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1/30/2021 1:19:32 AM
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A baseless Scorn theory about the revival process

I have zero evidence for what I'm about to suggest so stay with me SCORN! It's a word that triggers a lot emotions in the community, ranging from interest to hatred. BUT TODAY I'm gonna cover what makes the scorn unique and how it works, their revival process Now when you consider necromancy you usually think of a reanimated corpse, more of a mindless drone than an actual resurrection, hell the word reanimated has even been used on scorn combatants in the game But we know that can't be the case, since Scorn (however rudimentary) do have varying levels of intelligence and and cognitive abilities. This isn't a post about Scorn minds and how they function so let's just skip that gold mine of a topic and sum it up with "they're clearly not shambling corpses" So how does it work? How does corrupted ether revive a dead Eliksni corpse and keep its mind tact (massive air quotes with that)? Well it does seem to have minor regenerative properties, but nothing substantial. The majority of Scorn still don't have their lower arms even after being revived so it's clearly not potent enough to regrow limbs slowly (if at all honestly) like regular ether This got me thinking though. If they're not reanimated corpses, still have "minds", and dark ether doesn't actually heal the body all that much... What if it heals the soul? Now the concept of Soul in Destiny is painfully untouched upon. The most mention we've ever gotten on it is from the Arkon priest strike from D1, where the fallen were attempting to "fully restore the soul of an Arkon from the PoE". This.. has never been touched on again, however the concept of Fallen having souls is still present in Destiny 2 (a white outline of their body can be seen being torn from them after a head shot kill) So does corrupted ether revive and heal the soul of an Eliksni? Personally, I think it does Look at two of the most iconic scorn combatants, the ravager and the Abomination. They share a similar affliction, that being that their head has been completely removed and now has a metallic cap covering what would be the neck hole. By all accounts, these things really shouldn't be alive. There's no eyes, no brain, no nothing; and yet these combatants still manage to function and find their way around (even being able to see the player and other enemy combatants) I think dark ether heals and revives the soul of an Eliksni, only to wear it's damaged and now rotting corpse as a makeshift meat suit. There's no need for sustenance, vital organs, or even limbs. A Scorns soul is whats repaired, not the body Scorn are fnaf, Uldren is the man behind the slaughter Thank you goodnight
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  • I hate and love scorn. My favorite and most hated second only to hive

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  • Edited by Grays_KS27: 1/31/2021 11:01:04 PM
    Personally, I disagree but am unsure of what to think. I heavily lean towards the mindless drone theory. In all cases, especially with the headless stuff, the Scorn are depicted as -and behave as- mindless drones and nothing more than puppets of Fikrul. I can’t recall any instance of a Scorn (other than Fikrul himself) behaving like an aware, thinking being, other than the Scorn that called Crow “Father” but that could easily be a direct result of Fikrul being the puppeteer in control. I myself doubt Bungie has overthought this subject as much as we are. [quote]BUT TODAY[/quote]RICK KAHKIS HERE [quote]it does seem to have minor regenerative properties[/quote]BEHOLD! https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/where-loyalty-lies#book-most-loyal Corrupted Ether isn’t regenerative at all. It’s the opposite, so destructive that it kills the victims and wreaks havoc on their bodies. [quote]The majority of Scorn still don't have their lower arms even after being revived so it's clearly not potent enough to regrow limbs slowly (if at all honestly) like regular ether [/quote]Ether does not affect arm regeneration. Docking caps are what prevent arms from regrowing. David Bocek talks about it here: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gamesradar.com/amp/notice-something-different-about-destiny-2s-dregs-this-dev-called-out-some-of-the-games-coolest-details/ It’s also worth mentioning that by the time House Dusk formed Ether supply was desperately low. [quote]Arkon priest strike from D1, where the fallen were attempting to "fully restore the soul of an Arkon from the PoE".[/quote]Aksor, Archon Priest ;) I myself believe that “restore his soul” was just fanciful phrasing. I believe some lore -most likely the Most Loyal lore and when the Nine free Skolas (but keep in mind that Skolas’s was filled with metaphor about his emotions)- also suggest that Aksor’s condition was a combination of being physically weakened by having his Ether drained and the sideffects of being frozen in a cryo pod. [quote](a white outline of their body can be seen being torn from them after a head shot kill) [/quote]Thats confirmed to be Ether. Their heads are pressurized and burst when pierced, expelling the Ether from inside their body. https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/legend-saint-14?highlight=Solkis

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    • This is a good idea and I think it is on the right path but one small correction, I’m pretty sure that the outline of the soul thing is just eather spilling out because you shot the respirator which is on their head, other than that solid points

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      • So does this mean, assuming your theory is correct(Which I think seems to make sense), that the Scorn are not bound by their bodies? For example, if their soul is healed is it still bound to their corpse or can they become attached to a new or separate body/corpse? Can they "overheal" their souls and spread their soul to other corpses? Like could an Elinski soul be healed by dark ether so much where it could not be sustained simply in one body?

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        • Oh yeah, it’s Let’s Play time then. Uldren would be The Puppet, not Purple Guy. If anything Cayde is the man behind the slaughter, since the barons and scorn cornered and killed him out of revenge. Unfortunately we can’t confirm the identity of VIP #1786 this time... but I’ve eliminated Jason Todd from the list of suspects.

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