The latest bout of spontaneous social camaraderie comes in the form of a question. Reddit user u/ConsequenceNo5041 submitted the query “What if hive bosses had American names?” to r/DestinyTheGame and the results are hilarious.
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Players familiar with the Hive in Destiny 2 know that the race has a rich and storied history full of named figures. Over the course of the franchise, the Guardian has run into several of these heavy hitters. Figures like Navôta, Eir Spawn, Hasaak, Venom of Xivu Arath, and Besurith, Daughter of Crota are foils to players both in-game and in lore. Their names spawn from either deeds or their relationship to others in the Hive hierarchy.
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So, when users suggest that guardians go against the likes of Dennis, the Menace, Billy the Kid, Bob, the Unbuilder, and Karen of a Thousand Voices, one doesn’t have to wonder too much about what Hive names would be if they were born in the United States instead of the Fundament. What horrors would Chad, the Defiled have unleashed to earn his title? Does Will, Will of Crota shudder at his pun of a name? And as user u/The_Owl_Bear pointed out, the Hive in the Cosmodrome are technically Russian, so this opens up even more possibilities for fun names.
Fun little bits like this are what make a community. As Destiny 2 winds down into a lull before the 30th Anniversary kicks off in December and The Witch Queen expansion launches in February, it’s time to kick back and enjoy a bit of tomfoolery. Moments like this and Randal the Vandal form the basis for delightful jokes and have the potential to be the “you had to be there” moments that former Director Luke Smith was so desperate to have. They are organic and spring up from a community’s love of the game.
It’s hard to imagine anyone not having some sort of fun with this, even if they don’t care for the deeper story and lore of Destiny. It’s even more fun when Bungie employees get in on the mix.
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