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The '''Vex''' are a race of transtemporal, cybernetic <ref>'''Destiny 2 Collector's Edition Official Strategy Guide''', "Bestiary/The Vex": ''"Constantly finding imperfections and altering worlds anew, Vex are cybernetic hostiles primarily focusing on terraforming Nessus."''</ref> war-machines<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Breaking-In---Mike-Poe/en/News/News?aid=11174 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Mike Poe'']</ref>—described as a time-spanning thought-mesh by some<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Sol_Divisive|Sol Divisive]]''</ref>—who are hostile to the Guardians.<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/vex Bungie: Vex]</ref> They have been encountered on several planets, moons and other celestial bodies, among them [[Venus]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Breaking-In---Mike-Poe/en/News/News?aid=11174 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Mike Poe'']</ref> where they have built the [[Citadel]] and the [[Vault of Glass]], and [[Mars]], where they guard the entrance portal to the mysterious [[Black Garden]].<ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/1587374275-a-rising-tide '''Destinydb''': ''A Rising Tide'']</ref> Additionally, they have laid claim to [[Mercury]] and [[Nessus]], both of which have been fully converted into [[Machine World]]s, <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/story Destiny the Game Nessus]</ref> and have established a foothold in Echo Mesa on [[Io]].

==Overview==

{{Quote|Living metal. Incomprehensible intelligence.|[[Grimoire]] description. <ref name="GV">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#The_Vex|The Vex]]''</ref>}}

Vex come in a diverse array of shapes and sizes, but the majority share features such as triangular or conical "heads," singular glowing photoreceptors, jointed limbs, and in several cases arrays of flexible tentacles. Despite their often animalistic appearance, the Vex appear to be mass-produced units, constructed of an unknown metal alloy resembling hammered brass.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160604100755/https://www.destinythegame.com/game/enemies/vex Wayback Machine: Destinythegame Enemies]</ref> Their robotic bodies still carry a hint of organic components, however, particularly within their mind cores, which contain a milky radiolarian fluid.<ref>[http://db.planetdestiny.com/items/view/204784786 PlanetDestiny Vex Mind Core]</ref> Headshots on humanoid Vex do not do much damage and instead send them into a berserk state; however, shooting the exposed mind cores in their abdomen will cause them to explode.<ref>'''gameinformer'''- ''[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 The Enemies Of Destiny]''</ref> The Vex travel to the [[Floating Gardens]] to recycle their mechanical bodies when they are longer functional.<ref>'''Game Informer #81:''' ''[[Destiny]]: Rise of Iron''</ref>