Destiny 2's Hunter Vanguard Job and The Vanguard Dare Explained

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Destiny 2 is arguably one of the most complex games on the market when it comes to its incredibly vast lore library, and every new release provides players with plenty more stories to read. Because the world-building process for Destiny 2 is a bit unusual in those regards, it means that players have to find the various lore cards on weapons, upon picking up collectibles, by completing Triumphs, and so on. As such, it can be quite difficult to keep up with everything in the game's storyline, especially because some characters were never introduced in Destiny 2 but only mentioned somewhere else.

An example is the Vanguard Dare, a legendary bet that Hunters honor when someone has to take on the Hunter Vanguard role from their predecessor. It's been over three years since Cayde-6, the previous Hunter Vanguard, died at the hands of Uldren Sov and the Scorn Barons, but that chapter of Destiny 2 has gone into the Destiny Content Vault since Forsaken's removal from the game. In order to understand what the Vanguard Dare is and why the Hunter Vanguard position has been vacant for so long, it's worth examining Cayde's history.

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Cayde-6 hadn't always been the Hunter Vanguard, with many before him that were either confirmed dead at some point or just vanished somehow. The most renowned Hunter Vanguard before Cayde was Andal Brask, who was part of Cayde's team alongside other legendary characters, such as Shiro-4, Nian Ruo, and Lush. During Destiny 2's so-called City Age, the team was taking action against Fallen raiding parties, which eventually resulted in the five Guardians being hunted by Fallen for Glimmer and Ether — and also for revenge. Among those Fallen was