#and like. ok YES i know that theres 'lore setup' for it w the crown of sorrow and everything

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OH also here’s your work boredom fueled destiny thought of the day: i’m becoming more and frustrated at the idea of calus becoming a big bad because theres absolutely no thematic or narrative weight behind it. calus was a villain that had a strong, interesting thematic message (guardians will forsake their morals for the sake of power) but the introduction of stasis and the way that is handled has made that conversation entirely moot (stasis and beyond light almost explicitly say ‘you can do whatever as long as there’s a big enough enemy on the other side to justify it with’) but now hes just being twisted to be like. ooooo im an emissary of the darkness..so scary...and i dont think its gonna work.

i think calus is an interesting villain!! (although his design is deeply fatphobic and ableist, which just outright sucks). i think his lore is interesting!!! i like the chronicon!!! i love the glykon!!!! i like his connection to caital and if him becoming a villain lets her take more of a spotlight thatd be great i love her!! but i dont think him becoming a villain contributes anything to the story of destiny where it is now, and it seems more like just using him because he happened to be around than anything else .and its weird

#pers #destinyposting #another post written during the end of breakfast rush when i was like. Oh my god hi. Ok illthink of calus #and like. ok YES i know that theres 'lore setup' for it w the crown of sorrow and everything #i just think calus being there was the weakest part of that lorebook katabasis and gilgamesh where the point yk?? #im talking themes not like. concrete facts here. idc if it makes sense in lore i just think its a weak choice #i remember being SOOO hype back in the day when levi + surrounding lore was introduced #and i was like. OHOHO a conversation about guardians being more interested in power than anything else?? dont mind if i do!!! #and i still think that theme is REALLY strong they just seem to not be particularly interested in it anymore #sorry for shitting on lightfall before it even comes out its just. a completely baffling choice in every way from what weve seen so far #WAIT ONE MORE THING. the choice of calus villain meaning the cabal are once again the big villain race #directly after we spent so much time establishing an allaince that (outside of caital) weve seen very little of?? #Weird choice. Not gonna lie