https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-discusses-destiny-2-forsakens-darker-narrative/

I'm not entirely convinced that the death of Cayde-6 that's coming in Destiny 2: Forsaken won't be undone with some superhero-style twist, but Bungie is certainly playing it as though he's gone for good. In a new "Story Insight" trailer on Game Informer, Bungie developers talked about the impact his loss will have on the game, and the more "personal" style of narrative that will result. 

"It feels like it's just done for shock value at the start, but it's not," Bungie head of community Eric Osborne says in the video. "It makes the world feel rich. You start to see the way characters are reacting to that death and the vacuum that leaves in the universe."