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{{game infobox | {{game infobox | ||
|name= ''The Taken King'' | |name= ''The Taken King'' | ||
|image= [[File: | |image= [[File:TheTakenKing-ReleaseArt.png|300px|center]] | ||
|developer= [[Bungie]] | |developer= [[Bungie]] | ||
|publisher= [[Activision]] | |publisher= [[Activision]] | ||
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[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+ | [[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+ | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article quote|[[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]'s [[Crota's End|death]] was a beacon, a signal cast across the stars. The [[Oryx|night]] has answered.}} | {{Article quote|[[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]'s [[Crota's End|death]] was a beacon, a signal cast across the stars. The [[Oryx|night]] has answered.}} | ||
'''''The Taken King''''' is the third expansion for ''[[Destiny]]'', and was released on September 15, 2015.<ref name = "KotakuKing">[http://kotaku.com/leak-destinys-new-expansion-is-the-taken-king-out-sep-1709972043 '''Kotaku''' - ''Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15'']</ref> | '''''The Taken King''''' is the third expansion for ''[[Destiny]]'', and was released on September 15, 2015.<ref name = "KotakuKing">[http://kotaku.com/leak-destinys-new-expansion-is-the-taken-king-out-sep-1709972043 '''Kotaku''' - ''Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15'']</ref> | ||
The expansion's story centers around [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], the God-King of the [[Hive]], and his quest for revenge, after the [[Guardian]]s had slain his son [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. He has brought a massive [[Dreadnaught]] into the system and has launched an invasion using his personal army, the [[Taken]], members of the other races warped by the power of the [[Darkness]] into Oryx's slaves.<ref name = "PD"/> The game's story also expands upon the Darkness, the [[Cabal]], and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Wolves]].<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-30-the-taken-king-is-the-expansion-destiny-has-been-waiting-for Eurogamer: The Taken King is the Expansion Destiny has been waiting for]</ref> | The expansion's story centers around [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], the God-King of the [[Hive]], and his quest for revenge, after the [[Guardian]]s had slain his son [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. He has brought a massive [[Dreadnaught]] into the system and has launched an invasion using his personal army, the [[Taken]], members of the other races warped by the power of the [[Darkness]] into Oryx's slaves.<ref name = "PD"/> The game's story also expands upon the Darkness, the [[Hive]], the [[Cabal]], and the [[Fallen]] [[House of Wolves]].<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-30-the-taken-king-is-the-expansion-destiny-has-been-waiting-for Eurogamer: The Taken King is the Expansion Destiny has been waiting for]</ref> | ||
The expansion was showcased at E3 2015.<ref>[http://www.gamezone.com/news/destiny-s-next-expansion-to-be-shown-at-e3-3417055 '''Gamezone''' - ''Destiny's next expansion to be shown at E3'']</ref> | The expansion was showcased at E3 2015.<ref>[http://www.gamezone.com/news/destiny-s-next-expansion-to-be-shown-at-e3-3417055 '''Gamezone''' - ''Destiny's next expansion to be shown at E3'']</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | {{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters| | ||
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies''' | ;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies''' | ||
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*[[Cayde-6]] | *[[Cayde-6]] | ||
*[[Deliah]] {{Fm}} | *[[Deliah]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Hari]] {{Mo}} | *[[Fenchurch Everis]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Tess Everis]] | |||
*[[Gunnvor]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Hari-5]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Hassa]] {{Fm}} | *[[Hassa]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Amanda Holliday]] | |||
*[[Inachis]] {{Fm}} | *[[Inachis]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Wen Jie]] {{Fm}} | *[[Wen Jie]] {{Fm}} | ||
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*[[Lakshmi-2]] | *[[Lakshmi-2]] | ||
*[[Tevis Larsen]] {{1st}} | *[[Tevis Larsen]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Linde]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Lyssa, the Lighthearted]] {{Mo}} | *[[Lyssa, the Lighthearted]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Wei Ning]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Novarro]] {{Mo}} | *[[Novarro]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Osiris]] {{Mo}} | *[[Osiris]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Ouros]] {{1st}} | *[[Ouros]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Parnell]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Pujari]] {{Mo}} | *[[Pujari]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Ikora Rey]] | *[[Ikora Rey]] | ||
*[[Saint-14]] {{Mo}} | *[[Saint-14]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Speaker]] | *[[Speaker]] | ||
*[[The Stoic]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Taeko-3]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Tover]] {{Fm}} | *[[Tover]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Gallida Tuyet]] {{Mo}} | *[[Gallida Tuyet]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Uzoma Vale]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Weyloran]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Dredgen Yor]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Rezyl Azzir}} | *[[Dredgen Yor]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Rezyl Azzir}} | ||
*[[Zavala]] | *[[Zavala]] | ||
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;'''The Reef''' | ;'''The Reef''' | ||
*[[Leona Bryl]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Devi Cassl]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Hallam Fen]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Pavel Nolg]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Kamala Rior]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[Mara Sov]] | *[[Mara Sov]] | ||
*[[Uldren Sov]] | *[[Uldren Sov]] | ||
*[[Variks, The Loyal]] | *[[Variks, The Loyal]] | ||
*[[Petra Venj]] | *[[Petra Venj]] | ||
*[[Abra Zire]] {{Mo}} | |||
;'''Other Characters''' | ;'''Historical & Other Characters''' | ||
*[[Zakharik Gilmanovich Bekhterev]] {{Fm}} | *[[Zakharik Gilmanovich Bekhterev]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Elulim]] {{Fm}} | *[[Elulim]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Chioma Esi]] {{Mo}} | *[[Chioma Esi]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Lakpha]] {{Fm}} | *[[Lakpha]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Chen Lanshu]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Malahayati]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Midha, Consort of Stars]] {{Fm}} | *[[Midha, Consort of Stars]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Rajesh]] {{Fm}} | *[[Rajesh]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[Rasputin]] | *[[Rasputin]] | ||
*[[Maya Sundaresh]] {{Mo}} | *[[Maya Sundaresh]] {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Xûr, Agent of the Nine]] | |||
|title-2=Species| | |title-2=Species| | ||
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*[[Taken]] {{1st}} | *[[Taken]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Vex]] | *[[Vex]] | ||
*[[Warmind]] | |||
**[[Submind]] {{Fm}} | |||
|title-3=Organizations| | |title-3=Organizations| | ||
*[[Blood of Oryx]] | *[[Blood of Oryx]] | ||
*[[Dead Orbit]] | *[[Dead Orbit]] | ||
*[[Ecumene]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Future War Cult]] | *[[Future War Cult]] | ||
*[[House of Stone]] {{Fm}} | *[[House of Stone]] {{Fm}} | ||
*[[House of Wolves]] | *[[House of Wolves]] | ||
*[[New Monarchy]] | *[[New Monarchy]] | ||
*[[Paladin]] {{Mo}} | |||
*[[The Sunbreakers]] {{1st}} | *[[The Sunbreakers]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Vanguard]] | *[[Vanguard]] | ||
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*[[Whirlwind]] {{Mo}} | *[[Whirlwind]] {{Mo}} | ||
|title-6=Vehicles, | |title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology| | ||
|title-7=Weapons and | |title-7=Weapons and armor| | ||
*[[Artifact]] {{1st}} | *[[Artifact]] {{1st}} | ||
**[[Broken Crown]] {{1st}} | **[[Broken Crown]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Fusion | **[[Wax-Sealed Case]] {{1st}} | ||
**[[Wei Ning's Cong]] {{1st}} | |||
**[[Weregilt]] {{1st}} | |||
**[[Whispering Sphere]] {{1st}} | |||
**[[Wings of Apris-Fol]] {{1st}} | |||
**[[Yzoz's Pendulum]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Auto Rifle]] | |||
**[[Zarinaea-D]] {{1st}} | |||
**[[Zhalo Supercell]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Fusion Rifle]] | |||
**[[Midha's Reckoning]] {{1st}} | **[[Midha's Reckoning]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Hand | *[[Hand Cannon]] | ||
**[[The Revelator]] | **[[The Revelator]] | ||
**[[Zaouli's Bane]] {{1st}} | **[[Zaouli's Bane]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Machine | *[[Machine Gun]] | ||
**[[Qullim's Terminus]] {{1st}} | **[[Qullim's Terminus]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Rocket | *[[Rocket Launcher]] | ||
**[[Elulim's Frenzy]] {{1st}} | **[[Elulim's Frenzy]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Shotgun]] | *[[Shotgun]] | ||
**[[Silence of A'arn]] {{1st}} | **[[Silence of A'arn]] {{1st}} | ||
*[[Sniper Rifle]] | |||
**[[Weyloran's March]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Winged Sun]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Wolf Pelt Weave]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Zhurong Type 0]] {{1st}} | |||
|title-8=Miscellanea| | |title-8=Miscellanea| | ||
*[[Arc]] | |||
*[[Fractal Scrolls]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Hunter]] | |||
*[[Parables of the Allspring]] {{Fm}} | |||
*[[Solar]] | |||
*[[Titan (class)]] | |||
*[[Void]] | |||
*[[Warlock]] | |||
*[[Wormfeeder Rune]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Wormsinger Rune]] {{1st}} | |||
*[[Wormspore]] {{1st}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
===Guardian | ===Guardian subclasses & changes=== | ||
*New Subclasses and Super Abilities, acquired via special Questlines | *New Subclasses and Super Abilities, acquired via special Questlines | ||
**[[Titan]]: Team up with a mercenary clan of rogue Titans on [[Mercury]] to unlock the [[Sunbreaker]] class and the Hammer of Sol. | **[[Titan (class)|Titan]]: Team up with a mercenary clan of rogue Titans on [[Mercury]] to unlock the [[Sunbreaker]] class and the Hammer of Sol. | ||
**[[Hunter]]: Track down a solitary nomad in the [[Black Garden]] to unlock the [[Nightstalker]] class and the Shadowshot. | **[[Hunter]]: Track down a solitary nomad in the [[Black Garden]] to unlock the [[Nightstalker]] class and the Shadowshot. | ||
**[[Warlock]]: Join a shamanistic ritual on [[Mars]] with [[Ikora Rey]] to unlock the [[Stormcaller]] class and the Stormtrance. | **[[Warlock]]: Join a shamanistic ritual on [[Mars]] with [[Ikora Rey]] to unlock the [[Stormcaller]] class and the Stormtrance. | ||
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*More intelligent loot-dropping system that takes previous drops into account. | *More intelligent loot-dropping system that takes previous drops into account. | ||
**Shaders will be removed from the player's potential loot pool as they drop, so that only ones the player has not yet obtained will appear in subsequent drops. | **Shaders will be removed from the player's potential loot pool as they drop, so that only ones the player has not yet obtained will appear in subsequent drops. | ||
*[[Ghost | *[[Ghost shell]]s provide defense buffs and additional effects such as resource-finding abilities. | ||
*New item slot for [[Artifact]]s: these items allow guardians to generate [[Orbs of Light]] in ways other than using [[Super]]s. | *New item slot for [[Artifact]]s: these items allow guardians to generate [[Orb of Light|Orbs of Light]] in ways other than using [[Super]]s. | ||
*Vault space is doubled; Weapons and | *Vault space is doubled; Weapons and armor sections will have 72 spaces each, and General items will be increased to 36 spaces. | ||
===Locations=== | ===Locations=== | ||
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**[[The Dungeons]]—Dreadnaught, Saturn | **[[The Dungeons]]—Dreadnaught, Saturn | ||
**[[Frontier]]—City Perimeter, Earth | **[[Frontier]]—City Perimeter, Earth | ||
**[[The Drifter]]—Foundling's Gyre, [[The Reef]] | **[[The Drifter (map)|The Drifter]]—Foundling's Gyre, [[The Reef]] | ||
**[[Sector 618]]—Cosmodrome Wall, Earth | **[[Sector 618]]—Cosmodrome Wall, Earth | ||
**[[Crossroads]]—The Lost Oasis, [[Mars]] | **[[Crossroads]]—The Lost Oasis, [[Mars]] | ||
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===Founder's Fortune Pack=== | ===Founder's Fortune Pack=== | ||
The '''Founder's Fortune Pack''' is a set of exclusive content awarded in ''The Taken King'' to all players who reached level 30 with at least one character in ''Destiny'' or purchased ''[[The Dark Below]]'' and ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' before August 31, 2015. Content includes the Be Brave Emblem, the Old Guard Shader, the S-34 Ravensteel [[Sparrow]], and the Brave [[Ghost | The '''Founder's Fortune Pack''' is a set of exclusive content awarded in ''The Taken King'' to all players who reached level 30 with at least one character in ''Destiny'' or purchased ''[[The Dark Below]]'' and ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' before August 31, 2015. Content includes the Be Brave Emblem, the Old Guard Shader, the S-34 Ravensteel [[Sparrow]], and the Brave [[Ghost shell]]. Players must purchase ''The Taken King'' before February 1, 2016 for the Pack to unlock. | ||
===Laurea Prima=== | ===Laurea Prima=== | ||
'''Laurea Prima''' is an exclusive Emblem awarded in ''The Taken King'' to all players who completed the Year One Moments of Triumph before September 15, 2015. The ten Moments of Triumph are: reach level 20 with one character; complete [[The Black Garden]]; complete [[The Wakening]]; complete [[Queen's Ransom]]; discover all 20 Golden Chests; win 100 Crucible matches; complete 50 Public Events; complete [[Vault of Glass]] on Hard; complete [[Crota's End]] on Hard; complete [[Skolas's Revenge]]. | '''Laurea Prima''' is an exclusive Emblem awarded in ''The Taken King'' to all players who completed the Year One Moments of Triumph before September 15, 2015. The ten Moments of Triumph are: reach level 20 with one character; complete [[The Black Garden]]; complete [[The Wakening]]; complete [[Queen's Ransom]]; discover all 20 Golden Chests; win 100 Crucible matches; complete 50 Public Events; complete [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] on Hard; complete [[Crota's End]] on Hard; complete [[Skolas's Revenge]]. | ||
==Marketing== | ==Marketing== | ||
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===Red Bull Quest=== | ===Red Bull Quest=== | ||
In 2015, Bungie partnered with Red Bull for the "Red Bull Quest" promotion between July and September 2015. ''Destiny'' players who purchase select cans of Red Bull are able to obtain single-use redeemable codes that grant them access to the timed-exclusive [[Quest]] [[Make the Vanguard Smile]] in ''The Taken King'' and an experience-boosting item called [[Focused Light]]. The quest will be available to all players on January 1, 2016.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/24/bungie-teams-up-with-red-bull-for-exclusive-destiny-promotion '''IGN''': ''Bungie Teams Up With Red Bull For Exclusive Destiny Promotion'']</ref> Completing the quest rewards the Joyride [[Ghost | In 2015, Bungie partnered with Red Bull for the "Red Bull Quest" promotion between July and September 2015. ''Destiny'' players who purchase select cans of Red Bull are able to obtain single-use redeemable codes that grant them access to the timed-exclusive [[Quest]] [[Make the Vanguard Smile]] in ''The Taken King'' and an experience-boosting item called [[Focused Light]]. The quest will be available to all players on January 1, 2016.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/24/bungie-teams-up-with-red-bull-for-exclusive-destiny-promotion '''IGN''': ''Bungie Teams Up With Red Bull For Exclusive Destiny Promotion'']</ref> Completing the quest rewards the Joyride [[Ghost shell]], the SR-0 Swiftriver Sparrow, and a consumable upgrade that converts the SR-0 Swiftriver to the SR-1 Swiftriver.<ref>[http://www.redbull.com/us/en/esports/stories/1331746950341/red-bull-quest-reveal '''Red Bull''' - ''Everything You Need to Know About Red Bull Quest'']</ref> | ||
==Development== | ==Development== | ||
''The Taken King'' was called "Comet: Plague of Darkness" during an early stage of its development.<ref>[http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/01/05/alleged-destiny-leak-reveals-possible-2015-expansion-plans '''IGN''' - ''ALLEGED DESTINY LEAK REVEALS POSSIBLE 2015 EXPANSION PLANS'']</ref> Production started in late 2013. It was originally planned to release for $60, and include access to [[Europa]] and the [[European Dead Zone]]. Additional fireteam activities were planned. Development was rebooted in March, 2014, to focus on the Hive Dreadnaught. A public space on [[Mars]] was also planned, but was cut, and is intended for inclusion in ''[[Destiny 2]]''.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind the Making of Destiny'']</ref> | |||
''The Taken King'' | ==Trivia== | ||
*'''The Taken King''' is the last expansion to be available on legacy consoles. | |||
*It is also the second expansion to focus on the [[Hive]], the first being [[The Dark Below]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Destiny | ==Timeline== | ||
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|before= ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | |||
|title= ''The Taken King'' | |||
|after= ''[[Rise of Iron]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Expansions]] | [[Category:Expansions]] | ||