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'''The Witness''', also known as '''the Entity''', the '''Voice in the Darkness''', was an immensely powerful [[Darkness]]-wielding being who commanded the [[Black Fleet]]. | '''The Witness''', also known as '''the Entity''', the '''Voice in the Darkness''', was an immensely powerful [[Darkness]]-wielding being who commanded the [[Black Fleet]]. | ||
Originating from the [[Precursors (Species)|first known civilization]] uplifted by [[The Traveler|the Traveler]], the Witness was the product of an entire species having merged into one entity using their mastery of the [[Darkness]], their minds bound together into a single gestalt consciousness. It spent eons chasing the Traveler as part of its pursuit to impose "salvation" upon all reality through its vision of the [[Final Shape]]; along the way, it was responsible for the destruction of countless civilizations across the universe, either by its own hand or through the actions of its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]], its [[The Dread|Dread]] | Originating from the [[Precursors (Species)|first known civilization]] uplifted by [[The Traveler|the Traveler]], the Witness was the product of an entire species having merged into one entity using their mastery of the [[Darkness]], their minds bound together into a single gestalt consciousness. It spent eons chasing the Traveler as part of its pursuit to impose "salvation" upon all reality through its vision of the [[Final Shape]]; along the way, it was responsible for the destruction of countless civilizations across the universe, either by its own hand or through the actions of its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]], its [[The Dread|Dread]] army, and other servants such as the [[Hive]], the [[Taken]] and the [[Scorn]]. It is the overarching main antagonist of the first [[The Light and Darkness Saga|saga]] in the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise. | ||
Following its entry into the [[Pale Heart]], the Witness would be pursued by the [[The Coalition|Coalition]], and was wounded by the [[Guardian]] when they destroyed several veiled statues that contained the minds of dissenters that had been sequestered from its collective. The Witness managed to repel their efforts, however, and returned to its monolith to begin enacting its [[Final Shape]] after strengthening its grasp on the [[Light]] of the [[Traveler]]. This would be thwarted by a [[Raid|raid]] fireteam that breached the monolith and severed its hold on the Traveler's Light, forcing the Witness to flee.<ref name="Iconoclasm">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Iconoclasm]]''</ref> | Following its entry into the [[Pale Heart]], the Witness would be pursued by the [[The Coalition|Coalition]], and was wounded by the [[Guardian]] when they destroyed several veiled statues that contained the minds of dissenters that had been sequestered from its collective. The Witness managed to repel their efforts, however, and returned to its monolith to begin enacting its [[Final Shape]] after strengthening its grasp on the [[Light]] of the [[Traveler]]. This would be thwarted by a [[Raid|raid]] fireteam that breached the monolith and severed its hold on the Traveler's Light, forcing the Witness to flee.<ref name="Iconoclasm">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Iconoclasm]]''</ref> | ||