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{{about|the main character of the ''[[Destiny]]'' series|the faction|Guardians}} | {{about|the main character of the ''[[Destiny]]'' series|the faction|Guardians}} | ||
{{Character infobox | {{Character infobox | ||
|othernames= Hivebane <br> Crota's End <br> Godslayer <br> Kingslayer <br> The Slayer of Oryx <br> Iron Lord <br> Young Wolf <br> Captain<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Impact Velocity]]''</ref> <br> Hero of the Red War <br> Chosen One <br> VIP #2014 <br> Shadow of Earth <br> Spawnkiller <br> Rivensbane <br> Neon Nerd {{c|Immaru}} <br> Beloved Acolyte {{c|Eris Morn}} <br> Champion of Violence {{c|Eris Morn}}<br> Meatbag {{c|Immaru}} | |||
|othernames= | |image=[[File:Lightfall Armor.jpg|350px]] | ||
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|homeworld= [[Earth]] | |homeworld= [[Earth]] | ||
|birth= | |birth= | ||
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|hair= Player-determined | |hair= Player-determined | ||
|eyes= Player-determined | |eyes= Player-determined | ||
|affiliation= [[The Last City]] <br> [[Vanguard]] <br> [[ | |affiliation= [[The Last City]] <br> [[Vanguard]] <br> [[The Hidden]] <br> [[Guardian]]s <br> [[Factions]] <br> [[Iron Lords]] <br> [[Seraphs]] <br> Partner of [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter]] {{c|determinant}} <br> [[Shadows|Shadow]] of [[Emperor Calus]] {{C|[[lore:The_Chronicon |Chronicon]] only}} | ||
|rank= [[Guardian]] | |rank= [[Guardian]] | ||
|class= Player-determined | |class= Player-determined | ||
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|notable= Cleansed the [[Black Garden]] <br> Destroyed [[ | |notable= Destroyed [[Sepiks Prime]] <br> Cleansed the [[Black Garden]] <br> Destroyed [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] <br> Slayer of [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] <br> Slayer of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]] <br> Defeated [[Oryx, the Taken King]] <br> Destroyed [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] <br> Slayer of [[Dominus Ghaul]] <br> Champion of [[Emperor Calus]] <br> Destroyed [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] <br> Destroyed [[Argos, Planetary Core]] <br> Slayer of [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] and [[Nokris]] <br> Slayer of [[Val Ca'uor]] <br> Avenged [[Cayde-6]] by killing [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorned Barons]] <br> Slayer of [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]] <br> Liberator of the [[Lost Forges|Black Armory Forges]] <br> Slayer of [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]] <br> Destroyed the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent]]<br> Deactivated the [[Sanctified Mind]] <br> Saved [[Saint-14]] from the Vex <br> Defeated [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] <br> Defeated [[Taniks, the Scarred]] <br> Slayer of the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]] <br> Slayer of the [[Locus of Communion]] <br> Defeated [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]] <br> Destroyed [[Quria, Blade Transform]] <br> Defeated [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] <br> [[Disciple]] Slayer of [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], and [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]<br>Slayer of the [[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]] | ||
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{{Quote|All of the after-action reports I've shown you about the [[Taken War]], the calm state of the system... we have this Guardian to thank. I've attached more details, if you want to read evaluations from the Vanguard. Just skim Cayde's. He's... not very biased, here.|[[Grimoire]] description}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#The Guardian|The Guardian]]''</ref> | {{Quote|All of the after-action reports I've shown you about the [[Taken War]], the calm state of the system... we have this Guardian to thank. I've attached more details, if you want to read evaluations from the Vanguard. Just skim Cayde's. He's... not very biased, here.|[[Grimoire]] description}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#The Guardian|The Guardian]]''</ref> | ||
'''The Guardian''' is a [[Guardian|protector]] of [[ | |||
'''The Guardian''' is a [[Guardian|protector]] of the [[Last City]] and a new-generation [[Iron Lord]],<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Iron Tomb]]''</ref> who has participated in numerous legendary battles to retake [[humanity]]'s past from various malevolent [[Races|forces]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | |||
Despite their lack of memory, the Guardian, at the request of the Speaker, joined the fight against the foes of the City. In their exploits they met a [[Exo Stranger|mysterious stranger]] who put them on the path to stop the Vex, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> eventually resulting in an alliance with the [[Reef]] - something that would later prove invaluable to quelling the [[Wolf Rebellion]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> At the call of [[Eris Morn]], they helped end the resurgence of [[Crota]]'s forces and slew the God-Prince personally, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> attracting the wrath of his [[Oryx|father]] but also putting an end to him as well. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Later, during the [[SIVA Crisis]], they helped [[Lord Saladin]] stop a [[SIVA|techno-plague]] ravaging Earth from [[Wrath of the Machine|gaining sentience]] <ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> and were responsible for the deaths of various threats left over from the [[Taken War]]. | Despite their lack of memory, the Guardian, at the request of the Speaker, joined the fight against the foes of the City. In their exploits they met a [[Exo Stranger|mysterious stranger]] who put them on the path to stop the Vex, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> eventually resulting in an alliance with the [[Reef]] - something that would later prove invaluable to quelling the [[Wolf Rebellion]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> At the call of [[Eris Morn]], they helped end the resurgence of [[Crota]]'s forces and slew the God-Prince personally, <ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> attracting the wrath of his [[Oryx|father]] but also putting an end to him as well. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Later, during the [[SIVA Crisis]], they helped [[Lord Saladin]] stop a [[SIVA|techno-plague]] ravaging Earth from [[Wrath of the Machine|gaining sentience]] <ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> and were responsible for the deaths of various threats left over from the [[Taken War]]. | ||
At the start of ''[[Destiny 2]]'', the Guardian returned to the Last City only to immediately face its invasion by the [[Red Legion]]. After confronting [[Dominus Ghaul]], however, the Guardian was severely crippled due to being stripped of the Light and forced to retreat in defeat. After much sacrifice and determination, the Guardians succeeded in liberating their home, driving the Red Legion away, and awaken the Traveler from its centuries of slumber, restoring their Light and destroying Ghaul forever. Despite this momentous victory, various figures of the Red Legion would attempt to carry on the Red War, either for their own purposes or to finish what Ghaul had started in destroying the Guardians. Despite these new foes, the Guardians maintained their strength and determination, while also contending with major threats besides the Red Legion.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'' | At the start of ''[[Destiny 2]]'', the Guardian returned to the [[Last City]] only to immediately face its invasion by the [[Red Legion]]. After confronting [[Dominus Ghaul]], however, the Guardian was severely crippled due to being stripped of the Light and forced to retreat in defeat. After much sacrifice and determination, the Guardians succeeded in liberating their home, driving the Red Legion away, and awaken [[the Traveler]] from its centuries of slumber, restoring their Light and destroying Ghaul forever. Despite this momentous victory, various figures of the Red Legion would attempt to carry on the [[Red War]], either for their own purposes or to finish what Ghaul had started in destroying the Guardians. Despite these new foes, the Guardians maintained their strength and determination, while also contending with major threats besides the Red Legion.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard'' | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
{{quote|[...]Claiming [[Saint-14|he's]] seen the future, that he fought [[Battle of Six Fronts|Six Fronts]] fueled on the idea that some Guardian savior is coming? That's insane." <br> "Belief is a heck of a thing." <br> "Sure, yeah. One Guardian's going to fix everything. Kick [[Crota]] off the [[Moon]]. Make it look like us [[Vanguard]] know our head from our hindquarters. Hey, where are you going?" <br> "One of the new recruits from [[Cosmodrome|Old Russia]] I've had my eye on—entering the Crucible for the first time." <br> "Hey, maybe they're the one. We'll call | {{quote|[...]Claiming [[Saint-14|he's]] seen the future, that he fought [[Battle of Six Fronts|Six Fronts]] fueled on the idea that some Guardian savior is coming? That's insane." <br> "Belief is a heck of a thing." <br> "Sure, yeah. One Guardian's going to fix everything. Kick [[Crota]] off the [[Moon]]. Make it look like us [[Vanguard]] know our head from our hindquarters. Hey, where are you going?" <br> "One of the new recruits from [[Cosmodrome|Old Russia]] I've had my eye on—entering the Crucible for the first time." <br> "Hey, maybe they're the one. We'll call 'em Crota's End.|[[Cayde-6]] and [[Lord Shaxx]]}}<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/helm-of-saint-14 Ishtar Collective - Helm of Saint-14]</ref> | ||
===Pre-revival=== | ===Pre-revival=== | ||
On a mission during the [[Taken War]], Ghost | On a mission during the [[Taken War]], Ghost guesses that prior to their resurrection, the Guardian may have once been a refugee seeking to escape during the [[Collapse]] and had somehow fallen by [[The Wall]], resulting in their death. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref> | ||
===''Destiny''=== | ===''Destiny''=== | ||
====A Guardian Rises==== | ====A Guardian Rises==== | ||
Centuries after the Collapse, the Guardian was found and resurrected by a lone [[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] searching the [[Cosmodrome]], but before Ghost could explain what had happened, he was interrupted by the roars of a [[Fallen]] [[Captain]] who had been tracking him. Ghost then led the Guardian into The Wall and helped them find their first weapon—a battered, ancient [[Khvostov 7G-02]]. After foraging for more gear, the Guardian kills a Fallen [[House of Devils|Devil]] [[Captain]] named [[Rahn]], and escapes in an [[Arcadia]]-class [[jumpship]] revived by Ghost just as [[Riksis]] emerges. As the Guardian departs, the Fallen vainly attempt to shoot it down, and a [[Exo Stranger|mysterious stranger]] looks on as the Guardian departs. | Centuries after the Collapse, the Guardian was found and resurrected by a lone [[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]] searching the [[Cosmodrome]], but before Ghost could explain what had happened, he was interrupted by the roars of a [[Fallen]] [[Captain]] who had been tracking him. Ghost then led the Guardian into The Wall and helped them find their first weapon—a battered, ancient [[Khvostov 7G-02]]. After foraging for more gear, the Guardian kills a Fallen [[House of Devils|Devil]] [[Captain]] named [[Rahn]], and escapes in an [[Arcadia]]-class [[jumpship]] revived by Ghost just as [[Riksis]] emerges. As the Guardian departs, the Fallen vainly attempt to shoot it down, and a [[Exo Stranger|mysterious stranger]] looks on as the Guardian departs. | ||
After flying through a storm over many leagues of land, the Guardian arrives at [[The City]], a place Ghost describes as the "last safe city on [[Earth]]" and "the only place The Traveler can still protect".<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> | After flying through a storm over many leagues of land, the Guardian arrives at [[The City]], a place Ghost describes as the "last safe city on [[Earth]]" and "the only place The Traveler can still protect".<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> | ||
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====Defending Earth==== | ====Defending Earth==== | ||
The Guardian gets acquainted with the various [[Tower]] residents including the three [[Vanguard]] leaders, the [[Gunsmith]], [[Master Rahool]] and the [[Xander 99-40|Bounty Tracker]], as well as the [[Postmaster]] and the Tower [[Shipwright]] who helps repair their ship. Along the way they visit other Tower residents of lesser importance, including the three [[Faction]] leaders and [[Tess Everis]]. | The Guardian gets acquainted with the various [[Tower]] residents including the three [[Vanguard]] leaders, the [[Gunsmith]], [[Master Rahool]] and the [[Xander 99-40|Bounty Tracker]], as well as the [[Postmaster]] and the Tower [[Shipwright]] who helps repair their ship. Along the way they visit other Tower residents of lesser importance, including the three [[Faction]] leaders and [[Tess Everis]]. | ||
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Returning to the Cosmodrome at the request of the Speaker, the Guardian heads to the old [[Skywatch]]—a complex that once maintained communications with Earth's former colonies—and find the Fallen in an uproar. Pressing deeper into the [[Lunar Complex]], the Guardian discovers another enemy: the [[Hive]]. After eliminating all of the Hive enemies they encounter including a [[Wizard]] named [[Gotra]], Ghost recalls the Hive have not been seen on Earth for centuries, surmising that their presence here may herald another invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Within]]''</ref> | Returning to the Cosmodrome at the request of the Speaker, the Guardian heads to the old [[Skywatch]]—a complex that once maintained communications with Earth's former colonies—and find the Fallen in an uproar. Pressing deeper into the [[Lunar Complex]], the Guardian discovers another enemy: the [[Hive]]. After eliminating all of the Hive enemies they encounter including a [[Wizard]] named [[Gotra]], Ghost recalls the Hive have not been seen on Earth for centuries, surmising that their presence here may herald another invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Within]]''</ref> | ||
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====Locating Rasputin==== | ====Locating Rasputin==== | ||
Shortly thereafter the Vanguard reports an upsurge in Fallen activity all over the Cosmodrome. Connecting to the vehicle grid, the Guardian makes their way to the [[Forgotten Shore]] via their [[Sparrow]] and find a Fallen amplifier. After searching out a second one, Ghost discovers both are linked to the Skywatch as they make their way to the next. Finding a Fallen encampment inside the [[Terrestrial Complex]], they defeat the aliens and hack into one of their machines. In doing so, Ghost encounters resistance from an unknown entity and investigates further while the Guardian defends him against Fallen forces. | Shortly thereafter the Vanguard reports an upsurge in Fallen activity all over the Cosmodrome. Connecting to the vehicle grid, the Guardian makes their way to the [[Forgotten Shore]] via their [[Sparrow]] and find a Fallen amplifier. After searching out a second one, Ghost discovers both are linked to the Skywatch as they make their way to the next. Finding a Fallen encampment inside the [[Terrestrial Complex]], they defeat the aliens and hack into one of their machines. In doing so, Ghost encounters resistance from an unknown entity and investigates further while the Guardian defends him against Fallen forces. | ||
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====Awakening the Hive==== | ====Awakening the Hive==== | ||
On Earth's [[Moon]], the Guardian picks up the trail of another Guardian who went dark searching for a way into the Hive [[Hellmouth|fortress]]. After hacking a [[Golden Age]] [[First Light|colony base]], the Guardian travels to the [[Temple of Crota]] where they fight off members of a [[House of Exile|shattered fallen house]] as well as Hive forces led by Wizard [[Vurok]]. Unable to save the Guardian, Ghost recovers | On Earth's [[Moon]], the Guardian picks up the trail of another Guardian who went dark searching for a way into the Hive [[Hellmouth|fortress]]. After hacking a [[Golden Age]] [[First Light|colony base]], the Guardian travels to the [[Temple of Crota]] where they fight off members of a [[House of Exile|shattered fallen house]] as well as Hive forces led by Wizard [[Vurok]]. Unable to save the Guardian, Ghost recovers the fallen guardians' Ghost's memories and learns that the Hive are raising an army to invade [[Earth]]. Just moments before engaging the Hive, the Guardian hears an unknown voice and catches a glimpse of the [[Exo Stranger]] just before the Temple doors open.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> | ||
In an attempt to uncover further information on what the Hive are planning, the Guardian infiltrates the [[The World's Grave]] and kills its keeper, [[Kranox]]. The Guardian's Ghost then steals as much data as possible before the two return to warn the City. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)]]''</ref> After looking through Cryptarch records on the Temple, the Guardian infiltrates the Hellmouth once more and claims the [[Sword of Crota]], killing its [[Swarm Princes|guards]] and shattering it in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sword of Crota]]''</ref> While inside the Hellmouth, the Guardian also follows a lead from the vanished [[Warlock]] [[Osiris]], seeking the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]] - a tribute altar. After killing [[Frigoris]] and his Fallen crew, the Guardian defeats the shrine's priest, [[Sardok]], and destroys the Shrine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)]]''</ref> | In an attempt to uncover further information on what the Hive are planning, the Guardian infiltrates the [[The World's Grave]] and kills its keeper, [[Kranox]]. The Guardian's Ghost then steals as much data as possible before the two return to warn the City. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)]]''</ref> After looking through Cryptarch records on the Temple, the Guardian infiltrates the Hellmouth once more and claims the [[Sword of Crota]], killing its [[Swarm Princes|guards]] and shattering it in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sword of Crota]]''</ref> While inside the Hellmouth, the Guardian also follows a lead from the vanished [[Warlock]] [[Osiris]], seeking the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]] - a tribute altar. After killing [[Frigoris]] and his Fallen crew, the Guardian defeats the shrine's priest, [[Sardok]], and destroys the Shrine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)]]''</ref> | ||
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Following the Stranger's coordinates, the Guardian travels to the [[Ishtar Sink]] on [[Venus]], where they are ambushed by alien cyborgs known as the [[Vex]], described by Ghost as "war machines". After reactivating an extensive series of sensors established by other Guardians to track these machines, the Guardian meets with the Exo Stranger in the [[Ishtar Academy]]. There, she informs them of the [[Black Garden]], the birthplace of the Vex, and a powerful entity responsible for keeping the [[Traveler]] in a state of catatonia. | Following the Stranger's coordinates, the Guardian travels to the [[Ishtar Sink]] on [[Venus]], where they are ambushed by alien cyborgs known as the [[Vex]], described by Ghost as "war machines". After reactivating an extensive series of sensors established by other Guardians to track these machines, the Guardian meets with the Exo Stranger in the [[Ishtar Academy]]. There, she informs them of the [[Black Garden]], the birthplace of the Vex, and a powerful entity responsible for keeping the [[Traveler]] in a state of catatonia. | ||
Before the Guardian could ask any more questions however, the Stranger suddenly vanishes following a mysterious conversation with an unknown individual. Ghost suggests they go to the | Before the Guardian could ask any more questions however, the Stranger suddenly vanishes following a mysterious conversation with an unknown individual. Ghost suggests they go to the Awoken in order to find the Garden's location, an option he had brought up during the discussion. Wistfully he wonders if they could stay with the Vex, as the idea of traveling far into danger was not something he liked, and the Guardian jokingly calls him "little light" after the Stranger's remark. Ghost firmly objects.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Stranger's Call]]''</ref> | ||
====The Awoken==== | ====The Awoken==== | ||
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==== Further Adventures ==== | ==== Further Adventures ==== | ||
The Guardian and a fireteam descends into the depths of the Hellmouth, and kills [[Phogoth, the Untamed]] before the Hive can unleash it on the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Summoning Pits]]''</ref>A fireteam of Guardians descends far below the Ishtar Academy and slays [[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]], dealing a devastating blow to Vex efforts and delaying Venus' transformation into their network.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex_Axis_Minds#Theosyion.2C_the_Restorative_Mind|Theosyion, Restorative Mind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Nexus]]''</ref> A Guardian fireteam is sent to stop the Fallen House of Winter from restoring the "[[ether|soul]]" of [[Aksor, Archon Priest]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]''</ref> Commander Zavala tasks Guardians with taking out Cabal High Command, and sends a fireteam to lead an assault on the Cabal [[Imperial Land Tank]] and take out their leader [[Valus Ta'aurc]], breaking the Cabal's grip on the lost city of Freehold.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cerberus Vae III]]''</ref> The Cabal also unleash the [[Psion Flayers]] to locate one of Rasputin's usurped AI cores buried in the [[Dust Palace]] to attempt to break his control over Mars' defenses.<ref name="Rasputin 2">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2]]''</ref> In response, a Guardian fireteam is deployed to secure it. The Flayers are defeated, and Rasputin locks down the machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dust Palace]]''</ref> Using data from a reclaimed Ishtar archive<ref name="TheArchive"/> a [[Raid]]-team of Guardians follow in [[Kabr]]'s footsteps and pierce the [[Vault of Glass]]. They slay the mighty [[Templar]] and its [[Oracle]]s, avoid the [[Gorgons]], and confront [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] in the Glass Throne. Using [[the Aegis]] they defeat the Vex overseer and break the Vex's control over the Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | The Guardian and a fireteam descends into the depths of the Hellmouth, and kills [[Phogoth, the Untamed]] before the Hive can unleash it on the City.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Summoning Pits]]''</ref>A fireteam of Guardians descends far below the Ishtar Academy and slays [[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]], dealing a devastating blow to Vex efforts and delaying Venus' transformation into their network.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex_Axis_Minds#Theosyion.2C_the_Restorative_Mind|Theosyion, Restorative Mind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Nexus]]''</ref> A Guardian fireteam is sent to stop the Fallen House of Winter from restoring the "[[ether|soul]]" of [[Aksor, Archon Priest]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]''</ref> Commander Zavala tasks Guardians with taking out Cabal High Command, and sends a fireteam to lead an assault on the Cabal [[Imperial Land Tank]] and take out their leader [[Valus Ta'aurc]], breaking the Cabal's grip on the lost city of Freehold.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cerberus Vae III]]''</ref> The Cabal also unleash the [[Psion Flayers]] to locate one of Rasputin's usurped AI cores buried in the [[Dust Palace]] to attempt to break his control over Mars' defenses.<ref name="Rasputin 2">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 2]]''</ref> In response, a Guardian fireteam is deployed to secure it. The Flayers are defeated, and Rasputin locks down the machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dust Palace]]''</ref> Using data from a reclaimed Ishtar archive<ref name="TheArchive"/> a [[Raid]]-team of Guardians follow in [[Kabr]]'s footsteps and pierce the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]. They slay the mighty [[Templar]] and its [[Oracle]]s, avoid the [[Gorgons]], and confront [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]] in the Glass Throne. Using [[the Aegis]] they defeat the Vex overseer and break the Vex's control over the Vault.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]''</ref> | ||
===''The Dark Below''=== | ===''The Dark Below''=== | ||
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Petra Venj detects the Hive Dreadnaught orbiting the rings of Saturn and orders all Reef assets to mobilize, following a conversation between Queen Mara Sov and Eris Morn and presumably Osiris on Oryx's imminent arrival. | Petra Venj detects the Hive Dreadnaught orbiting the rings of Saturn and orders all Reef assets to mobilize, following a conversation between Queen Mara Sov and Eris Morn and presumably Osiris on Oryx's imminent arrival. | ||
The Awoken space fleet engages the Dreadnaught and a small fleet of Hive warships escorted by thousands of Tombships; Uldren Sov leads his fighter wings to scatter the Hive fleet whilst from behind the Queen and her Techeun Coven summon the Harbingers, as part of a predetermined plan. The Harbingers destroy much of Oryx's fleet, ripping through enemy vessels with ease, but leave no marks upon the Dreadnaught itself. Oryx ends the battle by firing his ship's main cannon, destroying both his and the Queen's fleets in a single Pyrrhic stroke and force him to forestal his advance.[268] The Queen and major parts of Reef leadership, including Paladin Abra Zire, and Techeun Shuro, are considered missing in action. | The Awoken space fleet engages the Dreadnaught and a small fleet of Hive warships escorted by thousands of Tombships; Uldren Sov leads his fighter wings to scatter the Hive fleet whilst from behind the Queen and her [[Techeun]] Coven summon the Harbingers, as part of a predetermined plan. The Harbingers destroy much of Oryx's fleet, ripping through enemy vessels with ease, but leave no marks upon the Dreadnaught itself. Oryx ends the battle by firing his ship's main cannon, destroying both his and the Queen's fleets in a single Pyrrhic stroke and force him to forestal his advance.[268] The Queen and major parts of Reef leadership, including Paladin Abra Zire, and Techeun Shuro, are considered missing in action. | ||
Primus Ta'aun suspends all Cabal mining operations and recon on Phobos pending investigation of a trans-Jovian threat, while mysterious anomalies are reported across the Skyburners' Keep. | Primus Ta'aun suspends all Cabal mining operations and recon on Phobos pending investigation of a trans-Jovian threat, while mysterious anomalies are reported across the Skyburners' Keep. | ||
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The Vanguard intercepts a distress signal on all channels, broadcasting from the Skyburners fortress of Fleetbase Korus on Phobos. The Guardian is dispatched in order to investigate, but upon their arrival they find the Skyburners have been slaughtered. Oryx reveals himself to the Guardian, willing into existence the first wave of his army of corrupted Cabal and Hive called the Taken, led by Syrok, Word of Oryx. The Vanguard scrubs the mission and orders the Guardian to return. Fighting through hordes of Taken the Guardian finally reaches the transmat zone where their ship is waiting, and escapes. | The Vanguard intercepts a distress signal on all channels, broadcasting from the Skyburners fortress of Fleetbase Korus on Phobos. The Guardian is dispatched in order to investigate, but upon their arrival they find the Skyburners have been slaughtered. Oryx reveals himself to the Guardian, willing into existence the first wave of his army of corrupted Cabal and Hive called the Taken, led by Syrok, Word of Oryx. The Vanguard scrubs the mission and orders the Guardian to return. Fighting through hordes of Taken the Guardian finally reaches the transmat zone where their ship is waiting, and escapes. | ||
The Vanguard discusses the arrival of Oryx's Dreadnaught over a hologram Ghost collected, analysing its weapon to find a way to slip past while reflecting upon Mara Sov's sacrifice. Eris Morn interrupts them, proclaiming that her | The Vanguard discusses the arrival of Oryx's Dreadnaught over a hologram Ghost collected, analysing its weapon to find a way to slip past while reflecting upon Mara Sov's sacrifice. Eris Morn interrupts them, proclaiming that her "stone" has spoken for the first time since Crota's defeat and has told her Oryx was coming to finish what his son started. Cayde-6 leaves the discussion to "see about a ship". | ||
Realizing the Taken to be too deadly a threat to take lightly, the Vanguard send Guardians to rediscover lost powers of their forebearers. Hunters learn to harness the Void and become Nightstalkers, Warlocks travel to Mars and mediate upon the Arc to become Stormcallers, and Titans explore Mercury in search of the mercenary Sunbreakers only to find they were obliterated by the Vex, before reigniting the forge with the help of the Sunbreakers' Third Empyreal Magistrate Ouros. | Realizing the Taken to be too deadly a threat to take lightly, the Vanguard send Guardians to rediscover lost powers of their forebearers. Hunters learn to harness the Void and become Nightstalkers, Warlocks travel to Mars and mediate upon the Arc to become Stormcallers, and Titans explore Mercury in search of the mercenary Sunbreakers only to find they were obliterated by the Vex, before reigniting the forge with the help of the Sunbreakers' Third Empyreal Magistrate Ouros. | ||
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Cayde-6 directs the Guardian to one of the dead colony ships in Old Russia, where he had previously hidden a modified stealth drive capable of getting the Guardian past the superweapon and into the Dreadnaught to face Oryx. Upon touching down in The Blast, just outside of the Fallen House of Devils' lair, the Guardian discovers that the Taken have already reached Earth and have begun overwhelming the Fallen. After defeating an Echo of Oryx, and retrieving the stealth drive, the Guardian returns to the Tower. | Cayde-6 directs the Guardian to one of the dead colony ships in Old Russia, where he had previously hidden a modified stealth drive capable of getting the Guardian past the superweapon and into the Dreadnaught to face Oryx. Upon touching down in The Blast, just outside of the Fallen House of Devils' lair, the Guardian discovers that the Taken have already reached Earth and have begun overwhelming the Fallen. After defeating an Echo of Oryx, and retrieving the stealth drive, the Guardian returns to the Tower. | ||
In the Hangar Cayde convinces Amanda Holliday to install the stealth drive on Eris' ship and arrange a | In the Hangar Cayde convinces Amanda Holliday to install the stealth drive on Eris' ship and arrange a "test flight" for the Guardian to infiltrate the Dreadnaught in order to establish a beachhead after disabling its super weapon. | ||
With the stealth drive equipped, the Guardian travels to Saturn and reaches the Dreadnaught. Just as the drive malfunctions, causing the Dreadnaught to destroy Eris' ship, the Guardian is transmatted onto the Dreadnaught by their Ghost. They then proceeds to disable the superweapon and establish a transmat zone for reinforcements before returning to the Tower. Cayde leaves to speak with Eris about the loss of her ship. | With the stealth drive equipped, the Guardian travels to Saturn and reaches the Dreadnaught. Just as the drive malfunctions, causing the Dreadnaught to destroy Eris' ship, the Guardian is transmatted onto the Dreadnaught by their Ghost. They then proceeds to disable the superweapon and establish a transmat zone for reinforcements before returning to the Tower. Cayde leaves to speak with Eris about the loss of her ship. | ||
The Cabal deploy their reserve force, the Skyburners, in a direct attack on Dreadnaught. After the Skyburners' Primus is Taken however, their offensive crumbles. A lone unit aboard the Cabal ship, Dantalion Exodus VI, sends a distress signal to the head of the Empire, only to be wiped out by Guardians. Nevertheless their message is believed to have reached its intended target. | The Cabal deploy their reserve force, the Skyburners, in a direct attack on Dreadnaught. After the Skyburners' Primus is Taken however, their offensive crumbles. A lone unit aboard the Cabal ship, Dantalion Exodus VI, sends a distress signal to the head of the Empire, only to be wiped out by Guardians. Nevertheless their message is believed to have reached its [[Dominus Ghaul|intended target]]. | ||
The Guardian breaks into the crashed Cabal gunship, Dantalion Exodus VI, and steals information that the Cabal have secured on Oryx. The Guardian fights their way to a portal called the Rupture, and after defeating an Echo of Oryx discovers they must become Ascendant in order to enter. | The Guardian breaks into the crashed Cabal gunship, Dantalion Exodus VI, and steals information that the Cabal have secured on Oryx. The Guardian fights their way to a portal called the Rupture, and after defeating an Echo of Oryx discovers they must become Ascendant in order to enter. | ||
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On Venus, Guardians destroy an Echo of Oryx and return to the emptied Vault of Glass hoping to rescue Praedyth from his timeless prison, but discover that a Vex Hydra tasked by Oryx to co-opt the Nexus' power, is blighting and corrupting the Vex network. Luckily for the Vex, Morphon, Blighted Mind is destroyed by Guardians and Praedyth is freed from their control, with his centuries-old remains being found in a small room within the deepest parts of the Vault. | On Venus, Guardians destroy an Echo of Oryx and return to the emptied Vault of Glass hoping to rescue Praedyth from his timeless prison, but discover that a Vex Hydra tasked by Oryx to co-opt the Nexus' power, is blighting and corrupting the Vex network. Luckily for the Vex, Morphon, Blighted Mind is destroyed by Guardians and Praedyth is freed from their control, with his centuries-old remains being found in a small room within the deepest parts of the Vault. | ||
A fireteam led by the Guardian, infiltrates Oryx Ascendant Realm, kills his Warpriest, the Ogre Golgoroth, and his daughters the Deathsinger twins, | A fireteam led by the Guardian, infiltrates Oryx Ascendant Realm, kills his Warpriest, the Ogre Golgoroth, and his daughters the Deathsinger twins, before finally defeating the Taken King himself. Eris tasks one of the Guardians with collecting certain items from the Hive gods, and rewards them with a Hive weapon crafted from Oryx's heart, which unknowingly allowed Oryx to live on. | ||
The Guardians stop Theosyion, the Restorative Mind from bringing back Sekrion, Nexus Mind from the past and completing its transformation of Venus. | The Guardians stop Theosyion, the Restorative Mind from bringing back Sekrion, Nexus Mind from the past and completing its transformation of Venus. | ||
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===''Forsaken''=== | ===''Forsaken''=== | ||
Alongside [[Cayde-6]], the Guardian traveled to the Reef in light of civil unrest and a breakout from the [[Prison of Elders]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/5/17418940/destiny-2-forsaken-release-date-year-2 '''Polygon''' - ''Destiny 2: Forsaken arrives Sept. 4, here's our first look'']</ref> | Alongside [[Cayde-6]], the Guardian traveled to the Reef in light of civil unrest and a breakout from the [[Prison of Elders]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/5/17418940/destiny-2-forsaken-release-date-year-2 '''Polygon''' - ''Destiny 2: Forsaken arrives Sept. 4, here's our first look'']</ref> | ||
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Soon after, the Guardian allies with [[Petra Venj]] and a small army of the Spider's associates to storm the Watchtower, where they find [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] waiting for them. During their battle, Fikrul reminds the Guardian of the murders they've committed. Eventually, the Fanatic joins his friends in death as the Guardian continues into the Watchtower to find Uldren. During their trip up the Watchtower, the Guardian is pulled between reality and the Ascendant Realm, within which they hear Uldren being urged to open a door by his sister, [[Mara Sov]]. The Guardian battles Taken forces during their trip up, including many powerful enemies who are Taken by the Voices. Eventually, the Guardian arrives at a seemingly important room within the Watchtower, where Uldren Sov is devoured by a massive Taken monster, the [[Voice of Riven]]. The Guardian is again puled between planes of reality as they fight the Voice, eventually killing it and releasing Uldren. The Guardian reclaims the [[Ace of Spades]] and confronts the defeated Awoken prince along with Petra Venj. One way or another, Uldren is killed, and the Guardian returns to the Tower with Cayde-6 successfully avenged. | Soon after, the Guardian allies with [[Petra Venj]] and a small army of the Spider's associates to storm the Watchtower, where they find [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] waiting for them. During their battle, Fikrul reminds the Guardian of the murders they've committed. Eventually, the Fanatic joins his friends in death as the Guardian continues into the Watchtower to find Uldren. During their trip up the Watchtower, the Guardian is pulled between reality and the Ascendant Realm, within which they hear Uldren being urged to open a door by his sister, [[Mara Sov]]. The Guardian battles Taken forces during their trip up, including many powerful enemies who are Taken by the Voices. Eventually, the Guardian arrives at a seemingly important room within the Watchtower, where Uldren Sov is devoured by a massive Taken monster, the [[Voice of Riven]]. The Guardian is again puled between planes of reality as they fight the Voice, eventually killing it and releasing Uldren. The Guardian reclaims the [[Ace of Spades]] and confronts the defeated Awoken prince along with Petra Venj. One way or another, Uldren is killed, and the Guardian returns to the Tower with Cayde-6 successfully avenged. | ||
After Uldren's death, Petra gives the Guardian a broken Awoken talisman and tells them to meet her in the [[Dreaming City]]. The Guardian sets out to repair and charge the Talisman with help from the Spider, then returns to the Watchtower and enters the gateway to the Dreaming City. The Guardian finds themself on a beach in an unfamiliar place. They head for higher ground, seeing Petra's ship fly overhead and following it. They find three formerly Awoken woman standing in their way: the | After Uldren's death, Petra gives the Guardian a broken Awoken talisman and tells them to meet her in the [[Dreaming City]]. The Guardian sets out to repair and charge the Talisman with help from the Spider, then returns to the Watchtower and enters the gateway to the Dreaming City. The Guardian finds themself on a beach in an unfamiliar place. They head for higher ground, seeing Petra's ship fly overhead and following it. They find three formerly Awoken woman standing in their way: the Techeuns known as [[Kalli]], [[Shuro Chi]], and [[Sedia]], who had all been Taken when Oryx attacked three years prior. They send the Guardian into the Ascendant Plane, where they battle more Taken and encounter [[Toland, the Shattered]], who warns them to leave the Dreaming City while they still can. Nevertheless, the Guardian keeps going, battling the Taken and Hive in their way. They eventually reunite with Petra, who requests that they find an Offering to present to the machine they've found. The Guardian goes back out to search, encountering a sizable Scorn force and defeating their leader, [[Elikaa, Sworn to Vengeance]] to recover the Offering. The Guardian returns the Offering to Petra, who uses it to activate the Oracle Engine and speak to the Queen. Mara requests that Petra assemble a team to face off against [[Riven]], which she does. | ||
The Guardian and their fireteam are sent into the Keep of Voices to face off against the monster at the heart of the Dreaming City in the [[Last Wish]] [[raid]]. During this raid, they fight and save [[Kalli, the Corrupted]] and [[Shuro Chi, the Corrupted]], freeing the Techeuns from the Taken corruption. They also battle against [[Morgeth, the Spirekeeper]], killing the colossal Ogre. Finally, the fireteam encountered and fought [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]], slaying the Taken [[Ahamkara]] and purifying her heart. Their actions would do more harm than good, however, as Riven's death inadvertently granted a final wish, plunging the Dreaming City into a Taken curse. | The Guardian and their fireteam are sent into the Keep of Voices to face off against the monster at the heart of the Dreaming City in the [[Last Wish]] [[raid]]. During this raid, they fight and save [[Kalli, the Corrupted]] and [[Shuro Chi, the Corrupted]], freeing the Techeuns from the Taken corruption. They also battle against [[Morgeth, the Spirekeeper]], killing the colossal Ogre. Finally, the fireteam encountered and fought [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]], slaying the Taken [[Ahamkara]] and purifying her heart. Their actions would do more harm than good, however, as Riven's death inadvertently granted a final wish, plunging the Dreaming City into a Taken curse. | ||
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The Guardian returns to the Tangled Shore, where they once again encounter Toland. He leads them to Sjursrest, where they are assaulted by the Taken and receive three tokens. They return to the Shattered Throne when it reopens on the third week, and once inside, summon and defeat [[Xavoth, the Waking]], [[Eriviks, the Waking]], and [[Querim, the Waking]]. After once again killing Vorgeth, the Guardian returns to the statue. They present the tokens to the statue and are granted the bow, [[Wish-Ender]], as a reward. Sjur's voice states that she will "seek a way home." | The Guardian returns to the Tangled Shore, where they once again encounter Toland. He leads them to Sjursrest, where they are assaulted by the Taken and receive three tokens. They return to the Shattered Throne when it reopens on the third week, and once inside, summon and defeat [[Xavoth, the Waking]], [[Eriviks, the Waking]], and [[Querim, the Waking]]. After once again killing Vorgeth, the Guardian returns to the statue. They present the tokens to the statue and are granted the bow, [[Wish-Ender]], as a reward. Sjur's voice states that she will "seek a way home." | ||
==='' | ===''Season of the Forge''=== | ||
A few months after Cayde's death, the Guardian is given a keycard by the Spider to give them access to the [[Black Armory]]. They return to the Tower. Holding up the keycard at a certain point in the Annex reveals a fake wall that disappears to allow the Guardian to enter a hidden room. Within the room, they encounter [[Ada-1]], the curator of the Black Armory. She states that the Guardian is not welcome by the Armory before noticing their keycard, to which her attitude changes. She explains that the Armory cannot sell any weapons because they have lost access to their forges. | A few months after Cayde's death, the Guardian is given a keycard by the Spider to give them access to the [[Black Armory]]. They return to the Tower. Holding up the keycard at a certain point in the Annex reveals a fake wall that disappears to allow the Guardian to enter a hidden room. Within the room, they encounter [[Ada-1]], the curator of the Black Armory. She states that the Guardian is not welcome by the Armory before noticing their keycard, to which her attitude changes. She explains that the Armory cannot sell any weapons because they have lost access to their forges. | ||
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Sometime after securing their alliance with Ada, the Guardian finds the entrance to [[Niobe Labs]] in the EDZ and makes their way through, recovering the fourth and final forge: [[Bergusia Forge]]. Upon returning to Ada, the Guardian receives the mold for a fourth and final key. First, they are sent to the [[Leviathan]] to harvest parts from the Watchers in its Underbelly. Next, they are tasked with completing numerous [[Public Event]]s and [[Strike]]s to obtain Glimmering Amethyst. Finally, they complete a Bergusia Forge ignition to forge the final key and finally open the box. Ada asks the Guardian to receive an Obsidian Crystal, which they do. From there, they continue to work on the contents of the box by completing the Shattered Throne and entering the [[Pyramidion]]. Finally, the Guardian is sent back to the EDZ to challenge and defeat Siviks. Upon doing so, they return to Ada-1 and receive the [[Izanagi's Burden]] sniper rifle. | Sometime after securing their alliance with Ada, the Guardian finds the entrance to [[Niobe Labs]] in the EDZ and makes their way through, recovering the fourth and final forge: [[Bergusia Forge]]. Upon returning to Ada, the Guardian receives the mold for a fourth and final key. First, they are sent to the [[Leviathan]] to harvest parts from the Watchers in its Underbelly. Next, they are tasked with completing numerous [[Public Event]]s and [[Strike]]s to obtain Glimmering Amethyst. Finally, they complete a Bergusia Forge ignition to forge the final key and finally open the box. Ada asks the Guardian to receive an Obsidian Crystal, which they do. From there, they continue to work on the contents of the box by completing the Shattered Throne and entering the [[Pyramidion]]. Finally, the Guardian is sent back to the EDZ to challenge and defeat Siviks. Upon doing so, they return to Ada-1 and receive the [[Izanagi's Burden]] sniper rifle. | ||
==='' | ===''Season of the Drifter''=== | ||
During the spring after Cayde's death, the Drifter invited the Guardian to partake in a new version of his game: [[Gambit Prime]]. After their first round of Gambit Prime, the Guardian journeyed into [[The Haul]] for the first time and took part in [[The Reckoning]] to obtain their first piece of Gambit prime armor. They were then contacted by [[Aunor Mahal]], a Warlock of the [[Praxic Order]] and one of [[the Hidden]], who asked them to keep an eye on Drifter and report what they can. It doesn't take Drifter long to find out that he's being spied on, and he soon offers the Young Wolf a choice: work with him as a partner in his schemes, or stay loyal to the Vanguard and continue to report to Aunor. | During the spring after Cayde's death, the Drifter invited the Guardian to partake in a new version of his game: [[Gambit Prime]]. After their first round of Gambit Prime, the Guardian journeyed into [[The Haul]] for the first time and took part in [[The Reckoning]] to obtain their first piece of Gambit prime armor. They were then contacted by [[Aunor Mahal]], a Warlock of the [[Praxic Order]] and one of [[the Hidden]], who asked them to keep an eye on Drifter and report what they can. It doesn't take Drifter long to find out that he's being spied on, and he soon offers the Young Wolf a choice: work with him as a partner in his schemes, or stay loyal to the Vanguard and continue to report to Aunor. | ||
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===''Season of Opulence''=== | ===''Season of Opulence''=== | ||
It would soon come to the Vanguard's notice that a [[Loyalist Barge|Large, strange barge]] had touched down on the surface of Nessus. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the barge belonged to emperor Calus and was carrying [[Werner 99-40]], a reprogrammed frame. Calus invited the guardian onto the Leviathan to participate in a new activity known as [[The Menagerie|"The Menagerie"]]. During this, the guardians would enter the Leviathan's depths and contend with Hive and Vex specimens which Calus possessed for his amusement. However, Calus would soon reveal that a Loyalist named [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]] had gone mad, corrupted by a [[Crown of Sorrow|Hive crown]]. Gahlran had released the Hive inside the Menagerie, causing an infestation. Calus directs the Guardian to clear the infestation and kill Gahlran. Despite the strange powers of the crown, the guardians slew Gahlran and exterminated the Hive. | |||
===''Shadowkeep''=== | ===''Shadowkeep''=== | ||
After the death of Galhran, the Sorrow Bearer at The Guardian's hands, a seismic event | After the death of Galhran, the Sorrow Bearer at The Guardian's hands, a seismic event occurred on the Moon, causing both the Vanguard and the Hive to commence a full-scale assault on the lunar surface. Ikora Rey enters the radio link to inform The Guardian that Eris Morn had descended below the Lunar Surface. The Guardian is then sent after Eris, after fighting their way through Nightmare Thralls. The Guardian is put face to face with a massive [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid-like structure]] beneath the surface. As they approach the vessel, a [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx]] appears and fights the Guardian. The Guardian retaliates, to no avail, however, as similar [[Nightmares]] of [[Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic|The Fanatic]] and [[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul|Dominus Ghaul]] appear, Eris pulls them out of the fight. | ||
They were then pulled to the Enduring Abyss, where then Eris explains that The Pyramid is a remnant of the force that caused the Collapse eon before. Eris then tasks the Young Wolf with collecting the essence from the [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]] and cleanse it, crafting the [[Dreambane Armor]] to enter the Pyramid. After this task, Eris sends them to the Hive Catacombs to collect a Cryptoglyph to help create more armor. After forging a full set, The Guardian enters the Pyramid. However their Ghost is taken over by a mysterious presence as they fight their way through the Nightmares of Ghaul, The Fanatic, and Crota. Delving deeper into the Pyramid the Guardian comes in contact with a Mysterious Artifact. Upon touching the Artifact, the Guardian experiences a vision in the Black Garden, with a fleet of Pyramid Ships in the background. The Darkness manifests nearby, assuming the form of the Guardian themselves and warns them that it is not an ally or their enemy, but it is their "Salvation." | They were then pulled to the Enduring Abyss, where then Eris explains that The Pyramid is a remnant of the force that caused the Collapse eon before. Eris then tasks the Young Wolf with collecting the essence from the [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]] and cleanse it, crafting the [[Dreambane Armor]] to enter the Pyramid. After this task, Eris sends them to the Hive Catacombs to collect a Cryptoglyph to help create more armor. After forging a full set, The Guardian enters the Pyramid. However their Ghost is taken over by a mysterious presence as they fight their way through the Nightmares of Ghaul, The Fanatic, and Crota. Delving deeper into the Pyramid the Guardian comes in contact with a Mysterious Artifact. Upon touching the Artifact, the Guardian experiences a vision in the Black Garden, with a fleet of Pyramid Ships in the background. The Darkness manifests nearby, assuming the form of the Guardian themselves and warns them that it is not an ally or their enemy, but it is their "Salvation." | ||
After returning to Eris, the Artifact sent out a signal reaching deep within the Black Garden. The Guardian and 5 other guardians enter the transdimensional realm, only to find [[ | After returning to Eris, the Artifact sent out a signal reaching deep within the Black Garden. The Guardian and 5 other guardians enter the transdimensional realm, only to find [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent|The Consecrated Mind]] deep within. After barely evading the Harpy Axis Mind, killing its [[Angelic]]s, and later destroying the Mind, the fireteam reaches the new heart of the Garden, the [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent|Sanctified Mind]]. After the fireteam defeats the monstrous Vex Minotaur, the Mind solidifies. The [[Pyramid Scale]] behind it opens up, revealing a cavern that descends into the ground. In the cavern, the Guardian locates the signal which derives from a veiled statue, exactly identical to the one found in the Pyramid on Luna. | ||
===Season of the Undying=== | ===''Season of the Undying''=== | ||
After the destruction of the Sanctified Mind, the Pyramid on Luna begins to call out to the Vex of the [[Sol Divisive]], who then | After the destruction of the Sanctified Mind, the Pyramid on Luna begins to call out to the Vex of the [[Sol Divisive]], who then resurrect [[The Undying Mind]] and engage in a full scale invasion of the lunar surface, Eris asks The Guardian to hold back the invading vex while Ikora Rey constructs a portal to open the timelines in which the Undying Mind hides in. the Guardian then enters the Black Garden, destroying the Undying mind in ''every'' timeline. The death of the mind then leads to Osiris' time machine [[The Sundial]] to fracture time on Mercury, leading to the beginning of Season of Dawn. | ||
===''Season of Dawn''=== | ===''Season of Dawn''=== | ||
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===''Beyond Light''=== | ===''Beyond Light''=== | ||
During the restoration of the Traveler, Mercury, Mars, Io, and Titan all vanish from the Sol System due to an unknown weapon used by the Black Fleet. The Vanguard then receive a transmission from Jupiter's Moon, Europa from the wanted fugitive, Variks, the Loyal, warning that "Darkness walks among us." The Guardian is then sent to Europa, only to find an active Pyramid ship, similar to the design of the Luna Pyramid, floating on the icy surface. Upon arrival and rescuing Variks from a new Fallen Kell, the Guardian is beckoned by the Darkness once more, this time with them offering gifts in the form of [[Stasis]], a powerful dark ice-like element never seen before. During this time they also become acquainted with the [[House of Salvation]] and their ruling house: [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]], [[Phylaks, the Warrior]], [[Praksis, the Technocrat]], and [[Kridis, Dark Priestess]], who lead their house in a blasphemous rebellion against their past of worshiping the Great Machine in order to pursue its polar opposite, the [[Ziggurat]] and the Darkness as a whole, with the help of the [[Exo Stranger]]: Elsie Bray, who has returned to assist the Guardian once again after seven years. During their journey on Europa, the Guardian dispatches Phylaks, Praksis, then the Kell of Darkness herself, before her death, she is frozen by the powers of Stasis and on frozen reaching for the Europan Pyramid. | During the restoration of the Traveler, Mercury, Mars, Io, and Titan all vanish from the Sol System due to an unknown weapon used by the Black Fleet. The Vanguard then receive a transmission from Jupiter's Moon, Europa from the wanted fugitive, Variks, the Loyal, warning that "Darkness walks among us." The Guardian is then sent to Europa, only to find an active Pyramid ship, similar to the design of the Luna Pyramid, floating on the icy surface. Upon arrival and rescuing Variks from a new Fallen Kell, the Guardian is beckoned by the Darkness once more, this time with them offering gifts in the form of [[Stasis]], a powerful dark ice-like element never seen before. During this time they also become acquainted with the [[House of Salvation]] and their ruling house: [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]], [[Phylaks, the Warrior]], [[Praksis, the Technocrat]], and [[Kridis, Dark Priestess]], who lead their house in a blasphemous rebellion against their past of worshiping the Great Machine in order to pursue its polar opposite, the [[Ziggurat]] and the Darkness as a whole, with the help of the [[Exo Stranger]]: Elsie Bray, who has returned to assist the Guardian once again after seven years. During their journey on Europa, the Guardian dispatches Phylaks, Praksis, then the Kell of Darkness herself, before her death, she is frozen by the powers of Stasis and on frozen reaching for the Europan Pyramid. | ||
After killing Kidris, who was attempting to gain leadership of House Salvation, Elsie receives an alert that the birthplace of the Exos, the [[Deep Stone Crypt]], has been breached. The Guardian, along with 5 other guardians, [[Deep Stone Crypt (raid)|infiltrate the ancient laboratory]] and kill [[Atraks-1, Fallen Exo|Atraks-1]], a member of Eramis' council who converted herself into an exo. Before killing the Fallen Exo, she reawakens the mercenary, Taniks, the Scarred who then boards the orbital station [[Morning Star]]. After crashing the space station on Europa, preventing its destruction, the fireteam then finally put Taniks to rest for good. The Guardian then goes to the underground labrstory of BrayTech Exoscience where they meet the exomind of Clovis Bray 1st, where he enlists their help in defending his frame with the promise of forging the legendary sword, [[The Lament]]. After defending Clovis from the Vex, he gives the Guardian the sword as a token of gratitude. | After killing Kidris, who was attempting to gain leadership of House Salvation, Elsie receives an alert that the birthplace of the Exos, the [[Deep Stone Crypt]], has been breached. The Guardian, along with 5 other guardians, [[Deep Stone Crypt (raid)|infiltrate the ancient laboratory]] and kill [[Atraks-1, Fallen Exo|Atraks-1]], a member of Eramis' council who converted herself into an exo. Before killing the Fallen Exo, she reawakens the mercenary, Taniks, the Scarred who then boards the orbital station [[Morning Star]]. After crashing the space station on Europa, preventing its destruction, the fireteam then finally put Taniks to rest for good. The Guardian then goes to the underground labrstory of BrayTech Exoscience where they meet the exomind of Clovis Bray 1st, where he enlists their help in defending his frame with the promise of forging the legendary sword, [[The Lament]]. After defending Clovis from the Vex, he gives the Guardian the sword as a token of gratitude. | ||
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===''Season of the Chosen''=== | ===''Season of the Chosen''=== | ||
Shortly after defeating the High Celebrant and freeing Crow from the Spider, The Guardian is contacted by Zavala who informs them of the arrival of [[Empress Caiatl]] and the failed peace talks between the [[Cabal]] and the [[ | Shortly after defeating the High Celebrant and freeing Crow from the Spider, The Guardian is contacted by Zavala who informs them of the arrival of [[Empress Caiatl]] and the failed peace talks between the [[Cabal]] and the [[Guardian]]s and is tasked with travelling to [[Nessus]] to spearhead the offensive against the [[Imperial Cabal]]. From there, an all out war of proving ensues against Caiatl and her empire with the Guardian as the City's champion. During this time, a mysterious ship known as the [[Glykon Volatus]] would be discovered and the Guardian would be tasked to investigate. Investiging further, they would discover the remnants of a horrific and equally mysterious ritual to commune with the Darkness led by [[Emperor Calus]]. The ritual went horribly awry; leaving the ship derelict, many Cabal and a [[Katabasis|Guardian shadow]] dead, and [[Locus of Communion|a ravenous beast]] left to roam the ship. Once this beast was vanquished by the Guardian, they'd return to the fight against Caiatl. However as the war continued, the Guardian began observing the internal arguments of the City's leadership, with Zavala and Crow wishing for peace while Saladin and Osiris sought regicide and a complete extinction of the Cabal. | ||
It was also at this time that the Guardian would kill [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] and discover a plan to assassinate Zavala. With the help of Crow, this attempt would be thwarted but would only serve to spur Saladin's wrath against the Cabal. Soon after, Zavala would challenge Caiatl to a final right of proving: her champion against the City's. Caiatl would accept and the rite would climax in a battle within the [[Halphas Electus]] between the Guardian and [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]], Caiatl's champion. The Guardian would emerge as the victor, forcing Caiatl to agree to an armistice with the Vanguard and withdraw her empire's forces from Earth permanently. | It was also at this time that the Guardian would kill [[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] and discover a plan to assassinate Zavala. With the help of Crow, this attempt would be thwarted but would only serve to spur Saladin's wrath against the Cabal. Soon after, Zavala would challenge Caiatl to a final right of proving: her champion against the City's. Caiatl would accept and the rite would climax in a battle within the [[Halphas Electus]] between the Guardian and [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]], Caiatl's champion. The Guardian would emerge as the victor, forcing Caiatl to agree to an armistice with the Vanguard and withdraw her empire's forces from Earth permanently. | ||
==Personality and | ===''Season of the Splicer''=== | ||
====The Lost Splicer==== | |||
While the [[Vanguard]] preoccupied themselves with the Cabal, the [[Vex]] launched a simulation upon the [[Last City]] to plunge them into an [[Endless Night]] where the sun did not rise. While it was unclear how the Vex managed to power their simulation, [[Ikora]] believed that the Vex found a way to turn their energy against them and enlisted the Guardian to seek the aid of the [[Eliksni]] who had better understanding of machines. Ikora urged the Guardian to find [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] as he was among the last of the [[Sacred Splicer]]s, who communed with machines, and to find him before the Vex do as he was their best and only hope. | |||
The Guardian ventured to [[Europa]] after being provided intel by Ikora of the Light Kell's location. Mithrax was on a mission to help [[Variks]] evacuate more Eliksni refugees and were hunted down by the Vex and loyalists of [[Eramis]]. A radio message from Mithrax provided a rendezvous point at [[Asterion Abyss]], but his [[Skiff]] was brought down and crash landed. The Vex ambushed the Eliksni and forced them to hide within a cave. The Guardian defeated the nearby Vex, while Ikora guided them to an energy signature. Within their cave, Mithrax explained to his fellow survivors that the Guardian was near and to have faith in them as the [[Light]] provides. | |||
Mithrax left his cave to welcome the arrival of the Guardian who he sensed through the Light. Mithrax and Ikora explained to each other of their desperate situations with Mithrax suggesting a plan to blind the Vex within Europa with help of the Guardian. Mithrax with his [[Splicer Gauntlet]] opened a portal to the Vex domain and asked the Guardian to locate its curator and claim the living code within its core for study. The Guardian battled against the [[Subjugated Curator]] and acquired the [[Paradrome Cube]], however the Vex system began collapsing as a foreign power worked against Mithrax. As the domain collapsed, the Vex signals dissipated from the region and Ikora offered the [[House of Light]] a place of shelter within the Last City. | |||
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Later, the Guardian, alongside Osiris and [[Lakshmi-2]], welcomed Mithrax and his House into encampment site named [[Eliksni Quarter]]. Mithrax expressed his gratitude towards Ikora for granting this gift, but Lakshmi claimed it was everyone within the City who afforded them the sanctuary. The Guardian listened as they heard Lakshmi speak with a passive aggressive tone. Mithrax requested that his House required modifications for Ether production, while Lakshmi left the scene saying she will submit the proposal to Ikora. Osiris then interjected privately and claimed tensions were high within the City and hope their stay would be eventful. Later, the Guardian visited the [[Eliksni Wing]] within the [[H.E.L.M.]] and listened to a message from the [[Uldren|Crow]] who wished they would give the Eliksni a chance. Mithrax also greeted the Guardian from the [[Splicer Servitor (Light)|Splicer Servitor]] and desired to aid them in combating the Vex by preparing a Splicer Gauntlet for them. He explained that the [[Ether]] it pulled from defeated enemies will help them override the Vex signals and enter into their domain. He asked the Guardian to start their journey on Europa and discover the secrets fuelling the Endless Night. | |||
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===''Season of the Lost''=== | |||
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Shortly after the Vex attack on the Last City, the Guardian went on a search mission for [[Osiris]] in the Dreaming City. Here, they found out that [[Savathûn]] had tricked them by pretending to be him, which enraged Saint-14. [[Mara Sov]] stated that she had struck a deal with Savathûn that if they removed [[Savathûn's Worm|her worm]], she would return Osiris. This required finding Mara's Techeuns who were lost in the [[Shattered Realm]], as well as reclaiming the corrupted [[Ley Lines]] through an [[Astral Alignment]]. | |||
The Guardian also found an ancient Awoken weapon of legend, [[Ager's Scepter]], which they used to defeat [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath's]] new celebrant, [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]], who attempted to steal the relic for Xivu Arath. Shortly after, they rescued all of Queen Maras' Techeuns and, once they stars had aligned at the right time, they performed the ritual and battled Kelgorath one last time. The [[Exorcism|exorcism]] was successful and Osiris was returned, but at the cost of Savathûn's escape. | |||
===''The Witch Queen''=== | |||
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After the events of Season of the Lost, the Guardian learns that Mars has reappeared and has been temporally displaced in certain areas, and that Savathuns ship has been spotted on the surface. After landing on Mars, they realize that the only way onto her ship is to launch themselves from a cannon that the Cabal had set up in order to destroy her ship first. The Guardian commandeers the cannon, and launches themselves onto the ship. As they roam though the halls, they notice strange traces of Void Light. This leads Ghost to theorize that either another Guardian had landed on the ship, or Savathun had been experimenting with Void Light. The former theory is debunked by Ikora as she states that it’s impossible someone had gotten there before them. The Guardian suddenly comes upon a strange room containing an artifact of the Black Fleet. As they collect it, they are ambushed by more Hive which are being empowered by a [[Lucent Moth|strange insect]] made entirely of Light. Defeating the Hive, the Guardian presses on and eventually finds Savathun going into a portal, but as they try to give chase, they are interrupted by a Hive Knight with Void powers. As they defeat the knight, they suddenly realize that a Ghost has spawned above the Knight and, before their eyes, witness the [[Lightbearer Knight]] resurrect, and are forced to put it down again and crush it’s Ghost, reactivating the portal. Having no time to process what they just saw, the Guardian jumps into the portal and arrive in a strange land, known as the [[Court of Savathûn]], Savathuns Throne World. As they face more Hive, including a [[Lightbearer Wizard]], Savathun taunts the Guardian, and eventually appears in front of them, a full fledged Lightbearer. As they land the killing blow her the Hive Goddess, she suddenly reappears, having tricked the Guardian with an illusion. She then throws them out of her Throne World, back onto the surface of Mars. | |||
After being teleported back to Mars, the Guardian is shown by Ikora a mysterious discovery, a [[Relic (Mars)]] that seems to have the ability to create weapons from memory. Trying to figure out what exactly the artifact that was retrieved from the Witch Queens ship was, the Guardian places it on the Relic and crafts their first [[Glaive]], [[The Enigma]]. Afterwards, the Guardian heads back into Savathun’s Court in order to find out how Savathun stole the Light. As they make their way through the Throne World, they discover black orbs that, when interacted with, reveal platforms that weren’t there, seemingly drawing on the memory of what used to be there. As they discover this power of [[Deepsight]], they receive a message from an unknown person, telling them that they shouldn’t be here and that they should leave, but the Guardian is suddenly ambushed by the [[Lucent Brood]]. As they fight their way through them, including a [[Lightbearer Wizard]], they receive coordinates from the mysterious person for a rendezvous. After killing all the Lucent Hive, they finally arrive at the meeting location and find out that their unknown person is actually a Hive Ghost named [[Fynch]]. Fynch explains that he had at first joined the other ghosts in following Savathun, as they believed that the Hive were just as worthy of the Light as Humanity, but he had come to regret his decision, and refused to revive his Lightbearer Knight, who he dubbed Ken. | |||
Fynch proceeds to give the Guardian a potential lead as to how Savathun could have stolen the Light, Osiris’s old dead ghost, Sagira. Directing the Guardian to a temple dedicated to Savathuns sister, [[Xivu Arath, God of War]], they enter the [[Temple of the Wrathful]], and the Guardian makes use of their newfound Deepsight powers to traverse the broken terrain, eventually arriving to the room where Sagira is contained. After fighting off [[Brutiks, Lightbane]], They collect Sagiras shell and hear part of a memory that Savathun had attached to it. The Guardian hears Savathun speak of a being with a thousand names, calling itself [[The Witness]]. | |||
Once the Guardian retrieves Sagiras shell, they learn that they must strengthen their Deepsight powers in order to unlock the memory that Sagiras shell contains. Ikora recommends that the Guardian heads to the European Pyramid in order to commune with the Darkness statue onboard to strengthen their power. As they arrive, they find that the Cabal are pillaging the pyramid in order to get revenge on the Darkness and Hive for destroying their home world. Declaring these cabal deserters, Empress Caiatl gives the Guardian the green light to fight their way through them. As they slaughter the Cabal and navigate the pyramids twisting landscape, the Guardian realizes that they are attempting to destroying the Darkness statue that the Guardian needs, and so the Guardian has to defeat them. Killing [[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled]], the Guardian finally communes with the pyramid and is able to access the memory of Sagiras shell. However, they must first find a point where they can use their Deepsight to see the memory. | |||
Reporting back to Ikora, the Guardian is directed back to Savathuns Throne World, where Ikoras Hidden have found a place where Sagira could be used. Fighting their way through the Scorn and destroying the interference from pyramid shards, they eventually reach a mirror looking object, known as the altar of echoes. Once the Guardian enters the mirror, they find an altar to place Sagira down. As the memory starts playing, the Guardian hears past Savathun start to speak about the Witness, and how she refuses to work for it. She tells of her plan to possess Osiris to learn the secrets of the Light, then the memory ends. | |||
Returning to Fynch, the Hive Ghost informs the Guardian of another potential lead, located in the [[Temple of the Navigator]], a temple dedicated to Oryx himself. As the Guardian battles their way into the temple, they realize that the Lucent Hive guarding it is an old enemy of theirs, reborn in the light. [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]], now known as the Lightblade. Fighting their way through the temple, the finally slay the reborn Knight, only for his ghost to get away. However, the Guardian gets what they came for, a piece of the original Tablets of Ruin. As the Guardian makes their way back to the altar of echoes, they find that they must now complete a puzzle in order to gain access the the altar. Completing the puzzle and slaying the Lucent Archivists, they view the next memory, in which Savathun states that when she obtained the tablet, she learned that her brother Oryx had described in them the ability to create the Taken, however, as she read in between the lines of her brothers words, she realized that the tablets were a riddle, the answer to which was something greater than the ability to Take, it was the power of the Witness, the power to move worlds. She said that she would grant the Traveler a safe haven in her throne world, and seal it away from the Witness. | |||
After making this discovery, the Guardian receives another tip from Fynch, albeit slightly less reliable. He tells of another temple dedicated to Savathun before she became a hive goddess, the temple of the cunning. Although Ikora is unsure of sending the guardian , she nonetheless decides that it’s their only lead. Going through a secret tunnel, the Guardian arrives at the temple, seeing a whole slew of Scorn that had already beaten them there. Once they killed all the Scorn, the Guardian arrives at a statue of Sathona holding her stone worm familiar. Seeing no object, the Guardian realizes that the object was the worm familiar, although almost dead from no sustenance. As the Guardian grabs it, a powerful [[Ahamkara Illusion]] arrives to protect the worm familiar from being taken. Killing the illusion, it unleashes one last curse, suffocating the guardian slowly, forcing the Guardian to quickly run out of the temple. Once out, Ikora expresses shame and regret for sending in the guardian on shaky intel, but is grateful that they retrieved another lead. As the Guardian heads to the altar again, they realize that they cannot access the altar anymore with the worm familiar, being thrown back from the portal. Talking to Ikora in order to find out their next move, Ikora is told by Eris Morn that a [[Mara Sov|trusted source]] has told her of one more artifact located in Savathuns Palace that could tell the Vanguard how Savathun took the Light. | |||
Following up on that lead, the Guardian breaks into the [[Apothecary]], where the artifact is located and the Hive ran twisted experiments on the Light. After slaying [[Savathûn's Right Hand]], the Guardian retrieves the item, a crystal shard from Savathuns old prison. Taking the shard back to the altar, the Guardian must solve the puzzles and slay the Lucent Archivists again. As they place the shard on the altar, they learn the after the ritual that freed her from her worm, Savathun had gone to the cliffs overlooking the Last City. She looked up at the traveler and called it an old friend, saying that she had been chasing it a long time, first as an enemy, but now as a supplicant. As she died from her wounds, the Traveler sent a ghost named [[Immaru]] to resurrect her, meaning that she had been chosen by the Traveler. Once the memory ended, Savathun herself showed up behind the Guardian, and the Guardian realized that they had been tricked into giving Savathun her memories back, as she had lost them when she had been resurrected. She remembered her plan for the Traveler, and thanked the Guardian for helping her. As Savathun began to attack the Guardian, the Guardian ran back through the portal and went to alert the Vanguard of what they’d learned. | |||
Once the Vanguard had all met up, the news that Savathun had chosen the Traveler rocked the Vanguard to their cores. Zavala angrily wondered why the Traveler had given the light to humanities greatest enemy. As Ikora mentioned that the Traveler had been known for uplifting on their civilizations in the Books of Sorrow, Zavala shouted that that was Hive propaganda. As the Vanguard wondered what the next step was, Ikora realized that there was still time to stop the ritual from happening, but first, she needed to visit the Relic. As she arrived at the Relic on Mars, she brought out Savathuns worm familiar that the Guardian had retrieved, and placed it on the surface of the Relic, showing Ikora a memory of Savathun and her siblings being tricked into serving the Darkness, that there had been no real danger that would’ve wiped out the Proto Hive, and that the Witness had just wanted to claim the Krill before the Traveler uplifted them. Using this newfound info, Ikora orders the Guardian to head to Savathuns Palace in order to stop the ritual before the Traveler is taken away and Humanity is left defenseless. | |||
As the Guardian arrives at the palace, they find the way sealed by warring Hive and Scorn, as well as a massive ogre blocking the way, and the Traveler already in the Throne world. Before they could do anything, however, Ikora arrives and kills the ogre, and disables the portal that was blocking the way into Savathuns Palace. Battling their way through the building, Savathun taunts the Guardian. As they finally arrive at the top of the palace. The Guardian battles Savathun and her Lightbearer Hive. Finally killing her, the guardian is suddenly trapped before they can crush her ghost. As Savathun gets back up and starts to retreat, she continues to taunt the Guardian and their ghost, saying that she and her Lucent Hive are merely serving the true will the Traveler, with no exceptions. As the Guardian arrives in the Sanctum of the Brood Queen, they start to battle Savathun again, but they realize that she is too powerful. The guardian activates an altar in the Sanctum, and teleports into a strange area. The Guardian sees that Savathun is spinning a web around the Traveler, luring it into her world. As the guardian slays the Threadweaver wizards, they bring out the worm familiar and place it on the altar. As the memory of the Witnesses deception starts to play, Savathun refuses to believe it. She starts to get angry and begins to fight the Guardian again. As the battle goes on, the Guardian continues to play the rest of the memory, slaying the Threadweavers as well. As the last threadweaver falls, the memory is complete, and Savathun is extremely angry and distressed at this new info. Continuing the fight, the Guardian eventually slays the Witch Queen, and as she dies, she claims that she miscalculated, but so had the Guardian. She says that she had only wanted to keep the Traveler safe, and that now that was up to the Guardian, the game was theirs to play now, win or lose. As she finally dies, Immaru shows up, but before the Guardian can kill him, the Traveler disappears from the Throne World in a flash of bright light, and Immaru escapes. Ikora contacts the Guardian, asking if the deed is done. The Guardians Ghost says that Savathun was dead, but her ghost got away. Ikora says that that is good enough and that her Hidden will collect the body. The Guardians Ghost asks what will happen now, and the Guardian says that now they must prepare for war with the Witness. As the screen fades to black a cutscene is shown of the interior of an unknown structure. As the camera pans up, a shot of the Witness is shown, as well as the missing planets and the Traveler. The Witness speaks, presumably to the Traveler, the children of Sol cry out for Salvation, and that it had brought only death. It says that there will be no more life, and no more death, that the Travelers pale heart held the key, and that there was no where left to run. | |||
===''Season of the Risen''=== | |||
After the defeat of Savathun, it was discovered that her Lightbearing Hive had spread to other worlds, such as the EDZ, Cosmodrome, and the Moon, and slaughtering Guardians to harvest their Light. In order to discover what was going on, Empress Caiatl and the Vanguard formed a group called the Coalition, dedicated to working together against the Darkness and any other threats. The Empress, in order to help the Guardian find out what the Lucent Hive were planning and doing, gifted them the [[Synaptic Spear]], a weapon capable of severing the Lucent Hive’s connection to the Light, allowing them to be captured alive and taken into the HELM, and allowing Caiatls most trusted Psion to plug into their minds via a machine and uncover what their plans were. Crow was against the idea of this, as he believed that we were stooping down to our enemies levels and wanted to find another way. Despite his objections, he continued to help the Guardian by doing recon. | |||
After capturing a Lightbearing Knight and Wizard and delving into their minds, its discovered that the Lucent Hive are attempting a ritual in the Scarlet Keep using the stolen Light to manifest Savathuns Throne World and launch a massive attack. The Guardian is sent to stop this ritual and manages to succeed before the Throne World is manifested. Unfortunately Crow, who was originally supposed to be recon on the Guardians mission, had instead snuck into the HELM in order to shut down the machine now that the Lucent Hives plan had been stopped. As he unplugged the Psion from the machine, disaster struck, and the machine, instead of shutting down, began to reverse itself, sending a massive amount of energy into the Psion and causing his retina to burst, killing him after an agonizing amount of pain. | |||
When Caiatl found out, she demanded that the blood debt of her Psion be settled, but Commander Zavala was prepared to shatter their alliance in order to protect Crow. Just as the situation was going to reach peak tension, Saladin steps in, and offers his life in place of Crows. Caiatl respects this and instead of killing either of them, inducts Saladin into her War Council, settling the blood debt. Saladin leaves Crow a message about learning to deal with the guilt of his past, and leaves him his Iron Axe. | |||
Meanwhile, onboard Caiatls ship, Saladin is challenged by a Valus who believes that Saladin isn’t worthy of his position, and challenges him to a Rite of Proving. Saladin reluctantly agrees, and as the two begin to choose their weapons, he notices his Iron Battle Axe, and glares at Caiatl for taking it without permission. The Rite begins, and the two fight ferociously. After a long and grueling fight, Saladin wins, and per the rules of the Rite of Proving, is promoted to Valus, earning him the respect of the other Cabal. Once he begins to train the Cabals soldiers, he decides to call his Cabal men his “Iron War Beasts.”, and is even allowed to come to the tower to continue to host the Iron Banner, as it intrigues Caiatl. | |||
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{{Quote|You know it's starting to concern me how seldom you talk. We've been through a lot together, the neural symbiosis is pretty far progressed, but you'd be surprised how little I understand what you're thinking.|[[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|You know it's starting to concern me how seldom you talk. We've been through a lot together, the neural symbiosis is pretty far progressed, but you'd be surprised how little I understand what you're thinking.|[[Ghost (Little Light)|Ghost]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref>}} | ||
The Guardian has demonstrated humility and bravery, often fighting the [[Solar System]]'s enemies without question nor hesitation. Like other Guardians, the Guardian is very silent, only speaking when the situation deems it necessary. Cayde-6 once joked that the Guardian was the "strong, silent type" of hero. They also put high regard and value in those they consider as friends, such as dragging their Ghost away from Ghaul and shielding him with their body (as well as completely losing hope when he falls off the ship), giving various figures who have aided them gifts during the Dawning (including the Vanguard, Banshee-44, and Asher Mir), and personally seeking justice for Cayde-6's death. | The Guardian has demonstrated humility and bravery, often fighting the [[Solar System]]'s enemies without question nor hesitation. Like other Guardians, the Guardian is very silent, only speaking when the situation deems it necessary. Cayde-6 once joked that the Guardian was the "strong, silent type" of hero. They also put high regard and value in those they consider as friends, such as dragging their Ghost away from Ghaul and shielding him with their body (as well as completely losing hope when he falls off the ship), giving various figures who have aided them gifts during the Dawning (including the Vanguard, Banshee-44, and Asher Mir), and personally seeking justice for Cayde-6's death. | ||
A much darker side of The Guardian is revealed in ''Forsaken''. First off, The Guardian is shown to be vengeful, as they became determined to kill not just Uldren Sov but the entire Scorn faction just for their hand in Cayde's death. They are also shown to be somewhat unscrupulous, as they were willing to openly disobey the Vanguard and work with the likes of the Spider in pursuit of the aforementioned goal. Although likely more unintentional, they were shown to be either oblivious or insensitive during this quest for vengeance; blinded by revenge, they didn't show regard for Ghost's discomfort during the entirety of the ordeal, as well as going through with Uldren's execution even with the knowledge of what he had endured for the sake of his sister. However, despite going through with the execution, they did take responsibility for their actions by returning to the Vanguard once their mission was complete. Once Beyond Light is released, the Guardian further shows their rebellion by openly communing with the Darkness and wielding its power, something only [[Toland, the Shattered]], an exiled mad Warlock, had done before. At this point the Guardian has all but rejected the limiting ways of the Vanguard and follows in Toland's footsteps in the idealology that the Last City needs any | A much darker side of The Guardian is revealed in ''Forsaken''. First off, The Guardian is shown to be vengeful, as they became determined to kill not just Uldren Sov but the entire Scorn faction just for their hand in Cayde's death. They are also shown to be somewhat unscrupulous, as they were willing to openly disobey the Vanguard and work with the likes of the Spider in pursuit of the aforementioned goal. Although likely more unintentional, they were shown to be either oblivious or insensitive during this quest for vengeance; blinded by revenge, they didn't show regard for Ghost's discomfort during the entirety of the ordeal, as well as going through with Uldren's execution even with the knowledge of what he had endured for the sake of his sister. However, despite going through with the execution, they did take responsibility for their actions by returning to the Vanguard once their mission was complete. | ||
Once Beyond Light is released, the Guardian further shows their rebellion by openly communing with the Darkness and wielding its power, something only [[Toland, the Shattered]], an exiled mad Warlock, had done before. At this point the Guardian, encouraged by the Exo Stranger, has all but rejected the limiting ways of the Vanguard and follows in Toland's footsteps in the idealology that the Last City needs any advantage it can get to win and to destroy all possible threats before they become a problem. During the events of Beyond Light the Ghost begins to tell his Guardian his fear of them and how easily they can detach all feelings and mercy to enemies and even seems to enjoy it. Despite their Ghost's worries and fear, the Guardian continues regardless, seeing it as necessary in order to do what's needed. | |||
In Season of the Hunt, a conflicted side of the Guardian was shown after discovering their old foe, Uldren Sov, had returned and was now a Guardian. Though Uldren had no memory of his past life, as he went by the name Crow, and possessed the Light with him, the Guardian felt uneasy when in his presence, clearly remembering his role in Cayde's death. Nonetheless, the Guardian worked with Crow in combating the Hive of Xivu Arath and would develop a respectful partnership with Crow. Enough so that the Guardian grew dissatisfied with seeing Crow forced to work under the Spider. After completing their bargain with the Spider, the Guardian managed to use the mob boss' own hubris against him, getting the Fallen to free Crow. After Crow asked why they chose to free him, the Guardian simply replied because he was a Guardian, showing that they have accepted Crow as a Lightbearer, fellow Guardian and possibly managed to forgive him for his past life's crimes. This shows that the Guardian was able to gain closure for what happened to Cayde and not let the past dictate future decisions, as they see Crow as a different person to Uldren Sov. They would even help hide his identity from the Vanguard, namely Zavala and Ikora, during the Season of the Chosen. | |||
==Other | Similarly, in Season of the Splicer, the Guardian showed support towards Mithrax and the House of Light, hoping that their cooperation would end or at least lessen the violence between humanity and the Fallen. The Guardian would train in earnest under Mithrax in becoming a Sacred Splicer to save the Last City but showed a measure of uneasiness with the political situation brewing in the Last City as Lakshmi-2 spreads fear against the House of Light. Though they didn't want to alienate Mithrax and his House, they didn't want to fight against a City faction either. Ultimately, the Guardian would side with Mithrax and Ikora in their hopes of a unified tomorrow over siding with Lakshmi's paranoid fears, protecting the eliksni refugees from the Vex when the War Cult's leader attempted to use a Vex portal on the House of Light. | ||
==Other names== | |||
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*Lord/Lady Guardian | *Lord/Lady Guardian | ||
*Rivensbane | *Rivensbane | ||
*Dredgen | *Dredgen | ||
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*Collector | *Collector | ||
*Snitch | *Snitch | ||
*Shadow of Earth | *Shadow of Earth | ||
*MMXIX | *MMXIX | ||
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*Descendent | *Descendent | ||
*Chosen | *Chosen | ||
*Splicer | |||
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*Realmwalker | |||
*Gumshoe | |||
*Disciple-Slayer | |||
*Reaper | |||
*Discerptor | |||
*Iron Lord | |||
*Scallywag | |||
*Kingslayer | |||
*Deadeye | |||
*Seraph | |||
*Queensguard | |||
*Champ | |||
*Dream Warrior | |||
*Glorious | |||
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*The Guardian was stated by [[Cayde-6]] to be his "favorite Guardian." <ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The_Nexus:_Revisited|The Nexus Revisited]]''</ref> | *The Guardian was stated by [[Cayde-6]] to be his "favorite Guardian." <ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The_Nexus:_Revisited|The Nexus Revisited]]''</ref> | ||
*Between ''[[The Dark Below]]'' and ''[[Forsaken]]'', the Guardian had not spoken for over 4 years. | *Between ''[[The Dark Below]]'' and ''[[Forsaken]]'', the Guardian had not spoken for over 4 years. | ||
**The Guardian would then be silent for another year until ''[[Shadowkeep]]''. | **The Guardian would then be silent for another year until ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' and again for one more year until ''[[Beyond Light]]''. | ||
*If the Guardian is [[Awoken]], Petra Venj will refer to the Guardian as a "Cousin". | *If the Guardian is [[Awoken]], Petra Venj will refer to the Guardian as a "Cousin". | ||
*If the Guardian is an [[Exo]], Failsafe will note that they have a sense of hunger when completing the Last Wish raid with Wish 9 active, indicating that the Exo Guardian was produced or programmed with "humanisms" to prevent Dissociative Exomind Rejection. | *If the Guardian is an [[Exo]], Failsafe will note that they have a sense of hunger when completing the Last Wish raid with Wish 9 active, indicating that the Exo Guardian was produced or programmed with "humanisms" to prevent Dissociative Exomind Rejection. | ||
*The VIP number used to refer to The Guardian in the [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence|Stolen Intelligence]] lore book, #2014, is,a reference to the original release year of Destiny, when the first player guardians were created. | *The VIP number used to refer to The Guardian in the [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence|Stolen Intelligence]] lore book, #2014, is,a reference to the original release year of Destiny, when the first player guardians were created. | ||
*The Guardian is voiced by different actors depending on the player's customization choices.<ref name="IMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2983582/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm '''IMDB''' - ''Destiny (2014)'']</ref> | *The Guardian is voiced by different actors depending on the player's customization choices.<ref name="IMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2983582/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm '''IMDB''' - ''Destiny (2014)'']</ref> Though as of ''[[Beyond Light]]'', the Guardian is only voiced by the Exo actors outlined below. | ||
::The male [[Exo]] Guardian is voiced by Peter Jessop.<ref name="IMDB"/> | ::The male [[Exo]] Guardian is voiced by Peter Jessop.<ref name="IMDB"/> | ||
::The female Exo Guardian is voiced by Cree Summer.<ref name="IMDB"/> | ::The female Exo Guardian is voiced by Cree Summer.<ref name="IMDB"/> | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
< | <gallery> | ||
File:Lone.jpg|The Guardian Titan looks over the landscape of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. | File:Lone.jpg|The Guardian [[Titan]] looks over the landscape of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. | ||
File:Destiny-GuardianClasses-CharacterChart.jpg|All three Guardian classes in Destiny 1's character creator. | File:Destiny-GuardianClasses-CharacterChart.jpg|All three Guardian [[class|classes]] in Destiny 1's character creator. | ||
</ | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny Alpha]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny Alpha]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny Beta]]'' | *''[[Destiny Beta]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' | *''[[Destiny]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny 2 Beta]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2 Beta]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Guardians]] | ||