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{{Article quote|A planetoid with an irregular orbit, converted by the [[Vex]] for reasons unknown.}}
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'''7066 Nessus''' is a {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Centaur_(minor_planet) Centaur]}} asteroid in the {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Kuiper_belt Kuiper belt]}}.
{{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>


==Overview==
'''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]] - Item Description: [[Orpheus Rig#Lore|Orpheus Rig]]''</ref> It had been partially converted into a [[Vex]] [[Machine World]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Looped]]''</ref>, and is currently also occupied by [[Fallen]] and [[Cabal]] forces.
At some point, the [[Vex]] fully converted Nessus into a machine world.
 
Following the [[Red War]], Nessus was partially consumed by [[Emperor Calus]] [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]], so that its soil could be used to make [[Royal Wine]]. Most recently, it has come under the control of [[Maya Sundaresh]], who took control of the local Vex using the [[Echo of Command]] in order to create the [[Nessian Schism]].


==History==
==History==
After the [[Red Legion]] invaded [[Earth]], they began to mobilize across [[Nessus]] in a massive effort to start a drilling operation. Afterward, they sent in mobile bases to decorate the planet, as they began to occupy [[Nessus]], engaging in a war with the local [[Vex]] inhabitants.
At some point, the [[Vex]] arrived on Nessus and began converting it into a [[Machine World]] with the intent to use it as a repository for defunct digital data, with the [[Vex Mind]] [[Argos, Planetary Core]] overseeing the conversion process from the planetoid's center.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Shell]]''</ref><ref name="Looped">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Looped]]''</ref>
 
===Golden Age===
 
During the [[Golden Age]], the [[Colony ship]] ''[[Exodus Black]]'' crash-landed on Nessus en route to [[Kepler-186]]. This came as a surprise to the ship's crew, as Nessus was not projected to be near their flight path; the ship's AI [[Failsafe]] suggested that the ship's crash may have been due to its 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]] - Item Description: [[Exodus Down#Lore|Exodus Downwn]]''</ref>
 
As the crew of the ''Exodus Black'' tried and failed to contact help, they and the ship's complement of colonists were either killed or captured and experimented on by the Vex, with the minds of the ship's captain and possibly other crew or passengers being uploaded into the Vex Network.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Black (Quest)|Exodus Black]]''</ref> Unable to establish contact with the rest of the Solar System, [[Failsafe]] powered down and became inactive.
 
===Post-Collapse===
 
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:Allies/Legends & Mysteries|Legends & Mysteries]]: [[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:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]]: [[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 time, they came into conflict with the local [[Vex]] as well as the [[Fallen]] [[House of Dusk]], who were scavenging whatever they could from the remnants of the ''[[Exodus Black]]''.<ref name="EC">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Exodus Crash]]''</ref>
 
===Post-Red War===
 
Following the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]], the exiled Cabal Emperor [[Emperor Calus|Calus]] arrived in the Sol System aboard his flagship, the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]], which began to consume the planetoid and process its soil into [[Royal Wine]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Leviathan (raid)]]''</ref> This caused [[Argos, Planetary Core]] to be sucked into the Leviathan's interior along with a squadron of Vex, forcing Calus to call upon the [[Guardian]]s to destroy the Vex Mind. With the destruction of Argos, the Vex's conversion of the planetoid was halted.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] - [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds]]''</ref>
 
The Guardian would also continue to 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>


The ruins of Nessus are dominated by [[Vex]] and [[Red Legion]] architecture. Massive [[Cabal drills]] are scattered across the surface of the planet.
When working with [[Sagira]] to save [[Osiris]] from the [[Infinite Forest]], the Guardian tracked 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>
 
When the [[Kell's Scourge]] began seeking out the [[Lost Forge]]s of the [[Black Armory]], they were intercepted smuggling Armory tech from the planet, leading the Guardians to the [[Gofannon Forge]] in the ruins of the Exodus Black. The Guardians reclaimed the Forge and repelled the Scourge's 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 subsequently led the Guardians to the [[Izanami Forge]], which was being integrated into the surrounding Vex structures. 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 Solar System that was left untouched by the Pyramids. However, sometime after the Fleet's arrival, Calus and the Leviathan departed 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>
 
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 Nessus;{{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>
 
===Upheaval===
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:Polyphony|Polyphony]]: [[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 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==
*[[Arcadian Valley]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[The Tangle]]
***[[Well of Dust]]
***[[Well of Echoes]]
****[[A Hole in the Well]]
***[[Virgo Conduit]]
***[[Chamber of Stone]]
***[[The Mists]]
****[[Vinculum Cell]]
****[[Quiet Epiphany]]
***[[The Fissure]]
***[[Ancient's Haunt]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[The Cistern]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
***[[Pools of Luminance]]
***[[Well of Flame]]
****[[Aqueducts]]
****[[Planetary Depths]]
****[[Planetary Core]]
*****[[Adytum]]
*****[[Vex Jungle Construct]]
*****[[Ishtar Research Facility]]
*****[[Ancillary Transit Nexus]]
*****[[Aberrant Code Containment]]
*****[[Networked Simulation Archive]]
*****[[Refraction Construct]]
***[[The Anchor]]
****[[Excavation Site VII]]
****[[The Inverted Spire (location)|The Inverted Spire]]
***[[The Conflux]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
***[[The Shimmering Pools]]
**[[Watcher's Grave]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
***[[Chamber of Water]]
***[[Sol Conduit]]
***[[Infantry Concourse]]
****[[Halphas Electus]]
*****[[Proving Ground (location)|Proving Ground]]
**[[Artifact's Edge]] {{c|Landing Zone}}
***[[Lost Fuselage]]
***[[The Orrery]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Hallows]]
***[[The Tor]]
***[[Sunken Cavern]]
****[[Well of Giants]]
**[[Exodus Black]] {{C|Landing Zone}}
***[[Chamber of Sky]]
***[[Prodromus Down]]
***[[Well of Stars]]
***[[The Rift]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Glade of Echoes]]
***[[EX-077 Command]]
***[[The Carrion Pit]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
**[[Endless Vale]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
**[[Firebase Echo]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[Legion's Folly]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}
*Arcadian Strand
**[[Distant Shore]] {{C|Crucible map}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Nessus was recorded to have reentered the [[Solar System]] after an unexplained delay,<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Cayde-6|Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6]]''</ref> an impossibility as it was predicted after a series of tests that it would not pass within 1 AU of a planet for at least twenty thousand years.
*In early development, ''The Myriad'' was a working title for Nessus.{{Citation needed}}
*The [[Vex]] who reside on the planet bear slight technological and physical differences from those across the rest of the [[Solar System]].
*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"/>
**Armor and various lore pieces from Nessus have even suggested that the original crew of the Exodus Black was headed for Kepler 186f, a habitable planet very far from the Sol System. Some unknown force (possibly Vex technology) caused the ship to lose control and veer towards Nessus, which was near its path at the time. The engines and some parts of the ship malfunctioned, resulting in a crash landing. That was when the crew of the Exodus Black would face the Vex and meet their ends.
*Some birds and small animals can be seen flying over and around areas on Nessus. Plant life also exists there. It is unknown whether Nessus actually held life before the arrival of the Vex. Neither [[Ghost]] nor the other Vanguard members suggest that the [[Traveler]] terraformed it, however, some scannables give evidence that the life on Nessus is artificial, being created by the Vex for unknown purposes.{{Citation needed}}
*Prior to the introduction of [[Neptune]] with the release of [[Lightfall]], Nessus was the farthest location the Guardians have traveled to in the ''Destiny'' series.


==Locations==
==Gallery==
*[[The Cistern]] {{C|Public location}}
<gallery>
**[[The Anchor]]
File:Nessus.jpg|Nessus orbit.
*[[Legion Dig Site]]
File:Nessus_still.jpg
**[[The Inverted Spire]]
File:Nessus_still_2.jpg
File:Nessus_still_4.jpg
File:Nessus_still_5.jpg
File:Nessus Vault.jpg
File:NessusForest.jpeg|An alien forest on Nessus
File:Nessus concept art.jpg|Concept art
File:Nessus skybox The Leviathan.jpg|[[Leviathan (ship)|The Leviathan]] consuming Nessus
File:Nessus From Leviathan.png|The surface of Nessus, as seen from the Leviathan
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Age of Triumph]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
***''[[Season of the Forge]]''
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Dawn]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Deep]]''
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Episode: Echoes]]''
***''[[Episode: Revenant]]''
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
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“ A planetoid with an irregular orbit, converted by the Vex for reasons unknown. ”
Nessus
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Astrographical

Star, position:

Sol, outer system

Physical

Diameter:

60±16 km, 37 mi (pre-conversion)

Orbital period:

122.30 years[1] (pre-conversion)

Surface temperature:

—217°C (pre-conversion)

Societal

Demonym:

Nessian

Population:

Vex, Fallen, Cabal

 

"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[2]

7066 Nessus is a Centaur minor planet with an irregular orbit. At perihelion, Nessus is closer to the Sun than Uranus; at aphelion, Nessus moves into the Kuiper belt. It is a place where light is scarce.[3] It had been partially converted into a Vex Machine World[4], and is currently also occupied by Fallen and Cabal forces.

Following the Red War, Nessus was partially consumed by Emperor Calus Leviathan, so that its soil could be used to make Royal Wine. Most recently, it has come under the control of Maya Sundaresh, who took control of the local Vex using the Echo of Command in order to create the Nessian Schism.

History[edit]

At some point, the Vex arrived on Nessus and began converting it into a Machine World with the intent to use it as a repository for defunct digital data, with the Vex Mind Argos, Planetary Core overseeing the conversion process from the planetoid's center.[5][6]

Golden Age[edit]

During the Golden Age, the Colony ship Exodus Black crash-landed on Nessus en route to Kepler-186. This came as a surprise to the ship's crew, as Nessus was not projected to be near their flight path; the ship's AI Failsafe suggested that the ship's crash may have been due to its 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.[7]

As the crew of the Exodus Black tried and failed to contact help, they and the ship's complement of colonists were either killed or captured and experimented on by the Vex, with the minds of the ship's captain and possibly other crew or passengers being uploaded into the Vex Network.[8] Unable to establish contact with the rest of the Solar System, Failsafe powered down and became inactive.

Post-Collapse[edit]

Approximately 126 years before the SIVA Crisis, Nessus re-entered the Sol System after an unexpected delay.[9] By this time, the Vex had converted 92.014% of the Centaur.[6]

Red War[edit]

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[10], shipyards[11] and bases such as Firebase Echo. During this time, they came into conflict with the local Vex as well as the Fallen House of Dusk, who were scavenging whatever they could from the remnants of the Exodus Black.[12]

Post-Red War[edit]

Following the death of Dominus Ghaul, the exiled Cabal Emperor Calus arrived in the Sol System aboard his flagship, the Leviathan, which began to consume the planetoid and process its soil into Royal Wine. [13] This caused Argos, Planetary Core to be sucked into the Leviathan's interior along with a squadron of Vex, forcing Calus to call upon the Guardians to destroy the Vex Mind. With the destruction of Argos, the Vex's conversion of the planetoid was halted.[14]

The Guardian would also continue to 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.[15][16][17][18]

When working with Sagira to save Osiris from the Infinite Forest, the Guardian tracked down an Entangled Mind on Nessus to use its eye to find his location.[19]

When the Kell's Scourge began seeking out the Lost Forges of the Black Armory, they were intercepted smuggling Armory tech from the planet, leading the Guardians to the Gofannon Forge in the ruins of the Exodus Black. The Guardians reclaimed the Forge and repelled the Scourge's attempts to reclaim it.[20] Following a set of Vex coordinates subsequently led the Guardians to the Izanami Forge, which was being integrated into the surrounding Vex structures. The Guardians reclaimed this Forge as well and defended it from the encroaching Vex.[21]

When the Black Fleet arrived, Nessus was one of the few worlds in the outer Solar System that was left untouched by the Pyramids. However, sometime after the Fleet's arrival, Calus and the Leviathan departed Nessus's orbit, leaving the Machine World only partially consumed.[22]

Some time afterwards, Calus's daughter and current leader of the Cabal Empire, 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.[23]

Over the ages, many Fallen Pirate Crews hid their treasures on Nessus;[citation needed] these would be 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. This closeness also made Mithrax, Kell of Light realize that the Vex sought to punish him for his intrusion into their Network during the Endless Night, and made him decide to avoid the planet in the future.[24]

Upheaval[edit]

After the Coalition defeated the Witness within the Pale Heart, paracausal artifacts called 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[25][26] who would use its power to compel the Nessus Vex and pull Precursors out of time to serve her under the moniker of The Conductor.[27] 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.[28] 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.[29][30]

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.[12][31] 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.[32]

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 Exominds within the Conductor’s lab. At one point, the Conductor also experimented with a pair of Batadactyls 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[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In early development, The Myriad was a working title for Nessus.[citation needed]
  • 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.[33]
    • 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.[6]
    • Armor and various lore pieces from Nessus have even suggested that the original crew of the Exodus Black was headed for Kepler 186f, a habitable planet very far from the Sol System. Some unknown force (possibly Vex technology) caused the ship to lose control and veer towards Nessus, which was near its path at the time. The engines and some parts of the ship malfunctioned, resulting in a crash landing. That was when the crew of the Exodus Black would face the Vex and meet their ends.
  • Some birds and small animals can be seen flying over and around areas on Nessus. Plant life also exists there. It is unknown whether Nessus actually held life before the arrival of the Vex. Neither Ghost nor the other Vanguard members suggest that the Traveler terraformed it, however, some scannables give evidence that the life on Nessus is artificial, being created by the Vex for unknown purposes.[citation needed]
  • Prior to the introduction of Neptune with the release of Lightfall, Nessus was the farthest location the Guardians have traveled to in the Destiny series.

Gallery[edit]

  • Nessus orbit.

    Nessus orbit.

  • Nessus still.jpg
  • Nessus still 2.jpg
  • Nessus still 4.jpg
  • Nessus still 5.jpg
  • Nessus Vault.jpg
  • An alien forest on Nessus

    An alien forest on Nessus

  • Concept art

    Concept art

  • The Leviathan consuming Nessus

    The Leviathan consuming Nessus

  • The surface of Nessus, as seen from the Leviathan

    The surface of Nessus, as seen from the Leviathan

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ NASA JPL (2017/30/05), JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7066 Nessus (1993 HA2)
  2. ^ Destiny the Game Story
  3. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Orpheus Rig
  4. ^ Bungie (2017/9/6), Destiny 2: Looped
  5. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Mission: Shell
  6. ^ a b c Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Looped
  7. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Exodus Downwn
  8. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Exodus Black
  9. ^ Bungie (2017/28/3), Destiny: Age of Triumph - Legends & Mysteries: Ghost Fragment: Cayde-6
  10. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - The Inverted Spire
  11. ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Captain's Log: ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I
  12. ^ a b Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Exodus Crash
  13. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Leviathan (raid)
  14. ^ Bungie (2017/12/5), Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - Leviathan, Eater of Worlds
  15. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Exodus Siege
  16. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Release
  17. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Hack the Planet
  18. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Deep Conversation
  19. ^ Bungie (2017/12/5), Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris - Hijacked
  20. ^ Bungie (2018/12/4), Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Another Lost Forge
  21. ^ Bungie (2018/12/4), Destiny 2: Season of the Forge - Rekindle the Flames
  22. ^ Bungie (2020/11/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Hunt - Forth Vanguard Transmission
  23. ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Battleground: Behemoth
  24. ^ Bungie (2022/8/23), Destiny 2: Season of Plunder - Expedition: Nessus
  25. ^ Bungie (2024/7/22), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes — Destiny 2: Echoes | The Echoes Cinematic
  26. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Polyphony: VII. Mind-Body
  27. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Battleground: Delve | Ikora Rey: "The Vex wearing the yoke of command are under Maya's control, but the precursor Vex are part of her Collective."
  28. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Mission: Meteoric
  29. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Breach Executable
  30. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Enigma Protocol
  31. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Breach Executable | Osiris: "Hmm, a peculiar alliance. One we will crush here.
  32. ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Mission: Mesmerize
  33. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - O Captain

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