Red War

The Red War is an ongoing conflict between the crippled Guardians of the Solar System and the forces of Dominus Ghaul and his Red Legion.

After years of fighting against the forces of the Darkness and emerging victorious, the Guardians of the Last City find themselves outmatched when the Cabal Red Legion launches a surprise attack on the Last City itself, destroying the Tower and isolating the Traveler. The attack left the Guardians without their powers and their home destroyed, forcing them to flee and find a way to counterattack.

Prelude
The threat of the Red War began years ago during the final segments of the Taken War after the Skyburners Legion failed in their mission to assume control of the Hive Dreadnaught and find a way to defeat the Guardians. With their leadership dead, the remaining Cabal forces attempted to send a distress signal to the Cabal Emperor, informing him of their recent and crushing defeats at the Guardians hands.

Though the Guardians intercepted the Cabal forces, they were nonetheless successful in sending the message to its recipient. In addition to this, many officials in the Last City feared an attack as a result to all their successes, as a New Monarchy agent explained that with so many officers, field commanders and Primus' dead or on the run, the Cabal Empire would have no choice but to respond.

Surprise attack
During a time of quiet, the Vanguard discover all their outer defenses and outposts went dark and in the cover of a storm, the Cabal Red Legion reach the outer territories of the Last City unnoticed. In one swift attack, the Red Legion severely damages the Tower but the Vanguard leadership survive and aid in the fight against Red Legion troops. As the Legion's fleet assault the City, a massive aircraft latches onto the Traveler, encasing it in a force field, cutting off the Guardians from the Traveler's Light, effectively crippling them. Worse, during the chaos, the Speaker disappeared, leaving the City and its Guardians questioning his whereabouts.

Despite Ghaul's success in attacking the City, the Guardians refuse to give up the fight and after setting up a camp in the City's outskirts, they seek out to gain new powers and develop a counterattack against the Red Legion.

List of appearances

 * Destiny 2