Editing Speaker

|image= [[File:TheSpeakerInfobox.jpg|300px]]

|species=[[Human]]

|affiliation= The [[Last City]] <br> [[Guardian]]s <br> [[The Consensus]] <br> [[Vanguard]]

|rank= [[Speaker (title)|Speaker]] <br> Voice of the Traveler <br> Head of the [[Consensus]]

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{{Quote|Devotion inspires bravery, bravery inspires sacrifice, sacrifice leads to death. So... feel free to kill yourself.|The Speaker to [[Dominus Ghaul]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTxFY8RjJcg '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - "Devotion, Bravery, and Sacrifice" Cutscene'']</ref>}}

The '''Speaker'''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MbUCkGWkiE#t=294 Destiny Walkthrough Part 3 - LIVE - EXPLORING THE TOWER (Destiny Gameplay Alpha PS4)]</ref> was the head of the [[Consensus]] within the [[Last City]]; He was very old, having lived as far back as the earliest days of the City.<ref name = "Osiris">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Osiris#Osiris|Osiris]]''</ref> He apparently acted as an advisor and mentor to the [[Guardian]]s,<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal''' — ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref> even referring to the Titan [[Saint-14]] as his son.<ref name= "Saint-14">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends $ Mysteries#Legend: Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref>

 

 

The Speaker also had a study in the North tower, where he sold [[legendary]] class items and emblems in exchange for [[Mote of Light|Motes of Light]].<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> The Speaker also exchanged high-level [[upgrade material]]s.<ref>[http://planetdestiny.com/complete-reef-reveal-recap/ '''Planet Destiny''': Complete "Reef Reveal" Recap]</ref>

[[File:Speaker.gif|thumb|300px|The Speaker preaching by a campfire.]]

 

The Speaker was born to two self-exiles during the [[Dark Age]] and learned he was the last known [[Speaker (title)|Speaker]], coming into possession of a mask built by another Speaker that allowed them to commune with the [[Traveler]] to an extent despite its damaged state. He eventually came to live in a small settlement of three-hundred people in the shadow of a mountain which fell under the tyrannical rule of [[Warlord]] [[Cathal]]. After six years of his rule, the [[Iron Lords]] arrived and drove Cathal away, leaving the settlement independent. Shortly after this, a silver [[Ghost]] found the Speaker and began to follow him as it continued its search for a being worthy of being reborn in the [[Light]]. One year later, the Speaker and several other leaders of the village met with Lady [[Efrideet]] to hear an offer for them to join a growing [[The Last City|city]] being built underneath the Traveler. During the meeting, the Speaker heard the Traveler express its approval of the City and desire to be a beacon calling its "children" home to it. The Speaker trusts Efrideet's assurances of protection and claim that the Warlords are nearly defeated, along with the fact that governance of the city would be decided by all its citizens together, Risen and non-Risen alike. The Speaker and the rest of the settlement leaders agree to move to the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Constellations#Building|Constellations - Building]]''</ref>

Before arriving in the City, the Speaker guided a Ghost named [[Geppetto]] to the [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]], where it revived a [[Exo]] named [[Saint-14]]. Sensing greatness in this newly risen [[Guardian]], the Speaker told him that he would become an example for others to follow and together they journeyed to the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Pigeon and the Phoenix#15: Shepherd|The Pigeon and the Phoenix - #15: Shepherd]]''</ref> The Speaker established himself as a religious leader and preached about the Traveler and its ways within the growing camp beneath the Traveler. After the destruction of the [[Iron Lords]], the Speaker gained power in the Last City and helped to establish the [[Vanguard]] to keep order as factions vied for power. [[Saint-14]] and [[Osiris]] became the respective [[Titan (class)|Titan]] and [[Warlock]] Vanguards, and Saint-14 suggested that [[Tallulah Fairwind]] should be the [[Hunter]]'s representative. The Speaker went to Tallulah and explained their plan, but Tallulah was skeptical that the Hunters could or even needed to be organized and asserted they worked best independently. The Speaker noted her efforts at putting together Hunters on other missions across the solar system already, but she countered that there was a difference between independent and solitary. However, the Speaker then suggested that there might be other candidates and that he understood if it would be too much of a challenge for her. With her pride now offended and a [[Vanguard Dare|dare]] being offered, Tallulah accepted the Speaker's offer.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], [[The Bombardiers]]''</ref> The inclusion of Osiris as the Warlock Vanguard was controversial due to rumors about his origins and the opposition of the [[Concordat]], who claimed Osiris was the product of a failed [[Golden Age]] experiment mistakenly reincarnated into a human by his Ghost, [[Sagira]].<ref name= "Osiris"/>  

Amongst the first missions that the Speaker assigned Saint-14 was to travel to [[Mercury]] with colonists in order to reclaim the garden world for humanity. While the colonists established [[Zephyr Station]], they encountered a race of machines known as the [[Vex]] who were terraforming the planet into a machine world while also being followed by the [[Fallen]] [[House of Rain]].<ref>'''Bungie, (12/6/2019), [[Weblore]]:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/48436 The Sundial]''</ref> Caught between these two foes, the colonists were slaughtered while Saint-14 barely survived thanks to the interference of a [[The Guardian|mysterious Guardian]], although he gained a venomous hatred for the Fallen.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]] - [[Missions]]: [[Corridors of Time Part 1]]''</ref>  

Years later, the Speaker declared the position of Hunter Vanguard vacant following the two-year disappearance of the current Vanguard, [[Kauko Swiftriver]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Raise|Raise]]''</ref> Soon after, the Speaker and Osiris sent Saint-14 after the notorious [[Fallen]] mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]] after his murder of the Hunter [[Nian Ruo]] and several other Guardians. Saint-14 failed to find Taniks, although one of Nian's comrades, [[Cayde-6]], succeeded and was believed to have killed Taniks, although the mercenary secretly survived the encounter. The supposed demise of Taniks elevated [[Andal Brask]] to the vacant seat of the Hunter Vanguard, as he and Cayde had made the Vanguard Dare over who would kill Taniks, with the loser becoming the new Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Man They Call Cayde#Winner Take All|Winner Take All]]''</ref>

[[File:Mask man and Ghost.jpg|thumb|300px|The Speaker within his library]]

{{Quote|Now that we have Consensus, I may inform you I have decided to banish former Warlock Vanguard Osiris from the Last City.|The Speaker}}<ref name="CoF">'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], [[Curse of Foresight]]''</ref>

 

As time went on, the Speaker and Osiris became close, with Osiris becoming the Speaker's apprentice,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Item Description: [[Bond of the Exile]]''</ref> as the Speaker saw Osiris grow weary of ordering countless missions and dealing with the cryptarchs. The Speaker became increasingly concerned about Osiris' investigations into thanatonautics, [[Ahamkara]]-lore, [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]] and [[The Nine]], as well as his questioning about the nature of [[Ghost]] reincarnation and the Traveler's motives, which the Speaker believed could disrupt the unity of the City and faith in the Guardians.<ref name= "Osiris"/>

 

Osiris began diverting Vanguard resources in his quest for answers, including launching an expedition to the [[Reef]], and influencing other Guardians to abandon their duties in the City to pursue the same questions, which often led to their deaths. The Speaker decided to act after determining that Osiris had created a cult of personality around himself. After the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Item Description: [[Mark of the Exile]]''</ref> the Speaker decided to exile Osiris for his growing obsessions, particularly with the [[Vex]], and misuse of Vanguard resources.<ref name= "Osiris"/> At a meeting of the Consensus, the Speaker officially announced the exile and appointed [[Ikora Rey]] to take over as Warlock Vanguard. <ref name="CoF"/> Osiris and his followers, now known as the [[Cult of Osiris]], left the City and disappeared across the solar system. The Speaker sent out Ghosts to gather information on his former apprentice, and those that returned only reported contradictory rumors.

 

After a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]] discovered the presence of the Hive in the [[Cosmodrome]], the Speaker summoned them and explained his role and some of the history of the conflict between the Traveler and the Darkness. Disturbed by the Hive activity, the Speaker lifted the Lunar Interdiction and sent a Titan to scout the moon. With that scout failing to report back, the Speaker asked the new Guardian to follow his trail and discover what became of him. The Titan and his Ghost were found dead at the gates of a Hive fortress, but the Guardian managed to recover information from the dead Ghost.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> With this assault, the Speaker knew that the war against the Hive was about the begin once more and began preparing the City for it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Moon, Ocean of Storms#The Dark Beyond|The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> The Speaker analyzed the information recovered and learned of [[The World's Grave]], a location within the Hive's catacombs on the moon where they kept a repository of information. He once again dispatched the Guardian to raid the World's Grave and gather whatever information they could about the Hive and their plans for Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The World's Grave (mission)]]''</ref>

The Guardian learned that the Hive were conducting a ritual to reach out and disrupt the Traveler by draining its [[Light]]. Armed with this knowledge, the Speaker could now sense the dark ritual being performed on a shard of the Traveler. He ordered the Guardian to return to the moon to stop the Hive before they succeeded in their plot and brought an end to the Last City, and also sent out a high-priority message on all channels stating that halting the ritual was the Vanguard's most important task. The Guardian was successful, freeing the shard of the Traveler from the Hive's corruption, but during the mission they received a mysterious message from the [[Elisabeth Bray|Exo Stranger]] who requested they meet her on [[Venus]]. The Speaker thanked the Guardian upon their return to the Tower, noting that the Traveler, while still broken, had regained some of its Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Chamber of Night (mission)]]''</ref>

{{Quote|For centuries, we feared the forces of Darkness massing against us. These Guardians show us what we are, what we have always been, and what we will be again. We are what remains of the Light and we will not be stamped out.|The Speaker}}

The Guardian learned from the strange Exo that the [[Black Garden]] was connected to the Vex and contained a threat to the City which prevented the Traveler from healing. The Guardian would require the aid of the Awoken in the Reef to find and enter the Black Garden. Concerned about the Vex and previous rumors about the Darkness that resided in the heart of the Black Garden, the Speaker allowed the Guardian to pursue this quest.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Venus, Ishtar Sink#A Stranger's Call|A Stranger's Call]]''</ref> He congratulated the Guardian after they killed the Vex Gate Lord [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Zydron]] in order to acquire its eye to access the Black Garden. However he warned them that despite Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s assistance, she would likely have an agenda of her own and was not to be fully trusted.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Venus, Ishtar Sink#Eye of a Gate Lord|Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> The Guardian broke into the [[Cabal]]'s [[Exclusion Zone]] on Mars to discover the location of the gate into the Black Garden. The Speaker thanked them for reopening the Vanguard's access to the [[Meridian Bay]] and the lost city of [[Freehold]] and its Golden Age secrets, but again cautioned them on the Awoken's tactics.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Mars, Meridian Bay#Exclusion Zone|Exclusion Zone]]''</ref>  

The Guardians successfully broke into the Black Garden and discovered the [[Black Heart]] at the center, guarded by the [[Sol Progeny]]. They destroyed it, bringing the Black Garden back into reality on [[Mars]], which enabled Light to return to the Traveler. The Speaker summoned the Guardian back to the Tower, where he hosted a celebration for this great victory over the Darkness. Addressing the Vanguard, dozens of Guardians, and the citizens of the Last City, the Speaker proclaimed that they no longer had to fear and cower before the forces of the Darkness. The Speaker then met privately with the Guardian in his Observatory, noting that he had faith in the Tower, the Vanguard, the City, and in them while the Traveler remained silent. He thanked them for all that they had done for the City and all that they would do in the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Black Garden]]''</ref> Despite this celebration, the Speaker noted that the Vex's power was not broken and suggested that the Guardian now turn their attention towards the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], as the Progeny were said to have been meant to bring dark powers forth from within it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Mars, Meridian Bay#The Black Garden|The Black Garden]]''</ref>

After the defeat of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] by the same Guardian who destroyed the Black Heart, the Speaker was reminded of Osiris' warnings about the Hive god and wondered if his other warnings could be true as well. As he considered the evidence that pointed to his former pupil and his disciples still being alive and active throughout the system, the Speaker sent out a message to Osiris in the hopes that he would hear it and agree to meet.<ref name= "Osiris"/> Despite his desire to meet with Osiris, the Speaker was still concerned about his former pupil's teachings and influence within the City. After hearing rumors that Lord Shaxx was a secret follower of Osiris, the Speaker launched a formal investigation into the [[Crucible]] handler. Shaxx was outraged by this, and sent a letter to the Speaker denying the accusation and defending his use of Osiris' belief that the minds and bodies of Guardians could be sharpened like one sharpens a sword, declaring that the results in the Crucible as proof enough that the exiled Warlock was correct on that at least.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], [[The Conqueror 2]]''</ref>

{{Quote|Devotion. Self-Sacrifice. Death."<br>"Death? Explain."<br>"Devotion inspires bravery. Bravery inspires sacrifice. Sacrifice… leads to death. So… feel free to kill yourself.|The Speaker and Dominus Ghaul, discussing the qualities that define a Guardian}}

On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Speaker was preparing to give a speech when the Last City was suddenly assaulted by the Cabal's [[Red Legion]].<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> The [[Tower]] was the focal point of the Legion's assault, and despite the efforts of [[Ikora Rey]] and [[The Guardian]],<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Homecoming]]''</ref> the Speaker was captured in his quarters and imprisoned aboard [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s command ship, ''[[The Immortal]]''.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Adieu]]''</ref> While the Red Legion worked to complete the [[Traveler Cage]] and learn how to extract its Light, Ghaul interrogated the Speaker on the nature of the Traveler's favor and how to gain the Light as the [[Guardian]]s did.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

==Personality and traits==

Calm, visionary, wise and compassionate were among the best words to describe the Speaker. The Speaker wholly believed in the Traveler as the savior of humanity in its darkest hour and never doubted in its decision to create the Guardians to protect people in its place. For this reason, the Speaker looked to guide Guardians on the right path in protecting the Last City from the forces of the Darkness. He became something of a mentor to some to even a father figure to the Guardians, Saint-14 in particular, whom the Speaker loved like a son.  

There were times when the Speaker would hold a grudge, which he did infamously with Osiris. At first, they were friends as teacher and student but the growing debate on the Light, Darkness and of the Vex threat did their arguments grow more heated and bitter. When Osiris's work began to be distributed through the City as "holy texts" and cause divisions between the Guardians, the Speaker believed that enough was enough. The Speaker denounced Osiris as a heretic, demonized his work and exiled him from the Last City. As a result, the Cult of Osiris do not have a high opinion of the Speaker. However, the Speaker was not above making attempts to make amends as he sent messages to Osiris to speak with him but unfortunately, none reached him.  

When the Red Legion invaded the Last City and was personally captured and brought before Dominus Ghaul, the Speaker proved himself to be strong-willed and defiant. Even when brutally threatened and tortured by the Dominus, the Speaker remained faithful to the Light and of the hope that the Guardians will prevail. However, his time as a prisoner to Ghaul led to unique interactions, almost as a teacher of sorts, speaking of how the Traveler chose humanity and what it meant to be a Guardian. In time, the Speaker admitted that while he may speak ''for'' the Traveler, he never said that it had spoken to him. Nonetheless, his belief in the Light, the Traveler and the Guardians was validated when they succeeded in defeating the Red Legion, destroying Ghaul forever, liberating the Last City and awakening the Traveler.

===Class items===

!width="200"|Hunter Cloaks !!width="200"|Titan Marks !!width="200"|Warlock Bonds

| [[Cloud Walker Tribute]]<br>[[Cosmic Joke]]<br>[[Cult/Trinary Star]]<br>[[Dead Zone Revolution]]<br>[[Legend of Six Coyotes]]<br>[[Quantum-Phoenix Blue]]<br>[[Strength of the Pack]]<br>[[Venom of Ikaheka]] || [[Deep Stone Crypt (Mark)]]<br>[[Freeholder's Memory]]<br>[[Honor of Cormorant]]<br>[[Moctezuma-Polyphonic]]<br>[[Season of Ages XII]]<br>[[Spirit of Saturn]]<br>[[Thalor's Golden Maul]]<br>[[Year 1993]] || [[Binary Lazarus]]<br>[[Harlequin Pendulum]]<br>[[Seal of the Twin Eagle]]<br>[[Spirit of the Vulture]]<br>[[The Five Lives of Albios]]<br>[[Ulan-Tan's Burial Ring]]<br>[[Union of the Consensus]]<br>[[White Polygon Construct]]

The Speaker also sells a selection of Rare [[Ghost shell]]s for {{Icon|glimmer}} 810 each. They are set at levels 34, 36, and 38, and are capped at 190 [[Light]]. These same Ghost Shells also have a chance to randomly drop as loot, and can have any Light value up to 300.

*''"The Light lives in all places… In all things… You can block it… Even try to trap it… But the Light will always find its way."''

*The Speaker was nicknamed the "Mask" for a time.<ref name="Bungie Commentary"/>

*Though the Speaker is not a [[Guardian]], he can be seen accompanied by a Ghost.

*Prior to [[Beyond Light]] (when Bungie repacked Destiny 2, removing files no longer used in the game), a model for the Speaker was found in the game files, despite him not appearing outside of pre-rendered cutscenes.

==List of appearances==

**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}

***''[[Age of Triumph]]''

==References==