I don't think Vanguard is a faction (Destiny)

by scarab , Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 23:56 (3793 days ago) @ ZackDark

IMHO, "Vanguard" is the collection of Guardians, period. The whole "force", if you will. Whoever resides the Tower as an undead.

I think that it's something along those lines only its not about hanging around the tower where its safe, it's those people who go out there into the wild: for the city.

I think the confusion is caused by a double use of the word.

• Vanguard (plural): the collection of those who take the lead and go out there for us
  
• Vanguard (singular): a class "mother" - a class representative - the three characters we see around the table

Then there is the Vanguard Quartermaster who sells stuff to us Vanguards who are going out there and putting ourselves on the line: for the city.