Destiny 2 - Characters
The major figures of Destiny 2, from the Vanguard commanders who hold the Last City together to the Hive gods, Cabal empresses and Eliksni kells who have moved between enemy and ally across the game's expansions. Entries cover what each character does in the story and, where it applies, how they fig...
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| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander Zavala | An Awoken Titan who has commanded the Vanguard since the Red Legion's assault on the Last City. | Titan Vanguard / Commander of the City | The Last City / Vanguard | Sentinel Titan, with Ward of Dawn as his signature super Defensive command of City and Vanguard forces Tactical planning for major operations against the Cabal and the Witness | Vanguard leadership, present from the base campaign onward |
| Ikora Rey | The Warlock Vanguard and one of the most powerful Guardians alive, Ikora runs the Hidden, the Vanguard's intelligence network, and mentors new Warlocks. | Warlock Vanguard / Spymaster | The Last City / Vanguard / The Hidden | Voidwalker Warlock, notably Nova Bomb Head of the Hidden intelligence network Expert on Hive, Vex and Golden Age research | Vanguard leadership, present from the base campaign onward |
| Cayde-6 | The wisecracking Exo Hunter Vanguard whose death at Uldren Sov's hand opens Forsaken and drives the expansion's revenge campaign. | Hunter Vanguard (deceased, later returned) | The Last City / Vanguard | Gunslinger Hunter, specialising in Golden Gun Ace of Spades hand cannon as his signature weapon Legendary reputation as a scout and gambler | Forsaken campaign and The Final Shape |
| The Drifter | A Risen who refuses the Vanguard's authority and runs Gambit, the PvE/PvP hybrid playlist, out of a derelict ship in the Tower. | Rogue Lightbearer / Gambit handler | Unaffiliated (formerly the Nine's associates) | Risen Lightbearer with centuries of combat experience Gambit matchmaking and bank operation Connections to the Nine and to Darkness artefacts | Gambit vendor and seasonal storylines |
| Eris Morn | The only survivor of the first fireteam sent against Crota, Eris lost her Ghost and her eyes to the Hive and replaced them with Hive sight. | Hive Expert / Survivor | The Last City (independent) | Hive sight granted by Ahamkara and Hive magic Deep knowledge of ascendant realms and Hive rituals Wields Hive relics and, briefly, Hive godhood | Shadowkeep campaign and the Hive-focused seasons |
| Saint-14 | A Titan legend presumed dead for centuries in the Infinite Forest until the Season of Dawn pulled him forward in time. | Legendary Titan / Trials vendor | The Last City / Vanguard | Sentinel Titan with the Helm of Saint-14 Infinite Forest veteran and Vex specialist Trials of Osiris handler | Season of Dawn onward; Trials of Osiris vendor |
| Crow | Uldren Sov, resurrected as a Guardian with no memory of the man who killed Cayde-6. | Hunter / Reborn Prince | The Last City / Awoken | Hunter with Nightstalker and Solar training Awoken lineage and Reef connections Reconnaissance and infiltration work for the Vanguard | Season of the Hunt onward; The Final Shape |
| Mara Sov | The Awoken Queen and the most politically dangerous ally in the game, ruling the Reef from the Dreaming City and treating the war with the Darkness as a long game only she can see the end of. | Queen of the Reef | The Awoken / The Reef | Awoken paracausal mastery and throne-world control Command of the Reef's Corsairs and Techeuns Long-range political and strategic planning | Forsaken onward |
| Mithrax, Kell of Light | A Fallen captain who chose alliance with the Last City and founded House Light, the first Eliksni house to live inside the City walls. | Eliksni Ally / Sacred Splicer | House Light | Sacred Splicer technology interfacing Eliksni command and ether management Expertise in Vex network traversal | Season of the Splicer onward |
| Empress Caiatl | Daughter of Emperor Calus and the ruler who rebuilt the Cabal after the Red War, Caiatl begins as an antagonist in the Chosen season and becomes one of humanity's most reliable military allies. | Cabal Empress / Ally | Cabal Empire (Imperial Cabal) | Cabal command and armoury access Frontline combat with Cabal heavy weaponry Political control of the remaining Cabal legions | Season of the Chosen onward |
| Savathun | The Witch Queen, sister of Xivu Arath and Oryx, and the saga's great manipulator. | Hive God of Cunning / Antagonist | The Lucent Hive | Deception, possession and long-term manipulation Lucent Hive command and resurrection through Ghosts Hive magic, ascendant realm control and the Tablets of Ruin | The Witch Queen expansion |
| Xivu Arath | The Hive god of war and the last of the original three siblings still fighting for the Darkness, commanding the Wrathborn and the Hive war machine against the Last City. | Hive God of War | The Hive | Hive war command and Wrathborn recruitment Sword logic mastery and tribute-fed power Ascendant realm incursions | Season of the Hunt onward |
| Eramis, Kell of Darkness | The Eliksni warlord who brought Stasis to her house and led House Salvation against the Last City in Beyond Light. | Fallen Warlord / Antagonist | House Salvation | Stasis wielding, including the power to freeze Guardians Command of House Salvation's Stasis brigades Centuries of Eliksni military experience | Beyond Light expansion |
| Emperor Calus | The exiled Cabal emperor who welcomed Guardians aboard the Leviathan in the first raid and later became a Disciple of the Witness. | Cabal Emperor / Disciple of the Witness | The Shadow Legion / The Witness | Cabal fleet and Shadow Legion command Darkness empowerment as a Disciple Psionic and cloning technology from the Leviathan | Leviathan raid onward; Lightfall |
| The Witness | The entity behind the Collapse and the final antagonist of the Light and Darkness saga. | Antagonist / First Knife | The Darkness | Reshaping of reality through the Deep Command of the Dread and the Black Fleet Calcification and memory manipulation | The Final Shape expansion |
| Osiris | The former Warlock Vanguard, exiled for heresy and then vindicated, and the game's foremost authority on the Vex and the Hive. | Legendary Warlock / Advisor | The Last City (formerly Vanguard) | Warlock mastery of Solar and Void, including Dawnblade Vex simulation and prophecy analysis Political and historical expertise on the City's founding | Curse of Osiris onward |
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