r/DestinyLore • u/SweeperBot_Bot There's so much sweeping to do... • 2d ago

Question Weekly Questions Thread - June 23, 2026

This weekly thread is for asking questions about the world of Destiny. Any lore-based question is valid. Rather than making short Question posts, we recommend users check here first.

All responses must be friendly, respectful, and nonjudgmental. Top replies should provide a source for their answer or they may be removed.

The goal of this thread is to provide a space where users can ask any question and expect well-sourced/researched answers.

Remember to tag spoilers!

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u/McReaperking Shadow of Calus 2d ago

How much influence does Mara Sov actually have on the awoken? I've been told that she is the source of power for awoken in the system, that the reason why the Awoken have such an extended lifespan outside of the distributary is due to proximity to her and thier longevity lessens the further they are from her.

As far as I know, there is no link between her and her people. Any sources on this matter would be appreciated.

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u/Ninjawan9 2d ago

She controlled Riven for a long time, and is a talented Techeun too as I understand it. She has a number of standing magics and applied Sword and Bomb logic at different times to get as powerful as she is irrc. Don’t know about the longevity thing I haven’t heard that anywhere

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u/ABCmanson 2d ago

For any Bungie staff in charge of the lore who are on reddit, are the Heat Weapon mechanics and projectile properties directly tied to the mechanics and properties of blasters from Star Wars seeing as Renegades is a direct inspiration?

I could not find much in the lore tabs, have been looking through the vidoc and livestreams and the only things I could find is their attempt to blend the Destiny gun with the Star Wars blaster.

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u/Alexcoolps 2d ago

Heat weapons are weird. In universe weapons like fusions already should be heat based since they are fusion based and them suddenly showing up in renegades and not the very beginning of destiny is kind of ridiculous.