Editing Black Fleet

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|name= Black Fleet

|othernames= Pyramids <br> "The Darkness" <br> "Black Triangle"<ref name="SL">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Sleepless#Lore|Sleepless]]''</ref> <br>"The deep Black"<br>"Phantom" <br> "Phantom Ship" <ref name="CIII">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:Marasenna|Marasenna]]: [[Lore:Marasenna#Cosmogyre_III|Cosmogyre III]]''</ref><br>"Final True Shape" <br> "The Masters" <br> "The Black Fleet" <br> "Dark Omen" <br> "Shape of Shapes"

|focalworld(s)= Extragalactic space <br> Sol System <br> [[Ascendant Realm]] <br> [[Earth]] (formerly) <br> [[Moon]] <br> [[Fundament]] <br> [[Io]] <br> [[Mars]] <br> [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] <br> [[Mercury]] <br> [[Europa]] <br> [[Court of Savathûn]] <br> [[Neptune]]

|goals= Enforce the will of the [[Witness]] throughout the universe <br> Undo [[The Traveler|the Traveler]]'s work, by corrupting the worlds it terraformed with Darkness

|notable-person= [[Essence]] <br> [[The Lunar Pyramid]] <br> [[The Ionian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Mercurian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Martian Pyramid]] <br> [[The Titanian Pyramid]] <br>[[The Europan Pyramid]] <br> [[The Sunken Pyramid]] <br> [[The Drowned Pyramid]] <br> [[Typhon Imperator]]

{{Quote|We are not your friend. <br>We are not your enemy. <br>We are your... salvation.|[[The Witness]]}}

The '''Black Fleet''' is an armada of massive [[Darkness]]-imbued tetrahedral vessels, known as [[Pyramid]]s. It was commanded by the entity known as the [[The Witness|Witness]] and its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]], who pursued the Traveler for eons to subdue it and bring about the [[Final Shape]]. The Fleet is collectively responsible for the cataclysmic destruction of countless civilizations uplifted by the Traveler, with the [[Whirlwind]] of [[Riis]] and the [[Collapse]] of [[Earth]] being two of the most recent examples.  

Following the defeat of the Witness and its Disciples, the Pyramids and their technology left in the Sol System would be operated by the remaining forces of the Witness<ref name="Yirix">'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Encore]]''</ref> along with wielders of the [[Echo (object)|Echoes]].<ref name="Revenant">'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Onslaught: Salvation]]''</ref>

The Black Fleet was once thought by the people of the Last City to be synonymous with the Darkness itself, who knew it only as a malevolent force that had swept through the Sol System and brought about the Collapse. In reality, it is a fleet of vessels commanded by the Witness and its Disciples, who wielded the Darkness as a weapon against humanity and other civilizations as part of their eons-long crusade to find and subdue the Traveler.<ref name="Journey">[https://guides.gamepressure.com/destiny/guide.asp?ID=26797 '''Game Pressure''': ''[[A Guardian Rises]]'']</ref>

On [[Europa]], several artifacts originating from the Black Fleet have been encountered, including [[Stasis Lock]]s, Cruxes of Darkness, [[Splinter of Darkness|Splinters of Darkness]] and the [[Ziggurat]]. Following [[Mars]]' reappearance in the Sol System after having vanished during the Pyramids' arrival, another artifact of the Black Fleet known as the [[Relic]] was found to have appeared on a cliffside overlooking Mars' [[Cradle]].

According to the creature known as [[Ahsa]], the [[Pyramids]] were constructed by the species that gave rise to the [[the Witness|Witness]], and were later used by the Witness when it left its homeworld in pursuit of the Traveler.<ref name="Origin">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CKckjryVI'''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - The Witness's Origins Cinematic'']</ref> Over time, the Witness would recruit Disciples from various species, including [[Rhulk]] and [[Nezarec]], each of whom would be granted their own Pyramid.

 

At some point, a Pyramid came to rest on the surface of [[Seht]], the ancestral homeworld of the [[Qugu]]. This Pyramid became covered in stone and dirt, causing it to resemble a natural landform; it would later be revered by the Qugu as a holy site, which they referred to simply as "the Mountain." During the Hive's invasion of the [[Se'Tar]] system, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] reactivated the Pyramid using her flagship, causing it to rise from its buried resting place and join her forces as they laid waste to the Qugu. This Pyramid would later be destroyed by the last remnants of the [[Seht Armada]] under the command of Warden [[Te'Qal]].<ref>'''(2024/6/4)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Lore:Dynasty|Dyanasty]] - [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 2 - To Split the Sky|To Split the Sky]]''</ref><ref>'''(2024/6/4)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Lore:Dynasty|Dyanasty]] - [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 3 - The Cry that Echoes|The Cry that Echoes]]''</ref>

 

Another [[The Sunken Pyramid|Pyramid]] commanded by [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] would be sent to Savathûn's [[Throne World]] on the orders of the Witness, to keep an eye on the treacherous Hive God (and also possibly as a punishment for Rhulk's past failures as a Disciple). Rhulk and his Pyramid would remain in Savathûn's Throne World for countless eons afterwards, until Savathûn was eventually reborn in the Light and neutralized the Pyramid, causing it to sink into the swamps of her Throne World.

Sometime in the late Golden Age, [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] and the [[Aeronautics of China]] launched a joint venture called [[K1]] to discover extra-spatial transmissions emitting somewhere beneath the surface of the [[Moon]]. Excavating at the [[Mare Cognitum|Ocean of Storms]], they uncovered an [[Anomaly (artifact)|artifact]] acting as a transceiver for the Pyramids, to which they believed to be communicating with the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] origin. Unfortunately, exposure to the artifact created [[Nightmares]] that plagued the crew with insomnia, hallucinations, and major psychosis to which [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] had to have the artifact sealed in a sophisticated [[The Anomaly|containment system]]. [[Kuang Xuan]], the project commander of the K1 mission, instead turned to one of their sites' antennae to intercept the artifact's transmissions and had the project on lockdown. The team would stay isolated on the Moon for a time until the [[Collapse]], which they were slaughtered by the sudden appearance of the [[Hive]].

Before the [[Collapse]], [[Clovis Bray I]] led an expedition to the [[Jupiter|Jovian]] moon [[Europa]], which he had received visions of from the K1 Anomaly. He and his team uncovered a large statue of a veiled, humanoid female figure, which he appropriately named [[Clarity Control]]. It is believed that the statue was sent by the Pyramids two decades prior, if not in direct communication with them.

During the [[Collapse]], the Black Fleet invaded the [[Sol System]] in force, laying waste to the worlds and colonies of the [[Solar System]] as they descended upon the [[Traveler]] and [[Humanity]], nearly wiping out all of humankind in the process. It was only thanks to the counterattack of the Traveler, and the interference of [[Savathûn]], that humanity was able to survive and have some of their people be resurrected as [[Guardian]]s, so that hope would still exist for the Solar System in their fight against the [[Darkness]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Mission]]: [[Parasitic Pilgrimage]]''</ref>

[[File:The Darkness.jpg|thumb|300px|The Pyramids reacting to the Traveler's wave of Light]]

After the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]] at the hands of [[The Guardian]], the [[Traveler]] reawakened and sent a pulse of Light throughout the Sol System, and eventually the outer reaches of the Milky Way. This pulse eventually reached the Pyramids as they lay dormant in intergalactic space, and as the pulse washed over the fleet, they reactivated and began moving ''en masse'' toward the Sol System.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Chosen]]''</ref>

Multiple Pyramids can be seen in the background when the Guardian receives a vision of the [[Black Garden]] from the [[Unknown Artifact]] found within the Pyramid on Luna.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Beyond (mission)|Beyond]]''</ref> Later, a Guardian [[Garden of Salvation|excursion]] into the Garden revealed that the [[Sol Divisive]] Vex having been communing with a Pyramid Scale and the [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent|Sol]] [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent|Inherent]] minds were destroyed to stop its spread of Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Garden of Salvation]]''</ref>

Around the time of [[Amtec]]'s attempt to crash the [[The Almighty|Almighty]] into [[The Last City]], the Black Fleet had finally reached the outer [[Solar System]]. [[Rasputin]] detected the presence of the Fleet beyond the Heliopause, and directed Osiris to investigate an "anomalous signal" when the former Warlock Vanguard visited the Warmind to question his allegiance to humanity. Upon taking his ship to the site of the anomaly in the Kuiper-Oort Expanse, Osiris discovered a vast "maw" of [[Darkness]] shrouding a Pyramid, which began interfering with Sagira while beckoning Osiris to approach. Donning an EVA suit, Osiris left Sagira behind in his ship to investigate the anomaly more closely, and discovered a [[Seed of Silver Wings|metallic seed]] within its depths. Immediately afterward, he found himself aboard his ship once more, with Sagira behaving as though Osiris had changed his mind about leaving. Still holding the seed in his hand, Osiris set a course back to the inner Solar System, with the shadow of the Pyramid looming over his vessel as he departed.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#What Gives Me Pause|What Gives Me Pause]]''</ref>

Over the following weeks, Rasputin monitored the Black Fleet as its Pyramids approached the inner Solar System, plotting their course on monitors within his [[Seraph Bunker]]s and sharing the information he gathered with the [[Vanguard]]. Starting from an initial force of one lead Pyramid accompanied by seventeen smaller ones, as the Fleet passed through the Kuiper belt the number of vessels increased to thirty-two, followed by seven more as the fleet approached [[Neptune]]. The following week, the number increased to forty-three as the Fleet began to make its way towards the inner planets, while the lead Pyramid held position above Neptune. The Fleet next set its sights on [[Uranus]], now numbering forty-nine Pyramids in total, and began moving toward [[Saturn]]. By the time the Fleet had claimed the outer Solar System, a total of fifty-four vessels had been detected.

Unbeknownst to Rasputin, however, another Pyramid had broken away from the main Fleet and descended upon the inner system undetected. By the time of the Almighty's destruction, this Pyramid had reached [[Jupiter]] and made its way towards [[Io]] along with an escort fleet of [[Pyramid Scale]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [https://youtu.be/2lCOjueWHgs?t=215 Closing in]''</ref>

[[File:Io Pyramids.jpg|335px|thumb|[[Pyramid Scale]]s touch down on Io.]]

{{Quote|You bring weapons. You will not need them. We offer only truth.|The Witness through [[The Ghost]].}}

Several days after the Almighty's destruction, the Pyramids had [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|spread throughout the system]]. Alarmingly, many of these Pyramids appeared on worlds that were nowhere near where Rasputin had detected them. It is unknown if these vessels had broken off from the main fleet or if they were new ones who arrived in the system undetected. The first of these Pyramids made its way to Io. In a similar fashion to the attack on the Almighty, [[Anastasia Bray|Ana Bray]] deployed satellites against the Pyramid in hopes that it would be destroyed. However, the Pyramid remained undamaged and continued its approach on the Jovian moon, also managing to disable the [[Warmind]] and render the [[Warsat]] Network entirely useless.

After the Warmind fell, the [[Pyramid (Io)|Io Pyramid]] touched down near the [[Cradle]] and began deploying its Pyramid Scales in the [[Echo Mesa]] nearby. Eris Morn departed for it as soon as it arrived, resulting in [[Zavala]] tasking the Guardian to investigate the Pyramid and retrieve Eris. As the Guardian approached the vessel, the Darkness possessed their Ghost and brought them closer to the Pyramid. However, the Guardian was pulled into the [[Ascendant Realm]] by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]]. After fighting through numerous Taken and Hive, the Guardian finds Eris in the center of the Cradle, where a [[Tree of Silver Wings]], spawned by the Traveler's Light, was situated inside. Over the week, the Pyramid continued to corrupt Io, deploying Pyramid Scales and infesting the planet with Darkness. The Drifter dispatched a special Bank device to collect Energy of the Darkness, while at the same time having Guardians fight off an arms race with the [[Cabal]] and the Vex, along with Savathûn's Taken forces.

Almost a month after the arrival of the first Pyramid, three more touched down on Titan, Mars, and [[Mercury]]. The [[Pyramid (Titan)|Titan Pyramid]] was the first to start deploying its Pyramid Scales, scuttling the Hive and Fallen in the [[New Pacific Arcology]] in an arms race to claim Darkness seeping in blooms from the alien vessels. From the depths of the Pyramid back on Io, a large force of Pyramid Scales was sent out to survey Io's surface, to presumably prepare it for terraforming.  

With the crippling of Rasputin, the choice was made by Zavala to evacuate the four worlds that had come under threat from the Pyramids. The Young Wolf would aid Zavala, by making final preparations, by completing a list of objectives for each destination following the needs of [[Sloane]], [[Asher Mir|Asher]], [[Vance]], and [[Anastasia Bray|Ana]]. Though the evacuation intended to have them leave, they chose to do the opposite, with Vance and Asher entering the [[Infinite Forest]] and [[Pyramidion]] respectively, and Sloane choosing to hold the line against the Pyramid occupying Titan, and the Hive. When it came to overseeing Ana Bray's exodus from Mars, the Young Wolf assisted in her attempt to salvage what was left of Rasputin, which resulted in his remains being placed in a specialized [[Engram]]. With what remains of Rasputin's mind preserved, Ana would make her final preparations before departing Mars. In the following weeks, Guardians were pulled into the Ascendant Realm, reminiscent of the [[Court of Oryx]] on the [[Dreadnaught]], this time encountering [[Nokris]], Savathun's supplicant. Upon defeating him, the Darkness finalized its message, telling Guardians there is an ancient power deep beneath the surface of Europa and that it must be embraced, displaying each race with a shadow of a Pyramid, with one shadow lingering over the Fallen.

A short while after the final message the Pyramids would finally consume Mars, Mercury, Titan, and Io in shadow, the final fates of those who stayed behind may never be known. However, despite the Darkness growing even more suffocating, hope was seemingly rekindled as quite unexpectedly the Traveler began to pulsate with energy as it started healing the wounds sustained from liberating itself from Ghaul's cage. The resulting energy would eventually erupt into a cascading flash of light.

{{Quote|The Light believes you thankless. Nothing more than a soldier asked again and again to do its bidding.<br>So we want to thank you. With [[Stasis|a gift]]. To help you finally take control.|The Witness to [[The Guardian|the Guardian]]}}

 

 

As the Young Wolf assisted [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]] in fixing the communication relays on top of his safehouse, Ghost detected a dark presence, which he identified as being the same group of entities that had spoken through him on Luna (later revealed to be the Witness). As soon as Ghost fixed the final relay, a [[Crux of Darkness]] appeared and dispersed the blizzard surrounding the facility. Speaking through Ghost once again, the Witness encouraged the Guardian to approach the Pyramid, all the while flattering the Guardian and stating that they wished to give them a gift. Upon arriving, The Pyramid sent out a [[Ziggurat]].

 

After the Guardian defeated Eramis, she reached out towards the Pyramid as she was frozen in a crystalline Stasis prison. Later on, once the Guardian attuned themselves to the power of [[Stasis]], they were teleported to a veiled statue inside the Pyramid, which allowed them to finally gain complete access to their Stasis powers.

 

 

 

 

In the pursuit of uncovering the truth of Savathûn's Throne World, the Young Wolf found themselves once more on Europa, this time at the [[The Communion|base of the Europan Pyramid itself]]. Fighting through hordes of [[Imperial Deserter|Cabal deserters]] under the command of [[Valus Dralgur, the Exiled]], the Young Wolf entered the Pyramid, where they discovered what appeared to be a city of structures, grander and more elaborate than what was able to be seen within the Lunar Pyramid. After purging the deserters from the Pyramid, the Guardian communed with the Darkness, gaining the ability of [[Deepsight]]<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Mission]]: [[The Communion]]''</ref>.

 

 

After the defeat of Rhulk, the Young Wolf would find themselves having to regularly travel [[Preservation|back into the Pyramid]], needing to clear out the Scorn as they attempted to further harness the Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Preservation]]''</ref>

 

 

{{Quote|Disciple. You know what must be done.|The Witness after communing with the Traveler}}

[[File:Lightfall Intro Battle.png|350px|thumb|The Coalition defends the Traveler from the Black Fleet.]]

After Rasputin's final sacrifice to prevent [[Eramis]] from using the Warsat Network on the Traveler,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [https://youtu.be/Bf72Fazd3Ck?t=424 Ascent]''</ref> the Black Fleet finally advanced on the Traveler and began their assault on the defending forces of the Coalition, effortlessly destroying any craft that came too close with waves of Resonant energy. The Traveler responded to the attack with a massive beam of [[Light]], which struck the lead Pyramid containing the Witness and created blooms of paracausal flora. However, the Witness itself was unaffected and floated out from its Pyramid to meet the Traveler face-to-face. Eight Pyramids followed it and took up a formation around the Traveler resembling an eight-pointed star, and halted the Traveler's attack by striking it with a concerted Resonant energy surge.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [https://youtu.be/7BLYLVaZVQ0?t=109 Witness Arrival]''</ref>

After the Witness succeeded in creating a link between the [[Traveler]] and the [[the Veil|Veil]] using the Guardian's [[Ghost]], it opened a triangular portal on the surface of the Traveler. Some of the Pyramids would enter the portal, seemingly dissolving into purplish mists of energy as they did so, followed by the Witness itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [https://youtu.be/7BLYLVaZVQ0?t=1242 Calus Defeat]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [https://youtu.be/7BLYLVaZVQ0?t=1360 Witness Portal]''</ref> Some of the remaining Pyramids would be left behind by the Witness' later [[Onslaught|assaults]] against the Last City and its territories.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/4/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Into the Light]] - [[Onslaught]]''</ref>

===Fall of the Witness===

 

 

 

===Structures===

*[[Pyramid Scale]]

*[[Radial Mast]]

*[[Relic (Mars)|Relic]]

Pyramid1.jpg|Pyramid on Mercury

Pyramid2.jpg|Pyramid above the Hellas Basin on Mars

Pyramid4.jpg|Another view of the Martian Pyramid

Pyramid5.png|Another view of the Mercurian Pyramid from the Lighthouse

*The Pyramid on Luna can be seen from the peak of the Scarlet Keep, through the gate that [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]] comes through (you may also need to jump to catch a glimpse).  

*When the player encounters the Pyramid on Luna there are two pieces of dialogue that their Ghost can say, dependent on whether the player has completed the final Invitation of the Nine where the Pyramids were briefly pictured. If it has not been completed, Ghost will say that he does not recognize the ship, but if the player has completed it he will say that he does recognize the Pyramid and notes the impossibility of it being there.  

*Early in [[Season of the Worthy]], it was revealed that the Pyramid fleet had already reached the Kuiper Belt and made contact with [[Osiris]]. The fleet attempted to take control of [[Sagira]] in the same fashion that the Pyramid of Luna did to the Guardian's Ghost.{{Citation needed}}

*Though the tetrahedron shape of the Pyramids has remained consistent with their appearance in both concept art as well as the ending cutscene for the Red War campaign, the ships that are featured within Season of Arrivals are far more sleek and feature less prominent segmented sections. The most likely reason for this change was a redesign, however this cannot be confirmed.  

*A possible inspiration for the Pyramid ships is Arthur C. Clarke's short story, "The Sentinel." In Clarke's short story, an ancient alien structure was left upon Earth's Moon, described as being "made of a polished mineral, is tetrahedral in shape, and is surrounded by a spherical forcefield."<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story) Wikipedia - The Sentinel (Short Story)]</ref>

*Various artifacts associated with the Black Fleet recall the forms and colors of game pieces or tokens; for example, the [[Relic]] in the [[The Enclave|Enclave]] on [[Mars]] has a section that resembles a tic-tac-toe game, and the [[Dark City]] is filled with sculptures and blocks of black-and-white stone which recall the forms of chess pieces. These may thematically allude to the Darkness' view of the universe as a "game" to be won.

*In ''[[The Final Shape]]'', it is revealed that the Precursor statues in the [[The Pale Heart|Pale Heart]] contain the dissenting minds that were cut out from the collective of the [[The Witness|Witness]] after opposing its ideals of a [[Final Shape]]. However, whether they apply to the entirety of the veiled statues in the Black Fleet remains largely unclear and up to speculation.

 

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