Between Marvel’s Baby Groot,The Mandalorian’s Baby Yoda, andSEGA’s Baby Sonic, it seems like depicting younger, cuter versions of characters is currently in vogue. So it shouldn’t be surprising that an artist was commissioned to draw a baby version of Riven from Bungie’s popular looter-shooterDestiny 2.
Dubai-based Digital Artist Syed Ali Qaiser, who goes by Azlaar on Twitter and Reddit (Azlaars on Instagram), posted the commissioned image of a red-armored Hunter and pink-armored Warlock cradling a tiny version of theDestiny 2Last Wish raid’s final boss to the r/DestinyTheGame subreddit on Saturday, December 27. It has since been upvoted 96 percent and has over 230 comments.
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The Last Wish raid was added toDestiny 2in its"Forsaken" DLC expansionon July 30, 2025. Raids encourage up to six players to take on waves of difficult enemies for a chance to snag high-tier, endgame loot, and Riven of a Thousand Voices is Forsaken’s ultimate antagonist.
Azlaar’s commissioned artwork, which they said was challenging to make thanks to its blend of colors and composition, has also received nearly 700 likes on Instagram.
Back in September, it took Clan Redeem; a currently 29-person, invite-only clan that has been active on Bungie’s website since 2015 and was described by Medium as “the most dominant clan in Destiny” in 2018; 18 hours to bethe first group in the worldto complete the Normal Mode Last Wish raid. They also hold the record for World’s First clear in Normal Mode for Wrath of the Machine (a raid in the originalDestiny’s “Rise of Iron” DLC), Prestige Mode for Leviathan (a base raid inDestiny 2), and Normal Mode for Spire of Stars (a raid lair introduced in one ofDestiny 2’s first expansions).
Though Bungie is currently onDestiny 2’s fourth expansion “Shadowkeep,” which released on October 1 and added a new raid called Garden of Salvation, the enormous raid boss Riven clearly left its mark if players are this excited to see it join the infantile ranks of characters likeBaby Yoda.
This is likely in no small part thanks to some of the entertainingglitches and exploits Riven was subject toduring the early months of its presence in the game — and beyond.
It also helps that Azlaar did a great job making the minified boss cute as a button. Or, as Reddit user Sarsion put in a comment under the post: “Trash-Panda Riven looks disturbingly adorable.”
Destiny 2is out now for PC, PS4, Stadia, and Xbox One
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