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{{Quote|Nothing left but to face the Darkness at the heart of the Garden.|Ghost<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-black-garden The Black Garden]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Nothing left but to face the Darkness at the heart of the Garden.|Ghost<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-black-garden The Black Garden]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Black Heart''' is a [[Darkness]]-affiliated entity that functions as the centerpiece of the [[Black Garden]] | The '''Black Heart''' is a [[Darkness]]-affiliated entity that functions as the centerpiece of the [[Black Garden]] cultivated and worshipped by the [[Vex]] of the [[Sol Divisive]]. It was initially grown from a seed planted by [[The Witness|the Witness]] to grow and function as a failed replacement for [[The Veil|the Veil]] which had been stolen by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] from its possession. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The nature and purpose of the Black Heart remain shrouded in mystery. According to [[Rohan]], a [[Cloud Strider]] of [[Neomuna]] who once infiltrated the Black Garden, the Heart was created by the [[Conceptual Mind]] of the [[Sol Divisive]] in an effort to replicate the Veil, a powerful Darkness-affiliated entity linked to [[the Traveler]]. However, they were ultimately unsuccessful, with the Black Heart being a failed copy that lacked the full powers of the Veil. | The nature and purpose of the Black Heart remain shrouded in mystery. According to [[Rohan]], a [[Cloud Strider]] of [[Neomuna]] who once infiltrated the Black Garden, the Heart was created by the [[Conceptual Mind]] of the [[Sol Divisive]] in an effort to replicate the Veil, a powerful Darkness-affiliated entity linked to [[The Traveler|the Traveler]]. However, they were ultimately unsuccessful, with the Black Heart being a failed copy that lacked the full powers of the Veil. | ||
The Black Heart is of central importance to the Sol Divisive, who worship it as a deity, even remaking themselves in its image.<ref name="Axis">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Sol Progeny|Sol Progeny]]''</ref> It resembles a massive, floating globule of chaotic fluid, with crackling energy emanating from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> When in danger, the Heart summons its vessels, the [[Sol Progeny]], to defend itself.<ref name="Axis"/> | The Black Heart is of central importance to the Sol Divisive, who worship it as a deity, even remaking themselves in its image.<ref name="Axis">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Sol Progeny|Sol Progeny]]''</ref> It resembles a massive, floating globule of chaotic fluid, with crackling energy emanating from it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> When in danger, the Heart summons its vessels, the [[Sol Progeny]], to defend itself.<ref name="Axis"/> | ||
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Several years before the events of ''Destiny'', the Cloud Strider Rohan inadvertently found himself within the Black Garden while patrolling the border between the [[CloudArk]] and the [[Vex Network]], and discovered the Black Heart as it was being created by the Conceptual Mind. He managed to escape the Garden and told the Neomuna city council about his experience, but the council chose not to take any action against the potential threat, a decision which Rohan later came to accept.<ref>[[Deterministic Chaos]]</ref> | Several years before the events of ''Destiny'', the Cloud Strider Rohan inadvertently found himself within the Black Garden while patrolling the border between the [[CloudArk]] and the [[Vex Network]], and discovered the Black Heart as it was being created by the Conceptual Mind. He managed to escape the Garden and told the Neomuna city council about his experience, but the council chose not to take any action against the potential threat, a decision which Rohan later came to accept.<ref>[[Deterministic Chaos]]</ref> | ||
The Black Heart was subsequently destroyed when the three Sol Progeny were defeated by [[the Guardian]]. Its destruction helped [[Light]] to return to the Traveler, allowing it to finally begin healing.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> | The Black Heart was subsequently destroyed when the three Sol Progeny were defeated by [[The Guardian|the Guardian]]. Its destruction helped [[Light]] to return to the Traveler, allowing it to finally begin healing.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> | ||
Some time after the Heart's destruction, [[the Undying Mind]] attempted to restore it by reverting the Garden back to the Darkness, but the [[Guardian]]s were able to [[The Undying Mind (strike)|stop it]] before the Mind could complete its task.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Dark Below''</ref> | Some time after the Heart's destruction, [[The Undying Mind|the Undying Mind]] attempted to restore it by reverting the Garden back to the Darkness, but the [[Guardian]]s were able to [[The Undying Mind (strike)|stop it]] before the Mind could complete its task.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Dark Below''</ref> | ||
During the [[Taken War]], [[Oryx]] and his [[Taken]] also attempted to reawaken the Black Heart, but was foiled when the Guardian intervened.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Taken King''</ref> | During the [[Taken War]], [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] and his [[Taken]] also attempted to reawaken the Black Heart, but was foiled when the Guardian intervened.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: The Taken King''</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||