Defender

"The wall against which the Darkness breaks."

— Class Description

Defender is a Void-based Titan subclass.

Upgrades

Tier 1 - Grenades

• Magnetic Grenade - A grenade that attaches to enemies and explodes twice
• Spike Grenade - A grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging Void Light
• Suppressor Grenade - An explosive grenade that prevents enemies from using abilities for a short time

Tier 2 - Movement

• Lift - Jump and then press again while in the air to activate Lift
• Increased Height - Upgrades Lift to carry you higher
• Increased Control - Upgrades Lift for better directional control while in the air
• Catapult - Upgrades Lift to provide a strong initial burst of momentum

Tier 3 - Super

• Ward of Dawn - Shape Void Light into an indestructible shield to protect you and your allies from harm
• Armor of Light - While inside Ward of Dawn you and your allies gain significant damage resistance
• Blessing of Light - Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary shield
• Weapons of Light - Passing through Ward of Dawn grants you and your allies a temporary increase to weapon damage

Tier 4 - Melee

• Disintegrate - Killing an enemy with this powerful melee attack creates a Force Barrier around you which absorbs incoming damage
• War Machine - While Force Barrier is active all your weapons reload and ready blindingly fast
• Gift of Light - While Force Barrier is active all your melee kills create Orbs of Light
• Unbreakable - Force Barrier continually recharges

Tier 5 - Training 1

• Titan Codex I - Training focused on battle recovery and toughness
• Titan Codex II - Training focused on speed and toughness
• Titan Codex III - Training focused on battle recovery and speed

Tier 6 - Perks 1

• Bastion - Increases the duration of Ward of Dawn
• Relentless - Increases the strength and duration of Force Barrier
• Gift of the Void - As Ward of Dawn takes damage from enemy fire it creates additional Orbs of Light

Tier 7 - Training 2

• Titan Codex IV - Training focused on all attributes
• Titan Codex V - Training focused on maximum recovery
• Titan Codex VI - Training focused on raw speed

Tier 8 - Perks 2

• Untouchable - Reduces the cooldown time of Ward of Dawn
• Iron Harvest - Heavy Weapon kills have a chance to create Orbs of Light for your allies
• Illuminated - Increases the benefits granted by Blessing of Light and Weapons of Light

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)