Guardians and allies in the Solar System are gearing up for the inevitable return of The Witness and dealing with Cabal Shadow Legion forces in Destiny 2’s upcoming Lightfall expansion. Recently, players have worked to revive the massively powerful Rasputin AI Warmind, an action that has even intrigued the Vex. We’ve also begun to learn more about how the Vex are not the hivemind we believed them to be–the radio message of Osiris telling Elsie about the Aberrant Vex moving away from the consensus revealed how Vex factions don’t share ideals or goals. We’ve known the Vex to be combative and experimental Radiolarian-filled robotic species, and Elsie describes in Clovis Bray’s Logbook lore that the “indifferent and curious” Vex will try to reshape the universe in every way they can, but there’s more to it.
Based on the radio message, the Vex featured in the Neomuna Environment trailer, and what looks like the Vex network Nexus reminiscent of Season of the Splicer, it’s clear the Vex will continue to be key in the upcoming story. GameSpot asked narrative designer Liz Baker and senior narrative designer Nikko Stevens during a group interview if the forthcoming story will highlight different Vex motives.
“The Vex are something we’ve talked about a lot, especially between you and I, Nikko, with Spire of the Watcher tower,” Baker said. “There’s a lot of interesting stuff with the Vex and their somewhat enigmatic goals.” Adding, “I don’t think you’re wrong to sense that what’s in the trailer is going to come up in the story.”