Destiny Lore - The Complete Story of The Darkness! [Timeline and Lore explained] 

Quick notes to everyone who's watching! Firstly, Clovis Bray's story isn't in this video due to the time of its release and the overlap it had with our production schedule. Separate video soon for that tale. Secondly, Everyone should give a huge hand to Drexis, Ginsor, Judsub, Cinemamotions, Tulus, Blessious, MoonVald, Emblyne, Owllock & all the others who helped to create this video. Without them this video would not exist!

Destiny 2: Doesn't have enough cutscenes Byf: "Fine, I'll do it myself"

So basically darkness is just: Kill or Be killlled. Dismantle mines yesssss.

Research site that slowly drives all involved mad and wipes out crew Shaxx: Sounds like a good spot for the Crucible!

To this day, a Pyramid being on the moon is still a badass twist "THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM"

Sleep Paralysis IRL: oh no I can’t move Sleep Paralysis in Destiny: *S A L V A T I O N*

How much of your life’s saving did you throw at this video Jesus. 10/10

"The story... of the darkness." *Amazon prime ad plays*

Rasputin: Hey make sure not to go into that room with the darkness ball or it might drive you insane. Shaxx: Oh you mean that room we're using for crucible matches. Rasputin: ...

Byf: tries to explain the darkness Destiny: "Congratulations! your clan has won +250 xp!"

I THOUGHT THE INTRO WAS REAL. HOLY CRAP THAT WAS SO GOOD. PLEASE TELL ME THIS PERSON HAS BEEN SCOUTED BY BUNGIE

I vote Byf if they ever need a voice actor for the darkness version of the speaker

Gardener: I always tell the truth. Winnower: one of us always lies.

Dreksis Animations knocked it out of the park with that opening cinematic. There are some really talented people in this fandom.

“I am the vanguard of your destruction.” “We are your salvation.”

Me: *Gets Stasis* Traveler: *Sweats* Also Me: *Murders everything* The Darkness: *Sweats*

You forgot to mention that weird period of Zavala having us partake in guardian games while the darkness are moving on our system

Bungie: Creates ARG Community: Solves ARG Byf: Drops a dank lore video Coincidence? I think not.

My fear is this - not that the Darkness will destroy us, but that through the Darkness we will turn into the new Hive. The horror of an eternity of humanity carving apart the universe, killing and dominating everything so that it can never potentially kill or dominate us. The true threat of the Darkness has never been what it could do to us, but what it is offering to do _for_ us.

The anomaly 100% is just him reading an scp article.

Some timestamps to help you navigate this absolute masterpiece of a video: Introduction - 0:00 Origins of Darkness (Gardener/Winnower and Books of Sorrow) - 6:40 The Anomaly (K1) - 27:24 The Collapse - 49:10 Black Garden - 1:10:10 Return of Shadow (Ghaul, Calus, and the Chronicon) - 1:06:17 A Drifter's Warning (Drifter, Gambit, and the Nine) - 1:11:02 The Shadows Beneath (Shadowkeep) - 1:16:10 Encroaching Menace (Season of the Worthy) - 1:25:51 The Arrival - 1:28:18 Closing - 1:33:08 If I missed anything or got the times wrong, let me know!

genuinely can't tell if the opening was a cutscene mixed with editing or just an animation cuz damn, that was cLEAn chief

Me: "Why would I follow the darkness? I save lives... I'm a good guy!" The Darkness: "Have you ever crushed a spider beneath your boot without a second thought?" Me: "Damn the darkness kinda got a point tho"

I literally spent the first 10 minutes of this video trying to figure out how I missed the opening cutscene in my playthrough. It was actually that hard to believe it wasn’t a bungie cutscene. Nice one, Byf.

The fact he kept the same tone throughout the whole video, I’m kinda speechless.

Friendship ended with the Traveller. Now stasis is my new best friend.

10:01 Byf: (trying to get a cool background for his lore video) Clan XP notification: 👀

"Whatever killed the K1 crew didn't care for their survival." Lol

Drinking game: Take a shot every time you hear “Majestic”

whoever made the whole backstory of the darkness must have a PhD in philosophy

I have my issues with destiny 2 but the game creates this feeling of mystery and dread just at the sight of the pyramids. It's a masterclass in its atmosphere.

So the darkness is: only the strong deserve to live and the weak will die, and the light is the disruption of that balance because it wants all life to have a fair chance to live life to its fullest. The random and sporadical pattern of fair chance upsets the equation of the flower game, that 1+0=1. 1 being the strong and 0 being the weak, the strong are born deserving to live, thus order is guaranteed as the end of the pattern will always be the same, as the outcome is always the same. But the light wants 1+1=2 endlessly, an even chance for all life to grow strong and love each other in appreciation of light's life's answer, peace. If everyone is 2 then there is no gain, nothing to prove, just an endless random pattern of unending life. I get what the darkness wants, order in a chaotic universe that knows no bounds, for the betterment of all life, if you're born a 0, then you won't waste space or have a doomed chance at life, because what's the point in letting something that can't live, live, it's cruel. But but the cruelness of the 1s conquest to end 0, is what ultimately saves 0s from trying to live with a 100% guarantee of failure. Thus keeping order and the flower pattern ending the same over and over. But the light is far more optimistic, chaos breeds chance, if 1+1=2, then surely everything should be a 2, right? If everything is a 2, then everything has an even chance to survive, and thrive, and know the love of living, the world's greatest gift, being able to actually survive. The thrill of the 50% chance to actually make it, knowing you can if you try, and knowing everyone else can too. The flower pattern ends differently everytime, because life is everywhere, blooming without fear for being a 0 or hiding from a 1. Given me something to think about.

This part on the Anomaly almost sounds like some Dead Space work.

Guardians: I dont care about the lore Byf: DO NOT LIE TO ME

When you see and hear something this thoughtful. You can feel the passion the creator has over the art form. Again I say fantastic work.

Seeing the evolution of the darkness' story in the last two years is crazy, so much has happened

> I will be as Virgil > that most majestic thing the universe can create... power Well, I for one am motivated

"But for now, we have more tales of woe to spin" *commercial plays* So bounty is an agent of the darkness?

Why doesn't the leviathan go around eating these pyramids one by one to easily solve this problem.

After reading unveiling I put together somewhat of a rebuttal to the darkness’s philosophy and examples, which while unimportant to most of you, I thought it would still be important to share A world bathed in darkness is a brief hell A world bathed in light is one everlasting A world bathed in neither is one void of possibility A world bathed in both is one of endless possibility

The twitchiness of the dark version of the character is so ominous. That into cutscene is awesome. Great job to everyone involved!

"Your weapons, you will not need them. We offer only truth" -ominous being of darkness

Bungie: what makes darkness bad? me: uhhh what about the LITERAL GENOCIDE??? Bungie: I wonder...

Byf, your work continues to reach new heights! I've spent hundreds of hours watching pretty much all of your Destiny lore videos. You just tell the stories the way the deserve to be told, Destiny has such an incredible story that it's just impossible to fit it all in to the playable game and you do an absolutely incredible job bringing them to life. You're a credit to the Destiny community my friend.

Guardians in beyond light: "I play both sides so that I always come up on top."

That art is absolutely amazing for the thumbnail.

After seeing the footage of the live event, I'm wondering if we almost suffered another Collapse. It seems like the Darkness tried to creep in again, and it got Mercury, Mars, Titan (and probably Saturn), and Io (and probably Jupiter). It came in a wave, and those 4 planets were the closest to the wave in terms of orbit. When the Dark Wave got to Earth, the Traveler decided that this time, it would stand and fight, and healed itself to push back the Darkness (possibly with energies gleaned from us Guardians; a source of power it didn't have before). This, in essence, means that we may now have a better picture of how the Darkness operates. It creeps slowly in, positioning and waiting, luring strong champions in to become its 'Guardians', and when it finally has enough strength, it attacks all at once, swooping in and Taking everything it wants. In this way, the Collapse would have been exactly as described- sudden, Dark, and acausal.

That intro was both chilling and beautiful. But we expect nothing less from Byf do we not? Thank you for all of your lore videos and content Byf. Looking forward to much much much more!

When you try to be intimidating but everyone just calls you a dorito

I just have to remind myself of the quote. “If it sounds too good to be true than it probably is.”

Best lore video I've seen from you period. This was incredibly informative and satiating. I've been fascinated with the horror aspect of Destiny since forever and this ties all those different, separate tales together very well. Fantastic job!

*interesting dlc idea comes out* Me: *a year one player* how much did it cost Bungie: everything

"In The Darkness, Only The Fearless Survive, so Eyes Up Guardian. Be Brave."

Bruh, Bungie needs to throw cutscenes like the intro of this video into the game. Holy Crap. Well frickin done guys

Another great video! Never knew how in depth Destiny’s story line was that until I found your channel. Keep up the amazing work!!

I have seen several videos on this so far, but none of them come even close to the intensity with which you do project your information. Simply awesome.

Do I already know all of the damn destiny lore? yes Am I going to watch it all again? Heck yea!

Thanks for the biography, you did a killer job. Stay frosty.

This is by far some of your best work. I was absolutely glued.

I LOVE that the darkness is accompanied with music that has these unsettling warbles and pitch bends. Fantastic audio concept and design to fit the mood

“And it is majestic” *Barb casually yeeting around in the air* “Majestic”

The doppelganger's head twitching creepily reminded me of the taken

these videos are giving such a deep appreciation for destiny, the lore is amazing. Can't wait for the extended universe bungie has announced

The beginning gave me chills. I've always found Byf's voice quite soothing (it's very nice to fall asleep to, lol), but that opening made me realized he can actually sound quite sinister if he wants

Byf: I shall be as Vergil ~Byf seconds later talking about Power~ *Vergil in the background: Grins in Motivation*

The production quality is fantastic, byf. great to see the evolution of content here.

This is an absolutely amazing video. Fully engaging, informative and truly this video is a piece of art as much as it is a piece of heavy work on all of the parties involved. This is a masterpiece through and through. Can't wait for anything in the future like this.

Wow. This was absolutely amazing Byf. Well done by everyone involved.

Does anyone think that getting guardians to accept the darkness is part of Savathun's plan?

For a second I thought I had missed an in game cutscene!

The beginning is so, hauntingly well done. That speech is going to stick with me for a long, long time. The whole video is a masterpiece and exactly what I needed to pump me through the work day into the final hours before beyond light. Thank you so much, from this little new light.

Dude this is amazing, top tier quality. Keep up the outstanding work!

1 guardian, 1 toaster, 1 ici boi power, 1 Salvation, DESTINY: THE MOVIE

Got my tea, sitting in a onesie and Byf lore to close my birthday!

I watched this whole thing like it was a movie, I LOVE YOU. So amazing.

Get this man to a millions subs already. Byf and the people he works with have put so much effort into teaching us the lore of Destiny. Excellent work lads 💗💗💗💗

This whole K1 story is reminding me of dead space

The artifact is the Lovecraft part of Destiny, creepy ass object.

Great video, you have a way of making the stories come to life for us Guardian's across the galaxy. Thank you to all of those that help you create such amazing insights into Destiny Lore and Storyline.

I swear on the worm gods you have the best overall delivery ive ever heard. Im so glad I found this channel to catch up on the destiny story ive missed and the deep dive into the universe lord. 11/10

Anyone else notice how similar the whole arrival of the Darkness is to the Reapers in Mass Effect?

“THIS IS AMAZING” - LORD SHAXX

Dude your vids are just so good man. Perfect every single time. I love Destiny Lore so much more every time because you explain the lore so incredibly well. Thank you.

We can all agree that as absolutely amazing video as this is, it’s great destiny asmr to sleep to

Everyone remember this: Rasputin is no longer able to police the anomaly...inb4 it goes from crucible map to raid/dungeon

“Hi Darkness from Destiny” “Hi Apothicons from Call of Duty Zombies” *both have an artifact placed in the earth’s moon*

I love watching vids about Pre-Collapse and Collapse. Your vids are played throughout my shift most of the time these days at work. Music keeps pulling at my heart so I'll just stick with lore about Destiny.

Dude, I have to say I've watched hundreds of your lore videos, this is by far the best intro I've ever seen for a lore video

I’ve got my bounties ready, gear set, cool original Doritos and my two model Pyramid Ships. *BRING ON BEYOND LIGHT!*

The story of the K1 team reminds me of the movie Event Horizon with Sam Neill. Love it!

You killed this Byf! I’m so thankful for you🙏🏾🙏🏾

Talk about chills in the beginning, excellent vid Byf 💪🏽👍🏽👌🏽✊🏽🤙🏽

I watched all of it and the only thing I can say is: *Majestic, Majestic...*

Was that clip with the guardian at the beginning a cutscene? I’ve never seen it before. Shoutout to whoever made it

All I can say is that this video was informative and just all-round fantastic. Huge applause to all involved. Thank you.

Wow, I was able to load up a crucible match before Byf’s video was finished. Bungie did something to the load times!! Great video as always Byf!!👍

I love the feeling of ominous dread mixed with shy curiosity that this lore and video produces...sweetly unsettling

that was the coolest god damn intro I've ever seen

Been watching your videos for a little while now; but the sheer professionalism or this video finally made me subscribe. Great job, and an amazingly well made video.

That was great! Definitely do more of this kind of stuff if possible. Answered some questions I had from this year's lore still. Great, great video.