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During the [[Golden Age]], numerous great cities such as New Pacific Arcology were built on Titan and became the envy of the rest of the Sol System.<ref name="Hope">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Hope]], [[Zavala]] dialogue''</ref> These cities were intended to be entirely self-sustaining due to the inhospitable nature of Titan's surface.<ref name="GS1">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Ghost Scans|Ghost Scan TM-RIG-1]].''</ref> Settlements on Titan were known to trade with other nearby worlds, such as [[Hyperion]].<ref name="GS2">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Ghost Scans|Ghost Scan TM-RIG-5]].''</ref> Scientists also flocked to Titan to escape the stifling influence of organizations like [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] and carry out independent research.<ref name="NPAL">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: "New Pacific" armor, [[Destiny 2 Lore|class item lore]]''</ref> The moon was never terraformed by the [[Traveler]], although 97% of New Pacific Arcology's residents hoped it would be chosen soon.<ref name="Utopia1">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Utopia]], New Pacific Arcology OS announcements''</ref> | During the [[Golden Age]], numerous great cities such as New Pacific Arcology were built on Titan and became the envy of the rest of the Sol System.<ref name="Hope">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Hope]], [[Zavala]] dialogue''</ref> These cities were intended to be entirely self-sustaining due to the inhospitable nature of Titan's surface.<ref name="GS1">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Ghost Scans|Ghost Scan TM-RIG-1]].''</ref> Settlements on Titan were known to trade with other nearby worlds, such as [[Hyperion]].<ref name="GS2">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Ghost Scans|Ghost Scan TM-RIG-5]].''</ref> Scientists also flocked to Titan to escape the stifling influence of organizations like [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] and carry out independent research.<ref name="NPAL">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: "New Pacific" armor, [[Destiny 2 Lore|class item lore]]''</ref> The moon was never terraformed by the [[Traveler]], although 97% of New Pacific Arcology's residents hoped it would be chosen soon.<ref name="Utopia1">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Utopia]], New Pacific Arcology OS announcements''</ref> | ||
Titan was one of the first places in the Sol System to detect the arrival of the [[Darkness]], and consequently one of the first places to experience the [[Collapse]]. A deep-space probe launched by a team under Dr. [[Shanice Pell]] encountered an inexplicable anomaly before losing contact with New Pacific Arcology.<ref name="NPAFT">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: "New Pacific" armor flavor text''</ref> Not long after, the Darkness attacked Titan’s arcologies by pulling on its oceans with a gravitational anomaly, causing its tides to rise four times higher than normal. When the anomaly vanished, Titan was released back into its original shape, unleashing a massive tidal wave and quake which badly damaged the arcologies.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Last_Days_on_Kraken_Mare#Kalki's_Burning_Sword,_Part_II|Kalki's Burning Sword, Part II]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Lore:Last_Days_on_Kraken_Mare#SUNDOWN_DISTRESS|SUNDOWN DISTRESS]]''</ref> | Titan was one of the first places in the Sol System to detect the arrival of the [[Darkness]], and consequently one of the first places to experience the [[Collapse]]. A deep-space probe launched by a team under Dr. [[Shanice Pell]] encountered an inexplicable anomaly before losing contact with New Pacific Arcology.<ref name="NPAFT">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: "New Pacific" armor flavor text''</ref> Not long after, the Darkness attacked Titan’s arcologies by pulling on its oceans with a gravitational anomaly, deforming it into an oval and causing its tides to rise four times higher than normal. When the anomaly vanished, Titan was released back into its original shape, unleashing a massive tidal wave and quake which badly damaged the arcologies.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Last_Days_on_Kraken_Mare#Kalki's_Burning_Sword,_Part_II|Kalki's Burning Sword, Part II]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Lore:Last_Days_on_Kraken_Mare#SUNDOWN_DISTRESS|SUNDOWN DISTRESS]]''</ref> | ||
The moon's cities remained completely abandoned for centuries, slowly decaying and sinking into the methane ocean. [[Guardian]]s such as [[Cayde-6]] used Titan as a rest stop during journeys to and from the outermost reaches of the system.<ref name="Cayde">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Cayde-6]] [[Treasure Map]] flavor text''</ref> Shortly before the [[Red War]], however, a new [[Hive]] sect colonized Titan's ruins. When a group of newly-Lightless Guardians under Commander [[Zavala]] fled to Titan, hoping to use it as a secret base from which to launch a counteroffensive against the [[Red Legion]], they found New Pacific Arcology heavily infested and nearly gave up on their plan.<ref name="Hope"/> Worse, Fallen from the House of Dusk had followed the Guardians from [[Earth]], and began feuding with the Hive. Fortunately, thanks to the timely arrival of [[The Guardian]], the support rigs outside the Arcology proper were sufficiently cleared to allow Guardians to secure the command center and City [[jumpship]]s to refuel there.<ref name="Riptide">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Riptide]]''</ref> | The moon's cities remained completely abandoned for centuries, slowly decaying and sinking into the methane ocean. [[Guardian]]s such as [[Cayde-6]] used Titan as a rest stop during journeys to and from the outermost reaches of the system.<ref name="Cayde">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Cayde-6]] [[Treasure Map]] flavor text''</ref> Shortly before the [[Red War]], however, a new [[Hive]] sect colonized Titan's ruins. When a group of newly-Lightless Guardians under Commander [[Zavala]] fled to Titan, hoping to use it as a secret base from which to launch a counteroffensive against the [[Red Legion]], they found New Pacific Arcology heavily infested and nearly gave up on their plan.<ref name="Hope"/> Worse, Fallen from the House of Dusk had followed the Guardians from [[Earth]], and began feuding with the Hive. Fortunately, thanks to the timely arrival of [[The Guardian]], the support rigs outside the Arcology proper were sufficiently cleared to allow Guardians to secure the command center and City [[jumpship]]s to refuel there.<ref name="Riptide">'''Bungie (2017/26/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Riptide]]''</ref> | ||