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{{Article quote|The currency of the City. A form of programmable matter, used both for craft and as a fuel.<ref>'''Destiny Tracker''': ''[https://destinytracker.com/destiny-2/db/items/3159615086-glimmer Glimmer (Destiny 2)]''</ref>}} | {{Article quote|The currency of the City. A form of programmable matter, used both for craft and as a fuel.<ref>'''Destiny Tracker''': ''[https://destinytracker.com/destiny-2/db/items/3159615086-glimmer Glimmer (Destiny 2)]''</ref>}} | ||
[[File:GlimmerGrimoireCard.jpg|thumb|The Grimoire card for Glimmer]] | [[File:GlimmerGrimoireCard.jpg|thumb|The Grimoire card for Glimmer]] | ||
'''Glimmer''' is a type of currency. It can be used to upgrade weapons,<ref name="E3demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2013 E3 Demo'']</ref> and buy items.<ref name = "TG">[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> | '''Glimmer''' is a type of currency. It can be used to upgrade weapons,<ref name="E3demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''Destiny 2013 E3 Demo'']</ref> and buy items.<ref name = "TG">[http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/apr/28/destiny-hands-on-bungie-xbox-playstationshared-world-shooter '''The Guardian''': ''how the makers of Halo plan to change the future of shooters'']</ref> | ||
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As of ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' Glimmer drops on almost every enemy kill. [[Shadow Thrall]]s drop Glimmer on death in patrol zones, but leave no Glimmer in [[The Shattered Throne]] {{citation needed}}. | As of ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' Glimmer drops on almost every enemy kill. [[Shadow Thrall]]s drop Glimmer on death in patrol zones, but leave no Glimmer in [[The Shattered Throne]] {{citation needed}}. | ||
In ''[[Destiny]]'', Glimmer is capped at 25,000; one way to circumvent the cap is to stockpile the aforementioned items and sell them to the Cryptarchs when needed. In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', Glimmer is | In ''[[Destiny]]'', Glimmer is capped at 25,000; one way to circumvent the cap is to stockpile the aforementioned items and sell them to the Cryptarchs when needed. In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', Glimmer is capped at 250,000. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Glimmer is apparently buried deep within the earth and can be extracted from the ground, as the [[Fallen]] will attempt to do so with portable [[Glimmer Drill]]s in some [[Public Event]]s.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> | *Glimmer is apparently buried deep within the earth and can be extracted from the ground, as the [[Fallen]] will attempt to do so with portable [[Glimmer Drill]]s in some [[Public Event]]s.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> Or it is possible glimmer was stored in vaults and other secure locations before the Collapse and now they try and excavate the old vaults to gain access to the glimmer within. | ||
*According to the Grimoire card, Glimmer is a "programmable matter" which can be transmuted into nearly anything. This function is not displayed in-game, as the only shape Glimmer takes is small cubes | *According to the Grimoire card, Glimmer is a "programmable matter" which can be transmuted into nearly anything. This function is not displayed in-game, as the only shape Glimmer takes is small cubes. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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