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{{Quote|Lush with giant twisted trees, deep caverns, waterfalls, and silver swamps, the origin of this planetoid remains unknown. What is clear is that the Vex have nearly transformed the entire planetoid into a [[Machine World]], above and below the surface. For those Guardians willing to brave the dangers and explore the myriad of mysteries, treasures beyond the imagination await.|Website description}}<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/story Destiny the Game Story]</ref> | {{Quote|Lush with giant twisted trees, deep caverns, waterfalls, and silver swamps, the origin of this planetoid remains unknown. What is clear is that the Vex have nearly transformed the entire planetoid into a [[Machine World]], above and below the surface. For those Guardians willing to brave the dangers and explore the myriad of mysteries, treasures beyond the imagination await.|Website description}}<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/story Destiny the Game Story]</ref> | ||
'''7066 Nessus''' is a [[wikipedia:Centaur (minor planet)|Centaur minor planet]] with an irregular orbit. At perihelion, Nessus is closer to the Sun than [[wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]]; at aphelion, Nessus moves into the [[wikipedia:Kuiper belt|Kuiper belt]]. It is a place where light is scarce.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - | '''7066 Nessus''' is a [[wikipedia:Centaur (minor planet)|Centaur minor planet]] with an irregular orbit. At perihelion, Nessus is closer to the Sun than [[wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]]; at aphelion, Nessus moves into the [[wikipedia:Kuiper belt|Kuiper belt]]. It is a place where light is scarce.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Orpheus Rig#Lore|Orpheus Rig]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
At some point, the [[Vex]] arrived on Nessus and | At some point, the [[Vex]] arrived on Nessus and, overseen by the [[Vex Mind]] [[Argos, Planetary Core]], began converting the Centaur into a [[Machine World]]<ref name="Looped">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Looped]]''</ref> to use to store defunct digital data.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Shell]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Golden Age]], the [[Colony ship]] ''[[Exodus Black]]'' crashed on Nessus on its way to Kepler-186, much to the surprise of its crew as it wasn't meant to be in their flight path. However, according to the ship's AI [[Failsafe]], the ship's crash may have been due to their orbital momentum (referred to as a four-vector, for the dimensions of space and time) being folded away into six extra dimensions, presumably by the Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Down#Lore|Exodus Downwn]]''</ref> As the Exodus Black's crew attempted and failed to contact help, they and the colonists onboard were subsequently either captured and experimented on (such as stealing the memories of the captain) or killed by the [[Vex]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Black (Quest)|Exodus Black]]''</ref> Unable to contact help, [[Failsafe]], became dormant until she was awoken by the arrival of [[Cayde-6]].{{Citation needed}} During this time, she was able to watch the Vex | |||
Approximately 126 years before the [[SIVA Crisis]], Nessus re-entered the [[Sol System]] after an unexpected delay.<ref name="GF:Cayde-6">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref> By this time, the Vex had converted 92.014% of the Centaur.<ref name="Looped"/> | |||
===Red War=== | |||
Following the [[Red Legion]]'s invasion of [[Earth]], they began to mobilize their forces across Nessus in an attempt to uncover any secrets it harbored, setting up drilling platforms<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[The Inverted Spire]]''</ref>, shipyards<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I|ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I]]''</ref> and bases such as [[Firebase Echo]]. During this mobilization, they came into conflict with the local [[Vex]] population as well as the [[Fallen]] [[House of Dusk]], which was scavenging whatever they could from the remnants of the ''[[Exodus Black]]''.<ref name="EC">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Crash]]''</ref> | |||
Following the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]], the former Cabal emperor [[Emperor Calus|Calus]] arrived at the Sol System and began to consume sections of the planetoid with his flagship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Leviathan (raid)]]''</ref> Doing so caused Argos to be sucked into the Leviathan's vacuum alongside a squadron of Vex, forcing Calus to call upon the [[Guardian]]s to be rid of the Vex Mind for good. With the destruction of the Axis Mind, the conversion of the planetoid has been permanently halted, but the Leviathan continued to slowly consume Nessus into Royal Wine.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] - [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]]''</ref> | |||
In addition to the return of Emperor Calus, the Guardian would work with Failsafe on numerous missions, including stopping several Vex experiments and stealing data from them, as well as preventing the Fallen from attacking her wreckage.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Siege]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Release]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Hack the Planet]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Deep Conversation]]''</ref> | |||
When working with [[Sagira]] to save [[Osiris]] from the [[Infinite Forest]], the Guardian would track down an [[Entangled Mind]] on Nessus to use its eye to find his location.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] - [[Hijacked]]''</ref> | |||
===Post-Red War=== | ===Post-Red War=== | ||
When the [[Kell's Scourge]] began using the [[Lost Forge]]s, they were intercepted smuggling [[Black Armory]] tech from the planet. Following their trail led the Guardians to the [[Gofannon Forge]] in the ruins of the Exodus Black. The Guardians reclaimed the Forge from the Scourge's hands and kept defending it from their attempts to reclaim it.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]] - [[Another Lost Forge]]''</ref> Following a set of Vex coordinates brought the Guardians to the [[Izanami Forge]], which was being integrated into the Vex structure. The Guardians reclaimed this Forge as well and defended it from the encroaching Vex.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Forge]] - [[Rekindle the Flames]]''</ref> | |||
When the [[Black Fleet]] arrived, Nessus was one of the few worlds in the outer system that was left untouched by the Pyramids. However, sometime after their departure, Calus and the Leviathan mysteriously disappeared from Nessus's orbit, leaving the Machine World only partially consumed.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - [[Vanguard Transmissions|Forth Vanguard Transmission]]''</ref> | |||
When the [[Black Fleet]] arrived, Nessus was one of the few worlds in the outer | |||
Some time afterwards, Calus's daughter and current leader of the Cabal Empire, [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]], arrived in the Sol System with her legions. Nessus was the first world to be invaded, with an [[Imperial Land Tank]] being deployed in the Arcadian Valley. It was here where her forces and the Guardians first clashed against one another in a bid for dominance over the system.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battleground: Behemoth]]''</ref> | Some time afterwards, Calus's daughter and current leader of the Cabal Empire, [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]], arrived in the Sol System with her legions. Nessus was the first world to be invaded, with an [[Imperial Land Tank]] being deployed in the Arcadian Valley. It was here where her forces and the Guardians first clashed against one another in a bid for dominance over the system.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battleground: Behemoth]]''</ref> | ||
Over the ages, many Fallen Pirate Crews hid their treasures on | Over the ages, many Fallen Pirate Crews hid their treasures on the planet.{{Citation needed}} These would be [[Expedition|sought after]] by [[The Guardian]] as they fought against the crews that sided with [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] in her search for the relics of [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]. This closeness also made [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] realize that the Vex sought to punish him for his intrusion into their [[Vex Network|Network]] during the [[Endless Night]], and made him decide to avoid the planet in the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Expedition: Nessus]]''</ref> | ||
===Upheval=== | |||
After the [[The Coalition|Coalition]] defeated the [[The Witness|Witness]] within the [[The Pale Heart|Pale Heart]], paracausal artifacts called [[Echo (object)|Echoes]] were created from a collision of Light and Darkness. One, the Echo of Command, would land on the planetoid, and be claimed by [[Maya Sundaresh]]<ref>'''Bungie (2024/7/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] — [https://youtu.be/m_SOh3yFZuY?si=3JQ1PatANAWYZbAn Destiny 2: Echoes | The Echoes Cinematic]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Polyphony#VII. Mind-Body|VII. Mind-Body]]''</ref> who would use its power to [[Nessian Schism|compel]] the Nessus Vex and pull [[Precursors]] out of time to serve her under the moniker of '''The Conductor'''.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Battleground: Delve]] [https://youtu.be/ddF7sisVmmw?si=tSLrHL-T8Qnaj3Xf | Ikora Rey: "The Vex wearing the yoke of command are under Maya's control, but the precursor Vex are part of her Collective."]''</ref> As a result of this, the Vex under her control began to develop independent thought and Nessus itself would begin to undergo a transformation brought about by the Echo's presence. Ikora would task the Guardian with investigating the mysterious disturbance on the planetoid with [[Osiris]], [[Saint-14]], and Failsafe running tactical. While tracking down the Echo's impact site into the Chamber of Sky, they fight though Vex with silica structures around their necks.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Meteoric]]''</ref> After fighting through the new collective and uploading Failsafe into the [[H.E.L.M.]] mainframe, they continue their investigations by collecting [[Radiolite]] samples and uncovering an entrance to the [[Vex Network]] within the Well of Echoes.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Breach Executable]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Enigma Protocol]]''</ref> As they continue their investigations, they discover that the Echoes arms race has begun when the Eliksni from the [[House of Salvation]] were able to enter Failsafe's mainframe within the Exodus Black, led by [[Pykis, House Salvation]], and the Eliksni of the House of Dusk, led by [[Kalliks, Baron of House Dusk]], allied themselves with the [[Shadow Legion]].<ref name="EC"/><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Breach Executable]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQwUHTz4iBs | Osiris: "Hmm, a peculiar alliance. One we will crush here.]''</ref> They are forced to conclude their investigations when Saint falls under the possession of the Conductor. They follow his last known coordinates into the Well of Flame. They were able to find him, but he began to question whether he was the real Saint. Realizing the danger of Saint's situation, they shift their attention to unraveling the Conductor’s motives.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Mesmerize]]''</ref> | |||
They eventually meet the Conductor after defeating [[Antioptes, Hypogean Sentinel]] and recovering the memories of Saint-14 from the archived simulation of the [[Infinite Forest]]. The Conductor reveals herself as Maya Sundaresh, who is planning to use the radiolaria to enact a second Golden Age, but they narrowly escape as she threatens to turn them into Vex. Failsafe then instructs them to uncover the secrets contained within the planetary core. They soon learn of the Conductor's experiments when they discover data contained on the degaussed [[Exo]]minds within the Conductor’s lab. At one point, the Conductor also experimented with a pair of [[Batadactyl]]s in her attempts to locate the Chioma Esi she remembers. They then defeat the Hydra frames sent by the Conductor and enhance Failsafe's mainframe to its maximum potency. After arriving too late to save the real Chioma Esi from the Conductor's cruelty, they confront her outside her lab. She was able to escape with the Echo remaining in her possession, but the planet itself began to become dormant. | They begin to hunt down the answers by delving deeper into Nessus, beneath the Well of Flame. After defeating the new Baron of the House of Dusk and [[Hypolydron, Captive Mind]], they would begin to learn that the radiolaria is diverted and transported deep underground to fuel the Conductor's ambitions of locating the real version of [[Chioma Esi]]. They would uncover a Vex city upon defeating [[Kamarian, Radial Overseer]] and enhancing Failsafe's mainframe within the H.E.L.M. The Vex city is found on Nessus's [[Planetary Core]], where long ago, the Vex began to turn the planetoid into a Machine World and now serve as the Conductor's domain. They eventually meet the Conductor after defeating [[Antioptes, Hypogean Sentinel]] and recovering the memories of Saint-14 from the archived simulation of the [[Infinite Forest]]. The Conductor reveals herself as Maya Sundaresh, who is planning to use the radiolaria to enact a second Golden Age, but they narrowly escape as she threatens to turn them into Vex. Failsafe then instructs them to uncover the secrets contained within the planetary core. They soon learn of the Conductor's experiments when they discover data contained on the degaussed [[Exo]]minds within the Conductor’s lab. At one point, the Conductor also experimented with a pair of [[Batadactyl]]s in her attempts to locate the Chioma Esi she remembers. They then defeat the Hydra frames sent by the Conductor and enhance Failsafe's mainframe to its maximum potency. After arriving too late to save the real Chioma Esi from the Conductor's cruelty, they confront her outside her lab. She was able to escape with the Echo remaining in her possession, but the planet itself began to become dormant. | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In early development, ''The Myriad'' was a working title for Nessus.{{Citation needed}} | *In early development, ''The Myriad'' was a working title for Nessus.{{Citation needed}} | ||
**This makes sense, as Nessus could be described as a myriad in many manners. It contains mixtures of Fallen, Vex, and Cabal technologies, and is strongly influenced by all of those species. It is covered in mixtures of Fallen scavenged structures, Vex ruins and strange constructs, scattered bits of the Exodus Black, Cabal drills and structures, etc. | |||
*Large parts of [[Failsafe]]'s ship, the [[Exodus Black]], can be found along parts of Nessus. Scannables in the area indicate that Failsafe's crew tried to escape and survive, but died due to a lack of food and supplies.<ref name="OCap">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[O Captain]]''</ref> | *Large parts of [[Failsafe]]'s ship, the [[Exodus Black]], can be found along parts of Nessus. Scannables in the area indicate that Failsafe's crew tried to escape and survive, but died due to a lack of food and supplies.<ref name="OCap">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[O Captain]]''</ref> | ||
**Failsafe's crew do refer to the presence of the [[Vex]], suggesting that the cyborgs were present when they arrived. Failsafe referred to the fact that she had been on Nessus long enough to see the Vex take over the entire planet, convert approximately 92% of it into a machine world like [[Mercury]], and kill all life forms.<ref name="Looped"/> | **Failsafe's crew do refer to the presence of the [[Vex]], suggesting that the cyborgs were present when they arrived. Failsafe referred to the fact that she had been on Nessus long enough to see the Vex take over the entire planet, convert approximately 92% of it into a machine world like [[Mercury]], and kill all life forms.<ref name="Looped"/> | ||
