Why was Uldren Sov in the Prison of Elders?
Destiny 2's Forsaken expansion begins with Uldren Sov escaping from the Prison of Elders, but I thought his whereabouts were unknown following the events of The Taken King. Is there writing somewhere that explains what he was doing between The Taken King and Forsaken?
edit: I think I was mistaken about Uldren Sov escaping from the Prison of Elders. He traveled there to break the Barons out of the prison, but I don't think he was imprisoned there himself.
Best Answer
The history of the Reef starts in Destiny, and progresses through The Taken King, and the rise of Oryx. In this expansion Oryx destroys the Awoken fleet in the Reef, and presumably kills Mara Sov, but we see Uldren Sov escape the blast.
Destiny | The Taken King | Introduction cinematic
However, it can also be assumed that
Uldren Sov is still on Mars
and
If you stand near Executor Hideo, there is a random voice line you can hear from one of the unnamed npcs talking about how he knows his sister is alive at the reef and he wants the guardian to go find her
If you inspect Telesto, it's flavour text is
Vestiges of the Queen's Harbingers yet linger among Saturn's moons.
So this could be taken as some of the Awoken loyal to the Queen did escape Oryx and Ghaul.
It's worth noting that The Reef wasn't destroyed by Ghaul and the Red Legion during the Red War campaign either, but we're not told about this in the campaign of Destiny 2.
Some NPC's in Destiny 2 talk about being able to reach The Reef, so presumably since the Queen's absent, Guardians are not welcome in The Reef any more.
My take on it, having played only the first Forsaken mission.
To me this makes sense. As Uldren Sov will blame the Guardians for drawing Oryx to the system after the death of his son Crota, and causing the destruction of the Awoken fleet. With his sister out of the way, he's free to claim ownership of The Reef. I think he breaks the barons out of the Prison of Elders to build his army.
The Vanguard also state to you that they will not go to war with Uldren Sov, and if you do, you are on your own.
So to answer the question, I don't believe that he was. I think he went in to break out the barons.
Ninja edit
I found some more reference material for those who like reading.
- The Maraid - The reef wars
- Mara Sov
- Uldren Sov
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Why did Variks open the Prison of Elders?
5 Manager Of The Prison Of Elders Variks contacted Mara Sov to tell her about an attack Skolas was planning. It turned out that Variks was correct and Skolas was then captured. Since Variks showed the Queen his loyalty, she gave him keys to the Prison of Elders on the Reef.Why did Petra lock up Uldren?
With the Kings taken care of, Uldren returned to the Reef. He pleaded with Petra to help him, telling him of the messages and visions he'd had of Mara Sov. She dismissed this as insanity, and had him locked up in the Prison of Elders.Who was manipulating Uldren Sov?
Who is Riven? Forsaken may not reveal who actually kills Uldren, but it does reveal who was manipulating him - Riven, an Ahamkara that once belonged to Mara Sov but has since been corrupted, possibly even Taken like Uldren.Who pulled the trigger on Uldren Sov?
Uldren was shot dead off-screen while facing the players' character \u2014 the Guardian \u2014 and Petra Venj, Queen Mara's second in command. The Guardian was wielding the now-retrieved Ace of Spades, the gun that once belonged to Cayde-6, while Petra Venj was wielding a sidearm that was later known as Vestian Dynasty.Destiny 2: Uldren Sov - History of the Betrayer
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