Many team members working onDestiny 2right now have been working for Bungie for years, with a number of the developers, artists, and designers having worked at the company sinceHalo. For some of those developers who continue to work on thebiggest changes inDestiny 2, the company has some fairly impressive gifts to reward years of dedicated work.
Game Director Christopher Barrett, a 20 year alumni at Bungie, shared a specialDestiny 2themed gift to celebrate his extended history at the company. Barrett shared pictures of the special gift on Twitter, showing off one of the developer’s favorite weapons fromDestiny 2brought fantastically into the real world.
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The gift itself is a replica of the Lord of Wolves, an exotic shotgun from all the way back in theHouse of Wolvesexpansion for the originalDestiny. In a related Tweet, Barrett claims that he chose this weapon because of the work he had done on the expansion it comes from, as well as how it is unique toDestiny, as opposed to the other projects he has been a part of at Bungie. From the pictures shown, it seems as though the weapon is a full sized model on par in quality with popular fan made replicas, like theRuinous Effigy made with real wood.
Gifting high profile members of the team that has broughtDestiny, among other games, to life, as replicas of iconic items and gear have been given away in thanks before. Famously, the voice actors for the Cayde-6, Zavala, Ikora, and the Speaker all received pieces of gear related to their characters whenDestiny 2first released. So it should come as no surprise that Bungie would reward Barrett for 20 years dedicated to the company, especially asDestiny 2continues to grow through new expansions like theupcomingBeyond Light.
As viewers gather to check out the impressive sight of the Lord of Wolves replica, fans have begun to ask where they can get one of these props themselves, from collectors toDestinycosplayers. However, it looks like this may be a unique item, made specifically for Barrett, so anyone looking to get their hands on a similar replica is going to have to either find a skilled artist or make one themselves. Regardless of whether or not the Lord of Wolves becomes a mass produced item in the future, the one Barrett received makes for a stellar reward for the developer’s 20 years dedicated to Bungie and fans of the games he has worked on.
Destiny 2is available now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One.
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