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[[File:Resonant Splinter (Leviathan).png|thumb|200px|Resonant Splinter seen on the Derelict Leviathan]] | [[File:Resonant Splinter (Leviathan).png|thumb|200px|Resonant Splinter seen on the Derelict Leviathan]] | ||
'''Resonant Splinters''' are devices originating from the [[Pyramid]]s and the [[Black Fleet]]. Their function is not wholly clear, but | '''Resonant Splinters''' are devices originating from the [[Pyramid]]s and the [[Black Fleet]]. Their function is not wholly clear, but are employed by many forces that fight on their behalf. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There have been two types of Resonant Splinter encountered by the [[Guardian]]s. The first type was found in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], and seems to a kind of bomb, their explosions powerful enough to lead to them being referred to as "superweapons". They are frequently smuggled into the Throne World by the [[Scorn]], who attempt to use | There have been two types of Resonant Splinter encountered by the [[Guardian]]s. The first type was found in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], and seems to be some used as a kind of bomb, their explosions powerful enough to lead to them being referred to as "superweapons". They are frequently smuggled into the Throne World by the [[Scorn]], who attempt to use it to destabilize the areas<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Public Event]]: Resonant Destruction''</ref>, or to assault [[The Wellspring]]<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[The Wellspring|The Wellspring: Attack]]''</ref>. A number of these Splinters were acquired by the [[Imperial Cabal]], who reverse engineered them into devices capable of clearing the influence of the Darkness. They were field tested during an [[Lake of Shadows|operation]] to clear a [[Taken]] infestation of the [[European Dead Zone]]'s water reserves, where the Splinters showed the ability of clearing large concentrations of [[Blight]]. Reverse-engineered Splinters must be manually activated after reaching their destination.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/28/2)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Strike]]: [[Lake of Shadows]]''</ref> | ||
The second type | The second type was encountered on the [[Leviathan (ship)|Derelict Leviathan]], where it would be used by the [[Valus Thu'ur, Vessel of Nightmares|Vessels of]] [[Primus Or'sek, Vessel of Nightmares|Nightmares]], and other powerful [[Nightmare]]s, to protect themselves against the attacks of the Guardians seeking to [[Nightmare Containment|harvest]] their energies to stop the plans of [[Emperor Calus]]. These are simpler items, similar in appearence to the [[Pyramid Spike]]s but larger at their middle point and with more moving parts<ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Public Event]]: [[Nightmare Containment]]''</ref>. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
