The Traveler: Messianic Figure (Destiny)

by PackLeader89, Durham, NC, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 10:54 (3869 days ago)

I hope there is enough tolerance in the forum community for this topic.

I have been thinking about the story line that we know of so far regarding Destiny. Humanity had a great golden age thanks to the Traveler, some great enemy pushed us back to Earth and the City, but the Traveler sacrificed itself (to some extent) for the sake of humanity's existence.

This isn't the first time that Bungie uses religious symbolism and language in their stories. The concept of Messianic and God figures and spirituality can be found in Marathon and they are obvious in HALO (Covenant, Ark, Reclaimer, The Mantle).

As a Christian, I can't help but see a link between the Traveler's sacrifice and the the sacrifice of Christ as the cross. When the game starts, the Traveler has been "sleep" or gone for a while, and there is almost an urgency that humanity needs him to awaken or come back to save humanity once more. This, once again, reminded me of the Christian Second Coming belief.

Anyway, I hope I am not stepping on any toes. My purpose here was simply to share and not to preach. If you have any other thoughts and see links with other religious/spiritual elements, feel free to comment along.