We haven't heard much from the stranger since vanilla D1, except for some classic destiny ARG shenanigans and a few hints to her identity lodged in sparrow lore. But now that black garden vex are spilling onto the moon, it would be a perfect time for her reemergence.
Her ability to time travel may mean that she already knows the outcome of everything to come, and has decided that showing up on the moon wouldn't actually serve a purpose. But in D1 she seemed to have a vested interest in our guardian, and the vex, so it makes sense she would appear again.
(If there's any lore junkies that actually know what shes up to now, please let me know)
-
Edited by Grays_KS27: 10/18/2019 8:07:48 PMThere are infinite timelines and many copies of the Stranger. Our timeline is a promising one, but she won’t just come to us at the drop of a hat. She’s dealing with all the problems we’ve faced and even more in other timelines. Her hands (the hands that aren’t ripped off and strewn about battlefields) are full and no timeline can be given her full attention. Edit: I notice the debate over who the Stranger is has started up again. She’s most likely Maya Sundaresh or Elsie Bray, but neither is confirmed. Maya Sundaresh’s experiences with the Vex and other such things made her the leading candidate until D2, when Bungie released lore hinting that she was Elsie Bray. I’ve had an idea about this. Remember that the Stranger was communicating with someone? Perhaps Elsie is the Stranger and Maya is the one on the other side of the radio, or maybe it’s just another Stranger on the other end, or a member of Maya’s team (telling by the new Aspect lore, it seems Maya and her team are less likely to be involved with the Stranger). We really don’t know anything, though.