Charlemagne: Difference between revisions
From Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki
No edit summary |
m (→Trivia) |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Charlemagne would have appeared in the original story of ''[[Destiny]]''.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind the Making of Destiny'']</ref> He was mentioned in pre-alpha marketing material, which claimed players were to retrieve a shard of his core intelligence, but he was never mentioned in the final version of the game itself.<ref name = "Sack"/> A location in the [[Dust Palace]] called "Charlemagne's Vault" was also supposed to appear in the game and serve as the place where the player obtained [[Thorn]], but this was also removed or never completed. The only possible surviving reference to Charlemagne is [[Ghost]] commenting that the Dust Palace once housed "the Warmind of Mars", but this Warmind is never identified by name.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams '''IGN.com''' - ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> | *Charlemagne would have appeared in the original story of ''[[Destiny]]''.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind the Making of Destiny'']</ref> He was mentioned in pre-alpha marketing material, which claimed players were to retrieve a shard of his core intelligence, but he was never mentioned in the final version of the game itself.<ref name = "Sack"/> A location in the [[Dust Palace]] called "Charlemagne's Vault" was also supposed to appear in the game and serve as the place where the player obtained [[Thorn]], but this was also removed or never completed. The only possible surviving reference to Charlemagne is [[Ghost]] commenting that the Dust Palace once housed "the Warmind of Mars", but this Warmind is never identified by name.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams '''IGN.com''' - ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> | ||
*A | *A [http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/1126665156 mission item] present in ''[[The Taken King]]'' appears to bear some relation to the Warminds. It features an upgrade node with the letters "CHLM", which may be an abbreviation of Charlemagne. This may indicate that Charlemagne is still part of ''Destiny'' canon and could appear in future games and expansions. | ||
*Historically, [[wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]] or Charles I, was the legendary 8th century Christian king of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. His attempt at unifying Europe, the first time since ancient Rome, and attempt to resurrect the [[wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] which fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 C.E., may allude to humanity's attempt to reclaim their own empire, forged during the [[Golden Age]], which dissolved after the [[Collapse]]. | *Historically, [[wikipedia:Charlemagne|Charlemagne]] or Charles I, was the legendary 8th century Christian king of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. His attempt at unifying Europe, the first time since ancient Rome, and attempt to resurrect the [[wikipedia:Roman Empire|Roman Empire]] which fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 C.E., may allude to humanity's attempt to reclaim their own empire, forged during the [[Golden Age]], which dissolved after the [[Collapse]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:47, June 2, 2017
This article is a stub. You can help Destinypedia by expanding it.
| Charlemagne | |
|---|---|
| Biographical information | |
|
Homeworld: |
|
|
Species: |
Artificial intelligence |
| Political and military information | |
|
Rank: |
|
Charlemagne was one of the great Warminds, a vast machine intelligence built by the ancient powers of Mars, created during the Golden Age.[1]
Trivia
- Charlemagne would have appeared in the original story of Destiny.[2] He was mentioned in pre-alpha marketing material, which claimed players were to retrieve a shard of his core intelligence, but he was never mentioned in the final version of the game itself.[1] A location in the Dust Palace called "Charlemagne's Vault" was also supposed to appear in the game and serve as the place where the player obtained Thorn, but this was also removed or never completed. The only possible surviving reference to Charlemagne is Ghost commenting that the Dust Palace once housed "the Warmind of Mars", but this Warmind is never identified by name.[3]
- A mission item present in The Taken King appears to bear some relation to the Warminds. It features an upgrade node with the letters "CHLM", which may be an abbreviation of Charlemagne. This may indicate that Charlemagne is still part of Destiny canon and could appear in future games and expansions.
- Historically, Charlemagne or Charles I, was the legendary 8th century Christian king of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor. His attempt at unifying Europe, the first time since ancient Rome, and attempt to resurrect the Roman Empire which fell to the Germanic tribes in 476 C.E., may allude to humanity's attempt to reclaim their own empire, forged during the Golden Age, which dissolved after the Collapse.
References
| ||||||||||||||||||||
