Editing Battle of the Twilight Gap

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|prev= [[Great Disaster]]
|conc=[[Reef Wars]]
|next= [[Fallen Crusades]]<br>[[Battle of Bannerfall]]
|image=[[File:Warmind-3-twilight-gap.jpg|350px]]
|conflict=*[[Eliksni siege]]
|date=
|place=Twilight Gap
|result=*City victory
** Fallen driven off from the region around the Last City
*Solkis, the Kell of Devils killed
*Fallen unity dissolved
**Radicalization of the differences between Houses, with the division of the planets of Sol for each one
**[[House of Exile]] formed on the [[Moon]]
*Lord Shaxx retires from Vanguard operations to run the Crucible and keep the Guardians trained
|side1=The Last City
|side2=Fallen Houses
|side3=
|side4=
|commanders1=*The [[Vanguard]]
*[[Lord Shaxx]]
*[[Lord Saladin]]
*[[Ana Bray]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Strength of the Pack]]''</ref>
*[[Banshee-44]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Banshee-44#Quotes|Banshee-44: Quotes]]''</ref>
|commanders2=
*[[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]]
*[[Solkis, Kell of Devils]]
**[[Eramis, the Shipstealer]]
*[[Draksis, Winter Kell]]
|commanders3=
|commanders4=
|forces1=*Thousands of [[Guardian]]s
**[[Holborn's Host]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref>
*City airborne forces and defensive artillery
|forces2=
*Countless [[House of Devils]] Fallen
*Countless [[House of Kings]] Fallen
*Countless [[House of Winter]] Fallen
|forces3=
|forces4=
|casual1=*Dozens of Guardians
|casual2=*Thousands of Fallen
|casual3=
|casual4=
|civilian=*Thousands of Last City civilians
}}

The '''Battle of the Twilight Gap''' (known to the [[Eliksni]] as '''The Final Attempt''') was one of the biggest battles ever faced by the [[City]]. This battle took place at the outskirts of the city, at the [[Twilight Gap]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Twilight_Gap|Twilight Gap]]''</ref>

==Overview==
===Prelude===
The [[Kell of Kings|Kell]] of the [[House of Kings]] manipulated the different Houses of the [[Fallen]] into joining forces to attack the City, with the [[House of Devils]] leading the charge.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref> The assault was heralded by a rise in Fallen attacks on the City's borders. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Frontier|Frontier]]''</ref> The [[House of Wolves]] would have joined the battle, had they not been [[Reef Wars|caught off guard]] by the [[Reef]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>. The ultimate goal for the Fallen was the capture of the [[Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>

===The Battle===
The City responded by organizing a force of Guardians under [[Iron Lord]] [[Saladin Forge]].<ref name = "Saladin">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> [[Fallen Walker]]s dueled with the City's gun emplacements. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Walker|Walker]]''</ref> The machine gun [[Thunderlord]] also distinguished itself and even in the chaos of battle could be seen leaving an ocean of dead Fallen in its wake.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Thunderlord]]''</ref> Lord [[Shaxx]] commanded a fireteam that consisted of [[Anastasia Bray]], [[Liu Feng]], [[Nkechi-32]], [[Idil Abdi]], and [[Truce]], which refused to follow Saladin's orders when he instructed all fireteams to fall back to the [[Ridgeback District]] as he believed the Wall was lost. Instead they secured a gap in the Wall to hold off the onslaught of Fallen from entering the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Mountaintop]]''</ref> Shaxx and his fireteam's counterattack allowed the Vanguard to beat back the Fallen and drive them from the City's wall.<ref name = "Shaxx">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> It would take awhile for Shaxx, Saladin, and Zavala to mend the rift due to Shaxx's insubordination on that day.

===Aftermath===
In the aftermath, many [[Guardian]]s were killed, and [[Ana Bray]] was also presumed dead after being seen falling off the Gap. [[Feizel Crux]] commemorated the fallen Guardians by forging [[Gjallarhorn]] out of their armor.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> Fearing for the city's ability to repel another attack, Shaxx created the [[Crucible]] to train a new generation of Guardians.<ref name = "Shaxx"/> The [[Vanguard]] also became more proactive in preventing the enemy from attacking the city again, and began authorizing major [[strike]]s against enemy targets.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Forge]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Battles]]