Invasion of Earth

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Previous:	Battle of the War Gods
Concurrent:	Invasion of Neptune
Next:	Skirmish of Titan
Invasion of Earth
Conflict:	War against the Witness
Fronts:	Earth
Outcome:	The Traveler's retaliation inadvertently reawakens Nezarec from his tomb The Witness subdues the Traveler and orders Emperor Calus to find the Veil Shadow Legion forces pushed back from Earth's orbit Civilian captives rescued from Shadow Legion Prisons Amanda Holliday is rescued and later killed after saving captives from a Shadow Legion prison in the EDZ Shadow Legion Flagship is destroyed as an act of retribution The Guardian, Crow, Devrim, Amanda, and Mithrax anointed as Mara Sov's new Queensguard Eramis, Kell of Darkness defects from the Witness’s forces.
Belligerents Forces of the Coalition: Vanguard House of Light Awoken Queensguard Imperial Cabal Forces of the Witness: Shadow Legion The Dread Taken Commanders Mara Sov Amanda Holliday Mithrax, Kell of Light Devrim Kay The Crow Empress Caiatl The Witness Calus, the Disciple Warden Vincu'us, Shadow Legion Bracus Kravaum, Shadow Legion Bracus Zahn Gor'ath Gath Zatocc, Devoted to the Witness Exomida, Taken of the Witness Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness Strength Thousands of Guardians Dozens of Corsairs Thousands of Imperial Cabals Ascendant Guards Countless Shadow Legion Troops Tormentors Countless Taken Casualties Amanda Holliday Unknown amount of Coalition forces (If Any) All Prison Wardens Thousands of Shadow Legion Troops Thousands of Taken Several Tormentors Civilian casualties Unknown amount of civilians and captives

Mithrax: "The Shadow Legion cannot resist the power of the Guardian and the Awoken."

Crow: "With a coalition like ours, there's no fortress we can't break. As long as we stick together, we'll be unstoppable."

— Mithrax and Crow, discussing the strength of the Coalition

The Invasion of Earth was an operation conducted by the Witness, the Black Fleet and Shadow Legion forces to assault the Traveler and later the Last City. After the Traveler became inactive by the Witness's efforts, the Shadow Legion would split up its forces: one force tackling the objective of securing the Veil on Neomuna, and the other force tackling the objective of continuing their invasion of Earth. They would begin to take civilians as prisoners, primarily in the villages scattered beyond the Last City for unknown purposes, as well as assisting the Taken in the infestation of the EDZ via blights and assisting the new Bracus Zahn.

After rescuing Amanda Holliday from a Shadow Legion fortress in the EDZ, the Guardian and Amanda would assist Mara Sov, Mithrax, and Devrim Kay in rescuing more captives in several Shadow Legion prisons by defeating various Shadow Legion prison wardens. The Guardian would also work with Devrim and Empress Caiatl's forces to assassinate a new "Bracus Zahn" and eliminate the blight infestation spreading in the EDZ.

History

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Aftermath

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List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Season of Defiance (First appearance)
  • Season of the Deep (Mentioned only)
  • Season of the Wish (Mentioned only)
  • Into the Light (Mentioned only)