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Art from Destiny 2's official Season of the Deep cutscene showing the creation of the Darkness and the Veil's origins.
Screengrab via Bungie

Bungie accused of plagiarizing fan art in new Destiny 2 cutscene

Yikes.

Destiny 2‘s new cutscene, released on June 20, allegedly featured a drawing plagiarizing fanart created by a fan in 2022.

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The artist shared a tweet yesterday, claiming Bungie stole his art of the Veil of Darkness for the cutscene, showing a comparison of their artwork with Bungie’s.

It rapidly gained traction, and several personalities from the community shared it, such as content creators LUCKYY10P and miss.

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The art is shown for a short time in a cutscene that plays while Destiny fans complete the new content from the Season of the Deep. It reveals key information about the Veil and the Witness, using art to tell their story.

The similarities between both images are uncanny. The artist explained they shared the art in 2022 in the game’s forums, and that they weren’t contacted nor credited for their work in the cutscene.

Meanwhile, players can get many answers they seek in the Season of the Deep cutscene, which also lays some of the groundwork for The Final Shape coming in 2024, where everything will be unveiled in the culmination of the Light and Darkness narrative arc.


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Eva is a Staff Writer from Paris. Her part-time job is charging into walls with Reinhardt. She has been covering League of Legends esports and other titles for six years. She still believes in a Moscow Five comeback. She also fell into the MMO pit and covers FFXIV and Genshin.