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[[File:Destiny The Last City.png|right|thumb|350px|The Last City, in the shadow of the Traveler]]

'''The Last City''', also known as '''The Last Safe City''' or simplified to '''The City''',<ref name="Failsafe">'''Bungie (2015/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Xbox One, Activision Blizzard: [[Failsafe]] dialogue''</ref> is the final bastion of [[Human|humanity]]. Located somewhere on [[Earth]], the City was built and is located directly under the floating [[Traveler]] to take advantage of its protective shields.<ref name="city">[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/destiny#page=story&panel=story-The-City '''Bungie.net''': ''The City'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Pathways-Out-Of-Darkness/en-us/News/News?aid=10241 '''Bungie.net''': ''Pathways out of Darkness'']</ref> The City was slowly built after the [[Collapse]]<ref name = "Shooter"/>, marking the end of the [[Dark Age]]  and the beginning of the [[City Age]]; most of humanity's survivors now live in the City as opposed to hidden enclaves throughout Earth.<ref name="TCA">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#The City Age|The City Age]]''</ref> Countless wars were fought to keep the peace, and from this era of strife rose the [[Guardian]]s.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> Surrounding it is a massive wall built by the first [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s to assist in keeping out enemies. The [[Tower]] formerly rested along the wall, which was the headquarters for the Guardians.<ref name = "Shooter">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-17-destiny-bungie-unveils-its-shared-world-shooter '''Eurogamer.net''': ''Destiny: Bungie unveils its shared-world shooter'']</ref> They have defended the City for centuries, but this defense did not last indefinitely, as demonstrated by [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s invasion.<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''[[Destiny]], Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> The City was occupied by Ghaul and his [[Red Legion]] following the onset of the [[Red War]], but was liberated after a counteroffensive led by the [[Vanguard]].

The City is inhabited by humans, [[Awoken]] and [[Exo]]s, who worked together in the time following the Golden Age to build the city and its defenses.<ref name="city"/> The City was once embroiled by a bitter war between the different [[faction]]s of the City, until the Guardians stepped in and put a stop to the violence. Since then, it was ruled by a [[Consensus]] of the factions, with the [[Speaker]] as its head and the [[Vanguard]] taking on an advisory role.<ref name="GF">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/City_Factions#Factions|Factions]]''</ref>

During the [[Red War]], the [[Red Legion]]'s occupation of the City disrupted its governance. Although the Vanguard and Consensus survived, the [[Speaker]] is presumed dead following the City's liberation, and it is unclear who, if anyone will fill his role.

For a long time after the Collapse, humanity had been divided into various petty fiefdoms, with Guardians blessed with the Traveler's Light becoming petty kings or bandits that preyed on the weak. However, following the foundation of the Iron Lords, humanity began to unite. Underneath the Traveler, with the guidance of the first [[Speaker]], the Last City began to take root. It started as a small number of tents, but as more Guardians and humans began to arrive in the area, the City began to grow, the tents turning into fully-fledged buildings and exploding in size as population increased. Even throughout various alien attacks such as Fallen raids, the City grew, until it reached its maximum extent and the Guardians, including [[Zavala]], [[Ikora Rey]], and [[Shaxx]] helped to build the city's walls.  

At some point during the City's existence, the various factions and groups in the city fought one another for dominance in a conflict that nearly tore the city apart. However, the conflict was ended when the Guardians stepped in and put an end to the fighting. The end of the Faction Wars saw the creation of the current City government, with the civilian [[Consensus]], the Guardian [[Vanguard]], and the Speaker serving as the city's leaders.

Besides the Faction Wars, the City had been involved in two major battles. The first was the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], when four orders of Titans had to defend the walls against six [[Fallen|enemy]] approaches. The second and far more devastating one, was the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. The full might of the [[Fallen]] Houses descended upon the City as countless Guardians fell, but were eventually routed from the City.<ref name="TCA"/>

In the recent years, the City began to reach out, to fight back the hordes of the Darkness, striking back against the alien invaders. They engaged in a war of resistance with [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and his [[Taken]] army, a conflict that would be called the [[Taken War]]. Fortunately, the Guardians were able to push Oryx and his Taken back, culminating in a raid that breached Oryx's [[Ascendant Realm]] on the [[Dreadnaught]]. The raid ended with the deaths of Oryx's most powerful servants and the Taken King himself. However, the war wouldn't end, even with the deaths of various pretenders who sought Oryx's vacant throne, but would have to continue fighting the lingering Hive and Taken in the System.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#The_Taken_War:_Mars|The Taken War: Mars]]''</ref>

The Last City and the Vanguard didn't take an active role during the [[SIVA Crisis]] with the radical [[Devil Splicers]] in the [[Plaguelands]] as the conflict was handled by [[Lord Saladin]], [[Shiro-4]], and the Guardians who became the next generation of [[Iron Lords]]. They were, however, at least aware of the conflict but didn't take immediate action unless it reached the outskirts of their territory. Forces of the City did aid the Guardians when they discovered a Fallen plot that would destroy the [[Bannerfall]] tower and leave the City vulnerable. With the City's help, the Guardian was able to drive out the Fallen, thereby securing the tower and by extension, the entire city's Wall.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Symbol of Honor]]''</ref>

The Vanguard began to take a more active role during the SIVA Crisis when old adversaries began to reappear, such as Taniks, [[Omnigul]] and [[Sekrion, Subverted Mind]]. Overseen by [[Ikora Rey]] and "supported" by [[Cayde-6]], the Guardians were able to destroy [[Taniks Perfected]] after he was resurrected by the Devil Splicers using SIVA. Later, the Guardians were able to prevent the remaining Taken from controlling the repaired Vex Nexus Mind and slaying Omnigul before she could resume her purpose in serving her dead masters.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Nexus: Revisited]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Will of Crota: Revisited]]''</ref>

Two years after the [[Taken War]], the [[Cabal Empire]]'s Red Legion launched a major invasion of Earth headed by the [[Red Legion]] commander and emperor of the Cabal Empire, [[Dominus Ghaul]]. The Red Legion launched a devastating surprise attack on the Last City. This attack would completely devastate Earth's last bastion and the tower, being the most devastating offensive ever launched against the [[Guardians]]. The attack left Guardians cut off from the [[Light]] and severely crippled. Many inhabitants of the City were killed in the invasion. Following the invasion, Red Legion forces began occupying the city. <ref name="Last Call">[http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/28/15095770/destiny-2-first-teaser-trailer-video-bungie-cayde-6  '''Polygon''' - ''Watch the first teaser for Destiny 2'']</ref><ref name="Rally the Troops">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJLAJVmggt0 '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 – “Rally the Troops” Worldwide Reveal Trailer'']</ref>

Several weeks after the [[Red Legion|Red Legion's]] occupation of the City, a [[Vanguard]] counter-offensive led by [[Zavala|Commander Zavala]], [[Cayde-6]], and [[Ikora Rey]] liberated the city. During the occupation, [[The Speaker]] was killed and the [[Traveler]] subjected to a [[Traveler Cage|massive cage]] which constricted its power and allowed the Commander of the Legion, [[Dominus Ghaul]], to extract and use its [[Light]] for himself. However, during the battle to liberate the City, Ghaul was killed and the stolen light reclaimed by the Traveler, which had awoken for the first time since the [[Collapse]]. The [[Tower]] was destroyed in the battle, and the Vanguard as well as many other vendors were forced to [[Tower (Destiny 2)|relocate]] until the old Tower could be renovated. The Vanguard continued to authorize and direct Strikes against priority targets from their new position.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chosen]]''</ref>

During the events of [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], the city was breached by the [[Kell's Scourge]], a brand new, anarchist faction of [[Fallen]] terrorists who sought to steal and harness [[Black Armory]] technology to rise against all Fallen orders. Their attack was the largest Fallen offensive on the city since the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], and required a full team of six [[Guardian]]s to [[Scourge of the Past|raid]] their lair. The attack was neutralized when the Guardians confronted the source of the attack, [[Insurrection Prime, Kell's Scourge]], who battled the Guardians with a massive war-mech, eventually being brought down by the combined efforts of the Guardian raid team.

Some time after the Red Legion's defeat at the [[The Sundial]] and return of [[Saint-14]], the [[Psion Flayer]] [[Amtec]], in a final desperate act, commandeered ''[[The Almighty]]'' and sent it on a collision course for Earth, hoping to annihilate The Last City. Thankfully, Zavala and [[Anastasia Bray]], with the help of [[Rasputin]] and the Guardians, were able to reactivate the Warmind's [[Seraph Bunker|Seraph countermeasures]]. Mere days before the Almighty's collision, the Warmind weapons bombarded the ship until it finally exploded in low orbit. Debris from the Almighty's core crashed along the side of a mountain near the city, unleashing a massive shockwave that did minor/insignificant damage to the settlement. Overall, however, the Last City survive Amtec's plot thanks to the efforts of the Guardians and the Warmind.

Unfortunately, this victory against the Cabal would prove short-lived as the Last City receives reports of Pyramid-shaped vessels appearing over planets of the Solar System. The Guardians, the Vanguard and Last City officials soon confirm their worst fears: the Darkness had returned. Worse, Rasputin is silenced by the Darkness when it and Ana Bray attempted to fight back with the Warmind's Warsat network, only to fail. As the Guardians work with Eris Morn to discern the Darkness's intentions in the messages the Pyramid's send on Io, Zavala gathers the main City factions to formulate a plan should the Darkness turn hostile. Despite some initial squabbling, Zavala is able to reach a compromise with the factions, gaining their support in the establishment of Project Stronghold, the plan to fortify the Last City's defenses.

*'''[[Botza District]]''' - an abandoned area within the Last City that houses the long lost Vault Ebisu of the Black Armory, and staging grounds of the [[Scourge of the Past]] [[Raid]]. As of Season of the Splicer, it houses the headquarters of the House of Light and now goes by the name "The Eliksni Quarter".

*'''Core East'''<ref name="Watch Announcements"/><ref name="District 125">'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Warlock Aunor#District 125|The Warlock Aunor - District 125]]''</ref>

==City-based Organizations==

===Guardian Organizations===

* The location of the City has been the source of much speculation. One theory, based on the movements of the [[Sol|Sun]] and the local geography, suggests that the City is located in Nepal.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/38nbqq/the_last_city_is_pokhara_nepal/ '''Reddit''': The Last City is Pokhara, Nepal]</ref> Other theories place the city in southwestern Canada, northern Chile, and in the southern Andes range on the border between Chile and Argentina or it could be located somewhere in the Caucasus mountains in Russia based on the Cosmodrome's relatively nearby location during [[A Guardian Rises]] closing cinematic.  In the lost Cryptarch mission, Amanda refers to the EDZ as "Back across the Pond" Indicating the City being in North America.  Based on the Mountainous Terrain, it's possible the Last City could be around Denver, Colorado or Colorado Springs.

**Suraya Hawthorne makes a simular notion in one of the EDZ adventure mission, stating that when she heard the city's distress signal she flew across the ocean to help. This does indeed place the city on the North or South American continent. Since she was running supplies in the EDZ when the signal came through and flying to anywhere in Europe, Russia, Asia and Africa from there would not have required her to cross any oceans.

**After the first mission of the Forsaken campaign, [[Amanda Holliday]] states that her mother died crossing the Panama Ravine on their way to The Last City, with her father dying just outside its gate. Given this, and her extremely Southern United States mannerisms/accent, it's reasonable to assume that The Last City is somewhere in South America.

**[[Orin]] states that the City is south of the [[Sinaloan Ruins]], presumably in Mexico, and that part of the reason the [[Fallen]] steer clear is because there are too many parasites, adding yet more to the claim that it is located in South America.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Ecdysis#War_Hammer|Ecdysis: War Hammer]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Ecdysis#Question_After_Question|Ecdysis: Question After Question]]''</ref>

**The Traveler is depicted over the north pole of Earth in ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' key art, though this is obviously for artistic effect and not accurate to its actual position and by extension the City's location.

* Curiously in [[Destiny|Destiny 1]] and 2, Signs around the tower and the New Tower are typically placed in three languages. The first being English, the next Portuguese, finally Chinese. This suggests that the primary ethnic groups of The Last City are of English, Latin-American, and Asian heritage.

* In Destiny 2, there is a secret room of the [[Daito]] weapon foundry, the company that manufactured the [[Jade Rabbit]] [[scout rifle]], accessible through a ventilation shaft in the Hangar area of the Last City. This room contains a [[Ghost]] scan of a computer journal of [[Ana Bray]], who is featured in the [[Warmind]] expansion.

File:HQyeD3R.jpg|City skyline.

File:Red War Last City.jpg|The City burning at the onset of the Red War.

File:TheLastCity.jpg|The City during the Red Legion invasion.

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