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== [Gauntlet]: ACD/0 Feedback Fence ==
== [Gauntlet]: [[ACD/0 Feedback Fence]] ==
'''The Active Contact Defense system uses Warsat hull material to store a retaliatory charge.'''
'''The Active Contact Defense system uses Warsat hull material to store a retaliatory charge.'''


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''Thanks to enemy action, we have a lot of downed warsats. With some tweaking, we can peel out the superconductor and produce a personal defense system. Like so.''
''Thanks to enemy action, we have a lot of downed warsats. With some tweaking, we can peel out the superconductor and produce a personal defense system. Like so.''


== [Chest]: Actium War Rig ==
== [Chest]: [[Actium War Rig]] ==
'''Conflict Resolution Solution #3479: Leave them to rest wherever they may fall.'''
'''Conflict Resolution Solution #3479: Leave them to rest wherever they may fall.'''


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''—Lord Shaxx educating a gathering of Titans''''
''—Lord Shaxx educating a gathering of Titans''''


== [Helmet]: An Insurmountable Skullfort ==
== [Helmet]: [[An Insurmountable Skullfort]] ==
'''BRAINVAULT Sigma-ACTIUM-IX Cranial Dreadnought (Invincible Type)'''
'''BRAINVAULT Sigma-ACTIUM-IX Cranial Dreadnought (Invincible Type)'''


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''You are safe in your skullfort.''
''You are safe in your skullfort.''


== [Cloak]: Binary Phoenix ==
== [Cloak]: [[Binary Phoenix]] ==
'''The phoenix that fights itself, then rises from its ashes stronger than ever. That is the Crucible.'''
'''The phoenix that fights itself, then rises from its ashes stronger than ever. That is the Crucible.'''


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''– Lord Shaxx''
''– Lord Shaxx''


== [Helmet]: Celestial Nighthawk ==
== [Helmet]: [[Celestial Nighthawk]] ==
'''Starlight is your guide. No vacuum will contain you.'''
'''Starlight is your guide. No vacuum will contain you.'''


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''One red-hot glowing finger.''
''One red-hot glowing finger.''


== [Chest]: Crest of Alpha Lupi ==
== [Chest]: [[Crest of Alpha Lupi]] ==
'''Whoever survives our passing does so only by our consent.'''
'''Whoever survives our passing does so only by our consent.'''


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''Perhaps you are the greater god now.''
''Perhaps you are the greater god now.''


== [Helmet]: Crown of Tempests ==
== [Helmet]: [[Crown of Tempests]] ==
''Mighty are they of the stormcloud thrones, and quick to anger, but bounteous to those whom they love.''
''Mighty are they of the stormcloud thrones, and quick to anger, but bounteous to those whom they love.''


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''—Author Unknown''
''—Author Unknown''


== [Pauldron]: Doom Fang Pauldrons ==
== [Pauldron]: [[Doom Fang Pauldrons]] ==
'''Nobody calls it that.'''
'''Nobody calls it that.'''


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''– Unknown Titan''
''– Unknown Titan''


== [Leg] Dunemarchers ==
== [Leg] [[Dunemarchers]] ==
'''Whether on solid rock or shifting sand dune, the inexorable Sand Eaters never slow their pace.'''
'''Whether on solid rock or shifting sand dune, the inexorable Sand Eaters never slow their pace.'''


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''End of file.''
''End of file.''


== [Bond]: Ego Talon Bond ==
== [Bond]: [[Ego Talon Bond]] ==
'''"You will find the nightmares grow worse. Thankfully, you no longer have need of sleep." —Gallida Tuyet'''
'''"You will find the nightmares grow worse. Thankfully, you no longer have need of sleep." —Gallida Tuyet'''


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''—Ikora Rey, Warlock Vanguard''
''—Ikora Rey, Warlock Vanguard''


== [Cloak]: Exodus Down ==
== [Cloak]: [[Exodus Down]] ==
'''This Guardian armor was repurposed from old Exodus Black crew flight suits.'''
'''This Guardian armor was repurposed from old Exodus Black crew flight suits.'''


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''We have lost all sense of time. Past and future are like up and down, and we would walk them if we could, back to a place before Nessus, but we will always be on Nessus, too. I don't know. I don't know. They are trying to understand us. They must think like rivers. We are now receiving our own distress calls. I sound calmer than I feel.''
''We have lost all sense of time. Past and future are like up and down, and we would walk them if we could, back to a place before Nessus, but we will always be on Nessus, too. I don't know. I don't know. They are trying to understand us. They must think like rivers. We are now receiving our own distress calls. I sound calmer than I feel.''


== [Helmet]: Eye of Another World ==
== [Helmet]: [[Eye of Another World]] ==
'''When the universe conspires, its enemies cannot hide.'''
'''When the universe conspires, its enemies cannot hide.'''


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''Fool!''
''Fool!''


== [Helmet]: Foetracer ==
== [Helmet]: [[Foetracer]] ==
'''"I see you."'''
'''"I see you."'''


''I thought I was dead. Held my own for bit, but I could hear the Wizard wasn't alone and she'd be coming for whoever took out her spawn. It was just lying there, honestly. Looked like a standard old Outrider kit, but it had this rig, enough small diamond conduits to make me think it was something pulled out of those old Bray labs in the MNP. I don't just go putting things on my head, but I was desperate. Not sure what activated the thing, but sure enough there she was. I already had a lock on her, and once I engaged, there was nowhere she could hide.''
''I thought I was dead. Held my own for bit, but I could hear the Wizard wasn't alone and she'd be coming for whoever took out her spawn. It was just lying there, honestly. Looked like a standard old Outrider kit, but it had this rig, enough small diamond conduits to make me think it was something pulled out of those old Bray labs in the MNP. I don't just go putting things on my head, but I was desperate. Not sure what activated the thing, but sure enough there she was. I already had a lock on her, and once I engaged, there was nowhere she could hide.''


== [Cloak]: Frumious Cloak ==
== [Cloak]: [[Frumious Cloak]] ==
'''Beware!'''
'''Beware!'''


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''—Cayde-6''
''—Cayde-6''


== [Mark]: Gensym Knight ==
== [Mark]: [[Gensym Knight]] ==
'''"Remember, the universe is a chaotic system. This frippery won't protect you from the continuum." —Asher Mir'''
'''"Remember, the universe is a chaotic system. This frippery won't protect you from the continuum." —Asher Mir'''


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''Asher Mir''
''Asher Mir''


== [Unknown]: Graviton Lance ==
== [Chest]: [[Hallowfire Heart]] ==
'''Think of space-time as a tapestry on a loom. This weapon is the needle.'''
'''"You who seek the Forge: your journey will be long, but your destination is closer than you think." —Ouros'''


''“So wait, that thing you found does… what?”''


''“It fires black holes.”''
''“Commander, as best we can tell, they're all gone. Somehow the Legion found their outpost, and the Hunters say Centurions still hold the ruins. This was the last text transmission we got before the signal died.”''


''“No it doesn't.”''
''—Sloane''


''“Oh yeah. It does. Actual, tiny, bullet-sized black holes.''
''“The fire burned within us. Not by choice, not because we sought the flame. But because there was no other way.''


''“Did you tell the others?”''
''“When you stood before the Forge, there was no doubt. No fear. Not even anger.''


''“Only that I found some weird gun in some overgrown tunnel back on Old Chicago. And that my Ghost was all, “THIS is why we were led here...'”''
''“My order stood for generations. We held against the shadow, bearing a weapon that seared flesh and melted bone.''


''“Yours talks that way too?”''
''“And now we stand at the end. May history remember the Forge. Remember the Hammer. Remember the Sunbreakers.”''


''“What do you think?”''
''—Ouros, Third and Final Empyreal Magistrate of the Sunbreaker''
 
''“OK, OK, but the gun—are you going to tell them?”''
 
''"Yeah, definitely."''
 
''"When?"''
 
''"Crucible."''
 
''"Oh no."''
 
''"Oh, yes."''


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== Arcstrider ==
== [[Arcstrider]] ==
'''Flow like lightning. Strike like thunder.'''
'''Flow like lightning. Strike like thunder.'''


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''We obliged.''
''We obliged.''


== Dawnblade ==
== [[Dawnblade]] ==
'''Spread your wings and set the sky ablaze.'''
'''Spread your wings and set the sky ablaze.'''


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''A blade appears in each outstretched hand. A pair of wings form on each Warlock's back. Two Warlocks take flight and vow to never again look down.''
''A blade appears in each outstretched hand. A pair of wings form on each Warlock's back. Two Warlocks take flight and vow to never again look down.''


== Gunslinger ==
== [[Gunslinger]] ==
'''A lone wolf who lives for the perfect shot.'''
'''A lone wolf who lives for the perfect shot.'''


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''What I love about my Ghost—''
''What I love about my Ghost—''
== [Chest]: Hallowfire Heart ==
'''"You who seek the Forge: your journey will be long, but your destination is closer than you think." —Ouros'''
''“Commander, as best we can tell, they're all gone. Somehow the Legion found their outpost, and the Hunters say Centurions still hold the ruins. This was the last text transmission we got before the signal died.”''
''—Sloane''
''“The fire burned within us. Not by choice, not because we sought the flame. But because there was no other way.''
''“When you stood before the Forge, there was no doubt. No fear. Not even anger.''
''“My order stood for generations. We held against the shadow, bearing a weapon that seared flesh and melted bone.''
''“And now we stand at the end. May history remember the Forge. Remember the Hammer. Remember the Sunbreakers.”''
''—Ouros, Third and Final Empyreal Magistrate of the Sunbreaker''


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== Clan Steward: Suraya Hawthorne ==
== Clan Steward: [[Suraya Hawthorne]] ==
''Once a wanderer beyond the City, Suraya Hawthorne now acts as a liason between humanity and the Guardians.''  
''Once a wanderer beyond the City, Suraya Hawthorne now acts as a liason between humanity and the Guardians.''  


== Cryptarchs: Tyra Karn ==
== Cryptarchs: [[Tyra Karn]] ==
''A historian and Cryptarch, Tyra Karn decodes engrams and seeks the treasures of humanity's past.  
''A historian and Cryptarch, Tyra Karn decodes engrams and seeks the treasures of humanity's past.  


== Dead Zone Scout: Devrim Kay ==
== Dead Zone Scout: [[Devrim Kay]] ==
''Ever the gentleman sniper, Devrim Kay holds fast in the wilds of the EDZ.''  
''Ever the gentleman sniper, Devrim Kay holds fast in the wilds of the EDZ.''  


== Field Commander: Sloane ==
== Field Commander: [[Sloane]] ==
''A veteran of many battlefields, Sloane oversees operations on Titan.''  
''A veteran of many battlefields, Sloane oversees operations on Titan.''  


== Exodus Black AI: Failsafe ==
== Exodus Black AI: [[Failsafe]] ==
''Survivor of a crashed Golden Age colony ship, the AI Failsafe acts as a guide to the Vex-haunted wastes of Nessus.''  
''Survivor of a crashed Golden Age colony ship, the AI Failsafe acts as a guide to the Vex-haunted wastes of Nessus.''  


== Vanguard Scout: Cayde-6 ==
== Vanguard Scout: [[Cayde-6]] ==
''The freewheeling Cayde-6 outfits and "advises" Hunters as their Vanguard.''  
''The freewheeling Cayde-6 outfits and "advises" Hunters as their Vanguard.''  


== Chief Shipwright: Amanda Holiday ==
== Chief Shipwright: [[Amanda Holliday]] ==
''Shipwright to the Tower, Amanda Holiday runs the Hangar like a finely tuned engine.''  
''Shipwright to the Tower, Amanda Holiday runs the Hangar like a finely tuned engine.''  


== Eververse: Tess Everis ==
== Eververse: [[Tess Everis]] ==
''Tess Everis is an accomplished broker of stylish and highly coveted items procured from the City and beyond.''  
''Tess Everis is an accomplished broker of stylish and highly coveted items procured from the City and beyond.''  


== Kadi 55-30 ==
== [[Kadi 55-30]] ==
''Postmaster Frames dutifully oversee deliveries, messages, and lost items.''  
''Postmaster Frames dutifully oversee deliveries, messages, and lost items.''  


== Vanguard Tactical: Commander Zavala ==
== Vanguard Tactical: [[Commander Zavala]] ==
''The resolute Commander Zavala advises and outfits Titans as their Vanguard.''  
''The resolute Commander Zavala advises and outfits Titans as their Vanguard.''  


== The Crucible: Lord Shaax ==
== The Crucible: Lord [[Shaax]] ==
''The Crucible is the arena in which Guardians forge their Light. Lord Shaax is the Crucible.''  
''The Crucible is the arena in which Guardians forge their Light. Lord Shaax is the Crucible.''  


== Gunsmith: Arcite 99-40 ==
== Gunsmith: [[Arcite 99-40]] ==
''Once a champion of the Red Jack frames, Arcite now serves Shaax and Dhalia as an aide-de-camp.''
''Once a champion of the Red Jack frames, Arcite now serves Shaax and Dhalia as an aide-de-camp.''


== Cryptarchs: Master Rahool ==
== Cryptarchs: [[Master Rahool]] ==
''A senior representative of the Cryptarchy, Master Rahool decodes engrams and seeks the treasures of humanity's past.''  
''A senior representative of the Cryptarchy, Master Rahool decodes engrams and seeks the treasures of humanity's past.''  


== Gunsmith: Banshee-44 ==
== Gunsmith: [[Banshee-44]] ==
''Banshee-44 has lived many lives. As master weaponsmith for the Tower, he supplies Guardians with only the best.''  
''Banshee-44 has lived many lives. As master weaponsmith for the Tower, he supplies Guardians with only the best.''  


== Vanguard Research: Ikora Rey ==
== Vanguard Research: [[Ikora Rey]] ==
''The wise Ikora Rey advises and outfits Warlocks as their Vanguard.''  
''The wise Ikora Rey advises and outfits Warlocks as their Vanguard.''  


== Fragmented Researcher: Asher Mir ==
== Fragmented Researcher: [[Asher Mir]] ==
''Left scarred by his encounter with the Vex, the irascible Asher Mir holds Io for the Vanguard...and science.''  
''Left scarred by his encounter with the Vex, the irascible Asher Mir holds Io for the Vanguard...and science.''  


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== [Sniper Rifle]: Alone as a God ==
== [Sniper Rifle]: [[Alone as a God]] ==
'''I am the perfect loving god, and all will tremble to know me.'''
'''I am the perfect loving god, and all will tremble to know me.'''


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''The imperial guard charged their rail guns in perfect unison.''
''The imperial guard charged their rail guns in perfect unison.''


== [Sniper Rifle]: Borealis ==
== [Sniper Rifle]: [[Borealis]] ==
'''Light is a spectrum. Why limit yourself to a single hue?'''
'''Light is a spectrum. Why limit yourself to a single hue?'''


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''“If your definition of ‘bad' includes the [REDACTED] then yes, ‘bad' begins to describe it.”''
''“If your definition of ‘bad' includes the [REDACTED] then yes, ‘bad' begins to describe it.”''


== [Trace Rifle]: Coldheart ==
== [Trace Rifle]: [[Coldheart]] ==
'''Leverages liquid fuel veins as self-coolant to keep onboard projection generator at biting sub-zero temperatures.'''
'''Leverages liquid fuel veins as self-coolant to keep onboard projection generator at biting sub-zero temperatures.'''


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''With Coldheart, we at Omolon are saying: we want more than to simply reclaim the Golden Age. We want to surpass it.''
''With Coldheart, we at Omolon are saying: we want more than to simply reclaim the Golden Age. We want to surpass it.''


== [Sniper Rifle]: D.A.R.C.I. ==
== [Sniper Rifle]: [[D.A.R.C.I.]] ==
'''Thank you for using the Data Analysis, Reconnaissance and Cooperative Intelligence device. You may call me Darci.'''
'''Thank you for using the Data Analysis, Reconnaissance and Cooperative Intelligence device. You may call me Darci.'''


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''All I wish for is a partnership with a Guardian who appreciates the passacaglia of combat, a Guardian who will stay up late gaming out tactical scenarios, a Guardian who I hope may very well be you.''
''All I wish for is a partnership with a Guardian who appreciates the passacaglia of combat, a Guardian who will stay up late gaming out tactical scenarios, a Guardian who I hope may very well be you.''


== [Sidearm]: Drang ==
== [Sidearm]: [[Drang]] ==
'''Since the Collapse these pistols were retooled several times to boost their firepower. A worn inscription reads "To Victor, from Sigrun."'''
'''Since the Collapse these pistols were retooled several times to boost their firepower. A worn inscription reads "To Victor, from Sigrun."'''


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''Your message 'gd it' could not be delivered because the recipient is offline.''
''Your message 'gd it' could not be delivered because the recipient is offline.''


== [Grenade Launcher]: Fighting Lion ==
== [Grenade Launcher]: [[Fighting Lion]] ==
'''"I call it the Zhang Fei. It hits almost as hard as I do." —Wei Ning'''
'''"I call it the Zhang Fei. It hits almost as hard as I do." —Wei Ning'''


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''Wei Ning tapped her fists together. “Huh,” she said.''
''Wei Ning tapped her fists together. “Huh,” she said.''


== [Auto Rifle]: Hard Light ==
== [Pulse Rifle]: [[Graviton Lance]] ==
'''Think of space-time as a tapestry on a loom. This weapon is the needle.'''
 
''“So wait, that thing you found does… what?”''
 
''“It fires black holes.”''
 
''“No it doesn't.”''
 
''“Oh yeah. It does. Actual, tiny, bullet-sized black holes.”''
 
''“Did you tell the others?”''
 
''“Only that I found some weird gun in some overgrown tunnel back on Old Chicago. And that my Ghost was all, “THIS is why we were led here...'”''
 
''“Yours talks that way too?”''
 
''“What do you think?”''
 
''“OK, OK, but the gun—are you going to tell them?”''
 
''"Yeah, definitely."''
 
''"When?"''
 
''"Crucible."''
 
''"Oh no."''
 
''"Oh, yes."''
 
== [Auto Rifle]: [[Hard Light]] ==
'''Ionized polymer synballistic attack platform. The system's lethality is dynamically robust across tactical spaces.'''
'''Ionized polymer synballistic attack platform. The system's lethality is dynamically robust across tactical spaces.'''


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''But there is one more thing.''
''But there is one more thing.''


== [Scout Rifle]: Skyburner's Oath ==
== [Scout Rifle]: [[Skyburner's Oath]] ==
'''The inscription, written in a Cabal dialect, reads: "Victory or death!"'''
'''The inscription, written in a Cabal dialect, reads: "Victory or death!"'''


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