My bungie.net was either Kilthas or 1DrinkinBuddy (I believe the former). No apparent name violation on either. I cannot change it. I believe this may be related to closed technical test for Marathon but I have yet to receive response there in NDA discord channels after a couple of days. I'm uncertain where else to escalate.
Edit - reviewing DMs from past year or so, it was almost assuredly Kilthas.
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	15 RepliesEdited by TuxyDoh: 10/30/2025 12:28:01 AMHi there. You can change your name to something else if you are still able to type in the name text field. If it says you can only change your name one time, that means you still have a token to change it. Bungie does not discuss reasons for why names are actioned against and there is not an option to appeal. Be aware that your previous name most likely cannot be used again and if so would be rejected automatically. Changing to a similar name may result in Bungie actioning against that one as well if they consider it a violation of their policies. If you have run out of name changes, then it will remain as-is and cannot be changed until Bungie issues players another token at some point in the future. For more info, please review the [url=https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/7648312251284-Bungie-Name-Guide]Bungie Name Guide[/url].
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	14 RepliesEdited by Redacted4327: 10/31/2025 2:23:44 AMMight have been helpful if someone had pointed out there was a rash of name changes in Aug 2024 (after I last played). Related? It would seem like a stretch, as those were being renamed to Guardian, and was presumably patched. However, it does suggest that the system is vulnerable to mistakes and not an unassailable system like some here are suggesting. https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/264271671?page=0&path=1 Incidentally, as noted in some of the comments, the game is suggesting my old name. Odd for something so offensive .... unless a bug.
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	7 RepliesWhether it was hit by the auto filter when accessing Marathon or Removed manually by the moderation team you cannot and should not pick that name again otherwise you run the risk of getting it removed and being STUCK with a default name permanently.