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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
With the coming of the [[Traveler]], Venus' toxic air was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was swiftly colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming known as a "paradise".<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref> Venus is now a hostile world. | With the coming of the [[Traveler]], Venus' toxic air was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was swiftly colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming known as a "paradise".<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref> Venus is now a hostile world.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref> Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet, <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---10112013/en/News/News?aid=11189 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013'']</ref> and crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky. All the while, jungle and overgrowth has claimed the remnants of the [[Academy|scientific research settlement]] once held here by humanity. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient ruins predating humanity's existence were discovered, leading to a colonization rush by some of Earth's brightest minds. | During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient ruins predating humanity's existence were discovered, leading to a colonization rush by some of Earth's brightest minds.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places/Venus#Ishtar_Sink|Ishtar Sink]]''</ref> Following the [[Collapse]], the [[Vex]] lay claim to those ruins and began protecting them for unknown reasons.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> | ||
The ruins of Venus feature energy relays used by the Vex, which are powered by a heavily protected [[Nexus]] far below the surface and are believed to be part of an ancient network that, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system the Vex could control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ancient Vex ruins, and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> although humanity has managed to regain a presence there.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> But despite this, the forgotten cities are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean and in their place; the towering Vex [[Citadel]] now draws the eye—a hulking, obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> | The ruins of Venus feature energy relays used by the Vex, which are powered by a heavily protected [[Nexus]] far below the surface and are believed to be part of an ancient network that, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system the Vex could control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ancient Vex ruins, and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> although humanity has managed to regain a presence there.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> But despite this, the forgotten cities are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean and in their place; the towering Vex [[Citadel]] now draws the eye—a hulking, obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> | ||