How to unlock and pet the dog in Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph

Bungie has released one its most hilarious, and arguably the best reward yet. Destiny 2Tuesday 27th December. After shooting down a host of collectibles and making your way through the “Operation: Seraph’s Shield” mission for the umpteenth time, you can unlock your very own robot dog to chill with in the HELM by activating the Good Boy Protocol.

In this guide we’ll tell you how to unlock this metallic companion and unlock the Guardian’s Best Friend Triumph, which you’ll need for Season of the Seraph’s Title and Seal.

How do I open my door

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Once you’ve finished the “Operation: Seraph’s Shield” mission and crafted your very own Revision Zero Exotic pulse rifle, you’ll be able to adventure around and destroy the 50 Security Drones on the Moon, Europa, and Mars. Then, as you progress further in the mission and unlock more upgrades, you’ll be able to destroy the final 12 Drones inside the “Operation: Seraph Shield” mission itself. (If you need help finding any of those Drones — and some of them are pretty tricky — don’t worry, we’ve run down the location of every Security Drone in Destiny 2.)

Once you’ve destroyed all the Drones with Revision Zero, you’ll need to make your way back through “Operation: Seraph Shield,” through the space walk, and into the room where you finally defeat the giant Hive Knight. (If you take the red teleporter to the final boss, you’ve gone too far.)

In the room where you kill the first boss (not to be confused with the room where you make that same boss retreat earlier in the mission), you’ll see a door on the left with a bunch of elaborate lights and a probe symbol on it. Once the Drones are destroyed, you’ll be able to unlock the door. You can use your upgraded weapons (or an Eager Edge sword) to get around the lasers and unlock the door to the Teleporter.

What to do with your dog once it is adopted

Once you go through the teleporter, you’ll find yourself in the dark corners of the station. You’ll have to complete a brief platforming puzzle with a few different routes, some of which will kill you while others will teleport you back to the beginning.

However, if you’re not a jumping puzzle person, the only thing you really need to know is to follow the right path once you reach the pipe junction and watch out for the red lights. While red light can indicate danger, white lights are safer. (If you want an exact run-through of how to reach the dog, check out the great video from Esoterickk we’ve linked above.)

Once you reach the mechanical dog, give him a little path and you’ll unlock the Guardian’s Best Friend Triumph. Even better, he’ll teleport to the HELM and hang out in front of the Exo Frame. You can pet him whenever you want and even select a tracker on your seasonal emblems denoting how many times you’ve pet the dog.

Operation Seraph Shield, a seasonal component of Bungie’s expansion years, is usually removed. This is Lightfall coming out on Feb. 28, it’s currently unclear what will happen to the mission or the dog in early 2023. We’ve reached out to Bungie to clarify how the HELM will change post-Lightfall. Revision Zero is recommended and we recommend that you have the mechanical puppy before February 28, 2023.