Exo
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Self-aware war machines |
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- "Ask yourself: what threatened your Golden Age ancestors so much that they constructed the Exos to defend themselves?"
- — Card blurb[1]
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. [2]
Overview
Exos appear unyielding and tireless.[3] 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.[4] Mysteriously every Exo has a number appended to their name. The meaning of this number is unknown, but may possibly signify how many times an Exo has had its memory wiped.[5] Not all wipes are successful in completely removing past memories, though, especially for Guardians[6] and some can gain access to these buried memories by purposefully dying or killing themselves.[7]
History
The Exo were built during humanity's Golden Age[3] for a long forgotten struggle,[8] with the purpose of protecting their creators.[9] The conflict itself has long been forgotten and the Exo remain ciphers, even to themselves, for their purpose has been forgotten as well.[8] But there is one clue to their origins; many Exo experience a dream they call Deep Stone Crypt, or the "place where they were born."[10] It is described as "the infamous subroutine which seeded the first Exo consciousness."[11] Cayde-6's memories stretch further, where he recalls being a human before traveling to Europa to become an Exo, as he "came there in flesh and bone. Gave everything to the ice. Started over. Rebooted."[6]
Known Exos
- Banshee-44—Tower Gunsmith.
- Cayde-6—Hunter Vanguard representative who resides in the Tower.
- Eriana-3—female Exo who was a part of Eris Morn's ill-fated fireteam organized to kill Crota, Son of Oryx.
- Exo Stranger—mysterious character who only provides a tiny bit of dialogue and appears in three cutscenes in the original Destiny campaign.
- Lord Felwinter—former Iron Lord. Felwinter Peak is named after him.
- Lakshmi-2—female Exo who represents the interests of the Future War Cult in the Tower
- Lilavati-12
- Saint-14—deceased Guardian who was beloved by virtually everyone he met.
- Shiro-4—scout, adviser and friend to Lord Saladin who resides in Felwinter Peak.
Trivia
- 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".[12]
- Exos were stated to be emotionless in a preview.[13] Game interactions appear to contradict this.[14]
- Despite being machines, albeit sentient, Exos are able to eat and drink despite not having stomachs.[15]
Gallery
Banshee-44, Exo gunsmith.
Facial customization of an Exo.
Rasputin as an Exo in pre-Alpha
List of appearances
References
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Console, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Exo
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Console, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Exo
- ^ a b Game Informer January 2014, page 53
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Exo
- ^ Banshee-44 dialogue: "Ugh, how many times has my memory been wiped? Forty-one, forty-two, forty... three?"
- ^ a b Bungie (2015-9-15), Destiny: The Taken King Collector's Edition, Modified Treasure Island Book
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Console, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Exo 2
- ^ a b Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Exo
- ^ The Guardian: how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Legends
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Deep Stone Crypt
- ^ YouTube: "Destiny" - News GDC Panel
- ^ Gamelynch: Destiny Preview
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.
- ^ Polygon - Watch the first teaser for Destiny 2
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