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{{Article quote|The jungles of Venus conceal great treasures - and terrible power.}} | {{Article quote|The jungles of Venus conceal great treasures - and terrible power.}} | ||
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'''Venus''' is the second planet in the [[Sol System]], and the largest terrestrial planet apart from [[Earth | '''Venus''' is the second planet in the [[Sol System]], and the largest terrestrial planet apart from [[Earth]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
With the coming of the [[Traveler]], Venus' toxic air was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was swiftly colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming known as a "paradise".<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref> Venus is now a hostile world.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref> Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet, <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---10112013/en/News/News?aid=11189 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013'']</ref> and crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky. All the while, jungle and overgrowth has claimed the remnants of the [[ | With the coming of the [[Traveler]], Venus' toxic air was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was swiftly colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming known as a "paradise".<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref> Venus is now a hostile world.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Venus|Venus]]''</ref> Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet, <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---10112013/en/News/News?aid=11189 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013'']</ref> and crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky. All the while, jungle and overgrowth has claimed the remnants of the [[Academy|scientific research settlement]] once held here by humanity. | ||
The ruins of Venus feature energy relays used by the Vex, which are powered by a heavily protected [[Nexus]] far below the surface and are believed to be part of an ancient network that, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system the Vex could control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ancient Vex ruins, and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> although humanity has managed to regain a presence there.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> But despite this, the forgotten cities are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean and in their place; the towering Vex [[Citadel]] now draws the eye—a hulking, obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> | The ruins of Venus feature energy relays used by the Vex, which are powered by a heavily protected [[Nexus]] far below the surface and are believed to be part of an ancient network that, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system the Vex could control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ancient Vex ruins, and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> although humanity has managed to regain a presence there.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> But despite this, the forgotten cities are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean and in their place; the towering Vex [[Citadel]] now draws the eye—a hulking, obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> | ||
The [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]] also has their [[Winter's Lair|Lair]] on Venus, adding to the number of hostile forces already present on the planet.<ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/901521943-winters-run '''DetinyDB''': ''Winter's Run'']</ref> | The [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]] also has their [[Winter's Lair|Lair]] on Venus, adding to the number of hostile forces already present on the planet.<ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/901521943-winters-run '''DetinyDB''': ''Winter's Run'']</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
Long before the evolution of humanity, Venus and the other planets of the Sol System served as gravitational foci for interstellar streams of dark matter particles. When life evolved elsewhere in the System, the movements of lifeforms created perturbations in these looping streams, which caused the dark matter loops to "awaken" into consciousness. These nascent consciousnesses would one day become known to Humanity as the [[Nine]]. | Long before the evolution of humanity, Venus and the other planets of the Sol System served as gravitational foci for interstellar streams of dark matter particles. When life evolved elsewhere in the System, the movements of lifeforms created perturbations in these looping streams, which caused the dark matter loops to "awaken" into consciousness. These nascent consciousnesses would one day become known to Humanity as the [[Nine]]. | ||
===Golden Age=== | ===Golden Age=== | ||
When the Traveler came to the [[Sol System]], it terraformed Venus, transforming its surface from a corrosive and superheated wasteland into a lush jungle, filled with life. | When the [[Traveler]] came to the [[Sol System]], it terraformed Venus, transforming its surface from a corrosive and superheated wasteland into a lush jungle, filled with life. | ||
During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient ruins predating humanity's existence were discovered, leading to a colonization rush by some of Earth's brightest minds.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus# | During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient ruins predating humanity's existence were discovered, leading to a colonization rush by some of Earth's brightest minds.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Venus#Ishtar_Sink|Ishtar Sink]]''</ref> It has been acknowledged that the ruins came from another Venus in a different reality.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/ghost-fragment-vex-4?highlight=Venus]</ref> Following the [[Collapse]], the [[Vex]] lay claim to those ruins and began protecting them for unknown reasons.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> | ||
===City Age=== | |||
The [[Ahamkara]] had a strong presence on Venus during the [[City Age]], and appeared to be engaged in terraforming the planet for unknown purposes. The nature of the changes wrought by the Ahamkara are unclear; according to [[Eris Morn]], eyewitnesses disagreed over what they saw, or the order in which events had occurred. During the Great Ahamkara Hunt, a "paracausal phenomenon" appeared over the Ishtar Academy which prompted at least one Guardian who witnessed it to apparently attempt permanent suicide. Ultimately, the Ahamkara were exterminated on Venus by the Guardians, although their skeletal remains continued to telepathically influence those who encountered them. | The [[Ahamkara]] had a strong presence on Venus during the [[City Age]], and appeared to be engaged in terraforming the planet for unknown purposes. The nature of the changes wrought by the Ahamkara are unclear; according to [[Eris Morn]], eyewitnesses disagreed over what they saw, or the order in which events had occurred. During the Great Ahamkara Hunt, a "paracausal phenomenon" appeared over the Ishtar Academy which prompted at least one Guardian who witnessed it to apparently attempt permanent suicide. Ultimately, the Ahamkara were exterminated on Venus by the Guardians, although their skeletal remains continued to telepathically influence those who encountered them. | ||
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**[[Ember Caves]] {{C|Public location}} | **[[Ember Caves]] {{C|Public location}} | ||
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****[[The Cinders]] | ****[[The Cinders]] | ||
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****[[Winter's Run (location)|Winter's Run]] | |||
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**[[Waking Ruins]] {{C|Public location}} | **[[Waking Ruins]] {{C|Public location}} | ||
***[[ | ***[[Vault of Glass]] | ||
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****[[Templar's Well]] | ****[[Templar's Well]] | ||
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***[[Campus 9]] | ***[[Campus 9]] | ||
***[[Endless Steps]] | ***[[Endless Steps]] | ||
****[[Echo Chamber]] | ****[[Echo Chamber]] | ||
**[[Asylum]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | **[[Asylum]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | ||
**[[ | **[[The Last Exit]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}} | ||
*[[Maat Mons]] | *[[Maat Mons]] | ||
**[[Infinite Descent]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}} | **[[Infinite Descent]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}} | ||
**[[Shores of Time]] {{C|Crucible map}} | **[[Shores of Time]] {{C|Crucible map}} | ||
* | *Pomona Mons | ||
**[[Floating Gardens]] {{C|Crucible map}} | **[[Floating Gardens]] {{C|Crucible map}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The [[Ishtar Sink]] is placed somewhere along the southeastern coast of the Ishtar Terra, one of four highland continents of Venus and just south of the north pole.<ref>'''reddit''': [https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/42gmxq/geography_and_placement_of_locations_in_destiny/ '''Geography and placement of locations in destiny'''] (''"Most of the game so far has taken place in the Ishtar sink which is along the south eastern coast of Ishtar terra, which is located just south of the north pole.''")</ref> | *The [[Ishtar Sink]] is placed somewhere along the southeastern coast of the Ishtar Terra, one of four highland continents of Venus and just south of the north pole.<ref>'''reddit''': [https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyLore/comments/42gmxq/geography_and_placement_of_locations_in_destiny/ '''Geography and placement of locations in destiny'''] (''"Most of the game so far has taken place in the Ishtar sink which is along the south eastern coast of Ishtar terra, which is located just south of the north pole.''")</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' | ||
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*'' | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Sol System}} | {{Sol System}} | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Places]] | ||
