originally posted in:The Ashen Conflux
Very good summary. Don't listen to those that say the Great Disaster came after Twilight Gap. It most certainly did not.
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It certainly did. During Twilight gap, zavala is a student under Saladin, just before the disaster Zavala is acting as advisor to the Consensus. He was also Commander when FWC replaced Concordat, which happened after Twilight Gap. During that meeting to promote FWC, the following was mentioned. [quote]"[b]We'll need to refocus our collective minds on combat. The Speaker's anxious to regain ground we lost after the Gap[/b]."[/quote] That is what probably emboldened the Consensus to launch the attack on the Moon. To be seen to be taking back things, to reassure the public. Now I don't know when the Crucible was created, but Twilight Gap is what pushed Shaxx into the crucible and he was already running the crucible when FWC was promoted. Wei Ning, who died during the disaster, took part in the crucible. Now Shaxx appeals to Zavala to stop the invasion of the Moon, something Zavala could attempt to do only if he was advising the Consensus. The advisor to the Consensus is the Vanguard Commander. [quote] “Next order of business... the growing City foundries—” [Bang] “What madness is this!” “Lord Shaxx! The Consensus did not—” “We barely eked out victory at Burning Lake. And now you think we're ready to attack the Moon?” “We’re preparing—” “Did you not read my report from Burning Lake? About the Hive's weapons? Those swords, they're like nothing we've ever—” “Lord Shaxx—” “Zavala! You can't think this is wise. We need to examine these swords, train against them—” “That is a matter for the Consensus to decide, old friend.”[/quote]