Echo (object)

"I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain."
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This article is about the object. For other uses, see Echo.

Echoes being expelled from the Traveler.

Echoes are artifacts of Light and Darkness made from the memories of the various civilizations the Witness conquered prior to its defeat by the Coalition.^[1] Upon its initial defeat, the Darkness from its body had diffused itself into a mist which then coalesced with the Traveler's Light, crystalizing into Echoes that scattered across the Sol System.^[2]

Overview

After the Witness' defeat within the Pale Heart of the Traveler, several anomalous objects holding immense power^[3] exited from the portal on the Traveler and the Valence, with Crow reporting to Zavala that one of them was seen heading towards the area between Jupiter and Neptune at relativistic speeds, before stopping in the orbital path of Nessus.

The Echoes then landed in 3 different locations: Nessus, the Reef, and the Dreadnaught. The Echo that landed on Nessus fell under the possession of Maya Sundaresh aka the Conductor, and it contained the memories of the Qugu warden Te'Qal. The Echo that landed in the Reef fell under the possession of Fikrul. It is currently unknown who is in possession of the Echo that landed on the Dreadnaught. The power offered by the Echoes allows the individuals who possess them to compel the species that serve the individual's interests to evolve, like Maya did with the Vex, Fikrul is doing with the Scorn.

Known Echoes

Echo of Command

Gallery

Episode: Echoes promotional art, showing The Conductor with the Echo of Command.
Episode: Revenant promotional art, showing Fikrul with an Echo.

List of appearances

Destiny 2: The Final Shape (First appearance)
- Episode: Echoes (First identified as Echo)
- Episode: Revenant
- Episode: Heresy

References

^ Destiny 2 | The Journey Ahead
^ Destiny 2 - Revenant: Act 1 | Developer Livestream, Senior Narrative Designer Jerome Virnich: "Let's start with the death of the Witness, who we thoroughly destroyed and this giant smokey billowing head then dissipated into a mist of Darkness which then coalesced with the Traveler's Light, crystallizing into the Echoes which fell into the Sol System."
^ Dev Insights - Episode: Echoes

[TJA-1] Destiny 2 | The Journey Ahead

[2] Destiny 2 - Revenant: Act 1 | Developer Livestream, Senior Narrative Designer Jerome Virnich: "Let's start with the death of the Witness, who we thoroughly destroyed and this giant smokey billowing head then dissipated into a mist of Darkness which then coalesced with the Traveler's Light, crystallizing into the Echoes which fell into the Sol System."

[3] Dev Insights - Episode: Echoes

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