Guardians!
You cast your votes for the Warlock Armor and so here they are. Thanks everyone for participating. I had a lot of fun doing these, and sorry for taking so long to complete them.
*Also please let me know what you guys think of being able to vote on these. I'm not sure if I set expectations too high or if the community would like to do it again.*
Last year, when I first posted my work on these forums, another Guardian by the name of TwentySidedDeath stepped forth and added short descriptions to the warlocks giving them a whole new level of story. I asked him to once again grace my work with his words.
[b]Ultima Ratio[/b]
"Be what you are: the last resort, the final argument, the undeniable conclusion."
After decades of study a group of warlocks discovered what they believed would be the key to re-awakening The Traveler. A subtle signal, nigh undetectable, was picked up by instruments that monitored the protective shield surrounding The City. Funding was granted and an installation was built to collect ambient Light; if the waveform could be amplified and directed back at the Traveler it would finally awaken from its century long slumber. Some believed so strongly that the 2nd golden age of human civilization was at hand that they called the installation "The Final Solution."
When the installation finally came online the waveform amplifiers transmitted their signal and The Traveler responded with complete and utter silence. The installation had failed. The warlocks, frustrated by decades of wasted effort, abandoned their experiments. No longer would they engage in esoteric philosophical debates. No longer would they catalog their results. They honed their martial abilities, created the Ultima Ratio armor, and became that which they had sought from the beginning, what the traveler had always intended: The Final Solution - weapons focused on the destruction of humankinds enemies .
[b]Midnight Sun [/b]
"Do not burn so bright that your own light cannot be sustained."
This armor was worn by members of a warlock collective dedicated to the protection of refugees as they made their way to the safe haven beneath The Traveler.
In the aftermath of the war against the darkness, on the night of the winter solstice, a thousand refugees seeking sanctuary approached the gates of the last safe city on Earth. When the gates opened a legion of hive attacked. In the ensuing battle, the forces of the city became overwhelmed, and in a reckless fit of rage the warlock collective turned the tide of battle. Burning every enemy in sight, channeling enormous amounts of power, their armor began to glow. The Warlocks, ablaze with the light of a small star, turned night to day for miles around. But all that power came at a price. Of more than five hundred warlocks engaged in battle that night less than forty survived.
To the people they protected and the Guardians that fought by their side, these warlocks became known as The Midnight Sun, the light that burnt back the darkness.
[b]GIDAN PURGE[/b]
"Light of the mind, light of The Traveler. Do not doubt you have been chosen for His purpose."
Fanatical in their devotion to The Traveler, a sub-culture of warlocks known as "The Devoted" believe that only after all doubts have been cleansed from their mind will they be able to begin, in earnest, their search for the knowledge that will re-awaken the one revered as their god.
This ceremonial armor is given to warlocks who have completed the Gidan Purge, a ritual purification that tests a warlocks knowledge of and devotion to The Traveler. The armor is said to be a conduit that promotes and strengthens the Guardian-Traveler Bond. Those who have used it in battle report heightened situational awareness, enhanced reflexes, and greater stamina. These claims are controversial and have been criticized by the Cryptarch who has, to date, not been able to identify any special properties in the armor that would increase a guardians abilities in battle.
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That Gidan Purge armor is to me, the best looking one for certain. The Green+Gold has always been a favorite of mine and it brings my mind back to the old old PS1-2-3 games about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, more specificly the colour-scheme that the Shu Kingdom have been given by the developers. Gidan Purge, all the way! :D
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Gidan Purge ! Very nice job keep it up man !
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<3.<3
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Nice job. I like them all
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I've been thinking a lot of armor I'd like to see in Destiny and this by so far, so so far, has taken the cake. These armors look amazing and as a long-term Warlock fan I would pay high money to see these implemented in the game. Try to hold on to these and submit them to Bungie during the creation of Destiny 2. They'd probably make it in the game.
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The green one on the right is my favorite. But if it could be in black and purple with alittle bit of either silver or white trim. id like it alot better.
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Wow if midnight sun was real it would be my favorite armor period
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Edited by SONiC BoOM: 8/17/2014 10:07:57 PMUltima Ratio. Very well done on the concept art. They all look really good. Definitly game worthy
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it switch to warlock if these were implemented
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Ultima Ratio's has the coolest fashion - Midnight Sun's color is cool I like Purple but the helm is like a elf - Gidan Purge's gaunlets are cool in style but everything else I don't like - so for me it would be Ultima Ratio #1 Midnight Sun #2 and Gidan Purge #3 Nice post be sure to like it
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I love the Gidan Purge <3
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All 3 are incredible, but if I were to pick, I'd have the Ratio's base design, with the Sun's color scheme, topped off with the details (arrangement/balance) of the Purge.
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Gidan Purge
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Gidan purge, but you made my job very difficult lol they were all amazing
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All great concepts.
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Gidan Purge....Midnight Sun....I want them.....I need them!
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There should be a contest that bungie post and the winners armor can actually be in the game like capcom did with monster hunter 4.
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Gidan purge for sure!
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I'd like to see Gidan Purge helmet on the Midnight Sun body, because the Midnight Sun body is sexy but the helmet looks like a decepticon.
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Gidan Purge..... YAS!
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What do i have to kill to get my hands on these?
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These are amazing, great job!!!
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These are absolutely amazing!! I would have to say that they all would be awesome in-game. I would use all three. Keep up the great work!
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Why arn't they using these!!! The concept artist sucks for Destiny. All dull glad there isn't 3rd person view all the time saves me from having to see an eye sore. They should of hired you.
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I wants them. all three. but if i have to ill take the first two. if youll only give me one i want the red though. PUT THESE IN GAME!!!!
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Edited by ShadowNinja77: 8/17/2014 11:43:57 PMI like Midnight Sun the most - though admitedly all 3 are awesome. Giadan my 2nd favorite but the Zealot plot kinda takes it away for me. Ultima is cool but simply not my style.