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===Minions of Darkness=== | ===Minions of Darkness=== | ||
I would be very surprised if the Vex and Hive ever go to war with each other, because they seem to be the only races that ever work for the Darkness directly. The Vex want to take control of reality, while the Hive want to consume the worlds of light and offer them to their gods. The two goals are not mutually exclusive, and both advance the purposes of their master. The Fallen and Cabal however seem to only incidentally serve the Darkness, which is why the Vex attack them. The Fallen and Cabal act as "useful idiots", if you will, putting physical pressure on humanity while the Vex and Hive work on the actual existential threats. | I would be very surprised if the Vex and Hive ever go to war with each other, because they seem to be the only races that ever work for the Darkness directly. The Vex want to take control of reality, while the Hive want to consume the worlds of light and offer them to their gods. The two goals are not mutually exclusive, and both advance the purposes of their master. And upon further reading, it would seem that both the Hive and Vex create realms outside of space and time for their "gods" to inhabit. I would very much like to see if they do in fact work together in some instances. The Fallen and Cabal however seem to only incidentally serve the Darkness, which is why the Vex attack them. The Fallen and Cabal act as "useful idiots", if you will, putting physical pressure on humanity, while the Vex and Hive work on the actual existential threats. The military threat of a Fallen raid or a Cabal invasion is definitely important, but they can't come close to threats such as "altering reality", "consuming the Traveler's Light", or directly bringing about the arrival of the Darkness. | ||
There's one small hiccup to this theory, though. Even though many Vex are called "Zealots" or "Disciples", and the [[Sol Divisive]] are very clearly religious, [[Atheon]]'s name pretty much means "Atheist." Specifically, it means "one who does not follow the gods of larger society." What exactly does this mean? Are the Vex not a hivemind? Do the Programming Collectives have conflicting goals? Why would the religious Vex put one of their most important projects in the hands of an atheist? This bears more research. | There's one small hiccup to this theory, though. Even though many Vex are called "Zealots" or "Disciples", and the [[Sol Divisive]] are very clearly religious, [[Atheon]]'s name pretty much means "Atheist." Specifically, it means "one who does not follow the gods of larger society." What exactly does this mean? Are the Vex not a hivemind? Do the Programming Collectives have conflicting goals? Why would the religious Vex put one of their most important projects in the hands of an atheist? This bears more research. | ||
One possible interpretation is that Atheon himself is a "God", in the same sense that the [[Sol Progeny]] might represent Gods as well. And as a god, he would have worshipers (The Supplicants, literally "petitioners" but more precisely those who give humble prayers) but would not himself worship. That's the only reason I can think of. | |||
===The Jovians and the Nine=== | ===The Jovians and the Nine=== | ||