At the beginning of our journey to become legend we follow in the footsteps of a brave Guardian that blazed the trail ahead. With the work he accomplished, we started down the path to reclaiming our moon, and healing the Traveler. This Guardian died during his trek, but not in vain. We used the intel he and his ghost gathered, and now look at what we've accomplished. We've stopped Phogoth, held off an invasion of Earth, and even defeated Crota! And it is all thanks to an unnamed Guardian that gave his life for the betterment of humanity.
You may ask, "Where can I pay my respects to this Guardian?" Well, the answer is startling. He remains in the dirt on the moon. No mission has been mounted to retrieve his body. No plans are in order to build a memorial in his honor. Instead, we step over (or even ON) him each time a Faction sends us on a bounty through the moon, or whenever we need to get 20 double kills with a fusion rifle.
To be honest, every time I step through this area I look down at this Guardian. Maybe it's because I'm in the military, maybe it's because I'm overly empathetic--even when it comes to video games, movies, or books. The thing is, it actually REALLY bothers me to see him there in the dirt.
Bungie, I'm not currently logged in to Destiny. Please use my ghost, and any of my multiple drop ships to retrieve this Guardian and bring him home. I realize the importance of remembering our past, so I think it would be best to leave something in place on the moon to show that was where our journey truly began. With us thoroughly eradicating the Hive right now, I think a team of engineers can be safely sent to the surface of the moon to build something small at the entrance to the Temple of Crota to show where he fell. Also, there should be something back at the tower to show respect to this Guardian. We should all know his name.
Edit: It's great to see people still commenting on this after so long. Couple of different viewpoints on this. Some people are like me and invest themselves in a story and character. Others, when logging on to play Destiny, are just looking for a way to pass the time. I love both; it's why gaming is so great!
I get a lot of people saying he was a scrub that died to thralls, so I'll respond to that.
First, it's not how he died, but how he lived! Second, the Speaker surely didn't tell him anything he needed to know to prepare for the mission. And if his Ghost was as dumb as ours is, it probably tripped an alarm and alerted the enemy to his whereabouts. All of our Guardians have had a death via thrall. We are just lucky our Ghost wasn't stolen before it could revive us.
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We leave no soldier behind.
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Bump!
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+1 All gave some. Some gave all.
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It is the duty of the living to honor the dead. I support this cause.
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Bring him home!
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Youre asking bungie to deliver on a tangible story and plot connections... this is too much for them to comprehend and most likely deserves too much time taken away from them makin money pits like this game. WOO HOO FOR THIS GENERATION OF DEVELOPERS MAKING DUMBED DOWN GAMES THAT ARENT VIABLE HOBBY'S FOR CRITICAL THINKERS!
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Agreed
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Bump...props for this post. That was cool and immersive. Destiny needs a little more of this.
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Clap clap. Well done, sir, well done! Clap clap clap.
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Great post. Never really thought of it like that but I would love to see bungie bring your idea to life. It would be pretty cool!
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Edited by ragincajunnugz: 12/19/2014 5:21:45 PMGenerally offensive post. [spoiler]For any reason I'd disagree, the replies would be all butt-hurt anyway. And I mean my post.[/spoiler]
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Was I the only one that started teabag him and later sat down on his face?
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Meh that dead guy is a noob he doesn't even have raid gear lol he died where i farm bounties.
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I just t bag him
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Its funny I am just coming across this thread, cuz I noticed the guardian still in the dirt last night and thought, "huh that's a terrible fate. He should be retrieved." I too feel empathy for this guardian, even if he is just some fictional character. We're supposed to believe and buy into their world, and this could certainly (finally) make me feel a cause for a character in this game
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When I first saw him I drove my sparrow over him and then teabagged him. Sorry man. [spoiler]I'll make sure to do it in reverse order next time[/spoiler]
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I've long since wondered when there would be others like myself. Those who at least in passing, give this Lone Hero a moment of recognition. If the Vanguard or Cryptarchs can place a monument to the millions lost at a cave. Then surely they could do the same for this Unknown Guardian...
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I would be proud to retrieve this unknown heroes body. A monument should be built on in the Vanguard room or in the courtyard with the Iron Banner guy and the Queens emissary.
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Teabagged.
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What about all the other bodies scattered on the moon?
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It's just like in the Warhammer40K they recover gene-seed from their fallen comrade. Hell yeah we should do this.We should build a Hall Of Legends for our clan or something.
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I volunteer for this mission. Whoever leads, you have my nova bomb.
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People like you make me proud. People that go beyond the urge to teabag the first dead body they see, as so many others have, and instead see the injustice in a fellow soldier sent on a mission in which he perished, with no effort to retrieve the body. Then you propose to honor the memory of this unamed hero by way of monument in the courtyard of the last defence of Earth. I respect you, and challenge others to see things this way. Bungie, if you are reading this, please respect this heroic guardian in the hall of the vanguard, and may his soul find peace.
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Rest in piss, fallen guardian.
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Well now I feel bad for tea bagging him before letting Dinklebot scan him.