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The '''Battle of the Twilight Gap''' was one of the biggest battles ever faced by the [[City]]. This battle took place at the outskirts of the city, at the [[Twilight Gap]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Activities#Twilight_Gap|Twilight Gap]]''</ref> The [[Kell]] of the [[House of Kings]] manipulated the different Houses of the [[Fallen]] into joining forces to attack the City, with the [[House of Devils]] leading the charge.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref> The [[House of Wolves]] would have joined the battle, had they not been [[Reef Wars|caught off guard]] by the [[Reef]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>. The ultimate goal for the Fallen was the capture of the [[Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The City responded by organizing a force of Guardians under [[Vanguard Commander]] [[Lord Saladin|Saladin Forge]].<ref name = "Saladin">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> [[Fallen Walker]]s dueled with the City's gun emplacements. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Walker|Walker]]''</ref> The machine gun [[Thunderlord]] also distinguished itself and even in the chaos of battle could be seen leaving an ocean of dead Fallen in its wake.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Thunderlord]]''</ref> Eventually the fort was overtaken. However, [[Lord Shaxx]] lead the counterattack, and successfully routed the Fallen from the City.<ref name = "Shaxx">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref>
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{{References}}
{{about|the historical event|the [[Crucible]] map|Twilight Gap}}
{{Battle infobox
|prev= [[Great Disaster]]
|conc=[[Reef Wars]]
|next= [[Fallen Crusades]]<br>[[Battle of Bannerfall]]
|image=[[File:Warmind-3-twilight-gap.jpg|350px]]
|conflict=*[[Eliksni siege]]
|date=
|place=Twilight Gap
|result=*City victory
** Fallen driven off from the region around the Last City
*Solkis, the Kell of Devils killed
*Fallen unity dissolved
**Radicalization of the differences between Houses, with the division of the planets of Sol for each one
**[[House of Exile]] formed on the [[Moon]]
*Lord Shaxx retires from Vanguard operations to run the Crucible and keep the Guardians trained
*Ana Bray fakes her final death to gain the freedom to search for her past
|side1=The Last City
|side2=Fallen Houses
|side3=
|side4=
|commanders1=*The [[Vanguard]]
*[[Lord Shaxx]]
*[[Lord Saladin]]
*[[Ana Bray]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Strength of the Pack]]''</ref>
*[[Banshee-44]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Banshee-44#Quotes|Banshee-44: Quotes]]''</ref>
|commanders2=
*[[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]]
*[[Solkis, Kell of Devils]]
**[[Eramis, the Shipstealer]]
*[[Draksis, Winter Kell]]
|commanders3=
|commanders4=
|forces1=*Thousands of [[Guardian]]s
**[[Holborn's Host]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref>
*City airborne forces and defensive artillery
|forces2=
*Countless [[House of Devils]] Fallen
*Countless [[House of Kings]] Fallen
*Countless [[House of Winter]] Fallen
|forces3=
|forces4=
|casual1=*Dozens of Guardians
|casual2=*Thousands of Fallen
|casual3=
|casual4=
|civilian=*Thousands of Last City civilians
}}


In the aftermath, many [[Guardian]]s were killed. [[Crux/Lomar|Feizel Crux]] commemorated the fallen Guardians by forging [[Gjallarhorn]] out of their armor.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> Fearing for the city's ability to repel another attack, Shaxx created the [[Crucible]] to train a new generation of Guardians.<ref name = "Shaxx"/> The [[Vanguard]] also became more proactive in preventing the enemy from attacking the city again, and began authorizing major [[strike]]s against enemy targets.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]''</ref>
The '''Battle of the Twilight Gap''' (known to the [[Eliksni]] as '''The Final Attempt''') was one of the biggest battles ever faced by the [[City]]. This battle took place at the outskirts of the city, at the [[Twilight Gap]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Twilight_Gap|Twilight Gap]]''</ref>


==Belligerents==
==Overview==
===Prelude===
The [[Kell of Kings|Kell]] of the [[House of Kings]] manipulated the different Houses of the [[Fallen]] into joining forces to attack the City, with the [[House of Devils]] leading the charge.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells|WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells]]''</ref> The assault was heralded by a rise in Fallen attacks on the City's borders. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Frontier|Frontier]]''</ref> The [[House of Wolves]] would have joined the battle, had they not been [[Reef Wars|caught off guard]] by the [[Reef]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>. The ultimate goal for the Fallen was the capture of the [[Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref>


===Fallen===
===The Battle===
*Fallen Houses
The City responded by organizing a force of Guardians under [[Iron Lord]] [[Saladin Forge]].<ref name = "Saladin">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref> [[Fallen Walker]]s dueled with the City's gun emplacements. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Walker|Walker]]''</ref> The machine gun [[Thunderlord]] also distinguished itself and even in the chaos of battle could be seen leaving an ocean of dead Fallen in its wake.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Thunderlord]]''</ref> Lord [[Shaxx]] commanded a fireteam that consisted of [[Anastasia Bray]], [[Liu Feng]], [[Nkechi-32]], [[Idil Abdi]], and [[Truce]], which refused to follow Saladin's orders when he instructed all fireteams to fall back to the [[Ridgeback District]] as he believed the Wall was lost. Instead they secured a gap in the Wall to hold off the onslaught of Fallen from entering the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Mountaintop]]''</ref> Shaxx and his fireteam's counterattack allowed the Vanguard to beat back the Fallen and drive them from the City's wall.<ref name = "Shaxx">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> It would take awhile for Shaxx, Saladin, and Zavala to mend the rift due to Shaxx's insubordination on that day.
**[[House of Devils]]
**[[House of Kings]]
**[[House of Winter]]


===City===
===Aftermath===
*[[Guardian]]s
In the aftermath, many [[Guardian]]s were killed, and [[Ana Bray]] was also presumed dead after being seen falling off the Gap. [[Feizel Crux]] commemorated the fallen Guardians by forging [[Gjallarhorn]] out of their armor.<ref>[http://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2a5rkf/gjallarhorn_crafted_by_feizel_crux_as_a_gift_to/ '''Reddit''': Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview]</ref> Fearing for the city's ability to repel another attack, Shaxx created the [[Crucible]] to train a new generation of Guardians.<ref name = "Shaxx"/> The [[Vanguard]] also became more proactive in preventing the enemy from attacking the city again, and began authorizing major [[strike]]s against enemy targets.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Cloak of the Shadowjacks]]''</ref>
**[[Lord Shaxx]]
 
**[[Lord Saladin]]
==List of appearances==
**[[Commander Zavala]]
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**[[Eris Morn]]
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Mo}}
**[[Ana Bray]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Strength of the Pack]]''</ref>
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}
**[[Holborn's Host]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Guardian#Ghost Fragment: Titan|Ghost Fragment: Titan]]''</ref>
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Banshee-44]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Banshee-44#Quotes|Banshee-44: Quotes]]''</ref>
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Forge]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[10th Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]'' {{1st}}


==References==
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[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Fallen]]
[[Category:Guardians]]

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This article is about the historical event. For the Crucible map, see Twilight Gap.

Previous:

Great Disaster

Concurrent:

Reef Wars

Next:

Fallen Crusades
Battle of Bannerfall

Battle of the Twilight Gap
Warmind-3-twilight-gap.jpg

Conflict:

Fronts:

Twilight Gap

Outcome:

  • City victory
    • Fallen driven off from the region around the Last City
  • Solkis, the Kell of Devils killed
  • Fallen unity dissolved
    • Radicalization of the differences between Houses, with the division of the planets of Sol for each one
    • House of Exile formed on the Moon
  • Lord Shaxx retires from Vanguard operations to run the Crucible and keep the Guardians trained
  • Ana Bray fakes her final death to gain the freedom to search for her past
Belligerents

The Last City

Fallen Houses

Commanders
Strength
Casualties
  • Dozens of Guardians
  • Thousands of Fallen
Civilian casualties
  • Thousands of Last City civilians
 

The Battle of the Twilight Gap (known to the Eliksni as The Final Attempt) was one of the biggest battles ever faced by the City. This battle took place at the outskirts of the city, at the Twilight Gap.[4]

Overview[edit]

Prelude[edit]

The Kell of the House of Kings manipulated the different Houses of the Fallen into joining forces to attack the City, with the House of Devils leading the charge.[5] The assault was heralded by a rise in Fallen attacks on the City's borders. [6] The House of Wolves would have joined the battle, had they not been caught off guard by the Reef[7]. The ultimate goal for the Fallen was the capture of the Traveler.[8]

The Battle[edit]

The City responded by organizing a force of Guardians under Iron Lord Saladin Forge.[9] Fallen Walkers dueled with the City's gun emplacements. [10] The machine gun Thunderlord also distinguished itself and even in the chaos of battle could be seen leaving an ocean of dead Fallen in its wake.[11] Lord Shaxx commanded a fireteam that consisted of Anastasia Bray, Liu Feng, Nkechi-32, Idil Abdi, and Truce, which refused to follow Saladin's orders when he instructed all fireteams to fall back to the Ridgeback District as he believed the Wall was lost. Instead they secured a gap in the Wall to hold off the onslaught of Fallen from entering the Last City.[12] Shaxx and his fireteam's counterattack allowed the Vanguard to beat back the Fallen and drive them from the City's wall.[13] It would take awhile for Shaxx, Saladin, and Zavala to mend the rift due to Shaxx's insubordination on that day.

Aftermath[edit]

In the aftermath, many Guardians were killed, and Ana Bray was also presumed dead after being seen falling off the Gap. Feizel Crux commemorated the fallen Guardians by forging Gjallarhorn out of their armor.[14] Fearing for the city's ability to repel another attack, Shaxx created the Crucible to train a new generation of Guardians.[13] The Vanguard also became more proactive in preventing the enemy from attacking the city again, and began authorizing major strikes against enemy targets.[15]

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Strength of the Pack
  2. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Banshee-44: Quotes
  3. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Titan
  4. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Twilight Gap
  5. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: WANTED: Skolas, Kell of Kells
  6. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Frontier
  7. ^ Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3
  8. ^ Bungie (2015-5-19), Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3
  9. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Iron Banner Rep
  10. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Walker
  11. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, Thunderlord
  12. ^ Bungie (2018/12/4), Destiny 2: Black Armory, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, The Mountaintop
  13. ^ a b Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Crucible Handler
  14. ^ Reddit: Gjallarhorn Art Book Preview
  15. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Cloak of the Shadowjacks
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