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===Destiny 1=== | ===Destiny 1=== | ||
====The City Age==== | ====The City Age==== | ||
[[File:Atheon1.png|300px|right|thumb|Atheon standing at the [[Vault of Glass]]]] | [[File:Atheon1.png|300px|right|thumb|Atheon standing at the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]]] | ||
{{Quote|They brought us here. The Vex. Evil so dark it despises other evil.|The [[Exo Stranger]]}} | {{Quote|They brought us here. The Vex. Evil so dark it despises other evil.|The [[Exo Stranger]]}} | ||
Sometime before the events of Destiny, the [[Guardian]]s [[Kabr, the Legionless]], [[Pahanin]], and [[Praedyth]] ventured into the [[Vault of Glass]] on Venus, a major confluence of the Vex network. Inside, they were quickly thwarted by the [[Templar]] and its [[Gorgons]]. Pahanin managed to escape, but Kabr was assimilated after giving his Light to fashion the [[Aegis]], while Praedyth was captured and trapped outside of time. | Sometime before the events of Destiny, the [[Guardian]]s [[Kabr, the Legionless]], [[Pahanin]], and [[Praedyth]] ventured into the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] on Venus, a major confluence of the Vex network. Inside, they were quickly thwarted by the [[Templar]] and its [[Gorgons]]. Pahanin managed to escape, but Kabr was assimilated after giving his Light to fashion the [[Aegis]], while Praedyth was captured and trapped outside of time. | ||
On Mars, the Vex (under the [[Virgo Prohibition]]) waged an intense war with the [[Cabal]], who managed to repel the machines despite the vast numbers of them that continually assaulted Cabal positions.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo_Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref> This massive, if ineffective, offensive against the Cabal was an effort by the Vex to bar entry to the [[Black Garden]],<ref name = 'A Rising Tide'/> which the Vex were being summoned to for a then-unknown purpose. Upon successfully infiltrating the Black Garden, [[the Guardian]] discovered a collective of Vex dedicated to worshipping an entity within the Garden known as the [[Black Heart]], an aspect or construct of the [[Darkness]].<ref name = "Destiny"/> This seemingly-uncharacteristic behavior was later thought to have been as rational as everything the Vex do; they simply determined that worshiping the Heart would be the most advantageous course of action. This hypothesis was supported by the presence of the [[Sol Progeny]], a trio of Vex frames meant to serve as vessels for the Heart—and to use its power to further the ends of the Vex network. | On Mars, the Vex (under the [[Virgo Prohibition]]) waged an intense war with the [[Cabal]], who managed to repel the machines despite the vast numbers of them that continually assaulted Cabal positions.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo_Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref> This massive, if ineffective, offensive against the Cabal was an effort by the Vex to bar entry to the [[Black Garden]],<ref name = 'A Rising Tide'/> which the Vex were being summoned to for a then-unknown purpose. Upon successfully infiltrating the Black Garden, [[the Guardian]] discovered a collective of Vex dedicated to worshipping an entity within the Garden known as the [[Black Heart]], an aspect or construct of the [[Darkness]].<ref name = "Destiny"/> This seemingly-uncharacteristic behavior was later thought to have been as rational as everything the Vex do; they simply determined that worshiping the Heart would be the most advantageous course of action. This hypothesis was supported by the presence of the [[Sol Progeny]], a trio of Vex frames meant to serve as vessels for the Heart—and to use its power to further the ends of the Vex network. | ||
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{{Quote|The Vex will not rest until every star has been crushed into a black hole and every newborn cosmos filled with more Vex. And in the unending array of their enslaved cosmos, they will simulate all possible pasts, and fill those with Vex, so that all things that have ever lived or might ever live will experience infestation and consumption and torment by the silica nightmare. <br> <br>And in those devoured simulations, the simulated Vex will use our flesh as hosts for yet more nested universes full of yet more nested copies of us eternally tormented by yet more Vex.<br> <br>An infinite regression of pain and madness inflicted upon every possible version of us in every possible world. Not because they hate us, or fear us, or want to punish us. But because they are indifferent and curious, and they will do every possible thing to us in every possible way.|[[Elisabeth Bray]] in a letter to her father, [[Clovis Bray I]]}} | {{Quote|The Vex will not rest until every star has been crushed into a black hole and every newborn cosmos filled with more Vex. And in the unending array of their enslaved cosmos, they will simulate all possible pasts, and fill those with Vex, so that all things that have ever lived or might ever live will experience infestation and consumption and torment by the silica nightmare. <br> <br>And in those devoured simulations, the simulated Vex will use our flesh as hosts for yet more nested universes full of yet more nested copies of us eternally tormented by yet more Vex.<br> <br>An infinite regression of pain and madness inflicted upon every possible version of us in every possible world. Not because they hate us, or fear us, or want to punish us. But because they are indifferent and curious, and they will do every possible thing to us in every possible way.|[[Elisabeth Bray]] in a letter to her father, [[Clovis Bray I]]}} | ||
The ultimate goal of the Vex is to remake all of reality in their image, but the exact details of that goal are ambiguous. [[Praedyth]] described the Vex as being motivated by a "Pattern," which drives the Vex to either reshape or destroy everything in their path. [[Osiris]] referred to the Vex's objective as "Convergence," an outcome where all life in the universe has been converted to a simplified, digital form. [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] believed that the Vex sought to dominate ''"every possible end state of the universe,"'' which [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] describes as building ''"an emperor for all outcomes"'' to contrast him becoming ''"the king of only one."''<ref name = "An Emperor For All Outcomes"/> According to [[Maya Sundaresh]], a universe ruled by the Vex would be one in which every star is collapsed into a black hole and every new universe created as a result similarly conquered, and their combined processing power used to simulate and conquer every possible past, and these simulated pasts used to host and invade additional simulations in infinite recursion.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—ELISABETH'S PLEA", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#NOTE—Elisabeth’s_Plea|NOTE—ELISABETH'S PLEA]]''</ref> As seen in the [[Infinite Forest]], to ensure their ideal future, the Vex seek to bring about a state where neither the [[Light]] nor the [[Darkness]] exist any longer. The [[Vault of Glass]] on Venus serves as a testing ground for the Vex to manipulate reality through ontological means. | The ultimate goal of the Vex is to remake all of reality in their image, but the exact details of that goal are ambiguous. [[Praedyth]] described the Vex as being motivated by a "Pattern," which drives the Vex to either reshape or destroy everything in their path. [[Osiris]] referred to the Vex's objective as "Convergence," an outcome where all life in the universe has been converted to a simplified, digital form. [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] believed that the Vex sought to dominate ''"every possible end state of the universe,"'' which [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] describes as building ''"an emperor for all outcomes"'' to contrast him becoming ''"the king of only one."''<ref name = "An Emperor For All Outcomes"/> According to [[Maya Sundaresh]], a universe ruled by the Vex would be one in which every star is collapsed into a black hole and every new universe created as a result similarly conquered, and their combined processing power used to simulate and conquer every possible past, and these simulated pasts used to host and invade additional simulations in infinite recursion.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "NOTE—ELISABETH'S PLEA", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#NOTE—Elisabeth’s_Plea|NOTE—ELISABETH'S PLEA]]''</ref> As seen in the [[Infinite Forest]], to ensure their ideal future, the Vex seek to bring about a state where neither the [[Light]] nor the [[Darkness]] exist any longer. The [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] on Venus serves as a testing ground for the Vex to manipulate reality through ontological means. | ||
In his studies of the Vex, [[Clovis Bray I]] noted that the Vex were so utterly adapted to survival and adaptation that any destructive input would automatically be used as a means to enable a self-correcting or reparatory response; an analogy he used was that, if a Vex unit were exposed to a fire, then the energy of that fire would be utilized in putting it out. This approach to existence permeates every aspect of the Vex, so much so that even their thoughts and language are intrinsically virulent when other minds and software are exposed to them.<ref name = "Mysterious Logbook Page 38"/> | In his studies of the Vex, [[Clovis Bray I]] noted that the Vex were so utterly adapted to survival and adaptation that any destructive input would automatically be used as a means to enable a self-correcting or reparatory response; an analogy he used was that, if a Vex unit were exposed to a fire, then the energy of that fire would be utilized in putting it out. This approach to existence permeates every aspect of the Vex, so much so that even their thoughts and language are intrinsically virulent when other minds and software are exposed to them.<ref name = "Mysterious Logbook Page 38"/> | ||
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The Vex have displayed an interest in studying the behavior and strategies of other species in order to further their own aims. At least [[Unidentified Vex collective|one known programming]] is known to study its enemies, taking prisoners for observation and conducting a variety of experiments; examples include the [[Ishtar Collective]] scientists, Failsafe's crew, and later [[The Guardian]]. | The Vex have displayed an interest in studying the behavior and strategies of other species in order to further their own aims. At least [[Unidentified Vex collective|one known programming]] is known to study its enemies, taking prisoners for observation and conducting a variety of experiments; examples include the [[Ishtar Collective]] scientists, Failsafe's crew, and later [[The Guardian]]. | ||
As a result of having originated in the primordial reality predating the arrival of Light and Darkness, the Vex are unable to simulate paracausal forces or beings. However they have demonstrated the capability to either siphon or erase such forces through deduction <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost#saint-14 Saint-14]</ref> or by using ontological weapons, and consequently have a particular interest in understanding paracausality and co-opting paracausal forces for their own use where possible. When the Vex first encountered the [[Hive]] after [[Crota]] inadvertently released them into the [[Ascendant Realm]] of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], the Vex manifested an [[Quria, Blade Transform|Axis Mind]] dedicated to understanding and utilizing the Sword-Logic. The [[Black Garden]] is another example of a Vex effort to harness paracausal forces for their own use, in this case by creating the [[Sol Divisive]] to worship what appeared to be a fragment of the [[Darkness]] and the [[Sol Progeny]] as its vessels for harnessing that power in conjunction with the ontological [[Vault of Glass]]. The pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler when it defeated Ghaul was apparently instrumental in allowing [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] to predict a future where Convergence was achieved and to enact a plan to achieve that future. | As a result of having originated in the primordial reality predating the arrival of Light and Darkness, the Vex are unable to simulate paracausal forces or beings. However they have demonstrated the capability to either siphon or erase such forces through deduction <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost#saint-14 Saint-14]</ref> or by using ontological weapons, and consequently have a particular interest in understanding paracausality and co-opting paracausal forces for their own use where possible. When the Vex first encountered the [[Hive]] after [[Crota]] inadvertently released them into the [[Ascendant Realm]] of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], the Vex manifested an [[Quria, Blade Transform|Axis Mind]] dedicated to understanding and utilizing the Sword-Logic. The [[Black Garden]] is another example of a Vex effort to harness paracausal forces for their own use, in this case by creating the [[Sol Divisive]] to worship what appeared to be a fragment of the [[Darkness]] and the [[Sol Progeny]] as its vessels for harnessing that power in conjunction with the ontological [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]. The pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler when it defeated Ghaul was apparently instrumental in allowing [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] to predict a future where Convergence was achieved and to enact a plan to achieve that future. | ||
The source of Venus [[Spirit Bloom]]s might be a byproduct of Vex-influenced flora.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Economy#Upgrade_Materials|Upgrade Materials]]''</ref> It is said that Vex encryption is unbreakable.<ref name = "Destiny"/> <ref>[[Master_Rahool#Quotes|Master Rahool quotes]]</ref> | The source of Venus [[Spirit Bloom]]s might be a byproduct of Vex-influenced flora.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Economy#Upgrade_Materials|Upgrade Materials]]''</ref> It is said that Vex encryption is unbreakable.<ref name = "Destiny"/> <ref>[[Master_Rahool#Quotes|Master Rahool quotes]]</ref> | ||
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*[[Minotaur]]—large, extremely aggressive mobile foundries that can rapidly teleport to flank their targets. Equipped with a [[Void]] Shield. Most commonly armed with a [[Torch Hammer]], but can also be seen with a [[Slap Rifle]] or a [[Vex Beam Weapon]]. In the original Destiny, they lacked a weak spot, but since the launch of Destiny 2 the weak spot is located in the abdomen. | *[[Minotaur]]—large, extremely aggressive mobile foundries that can rapidly teleport to flank their targets. Equipped with a [[Void]] Shield. Most commonly armed with a [[Torch Hammer]], but can also be seen with a [[Slap Rifle]] or a [[Vex Beam Weapon]]. In the original Destiny, they lacked a weak spot, but since the launch of Destiny 2 the weak spot is located in the abdomen. | ||
*[[Hydra]]—aggressive, levitating robotic centipedes that provide heavy support to other Vex units; also serve as processing nodes. Armed with an [[Aeon Maul]] and equipped with a rotating shield that blocks all damage, but can be pierced using any bullets that have shield-piercing or avoided by using a [[sword]]. Can perform a death blast when killed. | *[[Hydra]]—aggressive, levitating robotic centipedes that provide heavy support to other Vex units; also serve as processing nodes. Armed with an [[Aeon Maul]] and equipped with a rotating shield that blocks all damage, but can be pierced using any bullets that have shield-piercing or avoided by using a [[sword]]. Can perform a death blast when killed. | ||
*[[Wyvern]]—massive, aggressive Minotaur-Harpy hybrid assault platforms armed with a versatile arsenal of weaponry. Are always armed with a [[Warp Lance]] and can activate shield projectors on each of its fins to provide it and its' allies cover. Has the ability to leap into the air, enter a hovering Harpy-like state and deliver a powerful pounce attack, affecting a massive area-of-effect and sending non-Vex flying. Thus far, Wyverns are only found on [[Europa]], [[Nessus]], and the [[Vault of Glass]]. | *[[Wyvern]]—massive, aggressive Minotaur-Harpy hybrid assault platforms armed with a versatile arsenal of weaponry. Are always armed with a [[Warp Lance]] and can activate shield projectors on each of its fins to provide it and its' allies cover. Has the ability to leap into the air, enter a hovering Harpy-like state and deliver a powerful pounce attack, affecting a massive area-of-effect and sending non-Vex flying. Thus far, Wyverns are only found on [[Europa]], [[Nessus]], and the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]. | ||
===Emplacements=== | ===Emplacements=== | ||
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==Programming collectives== | ==Programming collectives== | ||
*'''[[Aphix Invasive]]'''—[[Vault of Glass]], [[Prison of Elders]] | *'''[[Aphix Invasive]]'''—[[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], [[Prison of Elders]] | ||
*'''[[Descendants]]'''—[[Vault of Glass]], [[Mercury]] | *'''[[Descendants]]'''—[[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], [[Mercury]] | ||
*'''[[Hezen Corrective]]'''—[[Venus]] | *'''[[Hezen Corrective]]'''—[[Venus]] | ||
*'''[[Hezen Protective]]'''—[[Venus]] | *'''[[Hezen Protective]]'''—[[Venus]] | ||
*'''[[Precursors]]'''—[[Vault of Glass]], [[Mercury]], [[Black Garden]] | *'''[[Precursors]]'''—[[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], [[Mercury]], [[Black Garden]] | ||
*'''[[Sol Divisive]]'''—[[Black Garden]], [[Luna]] | *'''[[Sol Divisive]]'''—[[Black Garden]], [[Luna]] | ||
*'''[[Sol Progeny]]'''—[[Black Garden]], [[Prison of Elders]] | *'''[[Sol Progeny]]'''—[[Black Garden]], [[Prison of Elders]] | ||
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[[File:VexMercury4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mercury terraformed by the Vex]] | [[File:VexMercury4.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mercury terraformed by the Vex]] | ||
It is thought that the Vex have embedded structures within every known celestial body, linked together in a massive trans-dimensional and trans-temporal [[Corridors of Time|gate network]], which spans thousands of divergent realities all at once. Using this gate network in the present timeline, [[Pyramidion|machinoforming engines]] are utilized by Vex Minds in the conversion of new worlds into massive Vex machines; Mercury was converted into a [[Machine World]] within days of the [[Collapse]] to house the reality-simulating [[Infinite Forest]]. Ostensibly, Vex strive to achieve Convergence by incorporating themselves into the fabric of the current universe itself, either through conventional or paracausal means.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> The [[Vault of Glass]], a location on [[Venus]] where the Vex can ontologically manipulate reality at will, is potentially a testing ground for this power. This power is limited to the Vault, though [[Ikora]] hypothesizes that the [[Sol Progeny]] were meant to carry this ability into the rest of the universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Sol_Progeny|Sol Progeny]]''</ref> Both the Vault of Glass and the conversion of Venus are both currently undertaken by the [[Hezen Protective]], though the process of the latter was drawn out for centuries for unknown reasons.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hezen_Protective|Hezen Protective]]''</ref> | It is thought that the Vex have embedded structures within every known celestial body, linked together in a massive trans-dimensional and trans-temporal [[Corridors of Time|gate network]], which spans thousands of divergent realities all at once. Using this gate network in the present timeline, [[Pyramidion|machinoforming engines]] are utilized by Vex Minds in the conversion of new worlds into massive Vex machines; Mercury was converted into a [[Machine World]] within days of the [[Collapse]] to house the reality-simulating [[Infinite Forest]]. Ostensibly, Vex strive to achieve Convergence by incorporating themselves into the fabric of the current universe itself, either through conventional or paracausal means.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> The [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], a location on [[Venus]] where the Vex can ontologically manipulate reality at will, is potentially a testing ground for this power. This power is limited to the Vault, though [[Ikora]] hypothesizes that the [[Sol Progeny]] were meant to carry this ability into the rest of the universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex Axis Minds#Sol_Progeny|Sol Progeny]]''</ref> Both the Vault of Glass and the conversion of Venus are both currently undertaken by the [[Hezen Protective]], though the process of the latter was drawn out for centuries for unknown reasons.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Hezen_Protective|Hezen Protective]]''</ref> | ||
According to notes taken by [[Clovis Bray I]], Vex gates appear to lack meaningful structure or instrumentality, instead being a seemingly arbitrary arrangement of elemental metallic components. He speculated that a gate's structure instead serves as a kind of "password" that is recognized by some technology far away in time and/or space, which will manifest a gate only when the component pieces of the gate have been assembled in the correct shape.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 6 AMENDMENT", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-029-|Page 29]]''</ref> An AI analysis included in his notes shows that transport through a gate appears to be facilitated by a non-gravitating, geometric [[wikipedia:Ellis wormhole|Ellis wormhole]] that can be traversed into another point in local spacetime, or a nearby parallel universe.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 7", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-033-|Page 33]]''</ref> | According to notes taken by [[Clovis Bray I]], Vex gates appear to lack meaningful structure or instrumentality, instead being a seemingly arbitrary arrangement of elemental metallic components. He speculated that a gate's structure instead serves as a kind of "password" that is recognized by some technology far away in time and/or space, which will manifest a gate only when the component pieces of the gate have been assembled in the correct shape.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 6 AMENDMENT", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-029-|Page 29]]''</ref> An AI analysis included in his notes shows that transport through a gate appears to be facilitated by a non-gravitating, geometric [[wikipedia:Ellis wormhole|Ellis wormhole]] that can be traversed into another point in local spacetime, or a nearby parallel universe.<ref>'''[[Mysterious Logbook]]''', "ENTRY 7", ''[[Mysterious_Logbook#-033-|Page 33]]''</ref> | ||
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*[[Spire]] | *[[Spire]] | ||
*[[Sync Plate]] | *[[Sync Plate]] | ||
*[[Vault of Glass]] | *[[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] | ||
*[[Warp Gate]] | *[[Warp Gate]] | ||
*[[Pyramidion]] | *[[Pyramidion]] | ||