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|atmosphere= Retains an atmosphere, as in all post-Traveler records.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | |atmosphere= Retains an atmosphere, as in all post-Traveler records.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | ||
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|population=[[Vex]] <br> [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] (simulation) <br> [[Hive]] (simulation) <br> [[ | |population=[[Vex]] <br> [[Cabal]] <br> [[Fallen]] (simulation) <br> [[Hive]] (simulation) <br>[[Pyramids]] | ||
|societal approximation= Humans, then Vex terraformed, deserted. | |societal approximation= Humans, then Vex terraformed, deserted. | ||
|government= [[Vex]] occupation, [[Cult of Osiris]] | |government= [[Vex]] occupation, [[Cult of Osiris]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote| | {{quote|No life stirs here. Not anymore.|[[Grimoire]] description<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#Mercury|Mercury]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Mercury''' is the first planet in the [[Sol System]] and the closest to the Sun. It is a [[Vex]] [[Machine World | '''Mercury''' is the first planet in the [[Sol System]] and the closest to the Sun. It is a [[Vex]] [[Machine World]]. Mercury was one of four destinations that was [[Taken]] by [[the Witness]] at the end of [[Season of Arrivals]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Sun itself, as seen on the planet's surface, appears to be massive in size yet not blindingly bright—a possible result of Vex engineering.<ref name = "lighthouse">'''Bungie (2015/5/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | The Sun itself, as seen on the planet's surface, appears to be massive in size yet not blindingly bright—a possible result of Vex engineering.<ref name = "lighthouse">'''Bungie (2015/5/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places#The Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> | ||
Though much of Mercury is dominated by the Vex, others have managed to visit the planet, including the [[Cult of Osiris]] who maintains a camp there in the form of [[The Lighthouse]]. Flawless champions of the [[Trials of Osiris]] are permitted to visit the Lighthouse where they can find stores of [[Glimmer]] and other treasures, although the only rewards available are the ones in the chest at the edge.<ref name = "lighthouse"/> [[The Sunbreakers]] have their Forge here as well and the [[Cabal]] built an outpost at [[Vertigo]], but have since mysteriously disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King's Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> | Though much of Mercury is dominated by the Vex, others have managed to visit the planet, including the [[Cult of Osiris]] who maintains a camp there in the form of [[The Lighthouse]]. Flawless champions of the [[Trials of Osiris]] are permitted to visit the Lighthouse where they can find stores of [[Glimmer]] and other treasures, although the only rewards available are the ones in the chest at the edge.<ref name = "lighthouse"/> [[The Sunbreakers]] have their Forge here as well and the [[Cabal]] built an outpost at [[Vertigo]], but have since mysteriously disappeared.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/13/we-analyze-destiny-the-taken-king-s-eight-new-crucible-maps.aspx '''Gameinformer''': We Analyze Destiny: The Taken King's Eight New Crucible Maps]</ref> | ||
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Following its transformation into a garden world by the [[Traveler]], Mercury was inhabited by humanity during the [[Golden Age]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref> At this time, the planet was covered in grasslands and trees with pink leaves. | Following its transformation into a garden world by the [[Traveler]], Mercury was inhabited by humanity during the [[Golden Age]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clRpcIHpmoY '''Youtube''': ''Official Destiny E3 Trailer -- New Beginnings'']</ref> At this time, the planet was covered in grasslands and trees with pink leaves. | ||
===Collapse=== | ===Collapse=== | ||
During [[the Collapse]], the Vex undid the Traveler's work <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury# | During [[the Collapse]], the Vex undid the Traveler's work <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#The_Lighthouse|The Lighthouse]]''</ref> and completely changed Mercury into a Machine World within days of their arrival,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Eye of a Gate Lord]]''</ref> using "Lighthouses" to flood the planet with [[Radiolaria]] to facilitate its transformation.<ref>[https://youtu.be/qZOyUk0iQAU?t=267] '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 - "A Garden World" New Heroic Strike - Curse Of Osiris''</ref> [[Dendron, Root Mind]] arrived in a massive Vex construct to begin seeding the planet with Vex architecture and poisoning all life with Radiolarian fluid. Eventually the [[Infinite Forest]] was created to serve as the Vex' simulation farm, with [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] at its heart. | ||
===City Age=== | ===City Age=== | ||
When [[Saint-14]] tried to track [[Osiris]] on Mercury, Osiris's trail caused him to get lost in the virtual expanse of the Infinite Forest. The [[Titan (class)|Titan]] faced the Vex for several centuries, destroying thousands of them. Eventually, the Vex created | When [[Saint-14]] tried to track [[Osiris]] on Mercury, Osiris's trail caused him to get lost in the virtual expanse of the Infinite Forest. The [[Titan (class)|Titan]] faced the Vex for several centuries, destroying thousands of them. Eventually, the Vex created an [[Axis Mind]] specifically designed to drain his Light. Though he destroyed the Mind, it succeeded in its mission by mortally wounding the legendary Titan and draining his Light. Out of respect, the Vex laid Saint-14's body to rest in a tomb in a Simulant Future guarded by [[Hagios, Reverent Mind]] (Hagios meaning Saint) and surrounded by the melted shells of all the Vex he killed as a memorial to the grief he gave them. In ''[[Season of Dawn]]'', his fate was altered by [[The Guardian]], resulting in his eventual return to the City. | ||
===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== | ||
During the [[Red War]], Mercury was partially fragmented to fuel the [[Red Legion]]'s now-destroyed superweapon, the Almighty. Seemingly half of its mass now exists independently of the rest of the planet.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_nquTg8Rmw Destiny 2 Secret Cutscene]</ref> | During the [[Red War]], Mercury was partially fragmented to fuel the [[Red Legion]]'s now-destroyed superweapon, the Almighty. Seemingly half of its mass now exists independently of the rest of the planet.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_nquTg8Rmw Destiny 2 Secret Cutscene]</ref> | ||
After [[Dominus | After [[Dominus]] Ghaul's death, the Vex began to gather on the planet. Osiris discovered that Panoptes had simulated a future where the Vex would achieve total victory in the solar system and wipe out all other life. Vex from the past and future were converging on this timeline to carry out their plan, but were foiled by the Guardian. It is seen during the Vex's campaign, the Cabal had also sent troops by the order of [[Val Ca'uor]] to the [[Fields of Glass]] where they would attempt to secure technology from the Vex but become bogged down in an attrition war. | ||
The [[Combustor Valus]] and his crew would raid [[Pariah's Refuge]], kicking out the Vex inhabitants before being soon ended by the Guardian. | The [[Combustor Valus]] and his crew would raid [[Pariah's Refuge]], kicking out the Vex inhabitants before being soon ended by the Guardian. | ||
===Arrival of the Pyramids=== | ===Arrival of the Pyramids=== | ||
A month after the Almighty's destruction at the hands of [[Rasputin]], a [[ | A month after the Almighty's destruction at the hands of [[Rasputin]], a [[Pyramid (Mercury)|Pyramid]] arrived on Mercury in similar fashion to its [[Pyramid (Io)|counterpart]] on [[Io]]. From its position, the Pyramid blotted out the Sun and shrouded the Fields of Glass in its shadow. | ||
Several months after the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]], they caused the planet along with [[Io]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], and [[Mars]] to mysteriously disappear, just as the Traveler healed itself. | Several months after the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]], they caused the planet along with [[Io]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], and [[Mars]] to mysteriously disappear, just as the Traveler healed itself. | ||
[[Emperor Calus]] would later lead the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] in the anomaly left in the place of the planet, where he would manage to commune with [[The Witness]].<ref>[[Duality (dungeon)|Repressed Memories 9-12]]</ref> | [[Emperor Calus]] would later lead the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] in the anomaly left in the place of the planet, where he would manage to commune with [[The Witness]].<ref>[[Duality (dungeon)|Repressed Memories 9-12]]</ref> | ||
==Adventures== | ==Adventures== | ||
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**[[Altar of Flame]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | **[[Altar of Flame]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | ||
**[[Fields of Glass]] | **[[Fields of Glass]] | ||
***[[The Burning Shrine]] {{C|Crucible map}} | ***[[The Burning Shrine]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | ||
***[[The Lighthouse]] | ***[[The Lighthouse]] | ||
***[[Infinite Forest]] | ***[[Infinite Forest]] | ||
****[[Radiant Cliffs]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
****[[The Burnout]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
****[[Convergence]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
****[[Fragment]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
****[[Radiant Cliffs]] {{C|Crucible map}} | |||
****[[The Burnout]] {{C|Crucible map}} | |||
****[[Convergence]] {{C|Crucible map}} | |||
****[[Fragment]] {{C|Crucible map}} | |||
***[[Sundial Spire]] | ***[[Sundial Spire]] | ||
****[[Corridors of Time]] | ****[[Corridors of Time]] | ||
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*****[[Zephyr Station Perimeter]] | *****[[Zephyr Station Perimeter]] | ||
*****[[Infinity's Siphon]] | *****[[Infinity's Siphon]] | ||
**[[Vertigo]] {{C|Crucible map}} | ***[[Pariah's Refuge]] {{C|Lost Sector}} | ||
**[[Vertigo]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | |||
*Languid Sea | *Languid Sea | ||
**[[Icarus]] {{C|Crucible map}} | **[[Icarus]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | ||
**[[Shining Sands]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}} | **[[Shining Sands]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}} | ||
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**Assuming perihelion, the Sun would appear about 1°45' (1.75 degrees) across - "only" about 3 times larger than from [[Earth]] (0.53'). Assuming aphelion, it would be about 1.15 deg (1°10') across, or twice its apparent diameter as seen from Earth. | **Assuming perihelion, the Sun would appear about 1°45' (1.75 degrees) across - "only" about 3 times larger than from [[Earth]] (0.53'). Assuming aphelion, it would be about 1.15 deg (1°10') across, or twice its apparent diameter as seen from Earth. | ||
**It's possible the Traveler changed the planet's orbit, but at this distance, it would take much more paracausal effort (unless those powers are so nonphysical that it makes no difference) to keep the planet from roasting than it would in its original orbit. (With regular physics, the planet would most likely be doomed.) It's also possible that the effect protecting the surface of Mercury from heat significantly distorts or refracts light at some point between the Sun and the planet, causing the Sun to appear much larger and less intense than it would otherwise. | **It's possible the Traveler changed the planet's orbit, but at this distance, it would take much more paracausal effort (unless those powers are so nonphysical that it makes no difference) to keep the planet from roasting than it would in its original orbit. (With regular physics, the planet would most likely be doomed.) It's also possible that the effect protecting the surface of Mercury from heat significantly distorts or refracts light at some point between the Sun and the planet, causing the Sun to appear much larger and less intense than it would otherwise. | ||
**This discrepancy was noted in-universe by a [[New Monarchy]] affiliated Guardian in the [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury# | **This discrepancy was noted in-universe by a [[New Monarchy]] affiliated Guardian in the [[Grimoire:Places/Mercury#The_Lighthouse|Grimoire card for the Lighthouse]], who theorized it was caused by Vex constructs distorting the image. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{ | **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | ||
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**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' | **''[[Season of Opulence]]'' | ||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' | **''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' | **''[[Season of Dawn]]'' | ||
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**''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' | **''[[Lightfall]]'' | ||
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Vex]] | [[Category:Vex]] | ||
