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|focalworld(s)= [[Solar System]]

|goals= Protect the [[Solar System]] from threats at all cost, both alien and Solar System-born alike <br> Restore peace and order <br> Defend the [[Traveler]] and [[The City]]  

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|lifespan= Immortal  

|notable-group= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[Iron Lords]] <br> [[The Hidden]] <br> [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s <br> [[Hunter]]s <br> [[Warlock]]s

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{{Quote|We take our first breath, with no memory of who we were before, yet we are inexorably drawn to the [[Light]]. We fight, we die, and we live again.|[[Commander Zavala]].}}

==Overview==

==History==

===Dark Age===

{{Quote | No one knew what had happened to the Traveler. No one understood what had happened to the world. But they heard the whispered call.| Ghost Fragment: The Dark Age}}

After stopping the Hive ritual, The Guardian travels to Venus and discovers the [[Vex]], a machine race bent on dominating reality itself. The Stranger tells The Guardian that the only way to stop the Vex and save the Traveler is to enter the [[Black Garden]] and destroy its [[Black Heart|heart]]. The Guardian seeks counsel with the [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]]; [[Queen]] [[Mara Sov]] tells them that the only way into the Garden is to retrieve the eye of a Vex [[Zydron, Gate Lord|Gate Lord]]. They assume it to be a suicide mission, but The Guardian returns with the eye. The Queen tells The Guardian that they now owe her a favor in return for her information.

===The Dark Below===

[[Oryx]], the father of Crota, has sent his Hive fleet to avenge his dead son. Using his terrible power, Oryx creates a new army called the [[Taken]], and lays siege to the entire solar system. The [[Awoken]] fleet attempt to stop him before he can enter the Inner System, but they are utterly destroyed. He then starts Taking the Cabal stationed on [[Phobos]], which catches the Vanguard's attention. Responding to a distress signal, The Guardian is sent to investigate. Upon seeing the devastation, The Guardian is confronted by a vision of Oryx, who tells The Guardian that he is there to pay back humanity for his son's death. Realizing the threat that laid before them, [[Cayde-6]] crafts a plan with The Guardian to sneak aboard Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]]. Though they are successful, they cannot enter Oryx's inner sanctum until The Guardian becomes [[Ascendant Hive|Ascendant]]; Eris helps The Guardian recover the last fragments of Crota's Soul, allowing entry into Oryx's chambers, where they duel.  

===Rise of Iron===

===Red War===

Guardian forces were left powerless after the [[Light]] had been sealed by the [[Traveler Cage]], and were hunted en masse by [[Red Legion]] forces, with many being executed. Though trapped, the Traveler sent visions to the now lightless Guardians to seek out one of its fragments in the [[European Dead Zone]], whereby they could regain their powers. [[Dominus Ghaul]] attempted and failed to win the Traveler's approval and make him into a Guardian, and simply took the light by force. When he gloated in front of the Traveler, the Traveler suddenly broke its cage and destroyed Ghaul, as well as slowly healing itself by drawing fragments back into itself. With the invasion ended and the city retaken, the Traveler was declared no longer dead but living once more, thus bringing back the light to the guardians all over again.

===Black Armory===

Following the events of [[Forsaken]], [[Uldren Sov]] was revived by a [[Ghost]] as a Guardian of the [[Light]] at his resting place in the [[Dreaming City]].

==Gameplay==

There are three classes of Guardian: [[Hunter]]s, [[Warlock]]s, and [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s. Hunters utilize swiftness, precision, and stealth to efficiently slay their enemies. Warlocks have the least amount of armor but the fastest regeneration and utilize a variety of projectile attacks in their abilities. Titans are able to both take and deal massive amounts of damage, prioritizing either one depending on their subclass. <ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-unveiled '''Forbes.com''' ''Bungie's Destiny Unveiled'']</ref> Titans emphasize armor and raw power, while warlocks emphasize the use of their magical abilities and agility. Hunters fall in between both classes.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/11/jason-jones-the-destiny-interview.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Gameinformer''': ''Jason Jones - The Destiny Interview'']</ref> The Guardians include members of the [[human]], [[Awoken]] and [[Exo]] races, and can be either male or female.

While players gain levels with experience, these levels are mainly for determining what gear and missions are unlocked. The player's actual strength is determined by [[Light]] levels. Light represents the average attack and defense values of the player's currently equipped weapons and armor; every mission has a recommended light level, so players who meet that recommendation are more likely to succeed said mission.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3hgllk/the_taken_king_reveal_teaser_destiny_year_two/ '''Reddit''': The Taken King Reveal Teaser - Destiny Year 2]</ref> Generally speaking, items with more [[rarity]] have a higher light level than others.

==Guardian organizations==

*[[Vanguard]]

*[[Crucible]]

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