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|image           = Dead Zone Thumb.jpg
|image= [[File:Dead Zone Thumb.jpg|360px]]
|location         = [[Earth]]
|location= [[Earth]]
|hostile races   = [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Taken]]  
|factions=[[Dread]] {{c|''[[Season of Defiance]]''}}<br>[[House of Dusk]]<br>[[Lucent Brood]] {{c|''[[Season of the Risen]]''}}<br>[[Nightmares]] {{c|''[[Shadowkeep]]''}}<br>[[Red Legion]]<br>[[Shadow Legion]] {{c|''Season of Defiance''}}
|accessibility   = Complete [[Spark]]
|hostile races= [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Taken]]  
|landing zones   = [[Sunken Isles]] <br> [[The Gulch]] <br> [[Trostland]] <br> [[Winding Cove]]
|accessibility= Complete [[Spark]] {{C|Formerly}} <br> Complete [[A Guardian Rises]]
|landing zones= [[Sunken Isles]] <br> [[The Gulch]] <br> [[Trostland]] <br> [[Winding Cove]] <br> [[The Sludge]]
}}
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{{Quote|European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler — the source of every Guardian's power and immortality — embedded in the vast landscape. For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine.|Website description}}
{{Quote|European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler — the source of every Guardian's power and immortality — embedded in the vast landscape. For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine.|Website description}}
The '''European Dead Zone''', also known as the '''EDZ''', is a region on [[Earth]].<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=2 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> It is filled with ruins dating to the [[Golden Age]] and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive shard of the [[Traveler]] that was sundered during the [[Collapse]]. The [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]] was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the [[SIVA Crisis]]. By the time of the [[Red War]], the [[Fallen]] had returned to the area under a new banner, and their presence combined with that of a [[Cabal]] occupational force and [[Taken]] remnants, has made the EDZ into a warzone.
The '''European Dead Zone''', also known as the '''EDZ''' or simply '''Dead Zone''', is a region on [[Earth]], and a [[Destination]] in ''[[Destiny 2]]''.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=2 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> The EDZ is filled with ruins dating back to the [[Golden Age]] and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive [[shard of the Traveler]] that was broken off of the [[Traveler]] during the [[Collapse]]. The [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]] was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the [[SIVA Crisis]]. By the time of the [[Red War]], the [[Fallen]] had returned to the area under a [[House of Dusk|new banner]] and their presence, combined with that of a [[Cabal]] occupational force and [[Taken]] remnants, transformed the EDZ into a warzone.


==Overview==
==Overview==
The [[Red Legion]] began occupying the Zone after [[The Last City]] was invaded. Guardians will travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the Traveler's shard found there. The region contains several [[Lost Sector]]s and [[Adventure]]s to partake in. The Fallen [[House of Dusk]] are also active in the Dead Zone. The [[Taken]] also continue to linger within the region, remnants from the [[Taken War]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CS6N1Gkkc</ref>  
The [[Red Legion]] began occupying the Zone after [[The Last City]] was [[Red War|invaded]]. Guardians began to travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the [[Shard of the Traveler|Traveler's shard]] found there. The region contains many [[Lost Sector]]s, [[Patrol]]s, and [[Public Event]]s to partake in, as well as twenty-one Region Chests to find. The [[Fallen]] [[House of Dusk]] are also active in the Dead Zone, as well as [[Taken]] remnants from the [[Taken War]] who continue to linger within the region.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CS6N1Gkkc</ref>  


==History==
==History==
Following the invasion of [[The Last City]], Dominus Ghaul deploys his forces to mobilize within the region, causing the region to become a major warzone between the [[Taken]], [[Fallen]], and [[Hive]]. Guardian forces have also fled to the Dead Zone in order to hide and recover from the invasion, establishing a new base of operations, [[The Farm]].
Some time ago, possibly during the [[Collapse]], an unknown event occurred that left a massive [[shard of the Traveler]] stuck in the EDZ. This shard caused the region to become completely deserted, safe for some [[human]] [[Suraya Hawthorne|explorers]].
 
Following the invasion of [[The Last City]], [[Dominus Ghaul]] deployed his forces to mobilize within the region, causing the region to become a major warzone between the [[Taken]], [[Fallen]], and [[Cabal]]. Guardian forces also fled to the Dead Zone in order to hide and recover from the invasion, establishing [[The Farm]] as a new base of operations. However once the Last City was reclaimed the EDZ became a bastion for the remnants of the [[Red Legion]], who over the course of several [[Adventure]]s and questlines across the years, have attempted to regain a foothold on Earth to little effect.


==Locations==
==Locations==
*[[Trostland]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
*[[European Dead Zone]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[Atrium]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Firebase Hades]]
**[[Maevic Square]]
***[[Legion's Anchor]]
***[[Hangman's Pass]]
***[[Excavation Site XII]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[The Reservoir]]
***[[Pathfinder's Crash]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Salt Mines]]
***[[The Pit]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Terminus East]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[The Gulch]]
**[[Widow's Walk]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Flooded Chasm]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[Outskirts]]
***[[The Tunnels]]
**[[Scavenger's Den]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
****[[Smidur's Cavern]]
**[[Sojourner's Camp]]
**[[Outskirts]]
**[[The Drain]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Sojourner's Camp]]
**[[Whispered Falls]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
****[[Niobe Labs]]
*[[Winding Cove]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
***[[The Drain]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[The Weep]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Scavenger's Den]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[Firebase Hades]]
***[[Whispered Falls]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Legion's Anchor]]
**[[Quarantine Sector 236]]
**[[Pathfinder's Crash]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Blackened Forest]]
**[[The Pit]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[The Sludge]]
**[[Excavation Site XII]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[The Dark Forest]]
*[[Sunken Isles]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
***[[Seraph Bunker|Seraph Bunker: EDZ]]
**[[Echion Hold]]
***[[Hallowed Grove]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Echion Control]]
****[[Hallowed Rift]]
***[[Firebase Airfield]]
***[[Shaft 13]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Skydock IV]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Sunken Isles]]
**[[The Quarry]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Echion Hold]]
*[[The Gulch]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
****[[Echion Control]]
**[[Flooded Chasm]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
****[[Firebase Airfield]]
**[[The Tunnels]]
***[[The Quarry]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[The Sludge]]
***[[Skydock IV]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Cavern of Souls]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Trostland]]
**[[Hallowed Grove]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[Maevic Square]]
**[[Shaft 13]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
****[[Hangman's Pass]]
**[[The Dark Forest]]
****[[The Reservoir]]
*[[Quarantine Sector 236]]
***[[Salt Mines]]
**[[Blackened Forest]]
***[[Atrium]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[The Farm]] {{C|[[Social|Social Space]]}}
***[[Terminus East]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[Legion's Gulch]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[Widow's Walk]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[Memento]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Winding Cove]]
*[[The Dead Cliffs]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
***[[The Weep]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
*[[The Fortress]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[The Dead Cliffs]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
*[[Widow's Court]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[The Fortress]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Legion's Gulch]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Memento]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Widow's Court]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Emerald Coast]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}
**[[The Farm]] {{C|[[Social|Social Space]]}}


==Story Missions==
==Story missions==
*[[Adieu]]
*[[The Red War]]
*[[Spark]]
**[[Adieu]]
*[[Combustion]]
**[[Spark]]
*[[Payback]]
**[[Combustion]]
*[[Unbroken]]
**[[Payback]]
*[[Larceny]]
**[[Unbroken]]
*[[Chosen]]
**[[Larceny]]
**[[Chosen]]
*[[Curse of Osiris]]
**[[A Deadly Trial]]
*[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]
**[[Off-World Recovery]]


==Strikes==
==Strikes==
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*[[Supply and Demand]]
*[[Supply and Demand]]
*[[Unsafe At Any Speed]]
*[[Unsafe At Any Speed]]
*[[WANTED: Silent Fang]] {{C|[[Forsaken]]}}


==Quests==
==Quests==
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==World Quests==
==World Quests==
*The Importance of Networking
*[[The Importance of Networking]]
*[[Enhance!]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In late 2013, the European Dead Zone was a major location planned for the [[Comet]] which would eventually become ''[[The Taken King]]''. Along with [[Europa]], the area was never completed and was later dropped from the expansion in March 2014 when Bungie decided to focus on the [[Dreadnaught]].<ref name = "Messy">[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny'']</ref>
*In late 2013, the European Dead Zone was a major location planned for the [[Comet]] which would eventually become ''[[The Taken King]]''. Along with [[Europa]], the area was never completed and was later dropped from the expansion in March 2014 when Bungie decided to focus on the [[Dreadnaught]].<ref name = "Messy">[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny'']</ref>
*The name Zervreilahorn can be seen on road sings around the EDZ. The Zervreilahorn is a mountain in Switzerland, effectively placing the EDZ in Switzerland.
*The names ''[[wikipedia:Zervreilahorn|Zervreilahorn]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Grisons|Graubünden]]'' can be seen on motorway signs around the EDZ. The former is a mountain in [[wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]], and the latter is a region of east Switzerland; this might effectively place the EDZ in Switzerland or near the country.
*Although the word “Ausgang” can be found on signs in the EDZ. The word Ausgang means “exit” in German so the EDZ could also be placed in Germany.
*Different words in German can be seen on signs in the area, such as "Ausgang" (exit) and "Salzwerk" (salt mines). Since Austria, Germany, and Switzerland all have German as their official language, it is currently unknown which country the EDZ is supposed to be located in.
**In German, ''Trostland'' may translate to "solace country".
*The European Dead Zone is the largest playable space ever created by [[Bungie]].
*The European Dead Zone is the largest playable space ever created by [[Bungie]].
*The European Dead Zone has a significant amount of [[Lost Sector]]s and [[Adventure]]s.
*Being the largest playable location in the game, the European Dead Zone has an impressive amount of Activities, which add up to: 7 [[Story Missions]], 2 [[Strikes]], 13 [[Adventure]]s, 2 [[World Quests]], 16 [[Lost Sector]]s, and 21 Region Chests.
**The EDZ, as such has the most Lost Sectors and Adventures on any other Destination in [[Destiny 2]].
*The name and setting of the [[Gambit]] map [[Emerald Coast]] indicates that the EDZ may stretch as far south as Italy.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{first mentioned}}
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Season of the Forge]]''
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Season of Dawn]]''
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
**''[[Season of Defiance]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Deadzone.jpg
File:Deadzone.jpg|A promotional image for the EDZ.
File:EDZ_still.jpg
File:EDZ_still.jpg|The Sunken Isles.
File:The_Farm_still.jpg
File:The_Farm_still.jpg|Firebase Hades.
File:Farm.jpg|The newly established [[Guardian]] settlement known as the [[The Farm]] within the European Dead Zone.
File:Farm.jpg|[[The Farm]] established within the European Dead Zone.
File:EDZ Traveler shard.jpg|The Traveler's lost shard.
File:EDZ Traveler shard.jpg|The Traveler's lost shard.
File:European Dead Zone concept art.jpg|Concept art of the European Dead Zone.
File:European Dead Zone concept art.jpg|Concept art of abandoned buildings within the European Dead Zone.
File:Dead Zone.jpg|Concept art of the European Dead Zone in ''Destiny''.
File:Dead Zone.jpg|Concept art of a destroyed city within the European Dead Zone.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Destination]]
[[Category:Destinations]]
[[Category:Golden Age]]
[[Category:Golden Age]]

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European Dead Zone
Dead Zone Thumb.jpg

Location:

Earth

Enemy factions:

Dread (Season of Defiance)
House of Dusk
Lucent Brood (Season of the Risen)
Nightmares (Shadowkeep)
Red Legion
Shadow Legion (Season of Defiance)

Hostile races:

Cabal
Fallen
Taken

Accessibility:

Complete Spark (Formerly)
Complete A Guardian Rises

Landing zones:

Sunken Isles
The Gulch
Trostland
Winding Cove
The Sludge

 

"European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler — the source of every Guardian's power and immortality — embedded in the vast landscape. For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine."
— Website description

The European Dead Zone, also known as the EDZ or simply Dead Zone, is a region on Earth, and a Destination in Destiny 2.[1] The EDZ is filled with ruins dating back to the Golden Age and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive shard of the Traveler that was broken off of the Traveler during the Collapse. The Fallen House of Devils was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the SIVA Crisis. By the time of the Red War, the Fallen had returned to the area under a new banner and their presence, combined with that of a Cabal occupational force and Taken remnants, transformed the EDZ into a warzone.

Overview[edit]

The Red Legion began occupying the Zone after The Last City was invaded. Guardians began to travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the Traveler's shard found there. The region contains many Lost Sectors, Patrols, and Public Events to partake in, as well as twenty-one Region Chests to find. The Fallen House of Dusk are also active in the Dead Zone, as well as Taken remnants from the Taken War who continue to linger within the region.[2]

History[edit]

Some time ago, possibly during the Collapse, an unknown event occurred that left a massive shard of the Traveler stuck in the EDZ. This shard caused the region to become completely deserted, safe for some human explorers.

Following the invasion of The Last City, Dominus Ghaul deployed his forces to mobilize within the region, causing the region to become a major warzone between the Taken, Fallen, and Cabal. Guardian forces also fled to the Dead Zone in order to hide and recover from the invasion, establishing The Farm as a new base of operations. However once the Last City was reclaimed the EDZ became a bastion for the remnants of the Red Legion, who over the course of several Adventures and questlines across the years, have attempted to regain a foothold on Earth to little effect.

Locations[edit]

Story missions[edit]

Strikes[edit]

Adventures[edit]

Quests[edit]

World Quests[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In late 2013, the European Dead Zone was a major location planned for the Comet which would eventually become The Taken King. Along with Europa, the area was never completed and was later dropped from the expansion in March 2014 when Bungie decided to focus on the Dreadnaught.[3]
  • The names Zervreilahorn and Graubünden can be seen on motorway signs around the EDZ. The former is a mountain in Switzerland, and the latter is a region of east Switzerland; this might effectively place the EDZ in Switzerland or near the country.
  • Different words in German can be seen on signs in the area, such as "Ausgang" (exit) and "Salzwerk" (salt mines). Since Austria, Germany, and Switzerland all have German as their official language, it is currently unknown which country the EDZ is supposed to be located in.
    • In German, Trostland may translate to "solace country".
  • The European Dead Zone is the largest playable space ever created by Bungie.
  • Being the largest playable location in the game, the European Dead Zone has an impressive amount of Activities, which add up to: 7 Story Missions, 2 Strikes, 13 Adventures, 2 World Quests, 16 Lost Sectors, and 21 Region Chests.
    • The EDZ, as such has the most Lost Sectors and Adventures on any other Destination in Destiny 2.
  • The name and setting of the Gambit map Emerald Coast indicates that the EDZ may stretch as far south as Italy.

List of appearances[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • A promotional image for the EDZ.

    A promotional image for the EDZ.

  • The Sunken Isles.

    The Sunken Isles.

  • Firebase Hades.

    Firebase Hades.

  • The Farm established within the European Dead Zone.

    The Farm established within the European Dead Zone.

  • The Traveler's lost shard.

    The Traveler's lost shard.

  • Concept art of abandoned buildings within the European Dead Zone.

    Concept art of abandoned buildings within the European Dead Zone.

  • Concept art of a destroyed city within the European Dead Zone.

    Concept art of a destroyed city within the European Dead Zone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ IGN Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CS6N1Gkkc
  3. ^ Kotaku - The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny

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