What is the Warmind Network in Destiny 2?
Activating [Charlemagne]…activating [Valuspa]
Rasputin is gone! At least up until this point this is assumed. After facing the Dark Pyramids, Rasputin hasn’t been able to do his usual activities; there are no Warsats (War Satellites) or access to Seraph Bunkers, no sign that he will return to us.
But ever since losing Rasputin my mind has been plagued by questions, questions about whether there are more Warminds? Last year I made a YouTube video titled ‘Exodus Project’. The lore reveals the last moments before the collapse (a cataclysm in human history that brought the species to extinction). In Exodus lore, two names come up. Charlemagne and Valupsa, Warmind AI able to think and function on their own and also part of the wider Warmind Network alongside Rasputin.
Yet after Pre-Alpha tests, Bungie decided to scrap this idea at launch. They demoted the extra Warminds turning them into sub-functions of the big red, Rasputin. But why? Destinypedia states:
“While the relationship between the two is currently unknown, investigations by Tyra Karn uncovered the existence of subminds alongside their Warmind counterparts. Currently the only three subminds known to exist are Charlemagne, Voluspa, and Malahayati, the three of which were paired with Rasputin.”
Aha! So my theory may be right. It is possible that other Warminds exist in the Destiny universe. The question is where? Well, during Ana Bray's time on Mars she stumbled onto a Braytech facility that held access to other functions related to Rasputin. Upon accessing data in the station, two things were discovered.
- >REDLINE PROTOCOL — A procedure designed to quarantine and repurpose a rogue Warmind.
- PILLORY STATION— A satellite station connected to Warminds.
Now that I have read this again it has me thinking. Is it possible this station orbiting Urana’s could be the next planet we go to? And is it possible that there are other Warmind stations on this planet, even other people?
This is of course is where the trail runs dry. Golden Age technology is so elusive in Destiny and the moment we find answers, we are left with even more questions. But one thing is clear. The Darkness is here, we are going to need all the help we can get, and having other Warminds would be helpful.
I can only hope that Ana fixes Rasputin in time for that moment. And when that moment comes my hope is we will push back the darkness with more light and free ourselves from this dark oppressor.
I hope you enjoyed reading this article today, remember that no matter what you are facing today at this moment, you can do all things!
Stay safe and Godspeed.
