Bungie confirms SIVA's low chance of returning to the current Destiny 2 narrative

The term "SIVA" has always been a hot topic of discussion within the Destiny 2 community. Ever since its debut in Destiny 1, players have fallen in love with the core concept and the lore that it represents within the already-existing world of the game. However, almost seven years after its release and conclusion, Bungie has confirmed its plans for the entire thing.

In a recent interview with PC Gamer, Bungie's Senior Narrative Designer Nikko Stevens opened up about the team's plans for SIVA going into the future. From his answer, it can safely be assumed that although the chances for SIVA returning to Destiny 2 are fairly low, it's not zero, at the very least.

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Destiny 2's Narrative Lead confirms low chances of SIVA returning to the game

The recent seasonal episode involving Rasputin and the Iron Temple sparked plenty of hope amongst players and SIVA fans. The community's hopeful mindset was suddenly met with some sad news, as Bungie recently confirmed the low chances of SIVA ever returning to Destiny 2. This confirmation came directly from Bungie's Senior Narrative Director, Nikko Stevens.

Upon being asked why SIVA didn't make a return during a Rasputin season, Stevens stated:

"We always talk about every related story thread whenever we bring something up. So whenever the Warmind comes up, whether it was back in Season of the Worthy or now, SIVA has been a part of the conversation narratively. We talk about it, we kick it around. But ultimately, I think SIVA is a story that was told in Rise of Iron, and was finalized in Rise of Iron."

He added that the team focuses more on telling a story solely based on seasonal content and themes. Although SIVA is a fantastic concept, Bungie doesn't want to look back while pushing the current saga to its conclusion. However, Nikko did state that it's "narratively possible to bring them back."

Destiny Wrath of the Machine's final boss, Aksis (Image via Bungie)

As mentioned earlier, while this is definitely not the end of the world for SIVA fans, it's almost certain that Lightfall won't see the red nanotechnology bringing chaos to the game. Nevertheless, those events from six years ago during the Rise of Iron laid the foundation for Eramis and Devil Splicers in the current narrative.

Destiny 2 SIVA-themed Synthoceps ornaments (Image via Bungie)

Additionally, Bungie has continuously given the community a brief taste of SIVA through their ornament design for armor, Exotic weapons, and more. With this announcement, the community is wondering if this year's reprised Raid will either be the SIVA-themed Wrath of the Machine or Crota's End, as the latter is still receiving criticism from the player base.