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| |notable-person= [[Cayde-6]] <br> [[Saint-14]] <br> [[Felwinter]] | | |notable-person= [[Cayde-6]] <br> [[Saint-14]] <br> [[Felwinter]] |
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| {{Quote|Ask yourself: what threatened your Golden Age ancestors so much that they constructed the Exos to defend themselves?|Card blurb<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Exo|Exo]]''</ref>}} | | {{Quote|Ask yourself: what threatened your Golden Age ancestors so much that they constructed the Exos to defend themselves?|—[[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Exo|Grimoire]] card blurb}} |
| The Exo are a race of humanoid war machines built long ago for an unknown purpose and fashioned in humanity's image. Many of the City's Exo citizens live and work alongside their organic brethren. But others fight again, re-forged in the Light of the Traveler to serve as Guardians. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Exo|Exo]]''</ref>
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| | '''Exos''' are self-aware war machines built by [[humanity]] in the [[Golden Age]].<ref>[[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Exo|Exo]]</ref> |
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| The Exo is a robotic body with an uploaded human consciousness. The technology to encode the latter into the former was developed by [[Clovis Bray]]. This existence is not naturally sustainable; early Exos suffered from a condition known as Dissociative Exomind Rejection (DER), a serious and ultimately fatal cognitive disorder caused by the human mind rejecting its new body.
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| Clovis Bray discovered that DER could be staved off by two particular methods. The first was the "reboot", erasing the mind's memories post-transfer so that it would not remember its old body and so better accept the new one. While effective, it was not a cure, and the reboot procedure would often be repeated several times over the Exo's life. It would also be used for functional purposes, such as restoring Exos whose minds had become "compromised". Successive reboots cumulatively eroded an Exo's mind and their ability to retain any memories at all.<ref>[[Banshee-44]] dialogue: ''"Ugh, how many times has my memory been wiped? Forty-one, forty-two, forty... three?"''</ref><ref name="D2GS"/> Clovis Bray estimated that the maximum number of times an Exo could be rebooted was around 20. Not all reboots completely remove past memories, though, especially for [[Guardian]]s,<ref name = "Cayde"/> and some can gain access to these buried memories by purposefully dying or killing themselves.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Races#Ghost Fragment: Exo 2|Ghost Fragment: Exo 2]]''</ref> Every Exo has a number appended to their name that signifies the number of reboots they have experienced.<ref name="D2GS">'''Bungie (2017/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Console, Activision Blizzard - [[Ghost Scans]]: "I think this is where Banshee used to set up. You know that number after his name isn't for show right? Amanda told me he really has been rebooted 44 times. How can he remember anything at this point?"</ref>
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| The second method Clovis Bray used to prevent DER was to introduce familiar organic conceits into the Exo's mechanical body, such as the drive to eat or reproduce. While these "humanisms" were not functionally necessary, they nevertheless reduced the chances of DER developing.
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| Exos appear unyielding and tireless.<ref name = "GI">'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 53''</ref> Mechanically, they are so advanced that only a [[Ghost]] can comprehend their inner workings. In many ways, Exos like to think of themselves as human, or having human minds in machine bodies.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Exo|Ghost Fragment: Exo]]''</ref>
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| The Exos were built during [[human]]ity's [[Golden Age]]<ref name = "GI"/> for a long forgotten struggle,<ref name = "ExoGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Exo|Exo]]''</ref> possibly against the [[Vex]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Mystery:_Vault_of_Glass_2|Mystery: Vault of Glass 2]]''</ref> with the purpose of protecting their creators.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> [[Rasputin]] was once involved in their command, a fact that some Exos dimly remember.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost_Fragment:_Rasputin_2|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost_Fragment:_Rasputin_4|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 4]]''</ref> The conflict itself has long been forgotten and the Exo remain ciphers, even to themselves, for their purpose has been forgotten as well.<ref name = "ExoGrimoire"/> But there is one clue to their origins; many Exos experience a dream they call [[Deep Stone Crypt]], or the "place where they were born."<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment: Legends|Ghost Fragment: Legends]]''</ref> It is described as "the infamous subroutine which seeded the first Exo consciousness."<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Deep Stone Crypt]]''</ref> [[Cayde-6]]'s memories stretch further, where he recalls being a human before traveling to [[Deep_Stone_Crypt|Enceladus]], an icy moon of [[Saturn]], to become an Exo, as he "came there in flesh and bone. Gave everything to the ice. Started over. Rebooted."<ref name = "Cayde">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King Collector's Edition'', [[Cayde's Treasure Island Book|Modified Treasure Island Book]]</ref>
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| *[[Anahera-3]] - A Hunter who thought they might fall in love with their gun if it got smarter.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [[Tomyris-E2]]''</ref>
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| *[[Banshee-44]] - The Tower Gunsmith.
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| *[[Cayde-6]] - The former Hunter [[Vanguard]].
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| *[[Cron-8]] - A renowned [[SRL]] racer.
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| *[[Eriana-3]] - A female Exo who was a part of [[Eris Morn]]'s ill-fated fireteam organized to kill [[Crota, Son of Oryx]].
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| *[[Exo Stranger]] - A mysterious female Exo known for observing Guardians. She is not a Guardian herself and lacks a Ghost.
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| *[[Felwinter]] - A former [[Warlord]] who became an [[Iron Lord]]. [[Felwinter Peak]] is named after him.
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| *[[Lakshmi-2]] - A female Exo who represents the interests of the [[Future War Cult]] in the Tower.
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| *[[Lilavati-12]] - A brash Exo who refused to "follow the orders of a craven and a sycophant."
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| *[[Redrix-3]] - A Guardian who fought in the [[Crucible]].
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| *[[Saint-14]] - A deceased [[Guardian]] known for his valiant feats who was beloved by virtually everyone he met.
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| *[[Shiro-4]] - A Vanguard Scout, adviser, and friend to Lord [[Saladin Forge]] who resides in Felwinter Peak.
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| *[[Taeko-3]] - A member of the [[Praxic Warlocks]] who helped make the [[Zen Meteor]]. She later sacrificed her life to help destroy [[Savathûn's Song]].
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| *[[Tango-9]] - A Vanguard Marksman.
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| *[[Tinasha-3]] - A Warlock who took the name Ashraven and joined the [[Iron Wolves]]. Known for her prowess in the [[Iron Banner]].
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| *Caliban-8 - A Hunter who became the second Hunter Vanguard, succeeding [[Tallulah Fairwind]] after her death during the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]].
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| *[[Gaunt]] - An Exo gunsmith known for the fusion rifle known as [[77 Wizard]].
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| *During their presentation at the 2013 Game Developers Conference, Jason Staten and Christopher Barrett revealed the Exo as a playable race and described them as being "sinister, powerful, and tireless war machines".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfqFiyIhrb4 '''YouTube''': ''"Destiny" - News GDC Panel'']</ref>
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| *Exos were stated to be emotionless in a preview.<ref>[http://gamelynch.com/previews/destiny-preview/ '''Gamelynch''': ''Destiny Preview'']</ref> Game interactions appear to contradict this.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>
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| *Despite being machines, albeit sentient, Exos are able to eat and drink despite not having stomachs.<ref name="Last Call">[http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/28/15095770/destiny-2-first-teaser-trailer-video-bungie-cayde-6 '''Polygon''' - ''Watch the first teaser for Destiny 2'']</ref>
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| File:E3 2014 Exo hunter.jpg|[[Cayde-6]], Exo [[Hunter]].
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| File:Destiny Exo store.jpg|[[Banshee-44]], Exo gunsmith.
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| File:Exo warlock.jpg|An Exo [[Warlock]] on [[The City]].
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| File:Exo Customization.jpg|Facial customization of an Exo.
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| File:ExoConcept.jpg|[[Rasputin]] as an Exo in pre-Alpha
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| *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} |
| **''[[The Dark Below]]'' | | **''[[The Dark Below]]'' |
| **''[[House of Wolves]] | | **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' |
| **''[[The Taken King]]'' | | **''[[The Taken King]]'' |
| **''[[Rise of Iron]]'' | | **''[[Rise of Iron]]'' |
| | **''[[The Dawning]]'' |
| *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' |
| **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' |
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