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{{Vehicle infobox | {{Vehicle infobox | ||
|name=Essence | |name=Essence | ||
|manufacturer=[[Precursors (Species)|Precursors]] | |||
|image=[[File:Essence Destination Intro.jpg|350px]] | |image=[[File:Essence Destination Intro.jpg|350px]] | ||
|model=[[Pyramid]] | |model=[[Pyramid|Pyramid Ship]] | ||
|complement=[[Shadow Legion]] | |complement=[[Shadow Legion]] | ||
|role=Personal flagship of [[the Witness]] {{C|presumably}} | |role=Personal flagship of [[the Witness]] {{C|presumably}} | ||
|affiliation=The Witness <br> [[Black Fleet]] <br> [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] | |affiliation=The Witness <br> [[Black Fleet]] <br> [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]] | ||
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'''Essence''' is a [[Pyramid]] used by the [[The Witness|Witness]], during the [[ | '''Essence''' is a [[Pyramid]] used by the [[The Witness|Witness]], during the invasion of [[Earth]], and then by [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]. It acts as the location for the [[Root of Nightmares]] [[Raid]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The inside of Essence's unblemished state is only seen once when the [[The Witness|Witness]] is revealed at the end of [[The Witch Queen]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzQnXcUxqI&t=1005s The Witness]''</ref> The chamber it stands in during this cutscene would later be identified as [[Macrocosm]].<ref name="RON">'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Root of Nightmares]]''</ref> | The inside of Essence's unblemished state is only seen once, when the [[The Witness|Witness]] is revealed at the end of [[The Witch Queen]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlzQnXcUxqI&t=1005s The Witness]''</ref> The chamber it stands in during this cutscene would later be identified as [[Macrocosm]].<ref name="RON">'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Root of Nightmares]]''</ref> | ||
When the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] visits Essence in person, it is fractured and | When the [[The Guardian|Guardian]] visits Essence in person, it is fractured and leveled by the influence of the Traveler's terraforming. Its spaces are wide and open in a similar manner to the [[The Sunken Pyramid|Sunken Pyramid]] but makes heavier use of temple-like architecture and introduces fossils reminiscent of Earth's animals scattered throughout the walls of Pyramid architecture. Rather than gravity lifts, long-distance travel within the ship is achieved by kinetic launch pads that physically push the user towards the intended destination.<ref name="RON"/> | ||
Scattered throughout Essence are numerous urn-like containers, each using the power of the Darkness to hold [[Lore:Inspiral|a memory from a civilization the Witness or its agents had visited in the past]], including humanity and the Guardians. When recovered by the Guardian, each memory transformed into a regular data storage medium and was found to contain numerous references and retrospectives on the [[Final Shape]], the Witness's beliefs, and the use of the Darkness as a force throughout history — [[Ecumene|including]] [[Qugu|some]] that had previously been excised from all other historical records encountered thus far.<ref name="RON"/> | Scattered throughout Essence are numerous urn-like containers, each using the power of the Darkness to hold [[Lore:Inspiral|a memory from a civilization the Witness or its agents had visited in the past]], including humanity and the Guardians. When recovered by the Guardian, each memory transformed into a regular data storage medium and was found to contain numerous references and retrospectives on the [[Final Shape]], the Witness's beliefs, and the use of the Darkness as a force throughout history — [[Ecumene|including]] [[Qugu|some]] that had previously been excised from all other historical records encountered thus far.<ref name="RON"/> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the battle over Earth, Essence was fired upon by a beam generated by [[ | During the battle over Earth, Essence was fired upon by a beam generated by the [[Traveler]], with the intended target being the Witness. This attack dug open a massive hole in the pyramid's hull,<ref name="FC">'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [https://youtu.be/7BLYLVaZVQ0?t=109 Witness Arrival]''</ref> as well as terraformed the interior which, likely unknowingly, provided the necessary conditions for the resurrection of Nezarec, the Final God of Pain.<ref name="RON"/> The beam itself proved ineffective against the Witness, however, who proceeded to abandon the ship to continue the battle Itself.<ref name="FC"/> | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==List of Appearances== | ==List of Appearances== | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Pyramids]] | [[Category:Pyramids]] | ||