Editing European Dead Zone

{{Location infobox
|image= [[File:Dead Zone Thumb.jpg|360px]]
|location= [[Earth]]
|hostile races= [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Taken]] 
|accessibility= Complete [[Spark]] {{C|Formerly}} <br> Complete [[A Guardian Rises]]
|landing zones= [[Sunken Isles]] <br> [[The Gulch]] <br> [[Trostland]] <br> [[Winding Cove]] <br> [[The Sludge]]
}}
{{Quote|European Dead Zone was ground-zero for a cataclysmic event that left a massive shard of The Traveler — the source of every Guardian's power and immortality — embedded in the vast landscape. For years, only wild vegetation and the remains of an abandoned city were evidence of our forgotten past. Now, the Red Legion are using the European Dead Zone as a staging ground for their war machine.|Website description}}
The '''European Dead Zone''', also known as the '''EDZ''' or simply '''Dead Zone''', is a region on [[Earth]], and a [[Destination]] in ''[[Destiny 2]]''.<ref>[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=2 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> The EDZ is filled with ruins dating back to the [[Golden Age]] and earlier, but one of its most notable landmarks is a massive [[shard of the Traveler]] that was broken off of the [[Traveler]] during the [[Collapse]]. The [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]] was known to have a presence in the EDZ before their disappearance due to the [[SIVA Crisis]]. By the time of the [[Red War]], the [[Fallen]] had returned to the area under a [[House of Dusk|new banner]] and their presence, combined with that of a [[Cabal]] occupational force and [[Taken]] remnants, transformed the EDZ into a warzone.

==Overview==
The [[Red Legion]] began occupying the Zone after [[The Last City]] was [[Red War|invaded]]. Guardians began to travel to the European Dead Zone in order to reclaim their powers from the [[Shard of the Traveler|Traveler's shard]] found there. The region contains many [[Lost Sector]]s, [[Patrol]]s, and [[Public Event]]s to partake in, as well as twenty-one Region Chests to find. The [[Fallen]] [[House of Dusk]] are also active in the Dead Zone, as well as [[Taken]] remnants from the [[Taken War]] who continue to linger within the region.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CS6N1Gkkc</ref> 

==History==
Some time ago, possibly during the [[Collapse]], an unknown event occurred that left a massive [[shard of the Traveler]] stuck in the EDZ. This shard caused the region to become completely deserted, safe for some [[human]] [[Suraya Hawthorne|explorers]].

Following the invasion of [[The Last City]], [[Dominus Ghaul]] deployed his forces to mobilize within the region, causing the region to become a major warzone between the [[Taken]], [[Fallen]], and [[Cabal]]. Guardian forces also fled to the Dead Zone in order to hide and recover from the invasion, establishing [[The Farm]] as a new base of operations. However once the Last City was reclaimed the EDZ became a bastion for the remnants of the [[Red Legion]], who over the course of several [[Adventure]]s and questlines across the years, have attempted to regain a foothold on Earth to little effect.

==Locations==
*[[European Dead Zone]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[Firebase Hades]]
***[[Legion's Anchor]]
***[[Excavation Site XII]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Pathfinder's Crash]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[The Pit]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[The Gulch]]
***[[Flooded Chasm]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[The Tunnels]]
****[[Smidur's Cavern]]
**[[Outskirts]]
***[[Sojourner's Camp]]
****[[Niobe Labs]]
***[[The Drain]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Scavenger's Den]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Whispered Falls]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Quarantine Sector 236]]
***[[Blackened Forest]]
**[[The Sludge]]
***[[The Dark Forest]]
***[[Seraph Bunker|Seraph Bunker: EDZ]]
***[[Hallowed Grove]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
****[[Hallowed Rift]]
***[[Shaft 13]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Sunken Isles]]
***[[Echion Hold]]
****[[Echion Control]]
****[[Firebase Airfield]]
***[[The Quarry]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Skydock IV]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Trostland]]
***[[Maevic Square]]
****[[Hangman's Pass]]
****[[The Reservoir]]
***[[Salt Mines]]
***[[Atrium]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Terminus East]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
***[[Widow's Walk]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[Winding Cove]]
***[[The Weep]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[The Dead Cliffs]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[The Fortress]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Legion's Gulch]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Memento]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Widow's Court]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Emerald Coast]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}
**[[The Farm]] {{C|[[Social|Social Space]]}}

==Story missions==
*[[The Red War]]
**[[Adieu]]
**[[Spark]]
**[[Combustion]]
**[[Payback]]
**[[Unbroken]]
**[[Larceny]]
**[[Chosen]]
*[[Curse of Osiris]]
**[[A Deadly Trial]]
*[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]
**[[Off-World Recovery]]

==Strikes==
*[[Lake of Shadows]]
*[[The Arms Dealer]]

==Adventures==
*[[A Frame Job]]
*[[A New Frontier]]
*[[Anti-Anti-Air]]
*[[Calling Them Home]]
*[[Dark Alliance]]
*[[Getting Your Hands Dirty]]
*[[No Safe Distance]]
*[[Poor Reception]]
*[[Red Legion, Black Oil]]
*[[Reversing the Polarity]]
*[[Stop and Go]]
*[[Supply and Demand]]
*[[Unsafe At Any Speed]]
*[[WANTED: Silent Fang]] {{C|[[Forsaken]]}}

==Quests==
*[[Shard of the Traveler (mission)|Shard of the Traveler]]

==World Quests==
*[[The Importance of Networking]]
*[[Enhance!]]

==Trivia==
*In late 2013, the European Dead Zone was a major location planned for the [[Comet]] which would eventually become ''[[The Taken King]]''. Along with [[Europa]], the area was never completed and was later dropped from the expansion in March 2014 when Bungie decided to focus on the [[Dreadnaught]].<ref name = "Messy">[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny'']</ref>
*The names ''[[wikipedia:Zervreilahorn|Zervreilahorn]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Grisons|Graubünden]]'' can be seen on motorway signs around the EDZ. The former is a mountain in [[wikipedia:Switzerland|Switzerland]], and the latter is a region of east Switzerland; this might effectively place the EDZ in Switzerland or near the country.
*Different words in German can be seen on signs in the area, such as "Ausgang" (exit) and "Salzwerk" (salt mines). Since Austria, Germany, and Switzerland all have German as their official language, it is currently unknown which country the EDZ is supposed to be located in.
**In German, ''Trostland'' may translate to "solace country".
*The European Dead Zone is the largest playable space ever created by [[Bungie]].
*Being the largest playable location in the game, the European Dead Zone has an impressive amount of Activities, which add up to: 7 [[Story Missions]], 2 [[Strikes]], 13 [[Adventure]]s, 2 [[World Quests]], 16 [[Lost Sector]]s, and 21 Region Chests.
**The EDZ, as such has the most Lost Sectors and Adventures on any other Destination in [[Destiny 2]].
*The name and setting of the [[Gambit]] map [[Emerald Coast]] indicates that the EDZ may stretch as far south as Italy.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
***''[[Black Armory]]''
***''[[Joker's Wild]]''
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
***''[[Season of Dawn]]''
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Deadzone.jpg|A promotional image for the EDZ.
File:EDZ_still.jpg|The Sunken Isles.
File:The_Farm_still.jpg|Firebase Hades.
File:Farm.jpg|[[The Farm]] established within the European Dead Zone.
File:EDZ Traveler shard.jpg|The Traveler's lost shard.
File:European Dead Zone concept art.jpg|Concept art of abandoned buildings within the European Dead Zone.
File:Dead Zone.jpg|Concept art of a destroyed city within the European Dead Zone.
</gallery>

==References==
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