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{{Article quote|Home of [[BrayTech Futurescape]] and [[Rasputin]]. Overrun by the [[Hive]].}}
|image=[[File:Destiny mars surface.jpg|300px|]]
{{Planet infobox
|image=[[File:Grimoire Mars.jpg|300px|]]
|name= Mars
|name= Mars
|star, position= [[Sol System|Sol]], IV
|star, position= [[Sol]], IV
|moon(s)= [[Phobos]], [[Deimos]]
|moon(s)= [[Phobos]] <br> [[Deimos]]
|satellite(s)=
|gravity= 0.376 g
|gravity= 0.376 g
|diameter= 6,792 kilometers
|diameter= 6,792 kilometers
|daylength= 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds
|daylength= 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds
|yearlength= 687 days
|yearlength= 687 days
|atmosphere=
|atmosphere= Earth-like
|surface temperature=
|temperature=
|population= *[[Golden Age]]: Unknown
|population= [[Human]]ity {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Cabal]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Pyramid]]s
*Post-Collapse: Unknown
|societal approximation=  
|societal approximation=  
|government=  
|government=[[Freehold]] {{c|formerly}}
|technology tier=
}}
}}
'''Mars''' is the fourth planet in the [[Solar System]], and the third largest terrestrial planet. Like the rest of the Solar System, it is littered with ruins from the [[Golden Age]].<ref name="HopesDreams"/>  
{{Quote|The wind wiped away our footprints. When the storm had passed, we found something shining beneath the sand...|[[Grimoire]] description<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref>}}
'''Mars''' is the fourth planet in the [[Sol System]], and the third largest terrestrial planet. Since the [[Collapse]], much of Mars has returned to the desolation that came before [[The Traveler|the Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Mars|Mars]]''</ref> Like the rest of the planets in the system, the red planet is littered with ruins from the [[Golden Age]].<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams</ref> It is home to [[Rasputin]]. It is also a living consciousness, and one of the [[Nine]]. Mars was one of four destinations that was Taken by [[the Witness]] at the end of [[Season of Arrivals]]. However, it mysteriously returned in [[The Witch Queen]].


It is plagued by dust storms.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 43, Activision Blizzard, [[Dustwalker (leg armor)|Dustwalker]]''</ref>
==Overview==
A harsh and deadly environment, Mars is now a desert world<ref>[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet Viewer''']</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible Arenas#Blind Watch|Blind Watch]]''</ref> frequently plagued by dust storms.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Dustwalker (leg armor)|Dustwalker]]''</ref> The [[Cabal]] forces have a presence on the planet in the form of their [[Exclusion Zone]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> as do the [[Virgo Prohibition|Vex]], who are at odds with the Cabal.<ref name="GameInformer"/> An indelible sign of the Cabal presence on Mars is the moon of [[Phobos]], which has had its orbit dramatically altered by Cabal planetary engineering; it now fills a significant part of the sky. Even more disturbing is the discovery of large "planet-cracking" munitions among the Cabal's already devastating arms.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> There is some degree of conflict as humanity tries to reclaim its former glory.<ref name="GameInformer"/>


==History==
==History==
===The Ancient Past===
Long before the evolution of humanity, Mars 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]].


With the coming of the [[Traveler]], rain washed over Mars,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and it was here that [[human]]s first encountered the being.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> Once, populating Mars had been nothing more than a dream for humanity,<ref>[http://links.ebw.ebgames.com.au/servlet/MailView?ms=NDY0OTAzNjIS1&r=NTEwODkzNjQxNzMS1&j=NDgyMzI4MDQ4S0&mt=1&rt=0 '''EB Worlds''' - ''The New Frontier awaits'']</ref> but after the Traveler's arrival, a thriving metropolis named [[Freehold]] came to dominate the skyline of the world, a bastion of human life in the red dunes.<ref name = "GameInformer"/> With the coming of the [[Darkness]], nearly all of the city was "swept away" and the sand claimed what remained.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/mars '''Bungie''' : ''Mars'']</ref> That city now lies buried beneath a mountain of sand, and only the once-soaring skyscraper peaks are visible.<ref name="GameInformer">'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref>  
===Golden Age===
With the coming of the Traveler, rain washed over Mars,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and it was here that [[human]]s first [[Ares One|encountered]] the spherical entity.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4&feature=youtu.be '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> Once, populating Mars had been nothing more than a dream for humanity,<ref>[http://links.ebw.ebgames.com.au/servlet/MailView?ms=NDY0OTAzNjIS1&r=NTEwODkzNjQxNzMS1&j=NDgyMzI4MDQ4S0&mt=1&rt=0 '''EB Worlds''' - ''The New Frontier awaits'']</ref> but after its terraforming, a thriving metropolis named [[Freehold]] came to dominate the skyline - a bastion of human life in the red dunes.<ref name = "GameInformer"/> The [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] corporation had a major presence in Freehold, in addition to setting up their own private facilities, such as one in the [[Hellas Basin]] which acted as a tourist attraction and a site for research into [[Exo]] and [[Warmind]] technology, as well as the location for the core of the Warmind [[Rasputin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], [[Core Terminus]]''</ref>


Mars is now a desert world,<ref>[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet Viewer''']</ref> and Cabal forces have a presence on the planet, controlling the [[Exclusion Zone]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> as do the [[Vex]], who are at odds with the Cabal.<ref name="GameInformer"/> An indelible sign of the Cabal presence on Mars is the moon of [[Phobos]], which has had its orbit dramatically altered by Cabal planetary engineering; it now fills a significant part of the sky. Even more disturbing is the discovery of large "planet-cracking" munitions among the Cabal's already devastating arms.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> There is some degree of conflict as humanity tries to reclaim its former glory.<ref name="GameInformer"/>
===The Collapse===
With the coming of the [[Darkness]], nearly all of Freehold was "swept away" and the sand claimed what remained.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/mars '''Bungie''' : ''Mars'']</ref> Today, Freehold lies buried beneath a mountain of sand, and its once-soaring skyscrapers are only visible.<ref name="GameInformer">'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref>


==Gameplay==
===City Age===
Mars would be subject to incursions from multiple alien races, being the [[Cabal]], the [[Vex]], and the [[Hive]]. The former two would find each other at odds in an attrition war in [[Meridian Bay]], the area surrounding Freehold, with the Cabal vying to mine resources and study the Vex artifacts and structures in the area, which include the massive [[Transfer Gate|gate]] to the [[Black Garden]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Virgo Prohibition|Virgo Prohibition]]''</ref> A Hive brood known as the [[Grasp of Nokris]] would attempt to invade the Hellas Basin, only to be frozen in ice by Rasputin's defensive SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol for the years to come.


[[Guardian]]s can climb into the upper windows of Mars's skyline and delve down toward what was once ground level. Players are likely to encounter entrenched Cabal blocking their way. It will not be unusual to see them fighting Vex.<ref name="GameInformer"/>
===Red War===
When the [[Red Legion]] arrived in Sol, breaking the Cabal-Vex stalemate in Meridian Bay was one of its priorities. The Vex lost multiple gates, including the Black Garden gate, and the whole of Meridian Bay fell under total Red Legion control<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Ghost Scans]]: NE-CST-4''</ref>.


==Activities==
With the awakening of the Traveler at the end of the [[Red War]], the ice caps on Mars began to thaw, extending to the iced-over Hellas Basin. This also thawed and reawakened Xol and the Grasp of Nokris, prompting Rasputin's newly-awakened core intelligence to deorbit [[Warsat]]s as a defensive measure, inadvertently attracting a defeated Red Legion looking to scavenge technology to strike back at the [[Guardian]]s who had denied their victory.


===Story Missions===
===Arrival of the Pyramids===
*[[The Buried City]]
Two years later, a [[The Martian Pyramid|Pyramid]] arrived on Mars, a month after one of its [[The Ionian Pyramid|counterparts]] had previously arrived on [[Io]]. Around this time, a signal came from a device in the Bray Futurescape facility. Upon investigating, the Guardians found a journal belonging to [[Helsom]], a Golden Age xenoarchaeologist who believed in possible contact with extrasolar species and humanity<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkZJ2i2agAQ Matt Helsom Mission]</ref>.
*[[Exclusion Zone]]
*[[A Rising Tide]]
*[[The Garden's Spire]]
*[[The Black Garden]]


===Strikes===
Several months after the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]], [[Mars]], [[Io]], [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], and [[Mercury]] mysteriously disappeared, having been moved to a different plane of reality by the Witness using the Darkness. Mars' moons [[Phobos]] and [[Deimos]] were left untouched, however, and continued to orbit the void where Mars used to be.
*[[Cerberus Vae III]]
*[[Dust Palace]]
*[[The Undying Mind (strike)]]


===Explore===
Shortly afterward, [[Emperor Calus]] attempted to commune with the Witness, experimenting with [[Scorn]] and the [[Crown of Sorrow]] aboard [[Glykon Volatus|a carrier]] to establish a link with the entity. He was ultimately [[Locus of Communion|successful]], after which Calus piloted the Leviathan into the void formerly occupied by Mars.
*[[Explore]] Missions
*[[Public Event]]s


===Crucible===
===Return from Darkness===
*[[Bastion]]
Over a year after its disappearance, Mars returned to the Sol System, covered with what appeared to be temporal rifts showing the planet as it was during the [[Golden Age]]. Baffled by Mars' return, [[Ikora Rey]] and her [[Hidden]] set up [[The Enclave|an outpost]] in [[Agrisector 24-A, Freehold]] to investigate the [[Relic]], a mysterious structure left behind by the [[Black Fleet]].
*[[Blind Watch]]
 
*[[Firebase Delphi]]
Not long after their investigation into the Relic, the [[Cabal]] of [[Caiatl]]'s [[Imperial Cabal]] of the Cabal Ascendancy began constructing outposts and cannons around the [[Martian Cradle]], wishing to retake Mars as Cabal territory. Although Ikora Rey and [[Eris Morn]] were concerned, they realised that the Cabal were not aiming at them, but instead aiming at [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]'s ship, [[The Lure]]. [[The Guardian]] would then arrive at the scene and would be instructed by Ikora and Eris to investigate further since they are pinned down. The Guardian was then engaged by Cabal forces and boarded Savathûn's ship by shooting themselves out of a nearby Cabal cannon.
*[[Pantheon]]
 
The Guardian explored the depths of the ship, finding Hive forces of the [[Lucent Brood]], a relic made from Pyramid tech and Hive with new powers. After investigating further, the Guardian was tossed off the ship, landing on the Martian surface and eventually travelled to Ikora for debriefing.
 
While the Imperial Cabal/Vanguard alliance was [[the Lucent War|battling]] the Lucent Hive, a [[Psion Conclave|rebel force]] of Cabal and Psions set up a base of operations in [[The Barrens]], with the backing of [[Emperor Calus]], and began broadcasting anti-Imperial propaganda. The area was [[Vox Obscura|stormed]] by the Guardians multiple times to shut down the transmission.
 
===Rebuilding the Warmind===
Months later, Vanguard forces would return to Mars to obtain Rasputin [[Submind]] data from the Braytech Futurescape, which is stuck in a time tear. The Guardians would clash with Hive and [[Taken]] forces of [[Xivu Arath's Horde]], who occupied the complex and deactivated or subverted its defenses. The [[Fireteam]] confronts their leader, [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones|Darkblade Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]], and slays him in a fierce battle, though his [[Ascendant Hive|Ascendant]] status saves him from final death. Many more retrieval operations like this would be launched and continue to be conducted.
 
Around the same time, the [[Ares Spire]], a Golden Age [[Seraphs|Seraph]] Complex, powered on for the first time since the collapse. [[Osiris]] instructs a team of guardians to investigate the facilty, finding [[Sol Divisive]] Vex intent on harvesting its data. The guardians fight through the Vex, destroying their leading [[Vex Mind]]s [[Akelous, the Siren's Current]] and [[Persys, Primordial Ruin]], and retrieve critical data about extrasolar colonies. Ana would later lead a fireteam consisting of [[Cogburn]], [[Earp]] and [[Moss-2]] into the complex to fully clear it, retrieving any further data as well as [[Tex Mechanica]] armor and weapon schematics.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [[Spire of the Watcher]] [[Dungeon]] Armor Sets''</ref>


==Locations==
==Locations==
*[[Athabasca]]
*Isidis Planitia <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Bounty]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/take-the-wanted-3 Take the Wanted]</ref>
*Clovis Bray Special Projects
**[[Meltdown]] {{C|[[Crucible]] map}}
*[[Eos Chasma]]
*[[Eos Chasma]]
**[[Firebase Delphi]]<sup>([[Crucible]] map)</sup>
**[[Firebase Delphi]] {{C|Crucible map}}
*[[Meridian Bay]]<sup>(Destination)</sup>
*[[Meridian Bay]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[Bastion]]<sup>(Crucible map)</sup>
**[[Bastion (map)|Bastion]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[Campus Martius]] {{C|[[Sparrow Racing League]] map}}
**[[The Timekeeper]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[Freehold]]
**[[Freehold]]
***[[Blind Watch]]<sup>(Crucible map)</sup>
***[[Blind Watch]] {{C|Crucible map}}
***[[The Hollows]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
***[[The Hollows]]
****[[Dust Palace]]
***[[Dust Palace]]
*****[[Overwatch]]
****[[Overwatch]]
*****[[The Cortex]]
****[[The Cortex]]
***[[The Buried City]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
***[[The Buried City]]
****[[Freehold Station]]
****[[Freehold Station]]
****[[Tharsis Junction]]
****[[Tharsis Junction]]
***[[The Drift]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
****[[Skyline]] {{C|Crucible map}}
**[[Rubicon Wastes]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
***[[The Drift]]  
***[[Agrisector 24-A, Freehold]]
****[[The Lure]]
**[[Rubicon Wastes]]
***[[Iron Line]]
***[[Iron Line]]
****[[The Legion's Keep]]
****[[The Legion's Keep]]
****[[Trenchworks]]
****[[Trenchworks]]
**[[Scablands]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
**[[Scablands]]
***[[Firebase Rubicon]]
**[[Firebase Rubicon]]
**[[The Barrens]]
**[[Valley of the Kings]]
***[[Giants' Pass]]
***[[Giants' Pass]]
**[[The Barrens]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
**[[Valley of the Kings]]<sup>(Public location)</sup>
***[[Cerberus Vae III]]
***[[Cerberus Vae III]]
***[[Black Garden]]
*[[Black Garden]]
**[[Pantheon]] {{C|Crucible map}}
*The Lost Oasis
**[[Crossroads]] {{C|Crucible map}}
*[[Upper Stratosphere]]
**[[Retribution]] {{C|Crucible map}}
*[[Hellas Basin]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[New Arcadia]] {{C|[[Gambit]] map}}
***[[Arcadia Circle]]
**[[Glacial Drift]]
***[[Dynamo Approach]]
***[[Olympus Descent]]
****[[Penumbral Depths]]
***[[Ma'adim Subterrane]] {{C|[[Lost Sector]]}}
**[[BrayTech Futurescape]]
***[[Alton Dynamo]]
****[[Hellas View]]
***[[Aurora Reach]]
****[[Mindlab: Rasputin]]
****[[Submind Vault]]
*****[[Mindlab: Charlemagne]]
***[[Core Terminus]] {{C|Lost Sector}}
*Warmind Facility Hellas
**[[Solitude]] {{C|Crucible map}}
*[[The Enclave]] {{C|Destination}}
**[[Relic]]
*[[Ishtar Chronoscopic Analysis]]
**[[Ares Spire]]
***[[Reactor Firewall]]
***[[Pillory-0 Cell Stack]]
****[[Seraph Reactor Core]]
*Vex Network Complier
**[[Multiplex]] {{c|Crucible map}}
 
==Non-canon appearances==
===Rising Timeline===
{{Main|Mars/Rising}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Destiny mars surface.jpg|The surface of Mars as it appears on Bungie.net
File:Screenshot mars01.jpg| Phobos in near orbit to Mars
File:Screenshot mars01.jpg| Phobos in near orbit to Mars
File:Mars_desktop.jpg| Ruins of Freehold
File:Mars_desktop.jpg|Concept art of Freehold.
File:Dust_Palace_In_game_footage.jpg|Cabal Fortification.
File:Dust_Palace_In_game_footage.jpg|A Cabal Fortification on Mars.
File:Exclusion zone desktop.jpg|The Exclusion Zone guarded by Cabal.
File:Exclusion zone desktop.jpg|The Exclusion Zone guarded by Cabal.
File:Law of the Jungle, Big man.png|A Cabal [[Colossus]] on Mars.
File:Law of the Jungle, Big man.png|A Cabal [[Colossus]] on Mars.
File:The Strength Of The Wolf Is the Pack.png|Three [[Guardians]] on Mars.
File:The Strength Of The Wolf Is the Pack.png|Three [[Guardian]]s on Mars.
File:Guardians in action.png|Firefight on Mars.
File:Guardians in action.png|A Firefight on Mars.
File:Rooftop desktop.jpg| Blind Watch
File:Rooftop desktop.jpg| The Clovis Bray Tower.
File:01-m-golden-age-postcard.jpg|A postcard of Freehold during the Golden Age.
File:01-m-golden-age-postcard.jpg|A postcard of Freehold during the Golden Age.
File:Mars Map.jpg|A Map of The Valley of Kings.
File:Screenshot mars03.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*Acording to the description of the [[Long Tomorrow 9G]] chestpiece, Mars was once ruled by the Awoken.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Long Tomorrow 9G#Chest|Long Tomorrow 9G Chest]]''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[The Law Of The Jungle]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Law Of The Jungle]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
***''[[Season of the Forge]]''
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
***''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
***''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Dawn]]''
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
***''[[Season of the Risen]]''
***''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]''
***''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]''
*''[[Mysterious Logbook]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume III]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Breakdown]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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“ Home of BrayTech Futurescape and Rasputin. Overrun by the Hive. ”
Mars
Grimoire Mars.jpg
Astrographical

Star, position:

Sol, IV

Satellites(s):

Phobos
Deimos

Physical

Diameter:

6,792 kilometers

Gravity:

0.376 g

Length of day:

24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds

Orbital period:

687 days

Atmosphere:

Earth-like

Societal

Population:

Humanity (formerly)
Cabal
Vex
Taken
Fallen
Hive
Pyramids

Government:

Freehold (formerly)

 

"The wind wiped away our footprints. When the storm had passed, we found something shining beneath the sand..."
— Grimoire description[1]

Mars is the fourth planet in the Sol System, and the third largest terrestrial planet. Since the Collapse, much of Mars has returned to the desolation that came before the Traveler.[2] Like the rest of the planets in the system, the red planet is littered with ruins from the Golden Age.[3] It is home to Rasputin. It is also a living consciousness, and one of the Nine. Mars was one of four destinations that was Taken by the Witness at the end of Season of Arrivals. However, it mysteriously returned in The Witch Queen.

Overview[edit]

A harsh and deadly environment, Mars is now a desert world[4][5] frequently plagued by dust storms.[6] The Cabal forces have a presence on the planet in the form of their Exclusion Zone,[7] as do the Vex, who are at odds with the Cabal.[8] An indelible sign of the Cabal presence on Mars is the moon of Phobos, which has had its orbit dramatically altered by Cabal planetary engineering; it now fills a significant part of the sky. Even more disturbing is the discovery of large "planet-cracking" munitions among the Cabal's already devastating arms.[9] There is some degree of conflict as humanity tries to reclaim its former glory.[8]

History[edit]

The Ancient Past[edit]

Long before the evolution of humanity, Mars 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[edit]

With the coming of the Traveler, rain washed over Mars,[10] and it was here that humans first encountered the spherical entity.[11] Once, populating Mars had been nothing more than a dream for humanity,[12] but after its terraforming, a thriving metropolis named Freehold came to dominate the skyline - a bastion of human life in the red dunes.[8] The Clovis Bray corporation had a major presence in Freehold, in addition to setting up their own private facilities, such as one in the Hellas Basin which acted as a tourist attraction and a site for research into Exo and Warmind technology, as well as the location for the core of the Warmind Rasputin.[13][14]

The Collapse[edit]

With the coming of the Darkness, nearly all of Freehold was "swept away" and the sand claimed what remained.[15] Today, Freehold lies buried beneath a mountain of sand, and its once-soaring skyscrapers are only visible.[8]

City Age[edit]

Mars would be subject to incursions from multiple alien races, being the Cabal, the Vex, and the Hive. The former two would find each other at odds in an attrition war in Meridian Bay, the area surrounding Freehold, with the Cabal vying to mine resources and study the Vex artifacts and structures in the area, which include the massive gate to the Black Garden.[16] A Hive brood known as the Grasp of Nokris would attempt to invade the Hellas Basin, only to be frozen in ice by Rasputin's defensive SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol for the years to come.

Red War[edit]

When the Red Legion arrived in Sol, breaking the Cabal-Vex stalemate in Meridian Bay was one of its priorities. The Vex lost multiple gates, including the Black Garden gate, and the whole of Meridian Bay fell under total Red Legion control[17].

With the awakening of the Traveler at the end of the Red War, the ice caps on Mars began to thaw, extending to the iced-over Hellas Basin. This also thawed and reawakened Xol and the Grasp of Nokris, prompting Rasputin's newly-awakened core intelligence to deorbit Warsats as a defensive measure, inadvertently attracting a defeated Red Legion looking to scavenge technology to strike back at the Guardians who had denied their victory.

Arrival of the Pyramids[edit]

Two years later, a Pyramid arrived on Mars, a month after one of its counterparts had previously arrived on Io. Around this time, a signal came from a device in the Bray Futurescape facility. Upon investigating, the Guardians found a journal belonging to Helsom, a Golden Age xenoarchaeologist who believed in possible contact with extrasolar species and humanity[18].

Several months after the arrival of the Black Fleet, Mars, Io, Titan, and Mercury mysteriously disappeared, having been moved to a different plane of reality by the Witness using the Darkness. Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos were left untouched, however, and continued to orbit the void where Mars used to be.

Shortly afterward, Emperor Calus attempted to commune with the Witness, experimenting with Scorn and the Crown of Sorrow aboard a carrier to establish a link with the entity. He was ultimately successful, after which Calus piloted the Leviathan into the void formerly occupied by Mars.

Return from Darkness[edit]

Over a year after its disappearance, Mars returned to the Sol System, covered with what appeared to be temporal rifts showing the planet as it was during the Golden Age. Baffled by Mars' return, Ikora Rey and her Hidden set up an outpost in Agrisector 24-A, Freehold to investigate the Relic, a mysterious structure left behind by the Black Fleet.

Not long after their investigation into the Relic, the Cabal of Caiatl's Imperial Cabal of the Cabal Ascendancy began constructing outposts and cannons around the Martian Cradle, wishing to retake Mars as Cabal territory. Although Ikora Rey and Eris Morn were concerned, they realised that the Cabal were not aiming at them, but instead aiming at Savathûn's ship, The Lure. The Guardian would then arrive at the scene and would be instructed by Ikora and Eris to investigate further since they are pinned down. The Guardian was then engaged by Cabal forces and boarded Savathûn's ship by shooting themselves out of a nearby Cabal cannon.

The Guardian explored the depths of the ship, finding Hive forces of the Lucent Brood, a relic made from Pyramid tech and Hive with new powers. After investigating further, the Guardian was tossed off the ship, landing on the Martian surface and eventually travelled to Ikora for debriefing.

While the Imperial Cabal/Vanguard alliance was battling the Lucent Hive, a rebel force of Cabal and Psions set up a base of operations in The Barrens, with the backing of Emperor Calus, and began broadcasting anti-Imperial propaganda. The area was stormed by the Guardians multiple times to shut down the transmission.

Rebuilding the Warmind[edit]

Months later, Vanguard forces would return to Mars to obtain Rasputin Submind data from the Braytech Futurescape, which is stuck in a time tear. The Guardians would clash with Hive and Taken forces of Xivu Arath's Horde, who occupied the complex and deactivated or subverted its defenses. The Fireteam confronts their leader, Darkblade Kelgorath, Risen from Bones, and slays him in a fierce battle, though his Ascendant status saves him from final death. Many more retrieval operations like this would be launched and continue to be conducted.

Around the same time, the Ares Spire, a Golden Age Seraph Complex, powered on for the first time since the collapse. Osiris instructs a team of guardians to investigate the facilty, finding Sol Divisive Vex intent on harvesting its data. The guardians fight through the Vex, destroying their leading Vex Minds Akelous, the Siren's Current and Persys, Primordial Ruin, and retrieve critical data about extrasolar colonies. Ana would later lead a fireteam consisting of Cogburn, Earp and Moss-2 into the complex to fully clear it, retrieving any further data as well as Tex Mechanica armor and weapon schematics.[19]

Locations[edit]

Non-canon appearances[edit]

Rising Timeline[edit]

Main article: Mars/Rising

Gallery[edit]

  • The surface of Mars as it appears on Bungie.net

    The surface of Mars as it appears on Bungie.net

  • Phobos in near orbit to Mars

    Phobos in near orbit to Mars

  • Concept art of Freehold.

    Concept art of Freehold.

  • A Cabal Fortification on Mars.

    A Cabal Fortification on Mars.

  • The Exclusion Zone guarded by Cabal.

    The Exclusion Zone guarded by Cabal.

  • A Cabal Colossus on Mars.

    A Cabal Colossus on Mars.

  • Three Guardians on Mars.

    Three Guardians on Mars.

  • A Firefight on Mars.

    A Firefight on Mars.

  • The Clovis Bray Tower.

    The Clovis Bray Tower.

  • A postcard of Freehold during the Golden Age.

    A postcard of Freehold during the Golden Age.

  • A Map of The Valley of Kings.

    A Map of The Valley of Kings.

  • Screenshot mars03.jpg

Trivia[edit]

  • Acording to the description of the Long Tomorrow 9G chestpiece, Mars was once ruled by the Awoken.[21]

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Mars
  2. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Mars
  3. ^ http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams
  4. ^ Destiny Planet Viewer
  5. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Blind Watch
  6. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, Dustwalker
  7. ^ IGN Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams
  8. ^ a b c d Game Informer January 2014, page 52
  9. ^ Destiny Planet View
  10. ^ Bungie Destiny Story
  11. ^ YouTube - Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer
  12. ^ EB Worlds - The New Frontier awaits
  13. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind
  14. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind, Core Terminus
  15. ^ Bungie : Mars
  16. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny, Grimoire: Virgo Prohibition
  17. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2, Ghost Scans: NE-CST-4
  18. ^ Matt Helsom Mission
  19. ^ Bungie (2022/12/6), Destiny 2: Season of the Seraph - Spire of the Watcher Dungeon Armor Sets
  20. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Bounty, Take the Wanted
  21. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Long Tomorrow 9G Chest

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