Okay but for real there's something affirming about how much reddit hates Nimbus.
Bungie gave us the most wonderful they/thembo on Neptune as a vendor and reddit called them cringe.
No shut up my beautiful space-super soldier child did nothing wrong they are perfect shut up.
Like LOOK AT THEM
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Dead Opinions: Character - Nimbus (Destiny 2)
Nimbus was introduced to players in the new expansion for Destiny 2 Lightfall, and there are tons of mixed opinions of this character.
Nimbus is a Cloud Strider, protector of Neomuna, a city in Neptune.
I, personally, love Nimbus.
They have a nice and wonderful personality.
They're also the first (I think) non-binary character in the Destiny franchise.
I do want to address a certain topic of discussion that has been going around about Nimbus.
'Nimbus is just a fill in character for Cayde-6.'
'Nimbus is a Cayde-6 copy.'
Now I disagree with all of these ideas or opinions.
Nimbus definitely has some similarities to Cayde-6, like some of their personality or the way they handle certain situations, but even with those, those make Nimbus more different and makes them their own character. Not some Cayde-6 copycat or fill in.
The character is very optimistic. They like to focus on the good and positive things in life and always has a joke to lighten the mood. Nimbus uses humor during certain situations, such as Rohans death.
Rohan was Nimbus mentor and best friend. He was different from the other character, he was serious about the jobs they did and was careful and always had a plan and a backup plan. Yes Nimbus was like this in some ways, they would use humor and joy more.
A lot of people thought it was rude that Nimbus seemed to just move on from Rohans death, as if they just forgot about their old friend, as if they didn't think he was important.
Nimbus used jokes and humor to cope with Rohans death, at least to me that's what they were doing. I do that a lot too. Deep down Nimbus was affected deeply by Rohans death, and it was obvious in their tone in the missions after the death of his friend.
Nimbus didn't forget about Rohan, didn't act like his death wasn't for nothing. No, they mourned differently than most characters in the game. To me, I think they thought that Rohan wouldn't want the grief and sadness and pain that his death left affect Nimbus and the mission to protect the Veil. And they were right, in my opinion.
Yes the character is really happy and positive, but they also show that they are ready to fight until they die to protect the people of the city and the ones they care about.
And at the end of Lightfall, we see that Nimbus had made a grave or memorial for Rohan.
"Today we suffer so that tomorrow can live on."
To me, what Nimbus meant when they said this, was that they would mourn their friend but won't let them stop him or distract them from their job. But they would still remember Rohan as a friend, partner, mentor, and family.
Now I could be wrong, probably am, but I do believe that that was what Nimbus meant by that phrase.
I think Nimbus gets too much hate. They aren't a Cayde-6 copy, they do care about some ones death even though they use humor, they do act like the situation is important.
They are different than a lot of characters and it's nice to see a character that uses humor and looks at the positive instead of the negative in life, but they're still able to act serious if needed. They're kind and thoughtful in their own way, and super cool with their abilities. They're new, and that's a good thing.
So I give Nimbus a 9/10.
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