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[[File:Destiny The Last City.png|thumb|400px|The Last City, in the shadow of the Traveler]]

 

The '''Last City''', also known as the '''Last Safe City''' or simply 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]] on [[Earth]]. The City was built under the shadow of [[the Traveler]] in the hope the [[Light]] would offer some protection from threats to [[Human|Humanity]].<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> Construction of the Last City began 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, after previously being spread across countless hidden settlements across [[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> Many conflicts (such as the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]]) were fought by the Guardians, under the command of the [[Vanguard]], in order to keep the city and its people safe.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> The City is surrounded by a massive wall built by the first [[Titan (class)|Titan]] Order to keep out enemies, such as the [[Fallen]]. The [[Tower]], former headquarters of the [[Vanguard]], rests on top of the wall.<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> Although being successfully defended by the [[Guardian]]s for centuries, the relative safety within the walls came to an end when [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s forces invaded at the beginning of the [[Red War]].<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''[[Destiny]], Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Guardians|Guardians]]''</ref> The City was then occupied by Ghaul and his [[Red Legion]] before being liberated after a counteroffensive led by the [[Vanguard]].

The City is inhabited by [[Human]]s, [[Awoken]], [[Exo]]s, and recently [[Eliksni]] and [[Cabal]], who have cooperated with each other in the time following the [[Collapse]], in order to build the City and its defenses.<ref name="city"/> Due to no centralised government or leadership, the City became embroiled in a bitter [[faction]] war, until the Guardians stepped in and put a stop to the violence. Since this time, the City has been ruled by a [[Consensus]] of the factions, with the [[Speaker]] as its head and the [[Vanguard]] in an advisory position.<ref name="GF">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/City_Factions#Factions|Factions]]''</ref>

 

During the [[Red War]], [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s occupation of the City disrupted its governance. Although the Vanguard and Consensus survived, the [[Speaker]] was presumed dead following the City's liberation, and it is unclear who, if anyone, will fill his role. Another seat in the Consensus has been emptied during the events of ''[[Forsaken]]'', with Prince [[Uldren Sov]] murdering the [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]] and leaving none to take up the mantle until Uldren was hunted and killed for his crimes. After which, a Ghost name [[Glint]] resurrected Uldren as a Hunter who took the moniker "Crow" and succeeded Cayde per decree of Cayde's Vanguard Dare in [[The Final Shape]] which states that the Hunter who kills Cayde is the new Hunter Vanguard.

 

As of the events of [[Season of the Splicer]], with one Consensus faction leader dead and the remaining two having been banished from the City, the sole governors of the Last City are the Vanguard leaders Ikora Rey and Commander Zavala.

 

 

 

Besides the Faction Wars, the City had been involved in two major conflicts during it's earlier years. The first being the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], when four [[Titan (class)|Titan]] orders defended the Last City's walls against six enemy approaches. The second and far more devastating conflict was the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]], where the full might of the [[Fallen]] Houses descended upon the City with the goal of retaking the [[Traveler]], but were eventually defeated by the Guardians after [[Fallen]] reinforcements from the [[House of Wolves]] failed to arrive due to the Queen of the [[Reef]], [[Mara Sov]]'s intervention.<ref name="TCA"/>

 

In recent years, the Guardians of the Last City began to reach out and take a more active role in pushing back the hordes of alien invaders threatening the [[Sol system]]. They [[Vanguard]] engaged in a war of resistance against [[Oryx, the Taken King]], in response to his arrival in the system, and deployment of [[Taken]] troops to multiple planets, including [[Earth]]. This conflict would later be known as 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]]. This raid resulted in the deaths of Oryx's most powerful servants and the Taken King himself. However, these actions did not bring the war to an end, as the [[vanguard]] continued to fight against the lingering Hive and Taken presence 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>

 

 

 

Two years after the [[Taken War]], the [[Cabal Empire]] launched a major invasion of Earth, headed by the commander of the [[Red Legion]] and emperor of the Cabal Empire, [[Dominus Ghaul]]. The Red Legion launched a massive surprise attack on the Last City, completely devastating the last bastion of [[Humanity]] and the [[Tower]]. During the inital attack, a [[Traveler Cage|massive cage]] of Cabal design was attached to the [[Traveler]], which constricted its power and allowed the Commander of the Legion, [[Dominus Ghaul]], to extract and use its [[Light]] for himself. This left Guardians cut off from the [[Light]], thus severely crippling their ability to fight back against the invaders. Many inhabitants of the City were killed during the invasion, and its subsequent occupation. <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>

 

 

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 legendary titan, [[Saint-14]], the [[Psion Flayer]] [[Amtec]], in a final desperate act, commandeered ''[[The Almighty]]'' and sent it on a collision course with Earth, hoping to annihilate the Last City. Thankfully, [[Commander Zavala]] and [[Anastasia Bray]], with the help of [[Rasputin]] and the [[Guardian]], were able to reactivate the Warmind's [[Seraph Bunker|Seraph countermeasures]]. Mere days before the Almighty's collision with the City, [[Warsat]]s 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 inflicted minor damage to the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|New Tower]]. Ultimately, however, the Last City survived Amtec's plot.

 

{{Quote|Guardian, siege preparations are… they're ongoing. [...] The Tower's resources are stretched thin. I trust you'll maintain our front against the Pyramids.|Commander Zavala to the Guardian}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With Clovis removed from the equation, Rasputin continued to guide the Guardians in gathering submind data for his restoration but a revelation from Mara Sov would leave him questioning on his next move. The Awoken Queen began to suspect that Xivu Arath's true goal was to allow the Guardians to restore Rasputin and use his arsenal to smite the Wrathborn, in which the following destruction would not only fuel her worm but also that of a ritual. A ritual to open a portal large enough to summon her endless armies to overwhelm Earth. Thus, the Vanguard Coalition's leaders agree that while they can't allow Eramis to hack into the Network, they can't leave the Warmind weakened either, as Ana pleaded her case that Rasputin was needed in combating the Witness. As a result, they agreed to repair Rasputin as originally planned but he be refrained from using his arsenal against Xivu Arath's forces.

Unfortunately, Eramis would succeed in gaining access to the Warsat Network, seeking to activate Rasputin's ABHORRENT IMPERATIVE protocol where all the Warsats will target the Traveler. With no time and no other option, Rasputin resolves to sacrifice himself with his AURORA SACRIFICE protocol to destroy the entire Warsat Network, denying Eramis her vengeance. As the Guardians battled aboard the [[Seraph Station]] to upload Rasputin, the heard reports of activity within the Last City: the Traveler was beginning to leave. Yet as it entered Earth's outer orbit, it ceased to move just as the Warsat Network self-destructed. Confused and angered, Eramis wondered why the Traveler didn't flee like it had with the Eliksni and so many other civilizations. The Witness answered, stating that the Traveler simply has nowhere left to run, as The Witness and its Black Fleet had arrived, stationed near Jupiter.

Despite the initial fear that the Traveler was leaving [[The Coalition|Humanity and their allies]] to fend for themselves, Zavala and Ikora believe that with Humanity standing alongside the Awoken, the House of Light and the Cabal loyal to Empress Caiatl, they will face and repel the forces of The Witness and its Disciples. They would fight to defend Earth from the forces of the Witness, but the defense fails as the pilots go down and the [[Shadow Legion]] begin operations to capture prisoners on Earth. They would also discover the existence of [[Neomuna|a Neptunian city]] after the Witness discovers the location of [[The Veil]] hidden away there and instructs Emperor Calus to find the Veil. Osiris and the Guardian follow the Shadow Legion fleet traveling to Neptune. In time, the Coalition would gain a valuable ally in the [[Cloud Strider]] [[Nimbus]], but also learn that the Witness used the energies of the Veil to open the portal on the Traveler. Despite the setback, Guardians would raid the Witness's [[Essence|flagship]] terraformed by the Traveler and defeat Nezarec reborn through both Light and Dark.  

The Guardians return to Earth to infiltrate the Pyramid outpost set up by the Shadow Legion and bypass its warding with the assistance of an [[Ascendant Scepter]]. [[Devrim Kay]], Mara Sov, and Mithrax meet with them at the [[Farm]] and discover that [[Amanda Holliday]] has sent a distress signal in the EDZ. The Guardian follows her distress signal and defeats its [[Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion|warden]]. The Guardian and Crow rescue her from the outpost and report to Mara Sov, who coronate them as her [[Queensguard]]. Amanda then inform them of another outpost, this time in the Cosmodrome. They go to work to free more prisoners and defeat the [[Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness|warden]] in charge there despite its Psionic powers. They would then infiltrate an orbital prison ship and navigate the Ascendant Plane to bypass its defenses. They defeat the [[Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion|warden]] overseeing the orbital prison. Amanda and Mithrax discover a distress signal leading in the Tunnels and decide to pursue it. The Guardian arrives to assist them, meeting heavy resistance from the Shadow Legion. After dealing with a [[Tormentor]] named [[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]] and Taken reinforcements, the Guardian bypasses the prison facility's security system. Mithrax rescues the prisoners trapped there, but Amanda is killed in the facility's explosion. Zavala holds a vigil for Amanda in the Farm, with the Guardian, Crow, and Mara as its participants. Mara reminds the Guardian of the feeling of grief and to complete Amanda's mission to free more prisoners. Crow eventually forms a plan to break the Shadow Legion's grip on Earth. The Guardian would infiltrate the Shadow Legion flagship hanging in Earth while he, Devrim, and Mithrax would assist them in eliminating the forces occupying it. Crow detonates the charges set up in the hangar after the Guardian dispels the Pyramid beacons using balefires. The Guardian eventually scuttles the flagship using the powers sent by Mara to destroy the cooling fans and then the engines. They see the flagship blow up as the forces of the Coalition celebrate this victory. Crow explains that the Awoken's addition to the Coalition is justified alongside Caiatl's Cabal, the House of Light, and the people of Neomuna. They return to the Tower to receive a parting gift from the late Amanda Holliday and then gain the keys to [[Brazen Spark|her personal ship]].

*'''[[Anchor District]]'''

*'''[[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]]. Sometime between the events of the [[Endless Night]] and the [[Search for Nezarec's Relics]] it became the '''[[Eliksni Quarter]]''', where the majority of the Eliksni allies have taken residency including the [[House of Light]] and [[House of Spider]].

*'''City Perimeter''' - the land surrounding the City proper, just beyond its walls. Also known as the '''City Outskirts'''. [[Twilight Gap]], a valley where the City's Guardians repelled a [[Fallen]] invasion force, is located here.

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

*'''[[Peregrine District]]''' - site of the [[Guardian]]s' incursion to assassinate [[Dominus Ghaul]] during the [[Red Legion]]'s occupation.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Xbox One Activision Blizzard: [[Chosen]]''</ref>

*'''Ridge District'''

*'''Riverside''' - an area from where the transformation of the Traveler could be observed, as the Traveler healed its wounds sustained in the Red War and chased off the ecroaching Darkness.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Playstation 4''</ref>

*'''[[The Core]]''' - the City's central area, directly beneath the Traveler. The Hall of [[Consensus]] is located here.<ref name="Watch Announcements"/>

*'''Thracia District'''

*'''West District''' - an area where the [[Tex Mechanica]] foundry is located.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost_Fragment:_The_City_Age_2|Ghost Fragment: The City Age 2]]''</ref>

After Twilight Gap, the districts nearest the City walls were abandoned.<ref name = "City Age 2">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost Fragment: The City Age 2|Ghost Fragment: The City Age 2]]</ref> Many districts were also entirely obliterated by the [[Red Legion]]'s invasion and occupation of the City. To replace them following the City's liberation, blueprints with modular designs for housing and storefronts were drawn up by City engineers.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Xbox One Activision Blizzard: [[Ghost Scans]]''</ref>

*[[Bannerfall]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}

*[[The Tower]]

***[[Tower Ruins]]

*[[H.E.L.M.]]

==City-based organizations==

*[[Dead Orbit]] {{c|formerly}}

*[[Future War Cult]] {{c|formerly}}

*[[New Monarchy]] {{c|formerly}}

===Guardian organizations===

**[[Iron Banner]]

*[[Nadir]]

* 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.

* 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:Destiny Concept Art 20b.jpg|A City district.

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