Editing Barant Imperium

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|name=Barant Imperium
|image=[[File:Barant Imperium Press.jpg|300px]]
|objectives=
|commander(s)=[[Dredgen Bael]]<br>[[Bracus Lume, Coalition Ally|Premier Lume]]
|keep(s)=[[Nightfall Station]]<br>[[Firebase Imperator]]
|deployed=[[Europa]]<br>[[Mars]]<br>[[Venus]]
|affiliation=[[The Nine|VI]]
|war=[[House of Spider]]<br>[[Imperial Cabal]]<br>[[Vanguard]]<br>[[Pikers]]<br>[[Tharsis Reformation]]
|ally=[[Totality Division]]<br>[[Taken]]
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{{Quote|Legions of the Barant Imperium, hear my call over the mountains and the seas: The Lights have corrupted our Empress. She has drunk from their lies and abandoned Torobatl for the City. We've bled for them. For their City. I implore you: Bleed them in return.|Premier Lume}}<ref name="Imperium">'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Renegades]] - [[Imperium]]''</ref>

The '''Barant Imperium''' is a [[Cabal]] Legion that serves [[Bracus Lume, Coalition Ally|Premier Lume]] and [[Dredgen Bael]] in their mission to destroy the Last City and reclaim Torobatl, having advanced technology compared to other Legions due to the assistance of VI of the [[The Nine|Nine]]. They act as the primary antagonist force in the '''[[Renegades]]''' expansion.

==History==
The Barant Imperium was formed after [[Bracus Lume, Coalition Ally|Bracus Lume]] was dishonorably discharged from his military service following his encounter with the [[Hive]] in [[Court of Savathûn|Savathûn's Throne World]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: [[Praxic Vestment#Lore|Praxic Vestment]]''</ref> He managed to forge a friendship with the son of [[Cesar Bizet]], a [[Tex Mechanica]] magnate, named [[Dredgen Bael|Nazaire Bizet]].{{Citation needed}} Believing that [[Empress Caiatl]] had abandoned her interest in retaking [[Torobatl]] in favor of her allegiance to [[The Coalition|the Coalition]]'s cause,<ref name="Imperium"/> Lume began to build the Imperium in secret alongside Nazaire, who became Dredgen Bael after learning texts from the [[Binary Star Cult]],<ref name="Pain"/> the [[Shadows of Yor]]'s Understandings of the 7th Book of Sorrow,{{Citation needed}} and Twin Bird.<ref name="Pain">'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Sintering|Sintering]], [[Lore:Sintering#Entry 3: A Hierarchy of Pain|Entry 3: A Hierarchy of Pain]]''</ref> Lume also took some of the prototype technologies with him upon his defection from the [[Imperial Cabal]].<ref name="Imperium"/><ref name="OotC">'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - [[Out in the Cold]]''</ref>

After Dredgen Bael was chosen by [[The Nine|VI]] of the Nine to be the [[The Guardian|Guardian]]'s foil as they were already appointed the Weapon by the Inner Orbits, VII and VIII, VI was able to quickly develop the prototype technologies to completion via time dilation.<ref name="OotC"/> Meanwhile, Bael learned to wield the [[Darkness]] and began recruiting more Dredgens into the Imperium including [[Dredgen Sere]]. The Imperium made their first documented move by going into the [[European Dead Zone]] and robbing [[Xûr]] for information on the Nine, which was recorded by [[Aunor Mahal]] of the [[Praxic Order]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/7/15)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Reclamation]] - Lore:[[Lore:As Without|As Without]], [[Lore:As Without#Treacherous Contacts|Treacherous Contacts]]''</ref> [[Eris Morn]] would learn of the Barant Imperium from a secret communication between [[Kyung]] and Dr. [[Em Simoni-Lee]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/9/9)''', ''Destiny 2: [[Ash & Iron]] - Item Description: [[Imperial Incubator#Lore|Imperial Incubator]]''</ref> A few months after III's death, the [[Psion]]s' mistreatment would lead to [[Enforcer Rao]] forming a syndicate acting as a platoon of their forces called the [[Totality Division]]<ref>'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: [[M-17 "Fast Talker"#Lore|M-17 "Fast Talker"]]''</ref> and receiving communications from [[Yetic-Ein]] documenting the horrors of the Dredgens' ambitions.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/12/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - Item Description: [[Sage Protector Suit]]''</ref>

Above Mars, the [[Zagan Gloriosus]] would catch the [[The Derelict|Derelict]] after the Drifter had assembled the crew  to steal the [[Encrypted Data Disk]] from the Imperium. The Guardian was able to board the [[Cabal Carrier|Command Carrier]], free the Drifter, and uncover the advanced technology of the Imperium which included Abalative Armor and [[Behemoth (Vehicle)|Imperium Behemoth]]s.<ref name="Imperium"/> The Barant Imperium also possessed a superweapon called [[Nightfall Station]], where the core was gifted to Bael by the Outer Orbits and contain Eclipse energy, a form of anti-paracausal technology.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian went to work to weaken the Imperium and destroy Nightfall Station after it fired on [[Tharsis Junction|Tharsis Outpost]] in the event the [[Vanguard]] would dub the Tharsis Ghost Massacre. The Guardian was able to destroy Nightfall Station with the help of the [[Pikers]], [[Tharsis Reformation]], and Rao's syndicate, but Lume and Bael fled.{{Citation needed}} The Guardian then stopped the Imperium forces that were attempting to pillaging a Praxic Order temple on [[Venus]] before following them into the [[Malphas Contempus]]. They defeated the Barant Dredgen in training named [[Harrow, Dredgen-Apprentice|Harrow]] and his master aboard the ship.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/12/13)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - [[Equilibrium]]''</ref>

==Structure==
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==Members==
;Leadership
*[[Dredgen Bael]]
*[[Bracus Lume, Coalition Ally|Premier Lume]]

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;Vals
*[[Val Cal'ric, Door Technician]]

;Bracuses
*[[Bracus Amal]]

;Legates
*[[Dra'aug, Imperium Legate]]
*[[Mirix, Imperium Legate]]

;Optuses
*[[Optus Namic]]

;[[Totality Division]]
*[[Armorer Aghol]]
*[[Enforcer Rao]]

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;Dredgens
*[[Dredgen Sere]]
*[[Harrow, Dredgen-Apprentice]]

;Notable Members
*[[Administrator Brask]]
*[[Barracks Commander Tha'arak]]
*[[Baros]]
*[[Disciple of Harrow]]
*[[Interrogator Orm]]

;Notable Vehicles
*[[Behemoth Rex]]
*[[Behemoth Mortis]]
*[[Imperium Patrol Thresher]]

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==Unique forces==
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;[[Imperium War Beast]]
*[[Imperium Decurion War Beast]]
*[[Imperium Electi War Beast]]
*[[Imperium Tesserarius War Beast]]
*[[Operations Specialist]]

;[[Imperium Psion]]
*[[Artillery Specialist]]
*[[Battery Thief]]
*[[Disoriented Imperium]]
*[[Imperium Decurion Psion]]
*[[Imperium Electi Psion]]
*[[Imperium Tesserarius Psion]]
*[[Intel Officer]]
*[[Lawless Tracker]]
*[[Operations Specialist]]
*[[Panoply Mechanic]]
*[[Psion Lackey]]

;[[Imperium Legionary]]
*[[Arc-Charged Enforcer]]
*[[Cargo Hijacker]]
*[[Imperium Electi Legionary]]
*[[Imperium Headhunter]]
*[[Lawless Tracker]]
*[[Operations Specialist]]
*[[The Muscle]]
*[[Tough Guy]]

;[[Imperium Incendior]]
*[[Arc-Charged Enforcer]]
*[[Chief Operations Supervisor]]
*[[Incendior Lackey]]
*[[Imperium Decurion Incendior]]
*[[Imperium Electi Incendior]]

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;[[Gladiator]] variants
*[[Nameless Apprentice]]

;[[Imperium Centurion]]
*[[Centurion Lackey]]
*[[Chief Operations Supervisor]]
*[[Cleaved Imperium Centurion]]
*[[Elevated Imperium Centurion]]
*[[Elite Imperium Centurion]]
*[[Hunter Mob]]
*[[Imperium Dux]]
*[[Imperium Generalis]]
*[[Imperium Hangar Security]]
*[[Impound Agent]]
*[[Inspector]]
*[[Operations Specialist]]
*[[Premier's Appointee]]

;[[Imperium Colossus]]
*[[Elevated Imperium Colossus]]
*[[Imbalanced Warden]]
*[[Imperium Electi Colossus]]
*[[Imperator Colossus]]
*[[Imperium Warden]]
*[[Legatus Colossus]]
*[[Lawless Tracker]]
*[[Operations Specialist]]
*[[Retaliator]]
*[[Weapons Specialist]]

;Praetorian
*[[Chief Inspector]]
*[[Imperium Decurion Praetorian]]
*[[Imperium Tesserarius Praetorian]]
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==Unique technology==
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;Weaponry
*[[Imperium Rifle]]
*[[Imperium Shotgun]]
*[[Imperium Slug Thrower]]
*[[Long Range Burst]]

;Defenses
*[[Absorption Shield#Ablative Armor|Ablative Armor]]

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;[[Imperium Scorpius]]

;[[Behemoth (Vehicle)|Behemoth]]
*[[Behemoth Gloriosus]]
*[[Behemoth Fortis]]
*[[Behemoth Nihil]]
*[[Laser Augmented Behemoth]]
*[[Missile Augmented Behemoth]]
*[[Strand-Hardened Behemoth]]

;[[Goliath Tank]]
*[[Imperium Goliath Advanced]]

;[[Imperium Thresher]]

;[[Imperium Shuttle]]

;[[Cabal Carrier]]
*[[Malphas Contemptus]]
*[[Zagan Gloriosus]] {{c|Flagship}}

;[[Nightfall Station]]
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==Trivia==
*The Barant Imperium is heavily based on the [[Wikipedia:Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]] from [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]], with its troops having a similar look and color scheme to the [[Wikipedia:Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtroopers]].
**Additionally, several [[Elite]] troops feature an orange pauldron on their left shoulder similar to  [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Stormtrooper_Commander Stormtrooper Commanders].
*The Barant Imperium is the only enemy Cabal group to not have Phalanxes. 
**However, they do possess Phalanx [[Energy Shield]]s.<ref name="TLC">'''Bungie (2025/12/2)''', ''Destiny 2: Renegades - [[The Long Con]]''</ref>
***The possible reason for the lack of Phalanxes was probably due to the various shield technology the Imperium had.
*When despawning, Barant Imperium troops have the same effect as the forces of the [[The Witness|Witness]], notably the [[Shadow Legion]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Behemoth (Pilotable).jpg|An Imperium Behemoth
File:Nightfall Station firing.jpg|Nightfall Station
File:Barant Threshers.jpg|Imperium Shuttles
File:Imperium Praetorian Flamethrower.jpg|A Praetorian using their flamethrower
File:ImperiumPhalanx.jpg|A Legionary holding an Energy Shield
File:Barant surgery tables.jpg|Operating tables
File:Barant cloning chamber.jpg|Medical chambers
File:ImperiumBattle.jpg|Imperium Troops battling [[Guardian]]s
</gallery>

;Concept Art
<gallery>
File:Barant Dish Concept.webp
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Reclamation]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Renegades]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Lawless]]'' {{mo}}

==References==
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