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==Overview==
==Overview==
Very little has been revealed about the nature of the Aphelion, but it has been stated that they are extremely dangerous, malevolent and stealthy. They have claimed the lives of many Awoken, including the inhabitants of the [[RSS Amestris]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:The Dreaming City|The Dreaming City]]: [[Lore:The Dreaming City#Bamberga|Bamberga]]''</ref> and three [[Techeun]]s. [[Sjur Eido]] is the only Awoken known to have survived an Aphelion attack.
Very little has been revealed about the nature of the Aphelion, but it has been stated that they are extremely dangerous, malevolent and stealthy. They have claimed the lives of many Awoken, including the inhabitants of the [[RSS Amestris]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/bamberga?highlight=aphelion</ref> and three [[Techeun]]s.


[[Paladin]] [[Pavel Nolg]] reported seeing a "glowing creature" on the exterior of his ship ''Retribution'' shortly before executing an NLS jump; this sighting was filed along with the Amestris incident as being related to the Aphelion.
[[Paladin]] [[Pavel Nolg]] reported seeing a "glowing creature" on the exterior of her ship ''Retribution'' shortly before executing an NLS jump; this sighting was filed along with the Amestris incident as being related to the Aphelion.


They appear to be extremely radioactive, a trait which apparently led one Awoken on the Amestris to draw a connection between the Aphelion and the Core That Stalked, an entity recorded by the [[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]] as having been involved in the [[fissioneer|fissioneers]] of the [[Distributary|Distributary's]] early experiments with nuclear reactors.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Imponent I|Imponent I]]''</ref>
They appear to be extremely radioactive, a trait which apparently led one Awoken on the Amestris to draw a connection between the Aphelion and an apocryphal story about the [[fissioneer|fissioneers]] of the [[Distributary]]<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/imponent-i Imponent I]</ref>.


The [[Lost Sector]] known as [[Aphelion's Rest]] presumably has some connection to the Aphelion, perhaps being a burial site.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Aphelion's Rest]]''</ref>
The [[Lost Sector]] known as [[Aphelion's Rest]] presumably has some connection to the Aphelion.


In the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]], the [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] Scribe [[Shagac]] refers to the Aphelion as a predator with "the power to devastate whole worlds in the blink of an eye." Information regarding the Aphelion and its abilities is apparently kept within [[Athenaeum World X]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#MCXX.|MCXX.]]''</ref>
In the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]], the [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] Scribe [[Shagac]] refers to the Aphelion as a predator with "the power to devastate whole worlds in the blink of an eye." Information regarding the Aphelion and its abilities is apparently kept within [[Athenaeum World X]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The term "aphelion" denotes the point in which an orbiting body is farthest from the star which it orbits. As such, the use of this term to name the Aphelion may suggest that it is an entity far removed from the [[Light]], and closely aligned with the [[Darkness]].
*The term "aphelion" denotes the point in which an orbiting body is farthest from the star which it orbits. As such, the use of this term to name the Aphelion may suggest that it is an entity far removed from the [[Light]], and closely aligned (or perhaps even synonymous) with the [[Darkness]].
*The Lore tab for [[Star-Eater Scales]] recounts an incident in which an [[Eliksni]] pilot's ship malfunctioned shortly after he witnessed a trail of glowing blue particles through his ship's viewport; this event is similar to other recorded encounters with Aphelion, which have involved blue lights and creatures latching onto the outside of ships.
 


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Penumbra]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}


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