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Ishtar Welcome is the first mission of Chapter 3 of the New Light campaign, and is a required mission to unlock Venus as a patrol space.
Objectives[edit]
- Search for the Contact
- Your are boots on the ground. Find your Venusian handler, Alana Reyn.
- Investigate the Guardian Outpost
- Alana Reyn is out on assignment at the Ishtar Academy. Seek out Guardian outposts for information on its location.
- Repel the Fallen
- Defend Ghost as he seeks for the location of the Academy.
- Destroy Kiriks-4
- Eliminate the Servitor barring access to Ishtar grounds.
- Investigate the Strange Conflux
- Alana Reyn isn't here, but... this is. Investigate the strange stream of baryonic energy.
- Survive the Vex
- The Vex have responded to your transgression! Survive their onslaught.
Transcript[edit]
The Guardian travels to Venus
- Ghost - Venus. Once a thriving center of science and knowledge during the Golden Age. But ever since the Collapse, it's slowly been corrupted by the influence of these hostile machines. The Vex. Operations in the past have done a lot to dismantle their structures and plans, and I'd dare say the things that happened here catalyzed the events that are transpiring today. But I digress; seems our deeds here aren't over. Not yet.
The ship exits warp space and heads for Venus. An in-game cutscene plays, showing the Guardian's ship approaching Venus and cruising over the Ishtar Sink.
- Ghost - Seems like Shaw and the Vanguard weren't kidding. I'm detecting a lot of activity around the entire Ishtar Sink. Seems like we got our work cut out for us. But we can deal with that later, apparently we're to meet up with Alana, wherever she is. Let's touch down here, away from possible ambush.
Mission begins
- Ghost - Looks like there's an encampment here... abandoned, obviously, but maybe we can gather some information on the land while we can. Get me to that terminal there.
The Guardian heads for a terminal in the Headlands encampment and scans an active device there
- Ghost - Huh, most of the files here are protected by some serious encryption, but there is an audio file here that's free to play. Let's take a listen.
- ??? - DO NOT TOUCH MY STUFF!
- Ghost - WHOA!
- ??? - Have a death wish and want to steal my equipment, and so help me Traveler I will tear you apart with my bare hands! Especially you, four-armed bastards, do NOT give me another reason to vaporize another Baron of yours. If you're not a thief, well, forgive my outburst. Just had some... recent trouble. I'm currently out combing the Collective for some essential data. Feel free to get comfortable there -without touching my stuff, mind you. Else wise, you'll find me at the Ishtar Academy, if you are so inclined.
- Ghost - Alright then... No data on it's location, but there is a former Guardian outpost nearby that should give us the lay of the land. Let's go, Guardian.
The Guardian enters the Shattered Coast and heads for the outpost overlooking the cliff edge. Upon reaching it, a Skiff approaches, offloading Fallen reinforcements
- Ghost - Wait, is that... Fallen, incoming! Brace yourself!
The Guardian eliminates the Fallen ambushers
- Ghost - House of Dusk? What are they doing here?
The Guardian is led to the terminal and may place down a rally flag nearby to replenish their ammo and abilities. As the Guardian scans it, more Fallen arrive and a Darkness Zone falls. Guardians are introduced to the mechanics of missions, and even Legendary difficulty modifiers.
- Ghost - We have more incoming! Defend me for a second.
The Guardian dispatches the horde of Fallen, keeping their numbers of themselves and their Ghost, finally reaching 100% on downloads
- Ghost - I got as much as we can, but the terminal was extremely corrupted. Most of the data is incomplete. Let's go find another, watch for more Fallen.
The Guardian heads for the other terminal on the other side of the abandoned city and encounters some light Fallen resistance before interfacing with the terminal once more
- Ghost - Here they come! Eyes up, Guardian!
The Ghost continues to scan as hordes of Fallen are eliminated, especially their Marauder, Shank and Wretch backup. A Servitor is killed.
- Ghost - Guardian, look! That Servitor dropped something.
Upon collecting the Code Segment, the download percent increases drastically
- Ghost - The Fallen must have ripped everything from these computers. Of course they would do that. See if you can find more of those codes while you keep them off me.
The Guardian eliminates more waves of reinforcements and collects more Code Segments from the attacking hordes of Servitors. The Ghost finally gathers all the data he needs and the darkness zone falls. A chest(s) spawn next to the terminal.
- Ghost - Whew. There we go! I got everything we need. Seems the archives are... that way!
The Guardian heads towards the archive, only to find a rally flag next to the opening. Upon approaching the door, a Web Mine goes off as it is sealed by a Fallen barrier. A Darkness Zone falls and a Skiff approaches, hailing the Guardian with fire from its turrets while offloading Kiriks-4, High Servitor
- Ghost - Seems the Fallen really don't want us going into that Archive! Too bad. Take down that Servitor, and we should be free to enter.
The Guardian pursues the High Servitor around the Coast, chipping away at its health before it retreats behind an immune shield. Scorch Captains, House of Dusk spawn.
- Ghost - [Grunts] It's protected itself in a powerful shield, Guardian. None of our firepower is going to cut it. But I think the Fallen's own ordnance will. Let's take those cannons, Guardian.
The Guardian secures a Scorch Cannon from a slain Scorch Captain and breaks the Servitor's shield with a blast or more of the Scorch Cannon
- Ghost - Shield's down! Let 'em have it!
The Guardian damages Kiriks-4 more and repeats another shield breaking process. After some battle with the Ultra Servitor, the machine falls, allowing the Guardian to progress into the Archive
- Ghost - Servitor down, and the Fallen are in retreat! Let's go find our missing Guardian.
The Guardian goes through the once sealed off door
- Ghost - Hey, you think that Guardian is our contact, Alana? I mean, Shaw warned us she was... eccentric, but, surely someone can't be that strange, right?
The Guardian enters the Ishtar Archive itself, picking up movement on their radar and seeing the opening crackling with energy
- Ghost - I don't like this Guardian, I'm detecting movement... everywhere. It's like something is just... watching us.
The Guardian enters the Archive, encountering a Conflux before them, as well as a place to rally
- Ghost - What is that? Guardian, let me see it.
The Ghost is led to the Conflux and begins scanning it
- Ghost - Curious. This thing is comprised of non-baryonic energy all being channeled to... where exactly? Hmm, seems like there was-
Vex spawn orbs appear in the room
- Ghost - Huh? Wait, Guardian incoming! We have- the Vex...
A wave of Goblins appear and begin engaging the fireteam. If a Goblin's head is blown off by fire.
- Ghost - It's not dead?! How is it- the chest! Aim for the chest!
The wave, as well as a few others are eliminated, this time, including Hobgoblins and Minotaurs, ever increasing in volume and difficulty. A final one begins to appear
- Ghost - That's a massive energy spike. Seems they're throwing some of their best at us!
A final horde of Goblins, Hobgoblins, Minotaurs and Annyx, Enforcive Mind attacks the Guardian. After a hectic engagement, all Vex are destroyed.
- Ghost - That was intense. So, this is the Vex, huh? Get me a closer look, I need to really see what we're dealing with here.
{Cutscene}
The Ghost and Guardian inspect one of the destroyed Goblins, the former scanning its broken body. The Ghost finishes his scanning
- Ghost - Like the reports said. Half machine, half organic, all tough and unyielding.
The Guardian inspects the Goblin further, spotting an Arc-laced wound on it
- The Guardian - There's Light on this Goblin.
- Ghost - Wait, you think these units were here before?
Ruffling is heard in the distance as a Ghost reveals itself from behind a bookshelf
- Ghost - Huh, well that answers that...
The Guardian and Ghost approach their new partner and imbue light into them. A Guardian appears before them, facing away from them.
- ??? - [Grunts] Stupid! Of course the Vex would put have a failsafe for something that mundane! [Sighs] Well, lesson learned, let's expect company like that every time we comb the baryonic flux-
- Ghost - Uh, hello?
The Warlock, shocked, spins around and aims at an equally startled Guardian before realizing the ally and lowering the weapon.
- ??? - Oh, hello. You must've been the one who got me back up. But what about-
The Warlock looks around, noticing the destroyed Vex around her
- ??? - Ah, I see. You clearly did a better job than I did. ...tell me, why were you investigating a Vex data packet?
- Ghost - Well, we were a bit curious.
A Hobgoblin starts to get back up behind the Guardian.
- Ghost - We were looking for a Guardian. Some contact to help us with a new operation on Venus.
The Hobgoblin prepares to fire. The Warlock notices the imminent threat.
- Ghost - Say would you happen to be-
The Warlock moves the Guardian out of the way and fires her Hand Cannon directly into the chest of the Hobgoblin, blowing the top half to pieces, leaving the lower half to slowly shamble forwards before collapsing. She looks to the Guardian before holstering her weapon.
- ??? - Ah, so you're the new kid Shaw told me about. I see you still got some teeth to cut. Alright, here's a little crash course for you: 1, aim for the chest of the Vex, that's where the unit is controlled itself. 2, always expect some sort of Vex response for anything, and I mean anything. 3, watch yourself out there, watch the cliffs, your corners, the ruins, everywhere, despite Vanguard field research...
She looks to some of the destroyed Vex
- ??? - the Vex ARE craftier than you think. 4, know your limits and do not venture too deep into Vex territory before asking yourself 'is this really worth it?' And finally... just don't touch anything I've laid out. Don't want any data being altered by even the slightest of changes.
The Guardian and Ghost look at each other, somewhat puzzlingly
- ??? - Follow all that, and I think we'll get along swimmingly! I believe you found my outpost, hence the rather rapid response here, so I assume you know where to find me after all this.
As the Warlock starts for the hole leading out of the Archive, she stops in her tracks and looks back to the Guardian, arm extended out
- ??? - Oh, sorry, forgive my poor manners.
- Alana Reyn - Alana Reyn, enchanté.
The Guardian shakes Alana's hand and the Warlock leaves, leaving the Guardian and Ghost alone in the Archive
- Ghost - Huh, you know, I was expecting... more weird, less jaded.
- The Guardian - Guess we have to trust her experience, right?
- Ghost - I guess.
The Guardian and Ghost start to leave the Archive and the mission ends.
Enemies[edit]
- Supplicant (Legendary)
- Fanatic
- Goblin
- Hobgoblin
- Minotaur
- Quantum Minotaur
- Malignant Minotaur (Legendary)
- Bosses
Appearance[edit]
- Destiny 2: Season of the Risen (First appearance)