5) Sea Monsters
Saturn’s largest moon, as it turns out, isn’t the best vacation spot for Guardians to visit if they suffer from sea sickness. The satellite, which, by the events of Destiny 2, has been abandoned by humanity for centuries following the Collapse, was once a crown jewel in the well-oiled machine that was man’s Golden Age, but no more. Huge, sprawling industrial and construction complexes that once crisscrossed Titan’s surface have since crumbled and collapsed into its oceans, with nothing but a series of rusted husks remaining above water level.
In mankind’s absence, the Hive and Fallen have taken up residence on the moon, warring against each other in an effort to gain dominant control over the celestial body, but they’re not the only races that call Titan home. During the events of the campaign, you’re required to set foot on what’s left of the Golden Age infrastructure to find and reunite with a Lightless Commander Zavala, all the while avoiding the ever present threat of a watery grave. Those oceans, as torrential and gassy as one would expect of a body of water constituted of nothing but liquid methane, certainly aren’t empty – there be sea monsters lurking beneath its tidal surface.
It’s an easy one to miss, what with the hectic firefights you and your Fireteam will constantly find yourselves stuck in the middle of, but should you manage to earn yourself a breather, look into the murky waters below and you might just be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Destiny‘s own version of the Loch Ness Monster. Whether Bungie intends these creatures to play a role in subsequent add-ons, I don’t know, but they’re certainly there for a reason, even if it’s just as a reward for eagle-eyed Guardians.
