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{{Article quote|An [[SIVA|ancient threat]] returns to threaten [[Humanity]]. Face the challenge that defeated the [[Iron Lords]].}}
{{game infobox
|name= ''Rise of Iron''
|image= [[File:Rise of Iron.jpeg|300px]]
|developer= [[Bungie]]
|publisher= [[Activision]]
|platform= [[Xbox One]]<br>[[PlayStation 4]]
|releasedate=September 20, 2016
|genre= [[Wikipedia:Action role-playing game|Action role-playing]] <br> [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|First-person shooter]]
|modes= Campaign<br>Cooperative
|rating= [[Wikipedia:Entertainment Software Ratings Board|ESRB]]: Teen (T) for Animated Blood and Violence<br>
[[Wikipedia:Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]: 16+
}}

'''Rise of Iron''' is the fourth and final expansion for ''[[Destiny]]'', and was released on September 20, 2016. The story follows [[Saladin Forge|Lord Saladin]], a former [[Iron Lords|Iron Lord]] as he gathers a new generation of Iron Lords to defeat the [[Fallen]] [[Devil Splicers]] who have recently rediscovered a  [[Golden Age]] self-regenerating nano-technology called [[SIVA]], and are using it to transform themselves into cyborgs.

==Story==
The expansion takes place on [[Earth]]<ref name = "GI79">'''Game Informer #79''': ''Destiny: Rise of Iron Targets September Release''</ref> in a walled-off area of the Cosmodrome known as the [[Plaguelands]]. This expansion was released one year after ''[[The Taken King]]''<ref name="NeedtoKnow"/>. [[Guardian]]s must rise to the challenge to take their place as the next generation of [[Iron Lords]]. Along the way they will join forces with a legend from [[human]]ity's Early City Age to defeat a [[SIVA|plague]] of unstoppable evil once and for all.<ref name="NeedtoKnow">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-rise-of-iron-expansion-heres-everything-yo/1100-6440617/ '''GameSpot''': ''Destiny Rise of Iron Expansion: Here's Everything You Need to Know'']</ref><ref name = "EverythingWeKnow">[http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/22/11997170/destiny-rise-of-iron-ps4-xbox-one-bungie-explainer/ '''Polygon''': ''Destiny: Rise of Iron: Everything We Know'']</ref>

==Appearances==
{{Featurelist|secondcolumn=title-5|title-1=Characters|
;'''Guardians, Residents of the Last City, and their Allies'''
*[[Omar Agah]] {{Mo}}
*[[Anahera-3]] {{Fm}}
*[[Arcite 99-40]] {{Mo}}
*[[Cassiopeia]] {{Fm}}
*[[Cayde-6]]
*[[Citan]] {{Fm}}
*[[Colovance]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dahlia 99-40]] {{Fm}}
*[[Eriana-3]] {{Mo}}
*[[Felwinter]] {{1st}}
*[[Finnala]] {{Mo}}
*[[Saladin Forge]]
*[[Gabi 55-30]] {{1st}}
*[[Teben Grey]] {{Fm}}
*[[Isirah]] {{1st}}
*[[Jolder]] {{1st}}
*[[Kadi 55-30]] {{Mo}}
*[[Tyra Karn]] {{1st}}
*[[Eva Levante]]
*[[Victor Lomar]] {{Mo}}
*[[Shin Malphur]] {{Mo}} {{1stID|Dredgen Vale}}
*[[Micha 99-40]] {{1st}}
*[[Eris Morn]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sai Mota]] {{Mo}}
*[[Obsidian]] {{Fm}}
*[[Perun]] {{Mo}}
*[[Radegast]] {{Mo}}
*[[Rasputin]] {{Mo}}
*[[Ikora Rey]]
*[[Shaxx]] {{Mo}}
*[[Shiro-4]] {{1st}}
*[[Silimar]] {{Mo}}
*[[Skorri]] {{Mo}}
*[[Vell Tarlowe]] {{Mo}}
*[[The Guardian|The Young Wolf]]
*[[Timur]] {{Mo}}
*[[Tinasha-3]] {{Fm}}
*[[Toland, the Shattered]] {{Mo}}
*[[Wen Jie]] {{Mo}}
*[[Dredgen Yor]] {{Mo}}
*[[Zavala]]

;'''The Fallen'''
*[[Aksis, Archon Prime]] {{1st}}
*[[Dresiks, Splicer Baron]] {{1st}}
*[[Kaviss, Splicer Captain]] {{1st}}
*[[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] {{1st}}
*[[Meksis, Siege Engineer]] {{1st}}
*[[Rahndel, the Perfected]] {{1st}}
*[[Sepiks Prime]]
*[[Taniks, the Scarred]]
*[[Vosik, the Archpriest]] {{1st}}

;'''The Hive'''
*[[Kovik's Monster]] {{1st}}
*[[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]
*[[Xyor, the Unwed]]

;'''The Reef'''
*[[Variks, The Loyal]] {{Mo}}

;'''Historical Characters'''
*[[Willa Bray]] {{Mo}}
*[[Chen Lanshu]] {{Mo}}
*[[Malahayati]] {{Mo}}
*[[Zarin Shirazi]] {{Mo}}
*[[Escher Zhang]] {{Fm}}

|title-2=Species|
*[[Awoken]]
*[[Cabal]]
*[[Darkness]] {{Mo}}
*[[Exo]]
*[[Fallen]]
*[[Ghost]]
*[[Hive]]
*[[Human]]
*[[Psion]]
*[[Vex]]

|title-3=Organizations|
*[[Clovis Bray (corporation)]] {{Mo}}
*[[Exodus Program]] {{Mo}}
*[[House of Devils]]
**[[Devil Splicers]] {{1st}}
*[[Iron Lords]]
*[[Redjacks]] {{Mo}}
*[[Sand Eaters]]
*[[Vanguard]]
*[[Warlord]] {{Mo}}

|title-4=Locations|
*[[Dreadnaught]]
**[[Cathedral of Dusk]]
*[[Earth]]
**[[North Channel]] {{Mo}}
**[[Old Russia]]
***[[Cosmodrome]]
****[[Mothyards]]
***[[Felwinter Peak]] {{1st}}
***[[Plaguelands]] {{1st}}
****[[Archon's Forge]] {{1st}}
***[[Vostok Observatory]] {{1st}}
*[[Mars]]
**[[Eos Chasma]]
***[[Firebase Delphi]]
**[[Lost Oasis]]
***[[Crossroads]]
**[[Meridian Bay]]
***[[Blind Watch]]
*[[Moon]]
**[[Mare Cognitum]]
***[[First Light]]
*[[Phobos]]
**[[Firebase Thuria]]
*[[Saturn]]
*[[Venus]]
**[[Pomona Mons]] {{Mo}}

|title-5=Events|
*[[City Age]]
*[[Festival of the Lost]]
*[[Golden Age]] {{Mo}}
*[[SIVA Crisis]] {{1st}}
*[[Warlord Conflict]] {{Mo}}

|title-6=Vehicles, equipment, and technology|
*[[SIVA]] {{1st}}

|title-7=Weapons and armor|
*[[Auto Rifle]]
**[[Khvostov 7G-02]]
**[[Khvostov 7G-0X]] {{1st}}
*[[Cosmoclast]] {{1st}}
*[[Dream-Eater]] {{1st}}
*[[Hadron Gale IV]] {{1st}}
*[[Hand Cannon]]
**[[Thorn]]
*[[Machine Gun]]
**[[Abbadon]] {{1st}}
**[[Nemesis Star]] {{1st}}
**[[Nova Mortis]] {{1st}}
**[[Thunderlord]] {{Mo}}
*[[Nanomania]] {{1st}}
*[[Red Miasma]] {{1st}}
*[[Sidearm]]
**[[Trespasser]] {{1st}}
*[[Stellar Impact]] {{1st}}
*[[Sword]]
**[[The Young Wolf's Howl]] {{1st}}

|title-8=Miscellanea|
*[[Ether]]
}}

==Features==
*A five-mission [[Story|Campaign]], and additional missions and [[Quest]]s:
**[[King of the Mountain]] - The first story mission. You have been asked to defend a former mountaintop observatory atop [[Felwinter Peak]]. 
**[[The Walls Come Down]] - Players are tasked with going into the Plaguelands to find the source of the SIVA corruption. Completing this mission unlocks the [[Iron Temple]] [[Social| social space]].
**[[The Plaguelands]] - Players must go into the Plaguelands and take out turrets that are being controlled by the [[Devil Splicers]].
**[[Download Complete]] - Players travel to [[Mars]] to try and find references to SIVA in [[Clovis Bray]] archives.
**[[The Iron Tomb]] - The final mission has players go down into the Replication complex and destroy SIVA at the source.
**[[Bad Blood]] - Players must investigate a [[Hive]] uprising in the Plaguelands.
**[[Beauty in Destruction]] - This is a Quest to receive the Exotic Gjallarhorn Rocket Launcher.
**[[A Khvostov Rising]] - This is a Quest for the Exotic [[Khvostov 7G-0X]].
**[[A Symbol of Honor]] - The first step in the Beauty in Destruction Quest.
**[[Show of Strength]] - PlayStation exclusive Quest that rewards the legendary ship [[Timeless Tereshkova]].
*New Patrol location:
**The [[Plaguelands]] - A winterized, SIVA-infested section of the [[Cosmodrome]] filled with [[Devil Splicers]] and some occasional Hive clusters.
*New Social Space:
**[[Iron Temple]] - An ancient temple atop [[Felwinter Peak]] that was once home to the [[Iron Lords]]. It is unlocked by completing the story mission The Walls Come Down.
*New [[Armor]] and Gear:
**[[Astrocyte Verse]] - [[Exotic]] helmet. Signature perk grants temporary increase to recovery while Blinking.
**[[Dunemarchers]] - Exotic [[Titan (class)|Titan]] boots. Signature perk allows the wearer to increase sprint speed, movement speed whilst aiming down sights and a tighter turn radius while sprinting.
**[[Fr0st-EE5]] - Exotic [[Hunter]] boots. Signature perk allows the wearer to regenerate abilities whilst sprinting.
**[[Ophidian Aspect]]- Exotic [[Warlock]] gloves. Signature perk features improved energy drain, with all weapons ready and reloading very quickly.
**[[Shinobu's Vow]]- Exotic Hunter gloves. Signature perk grants an extra Skip Grenade charge on [[Bladedancer]].
**[[Thagomizers]]- Exotic Titan gloves. Grants extra melee charge and unlocks [[Striker]] subclass node Amplify for free.
**[[Transversive Steps]]- Exotic Warlock boots. Signature perk grants faster movement speed while crouching and picking up ammo automatically reloads the weapon matching that ammo's type.
*New Exotic [[Weapon]]s:
**[[Khvostov 7G-0X]] - Heavily customizable [[Auto Rifle]] that has 3 modes of fire and two different firing rates. The signature perk grants additional stability, although some could argue that the signature perk is that it has over 100 different customization options.
**[[Nemesis Star]] - [[Machine Gun]]. Signature perk grants a higher Rate of Fire on initial trigger pull
**[[Outbreak Prime]] - [[Pulse Rifle]] acquired via a quest from the new Wrath of the Machine raid. 
**[[The Young Wolf's Howl]] - Sword acquired by completing all ''Rise of Iron'' Story Missions. 
**[[Trespasser]] - [[Sidearm]] that drops from either [[Exotic]] [[Engram]]s or from [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]] on the weekends.
**Year 3 [[Thorn]] - [[Hand Cannon]] acquired from the quest [[A_Light_in_the_Dark_(Year_3)|A Light in the Dark]].
**Year 3 [[Gjallarhorn]] - [[Rocket Launcher]] acquired from the Quest, Beauty in Destruction.
*New [[Raid]]:
**[[Wrath of the Machine]] - Kill the commander of the Devil Splicers in his Perfection Complex.
*New and remade [[Strike]]s:
**[[The Wretched Eye]] - Infiltrate old missile silos and kill a Splicer Priest who's experimenting on [[Hive]].
**[[The Devils' Lair (strike)|The Devils' Lair (Sepiks Perfected)]]- The Devil Splicers have rebuilt their machine god [[Sepiks Prime]]. End it for good.
**[[The Shadow Thief]]– The Devil Splicers have resurrected the mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]]. Invade his ship and kill him.
**[[The Summoning Pits|The Summoning Pits (The Abomination Heist)]]– The Devil Splicers have invaded the [[Hellmouth]]. Kill them and any Splicers in the way.
*8 Improved [[Artifact]]s based on the Iron Lords
*New [[Crucible]] mode:
**[[Supremacy]] - Similar to Call of Duty's "Kill Confirmed'' mode, [[Guardian]]s must collect crests and the opposing [[Guardian]]s honor.
*New Crucible maps:
**[[Floating Gardens]] - Crucible map on Venus. 
**[[Icarus]] {{C|PlayStation exclusive}}
**[[Skyline]] - Crucible map on Mars.
**[[The Last Exit]] - Crucible map on Venus.
*[[Archon's Forge]] - A new cooperative [[Arena]].
*New Enemy Faction:
**[[Devil Splicers]]- Fallen that have been upgraded with SIVA nano--technology.
*Other modifications
*Maximum [[Light]] Increase: 385 Light (400 w/ Hard Mode Raid)
*A new customization option known as [[Ornaments]] for select weapons and armor. Acquired from the Wrath of The Machine raid, weekly treasure boxes, and [[Eververse Trading Company|Eververse]].

==Exclusive and bonus content==
===Iron Gjallarhorn===
The '''Iron [[Gjallarhorn]]''' was included with all pre-orders of ''Rise of Iron''. The Iron Gjallarhorn itself was not immediately made available, and has to be unlocked by completing a quest. Content was made available to all players after January 1, 2017.

===Iron Gjallarwing Sparrow===
The '''Iron Gjallarwing [[Sparrow]]''' was included with all pre-orders of ''Rise of Iron''. Content was made available to all players after January 1, 2017.

==Development==
The trademark for ''Rise of Iron'' was registered on May 31, 2016.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/rumored-destiny-expansion-bungie-trademarks-rise-o/1100-6440481/ '''IGN''': ''Rumored Destiny Expansion: Bungie Trademarks "Rise of Iron"'']</ref>
 
The existence of ''Rise of Iron'' was revealed in a leaked photograph of a promotional poster for the expansion. The poster showed [[Saladin Forge|Lord Saladin]], the [[Tower]] envoy for the [[Iron Banner]], surrounded by wolves and holding a fiery battleaxe before a breach in the [[Cosmodrome]]'s wall.<ref name="RoI Poster Leak">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/05/19/destinys-next-expansion-may-be-called-rise-of-iron-.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''Destiny's Next Expansion May Be Called Rise Of Iron'']</ref> Prior to this, Activision had stated that Bungie was at work on a "new large expansion" for ''Destiny'' that would be delivered by the end of 2016, but provided no further details.<ref name="Expansion & Sequel">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/02/11/large-new-destiny-expansion-in-2016-full-sequel-in-2017.aspx '''Game Informer''': ''"Large New" Destiny Expansion In 2016, Full Sequel In 2017'']</ref> ''Rise of Iron'' was the last major content update for ''Destiny'' before the 2017 release of its sequel, ''[[Destiny 2]]''.

The expansion's art direction was based entirely on Saladin himself. It also used ''[http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Wiki Game of Thrones]'' as an inspiration for its character dynamic. The same dog that provided motion-capture for [http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Ghost Ghost] was used in the game's development.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/game-of-thrones-heavily-influenced-destinys-new-ex/1100-6442781/ '''Gamespot''' - ''Game of Thrones Heavily Influenced Destiny's New Expansion'']</ref> It was intended that the expansion present the ''Destiny'' universe as a living place, hence the return to Old Russia, showing the detritus of earlier battles.<ref>'''Game Informer #81''': ''Destiny: Rise of Iron''</ref>

''Rise of Iron'' is the first ''Destiny'' expansion to not be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3; it is only available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Players can transfer their characters to the newer generation of consoles, but will not be able to transfer their characters to the previous generation, as ''Rise of Iron'' content will be incompatible. Updates and hotfixes for ''Destiny'' on previous-generation consoles have also been discontinued.

==Trivia==
*'''Rise of Iron''' is the first expansion not to be available on legacy consoles.
*It is also the second expansion to focus on the [[Fallen]], the first being [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]].
*Rise of Iron did not appear on the official Destiny timeline. This coupled with very little of the expansion being mentioned or brought over to [[Destiny 2]] and that it was made purely to tie fans over during the development of Destiny 2, makes fans call into question the canonicity of it.

==References==
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{{Succession box
|before= ''[[The Taken King]]''
|title= ''Rise of Iron''
|after= ''[[Destiny 2]]''
}}

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[[Category:Expansions]]