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HOW WE FIGURED IT OUT

Here ’ s a quick rundown of how we got this information in the first place . Using Google Adwords and Google Trends , we were able to compare the popularity of certain search terms over others and get information about which states Google particular characters ’ names more than others . Because some characters ’ names are from the first game or unrelated products , names were appended with the title of the game itself — so “ Arcstrider Destiny 2 ,” for example . We didn ’ t want to get false results for heartworm medications ( Sentinel ), book titles ( Gunslinger ) and soccer positions ( Nightstalker Striker ). Whatever , video games are more our thing . Using these constraints , we were able to put together our list of each character class and the states that Google them the most and what ’ s being most-Googled in your state . One of the first things you ’ ll notice is that this isn ’ t just a product of people searching for unfamiliar classes , as two of the least popular ones are the brand new classes . When you break it down by primary class , we ’ ve got Warlock , Titan and Hunter . This is kind of cool , because in Destiny 1 it went the complete opposite . In case you ’ re not capable of reading things in the opposite order , that ’ s something like Hunter , Titan and Warlock . Way to flip the script , Warlocks ! All character descriptions were taken from the Destiny 2 Wiki on Wikia , as well as Metabomb ’ s breakdowns .
DAWNBLADE
Most popular subclass in : 12 states
State with the most search volume : Texas
STORMCALLER
Most popular subclass in : 6 states
State with the most search volume : Missouri
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Most popular subclass in : 6 states
State with the most search volume : California
MOST POPULAR SUBCLASSES

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