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{{about|the fanfic variant of said DLC|the official variant|The Final Shape}}
{{game infobox
|name=The Final Shape a.k.a. Paradox
|image={{tabcontainer|title1=Official Promo|content1=[[File:TheFinalShapePromo.jpg|360px]]|title2=Paradox|content2=[[File:Destiny 2- Paradox.png|360px]]}}
|developer=[[Bungie]] <br> High Moon Studios <br> Vicarious Visions <br> Dimps
|publisher=[[Bungie]] <br> [[Activision]] <br> Bandai Namco Entertainment
|platform=[[Xbox One]]<br>[[Xbox Series X]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]<br>[[PlayStation 5]]<br>PC<br>Google Stadia<br>Nintendo Switch
|releasedate=September 3rd, 2024
|genre= Action role-playing <br> [[First-person shooter]] <br> Japanese role-playing
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Teen (T) for Blood, Drug Reference, Language, and Violence<br>
[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+
}}
{{Quote|The line between [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] may have been broken, but [[The Guardian|you]] are not. All it did was make you [[Forum:Fusion (The Final Shape)|stronger]]. Show the Darkness the true power of the Light.|[[Ikora Rey]] to [[The Guardian]]}}
'''''The Final Shape''''', referred to by certain anime enthusiasts as '''''Paradox''''', is the eighth expansion of ''[[Destiny 2]]'' and twelfth expansion of the ''[[Destiny (franchise)|Destiny franchise]]''.

The expansion's story centers around [[The Guardian]] and their revenge-driven fight to avenge the deaths of numerous civilians and protectors, including [[Zavala]], by bringing an end to the [[Forum:The Black Fleet|Black Fleet]] and its army of dark forces who had entered the [[Solar System]] in a diabolical plan to reshape the universe in its own dark image. Along the way, the game's story also expands upon [[Forum:Mallory Bertha (The Final Shape)|Mallory Bertha]], the daughter of [[Forum:Hendrick Yor (The Final Shape)|Hendrick Yor]] and [[Forum:Kaguya Narusaka (The Final Shape)|Kaguya Narusaka]]; the [[Fallen]] [[Forum:House of Flame|House of Flame]] and [[Forum:Fireteam Infernium|Fireteam Infernium]]; the formation of a new [[Consensus]] within the frontiers of a new [[Forum:Tokyopolis|sanctuary]]; the arrivals of newly-risen Guardians, including [[Forum:Hannah Ciel|Hannah Ciel]]; and the birth of a new [[Forum:Fusion (The Final Shape)|power]] that has emerged within the heart of [[Deimos]].

While the expansion and its contents themselves are available to all players for free, buying the expansion will also grant them early access to the [[Exotic]] [[Forum:Shadow Necrochasm|Shadow Necrochasm]] [[Pulse Rifle]] and its [[Weapon Ornament]] and [[Exotic Catalysts|Catalyst]], along with the Exotic [[Forum:Shadow Necrowing|Shadow Necrowing]] [[Sparrow]], two paid content updates, and a brand-new Dungeon.

==Description==
'''LONG LIVE EVIL.'''

After the Guardian's triumph over the last line of threats, including the Hive Witch Queen [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the allies of humanity are still reeling from the effects of the Pyramids' arrival, but now their world has come under attack by a new dark force unlike anything they had ever faced, and this time, it has a new name: [[Forum:The Black Swordsman (The Final Shape)|The Black Swordsman]], who now leads a dark army of fallen Guardians and enemy forces that have called upon the Darkness and destroyed the Last City in a diabolical plan to enshroud the universe. Work with the [[Vanguard]] remnants, House of Flame, [[Empress Caiatl]]'s forces, [[Eris Morn]], [[Forum:Kayla Heartfilia|Kayla Heartfilia]], and Mal to avenge Zavala's death and prevent the Black Fleet from casting humanity into an age of darkness for good. Become a slayer of our worst nightmares.

'''OVERCOME THE DARKEST NIGHT.'''

With the rise of the Darkness across the universe due to the end of the Traveler, the Guardians are scattered and humanity is nearer to extinction than ever before. Their situation gets even worse, however, with the appearance of the Black Swordsman and his army of [[Forum:Avatar|Avatar]]s. With the Darkness closing in and this new threat posing a danger never seen before, how will the Guardians fight back against the Darkness?

'''BECOME EVIL INCARNATE.'''

Guardians have always been warriors of the Light and Darkness. In The Final Shape, for the first time, Guardians harness the power of a mysterious new energy with a new elemental power: Fusion. Along with an arsenal of all new gear, Guardians of each class can discover and wield devastating new powers in the form of powerful new subclasses and Supers. Surprise your enemies as a Hunter Cursebreaker with Fatality Chain, pulverize them with the Warlock Shadowdancer’s spellbinding Blade of Devastation, or flatten them with the Titan Stormwaker’s flaming Blackout Hammer. Claim and master the Huntress, Shinobi, and Meister classes. Fight your way into the heart of [[Forum:Aincrad (The Final Shape)|Aincrad]]. Face The Black Swordsman and [[Forum:The White Angel (The Final Shape)|The White Angel]].

'''FIGHT BEYOND TIME AND POWER.'''

There are those who believe the worlds from what remains of the Solar System are nothing more than frozen Golden Age graveyards, its treasures long ago swallowed by ice, fire, and darkness. You know better. Beneath the ruins lie countless relics, an arsenal of weapons, and more. Claim this cutting-edge tech from the clutches of time and dare to tame these wastelands. Discover unique weapons and armor in ways both new and old - construct weapons and armors out of Glassblaze Essence with Hannah Ciel and Eris Morn, gather Nightcore-themed gear through the Gamechanger Pass, and collect exciting new Exotics from quests and enemy drops.

'''NEW PRESAGES AHEAD...'''

More of ancient secrets await your discovery, spoils of their exploits yet to be collected and a dark past to finally be discovered. Only time will finally allow the moment you discover them all.
==Overview==
The expansion takes place throughout the Solar System.

The story revolves around a massive reawakening within the heart of the Ascendant Realm by an armada of humanoid phantoms known as the Avatars, who are led by Kirito, the Black Swordsman; Asuna, the White Angel; and the Dark Guardians; all of whom lead a syndicate of time criminals and villainous teenagers called the Shadowkeepers and serve Vyrellia, the progenitor of the [[Collapse]] who had sought to usher in the end of the [[City Age]] through the destruction of the [[Traveler]] and its Lightbound protectors ever since the [[Golden Age]] began.

Throughout the events leading up to and during the Second Collapse, countless Guardians and protectors, including Vanguard Commander Zavala, have been drained of their [[Light]] and murdered by the Shadowkeepers, who have received help from Mallory Bertha, who fell under the influence of the Darkness prior to the Avatars' attack on the universe, and it is up to the Guardian to avenge their deaths and free the survivors who have been captured by Vyrellia's forces.

In the campaign, the Guardian must work alongside various allies, including the Vanguard remnants, Caiatl's forces, the House of Flame, Nagihiko, Hannah Ciel, Eris Morn, and Kayla Heartfilia to free Mallory from the Darkness's influence and hunt down the Shadowkeepers who lead the Avatars, culminating in the discovery of the mysterious Rebirth World known as Aincrad.

The expansion's plot is non-linear, and its missions can be tackled in any order.

The missions consist of hunting down the resurrected Shadowkeepers, including Eobard Thawne, the Reverse-Flash; Malcolm Merlyn, the Dark Archer; Zevon, the Son of Yzma; Fikrul, the Fanatic; Phoenixaro Uchihamaki, the Taken Emperor; Sasuke Uchiha; and possibly more, along with their dark allies, including Kotrik, the Kell of the House of Shadows; Zharves, a surviving [[Deathsinger]] and the leader of the Shadow Brood; Hydrax, a Vex prototype modeled after [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind|Panoptes]] and the mastermind of the Shadow Divisve; Gha'arn, a Cabal warlord and the Dominus of the Shadow Legion; Thu'urg, a Taken Cabal commander and the leader of the Reborn; and Vayeriks, the first of Fikrul's Scorn army who leads the Cult of the Scorned.

After doing this, players receive access to the expansion's finale, where they confront Kirito, Asuna, the Dark Guardians, and Vyrellia to save all of humanity and the entire multiverse.

==Features==
*New [[Story|Missions]] & Quests
*New [[Destination]]s & [[Dungeon]]
*New [[Weapons]] and Gear to Earn
*All New [[Raid|Raids]]
*New gear to uncover
*[[Forum:Eclipse (The Final Shape)|Eclipse]] Powered Subclasses
*[[Forum:Fusion (The Final Shape)|Fusion]] [[Elemental damage|Element]] Type
*Free Content Update: [[Forum:Shadows' Legacy Update (The Final Shape)|Shadows' Legacy]]
*Xbox Exclusive Contents: Exotic [[Forum:Merain's Prodigy|Merain's Prodigy]] [[Pulse Rifle]], Legendary [[Wikipedia:Date A Live|Date A Live]]-themed [[Forum:Astral Evolution Armor|Astral Evolution]] Armor Set, and [[Forum:Ver Aetatis|Ver Aetatis]] [[Strike]]
*And More
===Guardian Subclasses and Changes===
*New Eclipse-based Subclass
*New Fusion Subclass [[Elemental damage|Element]]
===Loot===
*New Gear to unlock
*New Exotics to earn
*Pre-Order bonuses include: [[Exotic]] [[Ghost Shell]], New Exclusive Emblem, Exotic Torture Dance Emote, Exotic [[Forum:Shadow Necrowing|Shadow Necrowing]] [[Sparrow]], and First access to Exotic [[Forum:Shadow Necrochasm|Shadow Necrochasm]] [[Pulse Rifle]].
===Missions===
*(TBA)
===Shadow Bounties===
*(TBA)

===Quests===
*(TBA)
===Strikes===
*[[Forum:Myosotis|Myosotis]]
*[[Forum:Ver Aetatis|Ver Aetatis]] <small>(Xbox Exclusive)</small>
===Dungeons===
*[[Forum:High Orbit (The Final Shape)|High Orbit]]
*(TBA)
===Raids===
*[[Forum:Last Smile|Last Smile]] – [[Forum:Horizonwake|Horizonwake]], [[Forum:Isle of the Lost|Isle of the Lost]]

==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies'''
*[[Amanda Holliday]]
*[[Forum:Arath|Arath]] {{1st}}
*[[Asher Mir]]
*[[Cayde-6]]
*[[Eris Morn]]
*[[Forum:Ezra Knightwalker|Ezra Knightwalker]] {{1st}}
*[[The Ghost]]
*[[Glint]]
*[[The Guardian]]
*[[Forum:Hannah Ciel|Hannah Ciel]] {{1st}}
*[[Ikora Rey]]
*[[Forum:Jotaro Kujo|Jotaro Kujo]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Kakashi Hatake|Kakashi Hatake]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Kayla Heartfilia|Kayla Heartfilia]] {{1st}}
*[[Lakshmi-2]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forum:Luther Hargreeves|Luther Hargreeves]] {{1st}}
*[[Lysander]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Mallory Bertha (The Final Shape)|Mallory Bertha]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Mar Novu|Mar Novu]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Mayura|Mayura]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Morgana Archwell|Morgana Archwell]] {{Fm}}
*[[User:Nagihiko|Nagihiko]] {{1st}}
*[[Osiris]]
*[[Forum:Parado|Parado]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Robert E. O. Speedwagon|Robert E. O. Speedwagon]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Ryuko Matoi|Ryuko Matoi]] {{1st}}
*[[Sagira]]
*[[Saint-14]]
*[[Saladin Forge]]
*[[Forum:Selena Wyneholt|Selena Wyneholt]] {{1st}}
*[[Shaxx]]
*[[Forum:Shiro Yagamiro|Shiro Yagamiro]] {{1st}}
*[[Sloane]]
*[[Suraya Hawthorne]]
*[[Uldren Sov]]
*[[Forum:Venth|Venth]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Yakedo Kaisei|Yakedo Kaisei]] {{1st}} {{1stID|Evangelion, Mastermind of Eternities}}
*[[Zavala]]
;'''The Reef'''
*[[Mara Sov]]
*[[Petra Venj]]
;'''The Cabal'''
*[[Dominus Ghaul]] {{Mo}}
*[[Emperor Calus]] {{Mo}}
*[[Empress Caiatl]]
*[[Forum:Gha'arn, Crownforger of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Gha'arn, Crownforger of Kirito]] {{1st}}
;'''The Darkness, Shadowkeepers, and their Allies'''
*[[Forum:Anton Ivanov (The Final Shape)|Anton Ivanov]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:The Black Swordsman (The Final Shape)|The Black Swordsman]] {{1st}} {{1stID|Kirito, the Black Swordsman}}
*[[Forum:Damien Darhk (The Final Shape)|Damien Darhk]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:The Dark Guardians (The Final Shape)|The Dark Guardians]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Djin (The Final Shape)|Djin]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Eobard Thawne (The Final Shape)|Eobard Thawne]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Fikrul (The Final Shape)|Fikrul]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Hiram Lodge (The Final Shape)|Hiram Lodge]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Leopold Fitz (The Final Shape)|Leopold Fitz]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Malcolm Merlyn (The Final Shape)|Malcolm Merlyn]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Morgana le Fay (The Final Shape)|Morgana le Fay]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Phoenixaro Uchihamaki (The Final Shape)|Phoenixaro Uchihamaki]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Reign (The Final Shape)|Reign]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Ruby Hale (The Final Shape)|Ruby Hale]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Sasuke Uchiha (The Final Shape)|Sasuke Uchiha]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Tatsuyi Kirigaya (The Final Shape)|Tatsuyi Kirigaya]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Tobias Whale (The Final Shape)|Tobias Whale]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Totomaru (The Final Shape)|Totomaru]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Uldren Sov (The Final Shape)|Uldren Sov]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Vyrellia, the Veiled Mother|Vyrellia, the Veiled Mother]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:The White Angel (The Final Shape)|The White Angel]] {{1st}} {{1stID|Asuna, the White Angel}}
*[[Forum:Zevon (The Final Shape)|Zevon]] {{1st}}
;'''The Fallen'''
*[[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] {{Mo}}
*[[User:Koriks, Kell of Flame|Koriks, Kell of Flame]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Kotrik, Bloodcrafter of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Kotrik, Bloodcrafter of Kirito]] {{1st}}
*[[Variks, the Loyal]]
;'''The Hive'''
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]] {{Mo}}
*[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] {{Mo}}
*[[Xivu Arath, God of War]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forum:Xyurdok, Commander of the Throne (The Final Shape)|Xyurdok, Commander of the Throne]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Zharves, Shadowcaster of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Zharves, Shadowcaster of Kirito]] {{1st}}
;'''The Scorn'''
*[[Forum:Vayeriks, Fatesmith of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Vayeriks, Fatesmith of Kirito]] {{1st}}
;'''The Taken'''
*[[Forum:Thu'urg, Blightmaker of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Thu'urg, Blightmaker of Kirito]] {{1st}}
;'''The Vex'''
*[[Forum:Hydrax, Mindkiller of Kirito (The Final Shape)|Hydrax, Mindkiller of Kirito]] {{1st}}
*[[Quria, the Dreaming Mind]] {{Mo}}
;'''Other Characters'''
*[[Forum:Alina (The Final Shape)|Alina]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Aoi Narusaka (The Final Shape)|Aoi Narusaka]] {{Fm}}
*[[Forum:Calista Ying (The Final Shape)|Calista Ying]] {{Fm}}
*[[Forum:Darius Watanabe (The Final Shape)|Darius Watanabe]] {{Fm}}
*[[Forum:Erik Hidayat (The Final Shape)|Erik Hidayat]] {{Fm}}
*[[Forum:Hendrick Yor (The Final Shape)|Hendrick Yor]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Kaguya Narusaka (The Final Shape)|Kaguya Narusaka]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Lila Bray (The Final Shape)|Lila Bray]] {{Fm}}
*[[Riven]] {{Mo}}
*[[Forum:Yukito Narusaka (The Final Shape)|Yukito Narusaka]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Zensuke Kuroi (The Final Shape)|Zensuke Kuroi]] {{1st}}
;'''Historical Characters'''
*[[Forum:Mal (The Final Shape)|Mal]] {{Fm}} {{1stID|Dragon Protector}}
|title-2=Species|
*[[Forum:Avatar|Avatar]] {{1st}}
*[[Cabal]]
*[[Fallen]]
*[[Hive]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Taken]]
*[[Vex]]
|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Caiatl's Emissaries]]
*[[Concordat]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Cult of the Scorned (The Final Shape)|Cult of the Scorned]] {{1st}}
*[[Häkke]]
*[[Forum:House of Flame|House of Flame]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:House of Shadows (The Final Shape)|House of Shadows]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:The Reborn (The Final Shape)|The Reborn]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Shadowkeepers (The Final Shape)|Shadowkeepers]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Shadow Brood (The Final Shape)|Shadow Brood]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Shadow Divisive (The Final Shape)|Shadow Divisive]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Shadow Legion (The Final Shape)|Shadow Legion]] {{1st}}
*[[Vanguard]]
|title-4=Locations|
*[[Forum:Aincrad (The Final Shape)|Aincrad]] {{1st}}
*[[Earth]]
*[[Forum:Realms of Glass|Realms of Glass]] {{1st}}
*[[Forum:Tokyopolis|Tokyopolis]] {{1st}}
|title-5=Events|
*[[Forum:Second Collapse (The Final Shape)|Second Collapse]] {{1st}}
|title-6=Vehicles, Equipment, and Technology|
*[[Forum:The Abaddon (The Final Shape)|The Abaddon]] {{1st}}
*[[Ghost Shells]]
*[[Jumpship]]s
*[[Forum:Shadowship Nitrix-Fel (The Final Shape)|Shadowship Nitrix-Fel]] {{1st}}
*[[Sparrow]]s
**[[Forum:Shadow Necrowing|Shadow Necrowing]] {{1st}}
*[[Vehicles]]
|title-7=Weapons and Armor|
*[[Pulse Rifle]]s
**[[Forum:Merain's Prodigy|Merain's Prodigy]] {{1st}}
**[[Forum:Shadow Necrochasm|Shadow Necrochasm]] {{1st}}
*[[Scout Rifle]]s
**[[Forum:Silent Scream|Silent Scream]] {{1st}}
|title-8=Miscellanea|
*[[Arc]]
*[[Forum:The Black Fleet|The Black Fleet]] {{1st}}
*[[Champion]]
*[[Darkness]]
*[[Forum:Fusion (The Final Shape)|Fusion]] {{1st}}
*[[Light]]
*[[Solar]]
*[[Stasis]]
*[[Void]]
}}

==Gamechanger Pass==
(TBA)
===Accompanying Seasons===
*'''Season 24:''' [[Forum:Season of the Inferno|Season of the Inferno]]
*'''Season 25:''' [[Forum:Season of Deception|Season of Deception]]
*'''Season 26:''' TBA
*'''Season 27:''' [[Forum:Season of the City|Season of the City]]

==Roadmap==

==Marketing==
{{#widget:YouTube|id=VUJYIAKAx24|height=200|caption=The Final Shape World Premiere Trailer}}

==Development==

==Promotional Images==
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==Trivia==

==References==
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