This isn’t a complaint about Bungie’s character development decisions. I’ve been loving this expansion. No, this is one Titan’s disappointment in his Vanguard leader.
WARNING: SPOILERS. SPOILERS. SPOILERS.
Don’t read further if you haven’t finished the Forsaken Campaign.
I just got the biggest scolding from Commander “Papa Smurf” Zavala for, of all things, putting a bullet in the guy who killed a member of HIS fire team.
You would think Zavala would have been a little more proud but Noooo. He immediately starts in on me with some “blah blah, the city needs ya Guardian.” “Blah Blah think of the big picture”
And then he has the balls to tell me that if circumstances were different he’d have put a bullet in Uldren himself.
Oh, okay tough guy. Reeeal easy to say that after the fact. I bet you just stood by that railing in the tower the whole time I was out there SINGLE HANDEDLY hunting down all the Barons.
Then this blue piece of mediocrity has the gall to tell me that “My consequences will have actions” and who knows what scary things might happen because I made Uldren take a dirt nap.
You wanna talk about consequences big blue? Inaction has its consequences too. Because I guaranfrickentee that if we had sent every Hunter, Titan, and Warlock from the get go like Ikora wanted to do Uldren wouldn’t have had enough time to reload the Ace of Spades let alone release a Hentai monster from some freaky other realm.
It’s time for a Titan Vanguard who isn’t a coward. I’m calling you out Zavala, meet me in the crucible bitch.
EDIT: For everyone saying “We couldn’t leave the city undefended” I’ve got some news for you. It’s stated in the grimoire by Mara Sov that there are several million guardians. I think Zavala could have spared a -blam!-ing strike team or two to go stomp on Uldren.
Dude could have sent 10,000 guardians to the reef and not lost any combat readiness when you consider how many guardians just dick around and don’t do field work.
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There is a BIG difference yet a thin line between cowardice & wisdom. Zavala's goal is to protect the innocent people, to save those who cannot save themselves. The Red War was a terrible loss for the City & it's still just barely getting by. While losing Cayde hurts to deploy the only defense the City has on a revenge mission leaving the City in the hands of lesser Guardians & Citizens is a quick way to have a repeat of The Red War. Remember, Zavala gave the order to protect civilians & not feed them to The Cabal in favor of protecting The Traveller. Zavala also never gave up on retaking the city to save civilians. Right now, out of all The Vanguard. If you personally lived in The City Zavala would be the one you'd want more of. If the city were to be occupied again & your home captured, Ikora would run off to protect what she individually values, Cayde would run off just to fight & have a good time doing so, but Zavala would break enemy lines & come for YOU, your friends, your family, & he would die thousands of times over if it meant your safe extraction/protection. Zavala is a hero who is trying to prevent Humanity from being exterminated.