Maybe it's just me but has anyone here ever read Plato's Republic. Because I noticed a huge parallel in the city described with in it and the Last City/Tower. Plato's Republic is a classic piece of Athenian philosophy. In it Socrates speaks of the nature of what is just and unjust. In doing so he speaks of what would be the best society. The city he describes is a triciarch with 3 classes. Working classes, police force, and Guardians. He uses that word "Guardians to describe the intelligent warrior class that protect the city. ([b]See the Parrellel yet?[/b]) . Well, the Guardians aren't just warriors. They are chosen both by society and through being blesses by gods to become Guardians. They literally are so virtuous they are godly just like WE are touched by the Traveler. The Guardians here in the book are a select few born to serve and lead through strength and wit. Among them is a Philosopher King whom leads the whole city... The Speaker is quite wise, leader of the guardians, literally born of the Traveler . ([b]Interested yet?[/b]). Well here's one more for you. Spartans in Halo are based around a Warrior race and war culture with little democracy. Athenian culture is similar to Sparta's in customs the the 2, while existing around together at one point the 2 were very different in political and social views. So then, If Halo is based on real Spartan culture and Destiny on Athenian Philosophy, this making one based around reality and the other a sort of fantasy on what could be, then what does that say about Bungie's new IP? To me it says that they stayed close to their roots but are branching out to a new realm of gameing and ideas at the same time.