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'''The Witness''', also known as '''the Entity''', or the '''Voice in the Darkness''', was an immensely powerful [[Darkness]]-wielding being who commanded the [[Black Fleet]]. Originating from the first known civilization uplifted by [[The Traveler|the Traveler]], it was the product of an entire species having merged into one entity through the mastery of the [[Darkness]]; their minds bound together into a single gestalt consciousness. It spent eons chasing the Traveler as part of its eternal pursuit to impose "salvation" upon all reality through the [[Final Shape]], and along the way it was been responsible for the destruction of countless civilizations across the universe; either by its hand or through the actions of its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]], the [[The Dread|Dread]], and other subservient enemies that were forced to serve its cause. It is the overarching main antagonist of the first [[The Light and Darkness Saga|saga]] in the ''[[Destiny]]'' franchise.

Following its journey to the [[Pale Heart]], it would later be wounded by the [[Guardian]], following the [[The Coalition|Coalition]]'s quest to pursue it. The Guardian attempted to unmake it by destroying veiled statues that contained imprisoned dissenting minds expunged by the Witness and partially succeeded in this effort, before being repelled. Taken aback by this resistance, the Witness returned to its monolith to begin enacting the [[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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsYe9ee75ag</ref>

After retreating from the monolith, the Witness was finally destroyed by the Guardian in a massive counterattack mounted by the [[The Coalition|Coalition]], ending its eons-long quest to enact the Final Shape, avenging [[Human|humanity]] and the countless civilizations victimized in its ancient war against the Traveler.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrBRZ_8UTRQ</ref>