Summary
A creativeDestiny 2player created a new and unsettling costume based on the North American urban legend, the Mothman. Using parts for aDestiny 2Hunter Guardian, the costume impresses with its glowing eyes and blank stare.
The sheer versatility ofDestiny 2’s armor customization system is not to be understated. Thanks to the huge array of parts made available to players to color and rearrange with near-complete freedom, a massive number of creative costumes have emerged to nurture a long-running fashion scene within the game’s community. Players also readily share info with each other, sharing tips on how to acquire the parts needed to make some of their favorite pop culture characters, original looks, or even importing aesthetics fromrival games likeWarframe.
One creative player who goes by Saku327 on Reddit dipped into the folklore of West Virginia, creating a new Hunter Guardian costume based on the Mothman. Originating in the mid-1960s, the Mothman was originally thought to be a large bird-like creature terrorizing the town of Point Pleasant. Over the decades, the legend grew in status, eventually manifesting in pop culture through superhero comics and even video games.The Mothman inFallout 76even appears as a major boss and running motif thanks to the game’s Appalachian setting.
Destiny 2 Custom Mothman Costume Repurposes Old Halloween Armor
In the process of importing the Mothman intoDestiny 2, creator Saku327 not only crossed dimensional boundaries but also the boundaries of species, as the Mothman costume’s parts rely heavily on armor pieces that were intended to evoke the appearance of a spider. The Mygalomorph Vest and Strides released during the 2023 Festival of the Lost give their Hunter a creepy exoskeletal look, while the Epialos Following Grasps from theDestiny 2Season of the Hauntedand the spiky Exotic cloak class item sharpen the costume’s outline. The most critical part, the Mothman’s glowing eyes, are provided by the Vakarian Hunter Mask when colored with the Erebos Glance shader, once more proving the value of addingMass Effectcostumes to the game’s premium store. The entire costume save the mask is colored with the popular Superblack shader.
Fellow Reddit community members were impressed with the “creepiness” of the all-black Hunter costume, jokingly saying that they’d run away screaming if they ever saw it in the dark. Some players also suggested alternative part choices to lean in further on the “moth-like” aspects of the costume, such as the Cloak of Trepidation from theLightfallRoot of Nightmares raidor the Mothkeeper’s Wraps, Exotic piece that turns a Hunter into someone that “literally throws angry moths at people.”
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Dive into the world of Destiny 2 to explore the mysteries of the solar system and experience responsive first-person shooter combat. Unlock powerful elemental abilities and collect unique gear to customize your Guardian’s look and playstyle. Enjoy Destiny 2’s cinematic story, challenging co-op missions, and a variety of PvP modes alone or with friends. Download for free today and write your legend in the stars.An Immersive StoryYou are a Guardian, defender of the Last City of humanity in a solar system under siege by infamous villains. Look to the stars and stand against the darkness. Your legend begins now.Guardian ClassesChoose from the armored Titan, mystic Warlock, or swift Hunter.
