Editing Void

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[[File:Grimoire Void.jpg|96px|thumb|right|A Grimoire Card of Void]]
{{Quote|Did you know it used to be controversial to harness the Void? Maybe one day the [[Vanguard]] can move past the [[Light]] entirely. I'm not holdin' my breath.|The Drifter}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/lest-it-stare-back-2 Bounty - Lest it Stare Back]''</ref>
'''Void''' is one of several known manifestations of the [[Light]], along with [[Arc]] and [[Solar]]. It is also a class of [[Elemental damage|elemental damage]].

==Overview==
Void energy is related to dark energy/matter and gravitational attraction, and can be wielded by [[Guardian]]s to generate black holes, spatial warps, and other distortions of spacetime. The use of Void Light has deep metaphysical connotations, as well being associated with a number of superstitions; it has been described as "weaponizing the unknown"<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/void?highlight=unknown Void Grimoire]</ref>. It was once considered taboo to use Void powers, as some viewed the Void to be "dark"; however, the Void itself is defined as being absent of Light or Darkness, and Void Light is merely a means to manipulate it and where all Void energy originates, the use of Quantum Vacuum for its various effects as well as in the universe.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/savin?highlight=Savin Savin]</ref>

According to [[Osiris]], Void is the element of cosmic distortion; the pull of gravity and the promise of entropy. That the vacuum of space and the gravitational forces that shape it show that emptiness is not nothingness. According to [[Ikora]], to use Void is to draw power from both the immeasurably small and the unfathomably massive, and with it bend the very fabric of space-time.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UKeMo3UerU&ab_channel=SILENTSIX| Osiris explains the elements]</ref>

Void isn't limited to just the usage of Gravity or Dark Matter/Energy, but the interaction of life and death too. This could be best shown with the [[Savathûn's Song (strike)|Savathun's Song Strike]] where [[Hive]] [[Wizard]]s ripped the light out of Guardians as Void Shards.<ref>[https://commons.ishtar-collective.net/t/savathuns-song-strike/1439 Savathun's Song Strike Transcript]</ref> Ikora stated that the Void is negation, and Guardians would become the ultimate negators, this would make sense with some of the Guardians abilities such as [[Titan (class)|Titans']] Suppression Grenades and [[Shadowshot]]s which negates the abilities of their enemies.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-ikora-23?highlight=negation Talk to Ikora]</ref>

==Gameplay==
===Guardians===
Guardian subclasses that wield Void energy focus on disabling enemies and protecting allies.

====Subclasses====

[[Defender]] [[Titan (class)|Titans]] use Void Light to create an indestructible dome of Light known as [[Ward of Dawn]].

In [[Destiny 2]], Defender Titans were renamed to [[Sentinel]] Titans, keeping the ability to summon a Ward of Dawn, while also gaining the ability to condense the Void Light into a small, hand-held, throwable shield known as a [[Sentinel Shield]].

[[Nightstalker]] [[Hunter (class)|Hunters]] manifest Void Light to create a bow of Void to shoot an arrow that tethers enemies to it making them slower and more susceptible to damage known as [[Shadowshot]]. As of Destiny 2, Nightstalker Hunters also gain the ability to summon dual blades made from Void Light, known as [[Spectral Blades]].

[[Voidwalker]] [[Warlock]]s use Void Light to hurl out a dying star known as [[Nova Bomb]]. In Destiny 2, they can instead channel the Void Light through themselves and choose to cast [[Nova Warp]] instead, a close-range, explosive super.

====Verbs====

Common effects of Void subclasses, as defined in the Light 3.0 update, are:<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/51110</ref>

*'''Overshield''' - You are armored with a protective barrier of Void Light. Reduces damage taken from combatants. 
*'''Invisibility''' - You vanish from sight, and do not appear on enemy radar. Performing offensive actions will end Invisibility. 
*'''Devour''' - Feast on the energy of your defeated foes. Kills restore you to full health, grant [[Grenade]] energy, and extend Devour. 
*'''Weaken''' - The target takes increased damage, and has its movement speed slowed. Afflicted combatants have difficulty firing accurately. 
*'''Suppression''' - The target is taken out of any active abilities, and cannot activate any abilities or movement modes while Suppression persists. Afflicted combatants cannot fire their weapons. Strong against Overload Champions
**A weakened player has their screen turn greyer.
*'''Volatile''' - The target is afflicted with unstable Void energy, and will explode upon taking additional damage. Volatile Rounds from your Void weapons pierce the shields of Barrier Champions and stuns them
*'''Void Breach''' - A dimensional breach teeming with Void energy. When picked up, '''Void Breaches''' grant class ability energy.

====Grenades====

As of the Void 3.0 update, all grenades are accessible to all classes.

*'''[[Axion Bolt]]''': A bolt of Void Light that forks on impact into smaller bolts that seek out targets.
*'''[[Magnetic Grenade]]''': A grenade that attaches to targets and explodes twice.
*'''[[Suppressor Grenade]]''': An explosive grenade that '''suppresses''', preventing targets from using abilities for a short time.
*'''[[Scatter Grenade]]''': A grenade that splits into multiple submunitions and covers a large area with multiple explosions.
*'''[[Void Spike]]''': A grenade that attaches to any surface and emits a torrent of damaging Void Light.
*'''[[Void Wall]]''': A grenade that creates a horizontal wall of burning Void Light.
*'''[[Vortex Grenade]]''': A grenade that creates a vortex that pulls targets inward and continuously damages those trapped inside.

====Fragments====

Shared effects that can be exchanged to customize the powers of a subclass.

*'''Echo of Cessation''': Finisher final blows create a burst of Void damage that causes nearby enemies to become '''volatile'''. Defeating '''volatile''' targets create a '''Void Breach'''.
*'''Echo of Dilation''': When crouched, you sneak faster and gain enhanced radar resolution; +10 Mobility. +10 Intellect.
*'''Echo of Domineering''': After '''suppressing''' a target, you gain greatly increased Mobility for a short duration and your equipped weapon is reloaded from reserves. Defeating a '''suppressed''' target creates a '''Void Breach'''.  +10 Discipline.
*'''Echo of Exchange''': [[Melee]] final blows grant grenade energy.
*'''Echo of Expulsion''': Void ability final blows cause targets to explode. +10 Intellect.
*'''Echo of Harvest''': Defeating '''weakened''' targets with precision final blows will create an [[Orb of Light|Orb of Power]] and a '''Void Breach'''. -10 Intellect.
*'''Echo of Instability''': Defeating targets with grenades grants '''Volatile''' Rounds to your Void weapons. Strong against Barrier Champions. +10 Strength.
*'''Echo of Leeching''': Melee final blows start health regeneration for you and nearby allies. +10 Resilience.
*'''Echo of Obscurity''': [[Finisher]] final blows grant '''Invisibility'''. +10 Recovery.
*'''Echo of Persistence''': Void buffs applied to you ('''Invisibility''', '''Overshield''', and '''Devour''') have increased duration. -10 Mobility.
*'''Echo of Provision''': Damaging targets with grenades grants melee energy. -10 Strength.
*'''Echo of Remnants''': Your lingering grenade effects (Vortex Grenade, Void Wall, Void Spike, and Axion Bolt) have increased duration.
*'''Echo of Reprisal''': Final blows while surrounded by combatants grant Super Energy.
*'''Echo of Starvation''': Picking up an Orb of Power or a '''Void Breach''' grants '''Devour'''. -10 Recovery.
*'''Echo of Undermining''': Your Void grenades '''weaken''' targets. -20 Discipline.
*'''Echo of Vigilance''': Defeating a target when your shields are depleted grants you a temporary '''Void Overshield'''.

===Enemies===
[[Scorn]] and [[Taken]] of all ranks can be encountered with Void weapons and abilities. [[Vex]] heavy weapons are Void powered, as well as their Grenades and some melee attacks. While not possessing any such damage in ''Destiny'', the [[Cabal]] have adopted [[Cabal Bronto Cannon]]s, and [[Psion]]s mainly use Void abilities in ''Destiny 2''. The [[Shadow Legion]]'s [[Tormentor]]s also employ Void attacks, and are also capable of causing Suppression. The [[Hive]] have Void damage in their [[Shredder]]s, as well as the rapid-fire bolts of [[Ogre]]s and [[Shrieker]]s. [[Fallen]] only show Void damage in the blasts of [[Servitor]]s and the turrets of [[Heavy Shank]]s and [[Brig]]s. 

Void [[Absorption Shield]]s are commonly used by Vex [[Minotaur]]s, [[Taken Wizard]]s, [[Splicer Captain]]s, Scorn [[Chieftain]]s and [[Blood Guard Incendior]]s, and are equipped by [[Taken Acolyte]]s, [[Incendior]]s, [[Interceptor Pilot]]s, [[Raider]]s and [[Servitor]]s in higher difficulty activities, such as Legend [[Nightfall]]s. Some rare [[Wizard]]s and [[Captain]]s have Void shields.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''

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