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|developer=[[Bungie]]
|developer=[[Bungie]]
|publisher=[[Bungie]]
|publisher=[[Bungie]]
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series X]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]<br>[[PlayStation 5]]<br>PC<br>Google Stadia
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series X/S]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]<br>[[PlayStation 5]]<br>[[Steam]]<br>[[Google Stadia]] {{c|Formerly}} <br>[[Xbox App]]<br>[[Epic Games Store]]
|releasedate=November 10th, 2020
|releasedate=November 10th, 2020
|genre= Action role-playing <br> [[First-person shooter]]
|genre= Action role-playing <br> [[First-person shooter]]
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GO BEYOND THE LIGHT.
GO BEYOND THE LIGHT.


A new power is born out of the ancient [[Pyramids|Pyramid Ship]] above [[Europa]]'s frozen frontier, and a dark [[House of Salvation|empire]] has risen beneath, united under the banner of the [[Fallen]] [[Kell]] of [[Darkness]], [[Eramis, the Shipstealer|Eramis]]. Join your fellow [[Guardian]]s and bring down the empire at any cost – even if it means wielding the Darkness itself.
A new power is born out of the ancient [[Pyramids|Pyramid Ship]] above [[Europa]]'s frozen frontier, and a dark [[House of Salvation|empire]] has risen beneath, united under the banner of the [[Fallen]] [[Kell]] of [[Darkness]], [[Eramis, the Shipstealer|Eramis]]. Join your fellow [[Guardian]]s and bring down the empire at any cost – even if it means wielding the [[Stasis|Darkness]] itself.


==Overview==
==Development==
The original release date was scheduled to launch on September 22nd, 2020, however got pushed to November 10th, 2020 due to development issues brought in by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=COVID-19_pandemic&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop Coronavirus Pandemic]. Bungie also decided to release Beyond Light on November 10th in order to help Destiny 2 become a launch title for the [[Xbox Series X/S|Xbox Series X and Series S]].
 
==Features==
===Story missions===
*[[Darkness's Doorstep]]
*[[The New Kell]]
*[[Rising Resistance]]
*[[The Warrior]]
*[[The Technocrat]]
*[[The Kell of Darkness]]
*[[Sabotaging Salvation]]
*[[The Aftermath]]
*[[Stealing Stasis]]
*[[Reforging the Past]]
 
===Empire Hunts===
*[[The Warrior]]
*[[The Technocrat]]
*[[The Dark Priestess]]
 
===Quests===
*[[Born in Darkness]]
 
===Strikes===
*[[The Disgraced]]
*[[The Glassway]]
 
===Raid===
*[[Deep Stone Crypt (Raid)|Deep Stone Crypt]]
 
===Lost Sectors===
*[[Bunker E15]]
*[[Concealed Void]]
*[[Perdition]]
 
===Guardian subclasses & changes===
*[[Stasis]] is introduced as the first new element since ''[[Destiny]]''. It introduces the aspect and fragment system that would be carried over into ''[[The Witch Queen]]'' expansion with the Light subclasses. The Stasis subclasses and exotic weapons were introduced in the expansion while the Stasis legendary weapons were introduced in ''[[Season of the Lost]]''.
*Seasonal challenges are introduced in ''[[Season of the Chosen]]''.
*Transmog is introduced in ''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' by completing bounties from [[Ada-1]]. Only 10 class-specific Synthweave can be obtained per character per season, but this cap can be bypassed by purchasing Synthweave Templates from the Eververse.
**Shaders earned in-game are permanently unlocked as part of the transmog feature being introduced.
*Players are able to play past seasonal content until the launch of the next expansion cycle.
*The [[H.E.L.M.]] is introduced as the site of seasonal vendors beginning with Season of the Chosen.
*The New Light experience is updated.
*The [[Monument To Lost Lights]] is introduced, where players can purchase Exotic weapons from past seasons and expansions currently in the DCV. [[Exotic Cipher]]s are introduced and can be earned from the season pass or by completing the Xenology quest from [[Xûr]] on weekends.
*The vendors of playlist activities replace the token system with a reputation system.
*Crossplay is available starting in ''Season of the Lost''.
 
===Loot===
*New Gear to unlock
*New Exotics to earn
*Pre-Order bonuses include: Exotic Ghost shell, New Exclusive Emblem, Exotic Any Other Day Sparrow, First access to Exotic No Time to Explain Pulse Rifle, all seasons up to ''[[The Witch Queen]]''.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
{{Stub}}
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies'''
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies'''
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**[[Old Chicago]] {{Mo}}
**[[Old Chicago]] {{Mo}}
*[[Europa]] {{1st}}
*[[Europa]] {{1st}}
**[[Castalia Macula]] {{1st}}
**[[Rathmore Chaos]] {{1st}}
***[[Asterion Abyss]] {{1st}}
***[[Asterion Abyss]] {{1st}}
****[[Nexus (Europa)|Nexus]] {{1st}}
****[[Nexus (Europa)|Nexus]] {{1st}}
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*[[Whirlwind]] {{Mo}}
*[[Whirlwind]] {{Mo}}


|title-6=Vehicles, Equipment, and Technology|
|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|
*[[Ares One]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ares One]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cryptolith Lure]] {{1st}}
*[[Cryptolith Lure]] {{1st}}
*[[Fallen Skiff]]
*[[Fallen Skiff]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Ghost shell]]s
**[[Atlas Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Atlas Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Bitcrushed Shell]] {{1st}}
**[[Bitcrushed Shell]] {{1st}}
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**[[Ten-Grasp Sword]] {{1st}}
**[[Ten-Grasp Sword]] {{1st}}


|title-7=Weapons and Armor|
|title-7=Weapons and armor|
*[[Arthrys's Embrace]] {{1st}}
*[[Arthrys's Embrace]] {{1st}}
*[[Auto Rifle]]
*[[Auto Rifle]]
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**[[The Summoner (Adept)]]
**[[The Summoner (Adept)]]
*[[Calamity Rig Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Calamity Rig Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Crystocrene Suit]] {{1st}}
*[[Combat Bow]]
*[[Combat Bow]]
**[[Biting Winds]] {{1st}}
**[[Biting Winds]] {{1st}}
*[[Cinder Pinon Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Cinder Pinon Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Dawn Chorus]] {{1st}}
*[[Dawn Chorus]] {{1st}}
*[[Hand cannon]]
*[[Hand Cannon]]
**[[Hawkmoon]]
**[[Hawkmoon]]
**[[Posterity]] {{1st}}
**[[Posterity]] {{1st}}
**[[The Steady Hand]]
**[[The Steady Hand]]
**[[Thorn]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Artifact H-349}}
**[[Thorn]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Artifact H-349}}
*[[Fusion rifle]]
*[[Fusion Rifle]]
**[[Coriolis Force]] {{1st}}
**[[Coriolis Force]] {{1st}}
**[[Exile's Curse (Adept)]] {{1st}}
**[[Exile's Curse (Adept)]] {{1st}}
*[[Grenade launcher]]
*[[Grenade Launcher]]
**[[Blast Battue]] {{1st}}
**[[Blast Battue]] {{1st}}
**[[Crowd Pleaser]] {{1st}}
**[[Crowd Pleaser]] {{1st}}
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*[[Legacy's Oath Suit (Titan)]] {{1st}}
*[[Legacy's Oath Suit (Titan)]] {{1st}}
*[[Legacy's Oath Suit (Warlock)]] {{1st}}
*[[Legacy's Oath Suit (Warlock)]] {{1st}}
*[[Linear fusion rifle]]
*[[Linear Fusion Rifle]]
**[[Corsair's Wrath]] {{1st}}
**[[Corsair's Wrath]] {{1st}}
*[[Machine gun]]
*[[Machine Gun]]
**[[Commemoration]] {{1st}}
**[[Commemoration]] {{1st}}
**[[Thermal Erosion]] {{1st}}
**[[Thermal Erosion]] {{1st}}
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*[[Phobos Warden Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Phobos Warden Armor]] {{1st}}
*[[Precious Scars]] {{1st}}
*[[Precious Scars]] {{1st}}
*[[Pulse rifle]]
*[[Pulse Rifle]]
**[[Hailing Confusion]] {{1st}}
**[[Hailing Confusion]] {{1st}}
**[[No Time To Explain]]
**[[No Time To Explain]]
**[[Stars in Shadow]] {{1st}}
**[[Stars in Shadow]] {{1st}}
*[[Rocket launcher]]
*[[Rocket Launcher]]
**[[Eyes of Tomorrow]] {{1st}}
**[[Eyes of Tomorrow]] {{1st}}
**[[Gjallarhorn]] {{Mo}}
**[[Gjallarhorn]] {{Mo}}
**[[Subzero Salvo]] {{1st}}
**[[Subzero Salvo]] {{1st}}
**[[Tomorrow's Answer (Adept)]] {{1st}}
**[[Tomorrow's Answer (Adept)]] {{1st}}
*[[Scout rifle]]
*[[Scout Rifle]]
**[[The Guiding Sight]]
**[[The Guiding Sight]]
**[[Royal Chase]] {{1st}}
**[[Royal Chase]] {{1st}}
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*[[Sidearm]]
*[[Sidearm]]
**[[High Albedo]] {{1st}}
**[[High Albedo]] {{1st}}
*[[Sniper rifle]]
*[[Sniper Rifle]]
**[[Adored]] {{1st}}
**[[Adored]] {{1st}}
**[[Cloudstrike]] {{1st}}
**[[Cloudstrike]] {{1st}}
**[[Eye of Sol (Adept)]] {{1st}}
**[[Eye of Sol (Adept)]] {{1st}}
**[[Succession]] {{1st}}
**[[Succession]] {{1st}}
*[[Submachine gun]]
*[[Submachine Gun]]
**[[Friction Fire]] {{1st}}
**[[Friction Fire]] {{1st}}
*[[Sword]]
*[[Sword]]
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*[[Wire Rifle]]
*[[Wire Rifle]]


|title-8=Miscellanea|
|title-8=Miscellaneous|
*[[Arc]]
*[[Arc]]
*[[Crux of Darkness]] {{1st}}
*[[Crux of Darkness]] {{1st}}
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}}
}}


==Features==
==Accompanying seasons==
*New [[Story|Missions]], & Quests
*New Destination
*Return of [[Cosmodrome]]
*New [[Weapons]] and Gear to Earn
*An All New [[Raid]]
*New gear to uncover
*[[Darkness]] Powered Subclasses
*Stasis [[Elemental damage|Element]] Type
*And More
 
===Guardian Subclasses & Changes===
*New [[Darkness]]-based Subclass
*New Stasis Subclass [[Elemental damage|Element]]
 
===Loot===
*New Gear to unlock
*New Exotics to earn
*Pre-Order bonuses include: Exotic Ghost shell, New Exclusive Emblem, Exotic Any Other Day Sparrow, First access to Exotic No Time to Explain Pulse Rifle, all seasons up to ''[[The Witch Queen]]''.
 
===Missions===
*[[Darkness's Doorstep]]
*[[The New Kell]]
*[[Rising Resistance]]
*[[The Warrior]]
*[[The Technocrat]]
*[[The Kell of Darkness]]
*[[Sabotaging Salvation]]
*[[The Aftermath]]
*[[Stealing Stasis]]
*[[Reforging the Past]]
 
===Empire Hunts===
*[[The Warrior]]
*[[The Technocrat]]
*[[The Dark Priestess]]
 
===Quests===
*[[Born in Darkness]]
 
===Strikes===
*[[The Disgraced]]
*[[The Glassway]]
 
===Raid===
*[[Deep Stone Crypt (Raid)|Deep Stone Crypt]]
 
===Lost Sectors===
*[[Bunker E15]]
*[[Concealed Void]]
*[[Perdition]]
 
==Accompanying Seasons==
*'''Season 12:''' [[Season of the Hunt]]
*'''Season 12:''' [[Season of the Hunt]]
*'''Season 13:''' [[Season of the Chosen]]
*'''Season 13:''' [[Season of the Chosen]]
*'''Season 14:''' Unknown
*'''Season 14:''' [[Season of the Splicer]]
*'''Season 15:''' [[Season of the Lost]]


==Marketing==
==Marketing==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=h-5S82ETKvI|width=320px|caption=The reveal trailer for ''Beyond Light''}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=h-5S82ETKvI|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Reveal Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=Ms90okhAbTw|width=320px|caption=Gameplay trailer for ''Beyond Light''}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=Ms90okhAbTw|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Gameplay Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=89GEiE6HaKs|width=320px|caption=Europa reveal trailer for ''Beyond Light''}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=Oq8Rg9tivRQ|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Stasis - Gameplay Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=HQ92dM6MYSY|width=320px|caption=Stasis Subclasses trailer for ''Beyond Light''}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=HQ92dM6MYSY|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Stasis Subclasses - Gameplay Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=mo1lzHsTUrs|width=320px|caption= ''Beneath The Ice'' trailer (teaser for ''Weapons and Gear'')}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=Mcwyz09Q--o|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Warlock Shadebinder - Gameplay Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=HxNYAtoKPo4|width=320px|caption=''Weapons and Gear'' trailer for ''Beneath The Ice''}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=nrbF7MWJ8JA|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Titan Behemoth - Gameplay Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=qgnPREMEfI4|width=320px|caption=''Beyond Light'' ViDoc}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=gS5jlS8aAcM|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Hunter Revenant - Gameplay Trailer}}
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=89GEiE6HaKs|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Europa Trailer}}
==Development==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=mo1lzHsTUrs|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2 - Beyond Light - Beneath The Ice}}
 
{{#widget:YouTube|id=HxNYAtoKPo4|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Weapons and Gear Trailer}}
==Trivia==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=k6c6M0rKW7s|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Story Reveal Trailer}}
*The original release date was scheduled to launch on September 22nd, 2020, however got pushed to November 10th, 2020 due to development issues brought in by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=COVID-19_pandemic&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop Coronavirus Pandemic].
{{#widget:YouTube|id=DfqVkXmZI78|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Variks - Character Spotlight}}
**Along with the previous reason, Bungie decided to release Beyond Light on November 10 because they wanted to be one of the launch titles for the [[Xbox]] Series X and S.
{{#widget:YouTube|id=qgnPREMEfI4|width=350px|caption=Bungie ViDoc - Forged in the Storm}}
*'''Beyond Light''' is the fourth expansion to focus on the [[Fallen]], the first being [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], second being [[Rise of Iron]], and third being [[Forsaken]].
{{#widget:YouTube|id=Gg8teqkf8C0|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Launch Trailer}}
*It is also the second expansion to be published by [[Bungie]], the first being [[Shadowkeep]].
{{#widget:YouTube|id=oWs6zpm5xZY|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Find Truth Beyond The Tale}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=htWuEvknQeE|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Deep Stone Crypt - Raid Race Trailer}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=YDDj9jmdsjE|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Gameplay Trailer - The Game Awards 2020}}
{{#widget:YouTube|id=ZfotBm-UenU|width=350px|caption=Destiny 2: Beyond Light - Adventure Awaits}}


==References==
==References==
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==Timeline==
{{Succession box
|before= ''[[Shadowkeep]]''
|title= ''Beyond Light''
|after= ''[[The Witch Queen]]''
}}


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