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Greetings! My name is Dante. I am a Ghost but with no Guardian. Why does that surprise you? Well, as you very well know, Guardians, citizens, we Ghosts spend years searching the solar system for warriors worthy to wield the Light to defend humanity and the Traveler from the Darkness. Some of us never find our Guardians; a few decide to choose Guardians from the living rather than the dead. I am neither one.  
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==Real life information==
Greetings! My name is Dante. I am an [[Destinypedia:Administrators|admin]] and [[Destinypedia:Bureaucrats|bureaucrat]] of the ''[[Main Page|Destinypedia]]'' wiki. I own, or rather manage, the [[Destinypedia:Discord server|Discord]] of this wiki, formerly hosted by its creator [[User:Spartacus]] and managed by [[User:Arcmind-1]]. If you have any questions about this wiki's operation please do not hesitate to contact me or another admin.


No, I am alone. But to fill the lonely days I have taken to helping the Vanguard with organizing their archives, utilizing my memory storage to clear away clutter and/or update outdated information. Many such Ghosts who don't find a Guardian often lend their aid to the Vanguard. Did I ever tell you Cayde is as disorganized as a Reaver Dreg? His library is a mess! knives and melting engrams everywhere! Master Rahool was so very disappointed in him when I brought this in the open. So was Ikora. Well, she too is disorganized, but that is another story. Needless to say Cayde has never forgiven me since.
A little about myself. I joined Destinypedia in May of 2016, right around when The Taken King had dropped earlier in 2015. My reasons for joining this wiki were simple, at the time -- the [[Strike]] walkthroughs were either low-information or nonexistent. I was determined to change that, and so I did. This single-mindedness led me to touch nearly every mainspace page (e.g. article) on the wiki.  


Anyhow, my ramblings aside, I am here to serve the City in whatever capacity I can. One day, I'll find my Guardian, but until then I better make myself useful. I just hope to the Traveler I never have to go to Mars…
Unfortunately I had to stop playing Destiny right around the time Rise of Iron dropped in late 2016, both because I used my brother's PS3 and my brother's grades were failing and parents restricted it permanently. But I stayed on in spite of this, continuing to edit and add onto the wiki. My greatest achievements are single-handedly uploading nearly all of the Rise of Iron Grimoire and beginning the overhaul of my now favorite page, Destinypedia's [[Books of Sorrow]] Cliff Notes, among other Hive-related pages.
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===Description===
After a brief dropout in late 2017 because of Destiny 2's release, I continued to edit, mainly old stuff but also keeping an eye on the new. For most of 2018 until July I had been absent from the wiki and occasionally dropping bye to make a few edits on my Watched pages. I did not approve of Curse of Osiris but found Warmind to be an excellent breath of air, in spite of... lackluster storytelling and content; and, of course, fan backlash. I am contemplating buying Destiny 2 once Forsaken drops, just to see how it'll live up.


I'll spare you what others have said about Ghosts and tell you straight up. We have a uniform design and shape, as we're born of the Traveler itself, but several of us can be of any size from ping pong ball to baseball-size. I don't know of any Ghosts that are Servitor sized, but should we happen to get a Eliskni (ahem, "Fallen") Guardian—ha! imagine that!—that will unfortunately remain in obscurity.  
As of post-Forsaken I have decided I won't be playing D2 because I have IRL responsibilities, but I'll edit and read the lore as often as I can. I may eventually buy Destiny 2, but my real heart belongs to the original Destiny game.


My basic form is a "baseball" in shape, but a little smaller, but don't get any ideas. I may delight in describing myself in such lowly terms but I will not be used in games. Now, what was I saying… oh yes. Like all other Ghosts I have a shell, except mine is what is called a "[http://i.imgur.com/O8UM220.jpg Mythological shell]". This is [https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/45klj7/vault_of_glass_ghost_shell_concepts/ courtesy of] a Guardian who braved the Vault of Glass and managed to get the Gorgons' designs locked into his head. I know of quite a few Ghosts who look like mini-Gorgons. Nearly gave Master Rahool a heart-attack one night, but that is another story for another time.
==Past Signatures==
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator; yes, you're reading Ancient Greek.">'''''Δαντε τηε Γηοστ'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="I wonder if Ikora gives hugs to Ghosts">'''''Ι ωονδερ ιφ Ικορα γιϝες ηυγς το Γηοστσ.'''''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: green;" title="Heheh... anyways, nice work.>'''''Ηεη... ανψωαψς, νιξε ωορκ.'''''</span>]] [http://www.typegreek.com/ <span>'''''This is what I used.'''''</span>]</sup>
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator; yes, you're reading Ancient Greek.">'''''Δαντε τηε Γηοστ'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: #b30000;" title="I wonder if Ikora gives hugs to Ghosts">'''''Ι ωονδερ ιφ Ικορα γιϝες ηυγς το Γηοστσ.'''''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: green;" title="Heheh... anyways, nice work.>'''''Ηεη... ανψωαψς, νιξε ωορκ.'''''</span>]]</sup>
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator; yes, you're reading Ancient Greek.">'''''Δαντε τηε Γηοστ'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: #b30000>'''''I wonder if Ikora gives hugs to Ghosts.'''''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: green">'''''Heheh... anyways, nice work.'''''</span>]]</sup>
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator.">'''''Dante the Ghost'''''</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: #b30000>'''''I wonder if Ikora gives hugs to Ghosts.'''''</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: green">'''''Heheh... anyways, nice work.'''''</span>]]</sup>
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator.">'''''Dante the Ghost'''''</span>]]—I wonder if Ikora gives hugs to Ghosts. Heheh... anyways, nice work. <sup>'''[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup>
*[[File:Dante.png|20px|stick|link=]][[User:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color: red;" title="Dante the Ghost is an administrator.">'''''Dante the Ghost'''''</span>]] <sup>'''[[User talk:Dante the Ghost|<span style="color:grey">Talk</span>]] • [[Special:Contributions/Dante the Ghost|<span style="color:grey">Contribs</span>]]'''</sup>
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{{quote|He is a funny little Ghost, to be sure. Loves to hang out around that [[User:Primus Draug'oth|Cabal defector]] and the [[User:Arcmind|Ghostless Exo]] while doing his work, exchanging gossip and news, and sharing the latest things he's done. But he gets the job done.|[[Cayde-6]]}}
'''Dante the Ghost''' is a [[Ghost]] in service to the Last City and the Vanguard.


Now, basic description is as follows:
==Biography==
===Beginnings===
{{quote|Of all my years as a Guardian, and as a [[Vanguard]], I have never seen a Ghost so chatty before. Maybe it's because he never goes far from [[the City]], where the [[Light]] is strong. At least he makes himself useful.|[[Ikora Rey]]}}
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*'''Shell-color''': Vex Templar colors, obviously.
===First Vault of Glass raid===
*'''Shell-material''': My original shell was composed of the Traveler; the Vanguard still has it when I chose this one. My Mythological shell is made up of a mixture of Vex metals and Relic iron. Fancy, no?
{{quote|Whatever he does, there is always good that comes out of it. But suffice it to say [[Eris]] is the only person who can scare him into silence.|[[Commander Zavala]]}}
*'''Shell-pieces''': Again, the original had eight pyramidal sections. My new one has three very large, irregularly shaped Harpy "wings".
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*'''Guardian''': Don't have one, yet.
*'''Where to be found?''': Vanguard Archives, of course. Level A.R. 24/6, sublevel 078. That is roughly halfway down the Tower, and in the East Wing. Warlocks make for great company I'll add.
*'''Favorite places?''': Earth. Such a fascinating and ancient place. Once full of culture, beauty, and art, now desolate. I can see why the Traveler chose it. So much potential, now dormant. Oh, and I suppose Venus. Lovely place, the [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/Ishtar%20Collective Ishtar Collective] is very facinating, all of those files and books full of knowledge. Just watch out for Vex, Fallen, and Taken. I hear the Cabal are planning on going there…
*'''Favorite Tower resident?''': Why, it is Master Rahool, of course! I just love being next to him whenever a Guardian comes back with an Engram. Treasure troves of knowledge and history and technology! So much lore to be found! (Although… rumours have been going around that I've chosen him as a Guardian, but I assure you I have done no such thing. Please don't spread them.)
*'''Least favorite Tower resident?''': Don't go spreading this around, but… I think Eris Morn's crazy…
*'''Favorite alien race''': I know, I know, you're thinking, "''What, a Ghost who has a favorite race among our enemies?''" but seriously, a Ghost with no Guardian must have some things he likes outside of the Tower, no? Anywho, I actually have two of them. The Vex and the Cabal. The Vex… well, they are the least known enemy of ours, apart from being a demigod collective of hyperadvanced, microbial robotic aliens. The Cabal are easy. *deep monotone* "'''''We like to stomp things flat, umph, umph!'''''" *normal* No, seriously, their organization and, I hate to admit this but, their perseverance. Centuries of warfare with the Vex and Guardians is a long time to be fighting a war, but still they hang on.
*'''Least favorite alien race''': The Hive. No question. Many of my brothers and sisters fell to their blades, were drained on their Light. Murdered. I hate Crota and his overblown papa as much as Crazy Eris… Ooooh, if I had a Guardian right now I'd show them! I even have Solar-dealing cannons equipped! (Though… those take a lot out of me, but I digress.)


Well, I suppose that's it then. Got to go.
===Return to the City===
{{Quote|Little Light, why do you continue your futile attempts to "sneak up" upon me? I do not need eyes to see that you are there, pressing against me like the memories of my past. Is there something in common we share that makes you seek me ceaselessly? Have you got some hopeless notion of Choosing me when I have already lost so much? Tell me, little Ghost, why do you haunt me so?|[[Eris Morn]]}}
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==[[Destinypedia]] Article Progress==
===Unlikely Friendship===
This is a reference list for when I have pages to work on.
{{Quote|Well, I must say he is quite the tidy Ghost I've ever met, which is saying something in of itself as he's unPaired. Now, if I can get him to stay still long enough to help me sort through these golden Engrams from the Reef...|[[Master Rahool]]}}
 
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I'll be focusing on the Story Missions from Vanilia [[Destiny]] to better meet this wikia's standards. We are not only an archive for Weapons, Enemy Races, Allies, what-have-you, but also a record of Destiny's, admittedly, lacking story. Grimoire cards that are unlocked with each Story Mission shall be cross-referenced where possible. Destinypedia will '''''not''''' have a reputation for lacking "story" content like her namesake.
 
Any and all are welcome to add to my work. I can use all of the help I can get, and the more eyes the better.
 
===Base [[Story]]===
*[[Earth]]
#[[A Guardian Rises]]—NO EDITING NEEDED
#[[Restoration]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Dark Within]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Warmind]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Last Array]]—IN PROGRESS
 
*[[Moon]]
#[[The Dark Beyond]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Sword of Crota]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The World's Grave]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[Shrine of Oryx]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[Chamber of Night]]—IN PROGRESS
 
*[[Venus]]
#[[A Stranger's Call]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[Ishtar Collective]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Archive]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[Scourge of Winter]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[Eye of a Gate Lord]]—IN PROGRESS
 
*[[Reef]]
#[[The Awoken]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[A Key Awaits]]—IN PROGRESS
 
*[[Mars]]
#[[Exclusion Zone]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Garden's Spire]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[A Rising Tide]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Buried City]]—IN PROGRESS
#[[The Black Garden]]—IN PROGRESS
 
==Grimoire Musings==
Here is where I'll post my musings on the Grimoire cards that is embedded in Destiny's lore. I'll be linking to the Ishtar Collective as well as Bunge and this very wikia to better cross-reference, and to help you understand where I am coming from. They'll be organized by subject and interrelatedness.
 
Do note that, as much as I'd like to spend working on this, developing theories that may or may not be true (I'd like to consider all possible alternatives), I also spend equal amounts of time editing Destinypedia, helping everyone know more about our favorite game. Plus, I'm actually not that great at keeping timetables, or organizing my priorities right.

Latest revision as of 20:31, February 25, 2024

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Real life information

Greetings! My name is Dante. I am an admin and bureaucrat of the Destinypedia wiki. I own, or rather manage, the Discord of this wiki, formerly hosted by its creator User:Spartacus and managed by User:Arcmind-1. If you have any questions about this wiki's operation please do not hesitate to contact me or another admin.

A little about myself. I joined Destinypedia in May of 2016, right around when The Taken King had dropped earlier in 2015. My reasons for joining this wiki were simple, at the time -- the Strike walkthroughs were either low-information or nonexistent. I was determined to change that, and so I did. This single-mindedness led me to touch nearly every mainspace page (e.g. article) on the wiki.

Unfortunately I had to stop playing Destiny right around the time Rise of Iron dropped in late 2016, both because I used my brother's PS3 and my brother's grades were failing and parents restricted it permanently. But I stayed on in spite of this, continuing to edit and add onto the wiki. My greatest achievements are single-handedly uploading nearly all of the Rise of Iron Grimoire and beginning the overhaul of my now favorite page, Destinypedia's Books of Sorrow Cliff Notes, among other Hive-related pages.

After a brief dropout in late 2017 because of Destiny 2's release, I continued to edit, mainly old stuff but also keeping an eye on the new. For most of 2018 until July I had been absent from the wiki and occasionally dropping bye to make a few edits on my Watched pages. I did not approve of Curse of Osiris but found Warmind to be an excellent breath of air, in spite of... lackluster storytelling and content; and, of course, fan backlash. I am contemplating buying Destiny 2 once Forsaken drops, just to see how it'll live up.

As of post-Forsaken I have decided I won't be playing D2 because I have IRL responsibilities, but I'll edit and read the lore as often as I can. I may eventually buy Destiny 2, but my real heart belongs to the original Destiny game.

Past Signatures

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Dante the Ghost
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Biographical information

Other name(s):

Ghosty

Homeworld:

Earth

Species:

Ghost

Gender:

Male

Height:

235 mm

Weight:

149 g

Political and military information

Affiliation:

The Vanguard (The Last City)

Notable info:

Formerly Ghost to Kabr, the Legionless

 

"He is a funny little Ghost, to be sure. Loves to hang out around that Cabal defector and the Ghostless Exo while doing his work, exchanging gossip and news, and sharing the latest things he's done. But he gets the job done."
— Cayde-6

Dante the Ghost is a Ghost in service to the Last City and the Vanguard.

Biography

Beginnings

"Of all my years as a Guardian, and as a Vanguard, I have never seen a Ghost so chatty before. Maybe it's because he never goes far from the City, where the Light is strong. At least he makes himself useful."
— Ikora Rey
This section needs expansion. You can help Destinypedia by expanding it.

First Vault of Glass raid

"Whatever he does, there is always good that comes out of it. But suffice it to say Eris is the only person who can scare him into silence."
— Commander Zavala
This section needs expansion. You can help Destinypedia by expanding it.

Return to the City

"Little Light, why do you continue your futile attempts to "sneak up" upon me? I do not need eyes to see that you are there, pressing against me like the memories of my past. Is there something in common we share that makes you seek me ceaselessly? Have you got some hopeless notion of Choosing me when I have already lost so much? Tell me, little Ghost, why do you haunt me so?"
— Eris Morn
This section needs expansion. You can help Destinypedia by expanding it.

Unlikely Friendship

"Well, I must say he is quite the tidy Ghost I've ever met, which is saying something in of itself as he's unPaired. Now, if I can get him to stay still long enough to help me sort through these golden Engrams from the Reef..."
— Master Rahool
This section needs expansion. You can help Destinypedia by expanding it.
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