It’s Good That the ‘Destiny 2’ Jedi Proxy Also Kind of Sounds Like They Suck

destiny 2New expansion of, RenegadesJuking is where most brands avoid having a crossover star wars Where there is cooperation, instead of just jamming star wars stuff in destiny And calling it a day (well, apart from a few notable weapons), Bungie’s sci-fi shooter is telling its own story that’s inspired star warsWith lots of themes, locations and design language it has been given a sideways look to look like a merger of the two worlds rather than a direct transposition.

But as George Lucas once said, the thing about poetry is that it rhymes. so when destiny 2 There needs to be an equivalent of the Jedi Order in a world that already has space wizards, it just needs something more to make the parallel clear and feel like the Order – and you can’t just give them a laser sword and call it quits for a day, even if they’re doing the same.

Enter practical order. a group that has been talked about destinyThey have been in the news for world building since the first game Renegades With real characters playing a role in the story, as players go up against a fallen Guardian, Drazen Bell (voiced by marvel rival And day and dayAlex Leigh, doing his best Kylo Ren impression). praxic order will be represented Renegades By a character named Aunor, who is… basically a space magic cop.

So far, so Jedi! In a new behind-the-scenes featurette released today, destiny 2 The team describes the Praxic Order as an “internal affairs” group for the Vanguard, the entity that manages the Guardians. destinyIn the world of, his job is specifically to police guardians who use the power of darkness instead of the power of light that usually grants them their abilities.

This is interesting in itself, like destiny 2At this point the overarching narrative has spent a good long time tasking players with exploring the darkness and finding strength in the balance of these two diametrically opposed entities – so suddenly there’s a main character. Renegades Who is a member of an ancient order who has to grapple with the realities of a changed world where their specific, dogmatic view of the way things work no longer fully applies? he is star wars as hell.

And as funny as it is that a major kind of quasi-multiverse feature of the Jedi Order is that no matter what universe they appear in, they’re kind of jerks, it’s also a very clever way to bring in elements of destiny feels like this already star wars And push them into even more direct parallel for this new expansion. If the remaining Renegades can make that kind of fun inquiry destiny And star wars‘ The similarities shared like this will delight the fans of both.

Destiny 2: Renegade Will be launched next week on 2nd December.

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