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|notable=Founder of Clovis Bray<br>Survived the [[Collapse]] as a giant Exo head buried beneath Europa | |notable=Founder of Clovis Bray corporation<br>Creator of the [[Exo]]s<br>Communed with [[the Witness]] through the [[Anomaly (artifact)|K1 Artifact]]<br>Survived the [[Collapse]] as a giant Exo head buried beneath Europa | ||
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{{Quote|Maps end. Maps insist on having borders and edges or the table falls away. Which isn't the way the universe works.|Clovis Bray I}} | {{Quote|Maps end. Maps insist on having borders and edges or the table falls away. Which isn't the way the universe works.|Clovis Bray I}} | ||
'''Clovis Bray I''' was a [[Golden Age]] scientist, the patriarch of the [[House Bray|Bray family]], and the founder of the technology and research company [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]. | '''Clovis Bray I''' was a [[Golden Age]] scientist, the patriarch of the [[House Bray|Bray family]], and the founder of the technology and research company [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]. He survives to the present day as an AI copy of himself kept in his company's facilities on [[Europa]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Toward the end of his life, Bray embarked on a mission to [[Europa]], both to catalogue the moon's native life-forms and to investigate a source of power alluded to in messages from the [[Anomaly (artifact)|K1 anomaly]]. The [[paracausality|paracausal]] force empowering the artifact, which Bray referred to as "[[Darkness|Clarity]]", had promised Bray the secret to immortality - a secret which Bray was desperate to obtain. | Toward the end of his life, Bray embarked on a mission to [[Europa]], both to catalogue the moon's native life-forms and to investigate a source of power alluded to in messages from the [[Anomaly (artifact)|K1 anomaly]]. The [[paracausality|paracausal]] force empowering the artifact, which Bray referred to as "[[Darkness|Clarity]]", had promised Bray the secret to immortality - a secret which Bray was desperate to obtain. | ||
Upon reaching Europa, Bray discovered both native life in the moon's subsurface ocean, and the source of "Clarity | Upon reaching Europa, Bray discovered both native life in the moon's subsurface ocean, and what he believed to be the source of "Clarity": a veiled humanoid statue which Bray named "[[Clarity Control]]". Bray requested that his granddaughter [[Elsie Bray|Elisabeth]], who was suffering from inherited fatal insomnia caused by the elder Bray's genetic meddling, join him and assist with his work, which she agreed to do. | ||
"Clarity Control" instructed Bray to build a [[Vex]] gate, which Bray accomplished by stealing a Vex from the [[Ishtar Collective]]. The completed gate led to a [[2082 Volantis|blue giant star system]], in which the star had been surrounded by orbiting particle accelerators, statites and other Vex megastructures in order to both prolong its life and use it to generate heavy elements via fusion. | "Clarity Control" instructed Bray to build a [[Vex]] gate, which Bray accomplished by stealing a Vex from the [[Ishtar Collective]]. The completed gate led to a [[2082 Volantis|blue giant star system]], in which the star had been surrounded by orbiting particle accelerators, statites and other Vex megastructures in order to both prolong its life and use it to generate heavy elements via fusion. | ||
During his investigation of the Vex, Bray discovered that exposing Vex milk to "Clarity" resulted in a substance with paracausal "anti-structural" properties, but lacking the virulence of raw radiolarian fluid. He then administered some of this substance to the physical hardware of an [[Exos|exomind]], and discovered that it seemed to solve the "loop/billboard/crash" problem of exomind deterioration. Comparing this miraculous substance to the mythological Alkahest produced by the legendary Sorcerer's Stone, Bray decided to name his workplace on Europa the [[Deep Stone Crypt | During his investigation of the Vex, Bray discovered that exposing Vex milk to "Clarity" resulted in a substance with paracausal "anti-structural" properties, but lacking the virulence of raw radiolarian fluid. He then administered some of this substance to the physical hardware of an [[Exos|exomind]], and discovered that it seemed to solve the "loop/billboard/crash" problem of exomind deterioration. Comparing this miraculous substance to the mythological Alkahest produced by the legendary Sorcerer's Stone, Bray decided to name his workplace on Europa the [[Deep Stone Crypt (location)|Deep Stone Crypt]]. | ||
Bray | Around this time, Bray also commissioned the construction of [[Vesper Station]], a secret orbital research platform orbiting Europa, where he directed the creation of a [[The Corrupted Puppeteer|program]] that he hoped would serve as a tool for controlling the Vex. The program ultimately proved too dangerous, however, and the station was placed into quarantine. | ||
However, as the Vex began to infiltrate Europa by subtly encoding their patterns within the minds of Exo work teams returning from the 2082 Volantis, Bray subsequently extended the Exo memory-wipe protocol to trigger whenever certain classes of informational hazard - such as Vex machine code - were encountered. He referred to this as a sort of "noetic immune system", and noted that it would also return the Exos to peak mission readiness during future combat missions. | As Bray and his staff continued to work on Exo development, another roadblock emerged: Dissociative Exomind Rejection (or DER), which not even Bray's "[[Alkahest]]" could solve. Bray later hit upon two solutions to this problem; the first was a protocol for periodic retrograde amnesia, or "memory wipes", which would effectively reset the exomind to an earlier state before DER had set in, and the second was to build Exo bodies with humanlike traits, such as an ability to eat, that would reduce the dissociation exominds felt with their machine bodies. However, as the Vex began to infiltrate Europa by subtly encoding their patterns within the minds of Exo work teams returning from the 2082 Volantis, Bray subsequently extended the Exo memory-wipe protocol to trigger whenever certain classes of informational hazard - such as Vex machine code - were encountered. He referred to this as a sort of "noetic immune system", and noted that it would also return the Exos to peak mission readiness during future combat missions. | ||
By then, the Vex infection had spread to Bray himself, corrupting his body at the molecular level. In order to save himself, Bray subjected himself to automated surgery, with the goal of replacing most of his organs with cloned replicas grown from pigs. However, during the operation, a Vex-defecting copy of [[Maya Sundaresh]] subverted the surgical machinery, ordering it to gruesomely vivisect Bray and awaken him after completion. He was rescued by Elisabeth, who had uploaded herself into an Exo body and destroyed the corrupted medical frames and the Vex unit, and was reassembled. | By then, the Vex infection had spread to Bray himself, corrupting his body at the molecular level. In order to save himself, Bray subjected himself to automated surgery, with the goal of replacing most of his organs with cloned replicas grown from pigs. However, during the operation, a Vex-defecting copy of [[Maya Sundaresh]] subverted the surgical machinery, ordering it to gruesomely vivisect Bray and awaken him after completion. He was rescued by Elisabeth, who had uploaded herself into an Exo body and destroyed the corrupted medical frames and the Vex unit, and was reassembled. | ||
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As his body continued to be corrupted by the Vex, Bray chose to upload himself into an exomind format, cleansing himself of the infection once and for all. The Vex copy of Maya continued to torment him even as he was in the process of uploading, controlling his motor functions to scrawl taunting messages in his journal as Bray recorded his last words. | As his body continued to be corrupted by the Vex, Bray chose to upload himself into an exomind format, cleansing himself of the infection once and for all. The Vex copy of Maya continued to torment him even as he was in the process of uploading, controlling his motor functions to scrawl taunting messages in his journal as Bray recorded his last words. | ||
After the download, Clovis I's mind was installed | After the download, Clovis I's mind was installed as an artificial intelligence in the Deep Stone Crypt, housed within a giant Exo head located in [[Creation]]. From there, Clovis I oversaw the activation of a specially-prepared high-spec Exobody he developed for himself and imprinted with his basic identity. However, [[Banshee-44|Clovis-1]] grew to resent Clovis I's cruelty and egomania, uniting with Elsie's to purge Europa of the Vex and undo the damage he had done, although he went through dozens of resets to do so. Clovis I's Exo head was shut down by Elsie and Clovis-43, who then reset himself to forget his identity as Clovis. | ||
===Reawakening=== | ===Reawakening=== | ||
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Ana would feel incensed that her grandfather had lied to her to further his selfish schemes, leading her and the Guardian to confront Clovis on the H.E.L.M. with Elsie present. With his true plans exposed, and held at gunpoint, Clovis attempted to justify his deception, claiming the Traveler can't be relied upon, citing the entity's past actions of abandoning the Eliksni and recently giving the Hive the Light. He attempted to reason with Ana, stating that once the Warmind was repaired and under their control, they can fight the enemies of humanity together. Ana lowered her weapon but instead of complying with her grandfather any longer, she decided to remove him from the mission, by uploading Rasputin into the prototype Exo frame. Shocked as Rasputin aggressively took control over the Frame, Clovis grew desperate and demanded Elise to stop her sister but the Exo Stranger did nothing of the sort, merely standing by and watching as he lost the battle with Rasputin, leading to his personality to be deleted from the frame. | Ana would feel incensed that her grandfather had lied to her to further his selfish schemes, leading her and the Guardian to confront Clovis on the H.E.L.M. with Elsie present. With his true plans exposed, and held at gunpoint, Clovis attempted to justify his deception, claiming the Traveler can't be relied upon, citing the entity's past actions of abandoning the Eliksni and recently giving the Hive the Light. He attempted to reason with Ana, stating that once the Warmind was repaired and under their control, they can fight the enemies of humanity together. Ana lowered her weapon but instead of complying with her grandfather any longer, she decided to remove him from the mission, by uploading Rasputin into the prototype Exo frame. Shocked as Rasputin aggressively took control over the Frame, Clovis grew desperate and demanded Elise to stop her sister but the Exo Stranger did nothing of the sort, merely standing by and watching as he lost the battle with Rasputin, leading to his personality to be deleted from the frame. | ||
Despite deleting his personality from the frame, Rasputin clarified that Clovis continued to exist as an AI, now confined to the Exoscience Labs of Europa once more. Before his deletion, he sent a warning to his facility there, informing himself that the Guardians now knew of his true plans, something that Ana also confirmed. With his plans exposed and in ruins, Clovis was left completely infuriated but powerless to do anything as the Guardian continued the mission in gathering submind data. He would attempt to make contact with both of his granddaughters but they refused to answer, leading the Warmind to speak for them, stating that his services are no longer required and that his progeny have surpassed him. Incensed and refusing to accept this, Clovis began to rant and demand Rasputin to cease but Rasputin merely cut his communications, leaving Clovis Bray trapped in the Creation lab. | Despite deleting his personality from the frame, Rasputin clarified that Clovis continued to exist as an AI, now confined to the Exoscience Labs of Europa once more. Before his deletion, he sent a warning to his facility there, informing himself that the Guardians now knew of his true plans, something that Ana also confirmed. With his plans exposed and in ruins, Clovis was left completely infuriated but powerless to do anything as the Guardian continued the mission in gathering submind data. He would attempt to make contact with both of his granddaughters but they refused to answer, leading the Warmind to speak for them, stating that his services are no longer required and that his progeny have surpassed him. Incensed and refusing to accept this, Clovis began to rant and demand Rasputin to cease but Rasputin merely cut his communications, leaving Clovis Bray trapped in the Creation lab. Out of spite, Clovis attempted to repeal the Guardians' access to BrayTech weaponry that he granted earlier but Rasputin stymied his efforts before locking him out entirely, angering him further. | ||
Many weeks later, Clovis would learn that Rasputin had sacrificed himself in destroying the Warsat Network to prevent them from being used against Traveler after Eramis had gained control over the network. Disappointed in that the Guardians "threw away" one of humanity's greatest creations, Clovis would continue to taunt the Guardians saying that had he fulfilled his goal, then he could've protected them and humanity. This claim however, would be angerly countered by Elsie, who stated that he was actually playing into the enemy's hands once again like with the Witness and the Vex and yet instead of learning his lesson, he never suffered the consequences and nearly made things worse. Elsie ends the conversation stating that she should've let him die on the operating table. | |||
Though Clovis wouldn't take part in the events and conflicts following up to the [[Operation Ahamkara|final battle]] with The Witness, the Guardians would ultimately prove the Bray Patriarch wrong in his arrogant belief that without his aid, humanity would not be able to defeat The Witness. After extensive struggling and sacrifice, gathering all their allies, the Guardians and the Coalition would find a way to destroy the Witness once and for all, thwarting the Final Shape. | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
[[File:Clovis desk.jpg|Model of [[Banshee-44|Clovis-1]] and drawings of [[Darkness|Clarity]] on Clovis' desk | [[File:Clovis desk.jpg|Model of [[Banshee-44|Clovis-1]] and drawings of [[Darkness|Clarity]] on Clovis' desk|thumb|350px]] | ||
{{Quote|Clovis may have been a bastard, but a brilliant one.|[[Exo Stranger]].}} | {{Quote|Clovis may have been a bastard, but a brilliant one.|[[Exo Stranger]].}} | ||
According to his son [[Clovis Bray II]], Bray hated maps due to the fact that they ended, which he felt was not the way the universe worked. He viewed the work of his corporation as expanding a map that could never be completed. Bray also viewed everyone he worked with, including his employees and family, as collaborators rather than subordinates.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost_Fragment:_Clovis_Bray|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray]]''</ref> | According to his son [[Clovis Bray II]], Bray hated maps due to the fact that they ended, which he felt was not the way the universe worked. He viewed the work of his corporation as expanding a map that could never be completed. Bray also viewed everyone he worked with, including his employees and family, as collaborators rather than subordinates.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Ghost_Fragment:_Clovis_Bray|Ghost Fragment: Clovis Bray]]''</ref> | ||
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Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. This shows that Clovis had a complete inability or refusal to accept that he made a mistake or be willing to take responsibility for them. Even when his Exo experiments led to the death of his own son, Clovis refused to acknowledge that it was his fault, instead finding ways to blame others. | Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. This shows that Clovis had a complete inability or refusal to accept that he made a mistake or be willing to take responsibility for them. Even when his Exo experiments led to the death of his own son, Clovis refused to acknowledge that it was his fault, instead finding ways to blame others. | ||
[[Mysterious Logbook|Health scans]] indicate that while Clovis is capable of feeling compassion, he subconsciously refuses to entertain the notion because of his ego and other preconceptions. Near the end of Clovis's life, he did manage to realize the scale of his wrongdoings and finally accept this fact, confessing to [[Banshee-44|his Exo copy]] in a written letter attached to [[The Lament]] that he had originally started his work out of an intense fear of death, forgetting, and being forgotten (thanato- and athazagoraphobia, respectively), yet lost his way and descended into narcissism after he eventually forgot that the love for his family was why he developed those fears to begin with. Clovis-1 was created with the intention of carrying on this revelation, but the copy in Bray Exoscience would fail to receive a similar epiphany, causing it to descend further into Clovis's worst traits as time passed. With Clovis-1's eventual transformation into Banshee-44, this copy would become the last remaining trace of the original Clovis's individuality, rendering all of the above a moot point. | |||
In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Clovis Bray I's AI is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Brian T. Delaney|Brian T. | *Clovis Bray I's AI is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Brian T. Delaney|Brian T. Delaney]], who also voices [[Saint-14]] and [[Praksis, the Technocrat]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] credits''</ref> | ||
*Upon the release of the [[Mysterious Logbook]], initial speculation was that Clovis I's more bizarre characteristics were symptomatic of autism. Writer | *Upon the release of the [[Mysterious Logbook]], initial speculation was that Clovis I's more bizarre characteristics were symptomatic of autism. Writer Seth Dickinson replied to this with, "For whatever it's worth I never once thought of him as autistic. I think that would be a terrible and irresponsible decision to make in writing this character...From my outsider POV I feel like it would be awful to hear "this guy is autistic so he does experiments on humans and has severe issues with women and doesn't care about right and wrong." That's not an effect of autism." <ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/jfwptr/spoiler_clovis_bray_i_destinys_most_sickening_and/g9q4gai/</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' | **''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' | ||
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume III]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Bitter]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
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