[b][i]Unfortunately, this theory is incorrect. There are massive oversights and story elements that I either was unaware of or misunderstood. However, please feel free to read if you choose.[/i][/b] [b][i]Requested Edit ~ The theory is incorrect because it was based around the idea that Humanity was unaware of Vex. However, that is wrong. In Grimoire and in-game, it is mentioned and hinted that there was, in fact, previous knowledge of Vex. Regardless, I still stand firm in my belief that the Vex are somehow connected with the Traveller in a deeper, time altered state of reality.[/i][/b] [i]Disclaimer // In no way, shape, or form do I have knowledge of the true story of Destiny besides what is implied and said in the game. This is purely an analysis and breakdown of current knowledge regarding Destiny's story that act as conduits to theories and ideas.[/i] [i]Note // There may also be holes in the theory, however, so far nearly everything can be explained.[/i] [b]The Destiny Universe[/b] Contrary to the mainstream belief that Destiny has no story, it does. The story and potential capability Destiny has is expansive. There are almost no bounds to what can happen and there are many different events that [i]can[/i] happen. What we have with Destiny in-game is a literal shell. There is hardly any substance within. We could theorize why that is, but this is not the place to do so. The fact is that the execution of the story was awful. Yet, despite that, there seem to be many hints that indicate what might happen in the story. [b]Bungie's Plan[/b] Bungie, in my belief, had a [i]plan[/i] to give just enough story in the game for the community to rave about it. [i]"Who is the Speaker?"[/i] [i]"Who is the Stranger?"[/i] This is a perfectly fine approach to keeping people guessing and on edge. The problem is that there just simply wasn't enough detail, chronology, and substance to get you invested or interested. The characters, enemies, and pretty much everything to add story is flat, even with Grimoire cards. So, what this leaves us with is perfect grounds for ridiculous and crazy imaginitive theories. [b]The Vex[/b] The Vex are the most important part in the Destiny universe. Their power, ability, and intelligence exceeds the conceivable spectrum. [b]The Stranger[/b] The Stranger first warned you of Vex on the moon. She told you there are worse enemies beyond the Hive and Fallen. The cutscene after the first encounter with Vex on Venus, she tells you these important things: •She is not forged in light •A side must be chosen, even if it's the wrong one. •The Vex are so evil that they despise other evil. [b]The Traveller[/b] Here's where things start not adding up. We were in a peaceful age, then we discovered the Traveller on Mars. With it came the Darkness. It smashed Humanity down and forced us to reside in a small city on Earth. No one knows why or what happened. All we know is that we were on the brink of extinction, but the Traveller saved us. That raises red flags for me. We don't remember what happened and now, since we are still alive, we feel we owe our lives to the Traveller. Before I continue, there is an emblem the Speaker sells called, [i]"Blessing of the Skeptic".[/i] It depicts in three separate frames a white sphere rising. This looks like the Traveller rising. Skepticism and the Traveller depicted in the same setting? Interesting. [b]The Vex Continued[/b] Now, we know the Vex turned Mercury into a machine. This implies they have the capability to transform and create anything out of whatever they choose. Is it possible the Vex created the Traveller? Let me explain: When we set out on our mission to do the Traveller's bidding, which is to push back the Darkness, the only enemies we know of are Fallen and Hive, but the Cabal later on Mars were no surprise. That implies we knew of them already. When it comes to the Vex, though, we knew nothing. Your Ghost, a digital intelligence coming from the Traveller didn't even know about Vex. I'll go in further detail about that in a second. What's important is that the Vex were unknown to us while other forms of Darkness were not. Then here comes the Stranger telling us to pick a side even if it's the wrong one and that the Vex despise other evil. [b]The Connection[/b] The Vex created the Traveller. It looms above the city of Earth and "protects" us. It gave us power to push the Darkness away. The Vex wanted other forms of Darkness eradicated. This is why the Traveller gave Humanity powers. It knows we are ignorant and would blindly fight for something we feel we owe our lives to. The plan was to play on Humanity's emotions after bringing us to a point of near extinction where we don't remember how it happened so we will fight for it in attempts to cling desperately to survival. But, we are tools that eradicate other forms of Darkness to further the Vex agenda. Simply put, the Vex juked us, big time. We were never supposed to find the Vex. Our mission was to kill all Fallen, Hive, Cabal and any other Darkness that stood in the way of the Vex. Your Ghost didn't know about Vex because it acts as a failsafe. Humanity needed an aid to get us through this eradication of Darkness, so the Traveller gave us an aid with selected intelligence. Giving the Ghost selected intelligence ensures that the true agenda is both hidden and progressing at the same time. Is it not interesting that the Stranger chose us to talk to? That we are the first to uncover the Vex? There has been a breach in the Vex's agenda. Their algorithm was incorrect for determining how the eradication process of other Darkness would go. Therefore, we go to the Black Garden and kill "the heart". [b]The Black Garden[/b] What is interesting to me is that you go through a portal on Mars that leads you to the Black Garden. Your Ghost says it's not on any known region of space and time. This suggests you either travelled to the future or the past. After the heart is killed, your Ghost tells you you are back on Mars, yet you are still in the same area. What happened is that the Stranger gave you an ominous and indirect objective. She is from the future to have you, from the past, stop what is happening in her future to prevent it from happening in yours. This is why when you kill the Heart you are not trapped in the past. You killed the Heart in the future and were returned to a state of which the heart is now non existent in both your time and the Stranger's future. My thinking is that in the Stranger's future, the Traveller has awakened. They are fighting an all out war with the Vex and Traveller and need you, a now apointed agent, to kill Vex from the future to stop the Traveller from awakening. [b][i]Edit // This is not a finished theory, but feel free to comment as I work some kinks out and add to it.[/i][/b]