The datamine has to do with one of the entries in Eris Morn’s The Singular Exegete, in which the “Messages of Darkness” are interpreted. The full message for the Camouflage entry has now been translated and it has dire ramifications. The initial, incomplete entry for Camouflage mentioned a thread “closer than you know” and someone that is “hiding the truth even from my own friend.” But as unsettling as those comments are, the rest of the message is worse.

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The newly datamined message adds “I do not want to take them distrust the Vanguard,” an implication that many see as hinting at a betrayal in the Vanguard’s midst. The datamined message goes on to warn about a “threat in our own ranks,” as well as “a killer hidden in plain site.” Note that the message doesn’t reveal who the infiltrator is, leaving fans to theorycraft and speculate. Destiny 2 fans are more than willing to do so.

A lengthy post on Reddit breaks down why they believe that this infiltrator is Zavala, a harrowing possibility. They refer specifically to the lore entry for the Traveler’s Chosen exotic sidearm. It speaks to someone who constantly looks at and talks to the Traveler while looking over a railing. It also talks about hope “bleeding” from them as they hand tokens out. It also describes them as having a hollow space within them. The voice is assumed to be from the Savathun, who has itself infiltrated someone at the Tower.

Others point out that the Traveler’s Chosen lore could point to Shaxx instead of Zavala, since Shaxx stands right near the Ahamkara skull at the Tower. But the Reddit poster disagrees strongly. They point to several other lore entries indicating that Zavala is questioning the Traveler despite previous faith. Perhaps he’d open himself to attaining power in a different way under the belief that he’s protecting his people.

Much remains to be revealed regarding this plotline in Destiny 2, leading into Beyond Light. There seems to be a traitor in the Vanguard. It could even be someone as powerfully positioned as Zavala. Clearly, big events are coming to Destiny 2 in the relatively near future.

Destiny 2 is available now on PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One, with PS5 and Xbox Series X versions also in development.

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