Editing Clash of the Chosen

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|prev=[[Hunt for the Wrathborn]] <br> [[Fall of Torobatl]]
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|next=[[Endless Night]]
|image=[[File:IgnovunChampion1.png|350px]]
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|place=[[Arcadian Valley]], [[Nessus]]<br>[[Rathmore Chaos]], [[Europa]]<br>[[Cosmodrome]], [[Earth]]
|result=*[[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]] is killed in a final [[Rite of Proving]]
**An armistice is signed between [[Empress Caiatl]]'s [[Cabal]] Empire and the [[Vanguard]]
**The Vanguard becomes aware of Crow's true identity as a Lightbearer.
**Cabal deserters abandon Empress Caiatl's cause and defect to Emperor Calus's side
*The [[Glykon Volatus]], a derelict Cabal vessel, is thoroughly [[Presage|investigated]] together with Caiatl and [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]], disguised as [[Osiris]], leading to important intel on [[Emperor Calus]]'s plans
**The Guardian recover [[Dead Man's Tale]] and learns of [[Katabasis]]'s fate
**The [[Crown of Sorrow]] is discovered inside the Glykon and was used by Calus to control the [[Scorn]] as way to commune with a "[[The Witness|Voice in the Darkness]]"
*The [[Psion]] conspiracy is exposed, leading to the formation of a [[Psion Conclave]] led by [[Yirix]]
|side1=[[Vanguard]]
|side2=[[Cabal]]
|side3=[[Hive]]
|side4=[[Vex]]
|commanders1=*Commander [[Zavala]]
*Lord [[Saladin Forge]]
*[[Savathûn]] (as Osiris)
*[[Amanda Holliday]]
|commanders2=*[[Empress Caiatl]]
*[[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]]
*[[Commander Dracus]]
*[[Basilius the Golem]]
*[[Val Ma'rag]]
*[[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]]
*[[Yirix]]
|commanders3=*Unknown
|commanders4=*Unknown
|forces1=*Thousands of [[Guardian]]s
*Dozens of [[Redjacks]]
|forces2=*Thousands of [[Imperial Cabal]] Cabal
*Hundreds of [[Red Legion]] Cabal
|forces3=*Thousands of Hive
|forces4=*Thousands of Vex platforms
|casual1=*Dozens of Guardians
|casual2=*Numerous Cabal commanders
*Thousands of Cabal soldiers
|casual3=*Hundreds of Hive
|casual4=*Hundreds of vex platforms
|civilian=Unknown
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{{Quote|no=three|1=Empress Caiatl|q1=The Darkness crowds the edges of this system. The Hive serves it. You'll fall to one, if not the other. My [[Torobatl|world]] did.|2=Zavala|q2=Empress Caiatl, I'm sorry for what you've lost.|3=Empress Caiatl|q3=We have all suffered. I propose an alliance.|4=Zavala and Empress Caiatl discuss the negotiations for an alliance.}}

'''Clash of the Chosen''' was a conflict between the [[Vanguard]] and the [[Imperial Cabal]] after [[Empress Caiatl]] entered the [[Sol System]] seeking to bring the [[Red Legion]] back into the Cabal Empire and convince [[Humanity]] to become her vassals for war against the [[Hive]] and [[Darkness]]. Both sides sought to prevent the conflict from erupting in open war through a series of [[Rite of Proving]]s, resulting in one final rite between the Chosen champions of both sides to determine who dictated the terms of a treaty.

==History==
===Failed Negotiations===
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In the aftermath of the [[Fall of Torobatl|fall]] of the [[Cabal]]'s homeworld and capital [[Torobatl]], [[Empress Caiatl]] sought to gather the full remaining strength of the Cabal Empire by reclaiming the [[Red Legion]] from the [[Sol System]]. She also sought to bring [[Humanity]] and its [[Guardian]]s into the Cabal Empire as full citizens to combine their strength against the [[Hive]] and [[Darkness]]. Commander [[Zavala]] and his advisor [[Osiris]] met with the Empress to discuss terms, but refused to bow before her. Zavala subsequently ordered a strike against [[Commander Dracus]], a war criminal who aspired to become part of Caiatl's [[War Council]], on [[Nessus]] near a recently deployed [[Imperial Land Tank]] ''[[Halphas Electus]]'' in order to secure information on what the Cabal's plans were.<ref name="BB">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battlegrounds]]: [[Behemoth (Battleground)|Behemoth]]''</ref>

The Vanguard put together a task force commanded by Lord [[Saladin Forge]] to combat the Cabal incursions and prevent them from reforming a command structure in the Sol System. Osiris joined the task force and brought in [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] as a recon expert, while [[Amanda Holliday]] was in charge of air support.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[A Challenger Rises]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-war-table The War Table]''</ref> The task force began gathering evidence on the Cabal's plans and how best to combat them, determining that disrupting the [[Rite of Proving|Rites of Proving]] that Caiatl was using to form her War Council could prevent a full-scale war from erupting. Saladin opposed this strategy, instead advocating for escalating the conflict and wiping out the Cabal entirely. Zavala refused to consider escalation as an option, arguing that the Vanguard could not fight such a war without heavy casualties leaving them vulnerable to the other foes.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/debriefing Debriefing]''</ref>

===The Golem's Ambitions===
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[[Basilius the Golem]] would desire to join caital's war council. Seeking to learn the secrets of the [[Deep Stone Crypt]], he and his soldiers would begin to claim ground from the [[Vex]] in the hope of finding it. Their efforts were fruitless, however, as they found no sign of the crypt. Basilius would continue hunting for information on exominds, however The Guardian arrived and challenged him in a Rite of Proving. Despite his Cabal reinforcements and his powerful weaponry, he would be slain by the guardians.

===Battle for the Cosmodrome===
The Cabal soon opened a new front in their war when they sought revenge against the [[Hive]] for the fall of their homeworld Torobatl. [[Val Ma'rag]] sought vengeance and a place on Caiatl's War Council by assaulting the Hive nests in the abandoned [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]] on [[Earth]]. Establishing a makeshift firebase in the ruins of the [[Lunar Complex]], Ma'rag led his forces into the Hive warrens before being surrounded in [[Skywatch]]. The Vanguard's attention was drawn by the Cabal's presence on Earth and they sent in a team to eliminate Ma'rag. Although the Val was defeated, the Cabal continued to reinforce their position in the Cosmodrome to destroy the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battlegrounds|Battleground]]: [[Foothold]]''</ref>

With the continued presence of the Cabal and Hive threatening Vanguard control of the region, [[Shaw Han]] was tasked by Zavala to keep the region secured, as it remained a key source of new Guardians found by [[Ghost]]s. He was provided with [[Redjacks]] to help defend their holdings. During a battle in the [[Mothyards]], Shaw's lines were pushed back as the Cabal established entrenched machine gun positions and repeatedly charged his defensive positions. He requested reinforcements from the Vanguard, resulting in Saladin himself arriving to aid Shaw with Amanda providing air support. The two Guardians held the line while Amanda launched the [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Siegfried]] from her jumpship to smash into the Cabal's fortifications with the [[Fist of Havoc]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[THE SWARM]]''</ref>

===Psion Conspiracy===
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[[Ixel, the Far-Reaching]] was the next to try and join caital's war council. She and a [[Yirix|conspiracy]] of [[Psion|psions]] would seize a Vex prediction engine and begin using it's oracle-like powers. However, The Guardian interupted them and Yirix was forced to destroy the machine to cover their tracks. Ixel then fought the guardians in a Rite of Proving, but, despite her psionic abilities and her cabal warship's missiles, she was slain by The Guardian.

===The Final Proving===
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After all the Rites of Proving were complete, Commander Zavala challenged Caital to one last battle. The Guardian was sent to fight [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl]], and the winner's rule would determine the outcome of the Clash of the Chosen. After fighting through cabal outside the [[Halphas Electus]], The guardian breached the inside. Fighting through the vehicle bay, the guardians disabled the tank's systems using power cores. After this, they finally arrived at Ignovun's arena. Despite his psionic powers, he too fell to the guardians leading Caital to honor her word and begin negotiations with the vanguard concerning an alliance.

===Aftermath===
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]''
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{1st}}
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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