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|othernames= "The Risen" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZyQK6kUdWQ Destiny Live Action Trailer]</ref> <br> "Light-bearers" <br> "Dead Things"

|image= [[File:Iron Guardians.jpg|325px]]

|goals= Protect the [[Solar System]] from threats at all cost, both alien and Solar System-born alike <br> Rebuild [[The Last City]]

|war= [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Vex]]

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|notable-group= [[Iron Lords]] <br> [[Warlords]] <br> [[Vanguard]] <br> <br> [[Iron Wolves]] <br> [[The Hidden]] <br> [[Titan]]s <br> [[Hunter]]s <br> [[Warlock]]s

|notable-person= [[Commander Zavala]] <br> [[The Speaker]] <br> [[Cayde-6]] <br> [[Lord Saladin]] <br> [[Osiris]] <br> [[Lord Shaxx]] <br> [[Ikora Rey]] <br> [[Saint-14]] <br> [[The Guardian]]  

{{Quote|We take our first breath, with no memory of who we were before, yet we are withdrawn to the [[Light]]. We fight, we die, and we live again.|Commander Zavala.}}

The '''Guardians''', once known as '''The Risen''' and '''Light-bearers''', are a faction of protectors tasked with defending [[the Last City]] and [[Solar System]] against the forces of the [[Darkness]], the [[Taken]], the [[Red Legion]], and various other threats.

Guardians of the present are chosen from the ranks of ancient dead by the [[Ghost]]s of the [[Traveler]], deemed worthy of resurrection by their past lives and compatibility with their [[Ghost]]s,<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/283wsu/how_to_read_your_grimoire_cards/ '''Destiny the Game''' - ''How to read your Grimoire cards'']</ref> and have defended the [[City]] for centuries. However, that defense cannot hold out forever.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> Guardians are charged with the protection of humanity's survivors, but many have splintered off into other groups with their own agendas. For example, it is commonplace for Guardians to align with one of the City's several [[Factions]] for support. Some, however, leave the City altogether, such as those aligned with [[Concordat]] or the Cult of [[Osiris]]. Few have turned their back on the Light and humanity all-together, such as the villainous [[Dredgen Yor]], the original wielder of [[Thorn]].

Guardians are equipped with an advanced arsenal of weaponry and vehicles, as well as the ability to channel the Traveler's [[Light|power]] (referred to by some as "magic").<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams]</ref> It is said that Guardians rarely speak.<ref name="FWCReddit">[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a08mn/tower_npcs_breakdown_the_jovians_osiris_the_great/ '''Tower NPCs Breakdown''': ''The Jovians, Osiris, The Great Pyramid, Sun Legion, Ragnarök, etc.'' (Part 2)]</ref>

Thanks to their Ghosts, Guardians are effectively immortal in most situations. They take advantage of this fact in a number of ways, whether its the live-fire training exercises of the [[Crucible]] and [[Lord Shaxx]], or by making new discoveries via visions as [[Thanatonaut]]s. However, Guardians can be permanently killed if their light is drained by a powerful enemy, such as powerful figures of the [[Darkness]] or if their [[Ghost]] is destroyed.

The Guardians' origins are rooted in the very origins of the Last City itself, in the [[Dark Age]] that followed the [[Collapse]].<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> In the earliest days, when the survivors of the Collapse were gathering beneath the [[Traveler]] and groups like [[Takanome's Rangers]] were all that separated refugees elsewhere from certain death, the Guardians were known as The Risen. Having been granted the power to wield the [[Light]] by their [[Ghost]]s, The Risen lacked a common, unifying purpose, and took up roles as enforcers and bodyguards for the first [[Faction]]s of what would become the Last City. As the Factions feuded over their competing ideologies and competed for influence among the residents of the fledgling city under the Traveler, some of The Risen became disillusioned and abandoned their Factions, seeking a higher purpose. With tensions between the Factions already near the boiling point, this triggered the [[Faction Wars]], a violent conflict that only ended when The Risen ceased fighting each other in order to unite against a new enemy that threatened them all: the [[Fallen]]. In the end, the Fallen were repelled, the Factions' iron grip was broken, the city under the Traveler became the Last City with massive walls erected to protect it, and The Risen became known as the Guardians.<ref name="RA">'''Bungie (2014-12-10)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref>

Outside the Last City, various Guardians also set themselves up as petty kings across [[Earth]]. Known as [[Warlord]]s, they forced villages to accept their "protection" in return for tribute and warred with each other for territory. Eventually, four warriors who fought against the Warlords' tyranny, [[Radegast]], [[Jolder]], [[Perun]], and [[Saladin Forge|Saladin]], joined together to form a force for good modeled after the knightly orders of old. They became the first [[Iron Lords]]. Over the years, the Iron Lords' numbers swelled into the hundreds as they defeated Warlord after Warlord and destroyed their Ghosts to ensure their executions were permanent. A number of Warlords, such as [[Felwinter]], even decided to join the Iron Lords' cause. When the Warlords were vanquished, the Iron Lords set about rebuilding human civilization, but this unfortunately led to their downfall. Hoping to harness the [[Golden Age]] technology known as [[SIVA]], they breached [[Site 6]] and awoke the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], who activated SIVA as a defense mechanism. In the ensuing conflict, all of the Iron Lords perished but two: [[Saladin]], who took it upon himself to guard what remained of the [[Iron Lord]]'s legacy, and [[Efrideet]], who fled the destruction and hid far from civilization. Saladin sealed the [[Iron Temple]] as a monument to his fallen friends, and took up managing the [[Iron Banner]] tournament at the [[Tower]].

The Guardian ranks would be thrown into discord after the destruction of The Last City by [[Dominus Ghaul]], commander of the Red Legion, one year after the [[SIVA Crisis]] and two years after the [[Taken War]], after the Skyburner's distress signal reached [[Dominus Ghaul]].<ref name="Last Call">[http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/28/15095770/destiny-2-first-teaser-trailer-video-bungie-cayde-6  '''Polygon''' - ''Watch the first teaser for Destiny 2'']</ref><ref name="Rally the Troops">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJLAJVmggt0 '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 – “Rally the Troops” Worldwide Reveal Trailer'']</ref>

Guardian forces were left powerless after the [[Light]] had been sealed by the [[Traveler Cage]], and were hunted en masse by [[Red Legion]] forces, with many being executed. Though trapped, the Traveler sent visions to the now lightless Guardians to seek out one of its fragments in the [[European Dead Zone]], whereby they could regain their powers. [[Dominus Ghaul]] attempted and failed to win the Traveler's approval and make him into a Guardian, and simply took the light by force. When he gloated in front of the Traveler, the Traveler suddenly broke its cage and destroyed Ghaul, as well as slowly healing itself by drawing fragments back into itself. With the invasion ended and the city retaken, the Traveler was declared no longer dead but living once more, thus bringing back the light to the guardians all over again.

There are three classes of Guardian: [[Hunter]]s, [[Warlock]]s, and [[Titan]]s. Hunters utilize swiftness, precision, and stealth to efficiently slay their enemies. Warlocks have the least amount of armor but the fastest regeneration, and utilize a variety of projectile attacks in their abilities. Titans are able to both take and deal massive amounts of damage, prioritizing either one depending on their subclass. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-unveiled '''Forbes.com''' ''Bungie's Destiny Unveiled'']</ref> Titans emphasize armor and raw power, while warlocks emphasize the use of their magical abilities and agility. Hunters fall in between both classes.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/11/jason-jones-the-destiny-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Gameinformer''': ''Jason Jones - The Destiny Interview'']</ref> The Guardians include members of the [[human]], [[Awoken]] and [[Exo]] races, and can be either male or female.

While the choice of race is mostly aesthetic, the choice of class will have more impact. Note that all three classes have access to the same weapons, and are not "locked in" to any particular role. However, each class can specialize in a particular direction depending on which subclass the player is using. Choice of subclass will determine what [[Super]] the player can use, as well as what bonuses and other lesser abilities they'll have access to. Subclasses can be leveled up and switched on the fly, allowing a single character a degree of flexibility for different combat scenarios.

Guardians have three base stats determined by their choice of subclass: Armor (shield strength), Agility (movement speed and jump height), and Recovery (shield regeneration speed). Each class emphasizes each of these stats differently, but can be modified slightly. Choice of armor can boost any of the three cooldown stats: Strength (melee cooldown), Discipline (grenade cooldown), and Intellect (Super cooldown).

==Guardian Organizations==

===Tower Leadership===

== Trivia ==

*Over the course of the series, the Guardians have received various titles and names for their efforts and adventures. Among them are Hivebane, Wolf-slayer, Killer of Wolves, Warrior of Light, Oryx-slayer or Slayer of Oryx, and recently Young Wolf and Lord Guardian.

*A [[Sunbreaker]] [[Titan]] is the only subclass of Guardian that cannot be killed with a single high-impact sniper headshot in full armor.

*Guardians are suggested to not require sleep to function. It is unknown if this applies to all Guardians or only [[Warlocks]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny 2, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Ego Talon Bond]]''</ref>

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