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'''''The Dark Below''''' is the first of two confirmed DLCs for ''[[Destiny]]''. It was released on December 9, 2014.<ref name = "StoryCrit">[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-10-29-destinys-first-expansion-the-dark-below-takes-aim-at-story-criticism '''Eurogamer''' - ''Destiny's first expansion The Dark Below takes aim at story criticism'']</ref> ''The Dark Below'' takes place in the [[Cosmodrome]] and within the [[Hellmouth]], and involves stopping the [[Hive]] god [[Crota]] from being resurrected and invading Earth.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/07/07/first-look-destiny-collectors-editions/#sf3597571 '''Playstation Blog''' - ''First Look: Destiny Collectors’ Editions'']</ref><ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/922520027-the-seeding '''Destinydb''': ''The Seeding'']</ref><ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/210892851-the-wakening '''Destinydb''': ''The Awakening'']</ref> Players are guided by [[Eris Morn]], a new [[Tower]] vendor with a grudge against Crota.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bungie-explains-why-some-destiny-dlc-is-already-on/1100-6423327/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Bungie Explains Why Some Destiny DLC Is Already on the Disc'']</ref><ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update--10312014/en/News/News?aid=12351 '''Bungie Weekly Update''' - ''10/31/2014'']</ref>

===Story Missions===

===Crucible Maps===

*Various exotic [[weapons]] and [[armor]]

*The Will of Crota strike will not be available until the player performs a specific set of tasks for Eris: First, they must complete all the story missions. Then, turn in a bounty for killing 25 [[Knight]]s or [[Wizard]]s. Finally, The player must complete three bounties to track down the Heart, Hand, and Eyes of Crota in the Cosmodrome.<ref>[http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/heres-unlock-will-crota-strike-destinys-new-dark-dlc/ How To Unlock Destiny's Will of Crota Strike in Destiny's New Dark Below DLC]</ref>

 

*The expansion introduces a new [[Quest]]ing system. Quests are picked up from Eris Morn; the first three quests are the three story missions, followed by a choice of two different quests: the [[Disciples of Crota]] and the [[Urn of Sacrifice]]. These quests are stored as special bounties.

The trademark for the expansion was filed in 2013. [[Activision]] had [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment] file the trademark,<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/08/16/destiny-39-s-the-dark-below-expansion-was-almost-uncovered-in-2013.aspx '''The Game Informer Show''' - ''Destiny's The Dark Below Expansion Was Almost Uncovered In 2013'']</ref> which led to some confusion as to whether the expansion was related to ''[http://wowpedia.org/World_of_Warcraft World of Warcraft]''.<ref>[http://wow.joystiq.com/2014/07/07/the-dark-below-is-real/ '''WOW Insider''' - ''The Dark Below is real'']</ref>

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