, ▁a ▁former ▁T itan ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁cor rupted ▁by ▁the ▁H ive ▁and ▁the ▁Dark ness ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁Shin ▁Mal ph ur , ▁a ▁legend ary ▁Hunter ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁previous ▁owner ▁of ▁The ▁Last ▁Word ▁ex otic ▁weapon ; ▁the ▁Dr if ter ▁has ▁been ▁training ▁Guard ians ▁to ▁become ▁D red gens ▁themselves ▁through ▁G amb it . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁A un or ▁has ▁made ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁V angu ard ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁Dr if ter ▁from ▁the ▁Tower ▁by ▁any ▁means ▁necessary . ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁this ▁revel ation , ▁the ▁Dr if ter ▁contacts ▁the ▁Guardian ▁and ▁asks ▁where ▁the ▁Guardian ' s ▁lo y alt ies ▁lie — wh ether ▁if ▁the ▁Guardian ▁remains ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁V angu ard ▁or ▁if ▁the ▁Guardian ▁fully ▁trust s ▁the ▁Dr if ter . ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁the ▁decision ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁player , ▁the ▁Guardian ▁lear ns ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁Dr if ter ▁and ▁his ▁past ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁record ings ▁scattered ▁throughout ▁the ▁European ▁Dead ▁Zone . ▁In ▁the ▁record ings , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁Dr if ter ▁was ▁res ur rect ed ▁by ▁a ▁Ghost ▁during ▁the ▁Dark ▁Age ▁of ▁human ity , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Guard ians ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" R isen ", ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁trust ▁the ▁Tra vel er ' s ▁Light ▁nor ▁the ▁Ghost ▁that ▁rev ived ▁him . ▁After ▁several ▁years ▁trying ▁to