Editing The Dark Below

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{{game infobox
|name=The Dark Below
|image=[[File:TheDarkBelow-ReleaseArt.png|300px|300px|center]]
|developer=[[Bungie]]
|publisher=[[Activision]]
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series 360]]<br>[[PlayStation 3]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]
|releasedate= December 9, 2014
|genre= Action role-playing <br> [[First-person shooter]]
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Teen (T) for Blood, Language, and Violence<br>
[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+
}}
{{quote|Now you must face what lurks in the Dark Below.|[[Eris Morn]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KfmM-tZS4o The Dark Below Prologue]</ref>}}
'''''The Dark Below''''' is the first DLC for ''[[Destiny]]'', released on December 9, 2014.<ref name="StoryCrit">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-29-destinys-first-expansion-the-dark-below-takes-aim-at-story-criticism '''Eurogamer''' - ''Destiny's first expansion The Dark Below takes aim at story criticism'']</ref> ''The Dark Below'' takes place in the [[Cosmodrome]] and within the [[Hellmouth]], and involves stopping the [[Hive]] god [[Crota]] from being resurrected and invading Earth.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/07/first-look-destiny-collectors-editions/#sf3597571 '''Playstation Blog''' - ''First Look: Destiny Collectors' Editions'']</ref><ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/922520027-the-seeding '''Destinydb''': ''The Seeding'']</ref><ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/210892851-the-wakening '''Destinydb''': ''The Awakening'']</ref> Players are guided by [[Eris Morn]], a new [[Tower]] vendor with a grudge against Crota.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungie-explains-why-some-destiny-dlc-is-already-on/1100-6423327/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Bungie Explains Why Some Destiny DLC Is Already on the Disc'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update--10312014/en/News/News?aid=12351 '''Bungie Weekly Update''' - ''10/31/2014'']</ref>

==Appearances==
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{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies'''
*[[Omar Agah]] {{Fm}}
*[[Eriana-3]] {{Mo}}
*[[Eris Morn]] {{1st}}
*[[Sai Mota]] {{Fm}}
*[[Vell Tarlowe]] {{Fm}}
*[[Toland, the Shattered]] {{Mo}}

;'''The Cabal Empire'''

;'''The Fallen'''
*[[Phyksin, King Baron]] {{1st}}

;'''The Hive'''
*[[Crota, Son of Oryx]] {{1st}}
*[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]] {{1st}}
*[[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] {{1st}}
*[[Urzok, the Hated]] {{1st}}
*[[The Forsaken]] {{1st}}
*[[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]] {{1st}}

;'''The Vex'''
*[[The Undying Mind]] {{1st}}

;'''The Reef'''

;'''Other Characters'''

|title-2=Species|
*[[Awoken]]
*[[Exo]]
*[[Hive]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Fallen]]

|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Blades of Crota]] {{1st}}
*[[Blood of Oryx]]
*[[Spawn of Crota]]
*[[First Crota Fireteam]] {{Mo}}
*[[Vanguard]]
*[[House of Devils]]
*[[House of Kings]]

|title-4=Locations|
*[[Earth]]
**[[Cosmodrome]]
*[[Moon]]
**[[Hellmouth]]

|title-5=Events|
*[[City Age]]
*[[The Great Disaster]] {{Mo}}

|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|

|title-7=Weapons and armor|
*[[Acolyte Rung]] {{1st}}
*[[Boomer]]
*[[Cleaver]] {{1stID|Ascendant Sword}}
*[[Knightbone Guard]] {{1st}}
*[[Thrallskin Brace]] {{1st}}
*[[Shredder]]

|title-8=Miscellanea|
}}

==Features==
===Story missions===
*[[Fist of Crota]] - [[Cosmodrome]], [[Earth]]
*[[Siege of the Warmind]] - Cosmodrome, Earth
*[[The Wakening]] - [[Ocean of Storms]], [[Moon]]

===Strikes===
*[[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]]<sup>(PlayStation exclusive)</sup> - [[The Black Garden]]
*[[Will of Crota]] - Cosmodrome, Earth

===Raid===
*[[Crota's End]] - Ocean of Storms, Moon

===Crucible maps===
*[[Pantheon]] - The Black Garden
*[[Skyshock]] - Cosmodrome, Earth
*[[The Cauldron]] - Ocean of Storms, Moon

===Activities===
*Vanguard Roc - [[Strike]] playlist, level 26

===Miscellaneous===
*[[Eris Morn]] - [[Tower]] vendor with new quests, [[bounties]], and rewards
*Various exotic [[weapon]]s and [[armor]]
*Maximum [[Light]] Level increase to 32

==Notes==
*The Will of Crota strike will not be available until the player performs a specific set of tasks for Eris: First, they must complete all the story missions. Then, turn in a bounty for killing 25 [[Knight]]s or [[Wizard]]s. Finally, the player must complete three bounties to track down the Heart, Hand, and Eyes of Crota in the Cosmodrome.<ref>[http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/heres-unlock-will-crota-strike-destinys-new-dark-dlc/ How To Unlock Destiny's Will of Crota Strike in Destiny's New Dark Below DLC]</ref>

*Crota's End is available immediately upon starting the expansion, provided the player is a high enough level. The Undying Mind is also immediately available, provided the player has completed the story campaign from the base game.

*The expansion introduces a new [[Quest]]ing system. Quests are picked up from Eris Morn; the first three quests are the three story missions, followed by a choice of two different quests: the [[Disciples of Crota]] and the [[Urn of Sacrifice]]. These quests are stored as special bounties.

{{#widget:YouTube|id=9KfmM-tZS4o|thumb|width=320px|caption=The Dark Below prologue}}

==Trivia==
*The trademark for the expansion was filed in 2013. [[Activision]] had [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment] file the trademark,<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/16/destiny-39-s-the-dark-below-expansion-was-almost-uncovered-in-2013.aspx '''The Game Informer Show''' - ''Destiny's The Dark Below Expansion Was Almost Uncovered In 2013'']</ref> which led to some confusion as to whether the expansion was related to ''[http://wowpedia.org/World_of_Warcraft World of Warcraft]''.<ref>[http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/07/07/the-dark-below-is-real/ '''WOW Insider''' - ''The Dark Below is real'']</ref>
*The DLC was rebooted a few months before release. The pack's "crunch period" occurred over a period of nine weeks.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind the Making of Destiny'']</ref>

== References ==
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==Timeline==
{{Succession box
|before= ''[[Destiny]]''
|title= ''The Dark Below''
|after= ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
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