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Defend Neomuna |
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Comparable to the Cabal [1] |
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Cyber enhancements[2] |
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Reduced to a decade after enhancement[2] |
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Cloud Striders are the defenders of Neomuna. They are considered to be an antithesis of Guardians in that they volunteer to defend with reduced lifespans, rather than being chosen as immortal soldiers.
Overview
Cloud Striders are Neomuni who have volunteered to undergo a process to enhance themselves with nanotechnology, granting them enhanced strength and agility, and increasing their height, making them taller than even Empress Caiatl. Additionally, this nanotechnology affords the Cloud Striders powerful weapons, including a compact silver surfboard-like device that both allows the Cloud Striders to quickly move about Neomuna and can be used as a shield, as well as a transforming gun powerful enough to strike a Pyramid.
However, these augmentations have drawbacks. In addition to a shortened lifespan of about a decade, only two Cloud Striders can exist at any given time. Commonly, these Cloud Strider pairs consist of an older one and a younger one (presumably a mentor and pupil, respectively).[2]
The deeds of past Cloud Striders are commemorated in the Hall of Heroes in Neomuna, where servers containing personal data from every deceased Cloud Strider can be accessed by the Neomuni public.
Known Cloud Striders
History
Many colony ships sought to escape Earth during the Collapse. Most failed to flee Sol, and many ended up forming what is now known as the Reef. One ship, however, successfully transported a group of people to Neptune, where they eventually settled and became the citizens of Neomuna.
At some point after Neomuna's founding, a Neomuni citizen named Mikaela Julaha experienced an accident involving nanotechnology that resulted in her strength, endurance and resilience becoming vastly augmented. She used her newfound abilities to protect the city against the Vex, but unfortunately her nanite-boosted metabolism gradually caused damage to her internal organs, shortening her lifespan considerably. Despite there being no feasible way to avoid this drawback, others would later follow in her footsteps by undergoing voluntary augmentation. These superhuman defenders became known as Cloud Striders, with Mikaela, the first among them, becoming known as "The Strider". [3][2]
According to Nimbus, no Cloud Strider prior to Rohan ever died in the line of duty, with all of them living out their full ten-year lifespan before succumbing to their augmentations.
Trivia
- In the Lightfall reveal trailer, a transforming weapon used by a Cloud Strider appears to be able to attack a Pyramid with a rocket[4]. If this is the case, this would be the first known weapon capable of doing so, as the Pyramids have negated any previous attempts at an attack.
- The nanotechnology they use is not to be confused with SIVA, however, the lore tab for the Quicksilver Storm does imply that Neomuna is dependent on technology which can interface with that of Clovis Bray.
- Elsie Bray also states in this same lore entry that it is unlike anything they had during the Golden Age.[5]
Gallery
Nimbus, a Cloud Strider.
A Cloud Strider as seen in the Lightfall reveal trailer.
Concept art of a Cloud Strider.
List of appearances
References
- ^ Bungie (2022/8/23), Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - Ghost shell lore: Speed Metal Shell
- ^ a b c d Destiny 2 devs explain the Cloud Striders: Destiny 2 Showcase 2022 - Livestream https://youtu.be/dCI8Fz2uu3o?t=7405
- ^ https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/mikaela-julaha#book-cloud-strider-legacies
- ^ Lightfall Reveal Trailer: Destiny 2: Lightfall - Reveal Trailer https://youtu.be/lfoeZLp5A7k
- ^ Bungie (2022/8/23), Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - Weapon lore: Quicksilver Storm