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{{game infobox
{{game infobox
|name= ''The Taken King''
|name= ''The Taken King''
|image= [[File:Destiny The Taken King cover.png|300px|center]]
|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+
}}
}}
[[File:Taken King-logo.jpg|center|250px]]
{{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.}}


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*[[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}}
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|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|
|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|


|title-7=Weapons and Armor|
|title-7=Weapons and armor|
*[[Artifact]] {{1st}}
*[[Artifact]] {{1st}}
**[[Broken Crown]] {{1st}}
**[[Broken Crown]] {{1st}}
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**[[Zarinaea-D]] {{1st}}
**[[Zarinaea-D]] {{1st}}
**[[Zhalo Supercell]] {{1st}}
**[[Zhalo Supercell]] {{1st}}
*[[Fusion rifle]]
*[[Fusion Rifle]]
**[[Midha's Reckoning]] {{1st}}
**[[Midha's Reckoning]] {{1st}}
*[[Hand cannon]]
*[[Hand Cannon]]
**[[The Revelator]]
**[[The Revelator]]
**[[Zaouli's Bane]] {{1st}}
**[[Zaouli's Bane]] {{1st}}
*[[Machine gun]]
*[[Machine Gun]]
**[[Qullim's Terminus]] {{1st}}
**[[Qullim's Terminus]] {{1st}}
*[[Rocket launcher]]
*[[Rocket Launcher]]
**[[Elulim's Frenzy]] {{1st}}
**[[Elulim's Frenzy]] {{1st}}
*[[Shotgun]]
*[[Shotgun]]
**[[Silence of A'arn]] {{1st}}
**[[Silence of A'arn]] {{1st}}
*[[Sniper rifle]]
*[[Sniper Rifle]]
**[[Weyloran's March]] {{1st}}
**[[Weyloran's March]] {{1st}}
*[[Winged Sun]] {{1st}}
*[[Winged Sun]] {{1st}}
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==Features==
==Features==
===Guardian Subclasses & changes===
===Guardian subclasses & changes===
*New Subclasses and Super Abilities, acquired via special Questlines
*New Subclasses and Super Abilities, acquired via special Questlines
**[[Titan (class)|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.
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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 Shell]]s provide defense buffs and additional effects such as resource-finding abilities.
*[[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 Armor sections will have 72 spaces each, and General items will be increased to 36 spaces.
*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 Shell]]. Players must purchase ''The Taken King'' before February 1, 2016 for the Pack to unlock.
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 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>
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'' 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>


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==References==
==References==
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==Timeline==
{{Succession box
|before= ''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
|title= ''The Taken King''
|after= ''[[Rise of Iron]]''
}}


{{Destiny series}}
{{Destiny series}}


[[Category:Expansions]]
[[Category:Expansions]]