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[[File:Destiny colony ship concept.png|thumb|Concept art of a finalized colony ship]] | [[File:Destiny colony ship concept.png|thumb|Concept art of a finalized colony ship]] | ||
'''Colony ships''' are a type of [[human]] spacecraft that date back to the [[Golden Age]]. These vessels were designed to transport colonists and equipment required for planetary colonization from [[Earth]] to the destination world. | '''Colony ships''' are a type of [[human]] spacecraft that date back to the [[Golden Age]]. These vessels were designed to transport colonists and equipment required for planetary colonization from [[Earth]] to the destination world. They were also used for the [[Exodus Program]] at the beginning of the [[Collapse]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Numerous colony ships were built and launched from places like the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] at the height of the [[Golden Age]]. While most were bound for locations within the [[Solar System]], at least one, ''[[Exodus Black]]'', was intended to colonize a world in the [[wikipedia:Kepler-186|Kepler-186]] system. Unfortunately for ''Exodus Black'', the [[Vex]] forced it to crash-land on [[Nessus]] and exterminated the crew and passengers. Only its | Numerous colony ships were built and launched from places like the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] at the height of the [[Golden Age]]. While most were bound for locations within the [[Solar System]], at least one, ''[[Exodus Black]]'', was intended to colonize a world in the [[wikipedia:Kepler-186|Kepler-186]] system. Unfortunately for ''Exodus Black'', the [[Vex]] forced it to crash-land on [[Nessus]] and exterminated the crew and passengers. Only its onboard AI, [[Failsafe]], survived the tragedy, and would be encountered by [[Guardian]]s 500 years later.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Xbox One, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | ||
During the [[Collapse]], humanity was forced to defend the Cosmodrome and the colony ships against its foes.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Drawing-Board-Silver-Dollar-MK35/en/News/News?aid=11108 '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny Drawing Board: Silver Dollar MK.35'']</ref> Many ships were prepared for emergency launches, but never made it off the ground, and became rusting monuments to the Golden Age over the subsequent centuries.<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal''' — ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref><ref name="Destiny">'''Bungie (2015-2-16)''', ''Destiny: Activision Blizzard.''</ref> | During the [[Collapse]], humanity was forced to defend the Cosmodrome and the colony ships against its foes.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Destiny-Drawing-Board-Silver-Dollar-MK35/en/News/News?aid=11108 '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny Drawing Board: Silver Dollar MK.35'']</ref> Many ships were prepared for emergency launches, but never made it off the ground, and became rusting monuments to the Golden Age over the subsequent centuries.<ref name="Bungie Commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal''' — ''Bungie Commentary'']</ref><ref name="Destiny">'''Bungie (2015-2-16)''', ''Destiny: Activision Blizzard.''</ref> | ||