So whilst the quest is on Io, and you go through a huge Vex installation to get there, we could assume that the Taken have just infiltrated the place, much like they did in the Vault of Glass. But I'm curious as to why it is Vex chests that ultimately help upgrade your weapon, and give you your ship blueprints, which in turn are guarded by Vex Oracles by a Vex portal. Ok so you get blighted essence from the chests, which may hint at some Taken corruption even in the chests, but the Oracles do not appear to be corrupted. The order to shoot the Oracles is the same order that they appear in, in the Vault of Glass, which is what gets you that final chest. I don't think this is all coincidence. Firstly, they could have used Taken chests, and Taken entities, or simply Takenified the Oracles if it was just going to be an entire Taken thing. Secondly, I understand that Myelin Games had a hand in writing this quest, and there's simply no way he'd let this be an accident. So what are the Vex doing getting involved with this weapon and ship? The only links so far between Taken and Vex are as follows: - The Taken invade the Vault of Glass in Destiny 1. - The quest for No Time To Explain involves defeating Taken within the Vault of Glass, Taken Vex, and ultimately, Atheon. - We also know that Quria (a Vex Mind) was gifted as present to Savathun, but deliberately left somewhat sentient so that Oryx could deem whether or not she was worthy. In the lore, it was never specified what happened next, whether the Vex manipulated Savathun, or Savathun started manipulating the Vex. Given that the first two involve the Vault of Glass, and this quest leads us ultimately to the Vault, maybe there could be link there. Additionally, No Time To Explain is the Stranger's Rifle, and we now know that The Stranger is none other than Elsie Bray. This expansion deals with Clovis Bray and their research, so there's a possible link there. I feel like i have all the pieces and need to put them together. Normally we could post this to Myelin Games, but now he works for the other side we won't get anywhere with that! Help? :) [b] ***EDIT*** okay I'm certain this is related to the Destiny 1 quest; 'Paradox' which sees you deal with the Taken invasion of the Vault of Glass. In this mission, the Vex are predicting their ultimate defeat and enslavement by the Taken. Praedyth helps show you a Vex vision of their future, which you reach by GOING THROUGH THE SAME PORTAL we arrive at in the heroic mission for the Whisper. Here is some dialogue from Praedyth as you approach the portal: Praedyth Ghost 3: They think this is the end of them, a path with no escape. And yet, here they are, there they were, and there they will be, and there they will have been. For them, there is no paradox. There is only the pattern. And the pattern needs the Vex to see it to completion. And so the Vex must be. For the mind of Vex, is that faith? And here is the dialogue once you go through: Praedyth: Welcome to the end of the Vex. Their "immutable" future. Enslaved to a will they don’t understand. A will long dead here. Dead, eon’s ago. But then they won’t end will they, because you’re here. The Vex won’t spare the city. They won’t even thank you. But that’s the thing about light, you never know where it will shine. So my question now is: What does the Whisper mission represent for the Vex? Clearly the Oracles are guarding the Vault of Glass. They haven't been corrupted on this side of the portal in our time. But clearly the Taken are still continuing to invade Vex spaces. I can't imagine Taken bothering to store their weapon and ship schematics carefully away in Vex chests, so I assume the Vex locked these away, which is why you need to overcome the Vex sequence to be given the chest by the Oracles. So why are they keeping it? Are they locking it away, or are they waiting for us to arrive so that we can wield this ultimate power to defeat the Taken? In Paradox, the Vex let us in. The Goblins outside stand down to us, and later the Vex specifically allow Praedyth to talk to us as well as show us their future in a plea for understanding. In the Whisper mission, the Oracles are not attacking and removing us from existence when that's exactly what they did when we first invaded the Vault. These Oracles want us here... This is very cool. Did i do well Myelin Games? :D[/b]