i’ve seen a lot of people over the past few days complaining about cayde’s continued absence in the game (despite it being 3 years since his death, now) and saying that he should be brought back because [insert reason that proves they haven’t read destiny lore or interacted with the game itself]. so i’ve decided to make a post addressing some of the many points i’ve seen that’ll hopefully clear up the apparent confusion about Why Cayde Isn’t Coming Back
#1: uldren came back so cayde should be able to come back too!
uldren didn’t come back. crow was rezzed, and he has a story that’s highly relevant and significant to other key players and events in game.
#2: saint came back so cayde could come back the same way!
saint returns was facilitated by the sundial — a device which sole purpose was to bring saint back. osiris himself wasn’t even able to bring saint back until centuries later with the help of many guardians and the young wolf.
#3: cayde’s backstory is highly relevant to the darkness and vex time gates!
cayde is barely relevant to the darkness and vex time gates. the only significant way he interacted with the darkness is during the collapse where he. y’know. reset and died. it’s a passing mention that’s never talked about again. that lore also isn’t only about cayde; it provides insight about the collapse — what happened during it and what it did to humanity.
#4: cayde’s journals have lots of information that suggest he’s coming back!
the purpose of cayde’s journals and notes was to catalogue his own memories and provide a guide for his future selves in the event of a reset. the only key player they’re significantly tied to is the player guardian since they’ve. y’know. read his journals.
#5: the grimoire book features cayde and his human form!
the grimoire book was about exos. cayde’s an exo. shiro was also in the grimoire book. cayde’s human form being in there doesn’t at all suggest that he’s coming back.
#6: cayde gave petra a message about enceladus in his ‘will’! he said we haven’t seen the last of him!
enceladus may be another destination we’ll get in the distant future, a retcon or a location where clovis bray was workign on exos. i’m guessing it’s either the second or third option, considering that enceladus wasn’t mentioned in clovis bray’s logbooks or by elsie. also, the message that cayde states we haven’t seen the last of him is directed at bray exoscientists. it’s possible that he had a contingency plan that would occur after his death; it doesn’t mean he’s coming back. people seem to gloss over his ‘will’ to the young wolf where he states ‘every story has an end. this one’s mine’.
#7: ghost said there’s copies of cayde’s memory on europa!
bringing cayde back by using the copies of his memories on europa is unethical. not to mention he would be an entirely different person. we’ve already covered why this isn’t a good idea in banshee’s story. read the lore. have some respect for the character you claim to love.
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stay tuned for pt. 2 of this post: Why It’s A Good Thing Cayde Shouldn’t Come Back.
