Bungie recently released a new trailer for the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, the Witch Queen, which contains tons of Easter eggs and lore references.

The upcoming Destiny 2 expansion, The Witch Queen, was recently teased with a brand new trailer that was chocked full of references to the game’s lore and Easter eggs. The ongoing free-to-play multiplayer looter-shooter has remained incredibly popular even several years after its initial launch. Destiny 2 will continue to remain popular as the game’s life cycle enters a new era with the anticipated expansion.

The Witch Queen was announced as the next Destiny 2 expansion back in 2021. The sixth major expansion for Destiny 2, the Witch Queen promises to introduce loads of new content including new weapons, new raids, new loot, and a new location – Savathun’s Throne World. Savathun, the eponymous Witch Queen, is sister to Destiny 2‘s God of War and the Taken King. The Taken King actually received his own expansion in the original Destiny, which saw players fighting in the Taken War to repel the Taken King’s rampage of death and destruction. Now, players will face an even greater threat in The Witch Queen.

The latest trailer, which was shared on the Destiny 2 YouTube channel, shows how the player will need to track down the Witch Queen in order to recover the Light, which Savathun had stolen from the Vanguard. The Witch Queen taunts players, saying that this ordeal is nothing more than a game to her and showcases much of the new content and challenges Guardians will face. Player response has been quite positive to the trailer, with many calling it one of the best that Bungie has ever put out. And many, such as those at Oxtero, have noticed some interesting pieces of lore that are shown.

What is most impressive, though, is that the trailer also contains references and Easter eggs to topics that were previously teased in the existing Destiny universe. For instance, players noted that the trailer references the final mission in the Season of the Lost, in which the player joins the returned Mara Sov to help exorcise Savathun’s worm (and worms were featured throughout the trailer, as expected). There were also hints that the Scorn, a faction of exiled Fallen, could appear in The Witch Queen expansion due to the appearance of locations with Darkness architecture, as the Scorn tend to be linked to such locations.

With all of these hints and teases in The Witch Queen trailer, and with the quality of the trailer, Destiny 2 fans are understandably excited for the new content to come. Certainly, many fans will spend even more time dissecting this trailer for more clues and Easter eggs as they wait for the expansion to drop. Until then, these hints are nothing more than theories, though fun to speculate.

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen will be available February 22, 2022, on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and the Stadia.

Sources: Destiny 2/YouTube, Oxtero

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