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|othernames= Pyramids <br> "The Darkness" <br> "Black Triangle"<ref name="SL">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sleepless]]''</ref> <br> "Phantom" <br> "Phantom Ship" <ref name="CIII">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre_III|Cosmogyre III]]''</ref><br>"Final True Shape" <br> "The Masters" <br> "The Black Fleet" <br> "Dark Omen" <br> "Shape of Shapes" | |othernames= Pyramids <br> "The Darkness" <br> "Black Triangle"<ref name="SL">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sleepless]]''</ref> <br> "Phantom" <br> "Phantom Ship" <ref name="CIII">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre_III|Cosmogyre III]]''</ref><br>"Final True Shape" <br> "The Masters" <br> "The Black Fleet" <br> "Dark Omen" <br> "Shape of Shapes" | ||
|image= [[File:PyramidsofSol.png|400px]] | |image= [[File:PyramidsofSol.png|400px]] | ||
|focalworld(s)= Extragalactic space <br> Sol System <br> [[Ascendant Realm]] <br> [[Earth]] (formerly) <br> [[Moon]] <br> [[Fundament]] <br> [[Io]] <br> [[Mars]] <br> [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] <br> [[Mercury]] <br> [[Europa]] <br> [[Court of Savathûn]] <br> [[Neptune]] | |||
|goals= Enforce the will of the [[Witness]] throughout the universe <br> Undo [[The Traveler|the Traveler]]'s work, by corrupting the worlds it terraformed with Darkness | |||
|focalworld(s)= Extragalactic space <br> Sol System <br> [[Ascendant Realm]] <br> [[Earth]] (formerly) <br> [[Moon]] <br> [[Fundament]] <br> [[Io]] <br> [[Mars]] <br> [[Titan (moon)]] <br> [[Mercury]] <br> [[Europa]] <br> [[Savathûn | |||
|goals= Enforce the will of the [[Witness]] throughout the universe<br>Undo | |||
|distinctions= Terraforming abilities <br> Control of gravity <br> [[Nightmare]] creation <br> Structural Metamorphosis | |distinctions= Terraforming abilities <br> Control of gravity <br> [[Nightmare]] creation <br> Structural Metamorphosis | ||
|notable-person= [[Essence]] <br> [[The Lunar Pyramid]] <br> [[The Ionian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Mercurian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Martian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Titanian Pyramid]] <br>[[The Europan Pyramid]] <br> [[The Sunken Pyramid]] <br> [[The Drowned Pyramid]] <br> [[Typhon Imperator]] | |||
|notable-person= [[ | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|We are not your friend. <br>We are not your enemy. <br>We are your... salvation.|[[The Witness]]}} | {{Quote|We are not your friend. <br>We are not your enemy. <br>We are your... salvation.|[[The Witness]]}} | ||
The '''Black Fleet''' is an armada of massive [[Darkness]]-aligned tetrahedral vessels, known as [[Pyramid]]s. It is commanded by the entity known as | The '''Black Fleet''' is an armada of massive [[Darkness]]-aligned tetrahedral vessels, known as [[Pyramid]]s. It is commanded by the entity known as [[The Witness|the Witness]] and its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]]. The Black Fleet is the antithesis of [[The Traveler|the Traveler]], and is responsible for the cataclysmic destruction of countless civilizations uplifted by it, with the [[Whirlwind]] of [[Riis]] and the [[Collapse]] of [[Earth]] being two of the most recent examples. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Black Fleet is closely associated with the [[Darkness]], so much so that it was once thought by the people of the Last City to be synonymous with the Darkness itself. Little is known about this mysterious fleet and the beings who appear to command it, but available information suggests that they have actively pursued the | The Black Fleet is closely associated with the [[Darkness]], so much so that it was once thought by the people of the Last City to be synonymous with the Darkness itself. Little is known about this mysterious fleet and the beings who appear to command it, but available information suggests that they have actively pursued the Traveler for countless eons,<ref name="Journey">[https://guides.gamepressure.com/destiny/guide.asp?ID=26797 '''Game Pressure''': ''[[A Guardian Rises]]'']</ref> bringing destruction to any civilization it has uplifted. | ||
Voices have contacted [[The Guardian]] when near the Pyramids on Luna, Io, and Europa; in all cases, these voices have spoken through the Guardian's Ghost. The Ghost refers to the unknown speakers as 'The ones who spoke through me' rather than referencing the Pyramids directly. These voices likely belong to the [[The Witness|Witness]], due to the telltale usage of "we" rather than "I", as The Witness refers to itself. | Voices have contacted [[The Guardian]] when near the Pyramids on Luna, Io, and Europa; in all cases, these voices have spoken through the Guardian's Ghost. The Ghost refers to the unknown speakers as 'The ones who spoke through me' rather than referencing the Pyramids directly. These voices likely belong to the [[The Witness|Witness]], due to the telltale usage of "we" rather than "I", as The Witness refers to itself. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
According to the creature known as [[Ahsa]], the [[Pyramids]] were constructed by the species that gave rise to the [[the Witness|Witness]], and were later used by the Witness when it left its homeworld in pursuit of the Traveler.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7QkdWMV18&t=626s</ref> Over time, the Witness would recruit Disciples from various species, including [[Rhulk]] and [[Nezarec]], each of whom would be granted their own Pyramid. | |||
===The Golden Age=== | ===The Golden Age=== | ||
Sometime in the late Golden Age, [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] and the [[Aeronautics of China]] launched a joint venture called [[K1]] to discover extra-spatial transmissions emitting somewhere beneath the surface of the [[Moon]]. Excavating at the [[Mare Cognitum|Ocean of Storms]], they uncovered an [[Anomaly (artifact)|artifact]] acting as a transceiver for the Pyramids, to which they believed to be communicating with the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] origin. Unfortunately, exposure to the artifact created [[Nightmares]] that plagued the crew with insomnia, hallucinations, and major psychosis to which [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] had to have the artifact sealed in a sophisticated [[The Anomaly|containment system]]. [[Kuang Xuan]], the project commander of the K1 mission, instead turned to one of their sites' antennae to intercept the artifact's transmissions and had the project on lockdown. The team would stay isolated on the Moon for a time until the [[Collapse]], which they were slaughtered by the sudden appearance of the [[Hive]]. | Sometime in the late Golden Age, [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] and the [[Aeronautics of China]] launched a joint venture called [[K1]] to discover extra-spatial transmissions emitting somewhere beneath the surface of the [[Moon]]. Excavating at the [[Mare Cognitum|Ocean of Storms]], they uncovered an [[Anomaly (artifact)|artifact]] acting as a transceiver for the Pyramids, to which they believed to be communicating with the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] origin. Unfortunately, exposure to the artifact created [[Nightmares]] that plagued the crew with insomnia, hallucinations, and major psychosis to which [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] had to have the artifact sealed in a sophisticated [[The Anomaly|containment system]]. [[Kuang Xuan]], the project commander of the K1 mission, instead turned to one of their sites' antennae to intercept the artifact's transmissions and had the project on lockdown. The team would stay isolated on the Moon for a time until the [[Collapse]], which they were slaughtered by the sudden appearance of the [[Hive]]. | ||
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===The March On Neomuna=== | ===The March On Neomuna=== | ||
{{Quote|Disciple. You know what must be done.|The Witness after communing with the Traveler}} | |||
After Rasputin's final sacrifice to prevent [[Eramis]] from using the Warsat Network on the Traveler, the Black Fleet finally advanced on the Traveler and began their assault on the defending forces of the Coalition, effortlessly destroying any craft that came too close with waves of Resonant energy. The Traveler responded to the attack with a massive beam of [[Light]], which struck the lead Pyramid containing the Witness and created blooms of paracausal flora. However, the Witness itself was unaffected, and floated out from its Pyramid to meet the Traveler face-to-face. Eight Pyramids followed it and took up a formation around the Traveler resembling an eight-pointed star, and halted the Traveler's attack by striking it with a concerted Resonant energy surge. | After Rasputin's final sacrifice to prevent [[Eramis]] from using the Warsat Network on the Traveler, the Black Fleet finally advanced on the Traveler and began their assault on the defending forces of the Coalition, effortlessly destroying any craft that came too close with waves of Resonant energy. The Traveler responded to the attack with a massive beam of [[Light]], which struck the lead Pyramid containing the Witness and created blooms of paracausal flora. However, the Witness itself was unaffected, and floated out from its Pyramid to meet the Traveler face-to-face. Eight Pyramids followed it and took up a formation around the Traveler resembling an eight-pointed star, and halted the Traveler's attack by striking it with a concerted Resonant energy surge. | ||
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==Leadership== | ==Leadership== | ||
*[[The Witness]] | *'''[[The Witness]]''' | ||
**[[Disciples of the Witness]] | **[[Disciples of the Witness]] | ||
***[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] | ***[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] | ||
***[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] | ***[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] | ||
***[[Emperor Calus|Calus, the Disciple]] | ***[[Emperor Calus|Calus, the Disciple]] | ||
==Known Pyramids== | ==Known Pyramids== | ||
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*[[The Europan Pyramid]] | *[[The Europan Pyramid]] | ||
*[[The Sunken Pyramid]] | *[[The Sunken Pyramid]] | ||
*[[The Drowned Pyramid]] | |||
*[[Typhon Imperator]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
=== | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-3}} | |||
===Structures=== | |||
*[[Crux of Darkness]] | *[[Crux of Darkness]] | ||
*[[Pyramids]] | *[[Pyramids]] | ||
*[[Pyramid Scale]]s | *[[Pyramid Scale]]s | ||
*[[Radial Mast]] | *[[Radial Mast]] | ||
*[[Relic (Mars)|Relic]] | *[[Relic (Mars)|Relic]] | ||
*Tombs of Nezarec | |||
*[[Ziggurat]] | |||
{{Col-3}} | |||
===Devices=== | |||
*[[Anomaly (artifact)|Anomaly]] | |||
*[[Clarity Control]] | |||
*[[Pyramid Spike]]s | |||
*[[Resonant Splinter]] | *[[Resonant Splinter]] | ||
*[[Stasis Lock]]s | *[[Stasis Lock]]s | ||
*[[Suppressor]]s | *[[Suppressor]]s | ||
* | *[[Splinter of Darkness]] | ||
*[[Unknown Artifact]] | *[[Unknown Artifact]] | ||
{{Col-3}} | |||
===Weapons=== | ===Weapons=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Cataclysmic]] | ||
*[[Collective Obligation]] | |||
*[[Deliverance]] | |||
*[[Divinity]] | *[[Divinity]] | ||
*[[Lubrae's Ruin]] | *[[Forbearance]] | ||
*[[Nezarec's Whisper]] | *[[Glaive]]s | ||
**[[Lubrae's Ruin]] | |||
**[[Nezarec's Whisper]] | |||
**[[The Enigma]] | |||
*[[Cabal Severus|Resonant Severus]] | |||
*[[Cabal Slug Launcher#Overview|Resonant Sun]] | |||
*[[Insidious]] | |||
*[[Revision Zero]] | *[[Revision Zero]] | ||
*[[The Upended]] | *[[The Upended]] | ||
*[[The Caretaker|Scale Drone Launcher]] | |||
*[[Tessellation]] | |||
*[[Tormentor Scythe]]s | |||
*[[Subjugator Glaive]]s | |||
*[[Submission]] | |||
*[[Transitory Lance]] | |||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*Though the tetrahedron shape of the Pyramids has remained consistent with their appearance in both concept art as well as the ending cutscene for the Red War campaign, the ships that are featured within Season of Arrivals are far more sleek and feature less prominent segmented sections. The most likely reason for this change was a redesign, however this cannot be confirmed. | *Though the tetrahedron shape of the Pyramids has remained consistent with their appearance in both concept art as well as the ending cutscene for the Red War campaign, the ships that are featured within Season of Arrivals are far more sleek and feature less prominent segmented sections. The most likely reason for this change was a redesign, however this cannot be confirmed. | ||
*A possible inspiration for the Pyramid ships is Arthur C. Clarke's short story, "The Sentinel." In Clarke's short story, an ancient alien structure was left upon Earth's Moon, described as being "made of a polished mineral, is tetrahedral in shape, and is surrounded by a spherical forcefield."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story) Wikipedia - The Sentinel (Short Story)]</ref> | *A possible inspiration for the Pyramid ships is Arthur C. Clarke's short story, "The Sentinel." In Clarke's short story, an ancient alien structure was left upon Earth's Moon, described as being "made of a polished mineral, is tetrahedral in shape, and is surrounded by a spherical forcefield."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story) Wikipedia - The Sentinel (Short Story)]</ref> | ||
*Various artifacts associated with the Black Fleet recall the forms and colors of game pieces or tokens; for example, the [[Relic]] in the [[Enclave]] on [[Mars]] has a section that resembles a tic-tac-toe game, and the [[Dark City]] is filled with sculptures and blocks of black-and-white stone which recall the forms of chess pieces. These may thematically allude to the Darkness' view of the universe as a "game" to be won. | *Various artifacts associated with the Black Fleet recall the forms and colors of game pieces or tokens; for example, the [[Relic]] in the [[The Enclave|Enclave]] on [[Mars]] has a section that resembles a tic-tac-toe game, and the [[Dark City]] is filled with sculptures and blocks of black-and-white stone which recall the forms of chess pieces. These may thematically allude to the Darkness' view of the universe as a "game" to be won. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' {{Fm}} | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Forge]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' | **''[[Shadowkeep]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' | ***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' | ***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' | ||
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' | **''[[Beyond Light]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | **''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Risen]]'' | ***''[[Season of the Risen]]'' | ||
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***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' | ***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' | ||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' | **''[[Lightfall]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' | |||
**''[[Into the Light (update)|Into the Light]]'' | |||
*''[[Kuang Xuan's Logbook]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{ | {{Dread}} | ||
[[Category:Black Fleet | [[Category:Black Fleet]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Enemies]] | [[Category:Enemies]] | ||
[[Category:Main antagonists]] | [[Category:Main antagonists]] | ||
[[Category:Paracausal entities]] | [[Category:Paracausal entities]] | ||