Over the course of four years Bungie has been carefully crafting Destiny 2's storyline, and the seasonal model that allows the studio to tackle this in smaller bits of lore makes each week something to look forward to. With the next major expansion, The Witch Queen, coming early next year, Destiny 2 has been at the center of several leaks, rumors, and fan theories surrounding Savathun. The Hive God of Trickery is the titular character for the expansion, and she has been quite relevant throughout the past few Seasons, especially so since the Seasons of Arrivals thanks to her attempts to prevent the Darkness from reaching out to Guardians.
Savathun has been considered one of the main antagonists in Destiny 2Â for a long time based on lore, the fact that she is aligned with the Darkness, and because she is a Hive God. However, Savathun's actions during Season of Arrivals revealed that she is not so close with the Darkness after all, and poses the question as to why she would go out of her way to prevent it from making contact with players. Still, Savathun is the master of cunning, and some believe it could all be part of a bigger ploy to be revealed when The Witch Queen launches.
Savathun is the Emissary of the Nine
Going back to Season of Arrivals, that's when one of the most intriguing fan theories concerning Savathun appeared online. The theory suggests that the Eyes of Savathun found scattered around the various planets that were vaulted when Beyond Light came are the same as the eyes of the Emissary of the Nine.
This would imply that the Emissary is Savathun herself, and that the Nine don't even exist in the first place. Rather, they are a lie made up by the Hive God to acquire more power through the Sword Logic. The Eyes of Savathun were eventually linked to an Exotic quest for the void trace rifle Ruinous Effigy, and no further evidence to prove or confute the theory arose.
Savathun is Zavala's Cat
There is a lot of concern about Savathun's true identity and the forms she might have taken to spy on humanity while concocting malevolent plots, and a hilarious theory suggests the Hive God is Zavala's cat. An Exotic sidearm by the name of Traveler's Chosen has a clue in its description stating that Savathun has infiltrated the Last City and is spying on the Vanguard through the skull of an Ahamkara found in Lord Shaxx's living quarters. That's why the theory suggests it's not the skull itself, but rather a creature that could fit into it - a cat.
Savathun is Osiris
As for another theory regarding Savathun's identity and the form she took in the Last City, the most popular and arguably credible of the bunch is that Savathun is actually Osiris. The legendary Warlock has been acting a bit off character for a while now, and especially so during the Season of the Splicer, where he insists for Mithrax not to look into Lakshmi-2 Vex technology and wants to convince both the Splicer and the Guardian to capture Quria instead of destroying her. There is a lot going on here, and the theory says Osiris was captured or killed by Savathun at the beginning of the Season of the Hunt, alongside his Ghost, and the Hive God has been posing as him ever since.
Quria is not Dead
Speaking of Quria, Guardians take a trip into the Vex network during Season of the Splicer, and eventually kill the Taken Vex Mind. Quria is under Savathun's control, at least partly considering she has retained a percentage of her own free will, and she was built up as a prominent enemy and threat in Destiny 2. As such, it would make sense for Savathun to have manipulated reality to make Quria look dead. One piece of evidence for this is that something seems off about the Vex Mind's death animation. After Quria's body explodes, her head simply falls off intact, which could indicate that the Witch Queen's cunning has succeeded once again.
Savathun's Worm and the Darkness
Another leak about Savathun is that she wants to be freed from the pact with her Hive Worm, and also from the Darkness. There are grounds for this alleged leak's validity coming from two separate lore entries in the game. The first is about Savathun watching a Crucible match and despising how the Light is being used for sports, stating it's too powerful to be used like that. The second is a short story from Savathun's point of view, but here she has a human body and is walking the streets of the Last City, lamenting how her Worm has grown insatiable.
Savathun's Leaked Image
Among the several leaks about Season 15 and The Witch Queen expansion, one full document from the leak that occurred prior to the Season of the Splicer basically predicts all that's going to happen. In this document, it seems that Savathun will be wielding the Light and be resurrected by a Ghost after she dies, but only once a Guardian severs the pact with her Worm by killing it.
Then, a couple of days ago a new image surfaced, and it shows Savathun's alleged final form with a Ghost floating over her shoulder, seemingly confirming what the leaks have been saying. Of course, this leak should be taken with a pinch of salt, and that's because the implications of Savathun wielding the Light are numerous and could change the game forever.
Destiny 2 is available for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
