audience member asked if they remembered being in the Traveler. Balthazar insisted he did and that Ghosts called it the Womb, much to the embarrassment and disagreement of Peach. Attempting to describe it, Balthazar said the inside was like a cosmos inside a bottle containing trillions of stars or souls orbiting in a complex weave enclosed within a celestial egg. Peach mocked his continued use of mixed and conflicting metaphors before accusing him of lying about remembering being inside. He criticized her laughing when the next audience member made a statement about Ghosts being a part of the Traveler's divine whole. Another audience member asked what they would do if they never found their Guardian. Balthazar insisted he would as the Traveler had willed it so. He reflected that some Ghosts did die without finding theirs and that he would then do nothing if that were the case, but he had faith he would find his chosen. The next audience member questioned what they would eat if they could. Balthazar began to answer that as semi-corporal beings they did not desire food, but Peach interrupted and began listing several foods she was fascinated by and began questioning the audience about what they tasted like, making Balthazar ask if the lecture was almost over.<ref name="GSDoO"/>
Another audience member asked if they remembered being in the Traveler. Balthazar insisted he did and that Ghosts called it the Womb, much to the embarrassment and disagreement of Peach. Attempting to describe it, Balthazar said the inside was like a cosmos inside a bottle containing trillions of stars or souls orbiting in a complex weave enclosed within a celestial egg. Peach mocked his continued use of mixed and conflicting metaphors before accusing him of lying about remembering being inside. He criticized her laughing when the next audience member made a statement about Ghosts being a part of the Traveler's divine whole. Another audience member asked what they would do if they never found their Guardian. Balthazar insisted he would as the Traveler had willed it so. He reflected that some Ghosts did die without finding theirs and that he would then do nothing if that were the case, but he had faith he would find his chosen. The next audience member questioned what they would eat if they could. Balthazar began to answer that as semi-corporal beings they did not desire food, but Peach interrupted and began listing several foods she was fascinated by and began questioning the audience about what they tasted like, making Balthazar ask if the lecture was almost over.<ref name="GSDoO"/>


As [[the Coalition]] began making preparations to stop [[the Witness]] from enacting the [[Final Shape]], [[Micah-10]] would find telemetric data that suggested Balthazar was on the [[Moon]]. Concerned, as he was not known to be so daring in field work compared to [[Anwar]], Micah sends [[the Guardian]] to find Balthazar and bring him to [[the Pale Heart]] to aid in the Traveler's recovery. After tracking Balthazar's signal to [[the Lunar Pyramid]] and fighting the [[Nightmare]]s of [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]] and [[Nightmare of the Fanatic|Fikrul]] again, the Guardian would eventually find what Balthazar was looking for: an [[Unknown Artifact|Archival Sphere]] from the Pyramid that held information, including a recording from the Witness to [[Nezarec]]. After recovering the sphere, the Guardian eventually found Balthazar on the overlook at the [[Enduring Abyss]]. After being brought to the Pale Heart, Micah told the Guardian she saw a fire in Balthazar after learning of Anwar's death and that he joined the other Ghosts in healing the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[The Visitation]]''</ref>
As [[the Coalition]] began making preparations to stop [[the Witness]] from enacting the [[Final Shape]], [[Micah-10]] would found telemetric data that suggested Balthazar was on the [[Moon]]. Concerned, as he was not known to be so daring in field work compared to [[Anwar]], Micah sends [[the Guardian]] to find Balthazar and bring to [[the Pale Heart]] to aid in the Traveler's recovery. After tracking Balthazar's signal to [[the Lunar Pyramid]], fighting the [[Nightmare]]s of [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]] and [[Nightmare of the Fanatic|Fikrul]] again and recovering an [[Unknown Artifact|archival sphere]] from the Pyramid that held much information (including a recording from the Witness to Nezarec), the Guardian eventually recovered Balthazar from the overlook at the [[Enduring Abyss]]. After being brought to the Pale Heart, Micah told the Guardian she saw a fire in Balthazar after learning of Anwar's death and that he joined the other Ghosts in healing the Traveler.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[The Visitation]]''</ref>


==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==

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