Editing Mars

{{Article quote|Home of [[BrayTech Futurescape]] and [[Rasputin]]. Overrun by the [[Hive]].}}

|population= [[Human]]ity {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Cabal]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Pyramid]]s

|government=[[Freehold]] {{c|formerly}}

{{Quote|The wind wiped away our footprints. When the storm had passed, we found something shining beneath the sand...|[[Grimoire]] description<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref>}}

'''Mars''' is the fourth planet in the [[Sol System]], and the third largest terrestrial planet. Since the [[Collapse]], much of Mars has returned to the desolation that came before [[The Traveler|the Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref> Like the rest of the planets in the system, the red planet is littered with ruins from the [[Golden Age]].<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams</ref> It is home to [[Rasputin]]. It is also a living consciousness, and one of the [[Nine]]. Mars was one of four destinations that was Taken by [[the Witness]] at the end of [[Season of Arrivals]]. However, it mysteriously returned in [[The Witch Queen]].

A harsh and deadly environment, Mars is now a desert world<ref>[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet Viewer''']</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#Blind Watch|Blind Watch]]''</ref> frequently plagued by dust storms.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Dustwalker (leg armor)|Dustwalker]]''</ref> The [[Cabal]] forces have a presence on the planet in the form of their [[Exclusion Zone]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> as do the [[Virgo Prohibition|Vex]], who are at odds with the Cabal.<ref name="GameInformer"/> An indelible sign of the Cabal presence on Mars is the moon of [[Phobos]], which has had its orbit dramatically altered by Cabal planetary engineering; it now fills a significant part of the sky. Even more disturbing is the discovery of large "planet-cracking" munitions among the Cabal's already devastating arms.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> There is some degree of conflict as humanity tries to reclaim its former glory.<ref name="GameInformer"/>

===Golden Age===

With the coming of the Traveler, rain washed over Mars,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and it was here that [[human]]s first [[Ares One|encountered]] the spherical entity.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> Once, populating Mars had been nothing more than a dream for humanity,<ref>[http://links.ebw.ebgames.com.au/servlet/MailView?ms=NDY0OTAzNjIS1&r=NTEwODkzNjQxNzMS1&j=NDgyMzI4MDQ4S0&mt=1&rt=0 '''EB Worlds''' - ''The New Frontier awaits'']</ref> but after its terraforming, a thriving metropolis named [[Freehold]] came to dominate the skyline - a bastion of human life in the red dunes.<ref name = "GameInformer"/> The [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] corporation had a major presence in Freehold, in addition to setting up their own private facilities, such as one in the [[Hellas Basin]] which acted as a tourist attraction and a site for research into [[Exo]] and [[Warmind]] technology, as well as the location for the core of the Warmind [[Rasputin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], [[Core Terminus]]''</ref>

With the coming of the [[Darkness]], nearly all of Freehold was "swept away" and the sand claimed what remained.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/mars '''Bungie''' : ''Mars'']</ref> Today, Freehold lies buried beneath a mountain of sand, and its once-soaring skyscrapers are only visible.<ref name="GameInformer">'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref>

Mars would be subject to incursions from multiple alien races, being the [[Cabal]], the [[Vex]], and the [[Hive]]. The former two would find each other at odds in an attrition war in [[Meridian Bay]], the area surrounding Freehold, with the Cabal vying to mine resources and study the Vex artifacts and structures in the area, which include the massive [[Transfer Gate|gate]] to the [[Black Garden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref> A Hive brood known as the [[Grasp of Nokris]] would attempt to invade the Hellas Basin, only to be frozen in ice by Rasputin's defensive SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol for the years to come.

 

With the awakening of the Traveler at the end of the [[Red War]], the ice caps on Mars began to thaw, extending to the iced-over Hellas Basin. This would also thaw the invading Grasp of Nokris, prompting Rasputin's newly-awakened core intelligence to deorbit [[Warsat]]s as a defensive measure, inadvertently attracting a defeated Red Legion looking to scavenge technology to strike back at the [[Guardian]]s who denied their victory.

 

===Arrival of the Pyramids===

Two years later, a [[The Martian Pyramid|Pyramid]] would arrive on Mars, mirroring one of its [[The Ionian Pyramid|counterparts]] which arrived on [[Io]] a month earlier. There was recently a signal that was coming from a device in the Clovis Bray Facility, Guardians went to investigate to find an individual's journal whose name is Helsom, Ana describes him as a Xenoarchaeologist who believed in possible contact with extrasolar species and humanity, she contemplated on if he ever found what he was looking for, he remained on Mars since the Collapse happened.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZJ2i2agAQ Matt Helsom Mission]</ref>

 

Several months after the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]], they caused the planet along with [[Io]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], and [[Mercury]] to mysteriously disappear, just as the Traveler healed itself. Mars' two moons [[Phobos]] and [[Deimos]], however, survived and orbit the maw of the void planet.

 

Shortly after the disappearances, [[Emperor Calus]] attempted to speak to the [[The Witness|unknown entity]] behind the gravitational anomaly of Darkness left where Mars used to be. He experimented with [[Scorn]] and the [[Crown of Sorrow]] aboard [[Glykon Volatus|a carrier]] to ultimately [[Locus of Communion|succeed]], with Calus disappearing afterwards.

 

Over a year after its disappearance, Mars would be returned with temporal rifts to [[Golden Age]] Mars. Baffled by Mars' return, [[Ikora Rey]] along with her [[Hidden]] set up [[The Enclave]] in [[Agrisector 24-A, Freehold]] due to the appearance of the [[Relic]], a mysterious structure left behind by the [[Black Fleet]].

 

Not long after their investigation into the Relic, the [[Cabal]] of [[Caiatl]]'s [[Imperial Cabal]] of the Cabal Ascendancy began constructing outposts and cannons around the [[Martian Cradle]], wishing to retake Mars as Cabal territory. Although Ikora Rey and [[Eris Morn]] were concerned, they realised that the Cabal were not aiming at them, but instead aiming at [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]'s ship, [[The Lure]]. [[The Guardian]] would then arrive at the scene and would be instructed by Ikora and Eris to investigate further since they are pinned down. The Guardian was then engaged by Cabal forces and boarded Savathûn's ship by shooting themselves out of a nearby Cabal cannon.

 

The Guardian explored the depths of the ship, finding Hive forces of the [[Lucent Brood]], a relic made from Pyramid tech and Hive with new powers. After investigating further, the Guardian was tossed off the ship, landing on the Martian surface and eventually travelled to Ikora for debriefing.

 

While the Imperial Cabal/Vanguard alliance was [[the Lucent War|battling]] the Lucent Hive, a [[Psion Conclave|rebel force]] of Cabal and Psions set up a base of operations in [[The Barrens]], with the backing of [[Emperor Calus]], and began broadcasting anti-Imperial propaganda. The area was [[Vox Obscura|stormed]] by the Guardians multiple times to shut down the transmission.

 

Months later, Vanguard forces would return to Mars to obtain Rasputin [[Submind]] data from the Braytech Futurescape, which is stuck in a time tear. The Guardians would clash with Hive and [[Taken]] forces of [[Xivu Arath's Horde]], who occupied the complex and deactivated or subverted its defenses. The [[Fireteam]] confronts their leader, [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones|Darkblade Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]], and slays him in a fierce battle, though his [[Ascendant Hive|Ascendant]] status saves him from final death. Many more retrieval operations like this would be launched and continue to be conducted.

 

Around the same time, the [[Ares Spire]], a Golden Age [[Seraphs|Seraph]] Complex, powered on for the first time since the collapse. [[Osiris]] instructs a team of guardians to investigate the facilty, finding [[Sol Divisive]] Vex intent on harvesting its data. The guardians fight through the Vex, destroying their leading [[Vex Mind]]s [[Akelous, the Siren's Current]] and [[Persys, Primordial Ruin]], and retrieve critical data about extrasolar colonies. Ana would later lead a fireteam consisting of [[Cogburn]], [[Earp]] and [[Moss-2]] into the complex to fully clear it, retrieving any further data as well as [[Tex Mechanica]] armor and weapon schematics.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [[Spire of the Watcher]] [[Dungeon]] Armor Sets''</ref>

*Isidis Planitia <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Bounty]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/take-the-wanted-3 Take the Wanted]</ref>

*Clovis Bray Special Projects  

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

**[[Firebase Delphi]] {{C|Crucible map}}

**[[Bastion (map)|Bastion]] {{C|Crucible map}}

***[[The Hollows]]

***[[The Buried City]]

**[[Rubicon Wastes]]

**[[Scablands]]

**[[The Barrens]]

**[[Valley of the Kings]]

*[[Upper Stratosphere]]

**[[New Arcadia]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}

***[[Ma'adim Subterrane]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}

**[[BrayTech Futurescape]]

*Warmind Facility Hellas

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

 

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File:The Strength Of The Wolf Is the Pack.png|Three [[Guardian]]s on Mars.

***''[[Season of the Forge]]''

***''[[Season of the Drifter]]''

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