Editing Aegis

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{{quote|I have destroyed [[Kabr|myself]] to do this. [[Radiolaria|They]] have taken my [[Ghost]]. They are in my blood and brain. But now there is hope. I have made a wound in the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault]]. I have pierced it and let in the [[Light]]. Bathe in it, and be cleansed. Look to it, and understand: From my own Light and from the thinking flesh of the [[Vex]] I made a shield. The shield is your deliverance. It will break the [[Templar|unbreakable]]. It will change your fate.|[[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Relic: The Aegis|Relic: The Aegis]]}}

The '''Aegis''' is a shield fashioned by [[Kabr, the Legionless]] while he was trapped within the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]<ref name = 'GrimAegis'>'''Bungie (2015/9/16)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Relic:_The_Aegis|Relic: The Aegis]]''</ref>. It is featured in the [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass raid]], [[The Nexus: Revisited]] [[Strike]], while subsequent other Aegises would appear in the [[Vow of the Disciple]] [[Raid]] and multiple times throughout ''[[The Final Shape]]'' [[Story|Campaign]].

==Overview==
The Aegis is the only thing that can protect Guardians from being erased from existence, and the only thing that can take down the [[The Templar|Templar]] and [[Sekrion, Subverted Mind]]'s otherwise impervious shields.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/16)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex_Axis_Minds#The_Templar|The Templar]]''</ref>

==History==
The Aegis was created by [[Kabr]], after his [[fireteam]] was erased from existence by the Templar. Kabr sacrificed his own light to create a weapon that could change fate and stop the Templar and its [[Oracle]]s.<ref name = 'GrimAegis'/> It was later used during the [[Age of Triumph]] when Guardians defeated an augmented, Taken Sekrion by using the Aegis to take down its shields.

==Last Words of Kabr==
These are the last words of [[Kabr, the Legionless]]:

"''I have destroyed myself to do this. They have taken my Ghost. They are in my blood and brain. But now there is hope''.<br>
"''I have made a wound in the Vault. I have pierced it and let in the Light. Bathe in it, and be cleansed. Look to it, and understand'':<br>
"''From my own Light and from the thinking flesh of the Vex I made a shield. The shield is your deliverance. It will break the unbreakable. It will change your fate''.<br>
"''Bind yourself to the shield. Bind yourself to me. And if you abandon your purpose, let the Vault consume you, as it consumed me''.<br>
"''Now it is done. If I speak again, I am not Kabr''." <ref name = 'GrimAegis'/>

==Gameplay==
The Aegis' main attack is a melee strike, which can combo into three hits, done with the "fire" button. Pressing the "aim" button on the ground executes the last hit of the melee combo, a short shoulder charge, while pressing it in the air will stop the user's momentum, and they will slam into the ground at an angle, inflicting heavy damage. Using the "block" button activates a domed shield, which removes the "Mark of Negation" debuff from allies within. This has a cooldown, however, so time wisely. Lastly, the Super attack fires an energy blast, and its main purpose is to bring down the Templar's shield. This Super is charged by killing the [[Harpy|Harpies]] the Templar and Atheon summon to defend themselves.

The Aegis is used in three different encounters: The Templar, The Gatekeeper, and [[Atheon]]. In the Templar encounter, the Aegis is used to destroy The Templar's Shield, allowing for the boss to be damaged. In The Gatekeeper encounter, the Aegis must be used to collected from the past, present, and future and all brought together into the present to defend the conflux. In the ''[[Destiny 2]]'' version of the encounter, the Aegis is the only way to destroy the shield of the [[Praetorian]]s that attempt to sacrifice to the Confluxes. During the Atheon encounter, the Aegis is used to protect timewarped Guardians against the effects of time travel and oncoming attacks from Harpies in the present. The Super is also an effective attack against Atheon. If the Aegis is not picked up within five seconds it will wipe the entire fireteam with the "Curse of the Aegis".

The Aegis makes an appearance in [[The Witch Queen]]'s ''Vow of the Disciple'' raid, as part of the "Exhibition" encounter along side the [[Taken Essence]] from [[Last Wish]]. Outside of being one of 3 items required to be held to view certain symbols throughout the encounter, it is functionally the same as it appeared in [[Season of the Splicer]]'s reprised version of Vault of Glass.

==Trivia==
*The [[wikipedia:Aegis|Aegis]] comes from ancient Greek mythology; it is described as the shield of Athena, featuring the head of the [[Gorgon]] Medusa.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Destiny-AegisRelicShield-Screen.jpg|In-game screenshot of the Aegis relic
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**[[Age of Triumph]]
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Nc}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
**''[[The Final Shape]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee weapons]]
[[Category:Relics]]