Editing Black Armory

{{about|the weapon foundry|the Season| Season of the Forge}}
{{Faction infobox
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|image=[[File:BlackArmorySymbolBanner.png |300px]]
|domain(s)=[[The Last City]]<br>[[Exodus Black]] {{C|formerly}}<br>[[Bergusia Forge]] {{C|formerly}}<br>[[Niobe Labs]]<br>[[Volundr Forge]] {{C|formerly}}<br>[[Gofannon Forge]] {{C|formerly}}<br>[[Izanami Forge]] {{C|formerly}}
|type=[[Weapon Foundry]]
|functions=
*Provide weapons and armour for the defense of [[human]]ity
|othernames=
|conflicts=
*[[Collapse]]
*[[Battle of the Forges]]
*[[War against the Witness]]
|leadership=[[Helga Rasmussen]] {{C|deceased}} <br> [[Yuki Satou]] {{C|deceased}} <br> [[Henriette Meyrin]] {{C|deceased}} <br> [[Ada-1]]
|war=[[Red Legion]]<br>[[Sol Collective]]<br>[[The Witness]]<br>[[Kell's Scourge]]
|ally=[[Vanguard]]<br>[[House of Light]]
|notable=
}}

The '''Black Armory''' is a clandestine weapons foundry founded during the late [[Golden Age]]. Its sole surviving member, [[Ada-1]], operated in secrecy within the walls of the [[Last City]], before eventually revealing herself to the [[Guardians]] to seek their aid in reclaiming the Armory's lost forges and protecting her wares from the Fallen anarchist faction known as the [[Kell's Scourge]].

==History==
===Golden Age and Collapse===
[[File:BlackArmoryClans.jpg|thumb|300px|The family crests of Rasmussen Clan, Satou Tribe and House of Meyrin]]
The Black Armory was founded at the end of the Golden Age by three families: the French [[House of Meyrin]], the Norse Rasmussen Clan, and the Japanese Satou Tribe. Each family brought elements of their native heritage to the Armory's designs. The families' matriarchs, [[Henriette Meyrin]], [[Helga Rasmussen]] and [[Yuki Satou]], came to believe that the Earth was under imminent threat from an extraterrestrial enemy and agreed to manufacture and stockpile advanced firearms to ensure the survival of their families.<ref name="BAP 25">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 25|Entry 25]]''</ref> They built several Forges and sold some of their weapons to compensate for their expenses; Helga Rasmussen, previously of [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]], ran the business side of things.<ref name="BAP 41">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 41|Entry 41]]''</ref> 

The Armory's precautions failed when the actual [[Collapse]] arrived; their superior firearms provided little protection against the [[Black Fleet]]'s onslaught. After an attack by monstrous minions of the Darkness, the group had to abandon their hideout and leave their Forges behind. Henriette's daughter Adelaide was severely injured in the attack, and Henriette reluctantly agreed to Yuki Satou's proposal to upload Adelaide's consciousness into an experimental [[Exo]] frame, thus creating Ada-1.<ref name="BAP 92">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 92, 93, 94, 95|Entry 92, 93, 94, 95]]''</ref> 

Ada-1 served as a mobile forge, being able to create and upgrade Black Armory weapons with her bare hands. Unfortunately, the unique weapons produced by Ada-1 turned out to be the group's bane in the [[Dark Age]], as they attracted multiple bandits and robbers, including some [[Risen]] proto-[[Warlord]]s. Eventually, every other member of the group perished with only Ada-1 remaining.<ref name="BAP final">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Final Entry|Final Entry]]''</ref> She ended up hiding in the Last City remaining secretive and distrustful of any [[Lightbearer]]s, even the [[Guardian]]s.

Three of the Armory's forges were lost during the Collapse, while a fourth, the [[Volundr Forge]], remained in operation within the [[European Dead Zone]].

===Season of the Forge===
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Following the end of the Red War, the [[Fallen]] anarchist faction known as the [[Kell's Scourge]] sought out the Black Armory's technology for themselves. This led Ada-1 to reveal herself to the Guardians and request their aid in reclaiming the Black Armory's lost Forges and repelling the Scourge.

Throughout the conflict, Guardians managed to recover all four forges, stopping Kell's Scourge from stealing wares at Vault Ebisu in the Last City, then put an end to [[Siviks, Lost to None]], leader of the faction. In addition, they managed to recover the torn pages of the Black Armory Pages, allowing Ada-1 to learn more about herself and the history behind the Black Armory. Eventually, they managed to recover the Obsidian Accelerator, which allowed the Exo to enhance Black Armory Weapons through Obsidian Radiance.

===Season of the Splicer===
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Not long after the Vanguard ordered the evacuations due to the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]], the Black Armory fell in hard times. During an inspection of [[Niobe Labs]], Ada-1 found Bergusia Forge missing. Without any leads to the current whereabouts of the other Forges, the exo was forced to cut her losses.

Ada would have trouble trying to find a new path for a while, as she felt that her purpose lay with the Black Armory's forges. It was through the encouraging words of [[Suraya Hawthorne]] and [[Eido]] from [[House of Light]], as well as a solid lead from [[Rahool]] that she'd found a new path for herself and the Black Armory.

Thus, Ada began her endeavor to create the Loom. And with the help of the Guardian recovering centuries-old matter programming from [[Bray Exoscience]] on [[Europa]], the Loom would become a success. Ada-1 would serve as an armorer, allowing Guardians to use the Loom so they could adorn their armor with different looks.

Despite the initial trouble at first and some of her own doubts, Ada-1 found satisfaction in forging a new path for herself and trying to continue the Armory's legacy.

==Notable Individuals==
*'''[[Helga Rasmussen]]''' – <small>Co-Founder of the Black Armory</small>
*'''[[Yuki Satou]]''' – <small>Co-Founder of the Black Armory</small>
*'''[[Henriette Meyrin]]''' – <small>Co-Founder of the Black Armory</small>
*'''[[Ada-1|Adelaide Meyrin]]''' – <small>Current Leader of the Black Armory</small>

==List of Forges==
The Black Armory has forges located in various parts of the [[Solar System]] to create legendary weaponry by its founders.

*'''[[Volundr Forge]]''' – <small>Located in the [[EDZ]] on [[Earth]] and was claimed by the [[Red Legion]] following the [[Red War]].</small>
*'''[[Izanami Forge]]''' – <small>Located on [[Nessus]] and was secured by the [[Vex]]. It was aboard the [[Exodus Black]] during its voyage.</small>
*'''[[Gofannon Forge]]''' – <small>Located on [[Nessus]] and was under the control of the [[Kell's Scourge]]. It was also aboard the [[Exodus Black]].</small>
*'''[[Bergusia Forge]]''' – <small>Located deep within the restricted [[Niobe Labs]] within the [[EDZ]]. It is the only forge to create the [[Obsidian Accelerator]] and was held by the Kell's Scourge.</small>

==Black Armory Forges==
<gallery perrow=2 class=centertext>
Volundr.jpg|link=Volundr Forge|Volundr Forge
Bergusia.jpg|link=Bergusia Forge|Bergusia Forge

GofannonForge.png|link=Gofannon Forge|Gofannon Forge
IzanamiForge.jpg|link=Izanami Forge|Izanami Forge
</gallery>

==Vault Ebisu==
[[File:BlackArmouryVault.jpg|thumb|300px|Vault Ebuisu, a Black Armory Vault]]
In addition, the Black Armory possessed a large Vault which contained a large number of their weapons. To prevent their weapons from being misused, they went to great lengths to ensure their secrecy. However, when weapons and technology belonging to the Black Armory were reported stolen by the Kell's Scourge, Ada-1 reluctantly forms a partnership with the Guardians to ensure the safety of her foundry's forges and prevent the Fallen from finding the Vault. Ironically, the Vault is located in the Last City and it is where the Guardians face off against the Kell's Scourge and [[Insurrection Prime, Kell's Scourge|Insurrection Prime]] to prevent them from breaching the Vault.

After succeeding in bringing down Insurrection Prime, the Guardians managed to confront Siviks at the Niobe Labs, protecting its technology and secrets from Siviks's thievery. After a struggle, the Guardians finally killed the Kell's Scourge's leader and retrieved the requirements to finish the [[Izanagi's Burden]] Sniper Rifle. Grateful in their efforts on the Black Armory's behalf and breaking the Kell's Scourge, Ada-1 grants the weapon to the Guardian.

==Project Niobe==
[[File:ObsidianDrive.jpg|thumb|200px|Ada-1 with the Obsidian Drive]]

'''Project Niobe''' was a secret Black Armory experiment to aid [[Humanity]] by combining the Armory's weapon-enhancing phase technology with an artificial frame and digitized consciousness of the Exo developed from the [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray corporation]]. This in other words would have given an Exo the ability to become a mobilized forge.<ref name="BAP 67">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 67, 68|Entry 67, 68]]''</ref><ref name="BAP 104">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers|The Black Armory Papers]], [[Lore:The Black Armory Papers#Entry 104, 105|Entry 104, 105]]''</ref>

During the Collapse, to save her fatally injured daughter, Henriette Meyrin uploaded her daughter's consciousness into an experimental Exo frame to become [[Ada-1]].<ref name="BAP final"/> At some point, Siviks would scour through the [[Lore:Black Armory Papers|Black Armory Papers]] to seek for secrets of Project Niobe, an initiative to develop and produce enhanced Black Armory prototypes.<ref> '''Bungie (2018/12/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [[Scourge of the Past]]''</ref> Later Ada-1 expressed her gratitude towards the [[Guardian]] for recovering the Obsidian Accelerator, a missing Exo upgrade which enabled her weapon-upgrading abilities using ''Obsidian Radiance''.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/07)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-the-obsidian-accelerator Obsidian Accelerator]''</ref>

==Black Armory Products==
'''Exotic Weapons'''
<gallery class=centertext perrow=3>

Izanagi's Burden.jpg|link=Izanagi's Burden|[[Izanagi's Burden]]
Le Monarque.jpg|link=Le Monarque|[[Le Monarque]]
Jötunn.jpg|link=Jötunn|[[Jötunn]]
</gallery>

'''Exotic Armor'''
<gallery class=centertext perrow=3>
Renewal_Grasps.jpg|link=Renewal Grasps|[[Renewal Grasps]]
</gallery>

'''Legendary Weapons'''
<gallery class=centertext perrow=3>

Tatara Gaze.jpg|link=Tatara Gaze|[[Tatara Gaze]]
Tempered Dynamo.jpg|link=Tempered Dynamo|[[Tempered Dynamo]]
Threat Level.jpg|link=Threat Level|[[Threat Level]]

No Feelings.jpg|link=No Feelings|[[No Feelings]]
Kindled Orchid.jpg|link=Kindled Orchid|[[Kindled Orchid]]
Blast Furnace.jpg|link=Blast Furnace|[[Blast Furnace]]

The Ringing Nail.jpg|link=The Ringing Nail|[[The Ringing Nail]]
Bellowing Giant.jpg|link=Bellowing Giant|[[Bellowing Giant]]
Hammer.jpg|link=Hammerhead|[[Hammerhead]]

The Spiteful Fang.jpg|link=The Spiteful Fang|[[The Spiteful Fang]]
Stryker's Sure-Hand.jpg|link=Stryker's Sure-Hand|[[Stryker's Sure-Hand]]
</gallery>

<gallery class=centertext perrow=3>

Show of Force XF4865.jpg|link=Show of Force XF4865|[[Show of Force XF4865]]
Galliard-42-XN7568.jpeg|link=Galliard-42 XN7568|[[Galliard-42 XN7568]]
Swift Ride.jpg|link=Swift Ride XE8375|[[Swift Ride XE8375]]

Bad News XF4354.jpg|link=Bad News XF4354|[[Bad News XF4354]]
Tango-45 XK5094.jpg|link=Tango-45 XK5094|[[Tango-45 XK5094]]
Baligant XU7743.jpg|link=Baligant XU7743|[[Baligant XU7743]]

Atalanta-D XG1992.jpg|link=Atalanta-D XG1992|[[Atalanta-D XG1992]]
Dead Man Walking XX7463.jpg|link=Dead Man Walking XX7463|[[Dead Man Walking XX7463]]
Hoosegow XE5837.jpg|link=Hoosegow XE5837|[[Hoosegow XE5837]]

Acantha-D XK8434.jpeg|link=Acantha-D XK8434|[[Acantha-D XK8434]]
</gallery>

'''Equipment'''
<gallery class=centertext perrow=3>

Armory Forged Shell.jpg|link=Armory Forged Shell|[[Armory Forged Shell]]
The Platinum Starling.jpg|link=The Platinum Starling|[[The Platinum Starling]]
AlwaysOnTime.jpg|link=Always on Time|[[Always on Time]]
</gallery>

==Gallery==
'''Season of the Forge'''
<gallery>

Ada3.jpg|Ada-1, current leader of the Black Armory.
Black Armory Hall.jpg|The Black Armory.
BlackArmoury3.jpg|Black Armory Weapons.

BlackArmoury2.jpg|Another view of the The Black Armory.
BlackArmouryVault1.jpg|Vault Ebisu.
Niobe Labs.jpeg|The Niobe Labs.

BAArmour.jpg|Black Armory Armor.
BAArmour2.jpg|A Hunter with Black Armory tech.
BAArmour1.jpg|A Titan with Black Armory tech.
Blackarmoryset.jpg|Guardians using Black Armory tech.

Black Armory Brand.jpg|The Black Armory logo.
</gallery>

'''Season of the Splicer'''
<gallery perrow=3>
SotSAda.jpg
SotSForge1.jpg
SotSForge2.jpg
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*If a player follows a path through the Tower carefully, they can view the hidden location of the Black Armory and hear Ada-1.
*The Black Armory's purpose is very similar to that of [[Rasputin|Rasputin's]] DVALIN FORGE subroutine. Both Rasputin and the Black Armory's founders realized that humanity's demilitarization during the Golden Age posed a danger should enemies arrive from outside the system. In order to prevent this, both parties secretly began producing weapons for humanity to use if they were to be attacked.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Guardian factions]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Earth]]
[[Category:Golden Age]]
[[Category:Manufacturers]]