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|result=*Operation Ahamkara is initiated as Zavala, Ikora, and the Guardian venture towards the Pale Heart | |result=*Operation Ahamkara is initiated as Zavala, Ikora, and the Guardian venture towards the Pale Heart | ||
**The Guardian is separated from Zavala and Ikora | **The Guardian is separated from Zavala and Ikora | ||
**The Guardian breaks the barrier between the [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] and discovers [[Prismatic]] | |||
***At the Lost City, the Guardian reunites with Cayde and later finds Crow before finding Zavala and Ikora | ***At the Lost City, the Guardian reunites with Cayde and later finds Crow before finding Zavala and Ikora | ||
*Zavala is tempted by the Darkness and leaves alone to commune with the Witness | *Zavala is tempted by the Darkness and leaves alone to commune with the Witness | ||
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*The Ghost briefly dies due to channeling the Traveler's Light into its body to destroy the Witness, however he is brought back by Cayde-6 who uses his Light to resurrect him | *The Ghost briefly dies due to channeling the Traveler's Light into its body to destroy the Witness, however he is brought back by Cayde-6 who uses his Light to resurrect him | ||
**Cayde dies his final death, returning to the Light of the Traveler | **Cayde dies his final death, returning to the Light of the Traveler | ||
* | *The [[Valence]] seeps out of the Traveler after the Witness's defeat | ||
** | **The Coalition enacts a no-fly zone around the Valence | ||
*[[Echo (object)|Echo]]es are created from a fusion of the Traveler's Light and Darkness from the Witness and eject outwards from the Traveler | |||
***The first Echo is acquired by [[Maya Sundaresh]] after it landed on Nessus | |||
***The second Echo is acquired by [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]] | |||
*The Guardian uncovers a source of power deep within the Pale Heart and uses their mastery of both Light and Darkness to acquire items that are active when Prismatic is equipped. | |||
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'''Parallel Operations:''' | '''Parallel Operations:''' | ||
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**[[Icon of Finality]] | **[[Icon of Finality]] | ||
**[[The Unwaking Mind]] | **[[The Unwaking Mind]] | ||
**[[Expector Yemiq]] | |||
**[[Expector Selin]] | |||
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*[[Pillar of Devotion]] | *[[Pillar of Devotion]] | ||
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*[[The Ghost]] {{c|briefly}} | *[[The Ghost]] {{c|briefly}} | ||
*[[Cayde-6]] | *[[Cayde-6]] | ||
*Dozens of Guardians | *Dozens of Guardians and Ghosts | ||
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*Hundreds of Imperial Cabal troops | *Hundreds of Imperial Cabal troops | ||
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As the Coalition continues to retrieve the rest of Riven's Clutch, the Ahamkara eventually reveals to them that the fifteenth wish only allows for one individual to pursue the Witness into the Pale Heart. Despite this setback, [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] comes up with the solution that he should be the one to enter the Pale Heart and that he and Mara could use their connection to open the way for everyone to enter. Eventually the Guardian receives the final egg from Scorn under the command of [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] before entering the code for the fifteenth wish. With their bargain complete, Riven grants them the wish, allowing Crow to enter the portal into the Pale Heart. Ultimately Riven's essence becomes spent as she fades away just like Taranis before her, with Mara promising to look after her clutch. | As the Coalition continues to retrieve the rest of Riven's Clutch, the Ahamkara eventually reveals to them that the fifteenth wish only allows for one individual to pursue the Witness into the Pale Heart. Despite this setback, [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] comes up with the solution that he should be the one to enter the Pale Heart and that he and Mara could use their connection to open the way for everyone to enter. Eventually the Guardian receives the final egg from Scorn under the command of [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] before entering the code for the fifteenth wish. With their bargain complete, Riven grants them the wish, allowing Crow to enter the portal into the Pale Heart. Ultimately Riven's essence becomes spent as she fades away just like Taranis before her, with Mara promising to look after her clutch. | ||
Attempting to prevent Crow's entry into the Pale Heart, the Sol Divisive would recreate the [[Black Heart]] with the guidance of the Witness, taking the place of the Veil in the entanglement. To bring an end to their intervention, the Guardian enters into the Black Garden, destroying its Heart once more by defeating its new vessels known as the Temporal Progeny. With the interference halted, Crow enters into the Pale Heart before being | Attempting to prevent Crow's entry into the Pale Heart, the Sol Divisive would recreate the [[Black Heart]] with the guidance of the Witness, taking the place of the Veil in the entanglement. To bring an end to their intervention, the Guardian enters into the Black Garden, destroying its Heart once more by defeating its new vessels known as the Temporal Progeny. With the interference halted, Crow enters into the Pale Heart before being bested in a dual by the now resurrected [[Cayde-6]]. However upon noticing Crow's [[Glint|Ghost]], Cayde lowers his weapon and helps Crow to his feet as they glance in the distance to see pulses of Light emerging from the Witness's Monolith. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
===Consequences of the Witness's Defeat=== | |||
With the ancient war of Light and Darkness finally concluded, the forces of the Coalition return to the Last City to celebrate their monumental victory. At the tower, Zavala, Ikora, and Crow sit together on a ledge overlooking the city. Crow would state to both Zavala and Ikora that although the Traveler is healing, they still have a lot of work to do. While the Eliksni children played with infant War Beasts, the Guardian and Ghost would arrive to the tower. Looking down below, Zavala would speak of how they have finally prevailed over the Witness after the many years of conflict. Ikora would state that she imagined the feeling of their victory would feel different. Stretching out his paper lantern, Crow would realize that they likely didn't feel satisfied because they had not yet celebrated. As the Guardian walks over and sits beside their friends, the four of them release along their paper lanterns into the sky along with the civilians of the Last City to celebrate their victory. | With the ancient war of Light and Darkness finally concluded, the forces of the Coalition return to the Last City to celebrate their monumental victory. At the tower, Zavala, Ikora, and Crow sit together on a ledge overlooking the city. Crow would state to both Zavala and Ikora that although the Traveler is healing, they still have a lot of work to do. While the Eliksni children played with infant War Beasts, the Guardian and Ghost would arrive to the tower. Looking down below, Zavala would speak of how they have finally prevailed over the Witness after the many years of conflict. Ikora would state that she imagined the feeling of their victory would feel different. Stretching out his paper lantern, Crow would realize that they likely didn't feel satisfied because they had not yet celebrated. As the Guardian walks over and sits beside their friends, the four of them release along their paper lanterns into the sky along with the civilians of the Last City to celebrate their victory. | ||
Despite their victory, the death of the Witness would not come without consequences. Most of the Witness's forces would retreat from the Pale Heart, although its most loyal followers would still continue their attempts at enacting their master's final orders. With her newfound mortality, Xivu Arath would continue to hide in the shadows as she prepared for the next conflict to come, while House Salvation would begin to turn on itself with Eramis's absence. Furthermore, Savathûn and the Lucent Brood would begin their attempts to claim the Pale Heart for themselves, while the Scorn and Taken would be left directionless with the lack of a commanding will. To learn more of the Scorn's activity, Crow would begin to search for [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]]'s whereabouts. | Despite their victory, the death of the Witness would not come without consequences. Most of the Witness's forces would retreat from the Pale Heart, although its most loyal followers would still continue their attempts at enacting their master's final orders. With her newfound mortality, Xivu Arath would continue to hide in the shadows as she prepared for the next conflict to come, while House Salvation would begin to turn on itself with Eramis's absence. Furthermore, Savathûn and the Lucent Brood would begin their attempts to claim the Pale Heart for themselves, while the Scorn and Taken would be left directionless with the lack of a commanding will. To learn more of the Scorn's activity, Crow would begin to search for [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]]'s whereabouts. | ||
Meanwhile, an Aurora of Light and Darkness known as the [[Valence]] would begin to pour over Earth. To ensure no casualties occur, the Coalition would designate a no-fly zone within 100 kilometres. Furthermore, with the Witness's destruction at the hands of the Guardians, its Darkness dissipates into a mist and merges with the Traveler's Light, resulting in the creation of the [[Echo (object)|Echoes]]; artifacts of Light and Darkness containing memories of civilizations extinguished by the Witness and its followers.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/eKgp_Ivy4ds?si=cAH_7spsM_w7ytTL&t=1090 Destiny 2 - Revenant: Act 1 | Developer Livestream], '''Senior Narrative Designer Jerome Virnich''': ''"Let's start with the death of the Witness, who we thoroughly destroyed and [its] giant smokey billowing head then dissipated into a mist of Darkness which then coalesced with the Traveler's Light, crystallizing into the Echoes which fell into the Sol System."''</ref><ref>[https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/dev_insights_episode_echoes Dev Insights - Episode: Echoes]</ref> | |||
===Scattering of the Echoes=== | |||
The [[Echo of Command]], created from the memories of the [[Qugu]] Warden [[Te'Qal]], the last commander of the Seht Armada who met their demise in a final stand against the Hive and the Black Fleet would arrive onto Nessus.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Lore:Dynasty|Dynasty]]: [[Lore:Dynasty#Chapter 3 – The Cry that Echoes|Chapter 3 – The Cry that Echoes]]''</ref> Possessing the ability to command and compel other beings, the Echo would be retrieved by the consciousnesses of [[Maya Sundaresh]], who had survived her death on Neomuna within the Darkness of the Veil and had infiltrated the [[Vex Network]]. Compelling the local radiolaria, Maya constructs herself a new Exo body resembling [[Lakshmi-2]] and shapes the Echo into a mantle around her neck.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Lore:Polyphony|Polyphony]]: [[Lore:Polyphony#VII. Mind-Body|VII. Mind-Body]]''</ref> Taking the mantle of "the Conductor", Maya uses the power of the Echo to take command of the local Nessian Vex and forms her own Vex collective known as the [[Nessian Schism]], introducing individuality among their ranks. She then embarks on a quest to find her wife [[Chioma Esi]] and bestow upon humanity a new Golden Age by spreading radiolaria throughout the [[Sol System]].<ref name="Shell">'''Bungie (2024/7/30)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Shell]]''</ref> | |||
With the Echo altering the behaviour of the Nessian Vex, the Guardian is sent to investigate the impact site while Saint-14, Osiris, and [[Failsafe]] assist them in their task.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Mission: Meteoric]]''</ref> After investigating this site and uploading Failsafe into the H.E.L.M. mainframe, the Guardian continues their investigation on Nessus while battling against the Nessian Schism, as well as the Shadow Legion and their House of Dusk mercenaries.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Breach Executable]]''</ref> Eventually, the Guardian, Saint-14, and Osiris arrive to the [[Planetary Core]] to confront the Conductor, where they learn of her identity as Maya Sundaresh and her ambitions for creating a Golden Age through radiolaria before retreating.<ref name="Shell"/> Returning to the Planetary Core, the Guardian discovers that that Maya has been capturing Vex simulated copies of Chioma Esi for interrogation before ruthlessly terminating them. After Maya's deranged obsession led to her killing the original Chioma, the Guardian, Ikora, and Saint-14 would confront her once more and force her to retreat into the Vex Network with the Echo of Command still in her possession.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/8/27)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Breach Executable]]''</ref> | |||
In the meantime, an Echo containing the memories of a Pre-Whirlwind Eliksni would fall into the hands of Fikrul, the Fanatic. With the Echo in his grasp, Fikrul would proclaim himself the [[Kell#Kell_of_Kells_Prophecy|Kell of Kells]] and use the power of the Echo to convert living Eliksni into Scorn, thus giving rise to the [[Revenant Scorn]]. The Fanatic would amass further forces under his banner in the form of the Shadow Legion and the Dread thanks to the immense power he now wields.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/eKgp_Ivy4ds?si=cAH_7spsM_w7ytTL&t=1090 Destiny 2 - Revenant: Act I | Developer Livestream], '''Senior Narrative Designer Jerome Virnich''': ''"The Shadow Legion are bumming. They are in utter disarray, their leader has been slain and they are grasping to anyone that can keep them in power. And Fikrul holds the most powerful artifact around now, so they will be doing his bidding. Though, it will be a tenuous alliance."''</ref> As Fikrul would assault Riis-Reborn with the purpose of converting further Eliksni into Scorn to serve his cause, Eramis and House Salvation would send out a distress signal to the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/8/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Shadestalker Suit#Shadestalker Helm/Hood/Mask|Shadestalker Helm/Hood/Mask]]''</ref> | |||
Upon receiving this signal, Crow sends the Guardian to capture Eramis alive for her crimes against the Last City. Pursuing Eramis to the place where she was defeated years ago, the Kell of Darkness would agree to let herself to be willingly captured and imprisoned in the Last City in exchange for providing refugee for her House.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Na-Veskirisk]]''</ref> Returning to the City, the Guardian would begin missions to rescue Eliksni civilians from Fikrul's forces while [[Eido]] would continue her attempts at finding a cure for the Curse of Nezarec that afflicted Mithrax.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Onslaught: Salvation]]''</ref> Later, the Guardian would return to the Prison of Elders and fight the various enemy forces within in pursuit of Fikrul.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Tomb of Elders]]''</ref> Recognizing that Fikrul seeks something contained within the Prison of Elders, the Guardian would push further into the derelict prison where they witness Fikrul resurrect [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]] as a Revenant Scorn. Although, Fikrul and Skolas would escape, Variks would come to the realization that the Echo was singing a Whirlwind dirge and that it is discontent with Fikrul's distorted ambitions and desires a new wielder who is worthy of its power.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/11/19)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Captive Memories]]''</ref> With this revelation, the Guardian would free Eramis from containment at the behest of Eido to assist them in retrieving the Echo from Fikrul's grasp. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[10th Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[10th Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||