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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Well now I feel bad for tea bagging him before letting Dinklebot scan him.
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Please tell me you have at least tea bagged him once....
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How about a custom mission or cutscene where his body will come home.
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I almost tripped while passing by....
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+1 for the feels
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It's nice to see a respectable post on these forums. I approve.
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Edited by KidSixXx: 12/19/2014 4:58:23 PMIsn't there an awesome side mission where you can set up a war memorial to remember the heroic fallen. No, wait. That was Mass Effect 2 I was playing.. Nevermind... Anyway, in defense of Bungie (how often does that happen), Destiny is a Rated T game. I think that if you had the wonderful yet soul crushing war story or visceral imagery from a masterpiece like Halo: Reach, the global suicide rate would triple but that is what I think this game needs. Immersion. We need to feel the desperation that comes with fighting war we could lose at any minute.
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I've always felt the same. I hate seeing him there, unremembered.
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All of the above. Well put!
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*claps*
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Roger That I always take a second there!
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I have taken time now and again to have a moment of silence before passing by his body. It would be nice to get him home.
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Well done. Don't get discouraged at the 12-year olds and teabagging comments. They apparently haven't learned about self-sacrifice and honor yet. WE do crazy and stupid things in games, but for 99% of us it doesn't change what we think is right. Bring him/her home.
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Kinda makes me feel bad about teabagging him :/ sorry bro
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Honestly I feel like on The Moon we are almost like deep sea divers picking through the remains of a tragic sea battle. You wouldn't return the dead in that scenario, they lie in honour, buried at sea where they lived, fought & died. I don't think that Humanity would attempt to reclaim The Mood beyond pushing out the Hive. We would leave it as a permanent memorial of the victims of Crota.
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Worse part is, the dead guardian on the moon. WHY COULDN'T WE MOVE THE BODY TO THE SIDE SO THE HIVE WOULDN'T TRAMPLE ALL OVER HIM
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Edited by Bucket of Tears: 12/19/2014 2:56:57 PM--REDACTED--
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That guardian you find dead outside the temple of Crota was apart of Eris' fireteam
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Robert... Paulson?
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His name... Was Robert paulson
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I named him Kenny because he's just that kind of guy to get killed
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Yet you have no issue with the countless dead cosmonauts and astronauts scattered about the moon...
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His name was Robert Paulson
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Hold X to pay respects.
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The greatest hero in all of Destiny... and everyone thinks he ment to assault the hive. He did something better, he sealed it.