Mind control. Like REAPER INDOCTRINATION?! Gimme some of that Sovereign!

Glimmer is currency.!

Well... this is unfortunate. It turns out 'Glimmer' is some type of currency, used for upgrading weapons, according to the E3 demo.

This is my speculation from a previous thread about the Glimmer: [quote]Perhaps the fifth race (the Glimmer) isn't being revealed because they are the most important. I think there are a few possible scenarios. Either: A) the Glimmer brought the other races into the Sol system, whether indirectly or as a part of an allegiance (like the Covenant). B) the Glimmer appear in later into the story, and either serve as a common enemy (like the Lambent, Locust, Human conflict in Gears of War), or force the different aliens to work together, with or without the humans, to fight them. C) the other races are entering the Sol System to get away from the Glimmer (similar to how humanity was pushed into other systems to get away from the Flood) D) the Glimmer were the mysterious cataclysmic event that nearly wiped humanity out. When the traveler sacrificed itself, they were knocked out, but they are starting to return, and are more powerful than all the other alien races. Perhaps the Glimmer are more powerful than the other races because they can disguise themselves, and take the shape of other lifeforms... It would certainly explain [url=http://www.bungie.net/pubassets/615/dark_patrol_desktop.jpg]this image[/url], and also explain their name. They may be called the Glimmer because that's the only way to tell them apart from those they are copying, their method of disguise isn't perfect, and the impostors will "glimmer" a bit to give themselves away to the wary-eyed. We really won't know for sure what they are or why they haven't been revealed until they [i]are[/i] revealed, but those are my best guesses.[/quote] Also, what Staten said about a soul being ripped from a body could be the Glimmer, they could take over the body of another alien, which would explain [url=http://www.bungie.net/pubassets/615/dark_patrol_desktop.jpg]this image[/url] as well. The fallen and cabal seem to be leaking out a black smoke and they have a shimmering green color to them. The smoke and color could be indicative that they are currently being controlled by the Glimmer, or are the Glimmer, or something like that.

[quote][i]you can fit together pyramids to form a rough sphere[/i][/quote] THE TRAVELER IS A GLIMMER SHIP IN DISGUISE

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130329155312/destinypedia/images/7/73/Races.png For those who did not notice, there are 5 enemy races, in the yellow box you can see the onyx pyramid ships. I believe too the reason we have not been shown this enemy yet, is because the enemies in the yellow box are the ones that wiped us out, the one that the white sphere (Traveler) protected us from.

The number seven if u go into the religious view of it in the bible it means complete evil or the 7 sins

I know somebody else probably already mentioned it, but my personal bet is that the Glimmer have to do something with this picture. Bungie Loves to hide things in plain sight.

This is very interesting. I wonder as we go later to the game how are we going to deal with such powerful ships? I'm thinking you're gonna have to go inside and destroy it from there.

All right guys we all know Forerunner with magic are Glimmers lol

Imagine coming out of hyperdrive and running into a fleet like this...

[quote] The Glimmer. A rather anticlimactic name, but very mysterious sounding. An interesting thing is that, with some tweaking, you can fit together pyramids to form a rough sphere, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the Glimmer ships can form larger constructs. They seem to be the terror that the Traveler sacrificed itself to save us from. They probably will be what keeps you playing Destiny for the plot, even though we were familiar with the Covenant by Halo 3 we still had the mystery of the Forerunners to spark our curiosity. I wouldn’t be surprised if they withhold major info/lore until later games. Thoughts?[/quote] you are right on the money by surmising that these flying pyramids of doom will have a mysterious lore that is never exposed in its entirety Bungie never wants to reveal their greatest source of narrative mystery; the question is whether or not the beings that inhabit these pyramids will be seen in the open world of Destiny I would guess that the blueish beams sprouting out of the bottom of the ship are the most pivotal piece of artwork seen in this image; is it sending something, picking something up, constructing something, or are the beams nothing other than the highest form of excrement removal service? who knows? for some reason they remind me of the evil ball of fire that mind controls zorg and the president in the fifth element

Wait what? Where did this word 'glimmer' come from? And am I the only on that thinks it's a terrible name for... well, anything?