Destiny 2 Lore - The Return of Whisper of The Worm. The Lore of Xol, The Will of Thousands

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Destiny 2's Lore and Story featured an exotic mission called "The Whisper." This mission rewarded us with the Whisper of the Worm, an exotic sniper rifle with a long history in the community and narrative ties to the worm god Xol. Xol, The Will of Thousands, now lives on in this weapon and dwells within the heart of the Whisper of the Worm. If you go to Io and return to the mission you can still hear his voice.
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@wannabememelord4607 Ай бұрын

The joke's on Xol, he's rotting in my vault since I'm absolutely terrible at sniping

@devilhunter88 Ай бұрын

Fucking dying right now LMAO

@TheW.I.N.K. Ай бұрын

@wannabememelord4607 Same 😅

@LuisDavila-ol7rr Ай бұрын

I did something similar, though I’m a decent sniper, I didn’t care for the perks Xol offered as a weapon so I discarded him upon receiving him and switched to a basic sniper.

@owenmulqueen243 Ай бұрын

Rockets and gl go brr

@HisokaOphion Ай бұрын

Xol's whipsers reaching out to the devs's be less about drowning the deep, more like "Please...Buff... Sniper Damage...."

@adacskipper Ай бұрын

I really wish I could see Xol's reaction when he realized that his grand and mighty scheme to bargain the Guardian into embracing the sword logic resulted in him rotting away in the Guardian's vault for years on end 😂

@ASpaceOstrich Ай бұрын

Xol isn't actually Whisper. The Thousand Wings ship lore, i.e. the ship you get from doing the heroic version of the Whisper mission and completing its challenges, says, almost literally: "The [gun] is not the god, it is an instrument of its will. And when we wield it, what are we in turn being wielded by?" Whisper is like one of Xol's fangs. And when we wield it, Xol wields us. I have no idea how Xol literally being whisper became so widespread a myth when the awesome taken Hive ship explicitly says he's not. I was hoping Byf would mention it, since its important. But for some reason I am apparently literally the only Destiny player who's read that ship lore. Its insane to me.

@omaarnukles072603 Ай бұрын

@@ASpaceOstrich these people hardly read the descriptions to begin with its no mystery why its so widespread lol

@YunaMay314 Ай бұрын

The lore of Destiny always amazes me. Can’t stop playing mainly because of the story and lore. Thank you for always uploading Byf

@criienk1904 Ай бұрын

Thanks to Byf I totally could stop playing and just get the lore this way

@MultiVthompson Ай бұрын

Honestly this weapon's lore in Forsaken and bugging my clan mates is what got me immersed in the lore. Good to see it back again!

@RSAgility Ай бұрын

You're right, I don't play at all, yet watch and keep up with lore and updates, just incase...

@alejandrocarralero2826 Ай бұрын

Nokris becoming a lightbearer would make so much sense

@trentonanker1744 Ай бұрын

If I remember correctly savathun devoured nokris's essence that's how she knows necromancy

@LuisDavila-ol7rr Ай бұрын

That would literally be like sinning and being rewarded for it in the Hive’s eyes when considering the sword logic. Though I’d argue that Kelgorath would make just as much sense and irony, given that he’s just as reoccurring as Taniks was. 😅

@psycoklown8461 Ай бұрын

@trentonanker1744 Savathun made a deal, teach me necromancy and you can join me and feed off my tithing. He was weak and desperate after Oryx gave him the boot.

@DeusExAngelo Ай бұрын

@@trentonanker1744 I don't believe that is correct from my recollection. Savathûn and Nokris traded information, Nokris traded knowledge of Necromancy while Savathûn through Quria taught Nokris about controlling The Taken. While the player Ghost believes killing Nokris at the end of interference was his definitive end...the only real evidence of that is that Nokris has not returned. Thing is, he's died many times before and managed to bring himself back. Now it could be with the knowledge Savathûn gave him that he finally became am Ascendant Hive. Afterall the final battle with him was in a fake version of Savathûn's Throne World. That could've been his Throne World, in which case him dying in it would've been his final death. Though since, to my knowledge, this hasn't been confirmed nor denied, it's hard to say. For all we know, Nokris like his fellow necromancer Fikrul could be lying low. Heck, since Xivu Arath has been kicked from her Throne World, Nokris could attempt to take it...or the other vacant thrones.

@damondusklight Ай бұрын

I think in Kelgorath's case, he's just obnoxiously stubborn. Let's hope he's perma dead now that Xivu's power has been crippled

@redfalcon8062 Ай бұрын

"Friendship ended with Oryx, now the Guardian is my new best friend." Is that what I'm getting?

@Noblesix84 Ай бұрын

Mostly. It was Nokris, son of Oryx, that Xol was bound to before he became Whisper.

@ToastyBits Ай бұрын

Comment for my man Nokris. Abandoned by his father. Abandoned by his worm god. Abandoned by his aunt... But not forgotten.

@troyizzo7907 Ай бұрын

Nokris's life was shit. But he is the common denomination in his abandonment. So I'm guessing he was shit lol

@DaSuDanesi Ай бұрын

@@troyizzo7907 Nokris had a very sad life. Nokris had a very sad death(s). But, at least there is symmetry.

@KelgorothTheFinalShape Ай бұрын

Have you heard the Tragedy of Xol, Will of Thousands, I thought not, it’s a not story the city would tell you but a Hive legend

@johngancarcik5682 Ай бұрын

He turned himself into a gun thinking it will further the sword logic well it did but eventually he was betrayed by all around him then eventually found himself rotting away in the vault

@FlexTapeApe Ай бұрын

⁠Ironic. He was able to draw others from the vault but unable to save himself from it.

@the_mochiking Ай бұрын

Byf's "lore implications" videos are great, literally a pillar of D2 at this point. But something special happens when he takes a (seemingly) completed lore thread and gives it the full storyteller treatment. Like ancestral stories being handed down around the campfire.

@jackgammon1490 Ай бұрын

You know, first time we heard about the Whispers on IO was actually from Cortana in Halo 2.

@LuisDavila-ol7rr Ай бұрын

Didn’t she say “near Io”?

@drewbolton8286 Ай бұрын

How many times do we need to teach you this lesson, old man?

@sackyhack Ай бұрын

“Whenever you use it against our foes you are putting yourself up in a wager of sorts. ‘Can I actually land crits for a change?’”

@Anklebiting Ай бұрын

when i loaded into this mission and noticed subtle differences i got scared

@DeusExAngelo Ай бұрын

What I am curious is about is what a BUNGIE dev mentioned during one the ITL streams. He said the Taken are up to something that "lorehounds" might be interested in. I was thinking we'd get that with the returning Whisper mission but...I haven't seen anything noteworthy yet. Though apparently Tormentors are now appearing during Heroic Taken Blight events.

@dravendarkplays9607 Ай бұрын

Those things get heroic?

@Falconer5752 Ай бұрын

Maybe we'll get the explanation as to why the white central eye of the taken will turn into the resonant orange that we saw in the final shape gameplay.

@johngancarcik5682 Ай бұрын

@dravendarkplays9607 they do its rare and difficult af to proc

@jagg3722 Ай бұрын

@@dravendarkplays9607 Entering a blight gives you a 5 sec buff that means you can shoot the big ball above the blights.Enter a blight then leave it and start shooting the ball until buff runs out.Keep repeating at the 3 locations and it will become heroic

@sweep_swoop Ай бұрын

@@johngancarcik5682only reason it’s difficult imo is because your randoms don’t know how to do it and progress the encounter 😭

@dravendarkplays9607 Ай бұрын

Honestly I could see necromancy as an affront to the enemies they killed too. Seeing as how most higher ranked hive have some strange honor code

@SirPenguino Ай бұрын

The power of black spindle in the power of my hands again!

@csw1013 Ай бұрын

All I'm missing is blast furnace, lunas howl and mountaintop

@epicethan5244 Ай бұрын

i reinstalled destiny 2 & hundreds of women flooded my dms, they said "wow, do you main solar titan??" at first i was afraid (i do not talk to women) Then, I began to understand this is the power of destiny 2, the game. This is what Bungie has been working towards all these years

@DrunkenIrishman890 Ай бұрын

If Xol as a boss is to come back, I want it as a raid boss.

@jonahbrown5669 Ай бұрын

Bungie: patrol boss, take it or leave it

@adamlandry1786 Ай бұрын

After completing the whisper mission I sat on my couch trying to do my best Byf connection. Xol will be put to good use.

@CapitanChoripan Ай бұрын

@MynameisByf the new intro animation is looking fresh AF. Thanks for your great work making the lore of Destiny come to life for so many of us. My best regards from Chile. Gracias por todo amigo.

@MasterJunior93 Ай бұрын

The Voice still haunts my Awoken Warlock even to this day. She hears him in her sleep; always whispering, never fading.

@Ace_2O2 Ай бұрын

Yo that intro was really cool. Hope to see more Byf animations in the future!

@bloonboy5660 Ай бұрын

Byf you should make a video explaining Taox's wherabouts as she is last mentioned in the fight with the Ecumene and I personally am really curious if she will ever be mentioned again

@rasenshuriken7771 Ай бұрын

Oryx: *equips belt* WHY CANT YOU BE MORE LIKE YOUR BROTHER? Nokris:

@eranronen573 Ай бұрын

Why stop at belt? Oryx has a sword

@Kai_Mercer Ай бұрын

@@eranronen573remember the hive see killing their family members as a sign of love and care for them

@markusjanz4226 Ай бұрын

@@Kai_Mercer Oryx's plan isn't to kill, its to smack him till he literally *cries* for mercy.

@cansabaner6352 Ай бұрын

Heavy ammo belt: aggressive frame

@XDD50Hz Ай бұрын

exotic weapon: the chancla

@Tyztube21 Ай бұрын

I was watching the original Whisper of the Worm video a while back and then boom you post this!😂

@jessedampolo Ай бұрын

The Fractal Grove youtube channel a couple days ago posted a video of Vince, part of the Whisper design team at Bungie back in the day, reacting to the revamped Whisper mission. He goes into really interesting details and how he was approaching the lore of the Whisper mission.

@ChrisGustafson-bn9me Ай бұрын

I wish you made a updated version of the complete story/lore of destiny from the very beginning. I love the lore and wish we could have this due to how much more knowledge we have on the light and dark

@Flitzzzzy Ай бұрын

so idk if you have seen my previus comment but there is a secret room inside the new social space where there is a banner hanging of the guys that brought us the skimmers and banners and supplies of the dead orbit and cabal

@happystate2480 Ай бұрын

Lysander and the Concordat faction my guy. Which after Lysander was banished was turned into the Future Warcult lead my Laskmi who was probably Mya Sunderesh in Exo form if my memory is serving me correctly from Byf's Veil lore videos.

@sunhouse1244 Ай бұрын

10k views in 3hrs to hear a story most of already know. You really got the community by the balls good shit as usual

@MercuryMoore777 Ай бұрын

Byf the part in the new trailer from April 22 that shows at 49sec is what the portal in the new whisper of the worm mission is showing now!!!

@marcodelpercio Ай бұрын

Despite falling asleep twice during the video I actually wanted to say that I enjoyed the content

@Jashxiii Ай бұрын

Thanks for all the Lore. It gives so much more volume to the game.

@riftking9187 Ай бұрын

Favorite weapon in Destiny, I've used it since I first got it. Makes me sad to vault my old one for the craftable one. But I will become stronger with it. This was an amazing video.

@IDragon1930 Ай бұрын

Great video as always Byf, I’ve been watching your videos for a since before D2’s launch. How times have changed. I wish you nothing but the best moving forward, and have a good rest of your day. As a side note, kinda disappointed that Bungie didn’t bring back Xol for the revamped Whisper Mission, it would have been so fun to fight the big ol’ noodle to prove ourselves capable to him. Oh well, maybe Someday we’ll be able to fight him again.

@MistaBaze Ай бұрын

I just love the hive’s lore and the sword logic so much!

@vgernyc Ай бұрын

XOL: I am the Final Shape! FEED ME NOW!!!

@Lryuzaki98 Ай бұрын

Into the Light got byf cooking with the looooore

@chrisreilly1290 Ай бұрын

I like the idea of these weapons. If you're good at what you do, you get rewarded

@bryannichols2493 Ай бұрын

Damn this was such a great video.

@lunarramstore7588 Ай бұрын

i went back and watched the xol video from 5 years ago too :p

@macan5102 Ай бұрын

Like Xol said, "Drown in the deep"... in the deep space of my vault.

@Djoki1 Ай бұрын

I remember one-shotting Xol in that mars strike with celestial nighthawk. Bro was like, the will of a few.

@feralprocessor9853 Ай бұрын

Right off the bat, a warm fire to read next to.

@Darknight_26 Ай бұрын

Everyone always mentions the slaughter of the hive gods, but we’ve turned every worm god we’ve found into an underrated firearm.

@shadowsa2b Ай бұрын

I love Xol's voice. It makes me wish he had been a more prominant villain. Hes much cooler than Calus

@feralprocessor9853 Ай бұрын

Pretty much an up to date lore vid on the weekest of the worm god pantheon.

@Anzac7RAR Ай бұрын

BYF giving us a ride in his time machine ✋🏻❤️🤚🏻

@allentayoto7387 Ай бұрын

i honestly expected that we would hear from Xol again during the Season of the Witch.

@TheZamaron Ай бұрын

I find Nokris and necromancy vs the Hive hatred of it interesting. We’ve seen Savathuun and even Xivu Arath use it. That undying Knight in a Titan Adventure for example, or Kelgorath who just kept dying and failing and yet Xivu still kept bringing him back in new ways, first as a Wrathborn, then a Darkblade, then a Taken, he kept returning, like attempting to sharpen an eternally dull blade. But I guess the necromancy hate ended with Oryx’s death, Savathuun never cared for the Sword Logic constantly trying ways to circumvent it’s downside, eventually she gave into death allowing the Traveler to choose her or not, she was.

@EndlessJEH Ай бұрын

Love the intro

@King_Crimsn Ай бұрын

I noticed they kept the vex gate in that let's you look into the Vault of Glass, super cool detail, but I was wondering if there was every an answer as to whh those two gates are linked in the first place? Why would anyone need to have gone to the Vault and then Whisper mission and vice versa?

@MothFable Ай бұрын

0:31 this needs to be an in game location. walk into byf's study, sit on the floor or a chair (maybe not a study but a lecture hall) and listen to one of his "lectures"/"lessons"/"stories"(a vidro lol

@shinkakitsune Ай бұрын

Will you be covering to lore on all the brave weapons because I don’t remember hunjurry haveing a lore tab

@robertmyers8352 Ай бұрын

I’ve always enjoyed watching your videos and admiring the work you do but I do have to say your sound settings could use some adjusting. The voice settings or something else has entirely to much Bass

@christophergarland7936 Ай бұрын

Been clapping Ir Yut with the new Whisper ever since I got Field Prep 5 Whispers and a Div is an easy 1 phase without ever reloading or running out of ammo.

@ggriffyn5165 Ай бұрын

I miss Io so much 😭 the last memories were Public Gambit, missing one of Savathun's damn eyeballs and standing beside Asher Mir's camp realising he was the hardest of them all...

@happystate2480 Ай бұрын

For the Ruinous Effigy catalyst quest? Damn that brings back memories I used the hell outta that gun when I got back in the day. Then it bugged out and the ball slams didn't count as kills so I would finish a strike with like 30 kills when I had over 150 and put it in the vault lol

@ggriffyn5165 Ай бұрын

@@happystate2480 aaahhh nooo haha yea it turned into the same kinda gun as Travellers Chosen for me, where I realised I wasn't using anything else so it essentially took away from the game 😭 and in the vault it went lol

@skyywarp-kc2prn Ай бұрын

I think Nokis and Xol strike mission is coming back with probably new mechanics and difficulties like legendary and master to get craftable gear and weapons

@MegaDestructive Ай бұрын

Can you do a video telling history of the props in the Hall,so that new players can learn about the events that each represent?

@masoncarothers6515 Ай бұрын

I’m fairly certain that every time my hunter gazed upon the Whisper of the Worm, a certain Edgar Allan Poe phrase comes to mind. “Deep into that darkness peering, long did I stand there.. Wondering, fearing.”

@tysonkrunek4132 Ай бұрын

You logo has become synonymous with Brave now

@michaelchesnut865 Ай бұрын

It's such a shame we don't have the Will of Thousands strike anymore. That strike was such a spectacle.

@OceanusYT Ай бұрын

I hope Xol has enjoyed being in my vault for the last few years

@xxRegentRaptorx Ай бұрын

Xol….the most powerful thing we saw before the witness (according to our ghost)

@El_Guapo98 Ай бұрын

We are so insanely back it’s like we never left

@MasterChiefCOOLMCC Ай бұрын

Off Topic: I am just now realizing you can charge the Valk Spears watching Byfs videos. . .

@RECProductionsTv Ай бұрын

damn daddy byf with fresh lore 🥵🥵🥵🥵

@nowaytoisop8776 Ай бұрын

I want Warmind to return with the Xol strike recreated as a raid

@brandonsmith2172 Ай бұрын

I have a question. Are you aware of the Galaxy Pools? And what are your thoughts on it lore wise.

@dyferyhm Ай бұрын

Fireside Byf warlock is great

@meanerminnermina7333 Ай бұрын

There is a hidden room with a concordat sigil and old factions memorabilia in the hall of heroes, there are also creepy skulls hidden around this room. Factions return lore?

@simonlukasbucek6563 Ай бұрын

Now that it’s craftable and with better perks, i actually might use it for once xD

@darranpurtill6075 Ай бұрын

Clicked so fast I might have broke the scree3w2n

@kyleespinoza7201 Ай бұрын

That intro tho 😂

@Neo1708. Ай бұрын

So ... I just solo'd it in 45 min ... Didn't actually think I was going to be able to pull it off ... :D

@thonatmo Ай бұрын

Does anyone know where that 5 worm gods watching over a figure image is from? Thats a grade a wallpaper i would love

@seanrath6043 Ай бұрын

Another whisper near io is was Cortana said is halo 2 that's before destiny 1 times! really has been a long time in the works!😮

@D2Belial Ай бұрын

Does anyone know what we’re looking at through the vex portal in the whisper mission now, cuz it’s not the vault of glass anymore.

@realtlt Ай бұрын

Wrong archetype: he would have become more useful becoming a solar rocket launcher... Now he's collecting dust within the Guardian's vault...

@tony3769 Ай бұрын

I wonder what Xol's siblings think of this change he went through.

@serganteddy5 Ай бұрын

Nothing to worry about spoilers, I was there when the Whisper of the Worm was first debuted. Later, I was doing sherpas on that secret mission, helping others get the very same Sniper Rifle that I wielded at the time.

@TheProStar91 Ай бұрын

Xol when i cant kill anything with whisper of the worm because of my bad aim💀

@thefgoguy2728 Ай бұрын

Oh my Xol you bad Boi you like being used I see 😂

@bigboybeni3798 Ай бұрын

A worm god raid boss would be cool, perhaps in a raid retaking torobatl

@durandus676 Ай бұрын

They need to buff its damage or give it back infinite ammo on precision chaining. Discord already gives infinite ammo to succession now so it’s a small sacrifice.

@MegaAdams00 Ай бұрын

Is anyone else not that interested in the craftable whisper? The perks aren't bad just not my cups of tea. Would a damage perk have made it too strong? Iv seen people hoping for precision instrument and I want to know how much damage it actually would have done with it. Outbreak though looking goood lol

@Awakenedkiller Ай бұрын

I just got this gun. Definitely need to be educated.

@gagethompson8943 Ай бұрын

Ngl i kinda miss the nokris and xol strikes id definitely take those over the seraph bunker strike on mars

@garrettviewegh9028 Ай бұрын

You know, looking back on past Hive lore, especially more recent stuff, with season of the Witch, we really did prove the Sword Logic wrong. Did we use it and embody it then? Yes. Have Guardians been enacting the Sword Logic for years? Yes. But, the reasons we fight, are different, why we fight, is different. Using the methods of the Hive, and Darkness? Not that alone, we also used light, and other forms of power. In this, we embodied complexity. The bomb Logic. In a sense, we’ve proven time and again, even in season of the Witch, aginst the Hive, Taken, and Witness: that bomb Logic, is greater. Even sword Logic, used with other methods, by us Guardians, transfigures into bomb logic. This is why I believe the Witness’ goal, it’s vision, it’s Final Shape, is flawed. Even Savathun, may realize her folly, given potential Hive may desert her brood. Maybe we will come across Hive calling themselves, “Krill”. Having forsaken the Sword?

@Dolat1984 Ай бұрын

I wonder if hive necromancy could work on a guardian or even a ghost

@jabenero1389 Ай бұрын

I thought Black Spindle came from a Taken Eliksni (a Kell?) and not the Daughters of Oryx? Or did the daughters gift the sniper or something?

@starskrym Ай бұрын

Is there lore for why you can’t do vanguard activities unless you buy witch queen?

@darthkai3621 12 күн бұрын

I never used the Valkyrie against Xol. I used my hammers

@bowiebazinga2019 Ай бұрын

Do we know if Hashladün has a mother? This is something I've wondered ever since Shadowkeep, but I felt it was a silly question. 😅

@dawnhero6439 Ай бұрын

Wait, were they trying to turn that worm into Dread?????

@reamoinmcdonachadh9519 Ай бұрын

Well, well, I wonder, what would Eris make of Xol? Perhaps we should turn the weapon over to her?

@johnwick5918 Ай бұрын

Goodnight everyone 😅

@metalfingers2129 Ай бұрын

How do you get footage with no damage numbers?

@tropicalmenace612 Ай бұрын

By disabling the HUD if I’m not mistaken

@metalfingers2129 Ай бұрын

@@tropicalmenace612 makes sense, I'm a big dumb

@sharky5129 Ай бұрын

Shadow Price

@wedoalittlearson7609 Ай бұрын

i really want to play the xol strike :(

@furbytegaming1752 Ай бұрын

Cue the “Whisper of the Worm” memes

@kenmy0101 Ай бұрын

lets go