The Purple Dawn theory should be used in Destiny lore
The Purple Dawn theory can sometimes be a bit out there, but I think it would work well with the aspect of the darkness and the Vex, along with substantiating the origin story of the Hive.
TLDR: Bungie already uses some lore from this theory with the Black Garden and its connection to the gates on Mars and Venus, but there is much more that could be used. If you follow the link, I sent there's a more organized thought process than mine. NO, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS LORE TO BE TRUE, I just love any interpretations of lore from any source.
For those who are not familiar with the Purple Dawn theory, and I do not blame you, it can be boiled down to that 10,000 years ago, Saturn used to be the sun in our system. Saturn has the mass that could classify it as a smaller brown dwarf and since it's smaller than the Sun that we have now, the planets it had in its grasps would have had to be closer to the planet than how to spread out our planets are now. So long story short, in this theory, Saturn used to be our sun, and along with Venus and Mars, our planet was in a fixed position in Saturn’s electro-magnetic sheath. Also, this electromagnetism kept had a similar effect on the tides on Earth as the moon does now. In the Purple Dawn theory, it is said that the flood happened because when the proto-Saturnian system was broken apart by our new Suns gravity, that the water that had been focused at the pole of the Earth was released and flooded the world.
Alright, now that I'm done with the schizo posting, let's get to how it would work in Destiny lore. So, in D1, we access the black garden from Mars, right? And also, in VoG, the two realms we go to transport us to either Venus or Mars. Skipping to D2, we also reach the Black Garden through a hallucination on the pyramid ship, and a portal from the Moon. Then later we enter the Black Garden from Ikora's portal to take down the Vex Mind. What does this all have in common with the Purple Dawn theory? Mars, Venus, and Earth were the only planets in the proto-Saturn system, and since the electro-magnetism of Saturn played a role in the tides of Earth, it can be said that the moon is the replacement for Saturn. I don't know much lore about the Vex on Earth, but if I remember correctly I think I heard that there is Vex involvement in the North American area in modern Destiny time, but it would make sense why Vex is very prominent on Venus and Mars, other than those being the planets directly involved with the portals of the Black Garden.
I don't think it would make sense to make the proto-Saturnian system the home of the Vex, but I do think that it would make sense that if when Earth was in this system, the Vex studied Mars and Venus due to their close connection with Saturn; and maybe even Saturn a bit too, although not physically since it's a gas giant. But let's take a look at the implications Bungie has made about Saturn by comparing it to the Hive's birthplace. The Hive, as you probably know, were created on a planet much like Saturn. After Aurash (Oryx) and her Sisters had taken the throne from their father, they took the dead worm and boarded the craft that had been left there by another being and dove further into the Saturn-like planet. At the core, they found the worms, which used the darkness, and through their connection to the worms in the future, they were able to wield dark forces. It could be written that the Vex that came to inspect this area of the universe stayed because they found the same darkness that is throughout the universe right in the proto-Saturn system. This would also make sense why the Vex is stationed on Mercury since, after the merging of the proto-Saturnian system and the Sol system, they went to the closest planet to the sun to study it. In many pagan theologies, Zeus (Jupiter) tries to overthrow Kronos (Saturn), this can be written into why the Deep Stone Crypt is on Europa since Jupiter also has a connection to Saturn by being a gad giant. And also, that why the Ishtar Academy on Venus was the only other organization close to breaking through with the Exos.
Also, it would make sense why Oryx and the dreadnaught ended up in Saturn rings after being shot down and eventually having Oryx be killed. It could be said that he's there because that's where Mara and the Awoken shot his ship down, but it could also be argued that he was even near it because he was either paying homage to a place like his home, or that, as Bungie seems to be hinting to, that there is a dark source to Saturn.
This got long and really jumbled because it is late for me and brains no workie, but the lore is what matters. Even if all the lore from the Purple Dawn theory is not implemented, I still think that lots of cool things could come about from using some of the elements of the theory. For example, there are parallels between the Cult of Mithra, Greco-Roman paganism, the Monotheistic religions, Hinduism, Native American religion, and many more. I think it would go a long way to talk about the Darkness' influence on being, as said in the newest trailer, an "ancient power".
Thanks for reading if you got this far into the schizo-post. I do not necessarily believe in this theory, but let's be honest, if you were to believe in any of Destiny lore IRL you'd be insane, it's just fun to implement into a video game.
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